Music & the Spoken Word Library

Rules and Exceptions- Sunday, June 01, 1947

There is an old and well-worn proverb which says that "one man's meat is another's poison"1—thus giving recognition to the fact that men have many...

Reconciliation With Death – Sunday, May 25, 1947

There are few of us but who have been touched somehow by death. We may or not have been touched closely by it nor yet...

Persuasion, Authority, and Force – Sunday, May 18, 1947

We have heard much of such words as arbitration, negotiation, and conciliation. They have come to be technical terms, with many shades of meaning, but...

A Time for Remembering – Sunday, May 11, 1947

On excellent authority we may say that "there is ... a time to every purpose under . . . heaven."1 And we should like to...

People, Principles, and Perfection – Sunday, May 04, 1947

All of us at times are disappointed in the actions of others. Perhaps there is no one who doesn't disappoint someone some time by something...

If Thou Knowest it All – Sunday, April 27, 1947

Despite all adverse elements, the past century or so has been one of profound unfoldment of glorious truths. The mind of man has been permitted...

Why Sin is Forbidden – Sunday, April 20, 1947

There is a statement accredited to Benjamin Franklin which says, "Sin, is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is...

As Men Pray – Sunday, April 13, 1947

The needs of our lives are many—but they are perhaps not so many as we sometimes permit ourselves to suppose. Like the children we are,...

On Living Forever* – Sunday, April 06, 1947

There is no compromising with death. We may differ much in our preparedness to meet it but not in our ability to avoid it. And...