Music & the Spoken Word Library

Something About a Soldier – Sunday, July 11, 1943

Every war of history has given rise to aggravated social problems, and this one is no exception. But the first step toward curing an evil...

Equality – Sunday, July 04, 1943

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that...

War Aims – Sunday, June 27, 1943

Scarcely a day passes but what someone, publicly and in high places, calls for a definition of our war aims. Of course the most frequent...

My Son, Keep Thy Father’s Commandment – Sunday, June 20, 1943

Perhaps the fathers of men have not been as much talked of as the mothers of men, because, in the manner of our living, they...

For the Duration! – Sunday, June 13, 1943

One of the most common of the phrases in current vogue is that one so often used to describe virtually every change and circumstance occasioned...

A Hunger for Truth, and Contempt for a Closed Mind – Sunday, June 06, 1943

Within past weeks we have seen another generation of students emerge from the doors of our schools, having been filled more or less with a...

Justice in Death – Sunday, May 30, 1943

On this day we hold in honored remembrance those who have preceded us to another life. For some the day has been long observed and...

The Banishment of Fear – Sunday, May 23, 1943

Regrettably, one of the dominant factors in human relationships is fear. The lives of most men are beset by many fears; some, of course, much...

The Myth of “Honor Among Thieves” – Sunday, May 16, 1943

There is an oft-repeated scene in the drama of human affairs that is played over and over again through the years—a scene that has often...