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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. U.R) -While
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comfortable 70 degrees,-the city
highways department was busy
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Syndicate, lac)
Telecasts - of important bouts
are a menace to boxing. When a
bout lasts only one or two
rounds the snonsors consider the
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telecast, a nop. xiie lempiauun is
great for the battlers to pro
long the bouL This is bad, as
there is much gambling done on
, how long a bout will last. An
other bad angle is that the spon
sor of a telecast wants the bout
to be one of much action. The
more bloody the battle the better
he! likes it. The result of this is
that the referees keep urging
the contestants to mix . it up.
They do. 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. The term "witty"'
is generally applied to men with
a sense of humor. , Yet a man
may be possessed of wit, as one
who is styled "quick witted,"
and still have no sense of humor.
Q. What were the outstanding
hit songs of John McCormack,
Chauncey Olcott, Andrew Mack
and Fiske O'Hara? A. McCor
mack's greatest hit was "I Hear
You Calling Me." Chauncey Ol
cott's was "My Wild Irish Rose."
"Forget what were considered
the outstanding hits of Mack and
O'Hara.
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