Music & the Spoken Word Library

For We Know not What We Should Pray For – Sunday, September 8, 1940

It is probable that there are many these days who find refuge in prayer who have not so frequently or so earnestly prayed before. It...

Fear and False Security – Sunday, September 1, 1940

There are two extremities of attitude in which a man may find himself, which have always proved perilous and often disastrous. One is an over-powering...

The Shaping of Public Opinion – Sunday, August 25, 1940

We hear a good deal these days, as we always have, concerning the molding of public opinion. Always a vital concern to men who live...

The Spoken Word – Sunday, August 18, 1940

Every once in a while, and with increasing frequency lately it seems, someone has the idea that he is going to do something for some...

Fallacy of Averages – Sunday, August 11, 1940

For some time a comment has been urging itself concerning the fallacy of averages. We are sometimes inclined to look with a good deal of...

Voices Raised Against Our Faith – Sunday, August 4, 1940

As comes the close of day with merciful sleep to those who are weary, and by toil have earned quiet repose, so comes the end...

Retreat from Disordered Scenes – Sunday, July 28, 1940

Taking both the spirit and the word of its message from the Prophets of ancient and modern times, B. Cecil Gates, former assistant conductor of...

Hearts that won’t Work – Sunday, July 21, 1940

It does not seem long since “O My Father” was heard from Temple Square, but the many requests from listeners from the eastern ocean to...

Glamour – Sunday, July 14, 1940

There is a word in our language that has become very much over-worked of late, a word with broad connotations--we call it glamour.  Many influences...