Word: prayers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mankind Worships" by the late Dr. Paul Hutchinson. longtime (1947-55) editor of the Christian Century. Though an uncompromising enemy of the syncretistic idea that what mankind needs is a new religion combining the best features of all the old ones, Hutchinson reminds readers that any man at prayer is at his best...
...Charlie Shedd, now pastor of the Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church of Houston, lost 100 Ibs. (from around 300 to 195) over a three-year period of prayer and medically supervised fasting, which he describes in a new book, Pray Your Weight Away (Lippincott; $2.95). "The spiritual approach to reducing," writes Pastor Shedd, "is a sure road to healing your obesity, permanently." But certain preconditions are necessary...
Having faced the closeted frustrations and resentments that may lead to overeating, Shedd turns his prayer power on the French-fries and pecan pie. "Ask God to bless each bite," he urges. "I have found that whereas I used to go away hungry, when I ask him to bless each bite to his use, I leave the table deeply satisfied...
Booked Up. King's post-boycott day begins when he arises at 6 a.m., dresses quickly in a grey suit ("I don't want to look like an undertaker, but I do believe in conservative dress"), takes an hour for reading, prayer and breakfast before going to the M.I.A. office, a small brick building on South Union Street. There two secretaries are already at work, pounding on their typewriters (the association receives and answers upwards of 100 letters a day), or cranking a Mimeograph machine to turn out official notices to the Negro population. King's desk...
...collection is what he calls "the last word" on the Coonian Ghost-a Thing that troubled the peace of a house in Coonian, Ireland with rappings, rushings, snatchings, snorings and putting out of lights. Three priests were sent by the bishop to cope with it by exorcism and prayer. One reported that he felt it like an eel twisting around his wrist; another saw the bedclothes of an empty bed heaving where the chest of an occupant would be. "Soon we could hear the heavy breathing, the gurgling in the throat . . . what country people would call 'a hard death...