So much So little time
To do To wait for more
To see But not at all
To laugh While I cry inside.
Where is the someday?
Where is the afterthought?
Where are the hopes?
The dreams?
The keys?
How big is the wall?
Can I let you inside?
Only if you promise to leave...
Soon.
Everything that's done
Is over.
Everything to come
Is waiting.
I hate to wait.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The War of the Wars, 1970
Narrator. Welcome to "Meet the Nation". Today we have with us ten men each or whom
represents a particular war. They will be interviewed by Charles Brayman of the
"New York Times" and Harold Lawson of the "Washington Post". Your moderator
is Laurence Crantz. Mr. Crantz--
Crantz. Good day ladies and gentlemen. This is a special edition of "Meet the Nation". We
are happy today to have with us these distinguished men. We will start the questioning
with Mr. Brayman.
Brayman. Thank you Mr. Crantz. General Wolfe, please state your position on the French and
Indian War.
Wolfe. Certainly, I believe that the French and Indian War was the most important war in
America's history because, if you remember, the British, or later the Americans,
defeated the French and the Indians and this led to the expansion of the United States
into the rest of this continent. This war made our country what it is today and without
this war, our country would be just thirteen states.
Brayman. Thank you General Wolfe, General Washington, what is your position on the American
Revolution.
Washington.For many reasons, I think our war for independence made our nation what it is today.
Brayman. And what are those reasons for the war, sir?
Washington.We might still be a colony of England today. We would not have the Declaration of
Independence or the Constitution.
Brayman. I see. In other words, the American Revolution, in your opinion, was the most
important war.
Crantz. Mr. Lawson? Will you continue the questioning?
Lawson. Thank you Mr. Crantz. Admiral Perry, please explain your position with the War of
1812.
Perry. The War of 1812 was the most important war in forwarding democracy. It showed
that no foreign power could try and retake land as Britain tried. Of course she failed.
She failed because the United States was much stronger than Britain.
Lawson. Thank you Mr. Perry. Mr. Crockett, please explain to our viewers about the Mexican
War.
Crockett. Remember the Alamo! That's what it was all about. The Mexican War showed them
Mexicans that there ain't nobody that could conquer the United States of America.
We gave those Mexicans, dee-mock-acee.
Lawson. How did the Civil War become the most important war, General Lee?
Lee. The Civil War gave equality to every person. This gave us the democratic way of
life, as we know it today.
Crantz. Mr. Brayman? Will you continue the questioning?
Brayman. Yes thank you. Mr. Roosevelt, tell us about the Spanish-American War.
Roosevelt. Bully! Bully! The Spanish-American War showed the world how we tolerate people
who blow up our ships. Remember the Maine!! Bully!
Brayman. Mr. Roosevelt, you seem quite disturbed about this.
Roosevelt. Mr. Brayman? You can't be calm about a war.
Crantz. We have to pause for a moment. Here is a word from our sponsor.
Narrator. In the current issue of "Look at Life" magazine, there is a special report on the growing
problem of water pollution in the United States. It is a stimulating and provocative
article. Good reading in "Look at Life". Buy it wherever good magazines are sold.
"Look at Life", everybody else does. Now back to our special edition of "Meet the
Nation".
Crantz. Mr. Brayman, will you continue questioning?
Brayman. Thank you Mr. Crantz. General Pershing, what did World War I do and what was it
supposed to have done?
Pershing. "The war to end all wars". World War I showed the Germans that the United States
can win over any country that tries to take over the world by force.
Brayman. Thank you, Mr. Pershing, General Eisenhower, how does World War II compare to
World War I and how do they differ?
Eisenhower.The United States continued their efforts laid out in World War I. The United States
showed Germany again that the world could not be taken over by another country.
By spreading our men throughout the world, we brought freedom to the world. The
real way that World War I differed from World War II was Adolf Hitler. He thought
he could rule the world for a thousand years, but we, the United States, proved that
he was wrong.
Crantz. Mr. Lawson? continue please.
Lawson. General MacArthur? What did we gain from the Korean Conflict?
MacArthur. We showed those Commies that they can't mess around with the United States Army,
and they can't invade a small country like Korea. We showed them that the United
States Army is the strongest army in the world.
Lawson. Tell us about Vietnam, Mr. Westmoreland.
Westmoreland. If we could just end this war in Vietnam, we could bring peace to the world. But
we can't end the Vietnam War because it is going on forever. The United States Army
was a strong army, but not anymore. This war is unwinnable.
Crantz. And that is our special edition of "Meet the Nation". Thank you representatives of the
American wars and thank you ladies and gentlemen for listening to this program.
Tune in next week for...
MacArthur. Now hold on there, I haven't told you about them dirty Commies. Those sadists are
nothing but a bunch of lousy, no good, jungle warfare, cruel individuals, with no
regard for human life.
