Amorc Folder 2

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A M O R C F O L D E R 2

(1930-1933)

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OLD RELIC STO LEN,

OLD C U R SE D E F IE D

S A N JOSE. Cal.. M a rc h 3 (JP).— A piece o f stone on w h ic h M ooes Is repu ted to h a v e stood as he asked protection fo r the trib es o f Is ra e l has been stolen fro m th e R oslcru cian order's museum here. T h e m issin g stone, b elieved to h a v e been taken last S atu rd ay. Is o f a drab g ra y color about th e size o f a d in n er p la te and m ark ed w ith red h ieroglyp h ics.

D r. Spencer Lew is, c a re ta k e r o f the R oalcru cian tem ple, w h o rep orted loss o f the re lic to th e police, said today th e t h ie f risked an a n cien t E g yp tia n curse, placed upon a n y one who should buy o r stea l th e ir a n c ie n t relics.

Reading Times Reading, Pennsylvania Tuesday, March 4, 1930 Page 1

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Police Seek Thief V ho Risked

Ancient Curse in Taking Stone

S A X JO SE. Marrh 3.—P o lic e to

day s o u g h t a th ie f who r is k e d nn

n n c ie n t

E g y p tia n curse

probably

so m e

tim e Saturday by

ste a lin g

from th e Rosecrucian o r d e r ’s m u

s e u m h e r e an irreplacabla rnlie—a

piece o f the stone which D r. Spen-

cer L e w is , caretaker of t h e R cse-

c i u c i a n tem ple h ere: sa y s M oses is

r ep u ted to have stood up o n as he

a sk e d protection for the tribes of

Israel.

T w o

P ersian

hand-em broidored

c a m e l s ’ hair table throw s,

worth

u b ou t $100 each, a ’so w e re taken.

D r. L e w is said the E g y p tia n s had

placed a

curse upon

w h o m so e v e r

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sh o u ld bu y or steal their relics, but

e x p la in e d the curse bad n o t been

o p e r a tiv e a g a in st h im se lf and the

R o s e c r u c ia n s

because

t h e y

took

th e r e lic s for exhibition a n d educa-

tionnl purposes.

The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California Tuesday, March 4, 1930 Page 17

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The Bee Danville, Virginia Wednesday, March 5,1930 Page 10

Stone On Which

Moses Stood Is

Reported Stolen

--- o---SAN JO S E . C alif.. M a r c h 4 — MP)— A p ie c e of s t o n e on w h i c h M oses is r e p u t e d to h a v e s to o d a s h e a s k e d p r o t e c t i o n f o r t h e t r i b e s o f I r s a e l h a s b e e n s t o l e n f r o m t h e R o s e c r u - c l a n O r d e r 's m u s e u m h e r e . D r. S p e n c e r Lew is, c a r c t a k c r o f t h e R o s e c r u c i a n t e m p l e , w h o r e p o r t e d loss o f t h e re lic to t h e p o lic e , s a i d t h e t h i e f r i s k e d - a n a n c i c n t E g y p t i a n c u rs e , .. H e s a i d t h e E g y p t i a n s h a d p l a c e d a c u r s c u p o n a n y o n e w h o s h o u l d b u y o r s t e a l t h e i r a n c i c n t re lic s b u t • e x p la in e d f h a t t h e c u r s e h a d ’n o t b e e n o p e r a t i v e a g a i n s t h i m s e l f a n d o t h e r R oscc ru e Ian s b e c a u s e t h e y to o k t h e s t o n e fo r e x h i b i t i o n a n d e d u c a t i o n a l p u r p o s e s . T h e m i s s i n g s t o n e , b e lie v e d t o h a v e b e e n t a k e n l a s t S a t u r d a y . Is o f a d r a b g ra y c o lo r a b o u t t h e size o f a d i n n e r p l a t e a n d m a r k e d w i t h re d { h i e r o g l y p h i c s .

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The Reading Eagle Reading, Pennsylvania Wednesday, March 26,1930 Page 2

SACRED STONE STOLEN

Somebody has stolen the sacred stone

on which Moses is said to have stood

while he prayed for the Israelites. The

stone was in the temple of a religious

order known as the Rosicrucians at San

Jose, CaL, who had brought it to this

country from Egypt. Dr. Spencer Lewis,

caretaker of the temple, says the Egyp

tians had laid a curse on anyone who

should buy or steal this ancient relic

and the thief, whoever he is, is now

subject to this curse. The curse evi

dently was not functioning while the

stone was in the hands of the Kosicru-

cians.—Cappers Weekly.

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Thr II lena Daily Independent Helena, Montana

Sunday, June I, 1930 Page 2

Rare Rosicrucian (AMORC)

Books:

"The Mystical Life of Jesus"

and "Self Mastery and Fate

With the Cycles of Life,” at

Hie Montana Book &

Stationery Co.

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The Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg. Manitoba, Canada Saturday. June 28, 1930 Page 6

ROSICRUCIAN

MYSTERIES

All s i n c c r r .scc k o ra f o r t h e g r e a t I r u t h «ntl p o w e r k n o w n to t h e A n H r n r s . w r i t e f o r th** f r e e b o o k . “ 1/IrM o f E g y p t ; " n tal!p1 w i t h o u t o b l i g a t i o n to o c c u l t s t u d e n t s . L i b r a r i a n 111

AMOKC TEMPLE

S a n Jos e, C a lif or n ia

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The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri Saturday, July 13,1929 Page 7

MASTER YOUR

It

C an Be Done

the

R osicrucian W a y

N e w F R E E B o o k Tr!!s

H o w Yo u M

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T n e Tv - ; : \ \ ;:n*nv ! F o r th«\v h a v e d e m o n -M r n t e u * -rr* .1 **. k n • i? d c -' a n d a n i p * p o v . e r o v e r a i l On - ' - 5 ill ilJfC L “ ? *!.* :n h» i; y< j ■ <- yo tr p r o b l r n . . ' . T i r ir ' " *:: ri.«»■ ' w i l l r e v r a i j v i v . v <; 1 M y : - \ c p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h v :!! raak#* v**: ::.• ;*ik i . ‘ ,i : n -i r .^ h e a l t h , p r o - p > : r : ?y a n d : - - l i lr.u . p T h e n e w f r e e h o o k , " T h e L i - h r o f E i ;y p : ” w ill t e l ! ■. ■' 1 h o w t o c h n n q r* t h e w h :le » .u: o f y o u r 11 f ? In a .vh >r: v-’- *e a l e * :* r k ; : ■ * • r t o d a y .

