Music & the Spoken Word Library

Intolerable Tolerance – Sunday, November 30, 1941

Sometimes we build such a strong case for the great virtue of tolerance, that, in doing so, we fail to remember that tolerance, like all...

Tolerance Without Compromise – Sunday, November 23, 1941

Someone has coined the phrase—“Tolerance without compromise”—which briefly expresses an idea that deserves further comment. 

Justice and Mercy – Sunday, November 16, 1941

Whenever the subject of justice is discussed, there are always some who would rather talk about mercy.  Justice is not usually attractive to a man...

There is No Victory Until the Final Victory – Sunday, November 09, 1941

Even in this day of urgent haste and uncertain expediency, there are still among us some who are trying to appraise things in terms of...

Too Little and Too Late – Sunday, November 02, 1941

There is a phrase in the current language of the day that leaves overtones of solemn accusation.  It is the terse five words—“too little and...

The Spoken Word – Sunday, October 26, 1941

It is within the experience of all men to seem to remember things that lie beyond the reach of a memory—to seem to recall things...

Verbal Barrage – Sunday, October 19, 1941

We ofttimes hear people complain of the inadequacy of words.  The stammering student is often heard to say that he knows the answer but can’t...

Things Beyond Understanding – Sunday, October 12, 1941

There is one characteristic that many of us have in common, and that is our unwillingness to believe that which we do not understand.  It...

The Spirit of Escape – Sunday, October 05, 1941

There seems to have come to dwell among us the spirit of escape.  Perhaps it has always been present, but the tenseness of our times...