The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-21
PLEADS WITH YOUNG MEN ID
 FACE LIFE COURAGEOUSLY
Future of the Country Depends on the Quality of the Individual Home-Tribute to Car.
 dinal Gibbons.

Roosevelt made an address today at the 10th anniversary celebration at St. Pat rick's church. and the dedication Of the Carroll hall, the new parochial buildings and parish school The Rev. Dr. D. J. Stafford. rector of St. Patrick's. acted as the master of ceremonies. Cardinal Gibbons, several archbishops and other dignitaries of the Catholic church at- tended the exercises, the former mak- ing an address immediately preceding the president. H. B. Mcfarland, presi- dent of the board of directors of the District of Columbia, was the concluding speaker.
 The addresses were made from a bal cony on the second floor of the rectory, and the audience gathered in the streets. The intersection of Tenth and streets was packed with people, and the crowd extended fully square north and south, east and west from the rectory. Dr. Stafford in his opening remarks referred to the fact that in the century and more that St. Patrick's church had worked in Washington, no honor had come to 1t so great as the visit of President Roose- welt.
 Children's Choir Sing.
 The Knights of Columbus formed guard of honor for the president. but the squad of policemen was not able to open the way through the crowded streets. He was met at his carriage by Father Stafford, and as he passed into the rectory a childrens' choir of two hundred voices stationed in front of the church, sang hymns.
 Before the ceremonies were begun the president was shown through tlre hand some new rectory. When he stepped out on the balcony he was cheered loudly, the demonstration doubling when Card inaI Gibbons took a place by the presi- dents side and invited him to be seated
 Dr. Stafford, the first speaker, told of the work of St. Patricks parish, It's growth, and its aim for the future. He introduced Cardinal Gibbons, who testi- fled to the value of the parish and gave great credit to the efforts of Its rector. Dr. Stafford then introduced President Roosevelt as the man of even handed justice; the President of the square deal.' !"
 President Roosevelt thanked the rector and joined in the laugh which preceded prolonged cheering. Then he spoke as follows:
 President Roosevelt Speaks.
 Cardinal Gibbons, Father Stafford. and you my fellow Americans-It is a great pleasure to me to be with you today to assist at the dedication of the school hall and rectory of this parish, parish whose 10th anniversary we also now celebrate; for thls parish was found- ed six years before the national capitol was placed In the present District or Columbia Cheers and applause). 1 am glad, indeed, to have been introduced. Cardinal Gibbons by you, the spiritual representative in a peculiar sense to that Bishop Carroll who played so illustrious part in the affairs of the church, and whose kinsfolk played as illustrious part in the affairs of the nation at the dawn
 ing of this government
 "In greeting all of you. I wish to say that am especially glad to see the child ren here (cheers and applause) You know I believe in children. l want to see enough of them and of the representative kind I wish today in the very brief remarks that I have to make, to dwell upon this drought, the thought that ought to be in the mind of every man and woman here. the thought that while in this country we have wise laws, hon. estly and fearlessly executed and while we cannot afford to tolerate anything but the highest standard in the public service of he government, yet that In the last analysis the future of the coun- try must depend upon the quality of the | individual home, of the individual man or | woman in that home. The future of l this country depends upon the way In | which the average man and the average woman in it does his or her duty, and tbat very largely depends upon the way | in which the average boy or girl is brought up (cheers and applause)
 Have Peculiar Responsibility.
 'Therefore, peculiar responsibility rests upon those whose life work is to see | to the spiritual welfare of our people and upon those who make 1t their life work to train the citizens of the future l so that they shall be worthy of thai future. In wishing you well today, wish you well in doing the most important work which is allotted to any of our peo pie to do. The rules of good citizenship are tolerable simple. The trouble is no in finding them out; the trouble Is in liv ing up to them after they have beei ! found out. l think we all of us know fairly well what qualities they are whicl in their sum make up the type of char acter we like to see in man or wife, soi | or daughter; but l am afraid we do no always see them as well developed as VI | would like to.
 "I wish to see In the average American citizen the development of the two seti | of qualities on the one hand make th' man able to hold his own. and those which on the other hand make him Jeal' ous for the rights of others. just as much l for his own rights. We must nave both sets of qualities. In the first place | the man must have the power to hold | his own. You probably know that l do not care very much for the coward or the moral weakllng want each of your boys and the girls just as much, and each Of | vou vounp men and women, to have the qualities without which people may be amiable and pleasant while things SC we'll but without which they cannot sue | ceed in times of stern trial. wish to see in the man manliness; in the woman, | womanliness.
 1T wish to see courage, perseverance the willingness to face work, to face young men if 1t is necessary. danger; the ] determination not to shrink back when