4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1957 THE PILOT—Southern Pines< North Carolina Some Looks , At Books By LOCKIE PARKER TILL WE HAVE FACES, a not so much with Cupid and Novel by C. S. Lewis (Harcourt pgy^jjg gg ^ith a sister who per- $4 jO). The author of fhe Screw-Psyche to take the con- tape Letters long since estab- , , , ^ lished a reputation as a shrewdlamp to the meeting^ with observer of the human soul, its her lover and ^vith ^ the needs and the devious ways in which it tries to satisfy them. Here he has developed such a theme in an original and arrest ing parable. To quote his own words, we have “dark idolatry and, pale enlightenment at war with each other and with vision.” The tale is laid in a pre-Chris- motive in urging it, a much more complicated one than in the leg end. Withal the authqr has suc- ceeued in making Oroual, this sister, remote and barbaric prin cess though she was, very close kin tp all of us, universally hu-. man in her resentment of suffer ings inflicted on humans by eemingly blind caprice, in her tian era, in a small barbaric k^elight in Greek rejection of su kingdom far to the east of, perstition and explanation by Athens but not so far that Greek ' reason and in her final vision of culture was unheard of. A Greek slave captured in war is tutor to the young princesses and a counter influence to the national worship of an ugly idol, a god dess of fertility, demanding bloody sacrifices. The author builds up charac ters and situations until our sympathies are thoroughly in volved with “the ugly princess” who tells the story. We see how these two influences come into dramatic conflict in her life and yet how both Ifead her to make a tragic mistake and live in long bitterness until at last she reach es some comprehension of why the ways of the gods seem dark to men—“How can they meet us lace to, face until we have faces?” The plot is based on the old legend of Cupid and Psyche, but the author has changed the em- something beyond reason, related to but differing from the reject ed religion of her childhood. Mr. Lewis has made a brilliant synthesis of'tale and theme, and the dramatic interest never lags. The drawings and cover design by Fritz Eichenberg are worthy of this fine book and quite in key wdth its mood and subject. THE FOUNTAIN OVER FLOWS by Rebecca West (Vi king $5.00). One critic has com pared this to the novels of Dick ens, and I can understand what he means; for Mr. and Mrs. Au brey are somewhat like the Mi- cawbers, although they are not caricatures. 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This book of fers first-rate entertainment as well as new light on several | characters who made big reputa- j tions in piracy, for even in this ] field research has been busy dis tinguishing fact from tradition. While Mr. Whipple has gone to .some trouble to get his facts right—witness the bibliography —he does not weight you down with scholarship but tells a straight tale with relish for its highlights and a pleasantly dry j humor. * Did you know that Captain Kidd was a most reluctant pi rate, practically forced into the business by His Majesty’s rninis- ters on one hand and a hungry crew on the^i other? and that despite twenty-two expeditions that have hunted for his treasure, it is pretty well established that in his short career as a priva teer—piracy was never proved— he only buried treasure once and that was promptly dug up by one of his partners in the expedi tion, the Earl of Eellamont, Gov ernor of New York and New England? Whipple has a way of making his characters very human and entertaining. He enters with gusto into their adventures whether it is Woodes Rogers, “the pirates’ favorite reformer,” or Charles Vane, the pirate that Rogers failed to reform. He likes them both in different ways. Some grim and grisly drawings by R. M. Powers add much to the atmosphere of rugged ras cality. In case you would like to go treasure hunting, the author has listed twenty-seven localities from Nova Scotia to the Wind ward Islands where it is likely that treasure is buried. Cape Fear and Ocracoke rank high as possibilities, but he gives you no marked map. BLACK FOX OF LORNE by Marguerite de Angeli (Double day $2.95). Mrs. de Angeli who last gave us the beautiful book of “Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes” has this time written a stirring tale of adventure for older children, nine to thirteen. Her heroes are two young Vi kings, twin