The Washington times., 1903-10-26
President Pleads We
Should Fit Body and
Soul for Work.
NEED OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Ten Thousand People Hear
Address at Open-Air Re-
ligiouS Services.

Intelligent service to God and to the
state was the subject of an address by
President Roosevelt TO the 10000 people
who attended the public open-air SER
vices yesterday afternoon In the Cath"
edral Close.
The great surplioed choir. the ven-
cradle bishops. the thousands upon
thousands of persons gathered in the
spirit of Christianity. the Cross of
Peace on the verge OF the hill, the forest
setting, ever the same. brought back
the picture of Peter the Hermit, preach
Ing his great crusade for the recovery
OF the Holy City centuries ago. But a
glimpse OF the great city through the
vista of the trees recalled the age, and
brought the mind from imaginery
struggles against the Saracen to the
ever present fight for righteousness.
Choir of Male Voices.
The singing OF hymns, lead by the
choir of male voices several hundred
strong. and the Marine Band. was stir
ring. The great volume of sound, rising
higher and higher, could be heard a mile
away.
President and BIrs. Roosevelt. in an
open trap. arrived at the rear entrance
TO the platform shortly before 3 O'Clock.
The President entered the stand with
Gen. John NJ. Wilson, the marshal of
the day. Then followed Secretary Loeb,
two Secret Service men, and the board
OF trustees of the Cathedral of SITS. Peter
and Paul
Mrs Roosevelt was conducted by Ad-
: miral Dewey to seats reserved for her
party just beyond the choir. With Mrs.
Roosevelt were Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs.
SatterIee. and Mrs Loeb
Scarcely had the President taken his
seat when the crossbearers. four in
number. appeared leading the procession
down into the amphitheater. They were
followed by choir of 400 boys and men,
the archbishops. bishops. the Episcopal
clergy and the Marine Band clad in
SUPPLIES.
Archbishop Nutioe began the evensone
by reading from the Scriptures. After
the recital OF the Lords Prayer by the
assembled throng and the Apostles
Creed. Bishop -Doane said prayer.
Bishop Satterlee made a short address
introducing President Roosevelt.
The President said:
Bishop Satterlee. and to you. repre-
sentatives OF the church both at home
and abroad. and to ell of Won. my
friends and felIow-citizens, extend
greeting, and in your name 1 especially
welcome those who are in a sense the
guests Of the nation today. In what L
am about to say TO you ! wish to dwell
upon certain thoughts suggested by
three different quotations.
I'm the first place. Thou shalt serve
the Lord with all thy heart with all thy
soul. and with all thy mind
The next. Be We. therefore. wise as
serpents and harmless as doves
And. finally. in the collect which you.
Bishop Doane. just read. that we. be-
ing ready both in body and soul. may
therefore accomplish those things which
Thou commanded
ITO an audience such as this / do not
have to say anything as TO serving the
cause of deceacy with heart and with
soul. ] want TO dwell. however. upon
the fact that we have the right to claim
from you not merely that you shall have
heart in your work. not merely that you
shan put your souls into II, but
that you shall give the best that
your minds have got to It also
IN the eternal unending warfare
for righteousness and against evil
the friends OF what is good need 10
remember that in addition TO being de-
cent they must be efficient; that good
intentions. high purposes. cannot be ef-
fective and substitute for power TO
make those purposes. those intentions.
felt in action.