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1980/04
LaRue, Lash (1917-1996)
to Larry
LaRue writes to Larry on the back of photo. LaRue asks for contributions to his newly formed Charity, For Gods Sake Productions.
GLC05508.165.01
30 December 1955
Lodge, Henry C. Jr. (1902-1985)
[I propose that God should be openly and audibly invoked at the United Nations...]
Lodge writes: "I propose that God should be openly and audibly invoked at the United Nations in accordance with any one of the religious faiths which are represented here. I do so in the conviction that we cannot make the United Nations into a...
GLC05508.170
15 January 1978
Love, Bessie (1898-1986)
to Alan Brock
Love thanks Brock for a Christmas card and the piece about his mother. She offers condolence, and suggests reading Christian Science literature as a means to heal his grief.
GLC05508.171
24 October 1950
MacArthur, Douglas (1880-1964)
to Mary Cushman
Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and...
GLC05508.173
1978-1987 circa
Manners, David (fl. 1978-1987)
to Alan Brock re: death and eternal existence
Actor David Manners writes about death and eternal existence as a response to Brock's "record of human horrors," apparently attempting to cheer him up. He mentions giving Alan Irene Rich's address, invites him to visit, and mentions names of some...
GLC05508.174
29 March 1967
Mansfield, Jayne (1933-1967)
to Mrs. Nice
Mansfield thanks Nice for her concern for Zoltan, Mansfield's son. She also writes: "I have always had a great belief in my fellow man, but I am now fully assured that the heavens above have succeeded in creating a beautiful earth upon which to live...
GLC05508.175
3 June 1975
Mason, Tom (fl. 1975)
Mason offers condolence upon the death of Brock's mother. He offers a quote from a magazine article that he read when his own mother died in 1951 that he hopes will be comforting. The passage describes death as nothing because loved ones are...
GLC05508.180
18 March 1954
McKeldin, Theodore (1900-1974)
to Roy Pitts
He writes the highlights of his career are being born an American citizen and nominating Dwight D. Eisenhower for the presidency. He gives the names and addresses of Maryland's living former governors and sends an autographed copy of the Maryland...
GLC05508.185
13 October 1966
Morison, Samuel Eliot (1887-1976)
to Marshall E. Bean
Morison responds to a letter by Bean, citing his favorite Biblical quotations as "I know that my Redeemer liveth... " and "My Father's house has many mansions."
GLC05508.189
14 November 1980
Muzorewa, Abel Tendekayi (1925- )
[The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me...]
Abel Muzorewa quotes Luke 4: 18-19.
GLC05508.192.02
17 May 1966
Niebuhr, Reinhold (1892-1971)
Niebuhr praises Bean's faith and serenity in the face of death. He regrets that he has no photos to send.
GLC05508.194
12 May 1968
Niemöller, Martin (1892-1984)
to Rector Harvey
Niemoller writes to Harvey, an American pastor, arguing that "preaching" is not on the way out, but changes need to be made in preaching style to fit modern audiences that find traditional sermons too impersonal. He believes the Gospel is the only...
GLC05508.195.01
25 March 1947
to Brother Leis
Niemoller writes to Leis that his travels in the US, where he has learned about Church life in America, are coming to an end. He thanks Leis for his prayers and fellowship: "We have been badly in need of this brotherly help and I am sure, we are now...
GLC05508.195.02
23 September 1993
O'Connor, John (1920-2000)
Terence James Cardinal Cooke: Some Observations by John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York
In this excerpt from a book, Cardinal O'Connor describes Cardinal Cooke as a virtuous man, who even though he was dying of cancer, never let anyone know of his suffering. Accompanied by photograph (GLC05508.198.02).
GLC05508.198.01
Unknown
[John Cardinal O'Conner Bachrach photograph].
Autopen signature. Accompanies Cardinal O'Conner document (GLC05508.198.01).
GLC05508.198.02
20 September 1967
Phillips, J. B. (1906-1982)
to Mr. Buchanan
Phillips has no one person in mind who is especially notable in contributing to world peace. His motives for being ordained were mixed, but he feels the his desire to communicate the Christian Gospel was the best one.
GLC05508.203
circa 1976
Presley, Elvis
[When you have found The Kingdom you will likewise find your place in it...]
