On Lying Without Speaking January 29, 1950
On Living in a Haunted House February 19, 1950
There was a time, in childhood, when we were much impressed by houses that were supposed to be haunted⎯a haunted house, of course, being any empty place where people had moved out and dust and...
On Knowing the Future January 15, 1950
On Being Too Long Alone March 12, 1950
We have heard on high authority that “it is not good that the men should be alone.” But people at almost any age may sometimes feel that they want to be on their own⎯and not accountable...
On Accepting Reality January 8, 1950
When events have taken an unexpected turn, we often wonder what we might have done to avoid what has happened. What did we do wrong? What might have happened if we had done differently? It is...
Of Human Jealousy August 27, 1950
O Thus Be It Ever… July 2, 1950
We have come to another day of national remembrance⎯a day to remind us what this nation meant to those who offered their lives to bring it into being and to remind us what it now means to us, and to...
Minors Not Admitted March 5, 1950
It is a commonplace occurrence, to sometimes startling nevertheless, how children grow up in the pattern of their parents⎯both in appearance and performance. It isn’t always so, and we must...
Let a Man Examine Himself September 24, 1950
For many purposes, people are constantly being classified. But quite apart from the classifications into which other people place us, we also constantly classify ourselves. It is a common human...
Indictment of Indifference February 5, 1950
Among the ancient Athenians it is said that Solon invoked a law that penalized people who refused to take sides on disputed principles and public problems. It was his conviction that a person should...
If Early Enough… May 21, 1950
The past is said to repeat itself⎯not in detail, perhaps, but in principle and in broad patterns. And by the pattern of the past, thoughtful observers have often predicted what might be in the...
I Read It in a Book January 22, 1950
In defending a statement that is questioned or challenged, not infrequently someone will say: “I read it in a book” (as if this were a final and unanswerable answer). But an error is an...
How to Behave Away From Home April 16, 1950
Sometimes people suppose that there is a different code of conduct away from home, and that they can count on not being known. This might be true in fiction, but it isn’t true in fact. In...
Fourscore and Seven Years Ago… November 19, 1950
On November 19, 1863 an immortal American uttered an immortal message. Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. We are thankful that America has had such men; we are thankful for the faith and...
Forgiving and Forgetting April 2, 1950
We often hear the phrase, “Forgive and forget.” But how much is “forgetting” a part of “forgiving?” There is no one who does not sometime need to be forgiven, and...
Fearful Voyager August 6, 1950
If we were to allow ourselves to be frightened by the daily impact of all we see and all we hear and by all the disappointing circumstances of life, we should soon be so upset that we would lose...
Faith Against Fear October 22, 1950
Enslavement by "Consent" February 12, 1950
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.” This sentence spoken by Abraham Lincoln, brings before us the question of “consent.” In a society...
Destination… May 28, 1950
One of our most common characteristics is that we seldom seem to arrive at precisely where we think we want to go. It is a restless world. And the chances are that even those who have what we think...
Children in Understanding October 8, 1950
In times of trouble and of tragedy, there are always those who would question the Creator, and there are also those who would rule Him out of existence. There are those who, in their resentment...