The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
Rev. Dr. Sheath LadS Roosevelt in Sunday SeO-FrSt Ser
 vices in St. Roses Catholic Church.

Rev. Dr. Sheath. pastor of the Grand Avenue Congregational church, ad- dressed his people yesterday morning upon the toplc, Our Next President" using Deut. S4:9-12 as a textual basis for his sermon. He said:
 "We have been studying for four months in the Sunday school the life of Moses. He is unquestionably the greatest character in history next to Jesus Christ He is a fitting type of what we all, and in particular our next president, ought to be.
 ''The question has been asked as to the dominant quality in the life of Moses. This is difficult to give. He was man of faith, courage, humility, self-sacrifce. Let us note three feat ures in his life which should character ize any ruler. First the president, like Moses, should be a leader. Moses, like Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt, had love for his people. experience in city and country life, and preparation for his career. But, like them, he was born leader. This his history clearly shows.
 '"The president should not be a mere figure-head or social light. He should direct the nations policy. The move ments of President Roosevelt in the matters of China and the powers, Japan and Russia, The Hague confer cree, the Cuban government, Panama canal, our colonial provinces, expan- sion of the federal government, just regulation of business, elevation of moral standards, etc, indicate what I mean. This is leadership.
 ''The world is asking, What will our president say in our next message !? It will not always agree with him. It did not with Washington or Lin coin. But it feels the effect of lead- ership that achieves results.
 An unselfsh man with faith, courage, self-sacrifice and love of country like unto Moses, is the man for the next president Further, like Moses, he should be a statesman and lawgiver. Moses led the children of Israel as a statesman, and the laws he gave to them are in general funda- mental to this day They pertain to every phase of the nations life; gov ernment, family, labor, sanitation, re- ligion.
 "The president need not prepare the law, but he has the right and ought to suggest the legislation needed. He \ has the right and ought to use the veto power and any other legitimate l influence to obtain such legislation. He will consult with other wise states men. President Mckinley said: My own ambition is to be known as the ! president of the whole people. This government was created by the peo- pie for themselves, and that thought is always in my mind. The bitterest critic I have can come to see me, and he will find a warm hand to greet him It is the only way for an American to live
 'eThis is the spirit of the true states man. Representatives from all poll ical parties will be welcomed. On tht other hand no corporation, politica dennagogue, Wall street or any other power will intimidate him. As Goo gives him to SC the right, he will sec it, and follow It. Like Moses, he vii not fail.
 "The president, like Moses, should also be spiritual man. Moses was above everything else man of God The supreme act of his life was thu firm establishment of the Jehovah worship. Supreme recognition of Goo was his first law Gods word, Sab bath keeping, public worship, duties tc our fellows. righteous character, were features this great statesman empha- sized. Such also was Washington I Such also is Roosevelt He believes 1T God, the church, public worship, right. leous living and a virile Christianity, "Our next president must be Chris tian man; not one who for good form makes an occasional reference to tht Deity; but one who in his daily life shows that like Moses he has talked face to face with God. In the face oi our evil times and ways, the peopl want spiritual leadership in higf places. The next president, in view oi the outlook for great responsibiltiei and great achievements, must be { leader, stateman and Christian ir the highest and yet most practica meaning of these terms"
 Tn the evening Dr. Sheath spoke upon "A Young Ladys Mirror anC What She Did With It." He based hi, remarks on the incident in the Olt Testament history where Moses bull a tabernacle and asked for free-wil | offerings of gold, brass, linen, etc Some young ladies brought their mir TOTS made out of metal, glass being very rare, if not unknown article tC these people. These young womer brought the last thing a woman would likely part with-her mirror. It wa, a complete personal sacrifice for thu cause of religion. It was a consecra ton of a previous gift to a humbl, and yet important service. These mir TOTS were used in making a layer. Il this layer the priests washed thei hands and feet under penalty o death The young ladies gave thei mirrors for the welfare of others ant for salvation. Our talents, influence time and money, however limited O precious, are thus to be used in tn, service of mankind for their salvation