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TheRosicrucian

Digest

September

1934

A M writing theset h o u g h t s on abright invigorat

ing afternoon inJune, after havingwandered aroundfor a while in thevarious p a r t s of Rosicrucian Parkwatching the manyworkmen puttingthe last finishingt o u c h e s t o t h eR o s e - C r o i x S c i

ence Building in order that it may beready for dedication and examinationby our hundreds of visiting delegatesand members a few weeks hence. Ihave been observing the masterful wayin which artists and mechanics havebeen applying the laws of science andthe arts in completing this unusual structure with its many unusual rooms anddepartments of research, and I havebeen looking at the shrubbery andflowers, the trees and the bushes, andthe newly-planted grass seeds whichwill bring the green carpet to thegrounds around the new buildings.

I have been up on the roof of the new

building watching the construction of the newly-devised and elaborate instrument which will catch the sunrays atevery hour of the day and will convertthem in a shaft of light downwardthrough the attic and upper floor of thebuilding into the color chamber on themain floor of the science building, thuscreating a spot of brilliant light in thecenter of the black room. And from thisbrilliant spot of light there will bethrown upon silver and beaded screensthe colors of the spectrum, and the many

mysteries of the sunlight and the sun’srays.

As I lifted my eyes heavenward to

observe the magnificent clouds and deepblue depths of space beyond them, Ithought of the newest experiment for exploring the mysteries of the universethat will be attempted in a few weeksin the Black Hills just outside of thelittle town known as Rapid City of South Dako ta. Here the ingenuity of the most advanced scientists in variousfields of research will be applied to theconstruction and operation of the world’slargest balloon in which Major WilliamE. Kepner, and Captain A . W . Stevens

of the army, hope to reach heights nothitherto attained by man, and exploreregions in the universe hitherto a darkmystery to man’s comprehension.

No stratosphere balloon was ever solarge and never were the hopes of mankind so grea t as in this instance. Witha most curious and varied assortment of elaborate instruments man is seeking toknow more about the Cosmic rays, andthe other great beams or radiations of energy and power, life and vitality, lightand color, that affect the universe and

particularly affect this planet upon whichwe live.

The attention of the scientific worldis going to be directed toward this beautiful little city in South Dakota that hasnestled so long in peace and tranquillityin the fascinating hills of this part of thestate and its peaceful and unruffledcharacter will be greatly disturbed bythe presence of the curious, the learned,and those who report and record theachievements of man. Only a few yearsago a little known and extreme^ dig



nified village in the mountains of Switzerland was greatly disturbed by the sudden dropping into its midst of the firststratosphere balloon which was forcedto come to earth suddenly after having

ventured in the dangerous regions of themoon. M an truly is ingenious. He daresto dig deeply into the earth and to venture under the waters of the sea andthe oceans. He burrows a pathwaydeeply beneath them, and then comesout and builds structures that tower far above the tallest of growing things,rises rapidly through space at enormousheights annihilating time and distance,and now invents a balloon that will takehim beyond all reason and beyond allsafety into the mysterious and unoccupied space beyond the earth’s field of

magnetism.Long before man dared to do these

thin gs p h y s i c a l l y an d ac tu ally hedreamed of doing them. In his imagination these strange burrowings andflights were already accomplished. JulesVerne accurately described the sensations that one would experience by going leagues beneath the waters and venturing into the sky, and all of the ventures of mankind since them have verified what his dreaming imagination intuitively comprehended. It cannot be

said, therefore, that man dreams idlyor uselessly and to no avail. M an ’sdreams are as unlimited in their flightsand in their depths as his imaginations,his desires, or his necessities. Man hasrisen from the position of slave to theearthly elements to mastership of allthat he surveys— except one field whichhe has ventured the least and has justbegun to dream about.

There are in scientific laboratoriesthroughout the world today more magnificent photographs showing in minute

detail and with precise mathematical calculations the strange markings of thefields and areas of localities on the moonor other planets than there are photographs anywhere of the areas of man’sbrain with the same precise and minutedetail. Man is learning more todayabout the various rays of energy surgingthrough the distant atmospheric spacesof the universe than he has learnedabout the same rays and same beams of the same power that is surging throughhis own being.

Man need not go to the source of abeam of light to study its nature andits effects, for at the other end of thebeam its power, its influence, and itspurpose are made manifest. W hatever may be the source and cause of sunlight,we have learned to understand its magnificence through observing some of itsbenefits, some of its power, some of itsmajestic vitality at this end of its rays.W hatever m ay be the source and courseof Cosmic rays, man’s best interests willbe served more efficiently and in a morestartling manner by analyzing the influence of its rays right here on this earth.

W e have learned to know of Go d andof God’s mercy, love, and power throughour experiences resulting from hisindwelling presence and the effect of hisconsciousness and creative powers uponus. W e would know less of Go d todayif man had confined his explorations intothe field of Supreme Directorship of thisuniverse by venturing to sail into thevast spaces to find Him, or by concentrating his analytical study on the sub

ject of his personal being.

The one great exception to man’s vastexplorations is the human consciousnessof man, his dual existence, his real identity with the supreme forces of the universe, and his latent and undevelopedpowers and abilities.

Explorations of the space around usand an examination of the nature of theCosmic rays in their purest form as theypass through space, are most certainlyessentials in man’s accumulation of trueknowledge, but to ignore the mysteriousfields of research here close at hand andwithin our own beings and lift our thoughts to great heights along purelymaterialistic channels, hoping to findphysical evidence of the invisible powersof the universe, appears to be a mostillogical plan at the present time.

By turning the searchlight of inquiryupon our own inner selves, by lookingwithin to find the Kingdom of Heaven,man will enter the most mysteriousfields, the most profitable branch of research. Through this will come mastership of life, the revelation of greattruths, and withal an understanding andcomprehension of man’s great possibilities, the least fraction of which man hasnot yet discovered.



