Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
President Roosevelt Made a Seaside
iad interesting Talk 10 LBiherans
SPEAKS AT CHURCH DEDICATION
Mr.. Roosevelt Declares That the Luth-
ersn Church in the United States
~ Already OF Great Power and 10
Destined TO be One o. the Two OF
Three Greatest National Churches.

Washington. Special 40 President
Roosevelt delivered an address sun.
day at the rc-dedication Of the Luther
Place Memorial church. which was Sc
riously damaged by Are just one year
ago sunday night while a sociable
given In honor OF the 18th birthday
anniversary OF the pastor. the Rev.
Or. J. G. Butler. was IN progress The
church has been entirely restored and
was occupied FOR the FIRST time since
the Gre Sunday. The President spoke
I'm part as follows.
Prom che standpoint from which
am obliged so continually TO look az
matters. there Is a peculiar function
TO be played by the great Lutheran
Church in the United Statss OF Amer
lea This is a Church which haa its
rise % power IN. and until "a cmi-
grated Go this side OF the water. had
always had IFS fullest development In.
the two great races i'm northern ana
northern middle Europc-the German
and the Scandinavian. The prime duty
Of those already IN the land IS 20 see
that their own progress and develop
ment are shared by newcomers from
across tho sea. 10 is a serious and
dangerous thing for any man 90 tear
loose from the soil. tn which he and
his forbcars have taken root ana 90 be
translated into new land. re should
receive all possible aid On that new
land. and the aid can De rendered
him most effectively by those who can
appeal 90 him on the ground 90 spiri.
tuai knship Therefore the Lutheran
Church can do most in helping up-
wards and EDWARDS SO many 81 the
newcomers 90 our shores. ana Dc seems
90 me thar DO should bc tho duty of this
F Church to see that The immigrants. and
+ especially tho ewigrants az Lutheran
iaitl from tho old world. NAV De- not
suffered to drift on with no friendly
hand Co him ont of the Church COM
munion- The lutheran Church I'm this
. country is OK very great power now.
i numerically and through the intcllI
gence and thrift OF lts members. hut DO
We grow steadily tO even creator
F power. 10 is destined to boz one uf tvo
+ or three greatest and most important
national Churches In the United
states, one ot the two or three church
IS most distincuvcly American. most
dlsCnctiteiy among the forces that
ara to tell FOR making this great
country even greater in the future.
Therefore peculiar load of RESPONSE
..-.ty rests upon lne members OF this
Church
1T is an important thing for tho
people of this nation to remember their
ueht. uut Dc SIS an even more import.
ana thins for them Go remember their
ouucs. TIE the last analysis. the work
az statesmen and soldiers. the work ~
The public man shall go Tor nofhinr
X Dc is not based upon the spirit ar
christianity working in the millions ol
homes throughout this country. So
tnat there may he that social that
spiritual that moral foundation. with.
out which no country can ever rise tc
permanent greatness. For material
well-oelns. material prosperity. success
IN arts. Ia letters. great Industrial trr
umphs. an OF them and an OF the
structure raised thereon viii be AS
eFanesccut as dream II 10 does not
rest on the rightcousness that exaltoth
a nation
Let me congratulate you. and con
graduate ali II as. that we live i'm n
.aho ana AT a time when we accent
u as natural that there should be AN
inter-deDominatioual service OF thanks
eiNihs' such a ceremony as Is 90 take
place this afternoon. ia which ths
pastors Of other churches Join 10 con
Hatuiate themselves and You upon tn
re-ouilding OF this church. The force,
or evll are strong and mighty In tin
century and ia this country. as the
are IN other countries. as they hat.
oeen IN all the past centuries. an,
the people who sincerely wish "a a.
the lords work viii find ample CD
portunity for all their labor in fight
ing the common enemy and in assum
ing toward their fellows OF dinoren
confession an attitude OF generou,
rI1dfy IN the enort 10 see how tbs
most good can be done TO our neon,
Is 4 whole.