Pershing. Let me tell you about the Vietnam War, Mr. Westmoreland. Every week about 150
of our men are killed and 2000, on average, are killed, who are the North Vietnamese.
Mr. Westmoreland?, who is it that we kill 2000 Viet Cong each week if they are
smaller than we are, and they know the countryside better than we do? How can we
possibly kill 2000 a week?
Westmoreland. We are just smarter than they are.
Crantz. Now gentlemen, please calm down, we are off the air.
MacArthur. Calm down? This is war. I declare war on Mr. Pershing!
Pershing. And I declare war on Mr. Westmoreland.
(a light focuses on the right side of the stage. a tall, fair-headed man walks on the
stage. he walks toward the table with the representatives of the wars. this character
shines like an angel.)
Washington.Who are you?
Peace. My name is Peace.
Crockett. Peace? What can YOU do?
Peace. I make peace for all wars.
Lee. Well, you better settle this war, here and now.
Peace. All right. Mr. Pershing, World War I was settled through Wilson's Fourteen Points.
It brought peace to the world. Mr. MacArthur, the dividing line between North and
South Korea, brought peace to that part of the world. Mr. Westmoreland, I am
trying to bring peace in Vietnam and those Paris Peace Talks are not doing a bit of
good. You better help peace come to Vietnam.
Westmoreland. You know he's right.
Peace. It isn't so much which war is more important, or which war led up to the democratic
society today, as it is to realize that peace conquers war and every war has resulted
in peace. If we could get peace in Vietnam, then my goals would be achieved. Let
us have peace in the world so that it will be a better place to live in. If you love one
another, we will have peace.
THE END
represents a particular war. They will be interviewed by Charles Brayman of the
"New York Times" and Harold Lawson of the "Washington Post". Your moderator
is Laurence Crantz. Mr. Crantz--
Crantz. Good day ladies and gentlemen. This is a special edition of "Meet the Nation". We
are happy today to have with us these distinguished men. We will start the questioning
with Mr. Brayman.
Brayman. Thank you Mr. Crantz. General Wolfe, please state your position on the French and
Indian War.
Wolfe. Certainly, I believe that the French and Indian War was the most important war in
America's history because, if you remember, the British, or later the Americans,
defeated the French and the Indians and this led to the expansion of the United States
into the rest of this continent. This war made our country what it is today and without
this war, our country would be just thirteen states.
Brayman. Thank you General Wolfe, General Washington, what is your position on the American
Revolution.
Washington.For many reasons, I think our war for independence made our nation what it is today.
Brayman. And what are those reasons for the war, sir?
Washington.We might still be a colony of England today. We would not have the Declaration of
Independence or the Constitution.
Brayman. I see. In other words, the American Revolution, in your opinion, was the most
important war.
Crantz. Mr. Lawson? Will you continue the questioning?
Lawson. Thank you Mr. Crantz. Admiral Perry, please explain your position with the War of
1812.
Perry. The War of 1812 was the most important war in forwarding democracy. It showed
that no foreign power could try and retake land as Britain tried. Of course she failed.
She failed because the United States was much stronger than Britain.
Lawson. Thank you Mr. Perry. Mr. Crockett, please explain to our viewers about the Mexican
War.
Crockett. Remember the Alamo! That's what it was all about. The Mexican War showed them
Mexicans that there ain't nobody that could conquer the United States of America.
We gave those Mexicans, dee-mock-acee.
Lawson. How did the Civil War become the most important war, General Lee?
Lee. The Civil War gave equality to every person. This gave us the democratic way of
life, as we know it today.
Crantz. Mr. Brayman? Will you continue the questioning?
Brayman. Yes thank you. Mr. Roosevelt, tell us about the Spanish-American War.
Roosevelt. Bully! Bully! The Spanish-American War showed the world how we tolerate people
who blow up our ships. Remember the Maine!! Bully!
Brayman. Mr. Roosevelt, you seem quite disturbed about this.
Roosevelt. Mr. Brayman? You can't be calm about a war.
Crantz. We have to pause for a moment. Here is a word from our sponsor.
Narrator. In the current issue of "Look at Life" magazine, there is a special report on the growing
problem of water pollution in the United States. It is a stimulating and provocative
article. Good reading in "Look at Life". Buy it wherever good magazines are sold.
"Look at Life", everybody else does. Now back to our special edition of "Meet the
Nation".
Crantz. Mr. Brayman, will you continue questioning?
Brayman. Thank you Mr. Crantz. General Pershing, what did World War I do and what was it
supposed to have done?
Pershing. "The war to end all wars". World War I showed the Germans that the United States
can win over any country that tries to take over the world by force.
Brayman. Thank you, Mr. Pershing, General Eisenhower, how does World War II compare to
World War I and how do they differ?