TheRosicrucian

DigestSeptember

1934

New Honors for the Grand Master

ALL OF OUR MEMBERS WILL REJOICE IN THIS

PLEASAN T N EW S

By T h e S u p r e m e S e c r e t a r y

V V V

The honor is in the form of a largeparchment certificate issued in the nameof the American College in Chicago,Illinois. The citation on the certificatereads as follows:

“Since it is fitting that those who surpass their fellow man in learning bedecorated with the well-merited laurelof victory. Therefore, be it known thatDr. Clement B. Le Brun, F. R. C., having demonstrated his knowledge of Art,Science, and Philosophy, and having

distinguished himself in the Healing Artsin America, and Foreign Lands, and because of his untiring devotion to Humanitarian Ca uses, excellent moral character and reputation, we have reposedespecial faith and trust in him. In recognition thereof we, by authority vestedin us by the State of Illinois, confer uponhim the Honorary Degree of Dr. of Physiological Therapeutics (D. P. T.)Together with all of the rights, privileges, and honors thereto pertaining.

“In testimony whereof we have issuedthis diploma duly signed by our handsand affixed the seal of the college this9th day of July, A. D. 1934.”

Although Grand Master Le Brun hasmany honors from American collegesand universities, such as Cornell in NewYork State, and many in foreign countries, in addition to those of a Rosicrucian origin, he looks upon this newesthonor with considerable pleasure because it recognizes the efforts that hehas put forth for so many years in assisting the unselfish work of the Rosicrucian Order . W e also look upon thisnew honor as not only justly meritedby our beloved Grand Master, but as aproper recognition of the accumulatedwisdom and power which he is so beautifully and so cordially applying to the

R E G R E T thatthis v e r y goodnews came to our Grand Master aday or two after the close of the rec e n t N a t i o n a lConvention. All of us would have re

joiced in having announced the newsto the Conventionin assembly. A s itis, however, we

feel that it is fitting and advisable tospeak of this matter through the pagesof our magazine so that all memberswill rejoice with us in this new honor that has been bestowed upon our beloved Grand Master.



aid of our members in North America.It is fitting that the Grand Master of our Order in North America, like our Imperator, should be one who has attained certain degrees of understanding

and earned certain honors of recognitionin many fields of human effort in order that such high representatives of our Order today, like the highest representatives of the Order in ancient times,might typify the broad learning, broadexperience, broad recognition of the

countries of the world. Both of thesehighest officers in our organization holdhigh honors and certificates of specialrecognition and citation from foreignand American institutions and esteemed

organizations.W e are sure that all of our membersin North America will congratulate Dr.Le Brun upon his well-earned and well-deserved document of honorary recognition.

THE IMPERATOR’S VISITS TO LODGES AND CHAPTERS

The Imperator will visit three sections of the United States and talk to membersexclusively after his return from the great International Rosicrucian Convention in

Belgium. Becau se of the ve ry impo rtant matters that will be waiting his attention at

Hea dquarters he must return as promptly as possible to San Jose. But enroute from the

eastern c oast to the W es t he will stop to lecture to the members only at the followingplaces.

On Friday evening, September 21, at 8:00 o’clock there will be a meeting of all

members at the Pythian Temple, 70th Street just east of Broadway, New York City.

On Sunday evening, September 23, at 7:30 o'clock there will be another meeting

of members at Pierce Hall, 15th and H arva rd Streets, N. W ., Washington , D. C.

On Wednesday evening, September 26, at 7:30 o’clock there will be the third andlast of the meetings held at the Mason ic Tem ple, 32 W est Randolph Street, Hall C-2,

12th Floor, Chicago, Illinois.

Every member in good standing of any grade or section of our organization is

entitled to attend these meetings and meet the Imperator, his wife, and other members

of the official staff. D o not miss this opportunity to hear the Imperator give an

official addres s. Th ose living ne ar these above-me ntioned cities or who can be present

are invited to attend.

Naturally, there will be no admission charge or fees for attending these sessions,

but each member will be asked to make some small contribution to a collection which

will be taken to meet the hall rental. N o appo intmen ts can be made for interviews, as

the Imperator’s stay in each of the above cities will be very brief and aside from the

lectures which he will deliver, his only appointments will be with the officers of the

Order in each of the cities.

OUR NEW GRAND TREASURER

W e introduce to you this month Frat er H arve y Miles, the Grand Tre asurer, duly

appointed by the Supreme Grand C ouncil. Frater M iles has been a member of theOrder for over a period of ten years, having been first initiated in what was the Grand

Lodg e in San Francisco. He ha s been alw ays v ery active in the affairs of the Order,

having instructed and directed members of a number of the different degrees of the

Francis Bacon Lodge of San Francisco, and finally having attained by election theMastership of that Lodge . Frate r Miles h as had considerable experience in the business

world, and will become a very valuable addition to the Grand Lodge staff.



be retarded and they will live in the"graveyard of the past” and miss all theinspirations and joy s of the future. Th e“ Pa th ” upon which they tred is the onlyone that bridges “death.”

The complex of fear has been overcome by the next two figures, yet theylook at the closed gates of the graveyard, not walking uprightly as yet; andone of the figures has in his hand a caneor staff which symbolizes a mind thatrequires some moral support and is notyet freed from the material creations of the objective mind. Th ey see not thepure blue of eternal heaven, but see thetinge of violet, the symbol of pain andpassion. Let us hope they will successfully pass this test.

Three figures, a man, a woman, and achild are entering the rays of the goldenlight of the first Temple on the Path,and are becoming sanctified on their journey; and their faith has openedajar the gates of the Threshold of the future. Note the child dressedin white, a symbol of the innocenceand purity of the thoughts of thischild, while the man has not yet doffedhis hat in humility to the creative influences now beginning to work. All threefigures hold hands signifying the per

fect contact that symbolizes negativeand positive transferring their unitedand perfect dualism to a pure manifestation. These three symbolize the “family” united in the Great Work.

The next four figures are painted inwhite and it is difficult to determine their sex, for they symbolize the purity of the dualism finally blended in its perfection; they need no assurance of theguiding hand; the unseen fingers whichthey feel ever on their wrists. Here thefour figures indicate the positive, thenegative, the manifestation, and thetransition to another plane of understanding.

Two figures are shown in the doorway of the Threshold of the nextTemple, one a man and another a woman, the woman in red showing a positive understanding and ardor combinedwith wisdom, while the man, symbolizingthe negative influence, is painted inblack indicating his wavering ability toappreciate that he has passed the firsttest and must change his color to whiteand thus come to an understanding of

his high station. Yet, even here, if helooks about him, he will secure a signof hope, for, to the left on the cliff,painted in green, is a face looking upward towards the Moon, a symbol that

he must lose his personality before hecan advance further. How symbolicalthis is of the sign for which man hasasked, and yet he does not follow theinjunction in the Scriptures, and LOOKthat his eyes may see what the Cosmicever sets out for him.

