Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Shaping of Public Opinion – Sunday, November 15, 1942

We hear much these days, as we always have, concerning the shaping of public opinion. Always a vital concern to men who live together, public...

He . . . Cannot Be Satisfied – Sunday, November 08, 1942

There is a very old theme that comes again to mind—so old, indeed, that anyone who presumes to comment upon it, must risk the accusation...

Concerning a Man’s Right to Live His Life as He Chooses – Sunday, November 01, 1942

There has come within the observation of all of us the type of person who loudly proclaims his right to live his life as he...

What is Truth – Sunday, October 25, 1942

It is probable that every thinking man, and it is certain that every generation, has asked the question:  “What is Truth?”  By some truth has...

Penalties – Sunday, October 18, 1942

So sure and unfailing is the certainty with which remorse follows our misdoing, it is greatly to be wondered that men persist in disregarding the...

The Power of Moral Force – Sunday, October 11, 1942

There comes forward in the train of our thoughts a much-discussed question— the question of. moral force. Moral force is a thing to be reckoned...

Religion on Trial – Sunday, October 4, 1942

We live in a day when every standard of value is being challenged, and religion has not escaped the challenge. Perhaps this is because men...

Trial and Error – Sunday, September 27, 1942

One of the widely accepted methods by which we determine the truth or falsity of any theory is that which we call "trial and error"—which...

More Light – Sunday, September 20, 1942

One of the scholarly scientists of our day not long ago wrote these words: "We are learning more and more the high cost of discovering...