Eisenhower.The United States continued their efforts laid out in World War I. The United States
showed Germany again that the world could not be taken over by another country.
By spreading our men throughout the world, we brought freedom to the world. The
real way that World War I differed from World War II was Adolf Hitler. He thought
he could rule the world for a thousand years, but we, the United States, proved that
he was wrong.
Crantz. Mr. Lawson? continue please.
Lawson. General MacArthur? What did we gain from the Korean Conflict?
MacArthur. We showed those Commies that they can't mess around with the United States Army,
and they can't invade a small country like Korea. We showed them that the United
States Army is the strongest army in the world.
Lawson. Tell us about Vietnam, Mr. Westmoreland.
Westmoreland. If we could just end this war in Vietnam, we could bring peace to the world. But
we can't end the Vietnam War because it is going on forever. The United States Army
was a strong army, but not anymore. This war is unwinnable.
Crantz. And that is our special edition of "Meet the Nation". Thank you representatives of the
American wars and thank you ladies and gentlemen for listening to this program.
Tune in next week for...
MacArthur. Now hold on there, I haven't told you about them dirty Commies. Those sadists are
nothing but a bunch of lousy, no good, jungle warfare, cruel individuals, with no
regard for human life.
Pershing. Let me tell you about the Vietnam War, Mr. Westmoreland. Every week about 150
of our men are killed and 2000, on average, are killed, who are the North Vietnamese.
Mr. Westmoreland?, who is it that we kill 2000 Viet Cong each week if they are
smaller than we are, and they know the countryside better than we do? How can we
possibly kill 2000 a week?
Westmoreland. We are just smarter than they are.
Crantz. Now gentlemen, please calm down, we are off the air.
MacArthur. Calm down? This is war. I declare war on Mr. Pershing!
Pershing. And I declare war on Mr. Westmoreland.
(a light focuses on the right side of the stage. a tall, fair-headed man walks on the
stage. he walks toward the table with the representatives of the wars. this character
shines like an angel.)
Washington.Who are you?
Peace. My name is Peace.
Crockett. Peace? What can YOU do?
Peace. I make peace for all wars.
Lee. Well, you better settle this war, here and now.
Peace. All right. Mr. Pershing, World War I was settled through Wilson's Fourteen Points.
It brought peace to the world. Mr. MacArthur, the dividing line between North and
South Korea, brought peace to that part of the world. Mr. Westmoreland, I am
trying to bring peace in Vietnam and those Paris Peace Talks are not doing a bit of
good. You better help peace come to Vietnam.
Westmoreland. You know he's right.
Peace. It isn't so much which war is more important, or which war led up to the democratic
society today, as it is to realize that peace conquers war and every war has resulted
in peace. If we could get peace in Vietnam, then my goals would be achieved. Let
us have peace in the world so that it will be a better place to live in. If you love one
another, we will have peace.
THE END
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Letter, 1973
Every human being
Their home
The World
Dear Everyone,
We, of the movement to stop the War in Vietnam, having achieved our purpose, declare to mankind that we are not stopping the movement. Our main goal is not to stop the Vietnam War but to bring peace to the world. We recognize that the Vietnam War is the longest war in American history, and bringing it to a close is a great achievement. We must emphasize, though, that this is not the only troublespot in the world. As long as there are American soldiers in foreign countries, we must keep protesting American involvement. Vietnam is a drop in the proverbial bucket of peace. In a future time in our government, we will have a president, who will send soldiers to another point in the world to fight a war.
The Anderson College chapters of the National Peace Action Coalition, the Individuals Against the Crime of Silence, and the United Society will continue to fight for peace, because just because the war in Vietnam is over, doesn't mean that peace has automatically come. We will also fight to bring domestic freedom. Our goals now include the abolishment of poverty, hunger, disease, pollution, and all war. As a song goes, "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me."
PEACE!
Walter Durst--president of
the Anderson College chapters of
the National Peace Action Coalition
the Individuals Against the Crime of Silence
and
the founder of the United Society.
PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE
NOW
NOW
NOW
Their home
The World
Dear Everyone,
We, of the movement to stop the War in Vietnam, having achieved our purpose, declare to mankind that we are not stopping the movement. Our main goal is not to stop the Vietnam War but to bring peace to the world. We recognize that the Vietnam War is the longest war in American history, and bringing it to a close is a great achievement. We must emphasize, though, that this is not the only troublespot in the world. As long as there are American soldiers in foreign countries, we must keep protesting American involvement. Vietnam is a drop in the proverbial bucket of peace. In a future time in our government, we will have a president, who will send soldiers to another point in the world to fight a war.