L i b r a r i a n C. K . 5.

AMORC T EM PLE

Rosicrucian Park

SAN JO S E - - - CALIFORNIA

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San Jose Evening News San Jose, California Wednesday, July 23,1930 Page 2

R o sicru cia n

C o n v en tio n

O n T o n ig h t

The national convention of the Rosicruclans being held a t Amorc Temple on Nftglee Avenue, opens with th e first sewlon Uili evening nnd will continue throughout th e week nnd the greater p a rt of next week. Delegates tvnd visiting members from every large city nnd section of the United States, CanAda and Mexico will of- flclnlly participate in the conclave. Legates representing the order In ninny foreign lands will be present to net Its nh advisory committee to as sist In th e formation of new plans whereby the North American ju ris diction of the Rosicrucian fratern ity will co-operate with foreign jurisdic

tion*. . . . ,

Statistics just rovealed by the for eign delegates show th at fit th e recent convention held tn Europe, th e records Indicated th a t the organization In North America represents th e largest jurisdiction In the world, although th e foundation here was laid In whereas in other countries th e order h as existed for a thousand years or more.

GERMAN AID

One of the Im portant m atters to be discussed a t this convention is ways and m eans of assisting the A ustrian

and G erm an Jurisdictions to re-

hnblliate the organization after th e great loss of membership through the World W ar. The North American members have been assisting Prance and England in th e enlargem ent of ih e lr m em berships and n ow the appeal

hns come from Germ any an d other

countries. Tw enty-six foreign coun

tries will be represented through

legates from the international Rosi crucian council and the last sessions of the present convention will be In th e form of an International conclave, th e first to be held in America since

3801,

This evening's session will be opened

by Supreme Secretary R alph M.

Lewis, who will introduce th e Imper- *tor fo r N orth America, Dr. H. Spencer Lewis. He in tu rn will call upon the various delegates and foreign legntes to present th e ir greetings, while Dr. A rthur Bell of San Jose,

representing th e national welfare

bureau of th e Rosicrucian fraternity, will read th e hundreds of telegram s th a t have been received from all parts of America and from m any foreign cities.

The sessions will continue each a ft ernoon and ovening until the mlddlo of next week. On Saturday evening, th e convention will m eet In th e C ham ber of Commerce Hall to see th e mov ing pictures of th e recent Rosicrucian pilgrimage to Egypt and th e Holy Land. Next Tuesday nig h t there will be the official banquet.

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San Jose Evening News San Jose, California Thursday, July 24,1930 Page 2

Delegates Gather for AMORC Convention Here

Deter,>tL<* from over the enllre uorlil uro centering here tor national convention of (lie It osier uclan Crom.'i iiu»4 I In North America, In the above photo are (left to right) : Miss Jeunne Guedaon of I'arls, who came lu<r i*u«» j llavanw Mrs. E. M. Sawder, Auckland, New Zealand, and I, JJ. Johnson of British West Africa.—Lon,ar I

Over 200 delegates from over the entire gflobo attended the opening ses sion nt tho national convention of tho RoslcruclBit Brotherhood of North America In the templo on Nagleo Street lost night. Those In attend ance represent 20 nations. This after noon’s session started a t 2 30.

Deletiates voted last night to gtvo assistance to Roslcruclun members In Germany and Australia who suffered as ft result of the war. Amendments to tho [Nonh American constitution

will bo considered a t coming sessions. Supreme Secretary Ralph Lewis opened the meeting and turned It over to Imperator Dr, H. Spencer Lewis.

WORLD VISITORS Speakers a t last m ghts meeting were from Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Switzerland, France, Canada and Porto Rico.

The session tonight starts at 8 o’clock. Sight-seeing trips are planned for Baturaay afternoon and Sunday.

The same group convene J n S. it Jose last year and were so .i . ►■ u-d With San Jose that they wci- « »• .*» to return.

Miss Jeanne Guesdon, whi > > to return to her home In Paris * t>-« conclave, stated this mormnt -> » <j would like to live In San J came hero after living to ».*! years In Havana, Cuba She • u> stay In Prance upon her u..*. u to th a t country,

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San Jose Evening News San Jose, California Friday, July 25, 1930 Page 3

Amorc D e l e g a t e s

Hold Forum T oday

A forum session for questions and

answers on social settlement work oc

cupied the attention of delegates to

the Amorc convention here this after

noon. Social service bureaus are m ain

tained In a number of cities by the

order. Several scientific lectures are

scheduled for tonight.

Dr. Arthur Bell of this city, welfare

department director for the organiza

tion, lectured on "Prevention of D is

ease'1 last night.

Delegates gave a

vote favoring the anti-tuberculosis

movement.

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R osicrucians!

P l a n t o Erect

$100,000 Bldg.

P la n s fo r th e c o n stru c tio n o f a new u n it to th o A m orc College o n Nnglee A venue a t a co st ap p ro x im atin g $100,000, w ith w ork to s t a r t shortly a f te r J a n u a r y 1, 1931, w ere an n o u n ced to d ay by D r. H. S p en cer Lewis, lm - p e ra to r o r th e order. T h e firs t u n it will c o n ta in a le c tu re h a ll o r a u d i to riu m , flvo sm all classroom s, a com p lete la b o ra to ry fo r elcctrlcal. c h e m i cal, physical nnd o th e r research , an d d o rm itories. T h e b u ilding will house a b o u t one h u n d re d re s id e n t stu d e n ts.

