THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1957 THE PILOT—Southem Pines, North Carolina Page THREE Some Looks At Books By LOCKIE PARKER SHAKE LESLIE'S GHOST BOOK (Sheed & Ward. $3.00). For both the casual reader of true ghost stories and the inquiring student of supernormalities, there has come (at last) an American Edition of Sir Shane Leslie’s drift and silt of a life-long in terest in ghosts^” Sir Shane first takes the read er through his interpretations of uncanny experiences such as these, and then in Part Two of the book he details some thirty- five visits of ghostly revenants which have made local history. Rather than just another “anthol ogy of ghost stories,” it is a re counting of selected authentic cases, particularly those involv ing Roman .Catholic families, chiurches, and even exorcisms. They are well presented, though occasionally wordy, ^nd some are reminiscent of Sir Shane’s lectures in Pinehurst and South ern Pines four years ago. The Introduction and Part One of this volume are as interesting as the stories, and comprise an inquiry into the theories of “ghosts.” Here he predestrian- izes among the implications of ancient and modern evidences. Sir Shane does not hesitate to consider critically the possibility of a non-survival explanation of veridical visions, and he duly re spects “the cross-examination which psychical research de mands:” he contends that “mani festations may be genuine but not the manifester.” But, else where he avers that “Catholic ghosts are not . . . purposeless; and, that “the Church forbids the dead to be evoked, but there is nothing to forbid the dead mak ing the gesture themselves.” Be these, however, merely varia- ‘ tions upon a theme, there is included a diverse sprinkling of Maughmian acidity as an added attraction. The cases involve physical and apparitional phenomena, some of which have been especially well documented. Many are “first-hand” accounts, some are unique, and all are well able to entertain. —W. E. COX, Jr. THE PHILADELPHIAN by Richard Powell (Scribner's $3.95). This novel hit the best seller list almost as soon as it was out, although the author is little known in this field. Coming from a man who has made a suc cess in the field of advertising this was not too surprising. My own first reaction to the opening chapters was that he certainly knew what the public liked,— beautiful girls with a strong urge to reproduce the species match themselves against entrenched wealth and position, situations in the sex duel that are unconven tional but not sordid, and a good, swinging pace to his narrative, never a dull moment. But there is more to this book than entertainment, excellent as that is. There is an intelligent picture of the social strata in one of our older American cities. I am not familiar enough with Philadelphia to pass on the spe cie qualities he sees as distin guishing that city, but much of it would apply to any of them, and he gives the established families a fair deal, their virtues as weU as their weaknesses. The book describes a drive from the bottom that succeeded. It began with an Irish immi grant, pretty Margaret O’Donnell who came to Philadelphia in 1857 and partly by luck, partly by .courage, got a job as maid in one of the first families of Philadel phia. A couple of years later Margaret was dismissed because she was pregnant and unmarried, but in the mean time she had seen a pattern of life that she admired and meant to attain. It took close to a hundred years to do it, but Margaret’s descendants were not allowed to forget. It was she who said to her five-year-old great grandson on her deathbed. “I hope you know what you have to do, Anthony.” 'Then at a criti cal moment in his career, it was her words quoted by his mother, “Keep your pride hot and bright and they’ll respect you the more for it,” that made the issue clear and helped him to a decision. That brings me to the best thing about this book. As you get into the life of Anthony Law rence, there is action enough but the real suspense hangs on the decisions he makes; they are moral decisions and yet not sim ple cases of right and wrong, there are real claims on both sides and the balance swings very delicately. Through prep school and college, as sol dier, young lawyer, a successful man, these decisions are dramati cally presented, and so skillfully has the author built up his char acter that you are satisfied that he must have decided as he did and that Margaret O’Donnell would have been proud of him. THE MONKEY OF CROFTON by Eleanor Frances LatRmore (Morrow, $2.25). When Luke had the chance to choose the 'present his mother and father would bring him from India, he chose a monkey. His uncle and aunt were not enthusiastic and they were less so when he found a monkey in the garden the very next day! The antics of the monkey will entertain young readers from seven to ten, and the outcome is dramatic and satisfying. The text is easy enough for young readers to read to them selves and the pictures are as amusing as the story. Nursery seeding production for the Soil Bank Program’s Tree Planting phase will total five bil lion plants this year. This figure will double the total number of ail trees planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1942. Have Your Summer Clolhes Cleaned and Stored for the Winter at Valet MRS. D. C. JENSEN Where Cleaning and Prices Are Better! Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. 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Long after duel- ***■• Forenian ing was outlawed in most states, it was still going on in the “Bible Belt.” It has gone out there too by now; which may be an indi cation that people understand the Gospel better than they once did. The Need for Forgiveness In a southern town there lives a man who was in a penitentiary in another state,' for 19 years, for a crime he did not commit. He was a stranger and he had a gun; so when the local hoodlums all came up' with alibis, this man was a convenient mark, and to the peniteritiary he went. And there he stayed even after the real criminal confessed. Authorities kept him there, because if the facts became known, and the man released, some important reputa tions and careers would be ruined. Finally, through the efforts of a sister and a friend, he was re leased, 19 years not guilty, but punished all the same, even years after his innocence was estab lished. Would you be in a forgiv- ipg qrood after that? Not many neople have tremendous, long-last ing injustices done to them of 'hat sort; yet the story illustrates )ne point about forgiveness; it is not always a matter of forgiving 'ersOns directly. One may suffer everely, unjustly, without its eing possible to identify the per sons who are responsible for things we suffer (such as unfair laws, or customs which harm us in some way); but although we cannot forgive the responsible persons—who may be many—face to face, it is just as un-Chris tian to harbor bitterness in the heart against “fate” in general as it is to feel bitterly about some one we know. God Has More to Put Up With When Peter asked his question about forgiveness, he was think ing, it seems, of a kind of rule. Forgive a man once, twice . . . to seven times: but the eighth time is one too much? Jesus’ re ply,—that if a brother repents 70 times seven times, we are to for give him just as many times,—is not a matter of strict arithmetic. It is not intended as a rule. It is Jesus way of saying: Forgiveness must be without limit. The rea son Jesus suggests, in his parable, goes to the heart of things. God has far more to forgive than we have. Even an apostle, Jesus suggests, has sinned against God more than any man has ever unned against him. What we have o put up with from others, every lay, are trifles compared with vhat God has to put up with from us. If the reader thinks this is an exaggeration, let him consider one point: the way we Christians misrepresent God. His reputation in this world is maintained or blackened by those who profess to be his people. We claim to be his children, and yet we often act as if we had been sired by the devU. Few if any human beings have been so persistently slan dered as God is by his professed friends. Forgiving From the Heart Forgiveness has been called a fiction, and in a way it is. It is not the same as ignoring or con doning, but it treats the offend er exactly as if no offense had been committed. That may be fiction; but there is no true for giveness without forgetting. God’s forgiveness is complete: he casts forgiven sins “behind his back”— he “remembers them no more.” Human forgiveness like all things human is never complete, for in spite of our best efforts the thing will keep coming back to mind. Nevertheless, true Christian for giveness makes every effort to forget Forgiving witliout forget ting leaves things much as they were. Only in complete forgive ness c^n there be a complete new .start. Erasing the whole thing from mind, living as if it never lad happened; this may be a fic- ion but it is a fiction of love. (Bused on outlines copyrighted by the )ivisiuu of Christian Bduca^liin, Na- ional Council of the Churches of Christ n the U S. A. Released by Community ross Service.) Tuesday — Cameron School, 11:30; Cameron, 12:30; Walter McDonald, 2; Lewis Marion, 2:30; Sam Taylor, 2:45; Paul Thomas Station, 3; Rouths Service Sta tion, 3:15. Wednesday — Doubs Chapel Rt.: Arnold 'Thomas, 10; Clyde McKenzie, 10:30; Mrs. Frances Scarboro, 11; R. L. Blake, 11:30; W. E. Jackson, 12; Clyde Auman; 12:30; Landis Cox, 12:45; Mrs. Sutphin, 1; Frank Cox, 1:30. Thursday — Westmore School, 10:30; Roland Nall, 11:30; Charles Stutts, 12; Arthur Baldwin, 12:30; Davis School, 1; Enloe’s Grill, 1:45; Carthage, 2:30. Friday — Murdocksville Road: D£in Lewis, 10; W. R. Dunlop, 10:15; Miss Margaret McKenzie, 10:30; Tom Clayton, 10:45; Mrs. Ethel Black, 11; Eal) East Massachusetts Ave. Martin Ckildwell, Rector Holy Communion, 8 a.m. (First Sundays and Holy Days, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.) Family Service, 9:30 a.m. Churdi School, 10 a.m. Morning Service, 11 amu Yoimg Peoples’ Service League, 6 p. m. Holy Communion, Wednesdays and Holy Days, 10 ajn. 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 pjn. 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