The Future January 7, 1951
Always we are faced with the fact that it is only given to men to see so far, and that the future is cloaked and closed. As Emerson observed, the Creator “with grand politeness…draws...
Fifteen Minutes a Day January 14, 1951
One of the most important differences in men is the difference in what they do when they don’t have to do anything. Of course, much of the time of all of us is taken by things that must be...
Self-Searching January 21, 1951
There is a seventeenth-century proverb that reads: “Believe no tales from an enemy’s tongue.” But perhaps we can believe our own examination of ourselves. And so, for a moment,...
Our Own Time January 28, 1951
“It is the nature of man,” wrote Macaulay, “to overrate present evil and to underrate present good; to long for what he has not, and to be dissatisfied with what he has.” It...
You Don't Know What You're Missing! February 4, 1951
Lincoln--and Peace and Repentance February 11, 1951
No matter what perplexing problems we face, it is somewhat reassuring, and also somewhat sobering, to look back to the counsel, to the principles and purpose with which others have faced crisis and...
There Are No New Plots or Principles February 18, 1951
In facing the present and the future we must always draw upon the experiences and the principles of the past. Of course we pass through the limits of this life only once, but other men have been...
The Certainty of Uncertainty March 4, 1951
In those days when there seemed to be more mottoes and philosophical sentences found framed and hanging on our walls, we remember seeing one which read: “Today is the tomorrow you worried...
Too Quick to Quit…? March 11, 1951
One of the most pressing problems concerns the perplexities of young people. The picture and the pattern change so fast for them that they must constantly wonder what they can count on. And so we...
The Faith of Our Fathers March 18, 1951
The Unfulfilled Future March 25, 1951
Final Findings April 1, 1951
In the revisions of a certain encyclopedia the statement was made that scientific and other subjects must frequently be reviewed and modified to keep abreast of the newest and latest knowledge⎯which...
We Are Not Alone… April 8, 1951
Some men live blessedly long, and richly round out a fullness of years. Some are taken sooner. But no matter how long we are allowed to live in this life, we are all faced with some uncertainties,...
The Purpose and Power of Prayer April 15, 1951
The fact that we pray doesn’t mean that everything we pray for will immediately be ours or that everything we pray against will immediately be wiped away. Fathers, however fond and...
Seeing Ourselves--and Others April 22, 1951
Literally, no man ever sees himself as others see him. No photograph or reflection ever gives us the same slant on ourselves that others see. It has often been proved on the witness stand that no...
Stand Up and Be Counted April 29, 1951
Count Tolstoy once wrote: “…if we would only testify to the truth as we see it, it would turn out at once that there are hundreds, thousands, even millions of men just as we are,...
Individual Integrity May 6, 1951
We are deeply grateful for all our material blessings and for the personal freedom which is so essential to human happiness. But in all that we are or have or hope to be, there is one essential...
How Much Do We Expect of Mothers? May 13, 1951
It is amazing how much we expect of mothers, and how much they are of all that we expect. There is no career so demanding, no profession so filled with diverse duties. First of all they offer...
A Bad Act and a Worse Excuse May 20, 1951
As one of the ancient philosophers observed: “where we wish to judge of weights, we do not judge at haphazard; where we wish to judge what is straight and what is crooked, we do not judge at...