Having passed the second Thresholdyou will note nine figures all dressed inwhite approaching the Temple of Lightat the top of the mountain of Illumination. Th e number nine has its esotericmeaning of perfection. Faintly there are

two other figures indicated with thesenine, and their colors are not the purewhite of innocence, these two figuresbeing a reminder that even when we advance to the higher stage of initiation,the Cosmic does not compel us to obeyits mandates of harmony, indicated bythe number 9. Ever are we free to followthe “guiding hand of the Unseen One”or to refuse this spiritual help and rejectwhat has not become a part of us inan inner and esoteric sense. Many authors have symbolized this in what has

been termed “fallen angels,” and wemust remember that in writing there is ju st as much symbolism as in painting .

Finally on the “Heights” is theTemple of Peace Profound, higher thanthe Moon of personality in the heavens,yet not reaching the stars which are outside the orbit of the Zodiac of our Solar World composed of the Sun, Moon,Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Ura nus, Neptune, and Pluto. Only twoluminaries and eight planets are indicated in the material conception of this

solar world, yet the small triangle to theleft of the Temple of Peace Profoundindicates there may yet be other members of this Cosmos.

Much more can be written on thephysical symbols in this picture, of thestrength of the stonework, indicatingthat the Cosmic builds only on imperishable foundations: of the narrow pathleading up to the “Heights of the mountain,” indicating that we must guide our inner selves ever higher and upward;of the thought conveyed that we do not



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travel on this Path in solitude, but thatthere are many more travelling the samepath with us; hence a further indication that we must have due toleranceand patience in their catching up withus. Th e two boa ts which are sailingaway from this haven of test and delight, indicate that all humanity is notyet prepared for the joys and peace of Love, Light, and Life, and have set their

sails to the barren shores seen in thedistance, indicating that in their misunderstanding they go back to a placewhere the environment is selfish, mis-knowledge, and unhappiness.

The ruined, abandoned temples at theside of the Path of Light, symbolizeman’s vain and false attempts to createtempting places of sin and error for theseekers of Eternal Light, Life, and Love.

V V V

Highlights of the 1934 Convention

By T h e C o n v e n t io n S e c r e t a r y

OT only was thisConvention widelyannounced in our official publicationfor many months,but every member in the whole Jurisd ic t io n pa y in gdues to He adquarters received a per

sonal invitation bymail, many weeksin advance.

It was stated invarious announcements that importantmatters would be considered at this Convention and that every member’s suggestions and recommendations would bewelcomed.

And how the members came! An official roll call was taken at the first business session and almost every section of every state and province was represent

ed.The members themselves acclaimedthis the most completely representativeand enthusiastic Convention ever held.

And, were they happy? The re weretears in the eyes of all, as they heardthe Imperator close the Convention onSaturday evening, July 14th.

The Junior Order was excellently represented, too. Th e display of banners,art work, and hand-made symbols sentby the various Junior sections, was admired throughout the week.

There was romance, too. A couple,having met here last year, renewed their attraction this year, and eloped to Oregon during the last days.

Never before at any of our Conventions were so many resolutions offeredand voted upon. Between sessionsgroups by the scores met in every nookand corner composing resolutions. Allof them were unanimously adopted by

the whole Convention without a singledissenting voice. All of them were constructive and for the benefit of theOrder, its members, officers anil executives.

Grand Councilor Marx of Philadelphia, representing one of the largestsections of our membership, was an enthusiastic advocate of the many plansmade by the members to protect the organization against the unjust criticismsof its few enemies. A s a certified accountant, a high officer of other frater

nal bodies, and a long-experiencedbusiness executive, he came a week inadvance of the Convention and madean independent audit of all the corporation and Grand Lodge books, andanalyzed every department of administration. His report w as enthusiasticallyreceived by the Convention and theSupreme Officers. H e stated in manyof the sessions that there was not asingle suggestion that he could offer toimprove any of the systems being usedin every department.



A large committee voluntarily composed of business men from every section of the North American Jurisdiction,also examined all the financial books, records and systems of the Supreme andGrand Lodge, and after several days’exhaustive work, rendered a report approving and endorsing every feature.This was unanimously adopted by theentire Convention.

And, while a dozen of other voluntarily formed committees were analyzingthe lecture, editorial, legal, documentaryand authorization departments, independent examiners of all the records werebusily at work. Eve ry financial, historical, editorial, recording and other systems of books were open daily andhourly to inspection by every member.

One large group of members composed of those familiar with the legalnature and genuineness of fraternaldocuments, patents and charters, examined the files of papers and documents granted and issued in years past,along with letters and certified correspondence pertaining to the origin andauthenticity of the A M O R C in NorthAmerica. The report of this Committeewas that the authenticity and legal claimsof AMORC were “indisputable”.

The choir and other musical artists

rendered the most brilliant and perfectmusic ever heard at our Conventions.There is quite evidently within our ranksmore celebrated musicians and artiststhan we have ever suspected.

All agreed that the new Rose-Croix Science Building was the most beautifulexample of Egyptian architecture ever built in western lands; and the manyinterior laboratory departments are a joyto the heart of every research student.

Probably never before was there suchan outdoor pageant in oriental splendor as on the evening of the dedication of the Science building. Everyone said itwould never be forgotten. Think of it!A university founded by over ten thousand Rosicrucians who contributed to it,and dedicated in the presence of over athousand witnesses.

The new Grand Master, Dr. ClementLe Brun, was one of the busiest of theofficers, with private interviews for themembers every few minutes from 8 A.M. to 8 P. M. each day. And he wasably assisted by his charming wife.

Telegrams, cables, and special letterswere received from all the Rosicrucian districts of the world, all containinggreetings and well-wishes to the Convention.

The new Grand Council, composedof advanced members in nine sections of Canada, the United States, and theSpanish-American countries, were enthusiastically cheered after being elected.They were, unquestionably, the unanimous choice.

