General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Washington, D. C. May 22, 1905. To His Excellency President Roosevelt:- The world's Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is now in session, at Takoma Park in this city. From this body we have the honor of being a deputation chosen to extend to you the greetings of our people. While our Saviour is the King of kings and Lord of Lords, still, as Christians, we recognize that Civil Government is of Divine ordinance; and, while, in accordance with His command we render to God the things that are God's, we also, according to the same command, cheerfully render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's. As Protestants, we believe in the American idea of Civil Government. The principles upon which this national government was founded are our principles. We therefore honor the names of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, and others of your predecessors who stood for the great principles of Civil and Religious Liberty, and approve your own position on the side of the rights of the people. We wish you long life, and success in all that makes for the glory of God and for the peace and prosperity of this nation and of the world.