New-York tribune., 1908-02-13
THINGS OF THE SPIRIT
President Roosevelt Emphasizes
Their importance.

washington, Feb le.-Interest in to-days work
n tie fifth general convention OF the Religious
1suca.ion Association centred in reception and an
address 10 the delegates by the President of the
T7n,ted States at the White House. in which he
saclared that our material prosperity will avail but
i,te unless IL built upon the superstructure OF
rhe higher moral and spiritual life
The chief business before the second day s ses-
SION which held IN the First Congregational
church was the reading OF the annual reports. OF
.-su--eys" Of the work of the association and OF
nrngress Il moral and religious education
The survey work Of the association for the last
wear was presented by Henry f Cope. OF Chicago.
general secretary. The association has a member
snip of l.sSa 30 O, WHOM EaNe Deea S-oS3 1A ~
last year
The Annual Survey ot Progress IN Moral and
regisious Education read by the Rev. Dr.
George Hodges. dean OF the Episcopal Theological
School OF Cambridge. Mass
The delegates were received n the East Room o1
chs White House this afternoon. when the Presl-
5snt addressed them follows
Il is q very real pleasure TO me TO greet 'ne ne
n lesson more essential TO teach indus
trial democracy Ike ours than the lesson la
feiief a the Things OF spirit less than the
things o. the oooy st ssa N ,hg dsaster upon
tie nation itself It is eIrinently right that We
1r1fr II is erninently right that we should pride
ourselves upon widely diffused ana & e6ceeongy ogb
6ut neitheT VIII avail If something else IS not
added 10 the nation
Material prosperity is essential foundation,
t.1 Il Is only e foundation. and upon II must De
1usIt the superstructUre Of the higher moral ana
spiritual iife otherwise in itself material pros
-eritv viii amount 10 little. So with education Il
Is necessary that should see that the children
should be trained not merely in reading and VIII
ing not merely in the elementary branches OF
learning strictly SO defined but trained indus
rrtzIy, trained adequately 10 meet the ever IN
c-esStre demands OF the complex growth Of our
.adusc-5aiisn; trained agricrlturally, trained N
hzrGcratts. trained TO be more efficient workers
81 every field OF human activity. But they must
ra trained n more than that or the nation VIII
ultimately go down. They must be trained in the
elementary branches OF Righteousness, they must
Fe trained that il shall naturally TO them
70 sbhor that which IS evil, never can see
our democracy take the place which II must and
snsIi take among the nations OF the earth
IN making address. IN greeting anybody Ike
This always want words taken at their exact
face -aIue. ! do not believe in teaching what
cannot be practised- do not want ever 10 hear
--zn say 10 pay regard 10 the things Of the
body Il life as Il is to-day. On the contrary :
would tell every young that is is his first duty
70 null his Own weight: to take care of himself
suS take OF those dependent upon him He
made y certain that he viii be g burden upon
I able mis-
livelihood I want to the able TO do
her part housewife and mother But al my
rtsa s that the shall not be content with
=1ereiv thai that the shall realize that after
certain point has been reached the increment Of his
fortune the increment OF his material well being
amounts bur very little compared 70 the result
Of effort spent IN other directions