To Those Who Fail to Conform December 3, 1944
Using the term in its broadest meaning, history has produced many non-conformists. Every generation produces many non-conformists. And, indeed, every community, and perhaps almost every family,...
A Idea Whose Time Has Arrived, November 26, 1944
A much-quoted thought from Victor Hugo is presented for our pondering: “There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world,” he said, “and that is an idea whose time has...
On Knowing the Future November 12, 1944
People sometimes ask impatiently: “Why can’t we know more about the future?” “Why shouldn’t we know the future?” One part of a possible answer to this problem, so...
On Foretelling Things to Come November 5, 1944
Men, it would seem, have in common an urgent desire to know more about the future⎯a desire which demonstrates itself in many ways, and for many reasons. In some respects and to some extent the...
The Search for Mysteries October 29, 1944
One reason why progress is possible is that there are always among us those who are never content with what they know or with what other men know⎯those wholesomely restless spirits who are always...
For the Fashion of This World… October 22, 1944
Benjamin Franklin once wrote: “There are numbers who, perhaps, fear less the being in hell that out of fashion.” And while we have often attempted to lay the charge at the feet of women,...
Evil Is Where You Find It October 15, 1944
And the Glory of Children Are Their Fathers October 8, 1944
“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.” This, from Proverbs, suggests comment on a law of privilege and responsibility. Every...
Citation for "A Good Man" September 24, 1944
The institutions of men confer a great many honors, titles, degrees, and awards of one kind or another. Organizations may issue credentials, recognitions and marks of merit⎯all of which are in one...
How Forcible Are Right Words! September 17, 1944
If we may judge the future by the past, when important issues are being aired, we may expect heat to be generated and rumors to be started. We may expect to hear much calling of names and much...
Freedom to Work September 3, 1944
“What is there illustrious that is not attended by labor?” Thus spoke an ancient philosopher. History does not record, nor does scripture, that the Lord God excepted anyone when He...
On Sparing the Children and Others August 27, 1944
One of the most difficult tasks that confronts parents is to pass on to their children an appreciation of what has gone into the making of the home they enjoy. Driven by necessity, and through the...
Kingdom for a Horse! August 20, 1944
A line from Shakespeare had Richard III say, “My kingdom for a horse.” This has far-reaching implications in the pattern of human behavior. When a man needs something, or thinks he does,...
Retreat From Clamor August 13, 1944
Not infrequently one sees the spectacle of a bewildered dog running loose in a crowd, harassed by calls and whistles coming from all directions, in response to which the animal dodges her and there...
On Setting the World in Order August 6, 1944
Discovery July 23, 1944
Legends of discovery ever hold their fascination. Indeed, every age is an age of discovery⎯sometimes the discovery of places where men have never walked before, and sometimes the discovery of things...
On Acquiring a Reputation July 9, 1944
Reputations are built on many factors − some of them seemingly unpredictable. Many men have become known for things for which they would never have chosen to be known. Men of many talents sometimes...
Glorifying the Mediocre May 21, 1944
There comes to mind a three-word phrase—Glorifying the Mediocre—which is indicative of a practice whereby young and old are schooled in a world of unreality. In its mildest forms, in casual...
Labels May 7, 1944
Every generation has its foibles and its practices of self-deception, one of which, certainly, is the mislabeling of things⎯calling them something other than what they are, and hoping that somehow...
The Question of Forgiveness April 30, 1944
If we make a mistake and sincerely repent we expect to be forgiven. But there are some who seem to expect to be forgiven an unlimited number of times and to have all manner of errors corrected and...