Perhaps no other incident of the Convention brought the members to their feet in a rousing cheer of approval asdid the unanimous vote that all the autocratic power and authority previouslypossessed by our Imperator be immedi

ately restored in the new Constitutionof the Order adopted and ratified as of July 13, 1934. Although many honorshad been conferred upon the Imperator at this Convention, this restoration of one of the ancient landmarks was unanimously considered as the Order’smost sincere compliment to him.

The scientific demonstrations of aurasand the dancing vibrations of music andthe human voice were the most fascinating and instructive incidents of the week.

Many members won beautiful prizesthrough the various contests. If thereis any one word, or thought, however,that will remain in the minds of themembers as typifying the many humorous and comedy plays of the week, it is “injunctions”.

And, someone early in the Convention week started again the term “flapdoodle,” in memory of the famous stupidretort of an editor of a small monthlymagazine in Canada, who thusly labelledthe person s who attend our Conventions.However, he would not have beenpleased with the [lapping of their wings

at this Convention.The weather was magnificent, and

everywhere on the lawns of RosicrucianPark, under trees of all varieties, or inthe shade of many Egyptian columnsand around the pool and fountain, smalland large groups of members congregated before, between and after the sessions in the large auditorium, from 8 A.M. to twelve and one o’clock in themorning. Basket lunches, refreshments,games, discussions, testing of the prin



ciples of our teachings, comparisons of personal experiences and other interesting matters occupied most of thesegolden and moon-lit hours.

Reports from every district showed

that during the past year, and eventhrough the two preceding years of de-pression, the Order in North Americahad more than doubled its number of initiates. No wonder this Conventionwas larger in number of registrants thanever before, and larger than any onedreamed of.

The Convention sent a telegram tothe United States Flag Association, unanimously endorsing its war on crimeand offering the assistance of the Order.

The only sad note in the whole Convention was the dedication of the Foun

tain of Living W aters, designed by our Imperator, as a memorial to our verygreatly beloved past Grand Master,Charles Dana Dean, whose ashes lie beneath the colored waters. There wasnot a dry eye among the many hundredswho stood beneath the starry heavensthat night and listened to the story of the love and esteem for Frater Deanheld in the hearts of all who knew him.

Every Christian (Roman Catholicand Protestant) denomination, andmany non-Christians, were represented

by large numbers. Th e roll-call also re

vealed the presence of many differentraces. All stood beneath the flags of twenty-six countries, and all in unitedpeace, harmony and love.

The chairman of the large “Grievance

Committee’’ stated at the end of theweek, “ W e report that we have nothingto report” , and how the Conventioncheered!

But there were serious hours. No onewill forget the tenseness, the minutesand hours of careful thought, analysisand deep discussion at the very longsession devoted to adopting the newlaws to be made effective at once and incorporated in the new Constitution of the Order.

Again there were about as many menpresent as women, and it was a notable

fact that the Fratres represented moreof the highly professional walks of life,than at any previous Convention.

Only one thing was lost, a purse,which was quickly located and returned.Only one thing found, a ten dollar bill,and no one claimed having lost it, so itwas divided among several forms of welfare work. N o one suffered anyaccident or illness coming to, or duringthe Convention, and all acclaimed thatnone was disappointed, but rather, morethan delightfully pleased. Can any Con

vention claim a better record?

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1934

OUR NEW CONS TITUT ION — OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION

All members are hereby advised that at the recent Convention held in July a motion

was made by the delegates and members and unanimously carried to the effect that the

present constitution of the Grand Lodge as affecting all of the members in North America

should be altered, modified, amended, or completely rewritten and to embody a certainnumber of important landmarks, laws, and principles of administration and government,

and that the changes thus voted upon became effective as of the date of the passing of

the resolution, July 13, 1934. All members are requested, therefore, to read the report of

the Convention as contained in this issue of The Rosicrucian Digest and note therein

the important modifications in the constitution that were recommended by the Conventionand adopted at once by the Supreme Grand Lod ge as binding upon all members. Th is

notice, therefore, becomes an official proclamation by the Imperator of the Order for

North Am erica. A s soon as possible, late this Fall, the new constitution will be prepared

embodying the recommendations of the Convention and printed copies of it will be

ava ilable to all members. In the meantime, the former constitution, ratified in 1930,

remains active insofar as its provisions are not in conflict with the new principles adopted

by this recent Convention, and the same applies to the present statutes of the Grand

Lodge which are not in conflict with the new laws adopted.

( Si gn ed :) H . S PE N C E R L E W I S , Imperator.



The "Cathedral of the Soul” is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of themost advanced and highly developed spiritual members and workers of theRosicrucian Fraternity. It is a focal point of Cosmic radiations and thoughtwaves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness, and inner awakening. V ariou s periods of the day are set aside when many thousandsof minds are attuned with the Cathedral of the Soul, and others attuning withthe Cathe dral at this time will receive the benefit of the vibrations. Th ose wh oare not members of the organization may share in the unusual benefit as wellas those who are members. Th e book called "L iber 777” describes the periodsfor various contacts with the Cathedral. Copies will be sent to persons whoare not members by addressing their request for this book to Friar S. P. C., careof AMORC Temple, San Jose, California, enclosing three cents in postagestamps. (Please state whether member or not—this is important.)

RELIGIOUS FERVOR

E H A V E s a i d much in connectionwith the Cathedralof the Soul aboutthe importance and

value of religiousdevotion and religious s t u d y . Aswe have intimateda number of times,every investigationclearly shows thatp e o p l e o f t h eW estern W o r 1d

especially are not becoming lax religiously, as many of the critics claim,but probably less active in connection

with definite forms of religious studyand devotion. In other words, it wouldappear from an unbiased point of viewthat man is either progressing or rapidlyretrograding in his religious beliefs and

unfoldment. One thing is certain, he isbecoming less orthodox and less boundby creeds and dogmas. T o those of theorthodox religions this would appear tobe a backward step while to those wholook at the matter very broadly andfrom a universal point of view it wouldseem that man is making a forward stepby turning his religious contemplationsinwardly instead of outwardly.

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tuned with the consciousness of God andthe very best medium, therefore, for theinterpretation or translation of God’s religious messages. More and more menand women of the Western World arebeginning to feel that certain doctrines

and creeds created in the past centuriesare not applicable to the present timeand that the preachers of these creedsare attempting to give to modern manan interpretation of God’s messageswhich do not fit the modern consciousness.

