Expediency – Sunday, November 14, 1943
The question of expediency frequently arises to plague us—the question as to whether or not, under pressure of circumstances, to accomplish seemingly desirable ends, we...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
After the ‘Tumult and the Shouting Dies’ – Sunday, November 07, 1943
We are reminded today that before another week shall have passed, November 11 will have come and gone again, thus marking, almost unbelievably it seems,...
Concerning Synthetic Substitutes for Character – Sunday, October 31, 1943
There has long been a philosophy too widely entertained that a personal weakness could be offset by a legal device. For example, there have been...
The Consent of the Governed – Sunday, October 24, 1943
William Penn is accredited with the statement—"If men be good, government cannot be bad." On first hearing, one may be inclined to challenge the idea,...
Yesterday’s Tomorrow – Sunday, October 17, 1943
One of the distinguishing attributes of intelligence in men is the faculty of thinking and planning for the future. It is this that causes us...
Some Current Notes on Martyrdom – Sunday, October 10, 1943
We have read somewhere currently a brief statement of a challenging idea: "The greater the truth, the greater the danger." Certainly the record will show...
Why Not Try Repentance! – Sunday, October 03, 1943
The characteristic technique of the sleight-of-hand performer is to divert attention from what he doesn't want us to see and focus attention on what he...
On Destroying a Reputation – Sunday, September 26, 1943
A trend that has always caused apprehension among far-thinking men is encroachment upon judiciary function—the short-circuiting of the processes of justice, whereby various non-judicial agencies...
Dull Reflections of a Ready-Made Pattern – Sunday, September 19, 1943
Among the dictator nations there is an avid recognition of the fact that control of what is taught in the schools is a long step...