Roosevelt's ReligionAbingdon Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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... early days and legislated to open the street which bears their name . Another , Isaac Roosevelt , sat in the constitutional convention with Alexander Hamilton . A Roosevelt started one of the first banks in New York and was its ...
... early days and legislated to open the street which bears their name . Another , Isaac Roosevelt , sat in the constitutional convention with Alexander Hamilton . A Roosevelt started one of the first banks in New York and was its ...
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... While he was in the White House an old soldier sent Mr. Roosevelt a book which had been taken from the grandfather's library during that raid . Theodore early understood the divided loyalty in his home during THEODORE'S CHILDHOOD HOME 27.
... While he was in the White House an old soldier sent Mr. Roosevelt a book which had been taken from the grandfather's library during that raid . Theodore early understood the divided loyalty in his home during THEODORE'S CHILDHOOD HOME 27.
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Christian Fichthorne Reisner. Theodore early understood the divided loyalty in his home during the Civil War and recalled a time when he aroused his mother by praying for the suc cess of the Union . He describes the incident when " I ...
Christian Fichthorne Reisner. Theodore early understood the divided loyalty in his home during the Civil War and recalled a time when he aroused his mother by praying for the suc cess of the Union . He describes the incident when " I ...
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... early days because he preached a God of love ; he talked much about heaven and omitted the current doctrine of hell . He de- scribed a Christ who came to make mankind happy . God was very real and near to my father . The spiritual life ...
... early days because he preached a God of love ; he talked much about heaven and omitted the current doctrine of hell . He de- scribed a Christ who came to make mankind happy . God was very real and near to my father . The spiritual life ...
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... early death . He probably noticed this feeling , for he remembered the conditions then prevalent as late as 1900 , when he explained that it was uncommon for college men in his day to teach a Sunday - school class . They also looked ...
... early death . He probably noticed this feeling , for he remembered the conditions then prevalent as late as 1900 , when he explained that it was uncommon for college men in his day to teach a Sunday - school class . They also looked ...
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Page 254 - A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate on earth is not his equal.
Page 230 - HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled...
Page 303 - Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Page 190 - I do the very best I know how — the very best I can ; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
Page 196 - CRY aloud, spare not, Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, And shew my people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.
Page 300 - ... book has been woven into the life of all that is best and noblest in English history ; that it has become the national epic of Britain...
Page 86 - Finally, it would be a master stroke if those great powers honestly bent on peace would form a League of Peace, not only to keep the peace among themselves, but to prevent, by force if necessary, its being broken by others.
Page 191 - Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die, and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
Page 254 - Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing; Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God's own choosing: Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He; Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same, And He must win the battle.
Page 202 - In order to succeed we need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their own burning souls.