A ccording to D r. Lewis, It Is p lan n ed to a d d m ore classroom s la te r. T h e new s tru c tu r e w ill bo n e x t to th e p re s e n t tem ple. T h e o rd e r owns th ree a cres o n Nagleo A venue a n d h as o p tio n s o n o th e r p ro p e rty . T h e Amorc College now h a s betw een 300 a n d 400 stu d e n ts, 150 of w hich h av e com e from o th e r cities. I t Is expected t h a t th e college will h a v e a b o u t on e th o u san d stu d e n ts w h en Jjew s tru c tu re s are erected,

T h e 1030 a n n u a l R o sicru cian co n vention w as to en d to d ay w ith th e c o n clu d in g ad d ress p resen ted by D r. Lewis, N o rth A m erican Im p erato r of th e o rd e r. T h e conv en tio n lasted a week, h eld m ain ly a t th e Amoro C ol lege o n Nagleo A venue.

1031 CONCLAVE H ERE T h e sessions of th is a fte rn o o n a n d th is evening a re being devoted to d is cussions of business p rin cip les o f th e o rd e r a n d ru les a n d reg u latio n s. F la n s a re being laid lo r th e extensions of w ork an d field re p resen tativ es are being ap pointed. ---*

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ROSICRUCIANS

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(C o n tin u ed P rom P ag e 1) A t t h e b a n q n e t In th e H otel S a ln le C la ire la s t n ig h t som e th r e e h u n d re d A m eH ean a n d fo reig n delegates u n an im o u sly voted to h o ld th e 1131 c o n v e n tio n In (h is city.

L o cal orgi n lz a tlo n s w ere re p re se n te d &y F re d O ilm a n o f t h e C h a m b e r o t C om m erce, V irgil R a n k in o f th e S a n Joso A d v ertisin g C lub a n d B e tte r B u siness B u re a u a n d F re d O c h le r o f th e A m erican T r u s t C o m p an y , T h e y expressed th e w a rm feeling o f th e city to w a rd th « R osicrucian. o rd e r in b rie f ad d resses.

Bongs by M ihe. B e a tric e B cau m n n , fo rm e r M K ro p o lim n O p e ra sin g er, a n d M iss E m ily H a rd y , c o lo r a tu r a so p ran o , a n d violin solos by M iss O ra c e S lm es provided m u sic a l e n te r ta in m e n t. M iss B e a tric e O lirford o f B an F ra n c is c o a c co m p an ied o n t h e p ia n o .

H e n ry S h ell. D en v o r deleg ate, gave a n a d d re s s o f a p p re c ia tio n , a n d W il liam W ag n er, P e n n s y lv a n ia dr legato, rep lied to th o w elcom ing a d d re s s by D r. Lewis. T h e h is to ry of t h e o rg a n i z a tio n In S a n Joso w as review ed by D r. Lewis In th o c o n c lu d ln r ad d ress.

P la n s to sen d le c tu re rs th r o u g h o u t th o c o u n try , th e c rc c tlo n of a re s id e n t college on N agleo A vcnuo a n d a m e n d m e n ts to th o c o n s titu tio n w ere d is cussed a t th e bu sin ess m e e tin g y e s te r d a y a fte rn o o n .

San Jose Evening News San Jose, California W ednesday, July 30, 1930 Page 1 and 4

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The Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Saturday, August 9, 1930 Page !5

A . M . O . R . C

" R o n u u t u n M .»»► r W H Y A R E O U R L I V E S U N E Q U A L 7 Wr i t ® f o r F r e e Bo o k l e t .

“ LIGHT 01 EGYPT"

t o L i b e r i a n S u p r e m e T e m p l e .

A . M . O . R . C

Sart J o t e . C a l i f o r n i a

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Modesto News - Herald Modesto, California

Thursday, September 18, 1930 Page 16

SCIENCE AND RELIGION

HELD RECONCILABLE

t o •::«? E ditor

T h - N>wvH»r-

\!d : >?r; —M«iV f

upon

t h e .

voS'jkib!** v^ace of y c - r !ur co5-‘

I

**r»> * ] p M l sar**

:r.

?-

r.'.zr.-| '. « r c r r < c o ^ c :I ! « iiir s b - * w r - n

-:i«-r.cP and religion?

I read a > >

’.Jo

!?5 occasionally in your T-awr

by p m ir.f-t n;<rn m bcih'tke><? flfWs ‘

t n d i h e y s * e * i s f a r a p a r * . i n v i f w - j

jo ir.l a s to I-:avf :h* racr a r .i

ih e laym an iu?pe:*.d<ri !n tLtrjV,

.

he-iUaiicy

J

Much cf tfcc dircord v t find la !

ics-itiy

Ic-day. r**fcu2nr.c In ««*i£

ar.d f&ctiu&s.

is lft

**thf *viiUnl ,**

c c r f iit i

rellsic-a

ar.d

**±-ir.ce. I br.-r fca« atv.avs trfj-ri »c ‘**

**ih e 2:*rs for num's mer.ta! activity.**

\ i

**Tin:vs lh*s<j various a.'tlritles j**

have been

t

**o far ap ait a t rc* h* In**

Absolute conflict » ith each o!her.

**At oiJi*r lim t i they have oeen so**

cfcweJy associated as to overlap and

he in harmony with each olh -r.

N o m atter how far

i!#l\-e into

**th* history of mankind, vre f in d !**

**ih eec two tfc«ater.«, religion *nd j**

pcier.ee. T n :f, anclenl ttie o c e can*

• • • i*« • \m • • • k t i l . ) ■■■««>« c-*t|n.n a a t h e lMLmerf a n d h ig h ly d e v e lo p e d s c ie n c e w a K n o w to -d a y , b u t t h e r e w r r e *r.*n In t h e e a r l y e l v l l l r n l i o n -a h o w er«; n o t co p a r t i c u l a r l y S n t< T eti» d In w h y c e r t a i n n a t u r a l p h e . \ o m t n a r t M e d .

