Posted on 02/06/2008 12:34:08 PM PST by lunarbicep
Ruth Stafford Peale, chairman of the board emeritus and co-founder of Guideposts, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at her home in Pawling, NY. She was 101.
Along with her husband, the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, she founded the Guideposts organization in the 1940s to provide inspirational products and services developed from the belief that people’s lives can be improved, strengthened and deepened through applied spiritual faith. Best known is Guideposts, a magazine containing “True Stories of Hope and Inspiration,” which is today among the top 25 largest publications in America with a paid circulation of 2.5 million and a readership of 8 million.
Born in Fonda, Iowa, she graduated from Syracuse University and taught high school mathematics before her 63-year marriage to Dr. Peale. She was the mother of Margaret Peale Everett, Dr. John Stafford Peale, and Elizabeth Peale Allen, grandmother of eight, and great-grandmother of fourteen.
Mrs. Peale worked closely with her husband, one of the foremost preachers and motivational speakers of the twentieth century and author of the inspirational bestseller, The Power of Positive Thinking, in all aspects of his life and work. She, herself, was a religious leader, public speaker and author, influencing the lives of millions.
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The Power of Positive FReeping.
I find Paul appealing and Peal appalling!
What a great lady. Think of how many millions of peoples’ lives that were positively impacted by the efforts and writings of she and her husband.
In many ways, I think Norman Vincent Peale was one of the leaders of the conservative movement, giving people more confidence and strength in the application of their religion in their daily lives... and this just grated on the MSM and liberals. I remember hearing about a quote attributed to Adlai Stevenson back in the early 50’s that speaks to the cultural divide that was getting started back then (and earlier going back to the New Deal Days, I’m sure). I think the reporter asked Stevenson his opinion about religious leaders like, say, the Apostle Paul... or Norman Vincent Peale... Stevenson’s clever reply was “I find Paul appealing and I find Peale apalling.” That kind of elitist contempt speaks volumes... to this very day.
See my post 6... two great minds almost in unison.
I heard that quote attributed first to Adlai Stevenson.
Rest assured that your minister wasn't the first to say that line. I see that Mrs. Peale lived in Pawling.
God bless her and her 101 years of service.
“As a Christian (he was a Unitarian) I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the Apostle Peale appalling.”
RIP.
“As a Christian (he was a Unitarian) I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the Apostle Peale appalling.”
I'm sure my minister was just borrowing the quote. I just can't quite understand why a Unitarian like Stephenson would be appalled by Peal?
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