Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Duty of Discipline – Sunday, October 26, 1958

Correction is an essential part of the teaching process.  Suppose that in the schoolroom not even the teacher cared enough to correct, or that in...

The Kindness of Correction – Sunday, October 19, 1958

We would turn for a moment or two today to what could seem to be a paradoxical subject: The kindness of correction.  We are thinking...

The Courage to Run Away – Sunday, October 12, 1958

It takes many kinds of courage to live through life—the courage to face facts, to solve problems; the courage to accept assignments, to stay with...

The happiness that faces facts – Sunday, October 05, 1958

Within a framework of principles, it is the variability among men, the differences as well as the likenesses, that permit happiness to be possible—for if...

Some Ingredients of Happiness – September 28, 1958

Surely the one thing most sought for in this life is happiness—no matter what we call it, no matter whether we are seeking it in...

Are we good for each other – Sunday, September 21, 1958

To an audience of young people, a wise counselor recently proposed a question concerning those with whom they keep company—a question which all of us...

On leaving friends – Sunday, September 14, 1958

With the passing summers and seasons, there come times of leave-taking.  Many leave home, many young people particularly, for school, for work, for other opportunities. ...

On Relying on Laws and Locks – September 07, 1958

In many ways we take great pains to protect our property and to safeguard ourselves.  We pass many laws, and we make many locks. 

The character to carry responsibility – Sunday, August 31, 1958

Among the distinguishing differences between people—one which classifies and separates men in significant measure—is the willingness, the ability, the character, the demonstrated desire to accept...