Tba*

is, Ihfl.s* w e r e n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n w h y i t r a i n e d a n d w h y It s n o w e d , b u t r a t h e r In u l i a t w e r e I h e a n t e c e d e n t

j

c a u s e s o f t h e s e c o n d itio n * T h e y ■ d e s i r e d t o c h a r t ih e e e c a u s e s s o a s I Vo b e ttb lo 1o d e t e r m i n e Jn&l u h r n \ t h e s e p h e r o r a c u a n o u M l a k e p!ac%?. i

A t {he !am e tim e, there

ivere

**ftther thfalccr& v.*ha**

looted

upon

th ese phenomena on the result of I

an lnlcfHjfdnc? o f deity, a power I

greater than

them selves,

Yrhlchj

had. som etim e or other, proclaimed ■

that these phenom ena should exist.

Tyr m ac's particular benefit. They

saw In them the d u ccllo u of a per

**ron* I iced scd Kid a t that point ~ e**

arrire a t

tf ic

conflict

between

science and religion.

Scieiicc. hersrevpr, represented by

lh»i outstanding scientific figures

**of to-ri^y. does not d*ny the exist**

ence of God, hut mere'.y expounds

s d!!£orpr.t. c z z c c p i l z r . c : I I L z l

Science recognizes an Intelligence

not apart from uature, but eaastent

in nature.

T o aciencc. God did not. som e'

tim e la the far distant

p a s t ,

creato

the world and everythm r •hat ia

3n it a^d then cease, but Hr created

and £9 Mill creatin e all that is and

all th a t EhuJl hr. To se.lcnec there

la an intelligence ever present un-1

derlylnjj everythinp.

There Is only ona thint; th al cau

harxnonUo thebe Lrvo scbools, r e

ligion and eclencc, and (hat ia mya-

tkfrm . A!}-yticfam blends the two.

Ifie eanteric and the coco I fl dr, apd.

**the 23osicrucion Ri*othcrhood spe-**

dLcaJEy states, as an example o f

myutlcfam. it is u'rui^g for man

to attem pt to personalise his Cod,

'^od Is „ui ialelliffcaee that

pef-

m atter as trfll as nian. lu

thJs scc^o. It givea m an a higher

conselmnnens. xrhlch iaay be iti the

form we know o f as sou!, h u t- in

nature God Is evident jo thn unl-

f o m regularity In whirh nature

m anifests, according to certain es*

tabUshed deilnita tawn.

Roslcruciau mysticlbm of AilORC

recognueu no beginning and no end

to creation. It docs not accept a

God iliflt wnnlit create ail th a t is,

and then atop crcadnfE. It jath er

adm its of a creation that perpel-

uatea lL eir though continuoiisly

j

cruattnu. M\-5tlclsir\ cxpoundn flrxl j

not apart from man, hut resid en t/

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Modesto News - Herald Modesto, California

Thursday, September 18,1930 Page 16

A tbvruuidi stud? of m yiU cism

fay an y suiCgnt, whether

of

the

BM fcnJcian school or not, •penults

him to blend the prUtitiH eituzieiila

of religion lslth the virtues o f acad

em ic

ttc ltiic e .

When thfs is

these Lwo gr^nt fiptds of m an's en

deavor can work hand in liand,

\n-

o f oppcsinff cacti other to the

detrim ent gf both fiJid to thn rcm-

fualoa o f the insss.

I w an t to thank you Ichidly for

the spnxie th a t you have permitted

mr. to use. nnd hope (hot Other

**raadai# * ill let u.i have thrfr view-**

volnlti on this popular subject.

J . F . I> A X

MnflrHo. Cal.

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I

FORUM

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Editor of tho Evening Courier.

Dear Sir:

May I trespass upon the valuablo

space of your lottor column to

express my belief in a manner

of reconciliation between science

and religion? I read articles occa

sionally in your paper by eminent

men in both thcso fields and they

Bcem so far apart in viewpoint as

to leave the reader and layman

suspended in doubt and hesitancy.

Religion and Science

Much of tho discord we find in

society today, resulting in sects

and factions, is due to the evident

conflict

between

religion

a n d ,

science. There has always been,

two theaters for man’s mental a c - }

tivity, A t times these various ac

-1

tivities have been so far apart

as to bo in absolute conflictlon

with each other. A t other times,

they havo been so closely associa

ted aq to overlap And bo in har

mony with each other.

No matter how far we delve

into tho history of mankind, wo

find these two theaters, religion

and science. True, ancient science

cannot be placed into the same

classification as tho learned and

highly developed schools of scicnco

w e know today, but there were

men in the early civilization who

were not so particularly interested

in why tcertain ntaural phenomena

**existed.* That is, they were not**

interested in why it rained and

why it snowed, but what were the

antecedent causes of these condi

tions, what certain conditions re

sulted in rain and in snow and they

desired to chart, map out the cy

cles of these causes, so as to bo

ablo to determine just when this

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phenomena would take place.

A t the same time, there were

other thinkers <\vho looked upon this

phenomena as- tho result of an

intelligence, a dicty, a power great-

er than themselves which

hadt

sometime or other, proclaimed that

this phenomena Bhould exist for

man's exclusive benefit. They saw

in it the direction of a personalized

God and a t that point we arrive

at tho confliction between science

and religion.

Science, however, represented by

tho outstanding scientific figures

of today, does not deny the cxis

-1

tcnce of a God, but merely ex- |

pounds a different conception of

God. Science recognizes an intelli- I

genco not apart from nature nor •

separate nature, but existent in

nature. To science, God did not, I

sometime in tho far past, crcate i

tho world and everything that is •

**in it and then cease, but He ere* i**

ated then and is still creating all

that is and all that shall be. To

science tnere is an intelligence

ever

present

underlying

every

thing.

