Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-27
ROOSEVELT IDEAL
MAN, SAYS PASTOR
The Rev. Charles Edward Locke
Lauds Former President as
Paragon of Manliness
COMMANDMENTS HIS RULE
Methodist Episcopal Preacher
Tells What Woman'S Ideal
Man Must Be
COMMANDMENTS HIS RULE


Theodore Roosevelt was pictured as
the ideal man by the Rev. Charles Ed
ward Locke in his sermon on "Wom-
ans Ideal Man" at the First Methodist
1,niscopal church last night. The pas
tor Landed the former president from
his head to his heels, crediting nm
with all the manly attributes WllIlIh
+he scope of human attainment. lie
said in part: ,,. .,,.,
trations Of great fundamental pflh-
ciples. because it is human TO err, anu
triumphs and mistakes are often lhlel-
mingled; but there is no illustration SO
effective as that taken from life. l DO
NOT idealize him, nor do l attribute
perfection to him, nor do l claim lot
him an inerrant public career, nor 40
sneak with the bias of partisan preJu-
dice. when l give utterance to What Is
the universal verdict of the cltlzens Oh
this republic, regardless OF creed or
marty. namely, that in Theodore Roose-
YeIt there is an exceedingly high type
of the Christian citizen. The parents
and teachers of this republic can safely
point the youth of this land to the
sl1perb character and career of this eA-
president of the United States.
A NATURAL MAN
"He is a natural man with abound
ine. health and good nature, fond Oh
horse and a dog. a swim and hunt.
A faithful son and affectionate huspand
and father. A domestic man VINO loves
his home and spends much of his time
in the society of his wife and children
His impulsiveness is the prompt actloll
which follows the quicker perception OF
duty. Like David when he hears the
hoasting of Goliath, he desires to re-
move him at once. At the Ecumencal
conference held in Carnegie hall some
wears ago President Harrison, in IN
Producing Mr.. Roosevelt, SAID: Ihe
only trouble have ever had with him
is because he wants to destroy all the
evil in the country between sunrise and
sunset His intuitions seem as dell
cate as a woman's, but his logical
faculties are rapid and alert. II a
thing be just and fair, he does not wait
to consult racial prejudice, or partisan
expediency or ecclesiastical dictation.
"When he was police commissioner OF
New York city he publicly declared
that his WatchWords were Courage
Honesty, Commonsense, and that MS
rule was the Decalogue. He has peer
a man of destiny, because he mas
of political prognosticators, the bosses
sought to lift this troublesome factor
ont of their way by forcing upon hin
the vice presidency. Like Joseph''
brethren they cast him into the pit, bu
as in the case in history, so in TINS one
it was the quickest path to the h1ghes
place of influence Intrigue was de
feated by integrity.
During the last ten years Mr.. Roose
welt has been the most conspicuous ant
aggressive parsonage in our pubic life
Sometimes doing unprecedented thlng
as when he caused an arbitration com
mission to be agreed upon for the settle
ment of the anthracite coal strike. ii
hastened peace between Japan and Rus
sia. He has uncOmpromisingly stood 10
the Mckinley policy in the Philippines
and almost startled the nation with al
immediate handling of the Panam
canal matters, which all agree today wa
as statesmanlike as it was sudden. Blu
in all his public acts as president,
completely has he been an embodimen
fo the true American spirit that he wa
reelected regardless Of party lines b,
overwhelming majorities such as nav
never been known. After his long alb
sence we welcome him to his homeland
A Frenchman says that not since Ma
poleon has any man made such an i'm
preston on Europe.
"Roosevelt's S watchword is still 'Cour
age, honesty, commonsense'; his rul
the Ten Commandments, and his wa
cry The battle is the Lords! Ma,
God bless him and may he live LONG
always fulfilling Gods purposes an
obeying Gods commands.
"The secret of a successful career !
faith in God and confidence in oneself
and unblemished personal integrity
Angelo carved his immortal David ou
of a block of marble which had bee
rejected. The great Sculptor of humal
character will take our lives and trans
form them into masterpieces of hi
power and grace.
MUST BE MANY THINGS
"The ideal man must be capable
ready, trained; achievement is not ac
cidental. Everything is waiting for tn
man who can and will man mus
know, he must be able to do. Moses
shepherd's S staff became a scepter o
power ShamgaTs oX-gOad delivere'
Israel. A ja'Wbone Of an ass in tn
strong arm Of Samson defeated Phil
istia-
"IIe must be a good man. A MAJ
may be strong, and brave, and cul
tured, achieving some success, but i
he is not a good man, If he has no
character he is not a man sent from
The happiness and strength and frater
nifty of King Arthurs Round Table wa!
defled by the perfidy Of Launcelot
who was fcndly loved and implicitly
trusted by the king. Only the Sir Gala
hads get the glimpse of the Holy Grail
Behind all true courage and conques
must be goodness. Women must re
quire in men the same standards OF
character and purity which they are
maintaining for themselves.
He must be gentle and gallant.
woman has right to expect courtesy
from every gentleman under all cir
Cumstances. Man can never be par
doned for ungalantry. Much domestic
unhappiness is due TO the omission OF
those numherless ministries which
made courtship so tender and sweet
THE ideal man should be cheerful
The other day In the statistics of g
senior class in an eastern college fol
young women, with but a few excep.
tions, all Of the forty girls in describ.
ing the man whom they would wish fol
a husband sand he must have the sense
of humor All the world loves a lover
and so the ideal man must be affection
ate and kind. One Of the ways to fuC
out the mysteries Of God is to 'fervently
love those who are about us, for Coo
is love"
--as-s-e
ARROWHEAD HOT SPRINGS