The sun., 1910-05-15
mn. ROOSEVELF SUPERLATIyR
A. OhFtstian. Morallst, Teacher. ssa,s,.
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To =Hn EDITOR % THR SUx-Sr, Win
regard 10 the letteEs appearing IN THE svN
about sK-Preaidsnt ROOaeyeltS olAls'l
teachings and religious belief think
may safely bo assumed that Ike ev,rv
educated and unbiased man Mr.. Rsossv,n
has hs own theological OpiRiOna IL h,,
been adduced - cause Of complaint th,s
he has not mentioned God IN his lecture,
and speeches and that he has referred "a
-ths thrnldom of the Middle Asss.-
AZ 10 tho hrnt charge Mr.. RoOsevsl,
Drsaches the doctrine Of liberty, sQualhy.
iFaisrnlty; therefore be breaches Chrs.
tiahily. Ne breaches q vigorous morality
In q materialstic aEe he breaches ths
doctrines Of Paul n a modern way, the vsV
IN which they are most needed. he pro.
claims the supremacy Of good and IL Al.
taiRmsnt through the avenues Of iustic,
aRd mutual help 40 the goal Of mankind
here and nov. leaving by implication hi.
GOOD to be amnlinsd In its evolution accord.
ing 10 the laws VI tho spiritual cosmos.
The devil. the bFlmatone he'll and the
fear Of Il In the individual cOnsciousnsss
cannot bs productive Of a greater goal
than this. Threats Of bell and the dsgT
i
are out Of place IN the uttsrancss Of modern
statesmen and Of oducaied people In geo.
eral, for the assertion that God permits
the devil 10 so about prosecuting mon :
an insult 10 the Almighty and brands him
Ian Incompetent Creator.
In his own life Mr.. Roosevelt embodlss
the Christian IDEAL. Ne h the concrrea
expression Of the American spirit lie I.
q man whose industry h a. fruitful as R 4
energetic. whose Integrity IL unanestion.
able and whose moral cbaTacter Il unim.
peachabls. He has frequently declared
hImsclf In favor Of equality for men OF an
religions. a. well a. for men Of no reliEion.
Tie has declared that q Catholic is a. well
entitled 10 occupy the Presidential once a.
a man OF any other fOrm Of religion. Thi.
Il more than any Of his predecessors did,
because none Of them possessed his moral
/ courage Mr.. Roosevelt is not a minister
nor a sanctimOnious scotch layman. u
/ he wanted % be hypOcrite he cuuld doubt.
iesa preach hOfnilies on Adam and I've pre-
destination. salvation by faith alone. and
all the other ridiculous nonsense that 4
being taught as necessaIy e salvation.
believe in the horrible, blaaphemoua and
anti Christian doctrine that Tire Almighty
created a world Of human beings knowing
tnas Soglq W neSy 81 sssy iS1 ~, h M 70 roa.t
m material IRE. kir. Roosevelt bslisvIsss
| IN and breaches Christianity af the rigA,
kind the practical Chrlstianlty Of tho
| hrothrrhOOd Of man Mo mind l. too brood
10 bs bsdTsd In by naTroS minded cFeS1s
each OF which piOusly teaches that there 4
no road 10 heaven but its own.
A. regards the senond charge, Mr.
~ tSs fMIadIe frsS u.,isshIe 'pS WSss
was the burning of witches and the per.
secption Of scientists BY, Protestant! and
Catholics alike but .thraldosn Of the Middls
sTtyP Ths Middle ARPs were q disgrace
20 Christianity, and none o. the chufchea
that then houFiahed. Catholic or Protestant
can claim that lts Oscutcheon has besn
bot the men Who prostIsited Il are 10 blame
| Violation by men Of tho laws Of God and
nature does not dlaprove the Justice Of those
laws; on the contrary h emphasizes theh
Concerning the Vatican Incident ne vas NJ
/ more than an incideutl, In references % which
Colonel Roosevelt has been severely cFitl-
bsTed that Mr.. Roosevelt has Occupled
| and may occupy aRaln a position exceed.
ing In importance and responsibility that
Of any king or emperor. and that be shouh
FSlrSSSss Ss n oT sST SihSg pTivSts S Wi slslssn
Why should he have had conditions I'M
posed up0n him 70 far a. his public con.
duct Was ooperrnedl Could 4 n9t hays
authorities that ) Veil bred sontiemsn.
/ scholar and statesman who had recently
| stepped down IRON the head Of the greatest
nation In the world could b trusted 10 do
what was right and 70 act a. a gentleman
without being admOnishedf ! a. a Cath
ollie do not believe that Mr. Roosevelt would
have Waited the Methodises had he been ln-
/ formed BY the Vatican authorities on tho
occasion Of an interview of thu enufTllDlIa
campaiRus carried On by tho Methodlnfs.
| The lack Of diplomacy therefore Vas not
on the part Of Mr., Roosevelt bot on ths
some good people don't Ike 70 see ROoee.
welt the cyn0aure Of the worlds eyea while
they nust remain IN Olscurity, bat be is moi
going 70 CONFORM 20 the Ehims % 4mb.-
tious political neophyles who would blact
king's shoes and kowt0w 20 Drinos
OF history that malice. hypocrisy and cant
invariably raise their lOathsome heads IN
spit their venom at every righteOua mas
who towers above medlOcriiy and fnda ~
niche q the temple of fame. Certain people
envy Mr.. RoOssvest his reputation and hs
grldginE minds upon The honors that are
being conferred upon him By the heads n
the EurOnean nations They look askaure
ai his being hailed a. the equal o. the kinga,
princes. empeTOrs and p0lentales of the
Old WgFli. Ohlivious 10 the fact that be him-
self is better than any Of them and that he
record Of usefulness IN the world u greater
than that Of the whole bunch % them con-
bined. some of these people are nonenf
ties who Ina gine they are entities; they are
useless human Junk on the road Of prOgrsas
and usefulness They feel chaRrtned when
they cannot put themselves IN ROOssvslf's
place hence their oavilllng and disoOntent
%. thelr fruits yS shall know then.
NFW YoRE. May a.