There is only ono thing that

can harmonize these two schools,

religion and science, and that is •

mysticism. Mysticism blends the

two, the esoteric and exoteric, and I

as

the

Rosicrucian

Brotherhood j

specifically states, as an example ■

of mysticism, it is wrong to at

tempt to personalize his God. God 1

is an intelligence that permates

matter as well as man. In t h is !

sense, it gives man a higher con

-1

sciousness, which may bo in the

form we know of as soul, but in J

nature God is evident in tho uni- (

form regularity in which nature

manifests, according to certain de

finite established laws.

Rosicrucian mysticism of Aroorc

recognizes no beginning and no

end to creation. It does not ac

cept a God that would create all

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Rosicrucian mysticism of Aroorc

r e c o g n i z e s

no beginning and no

end to creation. It does not ac*

cept a God that would create all

that is and then stop creating. It

**rather* admits of a creation that**

perpetuates itself through continu

ously creating. Mysticism expounds

God not apart from mon, but resi

dent within man. A thorough study

of

mysticism

by

any

student,

whether of tho Rosicrucian school

or not, permits him to blend the

pristine elements of religion with

the virtues of academic science.

When this is done, these two great

fields of man’s endeavor can work

hand in hand, instead of opposing

each other to the detriment of both

and to the confusion of the mass.

I want to thank you kindly for

the space you have permitted mo

to use, and hope that other read*

crs will let us have their view

points and reactions on this pop

ular subject.

j

MORITZ W. KOCH,

* ,A Rosicrucian (Amorc).

Prescott Evening Courier Prescott, Arizona

Thursday. Septem ber 18, 1930 Page 8

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THE PEOPLE’S SAFETY VALVE

I he Independent Record Helena. Montana

Tuesday, September 23. 1930 Page 4

RELIGION AND SCIENCE

To the Editor:

May I trespass upon the valu

able space of your letter colum:

to express my belief in a tnanne

of reconciliation between sclenc

and religion.

I read articles occa

slonally in jou r paper by eminen

men In both of these fields an

they seem so far apart in viewpoin

as to leave the reader and layma

suspended In doubt and hesltancj

Much of the discord we find i:

society today, resulting In sects an

factions, is due to the evident con

fllct between religion and sclencc

There has always been two thea

ters for man's mental activity. .A

times these various activities hav

been so far apart as to be in abac

lute confliction with each other.

A

other times, they have been s

closely associated as to overlap an_

be in harmony with each other.

No matter how far we delve into

the history of mankind, we find

these two theaters, religion and

science. True, ancient science can

not be placed In the same classi

fication as the learned and highly

developed schools of' science we

know today, but are were men**

in the early civilisations who were

not so particularly Interested In

WHY certain natural phenomena

existed. That is, they were not in

terested in WHY it rained and

WHY it snowed, but what were

the antecedent causes of these con-,

ditions, what certain conditions re

sulted in rain and in enow, and

they desired to chart, map out the

cyeles of these causes, so as to be

able to determine Just when this

phenomena would take place.

Atj

the same time, there were other

thinkers who looked upon this phe

nomena as the result of an intelli

gence, a diety, a power greater

than them selves which had, some

time or other, proclaimed that this

phenomena should exist for man's

exclusive benefit.

They saw in it

the direction of a personalized God,

and at that point we arrive at the

confliction between science and re

ligion.

Science, however, represented by

the outstanding scientific figures of

today, does not deny the existence*

of a. God, but merely expounds a

different concepeion of God. Sci

ence recognizes an intelligence not

apart from nature nor separate

from nature, but existent in na

ture.

To science, God did not,

sometime in the far past, create

the world and everything that la

in It and then cease, but He cre

ated then and Is still creating all

that is and all that shall be.

To

science there is an intelligence ever

present underlying everything.

There Is only one thing that can

; harmonize these two Bchools, relig

ion and science, and that is mys-

j tlcism.

Mysticism blonds the two,

the esoteric and exoteric, and as the

Rosicrucian Brotherhood specific*

ally states,

sb

an example of rays*

tlcism, it is wrong for man to at*

tempt to personalize his God. God

Is an Intelligence that permeates

matter as well aB man.

In this

sense It gives man a higher con

sciousness. which may be in the

form we know of as Soul, but in

nature, God is evident in the uni

form regularity in which nature

manifests,

according

to

certain

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R o s i c r u c i a n mysticism of

AMORC recognizes no

beginning

and no end to creation. It does not

accept a God that would create all

that is, and then stop creating. It

rather admits of a creation that

perpetuates itself through continu

ously creating. Mysticism expounds

God not apart from man, but res*

Went within man.

A thorough

study of mysticism by any student,

whether of the Rosicrucian school

or not, permits him to blend the

pristine elem ents of religion with

the virtues of academic science.

Wben this is done, these two great

fields of man's endeavor can work

hand in hand, instead of opposing

each other to the detriment of both

and to the confusion of the mass.

I want to thank you kindly for

the space that you have permitted

me to use. and hope that other

readers will let us have their view,

points and reactions on this pop

ular subject.

ETHEL I. DALLAS,

611 Madison Avenue,

A Rosicrucian (AMORC)

Helena, Sept. 2 2 , 1930.

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Religion and Science

Reconcilable

M

AY I express myself in a man ner of reconciliation be tween science and religion. I oc casionally read articles in your paper by eminent men In both of these fields and they seem to dif fer so much in viewpoint as to lrav< the rpader and laymen sus pended in doubt and hesitancy.

Much of the discord wc And In society today,' resulting In sects and factions, is due to the evident conflict between religion and sci ence. There has alwavs been two theaters for m an s mental activ ity. At times these various ac tivities have been so far apart as to be In absolute conflict with each other. At other tunes they have been so closely associated as to overlap and be In harmony with each other. No matter how far we delve Into the history of mankind we find these two thea ters, religion and science.

Science represented by the out standing scientific figures of to day does not deny the existence of a God, but merely expounds a different conception of God. Sci ence recognizes an intelligence not apart from nature nor separate from nature, but existent m na ture. To science, God did not sometime In the past, create the world and everything that is in it and then cease, but He created then and is still creating, all that is and all that shall be. To sci ence there is an intelligence ever present underlying everything.

