Youth--and Uncertainties and Decisions May 22, 1960
Decisions are difficult for everyone⎯and perhaps especially for those who are pursuing or finishing their period of preparation: where to work, when to marry, how long to prepare, what commitments...
Loved Ones Gone… and Loved Ones Living… May 29, 1960
“Each departed friend,” wrote one eminent observer, “is a magnet that attracts us to the next world.” It is true that our interest becomes divided, as those we love leave us....
Marriage--and Character June 5, 1960
What we have in our hearts to say could be said at any time, at many times; for it pertains to the goodness and purpose of life and to the peace and happiness of all who marry⎯and of children⎯and to...
It All Adds Up… June 12, 1960
We have become increasingly aware of the so-called exact sciences⎯of mathematical formulas, for example from which can be forecast the forces of the inner atom and the orbiting of outer areas. Order...
Fathers Are to Talk To June 19, 1960
There are some wonderful words in our language, words that are inseparably associated: home, mother, father, family⎯and in our thoughts they are linked in fondest and most meaningful remembrance....
Children… and the Effect of What They Feel… June 26, 1960
“What gift,” asked Cicero, “has Providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?” The answer suggests itself, and, since it is so, one thing of which we...
How Much Is All This Worth? July 3, 1960
Many years ago Daniel Webster recalled a question: “How much is all this worth?” he asked.1 As to liberty, or the lack of it, whatever the price, it is priceless, and the difference...
Gentleness With Firmness… July 10, 1960
“” young man before he leaves the shelter of his father’s house,” said John Locke, “should be fortified with resolution, . . . to secure his virtues, lest he should be...
Those First Speechless Years… July 17, 1960
It was written of John Ruskin that “the home atmosphere in which [he] grew up was one of utter peace and complete order. The relation between his father and mother was a beautiful one. There...
What Manner of Men They Were… July 24, 1960
Each generation leaves the future to take on some of the problems of the past, solving some and adding others, appraising principles, struggling with compromise, sometimes deviating, sometimes...
Fretfulness… and Thoughtfulness July 31, 1960
There is a song written around these thoughtful words: “The harvest now is over, the summer days are gone.” 1 There are times when all of us become aware of the swift passing of the...
Thoughtfulness… August 7, 1960
We sometimes wonder what others think of us, but most of they time they do not think of us at all. Often, they are so absorbed with their own thoughts, with their own problems, with the impressions...
What Exile Leaves Himself Behind? August 14, 1960
It is apparent that at times the pressures of life are upon us all. Anxieties, difficulties, decisions⎯even opportunities weigh heavily under some circumstances. And, collectively, we meet pressures...
Inseparable From Ourselves… August 21, 1960
Constantly, ceaselessly, we are keeping company with ourselves. Inseparably we live with ourselves, with our own thoughts, whether they are deep or shallow, clean or unclean, happy or unhappy⎯which...
On Desensitizing Ourselves August 28, 1960
No matter where we are or who we are or what we are or how much help we have, we have to do some part of the solving of our problems for ourselves. We have to have the will and the willingness...
Conscience and Habits Away From Home September 4, 1960
“There is nothing that a man can less afford to leave at home than his conscience or his good habits.” While this applies to all travel, to all activity, to all social situations, more...
Work: Satisfaction and Shock Absorber September 11, 1960
In living with ourselves, and in learning to live with life, work is one of life’s surest satisfactions, and one of its surest shock absorbers. Work is much less wearing than worry, and often...
Life Without Liberty September 25, 1960
As we approach Washington’s birthday, we recall some sobering facts cited by a distinguished judge as he listed things that were lacking in the lives of those who live without liberty. It...
Autumn Leaves Its Lesson… October 2, 1960
Somewhere we have read a sentence which says “God is in the . . . march of the seasons . . .” At the season of harvest it seems to be so. The changing of seasons is an always awesome...
The Morality of Work… October 9, 1960
There is a side of the subject of work that should be considered. For want of a better word we might call it the worthiness of work. Work takes our time, and time is the very essence of life, and...