To a Generation Leaving School – Sunday, June 05, 1949
As each school year comes to a close, another generation of young people are appraised and promoted and graded and graduated. Many, of course, will...
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To You Who Mourn—and to You Who Remember – Sunday, May 29, 1949
There is perhaps no more persistently pondered question among men than that of immortality, and one great witness of its reality is that men deal...
The Worst That Could Happen – Sunday, May 22, 1949
Human thoughts and feelings are contagious; and an epidemic of losing faith in the future is one of the worst things that could ever happen...
It’s Being Done – Sunday, May 15, 1949
Sometimes when we are asked why we do something, we have no better answer to offer than the fact that "It's being done." But there...
Parents, Children, and Appreciation – Sunday, May 08, 1949
One of the difficult tasks that confronts parents is to pass on to their children an appreciation of what has gone into the making of...
On Waiting for Ideal Conditions – Sunday, May 01, 1949
All of us, no doubt, intend to do many things that we never get around to doing. There may be many reasons for this. Sometimes...
You Can’t “Save” Time – Sunday, April 24, 1949
One of the relentless things about life is that it is passing. Time spends itself no matter what we do with it. It moves at...
Of Death—and of Life – Sunday, April 17, 1949
Death means different things at different times to different people: To one who has long been weary in well-doing, it may mean blessed release—the sweet...
Impatience With Imperfection – Sunday, April 10, 1949
Sometimes when we see what others have done, we wonder why they didn't do better. We often wonder why past generations didn't do things differently....