An important fact is that truth is always truth whether it was first spokenor revealed to man centuries ago or inmodern times through the improvementof science, the revelations of the laboratory, or the inspirations of Go d. An da truth spoken through the lips of anorthodox clergyman or priest is just asgreat a truth as one spoken by the so-called broad-minded student of naturaland spiritual law.

However, the world is not going backward in religious appreciation or in theappreciation of spiritual values, but isretrograding in regard to its support of religious institutions and of the churchesespecially. There is no question aboutthe fact that the coming together of thosewho are seeking to know more aboutGod and His ways is an advantage over the methods of remaining at home andmerely contemplating upon these things,in silence without guidance or instruction. Congregations of worshippers dobenefit by assembling in this manner andthere can be no denial of the advantagesgained from having the proper guidanceand instruction through sermons andpreachments.

These facts being true, there wouldseem to be no reason why every personinterested in his own spiritual advancement and in the improvement of hismorals and religious character shouldnot affiiliate with some church or somedenomination of religion and supportthe collective activities and group work.Because thousands are wandering awayfrom their churches and are failing togive the same support to these institutions that they formerly gave, somereason must be found and some explanation discovered. On the one hand wefind those who say that religion has be

come entirely too systematized or reduced to a business-like institution dealing too greatly in monetary matters, realestate, and other material things to bethe purely spiritual thing that it shouldbe.

Others argue that there is too muchargument about the differences of man-made creeds and doctrines or man’s interpretation of universal creeds andprinciples and, therefore, the division of religion into too many denominations,most of which will not agree with oneanother and are in opposition to oneanother on unimportant points. Thesepersons point to some interesting factsthat cannot be denied. Th ey say, for instance, that in the last great nationalcensus taken of religious sects in 1926it was shown that there are less than55 million persons in the United Statesrecorded as church members and thatthis was approximately half of the totalpopulation. In the previous census takenin 1916, ten years earlier, there wereonly 42 million church members recorded. The increase of 12 or 13 millionmembers in ten years is looked uponas a very poor showing. A s an explanation of this these analytical mindspoint to the fact that there is a totalof 213 groups, or denominations, or reli

gious bodies represented in the UnitedStates in 1926 and these were dividedinto almost 214,000 congregations. Thenit was pointed out that more than 200.-000 of these organizations have their own individual church buildings andoften other additional structures representing a very large expense in materialconstruction and valuation all out of proportion to the number of persons being served.

In other words, the fact that 53million people require 200,000 churches

aside from other church buildings appears to be a large and unnecessary dispersion of funds and material assets explainable only on the basis that thereare so many divisions of religiousthought where the members cannot cometogether harmoniously and agree uponfundamentals. In other words, if therewere but a slight difference of opinionin regard to religious fundamentalsthese millions of church members couldmeet in and occupy a much smaller num



ber of buildings and thereby reduce thegreat expense that is attached to religiou s worship. Fo r instance, it is estimated that the total value of the religious edifices in the United States is

almost four billion dollars. Think of thatsum being put into material structuresin order that so many hundreds of organizations of religious worshippersmight have their distinctive and separa te forms of devotion. Not only isthis a vast amount of money in assets,but the operating expenses of such anelaborate scheme is an item to be considered especially in times when two-thirds of the Western World publicfinds it necessary to be careful andeconomical.

The statistics of 1926 show that thechurches of the United States collectedand expended in that year a total of almost 815 million dollars. Tha t certainlyis a huge sum to be devoted to the material side of religious worship.

Comparing all of these figures withthe simplicity of religion advocated byJesus, the Christ, and by even some of the great leaders of the Oriental religions, we are instantly impressed withthe fact that the upkeep and cost of religious worship in the Western W orld

is not only out of proportion with theresults attained but so greatly unnecessary.

It is true that an edifice of some kindin which the worshippers may be seatedin comfort and hear all that is saidwithout annoyances and find protectionin the case of storm and strife, constitute absolute necessities in connectionwith religious worship, but when itcomes to building enormous spires andcovering the church with exterior ornaments and adding to the elaborate and

costly features for the sake of extremeimpressiveness, one wonders how far from the simplicity of religion and thesincerity of spiritual worship the wholescheme is developing. Th ese are thepoints which affect the reasoning of the;millions who do not go to church andwhether we conclude that these persons are right or wrong in their thinking, we must also conclude that their thinking is keeping them away from thechurches and if we want to bring themback into organized religious worship

and assist them with the greatest efficiency in their spiritual development, wemust give some thought to their arguments and their beliefs even though wemay feel that these are not absolutely

correct. T o take the attitude that sucharguments are foolish and that such persons are wrong in their thinking doesnot solve the great question that confronts the religious organizations of theWestern World today.

On the other hand, those who do remain at home and worship silently andprivately around the fireside or elsewhere do not form a new and uniquegroup by any means. In ancient timesthese persons were called heathens andthe word heathen was developed from

the idea that the persons preferred toworship at the hearthside or, in other words, remained aw ay from the churchesand had religious discussions in their homes that were considered unorthodox or non-conforming. Th ese persons whoworship at home and spend a few sacredhours each week in religious contemplation and spiritual meditation are not tobe classified as undeserving of consideration as religiously inclined, nor shouldthey be refused any valuable help or assistance merely because they do notleave their homes and go to certain specific places for worship. If they will notcome to hear religious instruction andguidance which can be given to them,such instruction and guidance should bebrought to them if we are to continu'developing the religious side of humannature and to save the world against apurely materialistic tendency.

Through the Cathedral of the Souland its great plan of home worship, theopportunity is offered to those who donot go to churches to lay aside the material things of life for a time and enter into a great Cosmic kingdom of spirituallight and guidance. M any thousandsare finding the Cathedral of the Soulintensely beneficial and helpful in thisregard, and if you have neglected your religious studies and your religiousmeditations, do not be deceived bythinking that life will continue to bewhat it should be for you unless youchange your methods of thinking andattune yourself with the spiritual valuesof universal existence and benefit by



the wisdom and sublime guidance thatcan come to you through spiritual at-tunement.

If you can associate yourself withsome church or some religious denomination whose teachings and doctrinesare in accord with your own convictionsand beliefs, do so by all means and givethat organization or institution, church,or conclave your support in everysense of the word and help it to carry on

its great work. If, on the other hand,you cannot do this, then do not fail totake advantage of the opportunities offered by the Cathedral of the Soul.Read the little book Liber 777 and setaside a period for religious devotion andattunement several times a week or oncea day and derive the marvelous benefitthat comes through this opportunity of bringing food and nourishment to thesoul and enlightenment to your mind.

