Music & the Spoken Word Library

Yesterday’s Tomorrow – Sunday, October 17, 1943

One of the distinguishing attributes of intelligence in men is the faculty of thinking and planning for the future. It is this that causes us...

Some Current Notes on Martyrdom – Sunday, October 10, 1943

We have read somewhere currently a brief statement of a challenging idea: "The greater the truth, the greater the danger." Certainly the record will show...

Why Not Try Repentance! – Sunday, October 03, 1943

The characteristic technique of the sleight-of-hand performer is to divert attention from what he doesn't want us to see and focus attention on what he...

On Destroying a Reputation – Sunday, September 26, 1943

A trend that has always caused apprehension among far-thinking men is encroachment upon judiciary function—the short-circuiting of the processes of justice, whereby various non-judicial agencies...

Dull Reflections of a Ready-Made Pattern – Sunday, September 19, 1943

Among the dictator nations there is an avid recognition of the fact that control of what is taught in the schools is a long step...

Teaching Life . . . and Living It – Sunday, September 12, 1943

We have come again to the time when, in spite of all the pursuits of war, millions of students return to the schoolroom, there to...

Our World After the War – Sunday, September 05, 1943

For sometime now, perhaps prematurely, perhaps not, a favorite topic of speculation has been concerning conditions "after the war." Often such speculation confines itself entirely...

Of Human Jealousy – Sunday, August 29, 1943

When anyone undertakes to catalogue the predominant vices of men, always well toward the top of the list is the prevalent human failing called "jealousy."...

Comedy to Tragedy – Sunday, August 22, 1943

There is a prevalent type of counterfeit humor which must not go unmentioned. It has to do with whispering huddles that proceed with sly side...