The Anderson College chapters of the National Peace Action Coalition, the Individuals Against the Crime of Silence, and the United Society will continue to fight for peace, because just because the war in Vietnam is over, doesn't mean that peace has automatically come. We will also fight to bring domestic freedom. Our goals now include the abolishment of poverty, hunger, disease, pollution, and all war. As a song goes, "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me."
PEACE!
Walter Durst--president of
the Anderson College chapters of
the National Peace Action Coalition
the Individuals Against the Crime of Silence
and
the founder of the United Society.
PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE PEACE
NOW
NOW
NOW
Friday, March 27, 2015
Untitled, 1981
Singles are looking for ways to make their lives meaningful. Over the last several years, many books have been written to try to help the individual in obtaining a purpose in life. At First Baptist Church of Columbia, South Carolina, this purpose has been achieved by two mission trips to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1980, the Singles Department at First Baptist wanted to reach out beyond the confines of its own community, so the Home Mission Board suggested that they look to the Delaware Valley Baptist Association, and especially Philadelphia, where they might be some help to this fledgling Southern Baptist ministry. With some advance work between Baxter Wynn of First Baptist, Columbia and Gaynor Yancey of Philadelphia, the agreement was reached. First Baptist would send twenty singles to Philadelphia to conduct two Vacation Bible Schools in the Kensington area of Philadelphia and work out of the Frankford Avenue Baptist Church. Ms. Yancey, who was the Director of Christian Service Ministries for Delaware Valley, served as their contact and guide.
The group from First Baptist consisted of teachers, artists, technicians, and other assorted professions, who used their vacation time for this project. Each grade, pre-school through sixth grade, had a worker, and there were four people who did puppet shows for both schools.
The twenty singles lived in Frankford Avenue Church for the week that they were there. Due to the high-crime area where the church was located, the door to the church had to be locked at all times. There was a doorbell at the entrance to the church, and a code had to be set-up whereby the singles would know if one of their own was at the door, as opposed to just anybody trying to get into the church.
The first day of Vacation Bible School was a complete disaster. All of the plans that were made by the teachers failed. The children would not listen to their teachers. There was an atmosphere of total anarchy on the part of the children, and the singles went back to the church that afternoon feeling frustrated and helpless. The plans that had taken over three months to formulate were shot down and destroyed in a little over three hours. The fifth and sixth grades wither knew all of the Bible stories or didn't want to listen. The pre-school area had to contend with the mothers of the children watching over their little ones, since they didn't trust the singles.
At the beginning of Tuesday morning, before VBS, there was a prayer meeting, where the singles asked God to give them strength and patience with the children. They also prayed that the hearts of the children would be opened to the message that they had to give. A miracle happened that morning, because when the group began the schools, the children paid attention to their teachers and to the puppet shows. It was as though an entirely new group of kids had replaced the old group. The rest of the week was very successful. The plans were altered to meet the needs of the children. For example, the fifth and sixth grades were told stories about Nicky Cruz and gang-fights in New York, because they seemed to listen better to stories that they could relate to.
Over the course of the week, the singles group had been told to lock-up everything, because the children were inclined to steal. At the end of the week, the group had been very fortunate that nothing had been taken. Friday afternoon, there was no one in the church when a couple of singles needed to get into the locked church. Seeing their predicament, a couple of children came to their rescue by taking off the screen to one of the windows and climbing in to unlock the door. The singles asked them why they had not done this before, and the children responded by saying that they liked this group from First Baptist and didn't want to hurt them.
When it came time to leave Philadelphia, the hearts of both groups of people were breaking. The children had grown very fond of their teachers, and the singles didn't want to leave the neighborhood. Several kids tried to hide inside the vans or on the top of the trailer, but the singles had to reluctantly tell them to go. As the two vans of singles left Philadelphia, the children ran after them, and there was not a dry eye in the group.
With the enthusiasm that they brought back from their trip, the Singles made their church aware of the mission opportunities in the Philadelphia area, so plans were started to return to Philadelphia the following year.
In March, 1981, Gaynor Yancey visited First Baptist in Columbia to thank those who had been to Philadelphia the previous year and to acquaint the church with the continuing need for social ministries. In May, the singles signed up to teach Vacation Bible School. Where there were twenty people who signed up in 1980, over seventy people expressed an interest in going to Philadelphia this time. During the next three months, several singles dropped out, but almost forty singles did make the commitment to go to Philadelphia.
