Music & the Spoken Word Library

Following the Crowd – Sunday, December 06, 1942

Somehow there comes to mind again an old and well-worn subject — a practice that is tritely described by the phrase "following the crowd." The...

No Charmed Immunity – Sunday, November 29, 1942

Ofttimes in the face of some eventuality that has overtaken us, we find ourselves saying regretfully.— "If I had only known, I would have done...

Answer to Confusion – Sunday, November 22, 1942

The course of events which our generation has witnessed has brought to the thoughts and to the lips of many this accusing question: "Why would...

The Shaping of Public Opinion – Sunday, November 15, 1942

We hear much these days, as we always have, concerning the shaping of public opinion. Always a vital concern to men who live together, public...

He . . . Cannot Be Satisfied – Sunday, November 08, 1942

There is a very old theme that comes again to mind—so old, indeed, that anyone who presumes to comment upon it, must risk the accusation...

Concerning a Man’s Right to Live His Life as He Chooses – Sunday, November 01, 1942

There has come within the observation of all of us the type of person who loudly proclaims his right to live his life as he...

What is Truth – Sunday, October 25, 1942

It is probable that every thinking man, and it is certain that every generation, has asked the question:  “What is Truth?”  By some truth has...

Penalties – Sunday, October 18, 1942

So sure and unfailing is the certainty with which remorse follows our misdoing, it is greatly to be wondered that men persist in disregarding the...

The Power of Moral Force – Sunday, October 11, 1942

There comes forward in the train of our thoughts a much-discussed question— the question of. moral force. Moral force is a thing to be reckoned...