All Present or Accounted For… March 13, 1955
It is a wonderful, comforting, reassuring feeling when parents, mentally, can call the roll, and find all the family in⎯safe and secure. When families are young in years it is comparatively easy to...
And Never Cease to Search… March 20, 1955
Dangerous though truth may be at times, it is not nearly so dangerous as ignorance is. Of course, ignorance, like all the other words we use, has various definitions and degrees. There is a great...
And Thou Shalt Be Built Up… February 6, 1955
There comes to mind a phrase remembered from a childhood game of forfeits: “Heavy, heavy hangs over thy poor head.” If we were to emphasize the negative side of the passing scenes, all...
And Ye Shall Know the Truth… February 27, 1955
Not too infrequently it would be well to turn attention to Pilate’s timeless question,”What is truth?”⎯for on the answer hangs all we are or ever hope to be. On the answer hangs...
As Our Children Exceed Us November 13, 1955
A man in his youth may receive sound teaching and training from parents, and be schooled in basic qualities of character. But as he grows older and takes his own independent place, he may foolishly...
At Another Person's Pace… February 13, 1955
Perhaps most of us have had the experience of trying too closely to follow another car; and soon we learn how hazardous and difficult it is, how tense and trying to drive at another person’s...
Before We Learn to Live September 18, 1955
An ancient philosopher offered this interesting observation: “If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.”1 there is no real assurance that this is so,...
Cast of Character November 6, 1955
Somewhere have heard the story of the old southern hunter who sent his faithful dog on an errand—an errand on which the dog encountered a forest fire and lost his life. And the old man bitterly wept...
Decisions in Daylight and Darkness December 11, 1955
As to the distortions of darkness⎯many things are imagined. Troubles are magnified and symptoms also, and worries become more weighty in the hours of the night. And decisions made in darkness may...
Faith, Work, Patience January 2, 1955
The New Year does not last long. And despite its festivities, it is somewhat sobering⎯sobering for many reasons, and in part because of some uncertainties. But sometimes we overemphasize...
Happiness--and Success January 16, 1955
Happiness is the most pursued thing in all the world. All men are looking for it, whether they know it or not. Our Founding Fathers knew its place and importance when they listed it along with life...
Harboring Our Hurts October 2, 1955
No doubt the course of history has many times been altered because someone has had his feelings hurt. There are some classic examples that suggest themselves, such as Achilles sulking in his tent at...
He Was Good to My Son June 19, 1955
Have you ever heard a father say of someone: “He was good to my son”? If you have, you have no doubt sensed something that goes far deeper than any ordinary gratitude. It seems that a...
Hidden in Their Hearts August 21, 1955
Most of those who move about us from day to day are carrying their share of trouble and disappointment and sorrow hidden in their hearts; and we, with unseeing wyes, are often indifferent, not...
Homecoming--for the Whole Human Family December 25, 1955
On this day, and even at this hour, there comes into our consciousness a sense of countless scenes and settings that we should like to look in upon, across this beloved land, and in many other...
How to Behave Away From Home September 25, 1955
In Turning Homeward… May 8, 1955
There is something hallowed in turning homeward. Homeward turns the child tired from school or play. Homeward turns the man or woman weary from work, weary from the problems and the hard competitive...
On a Dark and Sleepless Night… March 6, 1955
A sentence recently read offers these words of wise and comforting counsel: “Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.” No doubt most...