The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-13
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS IN CHURCH
UNITING or AMERICAN TRACT
SOCIETY THE OCCASION.
uc Praises the work Of the Society and
ImphaN1cS the Nccd az Caring for the
splrltual Uel-IIcing Of the Immigrants
Prosperity BAD II Not Used Alright.

f.r..a. audience at the Grace Dutch Re-
t,r.l Church. the Rev. Dr. Schck pastor,
,tthIpn MIR Roosevelt is "A member The
,e,a-..r va- the Wnsh 'ugton meeting
~ ID, American Tract Society. Justice
rrocrr az tie United States supreme Court
presided ard made a brief address. and
rr swift 4 New York. secretary Of the
Traa, cio'v made II report on the work II
tho society at Ellis Island The President
.aii
Il am glad on behalf Of this church to
saw 4m,u tothe appeal that has been made
hy pr Swift on behalf OF the great society.
IA the account Of whose work you have
icon listening Mr.. Justice you quoted
,be advice Of n poet. to he doors rather
tan Greamcrs' In the book of all books
here is a sentence TO the same effect, Be
40 doors ~ the Word and not hearers only
Let Ms show ourselves to-day doors Of the
Word urholdcrs in fact of what has been
reached to Ma hv Dr. Swift
he 70 So forth the needs OF the society
and ie ha set forth the great field over
which II works wish to touch only
an. small % rtlon Of that field but afteral
,tet5r.loa that most concerns us-the need
fer az Dmc here in this country, Of fur
iferl iu very wa. the work of tie So
Getty the work Of all kindred societies both
among native 10 IN and among the
tho .=and. WAC come to these shores from
abroad An there IS a peculiar proprlety
.au0h ma peal being made to this church,
f-. I'd. have said here before, this church
r,are than ost Others should ever keep
efare il as part ( its DUTY. as one Of the
chief ,a.ts Of its duty that Of ring in all
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Way ivy - ''''''' ''' 'l',' ''N''' - 49,
tie Ieol.e VINO core TO VS. from 'ur"au'
The uted States Government does en-
,ie,yor io do II, duty bv the immigrants
.t., ,,r,s o., those shores. and am glad.
N"' - 81
Ir N"'i'' '' h''lh 10 "i'' you s"',' a. ~
the work that l. being done on hlil7 Island
for il is d lust tribute 10 that work But
,.,i,y. ,,,,-f. bavo had soma evporianre
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VII" vac '--' So '''',' -
Ing The newly arrived lInIhBIahl. tucy
can hardly realize how great they are.
Tie immigrant comes here almost I'M
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ansNase' ne - ""O''E ''"''''' "''' va,
Institutions, our customs our hanl'7 o.
HE and ways Of thought and there are
Am sorry to say. great numbers Of evil and
,i,L,J ro,,,,fa Nh, bopn ia mike their
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A'eAhood ny prey Xxx Oh UNI" ne - -
posed 10 inuumerah.c temptations, lunu-
nerahle petty expressions. on almost every
hand md ,nla.s son,a ono il there d, holm
h, Ill. a., i.i.., ,,i,,r,, r., ,,,r,
N'', ''1 '-'''
NO Sr'"t'I WON "a" "o """' "N
ptIlauthruIlc or religious society IMAM 10
stretch out the helpiug band fo the man
and mo woman who come here 10 thi.
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'.'n.I} 10 "eNo'' Gus ''''' '''I '''''o
ol cluAehS' ana therefore l." 81" lheF part
IN making No for veal or Woe the future
. Of our land. Ii we DO not take care Of
,ba,, ;f ,y 10 mot t-,, H., t,,l,ft tbc,,, tr.,,
- - In
II S"io a. '"'r 0'' wa N'"'N"'' "'' pay
4 the penalty II we 40 NOT see ihat the
immigrant and the children on the I'M
migrant are raised up most aSsurediS
me res M Viii De mat our own children
ara chlidrrn cMIdreiI are pulled down
4 Lther lheY WI i~a or wa sual eluk
ne IeV'i OF "eHheIhg IN this country
VIII De a leVei Tor all OF US We cannot
Keep that leNel down TOT q part ana not
nave II SINK more or les Tor the whole
y w ra!'e II Tor part We shall raise 1t
10 certain extent iof the "hole- here-
lore " means inuch' not mercy 10 me
immigrants but 70 every good american.
nat there should De AT Ems lSlahd the
coiporelrr OF TINS society ana the repre-
'entaliVe7 OF other rehglouS ana pman-
ihtopc societies 10 try TO caro- LOT the m
migrant uodN' ana ABOVE an 10 uy 10
'.te lor me Immigrant soul