Music & the Spoken Word Library

Education – and the price we pay – Sunday June 02, 1957

Among the many questions considered at commencement, it is proper that this one should recur: Who pays for our education? (And a corollary question, "Who...

The meaning of remembrance – Sunday, May 26, 1957

Our thoughts have recently been turned to some words that give much meaning to remembrance, some words by Clara Edwards, from a song which closes...

Emphasis on the Home – Sunday, May 19, 1957

It sometimes seems that almost everyone wants almost all of almost everyone s time these days. There are so many things to do, so many...

Blessed mother – and sweet memories – Sunday, May 12, 1957

Songs my mother taught me, In the days long vanish'd, Seldom from her eyelids Were the teardrops banish'd. Now I teach my children Each melodious...

Something to get up for… – Sunday, May 05, 1957

We were touched and moved in our hearts by the lighter step, the happier look, and the eager lift in her voice. She was no...

The Sky Is Falling – Sunday, April 28, 1957

From childhood many of us would well remember the story of Chicken Little. She was the character of fairy tale and fable who felt something...

If loneliness were everlasting – Sunday, April 21, 1957

A question comes to mind today, to suggest a searching subject: No doubt all of us, at times, have experienced an acute sense of loneliness. ...

The trust of teachers – and parents – Sunday, April 14, 1957

From last week we recall the comment that the teacher is responsible for the total effect of his teaching; for his every utterance, his every...

The total effect of the teacher – Sunday, April 07, 1957

In a single short sentence Thomas Carlyle suggests a searching subject: “Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker," he said, "if it...