THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1956
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Page THREE
Some Looks'
At Books
By LOCKIE PARKER
FAITH HEALING AND THE
CHRISTIAN FAITH by Wade H.
Boggs, Jr. (John Knox $3.50|). Re
viewed by Dr. Wofford C. Tim
mons. It is not often that a book
so sharply focused makes an. ap
peal to such a variety of readers
The whole point of the author is
to canvass the present-day inter
est in “faith healing,” but his
challenge goes away beyond
those who may be seeking help
or those who are proposing to of
fer it, to the wider fields of medi
cine and religion, and even the
basic philosophies of the nature
of human life in the scheme of
things. Not only the sick longing
to get well, and the many who
are capitalizing on their troubles,
but reputable doctors and minis
ters and social workers all pause
thoughtfully as they are chal
lenged by these carefully prepar
ed pages.
One thing that will impress
the reader at once, and will be
confirmed as he progresses from
chapter to chapter on to the end,
is the unique ability of Dr. Boggs
to handle this theme with his
toric perspective, breadth of un
derstanding and depth of insight.
He is definitely the Christian
theologian and philosopher, and
especially proficient in Biblical
hstory, as his place in the Pres
byterian ministry and on the fac
ulty of the Union Theological
Seminary would show; but he is
as fair minded as a man could be,
carefully equating all the factors
involved, sifting out the false
from the true on the authority of
tested testimony and authentic
experience. The book is so well
balanced and so completely doc
umented that even the most
rabid supporter of Oral Roberts
would be tempered in his ex
treme prejudice!
I do not imply that Dr. Boggs
has left us with an ambiguity,
but only that he has shown great
skill in presenting a total picture;
and because of this he has made
a very valuable contribution to
us all, those who need to be
warned against the ungrounded!
assumptions and promises of the
charlatans, and those who need
to see beyond the material to the
spiritual possibilities that “faith”
can bring to pass.
Courageously the author ar
rays the “faith-healers”, before
us, not only those modern radio
claimants with their fantastic
promises to unfortunate suffer
ers, but many of the world re
nown of other years and far-off
places. It is quite revealing to see
this long line of concern for
what, historically it really is, a
priestly type of “medicine-man”
proclaiming supernatural power
over human ills. This book does
not discredit all of the claims,
but it does show up the pseudo
religious faith when it slumps to
sheer magic, distorting the mean
ing of God in human experience
and setting aside the laws of both
mind and body. Dr. Boggs cer
tainly knows all the antecedents
to our fabulous “healers” of to
day; and most of all he knows
the great strides that have taken
place in all phases of medical
science, more especially psychi
atry and psyho-somatics. And
with consummate grace and skill
he traces the Biblical references
that shed the needed light on all
these human limitations, reveal
ing the divine purpose of the Al
mighty in the marvelous provi
sions that we mortals have been
taking a long time to discover.
These provisions are not only in
the realm of “faith” and “prayer,”
but also medicines and surgical
skills and humanitarian concern
—all equally within the redemp
tive purpose and provision of the
Eternal.
Of course. Dr. Boggs does not
leave us hung up on the points
of a controversy; the faith, the
fact, the action; the laws, the
remedy, the attitude, the envi
ronment—these are all inter-
meshed and will fit perfectly into
what he believes to be “a Chris
tian philosophy of health.” And
thats’ what he is headed for in
every chapter.
He has some mighty com
forting words for sick folks! He
dispels completely that all sick
ness is the result of sin, even
though sin often results in sick
ness. And he assures us that in
no sense is thei hand of the Lord
against us, even though His hand
may be upon us in discipline and
character-making.
The closing chapters are as
fine a description of the mission
of the Church to the whole man
as I have ever read. I would give
a lot to be able to sit around a
table with a doctor, a minister, a
school teacher, a nurse, and a
few understanding parents and
young people, with Dr. Boggs at
the head of the table, and hear
him explain how the resources of
both religion and medicine may
be combined in a ministry to the
complete well-being of us all.
Not having that chance, I suggest
we read the book.
(Dr. Timmons will have
this book for further discus
sion during the ‘‘book inter
pretation hour” at the
Church of Wide Fellowship,
4:30 p. m., Sunday, Novem
ber 25.
STATE OF SIEGE by Eric
Ambler (Knopf $3.50). Even the
occasional reader of suspense
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plunges his protagonist, an intel
ligent and civilized young man,
into an exotic atmosphere with
overtones of evil—or call them
different standards of conduct—
which he finds piling up around
him to nightmarish proportions
and with no limit in sight.
This time the background is
the South Seas, an Indonesian
state called Sunda which has re
cently attained independence and
is faced with the problem of em
ploying Revolutionary heroes,
i. e. army officers, in peace time.
