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 1, 1967, through the courtesy of Columbia Broadcasting System’s network, throughout the United States, parts of Canada, and through other facilities to several points overseas. The broadcast was as follows:

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

(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.

With the music of Percy Fletcher, the Tabernacle Choir sings these moving lines from Longfellow: “Again, as evening’s shadow falls, we gather in these hallow’d walls. May struggling hearts that seek release, here find the rest of God’s own peace. O God of light, to Thee we bow; within all shadows standest Thou; Give deeper calm than night can bring; give sweeter songs than lips can sing.”

(Choir: “Again, As Evening’s Shadow Falls”—Fletcher)

Announcer: Alexander Schreiner, Tabernacle organist, presents from Temple Square one of his own writings for the organ: “Lyric Interlude.”

(Organ: “Lyric Interlude”—Schreiner)

Announcer: With reverent, prayerful pleading the Tabernacle Choir sings W. Herbert Scott’s “Intercessory Hymn,” with the music of Sir Edward erman: “Father Omnipotent, protect us, we pray Thee, Save Thou our native land from those who would betray Thee, God keep Thy children free, … Bind up the hearts that bleed; Guard us in time of need; Hear us, we humbly plead! In Thee we trust. Send out Thy truth and light, the world round victorious! Shine thro’ the nation’s soul in Honour yet more glorious! Strong with Thy Spirit’s Might; Lord God, defend the Right for evermore!”

(Choir: “Intercessory Hymn”—German)

Announcer: One morning there came into my consciousness an old Sunday School song, one I had not sung or heard since early youth. Where had it been in memory? How and why did it come back to mind? We marvel at computers as if they were superhuman, but how much more marvelous is the mind of man. Infinity; immortality; the limitless nature of man—and the limitless infinite nature of the Creator who made the mind of man. “The memory of an individual is written in indelible script in space and time,” 1 Gustaf Stromberg, scientist, searchingly said. We sometimes forget names, forget many things, and then something brings them to mind, as if inerasable. This perpetuation of impressions suggests that we not only ought to store our minds with truth, with useful knowledge, with wholesome and happy memories, but we ought to avoid storing them with evil, with low and vulgar thoughts or stories, with unworthy sights and scenes. We ought not to seek out the sordid side of life, for we never know when the mind will bring something into present awareness, and it is sometimes more difficult to forget than it is to remember. This suggests also that parents should give children wholesome, happy memories; that mealtimes should be times of constructive, pleasant conversation and not for punishment or critical or unkind comment; that homes should leave happy memories that will always bring to mind thoughts of love and loyalty. This suggests also that we should study and learn and read out of the best books, and look for the best in literature, and not read cheap or smutty writings, not spend time on the filthiness that is too often put into print, which downgrades the minds and morals of men. Memory is wonderful, the mind of man is marvelous—the mind of God, and His purpose, more so. And “if there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we [should] seek after these things” 2 and be as wisely selective as we can in the memories we make for ourselves and for others also. We should remember that it is sometimes more difficult to
forget than it is to remember.

(Organ: Without announcement—“The voice of God Again Is Heard”—Stephens)

Announcer: With Alexander Schreiner at the Tabernacle Organ we have heard a hymn tune by Evan Stephens: “The Voice of God Again Is Heard.” “The silence has been broken. The curse of darkness is withdrawn. The Lord from heaven hath spoken. Rejoice, ye living and ye dead! Rejoice, for your salvation Begins anew this happy morn Of final dispensation.”

And now with the music of Walter Morse Rummel and the words of Duncan C. Scott, the Tabernacle Choir sings a song of faith and of the glorious lifting of life into the light: “Ecstasy.”

(Choir: “Ecstasy”— Rummel Shackley)

Announcer: With William Bradbury’s music, the Tabernacle Choir recalls the deeply searching words of William Cowper: “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea and rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs and works his sov’reign will. Ye fearful Saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break In blessings on your head.”

(Choir: “God Moves In A Mysterious Way”— Bradbury)

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

This concludes the nineteen hundred and eighty-ninth presentation, continuing the 39th 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.