Many changes were made, mainly due to the size of the group, but also because there was more to do this year. The church that they would be working in was Trinity Baptist Church in the Fairmount Park area of Philadelphia. The neighborhood was not as rough as the one in Kensington, but perhaps just as run-down. There would only be one school, instead of two, so there was more specialization on the part of each person who went. For example, the church needed repairs, so there were some people who went for the expressed purpose of helping with the construction. In the area of the VBS itself, there were the teachers for pre-school through sixth grade, but there were also people in charge of crafts, telling Bible stories, recreation, and puppet shows. Another difference was the attitude of First Baptist Church in sending the singles to this mission place. In 1980, the WMU gave the singles food for the week and planned out meals, but this time around, the church as a whole gave money to the group to use for their expenses. The most meaningful difference was that of prayer support. Certainly, there were people praying for the first trip, but the second trip was more prayer-oriented. Each member of the mission trip was assigned to one or more people in the church to pray for that person, by name, every day of the week. The strength of that prayer was evident the first day of VBS, because over sixty children came to the park where the school was held, even though only about twenty children were expected to attend.
In addition to the puppet show being performed for each grade every day, a day camp, which was not related to the VBS, allowed their children to attend the shows, and the singles used that ministry as a special witness to the neighborhood.
On Friday, the singles worked with the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in presenting the plan of salvation to these children. Several children responded favorably to this overture by the singles, and Bibles were distributed so that every child would have his own copy.
When the singles left Philadelphia this time, there were no children running after the vans, mainly due to the fact that they left in a blinding rainstorm, but a couple of children stood out in the rain to say goodbye to their favorite teachers.
First Baptist Church Singles are doing something for the Lord and are also doing something for themselves in improving their own self-image. They plan to continue this cooperation with Philadelphia long into the future.
In 1980, the Singles Department at First Baptist wanted to reach out beyond the confines of its own community, so the Home Mission Board suggested that they look to the Delaware Valley Baptist Association, and especially Philadelphia, where they might be some help to this fledgling Southern Baptist ministry. With some advance work between Baxter Wynn of First Baptist, Columbia and Gaynor Yancey of Philadelphia, the agreement was reached. First Baptist would send twenty singles to Philadelphia to conduct two Vacation Bible Schools in the Kensington area of Philadelphia and work out of the Frankford Avenue Baptist Church. Ms. Yancey, who was the Director of Christian Service Ministries for Delaware Valley, served as their contact and guide.
The group from First Baptist consisted of teachers, artists, technicians, and other assorted professions, who used their vacation time for this project. Each grade, pre-school through sixth grade, had a worker, and there were four people who did puppet shows for both schools.
The twenty singles lived in Frankford Avenue Church for the week that they were there. Due to the high-crime area where the church was located, the door to the church had to be locked at all times. There was a doorbell at the entrance to the church, and a code had to be set-up whereby the singles would know if one of their own was at the door, as opposed to just anybody trying to get into the church.
The first day of Vacation Bible School was a complete disaster. All of the plans that were made by the teachers failed. The children would not listen to their teachers. There was an atmosphere of total anarchy on the part of the children, and the singles went back to the church that afternoon feeling frustrated and helpless. The plans that had taken over three months to formulate were shot down and destroyed in a little over three hours. The fifth and sixth grades wither knew all of the Bible stories or didn't want to listen. The pre-school area had to contend with the mothers of the children watching over their little ones, since they didn't trust the singles.
At the beginning of Tuesday morning, before VBS, there was a prayer meeting, where the singles asked God to give them strength and patience with the children. They also prayed that the hearts of the children would be opened to the message that they had to give. A miracle happened that morning, because when the group began the schools, the children paid attention to their teachers and to the puppet shows. It was as though an entirely new group of kids had replaced the old group. The rest of the week was very successful. The plans were altered to meet the needs of the children. For example, the fifth and sixth grades were told stories about Nicky Cruz and gang-fights in New York, because they seemed to listen better to stories that they could relate to.
Over the course of the week, the singles group had been told to lock-up everything, because the children were inclined to steal. At the end of the week, the group had been very fortunate that nothing had been taken. Friday afternoon, there was no one in the church when a couple of singles needed to get into the locked church. Seeing their predicament, a couple of children came to their rescue by taking off the screen to one of the windows and climbing in to unlock the door. The singles asked them why they had not done this before, and the children responded by saying that they liked this group from First Baptist and didn't want to hurt them.
When it came time to leave Philadelphia, the hearts of both groups of people were breaking. The children had grown very fond of their teachers, and the singles didn't want to leave the neighborhood. Several kids tried to hide inside the vans or on the top of the trailer, but the singles had to reluctantly tell them to go. As the two vans of singles left Philadelphia, the children ran after them, and there was not a dry eye in the group.
With the enthusiasm that they brought back from their trip, the Singles made their church aware of the mission opportunities in the Philadelphia area, so plans were started to return to Philadelphia the following year.
In March, 1981, Gaynor Yancey visited First Baptist in Columbia to thank those who had been to Philadelphia the previous year and to acquaint the church with the continuing need for social ministries. In May, the singles signed up to teach Vacation Bible School. Where there were twenty people who signed up in 1980, over seventy people expressed an interest in going to Philadelphia this time. During the next three months, several singles dropped out, but almost forty singles did make the commitment to go to Philadelphia.