There is only one thing that can harmonize these two schools, re ligion and science, and that is mysticism. Mysticism blends the two, the esoteric and exoteric, and as the Rosicrucian Brotherhood | specifically stales, as an example of mysticism. It Is wrong for man to attempt to personalize his God. God is Intelligence that permeates matter as well as man. In this sense it gives man a higher con sciousness which may be In what we know as soul, but In nature God is evident in the uniform reg ularity in which nature manifests,

matter as well as man. In this sense it gives man a higher con sciousness which may be in what we know as soul, but In nature God is evident In the uniform reg ularity In which nature manifests, according to certain definite es tablished laws.

Rosicrucian mysticism recognizes no beginning and no end to crea tion. It does not accept a God that would create all that Is. and then stop creating. It rather ad mits of a creation that perpetu ates itself through continuously creating. Mysticism expounds God not apart from man, but resident within man. Although study of mysticism by any student whether of the Rosicrucian school or not, permits him to blend the pris tine element of religion with the virtues of academic science. When this Is done, these two great fields of man s endeavor can work hand in hand, Instead of opposing each other to the detiriment of both and to the confusion of the mass.

I LORENZO LATTA.

T h e P itts b u rg h P re ss P ittsb u rg h , P en n sy lv a n ia O c to b e r 18, 1930 P ag e 4

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Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg, Massachusetts T hursday, October JO, 1930 Page 2

Rosicrucian Teachings

G in Key To Secrets

Roe-Croix My»liclrrt

In' Modern From

New

Book Loaned To Sincere §eekers

The Rorlmirlnna were the M uter Mystic* In all ife * and tody ther are In

k x l g r t , g r o u p * nnd c o l l e g e * In all parts of the world In their Teachings they

ftcretly preaerve the ancient wudom that made the Pyramid In Egypt tha marvel erf today With the higher occult lava and aacrt ta of mystical power you Hn change the court# of your Ufa and attract aucreea, health happlne**, and development of mental forealght that w ill astound you and surprise your friends The R^ w n ia i renam in g the Lrua fcrviwUrifls oi tfc*

mystics are never aohl In books But, you may borrow a book called THE LIGHT OF EGYPT' In which Hit ttiange story of the Rorierudana la told and an explanation of how you may have the private teech ln p of the RoaAcrucian Ft* term ty in America

Addreai: Secretary nr. AMORC LIBRARY

Roalcrucian Park. San J a m California

f i c rnasmunl ration with local Kcretary, addre*i Mr John O . HaJbedal, QS

Main Street ntchburg. Mast

(The ROSICRUCIAN ORDER has no connection with org»n<ration* urfng the at Society ot r allow ship ).

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Santa Ana Register Santa Ana, California

Saturday Evening, November 22, 1930 Page 5

ROSICRUCIAN

MYSTERIES

A ll M in ccra • k e r s f o r th » g r e a t t r u t h Ainl i>ow t r k n o wn to t h e A n c ie n ts , * r k t s f* th o f r « e ijonk. ' ‘L i e h t ui ICKVpf." / n a i l e d w i t h o u t o l / u ifJo n to o •- c u l t u tm ie m * .

L ib r a r ia n 111

AMORC TEMPLE

S a n JwM, C a l i f o r n i a

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S a n ta C r u z N ew s S a n ta C r u z . C a lifo rn ia F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 20.1931 P age 6 --- + --- .

Rosicrucian

Lecture at 35 W alnut A ve., at

M etaphysical

Library

to n ig h t,

7 :3 0 .

All m em b ers o f AMORC

and those w ho are in terested in

the deeper th in g s of life are in

vited

Q u estion s an sw ered

and

literature g iv en out.

A. L isher,

AMORC rep r e sen ta tiv e .— ad vt.

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The Evening News San Jose, California Thursday, March 5,1931 Page 2

New $30,000 Rosicrucian Auditorium Here

Above Is the 5WU10# auditorium wlifeh (lie H«»lenKlan Order will bvM ne*l to Us trrople on t t t t t e e Avenue «ion. If permlinlon Is r r a n trd by the planning coTnmKrf^n and th e eUy council. Ttw? Ho*lcrticlans hope to h a te

th e building ready for Uietr third natfonat convention here In Juljr,

T o B e R ea d y

F o r C o n cla v e

The Rosicrucian Order is today awaiting favorable action of the city council and planning commission to launch construction on a $30,000 au ditorium adjoining on the west th eir present temple on Naglee Avenue. Contract for tho work has been le t to Paul Anderson.

The $30,000 figure does not include decoration of the building, according to Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, head of the order. A rtists from Los Angeles and San Francisco aro being called In to work out the Egyptian decoration u n der th e direction of Erwin W in trr- halder, famous as the creator of “The

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The Evening News San Jose, California Thursday, March 5,1931 Page 2

halder, famous as the creator of "The End of the Trail."

The exterior design of th e audito rium will be a combination of ancierA Egyptian and Moorish architecture.

TO SEAT 600

I t will be 55 by 130 feet, with a fixed seating capacity of about COO, with plenty of space left for added scats. Besides the audtlorium, which will have a large stage, there will be reception, cloak, retiring and consult ing rooms. A p it for th e orchestra will be provided. At the front of the building will be a n alcove for chimes and bells.

"In order to enlarge tho grounds and leave park-llke space about the buildings, we have purchased another lot and are moving tho rcsidoncc from it," Dr. Lewis said. "We have ju st completed the fifth addition to our buildings, an open-air Egyptian tem ple. a replica of a temple a t Luxor, which will be dedicated on March 22 as a shrine to the man who founded our organization In Egypt 33 centuries ago this month."

The auditorium will be named a f t er Francis Bacon, who, according to Dr. Lewis, was an officer of the Roslc- ruclans. The order hopes to have It ready for tho third national conven tion here In July when 1000 delegates from all p arts of the world will be present. I t will also be used for free public lcctures and concerts which are to be started next fall.

