The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
TRINITY THRONGED
IN COLONEL'S HONOR
Or. Manning Says 1t Is Duty
Of America to Carry On
without Him.
GRANDCHILDREN PRESENT
Hard to Think Of United
states With No Roosevelt,
Pastor Declares.
GRANDCHILDREN PRESENT

"a great leader has fallen. As Amer
Tan. n is our duty TO carry on" This
va, The kenvnote OF a tribute which DR..
wN,lam r. Manning paid the memory
If Theodore Roosevelt yesterday after
soon At the memorial services in Trinity
church.
81, our country is now in condition
% resist the poison OF Boishevism. we
owe THIS in large measure to Theodore
Roosevelt" declared the rector, FOR II
was he who made this fight at the crit
cal time and gave the new spirit we
needed"
Trinity was filled TO the doors and
TIE assemblaGe included some OF the
most prominent persons In New YORK
luhllc and business life.
Seated directly in front OF the pulpit
VAS lad in white sailor suit lie was
Theodore Roosevelt Sd.
Ie stood at the end OF the pew beside
his mother, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
lr.. ard his little sister, who also was
absorbed In the pastors words. Few
,ecogn!zed the little boy.
Or. Manning stood in his pulpit, white
N the reflected light OF his reading lamp
nd from this prominence addressed
himself 10 the little boy silhouetted in
white against the darkened nave; each
was absorbed In the other. After the
servtces the man who had so fascinated
he boy sought him out and was very
friendly.
Interested in Processional.
But before DR.. Manning appeared tho
youngster was impressed with the pro-
eessional, for. following the cross thanked
n either side with burning candles, were
soldiers and sailors OK his country
ARRIVING the flag, his flag and his grand
fathers flag. And they carried also the
Gags OF the allied countries. The soldier
in horizon blue who carried the French
Gag WAS bare of head in reverent re-
,pect for the boys uncle. Quentin. who
sleeps in the fields OF France.
These soldier men standing at ease
with their flags beside them formed a
background for the white robed pastor.
Who said he could scarcely believe that
Theodore Roosevelt Is no longer with us.
Said DR.. Mannig:
To tn nh Of America without Koose-
veit, II seems like thinking OF It without
Niagara, or the Mississippi. 1t Is 40
that men feel at the death Of him. He
Rad become one Of the elemental forces
q our national life. In every situation,
md on every question. his attitude was
% he considered and II was a vital
factor.
"In the hearts and minds OF our own
.'eopie. Theodore Roosevelt holds place
fuch as has been held by no other Amer
ian since Abraham Lincoln. His pow
ers and attachments were extraordina-
.rily varied But his supreme Interest
was in the welfare OF his country and
I, whatever had TO do with this
Theodore Roosevelt was the first Pres
iient TO recognize the responsibility OF
NE Government in regard to social con-
,.,!ons. He stirred the conscience OF the
courtry and gave our business and in
6us'rlal life a new standard. There was
81 him no pandering to a particular
lass Of men. He was as fearless In his
-s.ngs with labor as with capital He
Lad no ignorant antagonism TO big busi-
Tess as such, but he was as intolerant
Of wrougdoing by big business as he was
at the crimes plotted or committed by
NE l. W. W. or other anarcbistic organ
ilatons.
IF our country is now in condition to
resist the poison OF Bolshevism we owe
his IN large measure. TO Theodore
Roosevelt, for II was he who made THE
right al the critical time and gave the
few spirit that We needed"
1T was his voice far more than any
ether which reused the soul OF our coun-
,ry and brought US to ourselves. Again
ard again Il was his clear call which
forced our country to action already far
TOO long delayed. 1t was he who led
IN the demand that there should be no
terms with Germany, but unconditional
surrender.
And when the fighting was ended
/. was his voice which was again lifted
m for a just and righteous settlement
nd against a soft and immoral peace
at was his fervent desire TO have
part in the struggle at the front. This
l..
tat which was dearer TO him than his
oYH life, He sent four sons into the
fighting lire, all 10 prove themselves
worthy Of him and of their country
t9e n them never TO return.
rs unceasiNg labors during the war,
rrt the shock Of his son Quentin's
death no doubt FASTENED his end. His
l'ss % the country is an irreparable one,
y seems as though he could not be
spared at this time. mighty leader
Las fallen. But as Americans II Is our
Idrt 70 carry on.
This Is a day when many are con-
fused In mind and are giving their sup
r''t 20 dangerous and dsruptive infiu-
'7ces without realizing II.
~ IA day when many, both men
ara women. are guided by emotion
rather than by we'll thought out princi-
va and clear Judgment. Let US stand
~S7'NSt that paC.hst spirit which seems
sec little difference between right and
wong. between truth and falsehood. be-
'|eer loyalty and disloyalty.
Must stand by L. =.
let Us stand for the ideal OF Ameri-
cav freedom and against those anarcl-
TIC Influences and movements which
could destroy IT, Let US stand for n
Government owned and controlled and
'u7 by the people, and not for people
owed body and soul, and run by the
Government. Let " stand for the Con-
'''Nt1n NJ the United States and
Igdinet all, no matter how good their
'7'eN'i0ns, who are using their influence
- impair II, or TO create distrust In II,
~ - overthrow II. SO shall We best do
our part as Americans. And 40 shall
We h'st honor the name and memory Of
'heo1oEe Roosevelt"
Preceding DIR. Manning's address. Col.
foosevelt's last message was read by
'har'es Steward Davidson. president OF
ie American Defence Society. In which
he urged Americans to be Americans and
Iot7'rs less A letter of regret was read
;'om Gen. Leonard Wood. who could not
te present al Trinity because he was 10
nlake an address at a memorial service
IN Kansas city. He said OF Col. Roose-
Nelt, his friend HE realized that free
speech, d free press and FREQ and honest
criticism are bulwarks of democracy
ana that a democracy resenting or re-
pressing these Is democracy In dan
ger"
The afternoon service was held under