Many changes were made, mainly due to the size of the group, but also because there was more to do this year. The church that they would be working in was Trinity Baptist Church in the Fairmount Park area of Philadelphia. The neighborhood was not as rough as the one in Kensington, but perhaps just as run-down. There would only be one school, instead of two, so there was more specialization on the part of each person who went. For example, the church needed repairs, so there were some people who went for the expressed purpose of helping with the construction. In the area of the VBS itself, there were the teachers for pre-school through sixth grade, but there were also people in charge of crafts, telling Bible stories, recreation, and puppet shows. Another difference was the attitude of First Baptist Church in sending the singles to this mission place. In 1980, the WMU gave the singles food for the week and planned out meals, but this time around, the church as a whole gave money to the group to use for their expenses. The most meaningful difference was that of prayer support. Certainly, there were people praying for the first trip, but the second trip was more prayer-oriented. Each member of the mission trip was assigned to one or more people in the church to pray for that person, by name, every day of the week. The strength of that prayer was evident the first day of VBS, because over sixty children came to the park where the school was held, even though only about twenty children were expected to attend.
In addition to the puppet show being performed for each grade every day, a day camp, which was not related to the VBS, allowed their children to attend the shows, and the singles used that ministry as a special witness to the neighborhood.
On Friday, the singles worked with the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in presenting the plan of salvation to these children. Several children responded favorably to this overture by the singles, and Bibles were distributed so that every child would have his own copy.
When the singles left Philadelphia this time, there were no children running after the vans, mainly due to the fact that they left in a blinding rainstorm, but a couple of children stood out in the rain to say goodbye to their favorite teachers.
First Baptist Church Singles are doing something for the Lord and are also doing something for themselves in improving their own self-image. They plan to continue this cooperation with Philadelphia long into the future.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Without Self
Mrs. Parsons. Anything interesting in the paper?
Mr. Parsons. Don't be silly dear. Oh, here's an item. "Police Raid House, Catch 12 people with
Drugs". Wonder if James knows any of them?
Mrs. Parsons. Oh George, you can't be serious, could you? Our James is a good boy. He wouldn't
associate with those kind of delinquents!
Mr. Parsons. Perhaps you're right dear. What's for dinner?
Mrs. Parsons. Veal and rice. Better go check on it.
(Mr. Parsons continues reading the newspaper for approx. 30 seconds, when James
enters and starts walking across the room without speaking.)
Mr. Parsons. What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? What do you say?
James. Good evening father.
Mr. Parsons. That's better, now where have you been?
James. Out.
Mr. Parsons. Out where?
James. I was out walking, that's all.
Mr. Parsons. Well James, you had better wash up. Dinner is almost ready.
(James walks out without replying. Mrs. Parsons comes back in.)
Mrs. Parsons. Did I hear James come in?
Mr. Parsons. Yes, something seemed to be bothering him.
Mrs. Parsons. Well, dinner's ready. Call the kids.
Mr. Parsons. Susan! James! Supper's ready.
(Susan runs through the living rook and turns back towards door in which she
came just as James comes in, walking slowly.)
Susan. Come on James. Supper's ready.
James. I'm coming. Just don't rush me, okay?
End of scene I
Scene II--dinner table
Mrs. Parsons. Did you have a good day at school, James?
James. Uh, what did you say?
Mrs. Parsons. Did you have a good day at school?
James. Uh, oh yeah, sure did.
Mr. Parsons. That's not the way to talk to your mother.
James. Yes mam, I had a nice day.
Mr. Parsons. That's better. Eat your dinner.
James. I'm not hungry.
Mrs. Parsons. You seemed to always like veal and rice before.
Susan. Maybe he's sick
James. (rising violently and storming out of the room) Sick of life!
Mrs. Parsons. You better have a talk with your son. He's never acted this way before.
Mr. Parsons. You bet I will. I can't have an outburst like that in THIS house! (exits)
Susan. Maybe he's just sick.
Mrs. Parsons. Maybe it's something he ate. Could it be the veal? How was you day today Susan?
Susan. Same as usual, Mom.
Mrs. Parsons. Get any tests back?
Susan. No mam.
(continue eating until Mr. Parsons comes back with a shocked expression
on his face)
Mrs. Parsons. Well, honey how did it go?
Mr. Parsons. He says that he's sick of life. He told me that he's just fed up with everything
and wants to die.
Mrs. Parsons. Why dear?
Mr. Parsons. I think it has to do with that drug story in the paper.
Mrs. Parsons. He takes drugs?
Mr. Parsons. I don't know. He might be.
Susan. Don't be ridiculous. He's just sick.