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Manitoba Free Press Winnipeg, M anitoba, Canada Saturday, M arch 7,1931 Page 32

ROSI CRUCIAN MYSTERIES

Ail sljn<Hsrfj seekers l a r th e gre.»t t r u t h enct

p o ^ cr, k n o v a to tho A n d r a ts , w rite fo rj

th e frcu book.

of E gypt,” m siicd ,

Without o bligation so o c c u lt.sti'rie n is.

LIBRARIAN 111

AMORC TEM PLE

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The Gazette Montreal, Canada Thursday, March 19, 1931 Page 11

ROSICRUCIAHS LOOK

FOR WORLD LEADER

Delegation From Headquar

ters to Participate in Cere

mony at Luxor, Egypt

CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY

• _____ ______

L ocal Chapter of F ratern ity

W ill Hold Special Convo

cation Here Tom orrow

Evening

Tho

Roslcruclan

Brotherhood

throughout Am erica,

lenown by tho

sym bolical namo of Amorc, w ill hold

a sacred fea st and solem n celo-

bratlon on Sunday, March 22.

mo*

m orlalizing tho 33rd century of tho

establishm ent of tho m onotholstlc re

ligion throughout tho world.

The E gyptian pharaoh known

a s

Am enhotep tho Fourth, who lator

changed Ills namo to Aklinaton, w as

dedicated by his

parents

In

h is

you th to tho banishm ent of the

pagan

and

heathen

religions

of

E gypt, and in tho yoar 1369 B.C., ho

w as taken Into ono of tho m y s te r y ;

I tem ples and there solem nized a s tho I

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The Gazette Montreal, Canada Thursday, March 19,1931 Page II

future head of tho groat religious

m ovem ent w hich, according to h is

torians, brought Into tho world tho

first groat ligh t of m on oth olsm ' or

tho existenco of "tho solo over liv

in g God.”

T his new concoption of

Ood becam e tho standard adopted by

tho Hebrews Just boforo their oxodus

from E gypt and is the standard c o n

ception am ong all modern religions.

Am enhotcp w as the traditional foun

der of tho religious apd philosophical

schools out of w hich tho R oslcru-

clan Brotherhood evolved as a non

sectarian

Bchool of m ystical and re

ligiou s philosophy. Today tho organ

ization ex ists In overy civilized land.

Tho 33yd century has been a n tici

pated by tho RoBicruclans not only

becauso of Its

sym bolical

number,

but

bocauBO ancient traditions pro-

phesJod the aw akening of new er re

ligiou s in terests and tho birth of a

great leader in tho year 1931,

and

tho

spring

equinox on or about

March 21 has alw ays been celebrat

ed

as tho anniversary of tho truo

God and the anticipated tim e for tho

revelations. The R oslcruclans do not

anticipate a world leador or world

M essiah w ithin their own organiza

tion, but rather a world leador of

great revelations,

who w ill etartlo

mankind w ith a now m essago and

a new liopo, freo from all sectarian

alliances.

PILGRIMAGE TO EGYPT.

A nticipating th is special an n ivers

ary, soventy officers of the R olslcru-

clan organization left A m erica In a

**special party starting* a t the n ation **

al headquarters of tho organization

In San Joao, California, in 1929, and

Journeyed to E gypt to participate In

a sacred cerem ony

in Am enhotep's

original tem ple at Luxor. In honor of

tho occasion, tho national headquar

ters will dedicate on Sunday, March

22, a replica of Am enhotep's original!

E gyptian tcmplo built on the grounds

of tho national headquarters at San

Jose, to bo a permanent shrine to tho

memory of one who paved the w ay

tor tho groat religious truths that

havo been given to the world in the

past 3300 years.

Tho Chapter of tho R oslcruclan

Fraternity In this city w ill hold

a

sDeclal

convocation for th is celebra

tion tomorrow evening. Tho local o f

ficers are: M aster, A. E. Poad; s e

cretary, Mrs. A. E. Poad, A partm ent

4, 1431 M ackay street.

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The Winnipeg Evening Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Friday, March 20,1931 Page 22

Rosicrucian Brotherhood

Will Hold Convocation

M e m o r i a l i z i n g t h e 33i d c e n t u r y

of »h(‘ * a ,.ribll?hm<nt o f rr.or.f !ht«-

t i c r e l i g i o n » h r o u p h o u ? t h ? wr r i d

t h r

lo c a l c h a p t e r of ?h«»

|; :

i c r c r h r ,

H r o t h e i h o o d will h o l d n s o c i a l c o n -

v o c a t i n o n S u n tiny

A c c o r d i n g

tn

M s t o r y , A m on hot* I* IV., P h a r a o h o f

K. pt. t>aniah‘c!

f h t

I •-'t h n re-

l.irir»i •! f r o m E g y p t «n.i s- ’. m n i z « «!

t h e flr-* ^ r v i ce to t h t ‘

aole e v e r

Mvtn*

G o r

in

I3«i> F <’

A m e u h o -

t»j*

\n

- d e d ft5*

th** t r a d i t i o n a l

**f r. r i*‘- <**

f th» r e l i g i o u s

a n

I j h i M -

s u p h

U sc ho i*. ou r o f wl

h t h e

PvCinu'rurisn !Rrot.ft rhOf>d evo v e d

At

S »n .1 oh

C a .

h i - p l i c a o f

A m < nho; ;»’» f* r i x 1 n t 1*

E

r>tian

t?mpl» will bp d e d i c a t e d

tm d . i v ajs

a (•< ’ n i ' i n r r ’ *h n r .•' tn A m f n h o t o p ?

nv nV.rv

The-

!• - »1

c o n v o t »♦ ior.

