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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, President. Autograph letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") to "My dear Eilder," Oyster Bay, N.Y., 26 July 1888. 4 pages, 8vo, on TR's personal stationery, faint blue chalk notation on page 1.
"ON THE WHOLE...I PERSONALLY PREFER METHODISM"
Roosevelt, apparently writing to an editor, clarifies a previous statement: "On the whole I personally prefer Methodism to any other creed...According to my experience a Methodist is more apt than any one else is [to] sincerely believe and try to live up to his faith. That's 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 wish -- put it 'bible-reading methodists, who fearlessly lived up to their faith' or something of the sort; or 'who lead lives of rigid morality.' Make the change in the book as well as in the magazine..."
"ON THE WHOLE...I PERSONALLY PREFER METHODISM"
Roosevelt, apparently writing to an editor, clarifies a previous statement: "On the whole I personally prefer Methodism to any other creed...According to my experience a Methodist is more apt than any one else is [to] sincerely believe and try to live up to his faith. That's 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 wish -- put it 'bible-reading methodists, who fearlessly lived up to their faith' or something of the sort; or 'who lead lives of rigid morality.' Make the change in the book as well as in the magazine..."