Music & the Spoken Word Library

Autumn leaves its lesson… – Sunday, October 02, 1960

Somewhere we have read a sentence which says "God is in the ... march of the seasons. . ."1 At this season of harvest, it...

Life without liberty – Sunday, September 25, 1960

Last week in commenting on the anniversary of what Gladstone called the “…American Constitution,"1 we included some recent quotations from a "Challenge to the Citizen,"...

The American Constitution – Sunday, September 18, 1960

This week we would let the words of the great British statesman, William E. Gladstone, suggest a subject: "... the American Constitution, is so far...

Work: satisfaction and shock absorber – Sunday, September 11, 1960

In discussing the subject of living with ourselves, and of learning to live with life, some recent weeks ago, at this same hour, we made...

Conscience and habits away from home – Sunday, September 04, 1960

Last week we closed with a significant quote which said much and implied much more, in this single sentence: "There is nothing that a man...

Reconciliation with reality… – Sunday, August 28, 1960

In these recent weeks we have spoken of the person as being of greater importance than the place, and of our being inseparable from ourselves,...

Inseparable from ourselves… – Sunday, August 21, 1960

Last week we cited sonic thoughts on facing problems and opportunities, and on the fruitlessness of seeking to outrun ourselves.  And from Horace we recalled...

What exile leaves himself behind – Sunday, August 14, 1960

It is apparent that the pressures of life are, at times, upon all of us.  Anxieties, difficulties, decisions—even opportunities weigh heavily under some circumstances.  And,...

Thoughtfulness… – Sunday, August 07, 1960

Last week we talked of thoughtfulness—and pleaded, as a season passes, for a pausing from the fevered pace, from the rush and the routine, for...