brothers, who set sail with their family and household in dragon-prowed ships for the north of Eijgland. Storms scatter the little ships. The leading ship with the two boys and their father, Harold, is j wrecked on the Isle of Skye, then ruled by the savage Began Mor, who treacherously murders Har old and his crew. Orphaned and alone, the boys are thrown ^n their own re sources and have many high ad ventures which carry them across half of Scotland. We get a vivid picture of the Scotch High lands in the tenth century, clans men and lairds, crofts, castles and battlefields. The author, who is also an ar tist of distinction, has illustra ted the book with fine litho graphs. BY DR. KENNETH J. FOREMAN Baoks:round Scripture: Matthew 11-12. Devotional Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4. Lights Lesson for February 10, 1957 Sweet potato' storage in bas- j kets or crates is much preferred [ to bulk or bin storage, says Henry M. Covington, extension horticulturist at North Carolina State College. After the potatoes are cured and stored, they should not be moved until ready for other use. Skinning and bruising with ultimate rotting is prevent ed if thi^ practice is followed, he adds. eystone CustodianFuncls Covenng all cLuses of securities, eack FunJ 'uritk a specific investment purpose For RESERVES, INCOME or possible GROWTH "tHOMAS DAHST & CO. McKenzie Bldg. Southern Pines, N. C. Please tend me Praspectmes dcKribing the sbaret of ]raar ten funds. Name Addreu. anyone who has ever driven in city traffic knows what a snarl here is when a traffic-light goes “on the blink,” meaning that it doesn’t blink. There ijs almost as bad a tangle of traffic when one nde of the light, either green or red. fails to operate. The driver on the blind side is not sure what he ought to do, out the drivers backed up the .treet think i.liey bnhw, and honk at him and at things in gener al, until the po lice come and straighten things out. Now sup pose—if you can l>r. Foreman suppose nonsense for a nainute— that a city board of aldermen decided to save money by not buy ing ijed traffic lights. “Let’s not dis courage our energetic citizens with red stop-lights; what we need is vigor and drive; GO lights are all we need.” Or suppose in an other place the city fathers de cided to buy and install red lights only. People should be left to their own initiative, they might say. All we need to do is to stop them when they need to be .stopped. Cod’s Yes and No All through the Bible, and es pecially in the teachings of Jesus, we find, as it were, lights both red and green. There are the red lights of warning and tlie green lights of encouragement. In the two chapters of the background Scripture, for instance, we find Jesus warning men against: judg ing by appearances, failure to respond to God’s messenger, con demning men for “sins” which are not really sins, regarding in stitutions^ (in this case, the Sab bath) as holier than human life itself; speaking evil against God’s, Joly Spirit, careless speech in general, and living an empty life the story (jfjthe restless demon). . hese are all warnings against leas or action vrhich look all right on the surface. The Bible has few warnings against obvious sins; many against sins that look harmless or even good. But also there are the green lights of com fort and encouragement. A cer tain philosopher, a particular gloomy one, called Christianity God’s “attack on man.” Lighthouse In the New Testament Chris tians are called lights in a dark world. Indeed Christ says they are “the light” of the world. So the church like the Lord must hang high both the lights of warn ing and the lights of encourage ment. The church must never let the red light get out of order. She must never let people think a sin is not a sin, or that sin is not harmful. She must warn men of dangers that are not obvious. She must never be a Pollyanna, she must nevei; sing, “The world is so fun of a number of things, I am sure we should all be as hap py as kings.” Like a lighthouse, the church must warn men, both Christians and the world at large, of hidden dangers. If the church sees no harm in what “everybody does,” if the church’s standards are simply those of the world, if the church turns into a sort of celestial rotarian society, its mem bers figuratively slapping one another on the back and telling one another how wonderful they are, then the church itself is in danger. • Home Lights If the lighthouse says, STAY AWAY! the