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can readers.
After President Roosevelt spoke II
complimentary terms Of "The Simple
Life" such interest In the book and Its
author developed In America that Rev
Mr.. Wagner came across the Atlantic
to lecture. One Of the first men he cali
ed upon was President ROOSEVELT, and
concerning the visit he wrote the fol.
lowing for Success magazine;
II was particularly struck with the
simplicity Of the home life Of the presi-
dent. To one accustomed to viewing
the pomp and ceremony which sur
round the rulers Of Europe there
seems to be something notable IN the
entire lack of ostentation in the Roose-
veh family. was surprised at Mr.
Roosevelts habit Of inviting to bis pri
vate dining table those who are doing
good work In the world quite regard.
less of what their power or social pO.
sition may be. He looks to the man him
self rather than to his appurtenaUccs,
and this is a brushing away OF the
: superfuities which is rare In men Of
his position. In Washington | saw his
boys starting to a public school, and
one Of them did not even bother to
wear hat. This, Of course, was
small matter, but II impressed me- In
Europe the children Of a ruler with not
one-tenth Of the power of Mr.. Roose-
welt do not 60 TO school at all, much
lees to public school. They have Il
corps Of private tutors and rarely ven
ture into the streets except In elab0.
rate equlpages.
"The observance Of complete sim
pliclty in his personal and family life
by the president Of the United States,
one Of the most powerful rulers on
earth, has a wholesome influence not
only upon America, but also upon the
world at large"
When he landed in New York not
long ago Rev. Mr. Wagner said;
II love the American people, want
ed to see them in their own country
and to know them personally. To OBJ
tain that end | learned their language,
and here / am"
lie referred to the kind Of English
he was about to speak, saying he had
studied the English language only
short while ago TO tell the American
people Of simplicity, and that If any
accidents" occurred It would not be
by premeditation
Il know that you are saying IN your
hearts that It Is not possible to live the
simple life In this great city Of rush.
Ing thought and energy, this city Of
tremendous activities and aliyscrapers,"
be said, ''but tell you that It is"
"It is possible to live the simple life
on the twenty-fouth floor Of a New
York skyscraper In the midst Of all the
noise and confusion. The simple life
Is not thing Of the first floor or the
fortieth, not Of the shoes or the waist
coat, but OF the heart
Once In Paris, that great city Of
dust and busy human life, heard a
lark singing In a garden. He was a
prisoner, 1t Is true. But when heard
him lifting up his voice to the blue sky
and | remembered the freedom OF the
hills and the fields that had been mine
as a boy, the walls and houses Of the
great city seemed to fade away, to
stretch out and expand.
Il speak to you here in the center of |
one Of the most tremendous cities in |
The world. / sing my song of simplIcl- |
" like lark in cage--but II Is good |
place to sing II. The more ! study |
your national character here In Amer |
lea, the more | look into the founda- !
tons Of your government, the more | |
see Of your stupendous energy, the |
more realize that at the bottom Of It |
all is the simplicity Of your national |
II visited the White House ut Wash
lngton. ! found there nothing Of the |
grandeur Of the homes of kings and |
kaisers, but the pure simplicity Of .
great people expressed In the homo Of |
a chief executive. was a guest OF |
your president. I pressed his hand, |
and ] had many long talks with him |
upon the great questions Of the day
And again | felt that n splendid sim. |
plieity was at the root Of your national |
character. Stay true to your tradl- |
lions; be true to your convictions. The |
human race demands it Of you"
DIR. Wagner told how he came to |
write 1.-THE Simple Life" He was call
ed upon while n pastor IN Paris to
marry workman and his sweetheart.
One Of the six witnesses was the
daughter Of great politician,
'l talked to them upon the beauty Of
living simply" he said. "a few days
lfterward the young lady came to me
10 ask me to perform her marriage,
md she asked mo to give Just the same
ak that had to the workman. There
we're to be 1000 people present, includ-
ng the greatest diplomats, the greatest
politicians and the leaders in the in
and social life Of Paris.
II consented and talked to them sim
'ly and stralghtforwardly upon the
imple life There was a publisher
resent as there always Is, and the
ext day he asked me to write The
imple Life | did, and II has gone
trough the world everywhere. As for
le, | intend to remain boy, with
oy's heart, till am an old, old mun,"
The author-cleTgyman's chapel In the
boulevard Beaumarchnis Paris, has
rown from a quaint little upper room
nd is now too small to hold the crowds
hat flock to hear him, and generally
sore than 1000 persons arc turned
way from the doors on Sunday.
The Syrian nuIbul.
Tho Syrian bulbul mlghtngulo) has
be loveliest voice of all Gods crea-
ares and the saddcst song ever heard
hady coverts fringlng the Jordan stju
lolter the bird that sings darklng."
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