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  Rare Speech on Missionaries Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt

  ROOSEVELT, Theodore.

  Theodore Roosevelt Signed Speech.

  New York: 1902.

  Rare speech on missionaries signed by as president by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, one page, dated May 20, 1902. Printed speech given by Theodore Roosevelt at the Centennial Meeting of the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in New York, New York. Boldly signed by President Theodore Roosevelt at the bottom right. The excerpt from the speech reads: "The work of the home missionaries prevents the pioneers from sinking perilously near the level of the savage race against which they war. Without it the conquest of this continent would have had little but an animal side. Without it the pioneers' fierce and rude virtues and sombre faults would have remained unlit by the flame of pure and loving aspiration. Without it the life of this country would have been a life of inconceivably hard and barren materialism. Because of it, because of the spirit that lay under those missionaries' work, deep beneath and through the national character runs that power of firm adherence to a lofty ideal upon which the safety of the nation will ultimately depend." In near fine condition with a miniscule chip to the upper left corner and damp-staining to the bottom right corner. The piece measures 9 inches by 7 inches.

  Price: $2,800.00     Item Number: 151765

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