The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04

To rnR EDIToa OF TEE 8uN-Sir' Erving
WInslOw % Boston IN TIE Sun Of April -
makes the aoasmpa ~ means Of We deadly
parallel" 70 place Mr. Roosevelt In hopeless
coneFadiction % the Scriptures. Ne quotes
sentences from the aorbonns lecture, and
then over against them puts texts nom the
Blbls n order 10 show the pronounced non
Christian tempeF- Of Mr. Rooasvelt'a sonti-
msnta 10 may be said IN regard 10 this at
tempt that M. WlnslOW miaFepFesSnia Mr..
Roosevelt By not oonsidering the content
from which be makes hs excerpts. and also
By utterly failing to grasp the poin, that Mr..
Roosevelt h making
hope II h not too late for me 10 makosome
comments On this COM aFisOo. which has at
tractod vide attention. and which y Illus
trntiVe Of the spirit In which much Of the
criticism Of Mr Roosevelt IL made The
comparisons are unfair and the Scripture
quotations irrelevant ] give Mr.. wins
lows parallels. followed by my reply
There h but a small hsid Of usefulness opsn
ioE the msa Of ciolsasred hie. M Roosspsh
The sHertaAl fcrvsnt prayer 81 righteous
man avaiieth much.-.N. JaWss v. ~.
Mr.. Wlnslow omits the concluding words.
men Of cloistsrsd life who shrink from
welt l. not discussing the subject of prayer
IN any way, shape OF form. He IA speaking.
as the content shove. Of the -fastidiOus
nan Who thinks himself superior 10 every
body else and holds himself alOOf from what
be calls the common herd The Scripture
citatio has not the remotest reference 90
this idea.
The man uho doss sothiar cuts ne sane sogdid
asur, N the naEe. Of hi,tory. whether be, be
cyuic OF fop 90 voluptuary. There is little Ne
for ne being Whose 'epid soul mo~s nothing
Of the great and generous emouon' OF ne n'sn
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Mr.. Roosevelt IA talking about sterility
that = caused oy SIN denoefhe ana vhiui
tani' 70 use ms Own words, . cdrse thst "
ruinms rrance and mat WI brinE disaster
upon th'scountry " hsN"rds are not needed.
me Apostle WORDS ana Example cannot he
nsed 20 lndorse race suicide or any KIND OF
sul''u
Ihere u htue piace " seuNe ute TOT NE umid
good man NJ Reo'ersh
serve the lord With Tear and rejoice Win trem'
bling P'ai4 o. II.
II would take more than the combined wis
dom and Imagination Of al the philoaophers
theoloaians and saEes of al tho ages - see
any connection bstween these quotations.
Mr. Wnslov's quotations are indeed at
random with q vengeance The Psalmist
IL eEhortinE the kings of the earth - serve
the Lord and worship Him In the right
spirit Mr. Roosevelt. ~ the content show.
IL discouhtinE for active service Of humanity
the man whose chief virtue IL that he dozen
do any harm. the man whose goodness is
merely negative goodness and every sensi-
bic man agrees With him.
Ne "a M ROOD r,ur,n unls.. \. "A. N. ability
Whlch Win make him work hard. and which .,
need utn make him nEht hard NJ Raossrsu
who.osVer shall sinlts thee on Thy riEht chesk
turn 70 hin the other Also AanAeu ~ -
Here again MT Roosevelt h speaking 81
the necessity Of protecting the weak. Of hRht-
inE riEhteously in their behalf for freedom
from Injustice and oppression No words
Of Christ can be quoted against our duty Of
being our brother keeper and guardian
The closet phiio.opher. The refined and cultured
Individual who from bis library tells nov men
ought ~ Ne governed under ideal conditions Il ~
no U.s.. NJ Roosevelt
The way Of FOOT Il night In bic oun syeE but Ne
maj nealAsneh ua'o oouns'' VIZ ''r''s'o'
~,
Inc tul quotation has these Added words
10 Of no use In actual governmental
work Roosevelt a. TN content shows. h
speaking Of the visionary whose ideals dis
th INTO one Ton 81 theory and one ounce Of
practice. 'housh ne = not dlscounting IDEALS.
a. ne eioauenuy ~ thia same lectur insists
upon ne" Ioi'lncs. a. essential - All prog
reas. NJ NihHoW se'rc'lon OF THIS verse
trom proverbs r'nlV iunnv
lam no advooais ~ a foolish ensnopolltAhism -
NJ Roosevelt
Ana hah made ~ nns oioed ell hauons ~ men
:. W WV No'
Here again regard 20 the context would
save MI. NinsioE rom his horror a. Mr.
Rooseveits audacity In this preposterous
ztatementi1 ] can assure him that the *
President 10 not oiasDhemolsly attacking
this doctrine OF the Apostle Undoubtedly