Cogdill — A Man To Be Remembered

By Fanning Yater Tant The morning sun was just beginning to drive darkness from the eastern skies when the ringing telephone brought me awake. The message was brief: “Roy died of a massive heart attack about midnight last night.” That was all that could be said at the time. But it was enough to flood my …

Clapping And Applause

By Larry Ray Hafley A number of years ago, I was shocked and appalled when I attended a “rally” conducted by the ultra liberal Darby Drive church in Florence, Alabama. There were, “Let’s see who can shout, ‘amen,’ the loudest” contests, and there were laughter and applause for “soul stirring,” “keynote” addresses. I was startled-“clapping and …