Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Question of Marriage – Sunday, June 17, 1945

The world has become somewhat scrambled of late—that is, people have; and countless numbers, uprooted from their customary environment, find themselves in strange and unfamiliar...

Legality and Morality – Sunday, June 10, 1945

It was an ancient prophet, reputed for much wisdom, who observed with seeming discouragement: "Of making many books there is no end." (Ecclesiastes 12:12.) We...

On Profanity – Sunday, June 03, 1945

There is a prevalent practice among us which it would seem there is need of repeated reminder. We refer to the use of offensive language—but...

Of Remembrance – Sunday, May 27, 1945

We approach again another day of remembrance, not that the bereaved need to be reminded of those who have departed, but rather that a nation...

As Men Pray – Sunday, May 20, 1945

The needs of our lives are many—but they are perhaps not as many as we sometimes permit ourselves to suppose. Like the children we are,...

For This We Pray – Sunday, May 13, 1945

It is good that a nation this day should be called to prayer and thanksgiving. We have much yet to ask, and exceedingly much to...

A Lesson in Leadership – Sunday, May 06, 1945

Within the week we have had yet further evidence, if we needed any, of the unspeakable consequences that can come into the lives of those...

Peace and People – Sunday, April 29, 1945

It is time again to talk of peace—although it is not yet with us. When men have peace, often they use it carelessly and esteem...

Questions Beyond Answers – Sunday, April 22, 1945

The questions asked by children are seemingly interminable, as those who have attempted to answer them know full well. "Why this?" "Why that?" "Why everything?"—and...