Evening journal., 1908-08-31
PASTOR EULOGIZES
THE PRESIDENT
DR.. PreSSIy Declares ROOSe-
welt is FOreTunner Of Re-
form Movement

Roosevelt, Republlcanism and Rellg.
ion" was the title OF a ren.s-slSabie sermon
delivered in the First Presbyterian Church
last night by Rev. DR.. Mason w. Pressy
Of Philadelphia.
Taking for his text the twenty-hrstl
verse OF the eighteenth chapter Of Ex-
odus: Provide out OF all tho people able
men. such as fear God men Of truth. hat
ing covetousness. and make thom rulers "
DR.. Pressiy declared that these qualities
were signally found in President Roose-
welt. He referred TO the Executive as "a
figure Of commanding outline and heroic
proportions who excrts an influenced
among the world powers second to none
on earth," Continuing. DR.. Pressly said
In part
What He Has Done.
President Roosevelt has raised the
standard. both OF public and private man.
hood. He has exalted womanhood. moths
erhood and the home throughout the en-.
tire country. He has talked and taught
the homely virtues tin we have seen a
fresh and higher type OF living, and
caught a deeper and nobler inspiration OF
loyalty 10 the right. the true and the
good. He has shown the people the wealth
of health the rest OF exercise. the 10y Of
work, the dignity Of play. and the sanctity
Of service.
'Iie has built splendid body, through
toll and triumph until It has become the
fine and free and facle instrument Of all
he thinks and does. His example 70 Amer.
lean boys and men, in sheer physical
prowess. IS brilliant and inspiring. He
awalsens the drone and the drudge. and
explodes the concelt OF the prig and tho
pedant. And, withai, his athletics are only
a means to an end. His physical activity
is ever with high mor9l intent. Such physi.
cal culture. sane systematic and steady
as an aid to mind and spirit, is a crying
need in our nervous American life.
A Magnificent Composite.
Roosevelt has also. a brilliant and
cultured mind schooled IN the best forms
a graduate OF Harvard, he has tho schoi-
arship. the critical acumen and the in,
spring ideals OF our foremost thinkers
An omnivorous reader. an untirlng stu.
dent forceful writer. a magnetic speak
er and a charming conversationallst, he IS
an imposing and impressive factor in oul
current thought. and bids fair to becoms
our foremost example OF practical, econ.
omic. political writing.
''TIe is the finest example we have ever
had Of a magnificent composite OF the cui-
tured gentleman. the exalted moralist and
the successful politician. He can rise IA
the highest and stoop to the lowest. and
when he stoops It is only to conquer fol
/ the right.
He can shoot sail, swim. row. box, run
ride, walk, bat, chop, play. laugh eat
sleep. chat rest work preach pray ant
fight as well as anybody. and better thar
most of us.
Mighty Wave Of Reform.
Roosevelt is a good man, as well a
an able and versatile man. He often stop
short Of the best. and holds to what
better than the worst that he may get IN
best.
by insistent preaching and persister
application he has aroused the America
people TO a new and saving regeneratio
and given them superb confidence IN hig
ethical ideals. both OF personal and ma
tional life. Publicity has been his watch
word and the press has nobly given wing
to his words. And just now we are o
the crest Of mighty wave Of reform. per
sonal, civic municipal. State and Ma
tional. The policies Of Roosevelt are M
longer the shibboleth OF mere partisan
ship. They have become practical. histori
facts; and are henceforth to be cherished
as high American ideals"