Evening star., 1949-09-03

and the public. It further considers that It's
full responsibility to these, in presenting the
story as it did,-has been met. 1t must be
remembered that the persons concerned are
not public Office holders. but are private cit
liens and as such have no obligation to
make themselves known publicly.
Regarding the manifestations themselves.
the society as scientific organization can
not speculate either as to the reason the
phenomena occurred their ultimate nature.
or as to how or why they stopped or were
stopped. Our particular concern is with the
facts of observation and experiment which,
Of course, may or may not lead Ultimately to
a well-founded theory in explanation.
AS to the phenomena reported by the
minister. two were so definitive and un-
ambiguous in character as to exclude COM
pletely the possibility that they were caused
by the boy or by any ordinary or accepted
means. The minister's observations are
supported by similar observations by the
family and close friends. The report more
recently issued by the National Catholic
Welfare Conference News Service discloses
that similar manifestations were witnessed
by ST. Louis Jesuits when the boy was in their
care. Taken separately, these reports are
impressive; taken collectively, the evidence Is
almost overwhelming that manifestations OF
a paranormal character occurred and had
objective reality.
It has been pointed out that it was not
necessary to postulate that the phenomena
were due to discarnate entities. be they pol
tergeists, friendly or evil spirits, guardian
angels. or the spirits of departed humans
The manifestations equally well could be con-
sidered, as far as our present knowledge goes,
as due to some human psychic force, con-
scious or unconscious, similar to that OBJ
served at parapsychology laboratories in
psycho-kineSis experiments. The latter are
described in Prof. j. B. Rhine's latest book.
THE Reach of the Mind"
Though it is not within the province of the
society to consider such aspects, the indivd-
ual must find far-reaching philosophical and
religious implications in such manifestations
If their reality is accepted, as indeed he must
also f1nd in other discoveries of the budding
young science of parapsychology.
RICHARD C. DARNELL, President,
Society for Parapsychology.
Approves Senator Dulles Pronouncement
On Great Moral Offensive
To the Editor Of The STAR
Senator John Foster Dulles of New York
recently gave timely warning to our country
that cannot be too often repeated. He as
q man of large affairs. recognized authority
on international relations and possessed of
deep spiritual nature is particularly well
qualified to speak; and he is deserving of a
respectful hearing. He warns that by re-
lying too greatly upon military might, as
we now are tending to do, we are "skirting
dangerously the road to war;
Says Mr.. Dulles, "A nation that possesses
great military establishments is likely to be
influenced too much by the counsel Of
those who believe that good ends can be
obtained by violent means, that divorced
from reliance upon moral and spiritual in
sight and forces 1t courts disaster. We must
develop the resources of great moral Of
fensive that makes human rights and social
justice secure"
The world should have learned this lesson
from Germany which put material things
into the hands of men without spiritual
faith and discernment or any moral re-
straints. God grant that America may heed
such warnings before it is too late.
S. j. STAPLES.