Music & the Spoken Word Library

Citation for “A Good Man”* – Sunday, July 11, 1948

The institutions of men confer a great many and a great variety of honors, titles, degrees, and awards of one kind or another. Almost every...

An Effective Freedom – Sunday, July 04, 1948

Freedom is always a timely topic. When we have it, it may sometimes seem commonplace—which it isn't. And some among us may look over the...

The Facts Behind the Face – Sunday, June 27, 1948

Sometimes we wonder what makes men act the way they act and do the things they do. But it is difficult to know what goes...

A “Wide” Experience – Sunday, June 20, 1948

Sometimes young people in a venturesome spirit seek to acquire an acquaintance with questionable practices, questionable places and questionable people not with the idea of...

Pulling at the Pillars – Sunday, June 13, 1948

There is a proverb from The Persians that reads: "When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along."1 Certainly tearing things...

Where are you Going – Sunday, June 06, 1948

There is an exceedingly important question that parents repeatedly ask young people: "Where are you going?" And even though a youngster may become impatient, it...

When Death Comes – Sunday, May 30, 1948

In a letter to a friend, Thomas Jefferson once wrote: "There is a fullness of time when men should go." This may be easy to...

The So-Called “Mass” of Humanity* – Sunday, May 23, 1948

Quite frequently we hear people who express themselves as wanting to do something for the great mass of mankind, perhaps for their further enlightenment, or...

Parents and Other People – Sunday, May 16, 1948

It is often easy to be pleasant when we have no responsibility. This is a profound fact that young people often overlook. Friends and strangers...