Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-05
ROOSEVELT IN CHICAGO.
The Vice-President Partakes of the
Hospitalities of Several Promi-
nent IIlinoisans,
TWO LAY SERMONS AND A RECEPTION.
LIN One He Takes of Trust i'm God and
Faith Toward The Coun1ryi aud In the
Other He InveIKhed Against Hypocrisy
and Get Forth the Duty of Man to H


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Chicago, Sept. 1.-Two lay sermons,
D. luncheon with several Illinois poll
ticians and a visit to Hull house were
the events that occupied Nice-Presl-
lent Roosevelt in Chicago yesterday.
He left last night for Minneapolis,
where he delivers d Labor day ora
ton to-day.
After breakfasting at the Chicago
club with Paul Morton, of h Santa
Fe road, the v~ice-president vas driv-
en- to the Trinity Dutch Reformed
church on Marshfeld avenu This is
the church Mr.. Roosevelt usually at
tends when in Chicago, and he is
known personally to many members.
After the sermon, the pastor invited
him to the platform. and the vice
president, as has cen his custom
when visiting this church, made =
short informal address, telling the
worshippers that I'll happiness could
be found only by trusting in God and
being faithful to the country.
When he had finished he stepped
down from the platform and mingled
with the congregation for half an
hour, shaking hands and writing auto
graphs in hymn books and Bibles,
after which he drove to the First
Methodist church and addressed the
congregation there.
II shall not attempt to preach doc
%trine," he said, this is to be simply
a lay m For my text, I have
taken a passage that always has i'm
pressed me forcibly. 1t is: BE ye doors
of the word, not hearers only
Zone of the most abhorrent traits
of character a man can possess, in my
estimation, is hypocrisy" said Col.
Roosevelt. 1--WE all have met men who
60 about clothing themselves in
s%criptural teachings, yet whose con-
duct toward their fellow men shows
that they do not live up to the teach
ing, Love thy neighbor as theyself.'
The great thing in this world for us
to be is doors. Of course to be doors
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go to church and study the Bible. But
our duty does not end there. We
should give a helping hand to others
by spreading the word of Christ. 1t is
well enough to tell a man what he
ought to do, but this must be supple
mented by some practical demonstra-
ton of application.
"1n your business and work if you
let Christianity stop when you leave
Righteousness in you. The man who
carries Christianity into his every day
work stands a better chance of maxi
ing a success of life than one who does
not.
Every man should strive to do JUS
tice to himself, but in doing so he
should not forget the rights of his
neighbour. He should be sure hat he
is in the right and then stand square
~ in the path. If there is any NOV
ing to be done let the other fellow
do it. This applies to nations as well
as to individuals.
I'VE have all seen the type of man
who is spoken of as his own worst en-
envy. Ihave no patience with him. Often
he is a worse enemy to others. A man.
ly man-and that is what we all ought
to be-must have strength and power
and perseverance. 1t is the trials of
life hat test the stuff a man or
woman is made of, and the one who is
right is the ideal.
lon this question of our duty to our
neighbors, let me say that no one
ought to submit to being imposed
upon. but before you act always stop
to consider the rights of others before
standing up for your own. The only
true way to help a man is to aid him
in helping himself. All of us stumble
many times during a lifetime, and the
duty of man to his ~neighbor is to help
him to his feet so he may help him
self. You can help a man successfully,
but you can't carry him successfully.
If you rob a man of his s~eIf-respect,
take away his sturdy self-reliant man.
hood, no good you can do will make
amends"
A number of politicians, among
whom IA Congressman William Lori.
mer, were waiting for the vice-presi-
dent when he returned to his hotel.
and the party took luncheon together.
AS the affair was private it is not
known whether politics was diseased
Or not.
When the party dispersed Col.
Roosevelt walked over to Hull house.
where he had a private talk with Miss
Jane Adams until train time, when
he left at $3.50 o'clock for Minnesota,
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