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La 0 L DINNER guest of Dr. and Mis. Sam Sneppard night she was slain, Don Ahern is second wit ness called by prosecution in trial ' of osteopath at . Cleve land, O. (fwfni nfiimiifj Monday, KoTombtr 8,; 1954 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Church of England Starts Study Of 20th Century 'Faith Healers' London U.R) The Church of England has begun an exhaus tive study of what appears to be a twentieth century rival of miraculous "spiritual . heal ing" like that described in the Bible. ' " ' '. Church leaders want to know whether the modern "faith heal ers" are what they say they are, ana 11 so, what the church ought to do about them. Scores of healers who seem to cure disease through a mystical power are known' in England. Some emnlov the traditional "laying on of hands" to effect a cure, others use only prayer. A panel of theologians, scien tists, .doctors and psychologists has been set . up to spend two years of necessary examining all the evidence in this reputed re vival of a form of medicine prac ticed at the dawn of Christian ity. , : .' V' .. The church's official study grew out of a discussion at the convocation of Canterbury in 1951, when the Dean of .Salis bury observed that 1500 or more years ago the art of healing was part of the church's function. Medical Profession Later, he said, the medical profession came into being to take over, the 'welfare, of the body, leaving the church as guardian of the spirit. ; The Archbishop of Canter bury, primate of the Anglican Church,' set .up the investigating committee which will consider "the theological, psychological and pastoral aspects of divine healing with a view to provid ing ... a report . designed to guide the church to a clearer understanding of , the subject." Doctors throughout Britain al ready are supplying1 the commit tee with information. It is well known in the medicaf profession that many minor diseases : are cured quickly when the patient achieves a certain peace of mind he lacked before. ; Dr. Arthur Pool, chairman of the ' Manchester Mental Health Committee, said he .was con vinced emotional or spiritual up heavals and unconfessed sins lie behind ;many organic diseases. : Chronic '. anxiety, he '. pointed out, can cause ulcers. Bitter hatred and resentments may produce rheumatoid arthritis. Frustrations have been linked to skin diseases. . Even Cancer? , These are comparatively sim ple diseases compared to the great killer, . cancer, but Pool said he knew of at least - one case of "hopeless" cancer 7 in which a man baffled doctors by living on for years. . The investigators have - sent questionnaires to hundreds - of practicing "faith healers" asking such questions as: Have ,they ever cured any actual physical defects? , How were the cures effected? Have the patients been treated by - medical doctors at the same time they were treated by the "healer?" Some field work is part oft the committee's program, too. The investigators recently joined 6, 000 less scientific 'observers at a meeting presided over by one Harry Edwards,' a former rail road worker regarded by his fol lows as the, greatest healer in the world. They watched Edwards touch the limbs of paralyzed cripples, and then heard the cripples say they could move the limb better tfian" they could-"before. Members of J the committee said they would look further into the work of Edwards, and many others. EARLY WORK New Haven, Conn. 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This brings about an increase of punch drunk, half blind ex-boxers wandering about talking to themselves. Wines ..'-. V:,. - How do you qualify as a wine expert? What are : the best French wines now available? Do you agree with the choice of the French Premier Mendes-France as shown, by the wines he se lected for a : recent dinner in honor of a United States dele gation? They were Saint-Emil-lion (year of 1943), Meursault ' Blagny (year of 1947) and Roe. derer champagne (year of 1942). Get It Right r"U:- 7 The originator of the ready to wear sale of two pants suits was George Benson of Chicago. In spiration of the idea was a friend of Mr. Benson's named George Rassmussen. Seems Mr. Kass mussen had a custom; tailor make him an extra pair of pants for a suit. He said he wanted to use one pair while motoring and the other for regular wear. Mr. Benson was attracted, by the two pants idea and immediately ar ranged to have such suits made for sale in the ready to wear department of his store. , Information '.' ': ISome natives of New York City who consider - themselves well informed can't even tell vou where ; the statue called "Beauty" can be seen in Man hattan. Others don't know where Nor can they give you the loca tion of Shinbone Alley or tell your where in New York City there is a monument erected in honor of a dog. ' Then there are people who have lived on Manhattan Island all Sheir lives who can't tell you haw lontf it measures from north to south and how wide it is at its widest point,' . Vanishing Irish : . All efforts to get Irishmen to marry at a younger age have failed. -The average age at mar riage for men in Ireland is 34 and for women it is 28. Also the number of men who have de termined not to marry at all is increasing. References to the "vanishing Irish" are frequently noted. In 1841, over a century ago, the pop ulation of Ireland was 8,000,000. Now it is a little over 4,000,000. The state of affairs aforemen tioned can't be, due to the nature of Irishmen. There must be other reasons. When Irishmen leave home and come to this country they marry young and always rear large families. People Richard Oneto. Brilliant young singing actor. He introduced that smash hit song, "Stranger in Paradise," in the musical show, "Kismet" . . . Stanley Clements. Another up and coming young feilow. His portrayal of a jockey in the film titled "Salty O'Rourke" was the only accurate characterization of a saddle smith I have ever seen on the screen. Stanley is a Brooklyn boy and learned about jockeys from living near J amaica, Bel mont and Aqueduct. ;; Asking Queries from clients: Q. Here is the argument raging at our house. Can a man be called "wit ty" and yet have no' sense of I... A T UaIiaita i 4o a ntiAC. tion of usage. 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