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 President William McKinley
William McKinley was a Methodist who believed the U.S. government had a duty to help spread
Christianity and Western civilization to the rest of the world.
Quotations:
"I assume the arduous and responsible duties of President of the
United States, relying upon the support of my countrymen and
invoking the guidance of Almighty God. Our faith teaches that there
is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers, who has so
singularly favored the American people in every national trial, and
who will not forsake us so long as we obey His commandments and walk
humbly in His footsteps" -- First Inaugural Address, 4 March 1897
"Good-bye—good bye, all. It’s God’s way. His will, not ours, be
done. Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee." -- last words before
death, 14 September 1901
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