The Washington times., 1903-03-09
PRESIDENT AS TYPE OF
HIGH MORAL COURAGE
Or. Krauskopf Makes Him
Hero of Lecture.

PHILADELPHIA. March 9.-"Onc
weeks display Of moral courage by one
brave man-ThcOdorc ROoscvelt--in the
Spanish-American War, fastened the
eyes Of the State upon him, and led to
his ultimate Presidency Of the United
States" said Rev. Or. Joseph Kraus-
kopf yesterday morning in his lecture
on Courage" before the Keneseth
Israel Congregation. Dr. Krauskopf
continued:
Special significance attaches to such
words as President Roosevelt spoke at
the occasion OF the Wesley celebration
in New York city a few days ago, when
he said that our unprecedented material
prosperity was threatened by danger.
that our blessings would 20 for naught,
and that our civilization would become
a brutal sham and mockery unless men
arose and did their duty. and that they
who shrank from lending hand TO
the cleansing of the republic from its
blight Of political corruption, OF fnan-
ciaI greed and material engrossment
wore moral towards,
This utterance was an appeal TO the
nation for heroic courage. and no man
N all the nation could make such an
appeal with better grace and greater
forco than he who by virtue OF such
moral courage attained unto the highest
position in the gift OF the American
people. 1t was n declaration that brave
men are needed in these days as they
were twenty years ago, when he entered
upon his career. and that the possibility
for heroic achievement is even greater
today than IL was then.
There is no true courage" continued
DR.. Krauskopf, that does not rest upon
three virtues: Independence. fortitude,
patience. You cannot tell what you can
do till you have tried. What powers for
good are daily going TO waste because
Of our want Of a little moral courage.
God and one have ever made a majority.
and ever Will. If We have truth and
right and justice on our side. there is
not an emperor that is mightier than
we. much less this or that social set or
clique, CT this foD or that fashion mon
Ee-
1t is true not all succeed as Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt succeeded What Of it,
That is not reason why we must sac
riiice our independence and why we must
not oppose our forUtude to another's
wrong. Il is failure that tries our met
tie best, and proves our sincerity most.
NO one can act greatly who cannot
! suffer greatly. Tell me how a man bears
defeat. and I VIII tell you whether be
/ is deserving CT victory. II is IN the
school of adversely that truest manhood
/ receives its final test. II is this school
that has given US the prophets Of Israel.
/ the wise men Of Greece. the martyrs q
Christianity. the apostles Of reform. the
heroes of science II IS this school that
| keeps the soul ahamc. the mind active.
/ the conscience awake. the purpose firm
and holy. and that. in the end. ccnfe-s
a patent of mobility direct from God.
/ which exceeds in distinction the highest
rank or station that nan can confer.
Some efforts arc too great TO ripen
even in a lifetime. Kepler consoled him
self on his deathbed for not having seen
his discoveries generally understood am
appreciated by saying Cod waited
| 5000 years for one Of His creatures to
discover the laws OF the starry heaven.
and cannot I wait also until Justice is
done me-? And so may President Roose-
welt console himself with the hope that
his great grandchildren may see Justice
done TO the negro race for the uplifting
OF which he is battling so nObly-''