Our Festivals in Church and State by Robert Golladay

“The Fourth of July! Independence Day! One hundred and fifty-two years ago today there took place in history one of those events the like of which takes place only once in five hundred or a thousand years; the promulgation of that immortal Declaration of Independence. This document, up to its time, was the ripest fruit of all that had yet been thought along the line of human liberty.

“We talk a good deal about this Declaration. How many of you have read it within a year? Some of you, I dare say, have not read it in five, or ten, years…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.” — Robert Golladay

Level of Difficulty: Primer: No subject matter knowledge needed.

Book Contents

• Preface by Lutheran Librarian

• The Church

  • Advent. The Patriarch Priest’s Advent Psalm.
  • Christmas. The Babe Of Bethlehem.
  • New Year. Keeping The New Year With Jesus.
  • Epiphany. Jesus Taking Up Life’s Tasks.
  • Palm Sunday. Mary’s Offering Of Love.
  • Easter. The First Easter Day.
  • Ascension. Jesus’ Coronation Day.
  • Pentecost. The Abiding Gifts Of Pentecost.
  • Trinity. Can We Still Believe In God?
  • Trinity. What We Believe About God.
  • Anniversary of Dedication Builders.
  • Harvest Festival. An Acceptable Harvest Festival Service.
  • Mission Festival. Christ’s Missionary Program.
  • Stewardship Sunday. Christian Stewardship.
  • Reformation. What Is A Lutheran?

• The State

  • Arbor Day (School Address).
  • Memorial Day.
  • The Heroism Of The Man Of Peace. (Memorial Service For The Columbus Fire Department)
  • Mother’s Day.
  • National Music Week. The Music Of The Sanctuary.
  • Independence Day.
  • Labor Day. A Possible American Frankenstein.
  • Educational Week. The Problem Of Education.
  • Armistice Day. Mars Or Jesus Christ?
  • Our National Thanksgiving Day.

• Copyright Notice

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2021
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0