The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-14
COL, THEODORE ROOSEVELT
AS SEEN BY LOCAL MINISTER

Rev. Wayne S. Snoddy, pastor of
the Moscow Presbyterian church, de-.
livered the following excellent ad-
dress on our late ex-president at the
Roosevelt memorial services held last
Sunday. The excellent address is
here given in full:
Text: "Be We doers of the word
and not hearers only" Jas. 1922.
Our republic owes its institutions,
it's safety and its present worldwide
influence to an unbroken procession
of noble souls. From 1776 to 1919
our country has passed thru many
crises, and in them all Providence
seems to have prepared beforehand
leaders for every emergency. Each
crisis is a new crisis and therefore
each leader is a new being. Paul is
not like Moses, Shakespeare is not
like Dante, Lincoln is not like Wash
ington, and Roosevelt is not like our
others heroes. When a painter ex-
hausts himself he makes replica's of
his masterpieces, but his repetitions
reveal mediocrity. When minister
begins digging down in his barrel for
old sermons, funeral robes may be
church, for he has exhausted his
exhausts Himself and therefore each
new leader is unique creation.
Theodore Roosevelt was distinctly
unique character. Action was the
keynote of his life and of his char
acter~action every moment. He lived
ten years in one-600 years in ala
crowded and vital existence. Since
the days when he was old enough to
toddle his restless nature bade him
be up and doing. "Deeds not words"
was his favorite phrase. "Be you
doers of the word and not hearers
only" was his favorite scripture text.
He massed so many exploits into his
life that a mere catalog of them
would fill thick volume. He was
statesman, athlete, explorer, hunter,
author( soldier, historian, naturalist,
ranchman and a host of other things.
And thru all the years he was a two
handed, hard-fisted, lion-hearted
fighting man. So he gained and kept
his hold upon the American people.
Whatever differences of opinion may
have arisen among us over the events
of his political career, it is not to be
disputed that he won and retained to
the end the largest personal follow
ing of any American in his own gem
Grafton. The gift of inspiring en-
thusiasm and personal devotion was
bis in an amazing measure. His
friends regarded him with passion
ate devotion which those outside the
charmed circle could not comprehend.
Yet his enemies hated him as intense
" as his friends loved him.
His intense energy made his name
and the word strenuous" synony-
II fI<
apostle of the strenuous life 1t was
aot enough that Roosevelt desired
honor, office and usefulness, but he
resolved to possess these treasures.
The real worth of the soul that takes
it's rise in the will Every life holds
hidden veins of silver or gold, but
only those who dig for the hidden
spoil carry away the riches. What
-ireless energy in the career of Alex
ander Hamilton! What a rebuke for
lrifters in Daniel Webster's sixteen
hours of work daily for thirty years!
What condemnation for idlers in the
fact that Thomas Edison is now av-
eraging twenty hours day and some
times does not undress for several
nights in succession! And this was
the genius of Roosevelt's life-tire-
ess industry, travel, books, inter-
views, lectures, pleas for the weak
and the poor, every day packed, ev
cry hour overflowing until the cup
IF life was full. His example rebukes
our ease and bids us quadruple our
activities.
Mr.. Roosevelt was by birth an ar
stocrat but by choice a democrat.
No man ever lived with a greater
passion for democracy. In taste he
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