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Reverend George W. Stone preaches a sermon for the dedication of Unity Church in Redlands, California. In this extract, he discusses the “prophetic” spirit of President Roosevelt and the importance of building character for the success of the church and the nation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-08
A Chinese woman with two children talks to an American missionary on a street with a market in the background. Caption: “But why is it,” asked the thoughtful Chinese, “that I may go to your heaven, while I may not go to your country?” The American missionary shrugged his shoulders. “There is no Labor vote in heaven!” said he.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-12-19
Cartoon showing missionaries from various religions including Baptist, Unitarian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian clergy, making appeals to a generic native, evidently happier for the gifts in front of him than the entreaties.
One of the high-water marks of Christian missions outreach was in 1900. In that year an Ecumenical Missionary conference was held in New York’s Carnegie Hall, and 162 church groups attended. Puck invariably cast a skeptical eye on churches’ foreign mission work, and here the denominations are depicted as cliched pitchmen (e.g., the Baptist’s sprinkling-can).
As a young minister, John F. Knapp asks Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion of the best method to develop spiritual life among church members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-23