The San Francisco call., 1905-08-07
SABBATH TALK
BY PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Delivers a
Lay Sermon to all
Oyster Bay Congregation
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
Bible Texts Quoted to IL
lustrate His Advice as
to Duty of Christians
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 6.-President
Roosevelt late this afternoon delivered
a lay sermon to the Christian Brother
hood of Oyster Bay. He emphasized
especially the necessity of sound char
cter-building, holding that high moral
character was the real essence of
Christian life. The organization before
which the President spoke is 4 non
sectarian body, composed principally
of the male members of the several To-
cal churches.
The President, in beginning his ad-
dress, read selections from the sixth
chapter of Matthew, the Epistle to the
Corinthians and the Epistle by James.
No verbatim report of the address was
made, but the President tonight die
tated the following as the substance of
his remarks
Brother Bowman has spoken of the fact that
have had large experience. L think that
each one of US who has a large experience
grows to realize more and more that the es-
sentials of experience alike for all of US.
The things that move US most, the things of
the home of the church. the intimate rela-
tions that knit to his family, to his
close friends, that make him try to do MS
duty to his neighbor. by his God, are in their
essentials Just the same for one man as for
another, provided the man is IN good faith
trying to do his duty. / feel that The progress
of our country really depends upon the sum
themselves, but especially upon the sum of
the efforts of the individuals acting in asso-
selves, for the betterment OF the communities
in which they dwell There is never tny diff
ganzed. Every time that we get an organiza-
ton of the forces that ale nainfully striving
for good. an organization like this. we are
doing part to offset ana lItI.- $500.
Offset the forces of evil.
want to read several different texts which
1t seems to me have especial bear ng upon the
work of brotherhoods like this, upon the spirit
in which not only all of us who are meIn-
strive TO be decent Christians are to apuly
Christianity week days We'll on
Sundays The first verses l want TO read
can be found in the seventh Chapter OF Mat
thew, the first, sixtee1-h, seventeenth and
eighteenth verses:
Sixteenth-'Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes OF thorns or
good tree bringeth forth good fruit. but
Eighteenth-"A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit neither can corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit
Judge not. that .ye be not judged; that
means treat each of your brothers with char
ity. BE not quick to find fault. Above all.
be not quick to judge another man, who, ac-
cordng TO his light, is striving to do his duty
do ds hs. haeA OF US mere hopes ne Is STRIVING 10
Let US remember that not only We have
divine authority for the statement that by
our fruits shall be known, but that also
it is true that mankind will tend to judge us
Dy our fruits. IL Is an especially lamentaDle
thing to see i'll done by any man. who from
his associations with the church; who. from
the fact that he has had the priceless benefits
OF the teachings of the Christian religion.
should be expected to take position of lead
ership in the work for good.
The next quotation l wish to read to you
is found in the twenty fifth chapter OF Mat
thew, thirty to fortieth verses. in
elusive:
Then shall the righteous answer him. say
ing, Lord, when saw We thee and hungered.
and fed thee? or thirsty. and gave thee drink?
GfF nd nj
thee in? naked. and clothed thee?
"or when saw We thee sick, or in prison.
'And the King shall answer and say unto
them, Verify 1 say unto you. Inasmuch ye
nv brethren We have done It unto me-
That is what this brotherhood means, by
trying to worship our Creator, by acting to-
ward his creatures as he would have US act,
to try to make our religion driving force
In our lives to do unto others as we would
have them to do unto us.
The next text / wish to read is found in
the First Corinthians. thirteenth chapter. be-
ginning with the first verse:
and Of angels and have not charity, l am
become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal:
understand all mysteries. and ali knowledge;
and though l have all faith, so that l could
remove mountains, and have not charity. L
And though bestow all my goods to feed
the poor: and though | give my body TO be
burned and have not charity. 1t profteth me
nothing
Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity
envieth not; charity vaunteth not ITSELF is
not puffed up"
And now abideth faith. hope. charity. these
three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Let each of US exercise the largest toler-
ance for his brother who is trying, though in
a different way, TO lead decent life. who is
trying to do good in his own fashion; let each
try to show practical sympathy with that
brother not be too quick to criticize.
In closing 1 want to read just Few verses
from the epistle of James from the nrst chap-
ter twenty seventh verse:
PURE religion and undehled before God and
the Father is this To visit the fatherless and
widows In their affiction and to keep him
self unspotted from the world.
n man will try to serve God the Father
by being kindly to the around him who
needs his Kindness and by being upright and
honest himself. then we have the authority
in honor bound to treat him as good Chris
tian and extend the hand of brotherhood TO
him.
Tomorrow IL your opportunity to Sc