End of Scene II
Scene III--a few days later, Sandy and James are sitting in the living room, since
James has been grounded for a month. He can't go out except to school and even
then he's got to be back as soon as school is out.
James. ...And so my parents told me that if I didn't straighten up and fly right that I'd have
to be grounded for a month.
Sandy. What's the problem, Jim?
James. I don't know, it just seems like there's nothing to live for.
Sandy. Sure there is. What about love?
James. You're the only one I can talk to. I just can't seem to get it together. My parents
think I take drugs. My sister thinks I'm sick. My friends think I'm a fag. All I
have is you.
Sandy. Jim, don't worry about it. It will be all right. You just wait and see.
James. But my whole world is crumbling.
Sandy. Hey listen, Jim, you got me.
James. That's all I need. (Mrs. Parsons enters)
Mrs. Parsons. All right. Time's up, James. Sandy's got to go home.
James. It's only 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Parsons. Goodbye Sandy.
Sandy. Goodbye, Mrs. Parsons. Thank you for letting me come over.
Mrs. Parsons. You're quite welcome. Come back again.
Sandy. I will. Goodbye James.
James. Bye, Thanks for coming over. See you tomorrow.
Sandy. Okay, Goodbye. (exits)
Mrs. Parsons. Well, how was it.
James. Oh Mom, it's not my idea of fun.
Mrs. Parsons. If you'd just straighten up and fly right then you COULD go out. Now, why don't
you go to bed?
James. Why don't you leave me alone?
Mrs. Parsons. I'm just doing what's best for you. (end of Act I)
Mr. Parsons. Don't be silly dear. Oh, here's an item. "Police Raid House, Catch 12 people with
Drugs". Wonder if James knows any of them?
Mrs. Parsons. Oh George, you can't be serious, could you? Our James is a good boy. He wouldn't
associate with those kind of delinquents!
Mr. Parsons. Perhaps you're right dear. What's for dinner?
Mrs. Parsons. Veal and rice. Better go check on it.
(Mr. Parsons continues reading the newspaper for approx. 30 seconds, when James
enters and starts walking across the room without speaking.)
Mr. Parsons. What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? What do you say?
James. Good evening father.
Mr. Parsons. That's better, now where have you been?
James. Out.
Mr. Parsons. Out where?
James. I was out walking, that's all.
Mr. Parsons. Well James, you had better wash up. Dinner is almost ready.
(James walks out without replying. Mrs. Parsons comes back in.)
Mrs. Parsons. Did I hear James come in?
Mr. Parsons. Yes, something seemed to be bothering him.
Mrs. Parsons. Well, dinner's ready. Call the kids.
Mr. Parsons. Susan! James! Supper's ready.
(Susan runs through the living rook and turns back towards door in which she
came just as James comes in, walking slowly.)
Susan. Come on James. Supper's ready.
James. I'm coming. Just don't rush me, okay?
End of scene I
Scene II--dinner table
Mrs. Parsons. Did you have a good day at school, James?
James. Uh, what did you say?
Mrs. Parsons. Did you have a good day at school?
James. Uh, oh yeah, sure did.
Mr. Parsons. That's not the way to talk to your mother.
James. Yes mam, I had a nice day.
Mr. Parsons. That's better. Eat your dinner.
James. I'm not hungry.
Mrs. Parsons. You seemed to always like veal and rice before.
Susan. Maybe he's sick
James. (rising violently and storming out of the room) Sick of life!
Mrs. Parsons. You better have a talk with your son. He's never acted this way before.
Mr. Parsons. You bet I will. I can't have an outburst like that in THIS house! (exits)
Susan. Maybe he's just sick.
Mrs. Parsons. Maybe it's something he ate. Could it be the veal? How was you day today Susan?
Susan. Same as usual, Mom.
Mrs. Parsons. Get any tests back?
Susan. No mam.
(continue eating until Mr. Parsons comes back with a shocked expression
on his face)
Mrs. Parsons. Well, honey how did it go?
Mr. Parsons. He says that he's sick of life. He told me that he's just fed up with everything
and wants to die.
Mrs. Parsons. Why dear?
Mr. Parsons. I think it has to do with that drug story in the paper.
Mrs. Parsons. He takes drugs?
Mr. Parsons. I don't know. He might be.
Susan. Don't be ridiculous. He's just sick.
End of Scene II
Scene III--a few days later, Sandy and James are sitting in the living room, since
James has been grounded for a month. He can't go out except to school and even
then he's got to be back as soon as school is out.
James. ...And so my parents told me that if I didn't straighten up and fly right that I'd have
to be grounded for a month.
Sandy. What's the problem, Jim?
James. I don't know, it just seems like there's nothing to live for.
Sandy. Sure there is. What about love?
