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By LOCKIE PARKER
Some Looks At Books
THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY
MURPHY, by Morey Bernstein
(Doubleday $3.75). For a unique
hypnotic adventure into “pre
natal life,” The Search, should
prove fairly interesting light
reading. It is non-fiction, but, as
tar as scientific, value is concern
ed, its contributiofa is meager.
Author Bernstein here reports
wnai he discovers (after a few
years’ delving into hypnotism
from the days of his doubt) when
he meets up with a subject who
relates, in trance, details of, her
•'former life” as an Irish girl. The
extent of Bernstein’s own en
thusiasm over this “new find”
makes for verbosity rather than
unprejudiced analysis; and as for
scientific value or originality, ba
sically it has neither.
With the book comes a short
phonograph record of the under-
htypnosis interview of a Colorado
wbman’s descent into “her” life
of about 1850. In real life she is
listed as Mrs. Ruth Simmons; and
in her former, Bridey Murphy.
Her whole glib commentary is
put down in the book.
Very many other pages bio
graphically relate how Bernstein
got into these amateur hypnotic
and psychic experiments in the
first place. Said Newsweek's
page-long review on January 9,
criticism will come chiefly from
“how he found the supernatural,
and <this) one-sided sutnmary of
its ‘scientific proof.’ ”
A ' 30-page appendix is giv
en, with numerous references, on
various aspects of hypnosis,
extra-sensory perception, and
even psychokinesis. This elemen
tal adjunct is perhaps added to
give an air of authority to the
forepart.
As to the actual possibility of
“pre-natal regression,” that is
more akin to reincarnation than
to ordinary “age regression”
techniques in hypnosis; and be
lief in reincarnation, however
sincerely held by some, is built
on a much weaker foundation
than Rxtra Sensory Perception. It
therefore is less parsimonious
than is the theory of clairvoyance
of Mrs. Simmons’s, in my opinion.
Even Bernstein, in his Appendix,
discreetly omits reference to it.
Essentially, then, this work
represents a printed record of the
author’s personally exciting ex
perience, insubstantially support
ed by such documentary proofs
of Bridey’s murmurings as ought
first to have been dug up from
Irish archives. Bernstein admits
—but not in the book—that Mrs.
Simmons herself is part Irish.
The book thus falls into the cate
gory of an interesting true story
rather than that of a significant
contribution to the literature of
psychical research.
—W. E. COX, JR.
JEOPARDY by Manfred Conte
(Siloane $3.50). This is an exciting
tale of counterfeiting in Europe
after World War II. The fact that
it is a translation seemS to slow
it down at first, but as soon as
one becomes accustomed to that,
one follows with interest the for
tunes of the engraver, Jules
Fabre, who has and uses several
other aliases. There are three
love affairs in the book. Ameri
can agents are alerted and join
in the chase from Austria to
Paris and then to Italy where the
denoument comes. This can be
recommended as an '“escape”
novel with no attempts made at
moralizing. —JANE H. TOWNE
BORROW THE NIGHT by
Helen Nielsen (Morrow $2.75).
Here is a new and tense speci
men of the “who-dun-it” with an
unusual angle. Judge Ralph Ad
dison receives a letter stating
that he hai condemned an inno
cent man and that on the day
that man is to be executed—a
week hence—^he, too, will die.
The letter is signed “Mr. Justice.”
For peculiarly poignant person
al reasons his first thought is to
keep this from his wife, so he
burns the letter. But other letters
follow daily and at last—just
twenty-four hours before the
time set for the execution—^the
judge reports the matter to the
district attorney and then turns
detective himself in the com
pany of a middle-aged cop, the
cop who had arrested the con
demned youth. Strange develop
ments follow.
The book ranks high Of its
kind for pace, sustained suspense
and a solution that is surprising
from the facts but well substan
tiated by a gradual revelation of
individual motives and the/per
sonal histories of the main char
acters.
1956 GUIDE TO EUROPE AND
Lt. Col. Arthur H. 'Marsh, |chap-
lain of the 82nd Airborne Divi
sion at Fort Bragg, will conduct
the 11 a. no. service Sunday at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
which is now without a regular
rector. i
An 8 a. m. service, previously
announced, will not be held.
The same schdule is expected
to prevail for Sunday, January
29, it was announced—an 11 a.
m. service conducted by the Fort
Bragg chaplain and no 8 a. m.
service.
Christian Marks
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Gary Mattocks of Southern
Pines is one of twenty-nine stu
dents at East Carolina College
who have been chosen for mem
bership in the Sigma Rho Phi fra
ternity on the campus. Founded
during the 1954-1955 term at the
college, the fraternity is both a
social and a service organization.
Max Cameron of Olivia was
among those chosen.
THE MEDITERRANEAN by
Richard Joseph (DouMeday
$5.95). This is no book for the
arm-chair traveller, no dreamy
descriptions of remote places
where it might be fun to go some
time but up-to-date, specific in
formation on how to go to the
high spots this year, when and
where to stay plus good advice
on budgeting both time and
money.
If you plan to go to the British
Isles or Egypt, Finland or Portu
gal or anywhere between, you
can find a lot of useful informa
tion in this book. It includes tem
perature charts at various sea
sons, advice on what to wear and
mouth-watering descriptions of
food that are another reasen for
keeping the book from the arm
chair traveller—it would bring
him right out of the arm chair.
