The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
THE STRENUOUS LIFE
TEDDY PREACHER TWO PRACTICAL
SERMONS.
BE We Doors of the Word and Not
Hearers Only'-"Let Your Light So
Shine Before flen That They rlau
See Your Good WORKS"

CHICAGO, Sept. 2-Vice Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt put in
a busy day in Chicago yester-
day. Everywhere he went, al
though his movements were un-
heralded, he received an ovation.
He was recognized as he drove
through the streets, and at every
corner where two or three were
gathered together he was COM
PEELED to acknowledge a salute.
In the morning, after an early
breakfast, he went to the Trini-
ty Reformed church In Marsh
field avenue, where he delivered
a sermon, in which he argued
for the carrying of religious
matters into the strenuous life of
the day. After the sermon he
held reception in the church.
As he drove away with Colonel
Strong, the women of the con-
gregation waved adieu and the
men gave him three cheers.
After luncheon, Colonel Roos-
evelt went to the Gideon meet
ing at the First Methodist
church, where he talked for a
few minutes. He was made; an
honorary member of the order.
'sBe ye doers of the word and
not hearers only" was the text
from which Mr.. Roosevelt
preached in the morning. The
text was suggested to him, he
said, by reading the sermon on
the mount. He also called at
tention in the same connection
to the passage which reads: Let
your light so shine before men
that they may see your good
works and glorify your fatherrin
heaven"
/ am certain" he said, "that
every one who tries to be a good
Christian must feel a peculiar
shame when he sees a hypocrite
or a man who SO conducts him.
self as to bring reproach upon
Christianity. The Bible is es-
pecially hard on thelPharisees
and passage after passage in the
good book is devoted to pointing
out their mistakes and warning
the meek and lowly not to follow
in their tread. The man who OBJ
serves all the ceremonials of the
law in the church, but who does
not carry them out in his daily
life is not a true Christian.
ITO be doors of the word, it is
natural that we must first be
hearers of the word. Atten-
dance at church is not enough.
We must learn the lessons. We
must study the Bible, but we
must not let it end there. We
must apply it when we go into
active life. | listened to your
pastor when in his opening re
marks he praised the work of
the Christian Endeavor. l think
that one of the most encouraging
things in connection with church
work in the last few decades is
the way in which conservative
effort has been made by congre
cations to apply Christianity to
actual life. The Christian En-
deavor has done an enormous
amount in that line. This is al
so true of the Young Mems and
Young Women's Christian asso-
Citations. They have done a great
good by their club life. They
furnish attractions which count
eract the saloons.
THE first duty of every mar
S to his own house. The ueces-
'ity for heroic action on great
scale arises but seldom, but the
lumdrum of life is with US every
lay. l co not care how regular
woman attends church if at
lome she nags and whines. She
must learn to be a doer of the
vord. Love does not mean
weakness. 1t is no kindness to
hildren to allow them to grow
Ip in selfshness. The happy
hildren are the ones who obey.
am sorry for the household
there the parents are not the