Emphasis Preaching Journal

Many years ago, an Englishman named Mallory organized an expedition to climb Mount Everest. The attempt failed. In the third attempt, Mallory and most of his party were killed in an avalanche. When the few survivors got back to England, friends invited them to a banquet to honor Mallory and the others who died. One of the survivors stood up and faced the huge picture of Mount Everest that loomed behind the banquet table. He said: "I speak to you, Mount Everest, in the name of all living, brave people and those yet unborn.