Music & the Spoken Word Library

With what judgment ye judge… – Sunday, March 30, 1958

No one of us is perfect.  All of us make mistakes.  All of us do some things we should and some things we shouldn't, and...

Against every irritation – Sunday, March 23, 1958

In all the relationships of life, in all relationships with people, there are times that are rich and rewarding, and times that are tense and...

Good men ye should observe to uphold – Sunday, March 16, 1958

This past week or two we have talked of the great need for matching talent and training with intelligence and integrity.  Before leaving the subject,...

The Spoken Word – Sunday, March 09, 1958

Last week we talked talent without character, without integrity, and of the need for moral responsibility in the use of all authority, all influence, and...

Talent Without Character – Sunday, March 02, 1958

There is an old sentence which says that "Talent without character is more to be dreaded than esteemed."1 Using character in its meaning of moral...

Home is those who are there – Sunday, February 23, 1958

There has been much written, sometimes realistically, and sometimes sentimentally, about what makes a home.  There are of course the comforts and conveniences, and a...

Marriage – a momentous investment – Sunday, February 16, 1958

Marriage is surely among life's most momentous investments, if not the most momentous investment—the investment of ourselves and all that we are, and of all...

Character, Confidence and Consistency – Sunday, February 09, 1958

In a recent forecast ten things are enumerated which can be counted on, and this one sentence we take from the ten: "Reputations will continue...

Coming to ourselves – Sunday February 02, 1958

Our thoughts turn today to what, for want of better words, could be called the process of "coming to ourselves." It is always a heartbreak...