Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) to my dear editor
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04652 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Place Written: Oyster Bay, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 July 1888 Pagination: 4 p. ; 15.7 x 14.9 cm Order a Copy
Writes to an unidentified editor to clarify his statements about faith in an article. On the whole he prefers "Methodism to any other creed" because of its insistence on discipline and because of the lives lived by its adherents.
July 26th 88
My dear Editer,
On the whole I personally prefer Methodism to any other creed - but its professors must be indeed thin skinned. According to my experience a Methodist is more apt than [2] any one else to sincerely believe and try to live up to his faith. That is all I meant. In the same paragraph you see I contrast them with the rowdies.
But of course change the phrase in any way you [3] wish - put it "bible-reading methodists, who fearlessly lived up to their faith" or some thing of the sort; or "who lead lives of rigid morality". Make the change in the book as well as the magazine.
By the way, did you receive [4] my letter with the inclosure and request
f[struck: or][inserted:ro]m and concerning Murray's Magazine? My article therein comes out in the september number; they want to know what to do to get an American circulation - whom to apply to it, and I wrote you to ask if you could tell me anything about it.
Your [illegible]
Theodore Roosevelt
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