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Edgar Cayce, known by many as the Virginia Beach mystic, is one
of the most profound clairvoyants. During his life which ended in
1945, he produced over ninety thousand pages of clairvoyant reading
on subjects ranging from diagnosis of disease to the destiny of man.
Edgar Cayce was educated only until the sixth grade and yet in his
home, lying on a couch, his collar and tie loosened, he imposed hyp
nosis upon himself and talked of things far beyond his knowledge or
conscience comprehension.
Several books have been written about this man. One is Edgar
Cayce, The Sleeping Prophet, by Jess Stearn. In reading this book one
finds many fascinating subjects which are constantly debated. The con
tents range from the outcome of our foreign policy over the world, to
the physical destruction of New York City in 1998. One of the first
areas that is striking is the fact that Mr. Cayce's medical diagnosis
are related to his personal secretary, during one of his trances, in per
fect medical terminology. This is also true in other areas, for no matter
the subject, Edgar Cayce's readings were given in the vocabulary of
the subject.
Edgar Cayce is a tremendous individual, and not one to be taken
lightly. After reading some of his experiences, one realizes that this
was a simple man who had no ulterior motives, such as financial gain,
Choir Tour
by Rankin Whittington
The soon-to-be-familiar winding
up of a big diesel engine an
nounced the arrival of a chartered
Trailways bus to the expectant
group waiting behind Dana.
Splashed along the sides of the
bus in beautiful blue letters we
read: Guilford College A Cappella
Choir, On Tour. Saturday after
noon, February 11, had finally
come, and the choir was about to
embark on its annual singing tour.
On its many tours, Guilford's choir
has performed in most of the states
cast of the Mississippi, usually go
ing south one year and north the
next. We were going south this
time, and packed in the piles of
suitcases were such items as shorts,
bathing suits and sun-tan lotion.
Amid a sunny afternoon's melt
ing snow and the goodbyes of Mr.
Baumbach, formerly our director;
Dr. "Pete" Moore, an avid choir
fan; and many other well-wishers,
we were off. The big diesel wound
up, at it was to do many times
in the next eight days. Our driver
was Tom Caudle, who has driven
for the choir for thirteen years and
has a twenty-year safety record.
We headed for Charleston, S. C.,
where we stayed in motels for the
night. Our first concert was Sun
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Hugh Lynn Cayce
•for his actions. His prime concern
was helping humanity. He was
well aware of his powers, although
he could never explain them, and
he tried to use them to their fullest
advantage. His son, Hugh Lynn
Cayce, has devoted his life to his
father's cause. He is the managing
director of the Association for Re
search and Enlightenment, a psy
chical research society with head
quarters in Virginia Beach, Va.
Hugh Lynn Cayce tours and lec
tures throughout the United States
on parapsychology, and is in the
process of coordinating his father's
work in a clear, concise, publish
able form.
Hugh Lynn Cayce will speak in
chapel on Monday, March 6th,
which will be followed by in
formal meetings at 3:00 and 7:30
in the Moon Room. I am quite sure
that the speech will be of utmost
interest to us, and that our vision
will be expanded by it as we inves
tigate the mysterious realm of para
psychology.
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GREENSBORO, N. C., MARCH 3, 1967
Friend's World
"Tonight we stand at a historic
point in the history of the Society
of Friends in North Carolina. We
now begin the anniversary of three
centuries of a way of life called
Quakerism." These were the words
spoken by Doctor Clyde A. Milner,
former President of Guilford Col
lege. This year the Society of
Friends will add another milestone
to the ir long history in North Car
olina. This year the Fourth World
Conference of Friends will meet
on the Guilford College Campus,
and for one year North Carolina
will be the center for World
Quakerism.
The World Conference of the
Society of Friends is held every
fifteen years. The first conference
was held in London, England in
1920, the second in Philadelphia
in 1937, (Because of the depression
the conference was delayed two
vears), and the third in Oxford,
England in 1952. Because of the
world situation, the need for spirit
ual renewal, and for a better look
at themselves, the theme for the
Fourth World Conference is "Seek-
Find-Share, The Time Is This
Present." The dates for the confer
ence are Tuesday, July 25, 1967,
through breakfast on Thursday,
August 3, 1967. It was proposed
that an office be established at
Guilford College a year in ad
vance of the conference to take
responsibility for all the detailed
plans. Doctor J. Floyd Moore,
Professor of Biblical Literature
and Religion at the Quaker insti
tution, was chosen Executive Sec
retary of the conference and
elected to head this planning of
fice.
Five themes for the conference
have been chosen from a long list
of items in which Friends are
concerned. These might well form
the themes for study commissions.