Jeb Fraser, a young engineer, has
just completed his contract for
building a dam and is happily on
his way out, waiting for a boat
at the port city when he gets in
volved in a situation of counter
revolution and devious treachery
that for mounting tension and
fantastic evil is first-rate Amb
ler. An enigmatic girl of Eura
sian blood adds to his emotional
problems.
THE WARRIOR, a Novel of
Osceola and Ihe Seminole War of
1835 by Frank G. Slaughter
(Doubleday $3.50). A beautiful
woman, a brave man and a Lost
Cause. It is an old formula for
romance but none better, and Mr.
Slaughter has mixed these ingre
dients with a skillful hand in this
tale of the Seminole War in Flor
ida. So far as the Indians go, it is
a too familiar tale of injustice,
the red man steadily pushed
back by the white man who
makes treaties and “breaks them
as he pleases and excuses his
treachery by saying that the In
dians are only savages. An added
element of interest in this case is
the proportion of Negroes among
the Seminoles, escaped slaves or
the descendants of escaped
slaves, whom the chiefs of the
tribes steadily refuse to yield up
in order to get better terms for
themselves.
Charles Paige, the hero, has
close friends among the Semi
noles and champions their cause
fearlessly as a hero should; so
does the beautiful Marie, the
! “book-woman,” who writes dis-
! patches for the Northern papers
telling the Indians’ side of the
story. The two villains, of course,
are on the other side in the con
flict, one a ruffian, the other a
dashing gentleman, but botH
quite ruthless.
FIFTEEN by Beverly Cleary
(Morrow $2.75). Someone has re
marked that we read novels in
order to understand ourselves,
and leading psychologists have
often quoted novelists. Certainly
the average teen-age girl will
recognize a comrade in Beverly
Cleary’s little Jane Purdy—not
too noble, not too brainy, not too
beautiful but very eager to have
“a definite personality.”
Told with sparkling humor and
real understanding, the story of
Jane’s trials as a baby-sitter, her
talks with best friend Millie, her
dealings with her parents and
most poignant of all the ups and
downs of her friendship with
Stan Crandall make a draida that
holds the interest from start to
finish.
This is an encouraging sort of
book whose main point is that it
is best to be yourself rather than
try to assume a role that you
think will make you more popu
lar. But the point is not over
stressed. Mainly this is just very
enjoyable reading and so well
written that we think mothers of
teen-agers may enjoy it quite as
much as their daughters or, for
that matter, any woman who
wants to refresh her memory on
what it is like to be fifteen.
There are some pleasing illus
trations by Joe and Beth Krush.
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Background Scripture: Psalm 23.
Devotional Readingr: Ezekiel 34:11-16.
The Paths of God
Lesson for October 28, 1956
■\17ITH a poem, the best thing to
’ » do is not to listen to a professor
analyzing it. This may be of some
help if the poem is an obscure one.
But where the words are simple,
you don’t need a professor. What
you need to do is to listen to some
one read it who knows how to read
and who loves
poetry, or to read
it aloud to your
self, for poetry is
not intended for
the eye but for
, the ear. Let the
poem itself speak
to you. If it js not
too long, let it
literally become
a part of you. Dr. Foreman
That is to say, commit it to mem
ory, file it in your little grey cells
so that you will always be able to
find it. Millions of people have done
just this with what is perhaps the
most widely loved poem in the
world, the 23rd Psalm.
God the Shepherd
No commentary can improve on
it, and this column does not pre
tend to do anything but set down
a foot-note or two to an inspired
masterpiece. The first footnote is
on this picture of God as a Shep
herd. One thing this brings out is
the vast difference between God
and ourselves. The shepherd can get
along by himself; the sheep can
not. The sheep knows only what is
just a few feet in front of him. He
has a poor memory and very poor
judgment. The Shepherd has to
think ahead aU the time. There are
notions of religion that speak of
God as the “man upstairs” and
similar familiar expressions. There
are notions about God that put him
down on a sort of buddy-buddy
basis with ourselves. How sUly!
Some people even think that if they
just pray hard enough, that is, if
they want ‘something enough and
keep nagging God long enough, he
is bound to see it their way and let
them have what they ask.
God Cares for Me
It has been found that one good
way to read this Psalm is to read
it aloud, emphasizing the personal
pronouns. The Lord is my Shep
herd; I shall not want ... I
shall fear no evil, for Thou are
with me . . . Surely goodness and
mercy shall follow me . . . Reli
gion has to. be in the first person
singular or it isn’t real. You can
go aU your life knowing this Shep
herd Psalm by heart, and thinking
what a lovely picture this is, of
God the Shepherd of his people.
But then one day you make the
psalm your own, not in mind only
but in heart—the Lord is MY Shep
herd!—and then it simply comes
alive. It helps, too, to remember
the difference between a shepherd
in David’s time (and still, in that
country) and a sheep-herder today.
