Opposing Forces   May 2, 1943

The Myth of "Honor Among Thieves"   May 16, 1943

There is a familiar scene in the drama of human affairs that is played over and over again through the years⎯a scene that has often been known to move through a sequence something like this; a group...

The Banishment of Fear   May 23, 1943

Regrettably, one of the dominant factors in human relationships is fear. The lives of most men are beset by many fears; some, of course, much more than others. Going back to the chronicles of...

Johnny Did It!   July 18, 1943

There is a common practice that is perhaps as old as human nature—and almost as prevalent. When things go wrong, someone usually blames someone else. Perhaps every parent has had the experience of...

You Can't Go Back   August 8, 1943

Perhaps most of us at times cherish the thought that we would like to go back⎯back to try over⎯or back to enjoy once more the reality of some of our memories. But places long unseen often loom...

Concerning Humor   August 15, 1943

If you were suddenly to find yourself in a strange and unfamiliar place, and wanted to know whether you have arrived in a blessed land or in unhappy country, there are several tests that could be...

Of Human Jealousy   August 29, 1943

If we were to list the things that make men most miserable, we should surely have to place jealousy well toward the top. Jealousy has a prominent part in many, if not most, human heartaches, and it...

Teaching Life--and Living It   September 12, 1943

Because our children spend so much of their time within school walls, and derive so many of their fixed impressions and habits and attitudes from the hours and the days spent there, parents have...

Yesterday's Tomorrow   October 17, 1943

One of the distinguishing attributes of intelligence in men is the faculty of thinking and planning for the future. It is this that causes us to plant to that we may harvest⎯that gives us the wisdom...

If Men Be Good   October 24, 1943

William Penn is credited with the statement that “If men be good, government cannot be bad.”1 On first hearing, one may be inclined to challenge the idea altogether. Certainly there...

Counting on Character   October 31, 1943

There has long been a philosophy, too widely entertained, that a personal weakness could be offset by a legal device; for example, there have been those who have supposed that if a man weren’t...

Evil Is Where You Find It   November 14, 1943

The question of expediency frequently arises to plague us⎯the question as to whether or not, under pressure of circumstances, and to accomplish seemingly desirable ends, we should resort to things...

For This Freedom We Are Thankful   November 21, 1943

The swift turning of the year brings us once more to the theme of Thanksgiving − and gratefully we acknowledge the harvest of the good earth and all that God has given. Through all the years, in...

The Immediate Price   December 5, 1943

At some time or other, perhaps everyone asks himself: Why should I conform to the rules? Why should I maintain standards and ideals? Why should the promises or supposed punishments of a remote...

The Minority Voice   December 12, 1943

In spite of a long-advocated tolerance, there are times when all of us are annoyed because someone has disagreed with us. But to establish something on the basis of opinion without proof, of...

The End From the Beginning   January 16, 1944

At this season we recall again one of the pleasant pastimes of our childhood, when we paused with other wide-eyed youngsters to watch the billposter, forerunner of circuses and shows a and other...

For Out of the Heart…   January 30, 1944

Concerning Chaperonage   February 6, 1944

Like fashions and customs in a good many other things, the words of our language come and go. Many times within our generation we have seen words suddenly come into daily usage, and we have seen...

Times Have Changed   February 13, 1944

Whenever anyone speaks of the social precautions which were formerly observed, one is likely to be accused of being Victorian⎯which is another way of saying that the idea is thought to be...

Repetition   February 27, 1944

Perplexed parents frequently become weary with the number of times they have to remind their children of even the simplest precepts and precautions⎯and children sometimes impatiently reply:...