,v; it l)f tn c h a r * - ' A T W l l l m m -

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(

H iV s t «..‘( : r c t a r y , 310 T a r n v U \\

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S t J f i r m s

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Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg, Massachusetts Monday, March 23, 1931 Page 2

Rosicrucians

Here Observe

John Ootftlieb H iB adri, fttd ib u ry

Crovp of the Bockvudin l N M o o <

A. M. (X R. C , ytitcrd u r ih rm K in

**i t the Y. M C A k U m i • * r H**

foact celebrating the ratahh^wnant of

ttM moootiwhbc se'Jckw by

d k

(oundcf of the order

He Mid in part

"T hirty-thrre hundred y v tn h aw

paaard and thirteen thousand genera

tions of tiv fltn tw p haw left tfanr

irdelibio marie upon (h t avoiuZkm n£

m i ' i p ro g rw and attainment. d ru a

the Roar and the Crosa a t n unilad to

bacon i# lha sacred symbal of the Bo*

crucian order.

“Ila traditional founder, Amntbofap

lha Fourth, pharaoh oi Zfeypt, who

later changed bus name to Akhnatoo,

left to poaterit> hip veil developed

plan of conducting secret or pnvmtr

schools for the superior education

and preparation of men and women

**to become and be the light* of civili**

zation, the palhflndera of new and

untrammeled roadc to health and

happiness.

* We are gathered hero to renaw our

leered oath and again to pledge per*

vice to our community, to our coun

try. and

Id

alJ mankind. Upon

Us

rests the responsibility of continuing

the great w ort flaHHf "trr TMT fm**

loved fo u n d e r It is o u r a a rre d d u ty lo m e et o u r o b lig a tio n s en d c a r r y o u t th e m ission *ve h a v e set o u t to f u l/d iu th e sem e s p irit of to leran ce, f ir m - nesa a n d fe a rle ssn e ss w h ich b ro u g h t im m o rtality lo th o se noble aouls w h o w ere tr ie d by th e ir p eers a n d m a d e , tho s u p re m e sacrifice, in o rd e r th a t th e G re a t L ig h t be p re s e rv e d to us, ' ihe G re a t L ight w h ich we a rc p l^ d ^ e d | to sp re a d a b ro a d to d isp erse th e .

stirtmi*

d a rk n e s s th a t s u rro u n d s th e

■

) living d eed |

t ‘'M&v il p lease G od an d th e G re at M asters lo e ra n t us a n o th e r v e a r of Itfc.

and

ad d itio n a l o p n o rtv n itie s to ; w o rk h a rm o n io u sly w ith o th e rs w ho • ike th e

Rosier tic

taus, lab o r in th e

; mierest of hum an ly

1 " A rc p lic a

of

A m rnholep*s o rig in a l *

E’v^tian

te m p le

was

r r c e r t l v b u iit on

tl»e

jr r c in d s of th e n a tio n a 1 h e a d q u s r -

j

ter*

at S an Jo se. C alifo rn ia,

and was

dcdicared vesterduv

as

a <jhrire

in n v m o i y of A p \e "h o lr,p IV. th e fo u n d - ’ *r o f Fhe TT'*^crucian P m fh er horwi A. M. O. R C , c o m m e m o ra tin g

Amorc Folder 2

A M O R C F O L D E R 2

(1930-1933)

OLD RELIC STO LEN,

OLD C U R SE D E F IE D

Police Seek Thief V ho Risked

Ancient Curse in Taking Stone

S A X JO SE. Marrh 3.—P o lic e to ­

day s o u g h t a th ie f who r is k e d nn

n n c ie n t

E g y p tia n curse

probably

so m e

tim e Saturday by

ste a lin g

from th e Rosecrucian o r d e r ’s m u ­

s e u m h e r e an irreplacabla rnlie—a

piece o f the stone which D r. Spen-

cer L e w is , caretaker of t h e R cse-

c i u c i a n tem ple h ere: sa y s M oses is

r ep u ted to have stood up o n as he

a sk e d protection for the tribes of

Israel.

T w o

P ersian

hand-em broidored

c a m e l s ’ hair table throw s,

worth

u b ou t $100 each, a ’so w e re taken.

D r. L e w is said the E g y p tia n s had

placed a

curse upon

w h o m so e v e r

■

sh o u ld bu y or steal their relics, but

e x p la in e d the curse bad n o t been

o p e r a tiv e a g a in st h im se lf and the

R o s e c r u c ia n s

because

t h e y

took

th e r e lic s for exhibition a n d educa-

tionnl purposes.

Stone On Which

Moses Stood Is

Reported Stolen

SACRED STONE STOLEN

Somebody has stolen the sacred stone

on which Moses is said to have stood

while he prayed for the Israelites. The

stone was in the temple of a religious

order known as the Rosicrucians at San

Jose, CaL, who had brought it to this

country from Egypt. Dr. Spencer Lewis,

caretaker of the temple, says the Egyp­

tians had laid a curse on anyone who

should buy or steal this ancient relic

and the thief, whoever he is, is now

subject to this curse. The curse evi­

dently was not functioning while the

stone was in the hands of the Kosicru-

cians.—Cappers Weekly.

Rare Rosicrucian (AMORC)

Books:

"The Mystical Life of Jesus"

and "Self Mastery and Fate

With the Cycles of Life,” at

Hie Montana Book &

Stationery Co.

ROSICRUCIAN

MYSTERIES

AMOKC TEMPLE

MASTER YOUR

It

C an Be Done

the

R osicrucian W a y

N e w F R E E B o o k Tr!!s

H o w Yo u M

j v

S A X JO SE. Marrh 3.—P o lic e to

from th e Rosecrucian o r d e r ’s m u

caretaker of the temple, says the Egyp

subject to this curse. The curse evi

answers on social settlement work oc

the Amorc convention here this after

noon. Social service bureaus are m ain

department director for the organiza

tion, lectured on "Prevention of D is

_J

voS'jkib!** v^ace of y c - r !ur co5-‘

**r»> * ] p M l sar**

jo ir.l a s to I-:avf :h* racr a r .i

**thf *viiUnl ,**

**±-ir.ce. I br.-r fca« atv.avs trfj-ri »c ‘**

**ih e 2:*rs for num's mer.ta! activity.**

**Tin:vs lh*s<j various a.'tlritles j**