Written approximately one year before his death, Presley quotes from a mystical work entitled "The Impersonal Life." He expurgates the orginal text, omitting the phrase: "...realizing now that you are in truth one of my divine attributes...".
GLC05508.208
18 July 1967
Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004)
to Richard Hubler
Reagan offers condolence to Hubler after his son was killed in a car accident. He writes that there is a divine scheme that humans cannot understand, so "we can only have faith that we'll be helped and strength will be given to us in our hour of...
GLC05508.210.01
16 January 1968
to Senator
A note drafted by Reagan, with instructions to send it to each of the Senators who attended a prayer breakfast with him. Reagan comments on his shared feelings about "the need for spiritual recognition in our lives."
GLC05508.210.02
28 March 1979
Ridgway, M. B. (1895–1993)
to Earl G. Hunt
Ridgway responding to Hunt's request for favorite quotations. The first quotation is Book of Joshua 1:5. The second quotation can be found on the base of the monument to the Scottish-American soldier dead of World War I. He describes the monument...
GLC05508.212
30 March 1971
Roberts, Oral (1918- )
to Bishop Earl Hunt
Roberts writes that he heard about Hunt taking time off because of overwork. He will pray for Hunt's full recovery.
GLC05508.215
19 January 1967
Romney, George (1907-1995)
Romney responds--late and apologetically--to Bean's request for an expression of faith during his time of suffering. Romney's writes that the greatest words of faith are: "That, as in Adam, all men die; so in Christ shall all be made alive."
GLC05508.216.01
Romney, George
to Earl Hunt
Romney sends a note to Bishop Hunt with his favorite quotation: "Unless our knowledge is in order[,] the more knowledge we have the greater will be our confusion." He then comments that "for our own knowledge to be in order we need to know that we...
GLC05508.216.02
9 November 1958
Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
to Miss O'Brien
Roosevelt writes a letter to O'Brien and encloses a copy of her favorite prayer. The prayer implores God to place a restlessness in our hearts that will cause us to strive for "far-off goals," engage in tasks so difficult that they require Divine...
GLC05508.217
3 January 1963
Rubottom, R.R. (b. 1912)
to Leonard V. Fulton
Rubottom responds to a letter from Fulton written during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Rubottom shares a concern about the world and the future. He notes that all three of his children are October babies and during the holidays the family spent a lot...
GLC05508.221
12 January 1951
Santayana, George (1863-1952)
to Arthur A. Schaffer
Santayana responds to Schaffer's letter. Santayana notes their similar religious background but claims to have never left the Catholic church because he never had a sense of being in it, although he does "think in its terms." He discusses Schaffer...
GLC05508.225
circa 1965
Sayre, Francis B.
to Ashely T. Cole
Written while serving a diplomat in post- World War II Tokyo. He writes a quotation expressing that human brotherhood, sacrifice, and genuine international cooperation are the only bases for an enduring human society. Regardless of man's actions...
GLC05508.226
7 August 1967
Sheen, Fulton J. (1895-1979)
to John D. Buchanan
Bishop Sheen answers questions posed by Buchanan apparently about the priesthood. Sheen refers Buchanan to his televised address, "Modern Saints," published in "Footsteps in a Darkened Forest." He also comments on the priesthood as a "state in life...
GLC05508.228
circa 1980-1990
Teresa, Mother (1910-1997)
to Eireni
Mother Teresa thanks Eireni for her concern during a recent illness. The letter is typed on a card with Mother Teresa's picture on it. There is a printed prayer on verso.
GLC05508.243.01
19 July 1989
to Eirene Mowji
Mother Teresa writes to Mowji and gives her advice regarding a friend's brother who is taking drugs. Mother Teresa will pray for him and apparently enclosed a "miraculous medal" for the addict to wear during prayer.
GLC05508.243.02
23 February 1981
to Rev. & Mrs. Chas O'Hara
Mother Teresa writes to the O'Hara's to congratulate them on their 50th wedding anniversary.
GLC05508.243.03
[God is love...]
A Missionaries of Charity card, with Mother Teresa's picture, that reads: "God is love, and he who abides in God abides in love, and he who abides in love, abides in God."
GLC05508.243.04
20 January 1981
Mother Teresa writes to Bishop Hunt: "Be holy. Because Jesus who has chosen you to be His own is Holy."
