This Day in History: 1985-09-08
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale spoke before an audience of 300 people as a part of the Ramapo Reformed Church’s 200th anniversary celebrations. Bi-Centennial chairman Howard McPherson arranged Peale’s visit through their mutual membership in the Rotary Club. He praised the courage of the pioneers who founded this country. “Think of the courage of those early settlers. They left their communities back in Europe to go to an unknown area. How seasick they must have been in those small ships. And once they were here, they found those enormous trees. They were so tall and thick that a squirrel could leave the New York area and never had to touch the ground until he came to the Mississippi River. Peale also reiterated his “Power of Positive Thinking” theme of his famous books. (Bristow)