Music & the Spoken Word Library

“I Won’t Count This Time…” – Sunday, July 8, 1951

"Rip Van Winkle, in Jefferson's Play, excuses himself for every fresh dereliction by saying, 'I won't count this time!' Well, he may not count it;...

Our Legacy of Liberty – Sunday, July 1, 1951

A century and some seventy-five years ago, fifty-six Americans signed what has since become a symbol of our legacy of liberty: the Declaration of Independence. ...

The Spirit and the Letter of the Law – Sunday, June 24, 1951

Since Paul the Apostle wrote of it—since then and long before—the spirit and the letter of the law have long come in for comment.  Certainly,...

Trials of Our Teens – Sunday, June 17, 1951

We well remember those years—the years when we had definitely passed our childhood but had not yet quite definitely "arrived" as adults.  Our problems, which...

Settlement Before Sundown – Sunday, June 10, 1951

Have you ever walked out of your way, to avoid speaking to someone?  If you have, no doubt you remember that you weren't quite comfortable. ...

Going Places – Sunday, June 3, 1951

With the closing of each academic season, young people are faced with many decisions—and sometimes when they are working their way up through the various...

Journey for the Future – Sunday, May 27, 1951

When we have lost those who have meant much to us in the past, and when we have lost with them a pattern of life...

Integrity and Example – Sunday, May 20, 1951

On this question again of personal integrity, as one of the ancient philosophers observed: "Where we wish to judge of weights, we do not judge...

How Much We Expect of Mothers – Sunday, May 13, 1951

It is amazing how much we expect of mothers, and how much they are of all that we expect.  There is no career so demanding,...