Let Fast Runners Run Fast March 9, 1947
It might sometimes seem that it would be easier or more efficient or more convenient for some purposes if we could push men all into the same pattern. But no matter whose plan or purpose it would...
On Improving Other People March 16, 1947
Efficiency March 23, 1947
Sometimes we permit ourselves to assume that everything we call by the same name has the same qualities of character. It is almost as if knowing one man whose name is John, we conclude that all men...
The Cost of an Accusing Conscience March 30, 1947
We sometimes see men of much promise who move ahead in life so far and then seemingly fail to fulfill their full promise. We often see men who, from all outward indications, would seem to have much...
As Men Pray April 13, 1947
Why Sin Is Forbidden April 20, 1947
There is a statement accredited to Benjamin Franklin which says, “Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.” Perhaps few truths are more...
If Thou Knowest It All April 27, 1947
Despite all adverse elements, the past century or so has been one of profound unfoldment of truth. The mind of man has been permitted by the Almighty to penetrate what to us have heretofore been...
People, Principles, and Perfection May 4, 1947
All of us at times are disappointed in the actions of others. Perhaps there is no one who doesn’t disappoint someone some time by something he does or fails to do. But it should not be thought...
A Time for Remembering May 11, 1947
Looking forward from our youth and looking back after youth has passed present two vastly different pictures. As parents we see the future in our children. But as children we see the future in...
A Persuasion, Authority, and Fo May 18, 1947
We have heard much of such words as arbitration, negotiation, conciliation. They are technical terms, with many shades of meaning. But their over-all sense, in public procedure, implies the settling...
The Right Answers May 25, 1947
Rules and Exceptions June 1, 1947
There is an old and well-worn proverb which says that “one man’s meat is another’s poison”thus giving recognition to the fact that men have many points of difference. Food...
Counsel at School's End June 8, 1947
Many of you students come forth from your years in the classroom wondering what you can expect of your education and what the world expects of you. As you leave your days of schooling, in general it...
On Coming to Accountability June 15, 1947
There are times in the lives of all of us when someone has to see that we do what we should do, and that we don’t do what we shouldn’t do. In our early years we become accustomed to...
Concerning Varieties of Ignorance June 22, 1947
Inheriting and Perpetuating June 29, 1947
From the Book of Genesis we recall the account of Abraham pleading with the Lord to spare the city of Sodom if there were but fifty righteous to be found therein. “And the Lord said, If I find...
Just This Once July 13, 1947
There is in our language a dangerously disarming phrase by which people often persuade other people to compromise principles. It is the phrase “just this once.” “Just this...
Tolerance Without Compromise July 27, 1947
Someone sometime coined a phrase that has much meaning: “tolerance without compromise.” To be tolerant of others it is not necessary to accept their beliefs or to live like they live. In...
Concerning Our Right to Live Life as We Please August 3, 1947
Quite commonly we hear the person who proclaims his right to live his life as he pleases, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it. He says that his life is his own and, bluntly, what he does...