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14 October 1924
Lincoln, Mary Harlan, 1846-1937
to Mr. Comerford
Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln's wife, offers condolence upon the death of Comerford's wife. She assures him that he will meet his wife in heaven.
GLC05508.167
13 November 1904
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
to Hamilton Holt
Markham, a poet, writes to Holt, the editor of "The Independent," to submit a poem for publication. He remarks that "time is running close," apparently because the poem is for Thanksgiving. The poem, "Give Thanks, O Heart!" is included with the...
GLC05508.176
5 November 1928
Masaryk, T.G., 1850-1937
to Howell Smith
Masaryk thanks Smith for his letter and article in the Modern Churchman. He also writes: "politics must be based on morality & there is no better, higher & more human standard than Jesus' commandment of love."
GLC05508.178
5 September 1914
MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917
to unknown
MacVeagh begins by asserting that virtually every question affecting one's life is a moral question and states that no one is ever really in doubt about whether or not a particular "line of conduct" was right or wrong. He suggests that if one did...
GLC05508.182
28 October 1923
Reese, Lizette W., 1856-1935
[Whether we climb...]
Four lines of poem: "Whether we climb, whether we plod,/Space for one task the scant years lend--/To choose some path that leads to God,/And keep it to the end."
GLC05508.211
29 October 1910
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
to Curtis Guild Jr.
Roosevelt writes to Guild mentioning "The Outlook" and expressing his greater sympathy with Unitarianism than Calvinism. Marked "Private" at the top.
GLC05508.218
2 October 1914
to Bishop Walker T. Sumner
Roosevelt congratulates Sumner on being elevated to Bishop. He comments that bishops tend to grow "mentally inert" and apart from ordinary people (which he also sees as a tendency among successful professionals and businessmen), and is glad to group...
GLC05508.219
30 November 1908
Americanism in Religion
Roosevelt inscribed this printed edition of his "Open Letter" sent to newspapers to Edward E. Swadener. Roosevelt argues that religious belief should not be a litmus test for candidates, claiming that political history shows people of certain faiths...
GLC05508.220
1919
Stifler, James Madison, 1875-?
The Religion of Benjamin Franklin
Original edition of 1919 address.
GLC05508.236
31 December 1908
Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922
to Harry Paisley
Wanamaker forwards a famous, out-of-print engraving to Paisley to cement their association in the work of the State Sunday School Association. Wanamaker writes: "The Sunday School work offers the best opportunity of usefulness that I know."
GLC05508.254
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