He never joined a church, although he frequently attended First Presbyterian Church with his wife beginning in 1852.
hiː nˈɛvɚ dʒˈɔɪnd ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː fɹˈiːkwəntli ɐtˈɛndᵻd fˈɜːst pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.