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ANCIENT SYMBOLISMvMan, when conscious of an eternal truth, has ever symbolized It so that the

huma n consciousness could forever have realization of It . Nations, languages, andcustoms have changcd, but these ancient designs continue to i l luminate mankindwith their mystic l ight. Fo r those who are seeking l ight, each month we willreproduce a symbol with i ts ancient meaning.

THE ALLSE EING EYE AND

THE TR IANGLE

These two symbols combined consti-

tute one symbol which is the most en-

during of all — that is, its significance

today is just the same as it was centuries

ago. It is not a symbol which had a

meaning for a certain time, brought en-lightenment to men’s minds, and then

was discarded in preference for another

symbol or symbols, which more nearly

approached universal truths. A true sym-

bol portrays a definite law or a definite truth of nature or of the

universe, and thus changes but slightly in its form with time. The All

Seeing Eye, as we find it inscribed on the Obelisk or the walls of grotto

temples in Egypt, or even as we find it used today, has always meant

the allpervading consciousness of G od or the universal vision o f the

Deity. No matter where man may go, across the face o f the earth,

he can never evade the D ivine consciousness represented by the A ll

Seeing Eye, or is he outside o f the vision or Divinity of its system of laws.

The triangle is a symbol of perfection. The law of duality, beinga universal law, is represented by two points of the triangle. When two

different forces or phases of nature are brought together throughout

all of nature, a third condition or thing arises at the point where they

will be brought together. That third point or point of materialization

is creation and perfection. Thus the combination of

the two symbols as we have them above alludes to

the perfection of the Divine consciousness, its com-

pleteness, its thoroughness, its allembracing nature.



Report of the National ConventionINTERESTING FACTS AND PERSONAL COMMENTS

MADE DURING THIS HAPPY WEEKBy T h e C o n v e n t i o n S e c r e t a r y

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HE first session of the National Con-vention of Rosi-crucians for 1934has just ended. Itis just past themidnight hour of

S u n d a y and inevery part of theCity of San Joselittle g r o u p s of members are engaged in excitedconversation and

enthusiastic expression of their interestin the great work, and their joy at beingpresent on this momentous occasion. Inthe tea-rooms, ice cream parlors, restaurants, and other places where these littlegroups can meet in seclusion and re

laxation, the hundreds who were assembled in the first session have nowdispersed themselves until they cover alarge area of this valley.

It was the largest attendance that wehave ever had on the first and openingnight of our Convention. I remember that last year, and the previous year,we anticipated a smaller attendance because of the economic depression thathad swept across the continent, and wewere greatly surprised to find on eachof these past occasions that the regis

tered attendance at the Convention hadincreased instead of being decreased.But this year the attendance has gonebeyond any hopes or anticipations thateven the most optimistic may have had.Knowing as we do that several hundredare still on the trains or are in auto

mobiles within the State and out of theState on their way to this city, and thatmany have been delayed and will notreach San Jose until the end of the week,nevertheless, the large Francis BaconAuditorium was packed to its doors withmany standing in the aisles and aroundthe rear part of the auditorium on theopening of this first session. They beganto axrive throughout last week and earlySunday morning we realized that a vastthrong would be present. They came ingroups of five, ten and twenty, from dif

ferent sections of the country.One of the very pleasant and interesting groups was that from New YorkCity headed by Grand Councilor, Thor Kiimalehto, one of the first Inspectors-General of the Order in North America.He brought with him fifteen delegatesand members from the northeastern section of our jurisdiction in a special,large, comfortable bus which they engaged for several weeks and are usingout here for sightseeing. Bann ers covered both sides of this bus proclaiming

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that they were on their way from NewYork to San Jose, and traffic bureausinformed them that they were the firsttouring party in a large bus to makesuch a cross-country trip to this city.All were smiling and happy as theyalighted from the bus and declared theentire trip to be thoroughly comfortable,enjoyable, and convenient. Th ey hadmany pleasant stops in the eastern andmidwest states and in some of the interesting places of Texas, and finally en

joyed part of a day in Los Angelesbefore reaching San Jose. One week of joy and profitable discussion along withinspiring sightseeing and helpful companionship made the trip really worthwhile, and others are looking forwardto joining them on their return trip.

Everyone seems to be intensely interested in the new Science Building erectedfrom the donations made by the members throughout North America as their contribution to the Rose-Croix University. The new building is completed aswas planned, and is ready for dedication, and in front of its large and inspiring Egyptian facade is the sunken plazacontaining the memorial fountain dedicated to our beloved past Grand Master,Charles Dana Dean. Th e new lawnsand shrubbery around the new buildingand fountain and sunken plaza appear as though they had been set under thehand of some Master many months ago,and there is not the slightest indicationthat this is a new product of the creative power of our membership.

Many other new features in Rosicrucian Park are interesting the members,and of course the Oriental Museumcomes in for its hourly visitations.Through all of the administration officesthe members have been passing in longlines all day long, stopping beforegroups of employees in the many dif

ferent departments, and asking questions, watching their next week’s monographs being prepared and put into envelopes and mailed, noting the officewhere the mail is being segregated,sorted, answered, typewritten and

T h e mailed, and all of their other needs andRosicrucian requirements studied by different de-Digest partment chiefs and employees, and fin-September ally sent to the shipping and mailing de-1934 partments for delivery.

Our new Grand Master, Dr. ClementLe Brun, is the center of much attractionnot only because of his very pleasingpersonality and his ability to speak tomany of the members in French as wellas English, but because of his greatstorehouse of knowledge, his very convenient offices, and his great willingnessto grant interviews from early morninguntil late at night.

