| Show NATION is in HEED OF MORE RELIGION President Roosevelt makes an address at Oyster Bay on the Necessity of Religion and Clean Living Oyster 1Iayln an address at tho blccntonary celebration of tho ChristI Christ-I church hero on Saturday President Roosevelt talked of tho no ccsslty of religion and clenn living for the welfare of tho nation I cannot understand any American citizen ho said who has the faintest feeling of patriotism and devotion to Ills country failing to appreciate tho absolute essential need of religion In Its broadest sense to tho welfare of this country If It were not for tho fact that In our villages and towns as they have t grown up tho churches have grownup grown-up In them and In tho churches men whoso work la not for tho things of the body but for the welfare of tho soul It would not bo tho nation that It Is because tho nation would not boa bo-a fit abode for civilized man Ho Raid that our material found tlon of wealth waS but a baso for tlin spiritual growth of tho nation ana while tho material ought not to bo disregarded Its real object ought not to bo lost sight of Tho mission of the church was not to work In the interests In-terests of ono sect but for humanity as a whole I wish to emphasize tho vital Importance Im-portance to thin nation of our people bolng taught to realize that Christianity Christian-ity manifests Itself In tho conduct of Its most humble professor Hero the president road eovorai verses from the Illblo to point out that not tho hearers but tho doors of the word were the true followers of Christ On tho subject of riches the president presi-dent said There Is nothing I abhor moro than tho telling of an untruth whoth or unconventional untruth or not and I would on no occasion be understood t I as affecting to deprecate material well being To tell men to disregard riches entirely IB to preach to them a doc trlno which It I Is Impossible for them to live up to but wlilch tho preacher i kppwa perfectly well they will not try to live up to But put riches below the things of tho soul live to the body what the body Is entitled to Tho multi mlllionnire Is not a harm but a good to the community If ho approcl ntcs that he In only a trustee for tM cause of goodness The president emphasized the no ccsslty of every man being thoroughly thorough-ly selt supporting as a basis for splr anal life Ho concluded that tho son timont of tho only life really worth y living was ono that made others better bet-ter because It had been liven |
