Teddy Roosevelt: “No preacher or exhorter was suffered to speak unless he had the power…”

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No preacher or exhorter was suffered to speak unless he had the power of stirring the souls of his hearers.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt notes the requirement for preachers to have a compelling ability to engage their audience during religious gatherings.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “No preacher or exhorter was suffered to speak unless he had the power of stirring the souls of his hearers.”