At eight o’clock on Sunday evening,July 8, the Supreme Secretary, acting asTemporary Chairman, opened the Convention and then asked the Conventionassembled to elect a permanent chairman, and on this occasion Frater CarlAnderson of Redwood City, California,was elected, and to him fell the duty of carrying on the work of this great Con

vention. Th e rules and regulations under which the Convention was to becarried on, and which provided for every member as well as every delegateand officer to express his opinion, tomake comments on the floor of the Convention and offer recommendations, wereread and adopted by the Conventionwithout a dissenting voice. Then theChairman proceeded to appoint theSergeant-at-Arms, and other associateofficers in the direction of the Convention, and finally introduced as the opening incident, Frater T . W . Kuhn, therepresentative of the A M O R C atWashington, D. C., and Judge PercyO ’Connor, active in one of the courts of this valley, as the public official to greetthe Rosicrucians and welcome them inthe name of this city and State.

Judg e O ’Connor stepped upon theplatform wearing his overseas militaryuniform, and his many war decorationsand medals. He made an enthusiasticspeech in which he said that not only thecity of San Jose and its people, but thelaw officers of this valley were delighted

to welcome the Rosicrucian delegateswho came to this city not only at everyConvention but throughout the year,and they were delighted in seeing theregistration cards worn by every member representing so many sections of theNorth American Continent. He spokeof the high e s t e e m in which theAMORC was held by the city andState, and praised the work of the executive officers and the other officers of



A M O R C for their participation in theconstructive work of good citizens.

At this point Frater Kuhn steppedforward and stated that he had beencommissioned by the United States Flag

Association, headed by Franklin D.Roosevelt, the President of the UnitedS t a te s, as President-General, a n dColonel James Moss, to present to theImperator o f A M O R C the highesthonor that is conferred upon an American citizen by the United States Flagassociation; namely, the Cross of Honor, and with this bronze decoration he desired also to present a certificate of distinguished citation. W ith an appropriate speech he transmitted these honorsto Judge O ’Connor to officially present

to the Imperator. At this point the aud ience arose as the National Anthem wasplayed and a color guard carrying theUnited States Flag and the colors of the Legion Post stepped down the aislesof the auditorium and upon the stage,and with guns and banners stood at attention while Judge O ’Conor read theofficial citation from W ash ingto n. Thenwith an appropriate speech and salutethe Judge stated that he and the peopleof the State of California saluted theImperator, and pinned upon him thebronze medal which made him not onlya life member of the organization knownas the Order of the Flag, but conferredupon him the title of Knight of the Fla g.

The citation read from the printedcertificate was as follows:

"H . Spencer Lewis. — An Americanwhose loyalty to the ideals, principles,traditions and institutions symbolized bythe Flag of the United States is an inspiring example to others. He renderedduring the year 1933 greater servicethan did anyone else to The UnitedStates Flag Association in its efforts to

combat crime, further American patriotism and otherwise make stronger andmore secure the foundations on whichthe Republic is established. Throughhis active and helpful participation inthe work of the Flag Association, whichhas already inspired many others, especially Rosicrucians, in all parts of thecountry to co-operate in the activities of the organization, a new and vital forcehas entered into the life of the UnitedStates Flag Association. The award of the cross of honor invests the recipient

with the title of Knight of the Flag andcarries life membership in the Order of the Flag, headed by Charles AugustusLindbergh as the first to receive thecross of honor and become a member

of the order.”It was a tense moment and all that

the Imperator could do was to bow hishead in appreciation and signal histhanks to the audience and to those assembled on the stage and retire into silence for the moment. Later, in hisspeech of the evening, the Imperator stated that in accepting this unusualhonor he did so not as an individual butas a Rosicrucian and in the name of theRosicrucian Order, and he said he washappy that the citation called attention

to the fact that the Rosicrucians throughout the United States were devotingtheir help and interest to the great workof the United States Flag Association.He called attention to the fact that inthe early history of the United Statesthe Rosicrucians played an importantpart in the laying the foundation andcontributed very greatly to the establishment of true American patriotismand good citizenship, and that the earlyrecords of this country, as preserved inCongress and other historical museumsof the East, contained many referencesto the fact that the Rosicrucian Brotherhood was closely associated with theestablishment of this Am erican Republic.He said, therefore, that it was only fitting that in this new and second cycleof Rosicrucian activity in America andin the first quarter century of its rebirthit should again be recognized and oneof its high officers recognized as leadingin the work of good citizenship, American patriotism, and the higher evolutionof the nation.

After the presentation of this medaland the welcoming speech by JudgeO ’Connor, the Chairman introducedGrand Master Clement Le Brun whomade a few brief and hearty commentsof welcome to all of the delegates. Hewas given a rousing cheer by the members rising to their feet and plainly indicating that the Convention was unanimous in greeting the new Grand Master at the first American Convention whichhe has attended, although he has beena member of the American Jurisdictionfor over four years while living in



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Fran ce for most of that time. Other members of the staff were then introduced, including Frater A. Leon Batchelor, Soror Ethel W ard , the Secr etary of the Junior Order, Soror Carol

Bradley, the E d i t o r , Soror DaphneDaniels, the Secretary to the Imperator,Soror Lucile Theurer, the Personal Secretary to the Imperator, Frater AlfredWilliams, the Comptroller of the Administration Departments, and FratresKendall Brower and James Whitcombein charge of the correspondence executive work. Each o f these made a brief speech of welcome to the members andthen the Imperator was introduced todeliver the opening address.

After paying tribute to the patriotism

of the early American Rosicrucians andothers of the present time, the Imperator called attention to the fact that all of the Conventions of the Rosicrucianshad always opened and closed in peaceand harmony and that each and everyone of them had been typified throughout all of their sessions by this sameharmonious attitude and action on thepart of every delegate, officer, andmember. But he also called attention tothe fact that on this occasion the cloudsof the darker forces had closed in andhad attempted to cast a shadow over

the Convention through the attitude onthe part of the few enemies of the organization, attempting to prevent thepeaceful operation of the Conventionand to harrass and annoy the executiveofficers at such an important time. Heread from certain legal documents recently issued by the courts which clearlyshowed that the few unfriendly personsback of such plans had made new andunwarranted criticisms. Fo r the firsttime in the history of our Conventionsthe Imperator permitted the members to

actually discover and become familiar with the precise nature of the extremelyunfortunate, undeserved, and unwarranted embarrassment that these fewconspirators had brought into the livesof the executives of our organization.Th e result wa s that the delegates, G randCouncilors, District Commissioners, andmembers of the Order representing allof the states, provinces, and sections of North America, rose in one united bodyto protest against the continuation of such undesirable activities as had been

carried on for a number of years andespecially during 1933 and 1934 bythese several critics of the organization.Especially were the delegates. Councilors, Commissioners, and m e m b e r s

moved to extreme protestation when itwas discovered that on some of thelegal affidavits filed in court in an attempt to control the organization, thesefew wholly unqualified and unrecognized persons claimed that they represented the entire membership of the organization and were bringing their undesirable actions to light in the name of the entire membership and not in their own individual names.

