Not Into Nothingness May 31, 1964
We have mentioned before the beautiful scene form The Blue Bird by Maeterlinck as the children left their home in heaven to be born on earth, with anxiety and anticipation, some not wanting to leave...
Reach… to the Invisible World June 7, 1964
There is much to be said at Commencement, and at other times also, to those who are deciding on careers and moving into more permanent pursuits. But in all that is said, remember that there must be...
Marriage--and Honesty Before and After… June 14, 1964
“Character,” said Josiah Holland, “must…back up everything.” This applies to marriage. There must be honesty before as well as after. “Before to persons enter into...
To Younger Fathers June 21, 1964
This perhaps is a time when fathers who are older may say some things to fathers who are younger. Besides, all the differences that age can account for, fathers and sons sometimes feel far apart,...
Morals and Manners June 28, 1964
In the day-to-day living of life there is always the question of morals and manners. “To have respect for ourselves guides our morals,” said Lawrence Sterne, “and to have a...
Some Foundations of Freedom July 5, 1964
Here are some sentences from several sources on an exceedingly important subject: “The history of liberty,” said Woodrow Wilson, “is a history of limitations of governmental power,...
Freedom--and the Conquest of Self July 12, 1964
“No man can be free,” said Thomas O’Shaughnessy, “until he conquers himself. Many mistake slavery for liberty; they think their liberty consists in following their desires,...
Parents…and Freedom… and Principles July 19, 1964
“Parents have a duty to govern their children . . .” said Dr. Lyman Abbott. “But the object of all good government is to prepare the subject for self-government.” Sometimes...
The Need and Nature of Privacy August 2, 1964
From far back it has been said that a man’s home is his castle⎯a place entitled to peace, protection, and privacy. “How can you make plain to a new generation that privacy was no mere...
Marriage Is Half the Responsibility of Each August 9, 1964
More than a century ago, Goethe made this remark on marriage:”The sum which two married people owe each other defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through...
Summer--Frustration and Fulfillment August 16, 1964
Summer is much more than a season. It is a symbol—a pattern of moods, of activities, attitudes. It is growing things, doing things, sometimes with intensity of travel, vacationing, and sometimes...
Cause… Consequence… and Cure August 23, 1964
Wherever there is disregard for standards, for law, for morals, there is need to consider causes and consequences. “What am I? And What is?” asked Emerson. “When man says:–I...
Personal Peace and Privacy August 30, 1964
In pursuing the subject of freedom and personal peace and the right of privacy, there are some interesting citations from some interesting sources. We all need times of quiet and composure and...
Whatever Work Is… September 6, 1964
“Without some goal and some effort to reach it,” said Dostoevsky, “no man can live.” “The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he...
The Wonder of Work September 13, 1964
“People need work almost as much as they need food,” said an unknown author. “Lack of work causes drudgery and discontent. To enjoy working is part of growing up,… If you...
The Constitution--and Freedom Under God September 20, 1964
Sometimes some things are so good, so constant, so much a part of our way of life, that we assume they were always there and always will be, regardless of any actions or attitude of ours, or any...
Don't Say It… Don't Do It… September 27, 1964
This terse advice comes from newspaper parlance: “If you don’t want it printed in the paper, don’t do it.” To this might be added: If you don’t want it printed,...
Who Knows How Long He Has? October 4, 1964
Repentance is one of the most important principles that God has given, and the fact that He gave it is evidence that He knew we would need it, and that He will accept it—when it is sincere. He will...
Rationalizing Repentance October 11, 1964
So much is at stake in life—the whole everlasting future before us, that persisting in unrepentance is exceedingly shortsighted. And following one mistake with more or many more, on the assumption...
Not Neutral, but Negative… October 18, 1964
There is a word considered sometimes as a virtue which is often not so, and indeed may be quite the contrary. The word is neutrality, which in dictionary definition means “neither one thing...