People and Portraits of the Past… – Sunday, October 18, 1959
As a memorial was being considered to commemorate the accomplishment of some great people of the past, one in the group expressed considerable concern in...
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The Attitude of Intent… – Sunday, October 11, 1959
We have read somewhere in some rules of safety the following sentence: “Never point a gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot.” This is...
The moving power of prayer – Sunday, October 04, 1959
There likely isn't a much greater loneliness than the loneliness of a man who cannot find comfort and assurance and help outside himself. There likely...
Little Brass Nails – Sunday, September 27, 1959
Perhaps all of us pursue some things which, after we acquire them, seem somewhat shallow or shoddy or at least unessential. And then we wonder...
At summer’s end… – Sunday, September 20, 1959
The passing of any season is somewhat sobering, or any day, or any period of the past. When a season begins, when a day begins,...
The quality of idleness – Sunday, September 13, 1959
We closed last week with a quoted comment that “the outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness. . . .”1 To...
The will to work—and enjoy it – Sunday, September 06, 1959
These words of dedication from a grateful author currently appear in print: "To my own mother and father and to all parents like them, who...
The chasms that keep us from understanding – Sunday, August 30, 1959
These recent weeks we have considered happiness and. ignorance and understanding: the need for understanding facts and places, and people—perhaps especially people, for we so...
On knowing the truth – Sunday, August 23, 1959
Last week we referred to the fallacy of the old adage that “ignorance is bliss”—and to the need for understanding. Now to turn for a...