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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Knowledge… Character… Responsibility… May 24, 1964
“The essence of character-building lies in action,” said David Starr Jordan. “Precepts of virtue are useless unless they can be built into life…. The habit of finding out the...
Sincerity… and Conduct… May 17, 1964
Sincerity is easy to profess; it is easy to say what we will do, what we believe, what our interest is in others. Words are easy; talk is cheap; but, to recall a quotation from Emerson:...
The Waiting Mothers May 10, 1964
In The Blue Bird, By Maurice Maeterlinck, there is a heart-searching scene, as the children leave their home in heaven to be born on earth. As they depart from their pre-mortal life, there is both...
Whom Can They Follow? May 3, 1964
There is always the question of the influence of our example on others: the example of parents on children, of teachers on youth; the example and influence of all whom young people look to for...
Independence--and Principles April 26, 1964
In using our free agency, some considerable degree of independence is absolutely essential. But it is possible for people to be so independent that they cannot or do not cooperate, so independent...
Broadmindedness April 19, 1964
“Broadmindedness” is a word that has much meaning and much to commend it. But “The question is . . .” said Lewis Carroll, “The question is whether you make words mean...
The Need for Standards April 12, 1964
We are in some measure acted upon by others and by outside influences, but also, in large measure, we are shaping ourselves. And in all our choosing and selecting and deciding, there is need for...
No One Leaves Himself Behind April 5, 1964
“Who can predict the quality of life… in heaven in the great hereafter?” asked one worried observer. “Does it not depend on the quality of his present life? Are we not today...
The High Privilege of Parents… March 22, 1964
With all the influences there are outside the home, among the most important questions we should consider is the teaching of children within the home⎯not necessarily technical teaching, but...
A Look at Pleasure and Leisure March 15, 1964
As to pleasure and leisure and their place and importance: While there is need for leisure and relaxing, it is not good to have too many unoccupied hours; for there is too much too little time to do...