The whole West owes an immense debt to the hard-working frontier preachers, sometimes Presbyterian, generally Methodist or Baptist, who so gladly gave their lives to their labors and who struggled with such fiery zeal for the moral wellbeing of the communities to which they penetrated.
Roosevelt pays tribute to the dedication of frontier preachers who contributed to the moral fabric of their communities.
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