Music & the Spoken Word Library

What is Man? – Sunday, July 12, 1942

It has been many centuries since David of Old propounded the question, "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" (Psalm 8:4) Both before...

With a Great Sum Obtained I This Freedom – Sunday, July 5, 1942

It was inevitable that we should have been aware of a difference in this year's observance of July Fourth. There would seem to have been...

There Ought to be a Law Against That! – Sunday, June 28, 1942

In protest of something of which we disapprove, we often hear the offhand comment: "There ought to be a law against that!" As a matter...

Another Answer to Cain – Sunday, June 21, 1942

Whenever we want to say something that is very old and very true, to reach and impress the minds of some we have to think...

A Stranger Will They Not Follow – Sunday, June 14, 1942

We have come again to another patriotic occasion. Deep-rooted patriotism, of course, does not depend upon the observance of special days for its sustenance, but...

The Shifting Beneath Our Feet – Sunday, June 7, 1942

"And Jesus made as though he would have gone... But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day...

To Those Who Grieve for Their Dead – Sunday, May 31, 1942

"Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad … Let the dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the King Immanuel, who hath ordained,...

For Tomorrow We Die – Sunday, May 24, 1942

In these days when many are looking fearfully toward the future, and when all of us are looking toward it with a good deal of...

What Shall We Save – Sunday, May 17, 1942

It is interesting to observe what a man will try to save when his house is on fire.  When he hasn’t much time to think,...