Music & the Spoken Word Library

The End From the Beginning – Sunday, January 16, 1944

There comes to mind one of the pastimes of our childhood when we paused with wide-eyed children to watch the billposter, harbinger of circuses and...

Cycle of Belief – Sunday, January 09, 1944

The cycle of fashion in human affairs has often been observed and commented upon. Succeeding generations come back to old styles, modified, but strikingly similar....

To Resolve to Think – Sunday, January 02, 1944

The New Year brings with it the annually recurring question, to resolve or not to resolve. No doubt some of us have quit making resolutions,...

Atonement – Sunday, December 26, 1943

This day between Christmas and the New Year would seem to be a good time to remind ourselves of some realities that bear repetition. If...

To a World That Wants to Go Home – Sunday, December 19, 1943

There are many thoughts that crowd in upon us at Christmas—but most of all, perhaps, our thoughts at this season are of home and those...

The Minority Voice – Sunday, December 12, 1943

In spite of a long-advocated tolerance, there are times when all of us find annoyance because someone has disagreed with us. But the fact remains...

The Immediate Price – Sunday, December 05, 1943

At some time or other during his life, perhaps everyone asks himself: "Why should I conform to the accepted rules? Why should I maintain standards...

The Greatest Evil of the Age – Sunday, November 28, 1943

There is a question that has been pressing itself upon our thoughts, which, because of a traditional reticence, is sometimes difficult to speak of—but neither...

For This Freedom We are Thankful – Sunday, November 21, 1943

With almost unbelievable swiftness, another year has come and gone, to bring us again to the season of Thanksgiving—a season in which we make grateful...