harbor lights say COME HOME. So the church, like her Lord, if faithful to God’s Word, will show men not only what not to do but what to do. When an airplane is approaching a landing-field in the dark, if it is a modern properly lighted field, it will have a double row of lights on the runway, so that the pilot by lining up his plane with those lights can follow them right down to a safe landing. The church ought to furnish lights like those for the world. The church has the right and the duty to speak, as Jesus spoke, not only to its own members but to the world out side, proclaiming the principles of life which is right in Ihe sight of God, not only for individuals but also for group living on small scale and large. The church must speak of sin, yes by aU means. But a church that speaks only of sin and never of its remedy, is like a doctor who diagnoses but never prescribes,—like a harbor authority which maintains a light house to keep boats out but no buoy lights to guide ships in. (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Kducation, Na* tional Connell of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. Released by Community T'ress Service. Bookmobile Schedule Schedule of the Moore County bookmobile for next week has been announced as follows; Tuesday, February 12—Union Church route: W. F. Smith, 9:45; Vass School, 10:15; Vass post, of fice, 11:15; Mrs. J. McRae, 11:30; Mrs. R. D. Edmisten, 11:40;- Ed gar Oldham, 11:45; Miss Polly Key, 12:00; C. E. Smith, 12:15; A. C. Bailey, 12:30; Tom Bailey, 12:45; J.j M. Briggs, 1:00; A L. Darnell, 1:15; A. T. Denny, 1:30. Wednesday, February 13— West End School, 10:00; Eagle Springs, 11:30;' Eagle Springs School, 12:00; D. D. Eifort, 12:45; West End, 1:00; L. H. Chessom, 2:00; A. J. Hanner, 2:15; T. L. ^ Bronson, 2:30; W. E. Munn, 2:45.’ Friday, February 15—West Southern Pines School, 9:45; Ni agara Post office, 10:30; C. C, Priest, 11:00; Lakeview, 11:30. 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Multiply this man by the thousands ... by the millions . . . and you’ll see a civilization higher and greater than has ever existed. The Church is the one great institution that devote,s itself to the development of man’s character and spirit. As long as it continues to thrive, we can expect our civilization to flourish and progress. Help extend the influ ence of the Church—give it your support, make it a part of your life! rTTTrTTTTTrr the church for AU . . , AU FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest fac tor on earth for the buifdino o‘ character and good citizenship U port the Church^® They are'““o chiMrrn-s°ra"he't3, p'ol’th^rsa'l: teriaJ support. PUn 1-13 18-27 13-34 25-35 1-6 1-11 Le e e , , I I I I , , t ti BROWNSON MEMORIAL CHURCH (Presbyterian) Cheves K. Ligon, Minister Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wor ship service, 11 a.m. Women of the Church meeting, 8 p.m. Mon day following third Sunday. ■Ilhe Youth Fellowships meet at 7 o’clock each Sunday evening. Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH New Hampshire Ave. Sunday Service, 11 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Wednesday Service, 8 p.m. Reading Room in Church Build ing open Wednesday 3-5 p.m. iriE CHURCH OF WIDE FELLOWSHIP (Congregational) Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire Wofford C. Timmons, Minister Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m.. Pilgrim Fel lowship (Young people). Sunday, 8:00 p.m.. The Forum. EMMANUEL CHURCH (Episcopal) ( East Massachusetts Ave. Martin Caldwell, Rector Holy Communion, 8 a.m. (First Sundays and Holy Days, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.) Family -Service, 9:30 a.m. Church School, 10 a.m. Morning Service, 11 a.m. Young Peoples’ Service League, 6 p. m. '■ Holy Communion, Wednesdays and Holy Days, 10 a.m. and Fri day, 9:30. Saturday—6 p. m. Penance. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH New York Ave. at South Ashe David Hoke Coon, Minister Bible School, 9:45 a.m!. Worship 11 a.m. Training Union, 7 p.m. Evening Worship, 8 p.m. Scout Troop 224, Monday, 7:30 p.m.; mid-week worship, Wednes day 7:30 p.m.; choir practice Wednesday 8:15 pjn. Missionary meeting, first and third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Church and family suppers, second Thurs days, 7 p.m. MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Grover C. Currie, Minister Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service, 2n