James. You're the only one I can talk to. I just can't seem to get it together. My parents
think I take drugs. My sister thinks I'm sick. My friends think I'm a fag. All I
have is you.
Sandy. Jim, don't worry about it. It will be all right. You just wait and see.
James. But my whole world is crumbling.
Sandy. Hey listen, Jim, you got me.
James. That's all I need. (Mrs. Parsons enters)
Mrs. Parsons. All right. Time's up, James. Sandy's got to go home.
James. It's only 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Parsons. Goodbye Sandy.
Sandy. Goodbye, Mrs. Parsons. Thank you for letting me come over.
Mrs. Parsons. You're quite welcome. Come back again.
Sandy. I will. Goodbye James.
James. Bye, Thanks for coming over. See you tomorrow.
Sandy. Okay, Goodbye. (exits)
Mrs. Parsons. Well, how was it.
James. Oh Mom, it's not my idea of fun.
Mrs. Parsons. If you'd just straighten up and fly right then you COULD go out. Now, why don't
you go to bed?
James. Why don't you leave me alone?
Mrs. Parsons. I'm just doing what's best for you. (end of Act I)
Thursday, March 19, 2015
A White Oak Staffer, 1982
A White Oak Staffer is a strange breed,
Intellectual stimulation is what they need,
A job description--there is none,
And perhaps, there should be one.
So, here are some things listed below,
But, I'm sure there are many mo'.
1. Wash dishes
2. Arrange chairs in conference rooms
3. Run canteen
4. Assist in reservation forms
5. Assist in checking in conferees
6. Answer phone
7. Lock-up buildings at night
8. Put-up and take-down the flags
9. Arrange serving line with appropriate food and drinks
10. Help serve the food
11. Help in bookstore
12. Round-up paddle boats
13. Put-out towels in rooms
14. Assist in first-aid room
15. Wrap silverware
16. Empty food and drink machines of money
17. Set-up audio-visual equipment when needed
18. assist at swimming pool
19. run errands
20. Help conferees with boxes
21. Wait on tables if banquet
22. Wipe tables
23. Move rocking chairs
24. Whatever else might be needed to do over the course of an average day and night
Yes, a staffer is a friend and helper to all,
But, oh what a joy when no one calls--
For a staffer to come back,
Because then it's time for a nap attack.
Intellectual stimulation is what they need,
A job description--there is none,
And perhaps, there should be one.
So, here are some things listed below,
But, I'm sure there are many mo'.
1. Wash dishes
2. Arrange chairs in conference rooms
3. Run canteen
4. Assist in reservation forms
5. Assist in checking in conferees
6. Answer phone
7. Lock-up buildings at night
8. Put-up and take-down the flags
9. Arrange serving line with appropriate food and drinks
10. Help serve the food
11. Help in bookstore
12. Round-up paddle boats
13. Put-out towels in rooms
14. Assist in first-aid room
15. Wrap silverware
16. Empty food and drink machines of money
17. Set-up audio-visual equipment when needed
18. assist at swimming pool
19. run errands
20. Help conferees with boxes
21. Wait on tables if banquet
22. Wipe tables
23. Move rocking chairs
24. Whatever else might be needed to do over the course of an average day and night
Yes, a staffer is a friend and helper to all,
But, oh what a joy when no one calls--
For a staffer to come back,
Because then it's time for a nap attack.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Whatever You Call Him, 2006
1. Father
2. Dad
3. Daddy
4. Pop
1. Papa
2. Pa
3. Whatever you call him...
4. His name is yours.
1. He put together toys at Christmas.
2. He fixed your bike.
3. He took you on trips.
4. You got your first car.
3. He wore the ties you gave him.
1. Maybe he was there for you.
2. And maybe not...
3. But he was your father.
4. Whatever you call him.
2. Some are still here.
3. And some have gone on.
1. Today we honor fathers.
2. This is their day.
3. Our heavenly father blesses them...
4. Every day.
1. Happy Father's Day...
2. Father
3. Dad
4. Daddy
1. Pop
2. Papa
3. Pa
4. And thank our Father for YOUR children.
1. Wherever they are.
2. Dad
3. Daddy
4. Pop
1. Papa
2. Pa
3. Whatever you call him...
4. His name is yours.
1. He put together toys at Christmas.
2. He fixed your bike.
3. He took you on trips.
4. You got your first car.
3. He wore the ties you gave him.
1. Maybe he was there for you.
2. And maybe not...
3. But he was your father.
4. Whatever you call him.
2. Some are still here.
3. And some have gone on.
1. Today we honor fathers.
2. This is their day.
3. Our heavenly father blesses them...
4. Every day.
1. Happy Father's Day...
2. Father
3. Dad
4. Daddy
1. Pop
2. Papa
3. Pa
4. And thank our Father for YOUR children.
1. Wherever they are.
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