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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. Mr. Aubrey, al
though he gambles and does not
support his family, is a brilliant
and attractive man beloved by
his wife and children; and Mrs.
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a fascinating character.
Another critic who found a
likeness to ' “The Constant
Nymph,” must have found it in
the fact that this is a musical
family. The four children, three
girls and a boy, are each interest
ing in different ways, but the
most charming of all'is the story
teller, Rose, one of the twin
daughters. The period is the be
ginning of the century, and the
book has a ^Victorian flavor.
Needless to say, it is beautifully
written and is a delightful book.
—JANE H. TOWNE
PIRATE, Rascals of the Span-:
ish Main by A. , B. C. Whipple j
Doubleday $4.50). 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
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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.
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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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Some folks judge’eivilization’s progress by
the kind of houses they live in.
Others point to-ward the giant strides of
science or industry—or the striking advance
of music, art and literature.
Yet’ civilization is perhaps best measured
by the kind of people it produces.
Picture a man wh'o respects the dignity and
rights of others, and -who looks -with compas
sion on human suffering. He is guided in all
things by an abiding love for God. His moral
stamina never ebbs. His spiritual (fo'urage-
grotvs stronger.
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,
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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<i and 3n!k
Sunday evenings, 7:30. Fourth
Sunday morning, 11 a.m.
Women of the Church meeting,
8 p.m., second Tuesday.
Mid-week service Thursday at
8 p.m.
ST. ANTHONY'S (Catholic)
Vermont Ave. at Ashe
Father Peter M. Dengee
Sunday masses 8 and 10:30 a m.;
Holy Day masses 7 and 9 a.m.;
weekday mass at 8 a.m. Conlee-
sions heard on Saturday between
5-6 and 7:30-8:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN PINES
METHODIST CHURCH
Midland Road
Robert L. Bame, Minister
Church School, 9:43 ajXL
Worship Service, 11 a. m.;
W. S. C. S. meets each third
Monday at 8 p. m.
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