The other items may claim the at
tention of interest groups at con
ference time. The five proposed
themes are:
1. Deeping the spiritual life,
both personal and corporate, in
our Society.
2. The problem of creating a
peaceful political world order.
3. The community of man, mean
ing the development of a social
order that will provide freedom
and equal opportunity for all.
4. The meeting as a community.
5. Ecumenical questions and at
titudes toward non-Christian
faiths. From a long list of qualified
persons five Friends in each of the
above categories were selected
who might form the commissions
to write papers and prepare study
material for the use of local meet
ings in advance of the conference.
There will be 1450 delegates
from thirty countries, with thirty
five languages spoken. Of these first
634 delegates, slightly more than
half, 53% are men, 47% women;
15% are under 30; 15% are in their
thirties, 47% are from 40 to 60;
23% are over 60. 22% expect to
have their spouse with them at
the conference, the parallel in
formal conference to be held at
the University of North Carolina
in Greensboo (UNC-G).
As might be expected, the domi
nant occupational interests are that
of education and homemaker.
Representatives come from pre
school, elementary, high school,
university and specialized educa
tional institutions. Others are in
business, law, accounting, science,
I medicine, agriculture, printing, gov
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eminent; many are in some form of
social work, from children to
prison welfare, to the aged. Among
the representatives, one finds a
police inspector, and airline host
ess, data processor, geologist,
pharmacist, auto mechanic, diplo
mat, and interpreter.
Deep interest is expressed in
problems of the nurture of spirit
ual life, the local community of
Friends, peace-making and peace
keeping, use of the World's re
sources, relations with other peo
ples and other religions, and ef
fective human relations.
The representatives express in
terest in almost every hobby and
sport imaginable. The two most
popular seem to be folk-singing,
dancing and bird-watching. There
are hikers, spelunkers, stamp col
lectors, chess players, a collector
of old Roman coins, archeologists,
rock collectors, knitters, artists,
historians, players of violin, cello,
guitar, piano, trumpet, recorder;
an inventor; lovers of sailing, fish
ing, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer,
squash, ping pong, flying, fell
walking, bush walking, and rock
ing.
Delegates Plan Visits
While the delegates are here
they want to visit the mountains,
or the coast, historic spots, indus
try, housing projects, to meet a
children's dentist, families with
children, institutions for the aged,
prisons, universities, architectural
projects, city planning, and Old
Salem.
There are organized groups of
Friends in .38 countries and all the
continents with 45 Meetings. The
Anglo-Saxon membership in
Australia, Canada, Great Britain,
Ireland, New Zealand, Rhodesia,
South Africa, and the United States
of America —is 75 per cent of the
total of 196,977 Friends. Nearly
122 thousand live in the United
States.
The seven countries with the
largest members of Friends—l9o
thousand in all—are the United
States, Kenya, Great Britain,
Guatemala, Madagascar, Bolivia,
and Ireland.
English is the mother tongue
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U Thant
of most Friends. But when the
birthday of Yukio Irie, the repre
sentative of Japan Yearly Meeting,
was noted at the Triennial Meet
ing of the Friends World Com
mittee for for Consultation in 1965
"Happy Birthday" was sung 15
languages. At least 20 different
languages are used by Friends.
Prodigious Preparation
The holding of a World Con
ference involves prodigious prepa
ration, expense, and effort. The
work and planning of the World
Conference was described by Doc
tor J. Floyd Moore, Executive Sec
retary, as the "most complex thing
I have ever worked on." The World
Committee, which is the forerun
ner of the World Conference, en
deavored to call together Yearly
Meeting representatives once each
three years. It was at these gath
erings that policy was set, officers
and committees appointed, and the
main business of the organization
conducted. Between these ses
sions there was a small Advisory
Committee to give assistance to
the General Secretary and once
each year an Interim Committee
of eight members gathered to
consider the more important items
that needed attention, but this
committee had no power to change
policy.
U Thant
The highlight of the conference
will be the speach delivered by
United Nations Secretary-General
U Thant in the Greensboro Coli
seum. U Thant is a leader for world
peace. He was unanimously ap
pointed by the United Nations
General Assembly on November
30, 1962 as Secretary-General for
a term to extend to 1966. In 1966
he was again elected Secretary-
General. U Thant is a qualified
world leader and qualified to speak
on world peace. He served as Ad
viser to U NU, then Prime Minis
ter of Burma, at the first Colombo
Prime Minister's Conference at
Colombo; at the Second held at
Bogor, Indonesia; at the Asian-
Africa Conference in Dandung,
Indonesia in 1955; and at the
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