Music & the Spoken Word Library

To a World That Wants to Go Home – Sunday, December 19, 1943

There are many thoughts that crowd in upon us at Christmas—but most of all, perhaps, our thoughts at this season are of home and those...

The Minority Voice – Sunday, December 12, 1943

In spite of a long-advocated tolerance, there are times when all of us find annoyance because someone has disagreed with us. But the fact remains...

The Immediate Price – Sunday, December 05, 1943

At some time or other during his life, perhaps everyone asks himself: "Why should I conform to the accepted rules? Why should I maintain standards...

The Greatest Evil of the Age – Sunday, November 28, 1943

There is a question that has been pressing itself upon our thoughts, which, because of a traditional reticence, is sometimes difficult to speak of—but neither...

For This Freedom We are Thankful – Sunday, November 21, 1943

With almost unbelievable swiftness, another year has come and gone, to bring us again to the season of Thanksgiving—a season in which we make grateful...

Expediency – Sunday, November 14, 1943

The question of expediency frequently arises to plague us—the question as to whether or not, under pressure of circumstances, to accomplish seemingly desirable ends, we...

After the ‘Tumult and the Shouting Dies’ – Sunday, November 07, 1943

We are reminded today that before another week shall have passed, November 11 will have come and gone again, thus marking, almost unbelievably it seems,...

Concerning Synthetic Substitutes for Character – Sunday, October 31, 1943

There has long been a philosophy too widely entertained that a personal weakness could be offset by a legal device. For example, there have been...

The Consent of the Governed – Sunday, October 24, 1943

William Penn is accredited with the statement—"If men be good, government cannot be bad." On first hearing, one may be inclined to challenge the idea,...