 White was an adherent of the Presbyterian faith, and for many years he served as a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Wheeling.He also represented the presbytery at the centennial session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, which met in Philadelphia.White was a member of the arbitration convention of the Sons of the American Revolution which was held in Washington, D.C., in May 1896, and also served as the president of the West Virginia Society of that organization.