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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to D. W. Smith

Theodore Roosevelt discusses plans to visit Reno, Nevada on a trip through San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California. Roosevelt sends congratulations to Senator Flanagan for his participation in the erection of a new Y.M.C.A building and expresses interest in “progressive Christianity,” which would establish Catholics and Protestants as ethically equal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Zedekiah H. Copp

President Roosevelt approves of the “excellent work” being done by Reverend Zedekiah H. Copp and his wife Margaret E. S. Copp in Washington D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-11

Note from J. S. Sherman to Frederick L. Chapman

J. S. Sherman, candidate for vice president, responds to Frederick L. Chapman’s inquiry about Christian character and says it is the most important component in building a successful career.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

The motto on the coins

An article in The Churchman encourages Christian Americans to support President Roosevelt’s decision to remove the phrase “In God We Trust” from coinage and argues that a focus on including Christian phrases in everyday items like money does nothing to actually promote a Christian spirit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt provides Secretary of State Root information regarding a pamphlet that Bellamy Storer sent to the members of the cabinet. Storer did not give a full account of the events that led up to his dismissal from his ambassadorial post. Roosevelt seeks to address this by including the text of letters between himself and the Storers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-02

An historical retrospect: the development of religious liberty in the United States

Oscar S. Straus gives an address at the University of Georgia tracing the development of religious liberty in the United States. Beginning with the founding of several American Colonies, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, Straus examines how many of the colonies dealt with religious freedom, or lack thereof, and how as the United States has developed as a nation it has set forth the law that no religion or sect of religion is above any other, and that the laws apply to all equally.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank M. Goodchild

Theodore Roosevelt praises Reverend Goodchild’s sermon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-02