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Teddy Roosevelt: “They exhorted no less earnestly in the bare meeting-houses on Sunday, because their hands were roughened with guiding…”

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They exhorted no less earnestly in the bare meeting-houses on Sunday, because their hands were roughened with guiding the plow and wielding the axe on week-days; for they did not believe that being called to preach the word of God absolved them from earning their living by the sweat of their brows.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt describes the hardworking nature of preachers who balanced their spiritual duties with labor, reflecting their dedication.

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