Since Mr. Joseph has elected
to cover so great a range of ter
ritory, he has had to stick pretty
much to the spots most favored
by tourists, but he does stop
now and then to tell those inter
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find places where the flavor is
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Lesson for January ZZ, 1956
pj OW can we tell whether a per-
rj- son is a Christian or not? Is
there anything that marks aU
Christians? There is faith, of
course; but only God can see faith
itself. Jesus said: “By their fruits
ye shall know them.” What kind
of “fruits” should we look for, in
others and in our
selves, to see
whether we are
Christians? Only
God is the final
Judge. We should
not be too quick
to say brashly, “I
know ...” Better
say, “I have good
reason to believe
...” So, what Dr- Foreman
are the good reasons for believ
ing that a person is a Christian?
Sticking to our one chapter in
Luke for this week, we can take
note of three marks of a Chris
tian, that is, of Jesus’ followers,
those who take Tiis word as in
order. They sound quite simple
and ordinary; what is extraordin
ary, what is specially Christian
about them, is the thoroughgoing
quality Jesus expects.
Helpfulness
Three marks which we^ can read
ily see suggested, in this chapter
of sayings of our Lord, are: Help
fulness, humility, and honesty.
Everyday qualities, aren’t they?
In fact, you can’t get along with
out them in the civilized world.
Nobody likes a man who brags all
the time. Nobody likes a man who
never lends a hand to anybody
in trouble. Nobody likes a man who
can’t be trusted. Helpfulness, hu
mility and honesty are not in
themselves ispecially Christian at
titudes. Jesus certainly did not in
vent these qualities. They are
foimd among people of many re
ligions and of no religion. ' What
Jesus did was to demand an ex
traordinary high degree of these
everyday virtues. First, as to
helpfulness: Not only in the words
quoted in Luke 14 but in many
other ways and places, Jesus em
phasizes how far his friends are
expected to go. Most people are
willing to help others, if it isn’t
bothersome or expensive. Jesus’
idea of helpfulness was of some
thing quite costly, something that
calls for effort, self-sacrifice. Help
fulness as he sees it is not just
doing something for somebody
who will do as muc)i for you. It
means doing for people who never
can pay you back. You can’t be
sure you are helpfM as Christ was
unless you are willing, as he was,
to put out more for others than
you are going to get back.
Humility
We all expect humility from
other people, and we even practice
it ourselves, in the form of cour
tesy. For courtesy .is a form of
humility,—“After you!” “Please,”
“Thank you,” “Pardon me,” and
the like, are humble expressions,
when you come to think of it. But
Jesus expects His disciples to be
humble and not just to talk hum
ble. Are you a Christian at this
point? A few questions are in
order, to ask yourself. Am I al
ways thinking that other people
don’t appreciate me? Am I a lit
tle sore because I don’t get the
promotions I deserve? When I
say, “What’s he got that I haven’t
got?” Do I feel a little peevish,
as if the answer I expect is “Noth
ing”? Have I often been able to
forget my own interests on be
half of others? One of the most
striking stories about Jesus is told
by John, who records that Jesus,
“knowing he came from God and
was going to God,” took a towel
and di^ the “menial” service that
every one of his disciples Wc(s too
proud to do. The highest is the
humblest.
Honesty
Everybody knows that honesty
is a good policy. But one mark of
a Christian is that he wiU be
honest at two points where
(strangely enough) most people
are least honest: that is, with
himself and with God. The par
ables' about counting the cost are
really about the importance of
facing the facts, admitting to
yourself where you coine short.
Human capacity for self-deception
is astounding. Why a man takes
himself for a sucker, in other
words, is something hard to un
derstand. But it is even more
amazing that men will think they
can “get by” with God. Those ex
cuses made by the unwilling
guests, in Jesus’ parable,—did
they feel their host? Excuses of
fered to God are worse than waste
of time.
(Based on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christian Education. Na>
tional Council of the Churches of Christ
In the U S. A. Released by Community
l*ress Service.) •
Schedule of the Moore County
bookmobile for the week, Janu
ary 23-27, has been announced
as follows:
Mionday—^Routh’s service sta
tion, Hy. One north, 1:45 p. m.;
across to Hy. 27 with stops at |
Ralph Bennett and Macon Moses
homes, 2 to 2:30; Cameron 2:30
, to 3:30; Walter McDonald home,
j 3:40; Gilchrist and Collins homes,
4; Paul Thomas S. S., 4:15; Dun-
rovin Cafe, 4:30. )
Tuesday—^Davis school, 1:30 p.
m.; around talc mine, 2:30; Hy.
27 toward Biscoe with home
stops, 2:45 to 3:30; Lisk and
Davis homes, 4:30.
Wlednesday — Highfalls school
10:30 a. m.; semi-annual meeting
of Library Board at 4 p. m. in
Carthage at home of Mrs. J. L.
McGraw.
Thursday — Carthage Library;
11:30 to 12:30; Nicholson home.
SOOKSaGP
Bennelt & Penna. Ave. Telephone 2-3211
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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.
The 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.
MANLY PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Grover C. Currie, Minister
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service, 2nd and 3rd
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.
EMMANUEL CHURCH
(Episcopal)
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service, 11 a.m.
THE 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 ^.m., Pilgrim Fel
lowship (Young people).
Sunday, 8:00 p.m.. The Forum.
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 p.m.
Missionary meeting, first and
third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Church
and family suppers, second Thurs
days, 7 p.m.
ST. ANraONY'S (CathoUc)
Vermont Ave. at Ashe
Father Peter M. Denges
Sunday masses 8 and 10:30 a.m.i
Holy Day masses 7 and 9 a.m.;
weekday mass at 8 a.m. Confes
sions heard on Saturday between
5-6 and 7:30-8:30 pun.
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