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Richard Roberts follows father Oral down the sawdust trail...
...while, it seemed unlikely that Richard Roberts would follow his father on the sawdust trail. As a rebellious teenager, Richard told Oral: "Get out of my life and never mention religion to me again." Richard left Tulsa and shunned his father's Bible-centered university. While enrolled at the University of Kansas, he sang with rock bands. But he felt "a voice inside me" tugging him back to his father's school. There, he says, two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, "God got ahold of my life...
Those who have heard the bellow and thump of the sawdust trail could recognize such artistry in Reagan's talk. It began with a St.-Peter-in-heaven joke (Reminds me of the story about the politician and the evangelical minister arriving together at heaven's gate) and then unfurled the flag: "Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought and humbly accepted. Well, I am pleased to be here today with you who are keeping America great by keeping her good...
John Paul's visits to Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Haiti drew enthusiastic crowds in the hundreds of thousands. Laboring well into the night, Guatemalans laid an 81A -mile carpet of colored sawdust and grass, decorated with pictures of doves and brilliant floral designs for the papal motorcade...
...historic visit. Guatemala's government is erecting a two-story steel cross that will remain permanently at the site of a papal rally in the Campo de Marte stadium. Hundreds of people plan to stay up the night before his arrival laying a multicolored carpet of sawdust and pine needles, a tradition during Holy Week, that will cover the six-mile path of the Pope's motorcade. Street vendors in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa are hawking posters, bumper stickers, buttons and records of a jingle that has become the theme song for the visit...