He Was An Orthodox Christian

Next up in the list of facts about Daniel Webster is that he was an Orthodox Christian. Concerning his religion, several viewpoints have been expressed. He is regarded as belonging to the Unitarian Universalist Church, which cites Unitarianism in America as early as 1902. Daniel Webster is described as an admitted orthodox Trinitarian who was christened and raised in an Orthodox Congregational Church and who passed away as a member of the Episcopal Church in The American Statesman: The Life and Character of Daniel Webster, an 1856 biography.

Remini claims that despite Webster's infrequent attendance at other churches, he maintained a strong connection to the Congregational church throughout his life. Remini has provided evidence for his assertion in the form of a letter that Webster addressed to the pastor of a congregational church. Webster stated, "I believe in the absolute helplessness of any human being to work out his own Salvation, without the constant help of the spirit of all grace…Although I have great respect for some other forms of worship, I believe the Congregational mode, on the whole, to be preferable to any other." in a letter to a Congregational pastor from 1807.