A “Wide” Experience – Sunday, June 20, 1948
Sometimes young people in a venturesome spirit seek to acquire an acquaintance with questionable practices, questionable places and questionable people not with the idea of...
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Pulling at the Pillars – Sunday, June 13, 1948
There is a proverb from The Persians that reads: "When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along."1 Certainly tearing things...
Where are you Going – Sunday, June 06, 1948
There is an exceedingly important question that parents repeatedly ask young people: "Where are you going?" And even though a youngster may become impatient, it...
When Death Comes – Sunday, May 30, 1948
In a letter to a friend, Thomas Jefferson once wrote: "There is a fullness of time when men should go." This may be easy to...
The So-Called “Mass” of Humanity* – Sunday, May 23, 1948
Quite frequently we hear people who express themselves as wanting to do something for the great mass of mankind, perhaps for their further enlightenment, or...
Parents and Other People – Sunday, May 16, 1948
It is often easy to be pleasant when we have no responsibility. This is a profound fact that young people often overlook. Friends and strangers...
Living Into Loneliness – Sunday, May 09, 1948
It is difficult for those who are, young to understand the loneliness that comes when life changes from a time of preparation and performance to...
Into Temptation – Sunday, May 02, 1948
Few of us actually know our own strength until we, are faced with situations that test us, to the last limit. We often underestimate our...
Trial and Error – Sunday, April 25, 1948
One of the methods of determining the truth or falsity of any theory is by "trial and error"—which is to say, if you want to...