GLC05508.243.05
[Photograph of Mother Teresa]
GLC05508.243.06
7 July 1979
Tournier, Paul (1898-1986)
[Excerpt from "Learn to Grow Old"].
The excerpt discusses concordance between experience and doctrine, and the comfort of facing death with Jesus. Signed and dated for inclusion in Bishop Earl G. Hunt's autograph collection.
GLC05508.246
circa 1948
Toynbee, Arnold
[Excerpt from p. 15 of "Civilization on Trial"]
Discusses the possibility of a divine plan behind the rise and fall of civilizations and speculates that the means of progress in the plan is the learning caused by suffering due to civilization's failures. He cites, for example, Abraham as "an...
GLC05508.247
no date
Uris, Leon
[This night is different...]
"This night is different because we celebrate the most important moment in the history of our people. On this night we celebrate their going forth in triumph from slavery to freedom."
GLC05508.248
21 July 1975
Von Braun, Wernher (1912-1977)
[Excerpt from a statement by Dr. Wernher von Braun].
A partial reproduction of a statement by von Braun that originally appeared in an article contained in "This Week Magazine," included with the Charlotte Observer issue of July 18, 1965. The statement was from a interview discussing the relationship...
GLC05508.249.01
9 October 1969
Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007)
to students of Marshall E. Bean
Vonnegut thanks the class for the Thanksgiving card and comments they sent him and explains that another "Mr. Bean" was the best teacher he had as a child. He includes a poem from one of his books about how the whole world is doing God's work. The...
GLC05508.250
17 December 1962
Walker, Edwin A. (1909-1993)
Walker responds to Fulton's questions about world peace and why his small son should have hope for the future. Walker is sure that "Christ will remain on this earth in spite of the evil forces that have never ceased to betray Him." He believes the...
GLC05508.251
23 December 1964
Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966)
to Mrs. White
Waugh writes to thank White for her compliments on the book, "Helena," on which Waugh worked hardest but is least popular. Waugh suggests reading her "Life of Ronald Knox," and congratulates White on her recent conversion to Catholicism. Waugh...
GLC05508.257.01
19 July 1865
Waugh writes to White thanking her for new pictures of the revised Catholic mass (after Vatican II, said in the vernacular language), and expresses her dislike of it. She graciously declines White's suggestion to write a book on the martyrs. She...
GLC05508.257.02
20 July 1865
to Lord Bishop
Waugh writes to an unknown bishop declining a proposal of his for writing a work (unknown topic). She discusses martyrs of the English Counter-Reformation.
GLC05508.257.03
2 January 1973
Wilkins, Roy (1901-1981)
[I am the Lord your God...]
Wilkins quotes Leviticus 26:13: "I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth and out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their boundmen; and I have broken the bonds of your yoke, and made you go upright." From the Bishop Earl Hunt...
GLC05508.264
9 February 1989
Arnaz, Desi (1953-)
to Atlee Kohl
Arnaz responds to Kohl's solicitation letter. Arnaz discusses his struggles to deal with fear and anxiety, which initially led him to believe "personal gain eases personal pain." He later discovered the real gains in life are spiritual, and that...
GLC05508.274
19 October 1988
Bellamy, Ralph (1904-1991)
A response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Bellamy writes of his belief in a "force" behind creation. He doesn't necessarily call this force God, but he does worship it.
GLC05508.275
circa 1987-1989
Leigh, Janet (fl. ca. 1987-1989)
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Leigh discusses the influence religion has had on her and her belief in God. As she matured, a structure to house her God, labels, and denominations became unnecessary because, she believes, the Supreme Being...
GLC05508.276
1 December 1987
Buckley, William F. (1925- )
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Buckley writes: "I believe in the Apostle's Creed, and you hardly need to go to any trouble, or to put me to any, to frame it. Please keep the $200. With all good wishes."
GLC05508.277
30 November 1989
Bumpus, Troy A. (fl. 1989)
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter in which Bumpus describes his beliefs in two judgments (the white throne of judgment and the judgment of Jesus Christ) and the anti-Christ. He also describes his father's survival after a heart transplant and...
GLC05508.278
3 November 1988
Cartland, Barbara (1902-2000)
Response to a solicitation by Kohl. Cartland sends a poetic prayer about eternal life.
GLC05508.279
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