A farmer, in Kentucky for in
stance, who raises sheep just has
them in a big pasture well fenced
in. He has to keep his eye on them,
all right, but, then he can go to
town or do other things. In a big
green pasture a sheep can’t do it
self too much damage. But in Pal
estine, with no big green pasture,
only little narrow strips of green
along creek beds in rocky ravines,
with jackals and other animals al
ways on the prowl on the wild un
fenced hillsides, the shepherd sim
ply has to be there protecting and
guiding each sheep personally or
they will be ruined. So God the
Shepherd cares for me, individu
ally, he protects me, fights for me,
he does not intend that I should be
lost.
The Paths of God
Some kinds of religion, even
some kinds of the Christian reli
gion, think of God as living in some
sublime heaven, watching man as
he toils along his low and winding
trail. The picture in this beloved
Psalm is quite different. The Shep
herd travels with his sheep, from
one pasture to another. When one
stream or water hole dries up, the
Shepherd knows where another is,
and leads the flock there. So the
Bible reveals to us a God who,
hard as this may be to believe, ac
tually shares our afflictions, is
close beside us at every step. So
the paths the flock of God follow
are his paths, not because he laid
them out but because they are the
paths where he goes. They are not
easy. The peace of God is not free
dom from danger. The paths of
God go by cliffs where falling
rocks threaten; they lead to springs
and streams that will die in sum
mer’s heat, they descend among
the shadows of death, they are
within sight of God’s enemies and
ours. But iSince they are God’s
paths, we walk secure, knowing
His choice is always best.
(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
Press Service.)
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Tuesday—^Routh’s Service Sta
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Lewis Marion, 10; Cameron
School, 10:15; Cameron, 11:15—
12:15; Wade Collins, 12:30; Mis?
Margaret Gilchrist, 12:45; Walter
McDonald, 1; Paul Thomas Sta
tion, 1:30.
Wednesday — Doub’s Chapel
Route; Arnold Thomas, 10; Clyde
McKenzie, 10:15; Elmer 'Vest
10:30 Mrs. Francis Scarboro, 11;
R. L. Blake, 11:30; W. E. Jackson,
12; Robert Blake, 12:30; Clyde
Auman, 12:45; Landis Cox, 1;
Frank Cox, 1:30.
Thursday—^Westmoore School,
10; Roland Nall, 11:45; Charles
Stutts, 12; Arthur Baldwin, 12:30;
C. C. Cole, 12:45; Davis School,
1:15; Enloe’s Grill, 1:45; Carth
age, 2:30.
Friday—Murdocksville Road::
Dan Lewis, 9:45; W. R. Dunlop,
10; Miss M. McKenzie, 10:15;
Tom Clayton, 10:30; Mrs. A. Rice,
11; Mrs. Ethel Black, 11:15 Ed-
i ward Black, 11:30; Earl Monroe,
12; Mrs. Helen Neff, 12:30; Coy
McKenzie, 12:45; R. E. Lea, 1:15;
! J. V. Cole, 1:30; Ed Smith, 1:45; H.
E. Blue, 2; Ira Garrison, 2:15; M.
L McGuirt, 2:45.
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No. It’s just a rope ... at the break
ing point. But, frankly, it’s a good
illustration of how a man feels when
his nerves are “worn to a frazzle.”
The Church has never claimed that
religion is a cure for Irazzled nerves.
But a man’s Christian faith does this
for him:
It shows him a Purpose in life more
important than mere existence. It
shows him a Power more effective
than his own strength. It shows him
a Future more rewarding than selfish
gain. And it gives him courage more
lasting than the sheer force of his
human will.
With these spiritual resources,
founded in the certainty that God
understands and helps, a man never
reaches “the breaking point.” For
when his human reserve is exhausted
... he has only begun to tap the vast
reservoir of Divine Strength.
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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.
■llhe 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 pm.
Reading Room in Church Build
ing open Wednesday 3-5 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF WIDE
FELLOWSHIP (Congregational)
Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire
Wofford C. Timmons, Minister
Sunday School, 9:45 am.
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 am. (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,
6:30 p.m.
Holy Communion, Wednesdays
and Holy Days, 10 a.m. and Fri
day, 9 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
New York Ave. at South Ashe
David Hoke Coon, Mimster
Bible School, 9:45 am. 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.
Missiona^ 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, 2nd and 3rq
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. Denges
Sunday masses 8 and 10136 am.;
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 p.m.
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METHODIST CHURCH
Robert L. Bame, Minister
(Services held temporarily at
Civic Club. Ashe Street)
Church School, 9:45 am.
Worship Service, 11 a. m.;
W. S. C. S. meets ?ach first Tues
day at 8 p. m.
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