Music & the Spoken Word Library

The sum of the little things – Sunday, September 22, 1957

There is much more to say concerning the little things of life: Men often learn to carry great loads, to carry great weight and worry...

The little things – Sunday, September 15, 1957

Many years ago, as he was working in a London laboratory, Sir Alexander Fleming observed the retarding action of an unidentified mold on a colony...

Time – the stuff life is made of – Sunday, September 08, 1957

These many years on the air turn our thoughts today to time. Millions who were listening when this broadcast first began have since left this...

What is a gentleman? – Sunday, September 01, 1957

Our consideration of friendship and confidence and trust in past weeks leads us at last to what a gentleman is—or isn't.  For a word so...

Safeguarding the irreplaceability precious – Sunday, August 25, 1957

In speaking of the factors of friendship—trust and confidence being uppermost among them—we have come to the conclusion that finding someone who can be trusted...

Friendship – and trust and confidence – Sunday, August 18, 1957

Last week we talked of some factors of friendship.  There are some further sides of this significant subject that could well be considered; among them,...

Some Factors of Friendship – Sunday, August 11, 1957

We have in mind 'today one of the most beautiful relationships in life, and one of the most difficult to define. Aside from loved ones,...

A turning to friends and family – Sunday, August 04, 1957

Sometimes we may become weary of the sameness of our surroundings and feel that we should like to get away from familiar people and places. ...

The Finishers – Sunday, July 28, 1957

There comes to mind today a subject which, for want of better words, might be called the habit of re-arranging—that is, re-arranging without really resolving—such...