The following broadcast, written and announced by Richard L. Evans, and originating with Station KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah, was presented from 9:35 to 10:00 a.m. Sunday, October 6, 1968, through the courtesy of Columbia Broadcasting System’s network throughout the United States, parts of Canada, and through other facilities to several points overseas.

(Organ begins playing “As the Dew” on signal)

(At 9:35:10 on signal Organ and Choir break into “Gently Raise” singing words to end of second line, and humming to end of verse for announcer’s background)

Announcer: Once more we welcome you within these walls with Music and the Spoken Word from the Crossroads of the West.

CBS and its affiliated stations bring you at this hour another presentation from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, with Richard Condie conducting the Tabernacle Choir, Alexander Schreiner, Tabernacle Organist, and the spoken word by Richard Evans.

The Tabernacle Choir recalls a hymn melody by George Careless with the words of Parley P. Pratt: “The Morning Breaks; the shadows flee.” “Lo, Zion’s standard is unfurled! The dawning of a brighter day, … majestic rises on the world.”

(Choir: “The Morning Breaks—Careless)

Announcer: Alexander Schreiner turns, on Temple Square today to a study, by Leo Sowerby: “Carillon.”

(Organ: “Carillon”—Sowerby)

Announcer: The Tabernacle Choir recalls a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm, with the music of Harry Rowe Shelley. “The King of Love My Shepherd Is, Jehovah is His name.” “Perverse and foolish, oft I stray’d, but yet in love He sought me, and on His shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me …” “And so through all the length of day, Thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd may I sing Thy praise within Thy house forever!”

(Choir: “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”— Shelley-Scholin)

Announcer: “Don’t ever take a fence down,” said G. K. Chesterton, “until you know the reason it was put up.” Too many people in too many places tend to remove time-honored safeguards, the reasons for which they do not know. Change is inevitable; fashions will be made and unmade as far as we can foresee. But there are extremists and exhibitionists who flagrantly defy standards, principles, law, morals, modesty. There is, among other things, good taste to be considered. As Alexander Pope said it: “Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside.” 2 But the crux is the difference between what is a principle and what is merely a preference. There are some foundations that are firmly fixed. If not, there is nothing that anyone can measure by or count on, except his own preference, his own mood of the moment, and that, of course, is chaos. There are some foundational principles, some standards, some basic qualities of character without which there is no progress, no assurance, without which no society or no person is safe: Honesty, morality, respect for law—such things don’t go out of force even if, with some, they seem to go out of fashion. It is so easy to tear down; so easy to reject, so easy to discredit, but the commandments are still there. Causes and consequences are still there, and if we tamper irresponsibly, ignorantly, or even innocently, with the basic laws of life, we shall find to our sorrow why the fence was put up in the first place. As to modesty, morality, chastity, honesty and honor, one cannot irresponsibly break from the basic foundations and have assurance for the future. Paul said it in a strong, short sentence: “Let all things be done decently, and in order.” Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up.”

Announcer: The Tabernacle Choir turns to Evan Stephens’ setting for these words of Charles Wesley: “Ye Simple Souls who Stray far from the path of peace, that lonely unfrequented way to life and happiness, why will ye folly love and throng the downward road and hate the wisdom from above and mock the sons of God?”

(Choir: “Ye Simple Souls Who Stray”—Stephens)

Alexander Schreiner has presented a hymn melody by John Tullidge: “An angel from on high the long long silence broke.”

Announcer: The Tabernacle Choir recalls a chorus from “The Creation” by Haydn: “Achieved is the glorious work; Our song let be the praise of God. He sole on high exalted reigns, Glory to His name forever.”

(Choir: “Achieved Is The Glorious Work”— Haydn)

Announcer: Again we leave you within the shadows of the everlasting hills. May peace be with you, this day — and always.

This concludes the two-thousand and forty-second presentation continuing the 40th year of this traditional broadcast from the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square, brought to you by CBS and its affiliated stations, originating with KSL in Salt Lake City.

Richard Condie conducted the Tabernacle Choir. Alexander Schreiner was at the organ. The Spoken Word by Richard Evans.

In another seven days at this same hour, Music and the Spoken Word will be heard again from the Crossroads of the West.

This is the CBS Radio Network.