It seemed for a while as though theentire Convention would voice itself in

a petition of protest and in a resolutionto take immediate legal action to prevent the continuance of such false misrepresentation on the part of the critics.It was then revealed that one or twoof these conspirators were associatedwith other so-called brotherhood organizations in North America which hadnot only assisted or cooperated withthese conspiring individuals but hadspread their propagan da and encouragedthem and attempted to make meat of thefact that the A M O R C might become embarrassed during this Convention time.

The result of the resentment on thepart of the members and delegates present was that a number of resolutionswere adopted and these resolutions werepassed unanimously without a singledissenting voice, although the Imperator for long periods at a time solicited andimplored any member, delegate, officer or other person within the auditoriumand registered as a member of the Order and who had criticisms to make or anydissenting comment to offer in regardto the resolution, to stand and make

himself or herself known without any restrictions or embarrassing conditions.These resolutions and amendments to

the constitution of the Grand Lodgeand to the constitution of the SupremeGrand Lodge, voted upon unanimouslyby all of the members, delegates, GrandCouncilors, Commissioners, and othersregistered at the Convention, were tothe effect that no member in the Order had any reason to believe or to claimthat he believed himself to be a member of the Supreme Grand Lodge unless he



or she was one of the duly elected, qualified, accepted, and recognized SupremeOfficers; and that all others but theSupreme Officers, no matter what their titles might be, the length of their mem

bership in the Order, or their locationin this jurisdiction of the Order, weremembers of no other part of the Order of AMORC in North America but theGrand Lodge and as such had no rightsor privileges and no interest in any other part of the Order than the Grand Lodge,which the Convention, by its unanimousvote declared to be a subordinate bodyof the Supreme Grand Lodge, createdby the Supreme Grand Lodge for thebenefit of the members and not a partof the corporate, legal body known asthe Supreme Grand Lodge: that despitethe claims of the few who attempted todisorganize the financial standing andspiritual and moral integrity of the Order, no member in the Order outside of the Supreme Officers or Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodge hadany financial interest, share, or mutualinterest or participation in the financialassets, dispersements, possessions, or liabilities of the Supreme Grand Lodgeand could not, therefore, participate inor interest themselves in any of the financial or material activities of the cor

porate body or of the Order itself, or of the Grand Lodge, nor be held responsible for the debts and the liabilities of the Supreme Grand Lodge or GrandLodge of the Order generally nor assessed for any of its responsibilities; thatthe real material, physical, financial,worldly business administration anddirection of the entire Order of NorthAmerica was vested in the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodgeas a corporate body and not in the Gra ndLodge as a purely esoteric, ritualistic

organization, and that the said GrandLodge did not have control over nor anyinterest in the administration of theOrder’s activities or of the activities of the incorporated Supreme Grand Lodge;that despite any far-fetched misinterpretations of the printed constitution of the Order or its lodges or any of thestatutes and regulations recently adopted or prepared for adoption, the ancientlandmarks and fundamental principlesof the organization relating to the autocratic form of government were still re

tained and recognized, ratified, and indorsed by the Convention on behalf of the entire membership in North Americaand that, therefore, the Imperator as thechief executive official had the same auto

cratic authority as was possessed by himunder the older constitutions and intimated in all of the modern constitutions,and that the Board of Directors of theSupreme Grand Lodge constituted thesole voting power and administrativepower of the Order in North America.

Other resolutions passed and unanimously carried without a dissenting voicewere to the effect that at all of the previous Conventions of the Order, especia lly those held in 1930 and thereafter andup to the present time, the members

assembled at the Conventions in SanJose, duly registered from all parts of the country and all of them havingproper membership cards showing themselves to be in good standing, had dulyelected the Grand Councilors who are tobe elected each year of the Convention inproper manner by unanimous vote, andthat various committees had been appointed at each Convention, voluntarilycomposed of members from all parts of the country who were invited to inspectthe administration records, financial sy

stems, and other permanent and temporary records kept by the corporationand the Grand Lodge, and that thesecommittees had made their investigations and rendered their reports favorably and in keeping with the claims andprinciples of the AMORC of NorthAmerica; and that these reports hadbeen accepted by unanimous vote, andthat at no Convention at any time hadany member claimed that he had beenrefused the privilege of examining anyof the records of the corporation or theprivilege of auditing its books and re

cords or that he had discovered anyerror or unbecoming conduct on the partof any officer or director; that at eachConvention the various committees hadrendered their reports and the Convention had unanimously adopted a resolution of approval of the methods of administration of the Order and an indorsement of all of the methods being usedby the executives of the Order and of the Supreme Grand Lodge.

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cussed and composed from the floor of the Convention with the assistance of attorneys, business men, and othersspecialized in fraternal matters, and soenthusiastically adopted without a dissenting voice.

Attention was called to the fact thatfor a number of months The Rosicrucian Digest that goes to every member of theOrder and which is to be found everymonth in fifteen hundred or more libraries of North America had announcedthe date and place of this Conventionand cordially welcomed any and everymember of any degree of the Order tobe present without restriction or limitation so long as he held a membershipcard in good standing, and imploredeach and every member or officer of any

part or section of the Order or any of its activities in North America who hada criticism, recommendation, or constructive resolution to present to either bepresent at the Convention and offer hisstatement or to transmit it to the Convention through his local RosicrucianCommissioner, Grand Councilor, delegate, or visiting member, so that all of these matters might be freely discussedin the open sessions of the Convention.Yet, when the Imperator called upon theCommissioners, the delegates, and the

Grand Councilors who were presentfrom various parts of the country, fromvarious communities, states, and counties of the United States, to offer whatever communications or criticism andconstructive change or modification hadbeen given to them, they announcedthat there was not a single resolutionor suggestion brought to their attentionthat dealt with administrative mattersbut purely with ritualistic matters or matters of instruction and Rosicrucianillumination which would be cared for by the various ritualistic or educational

departments of the organization.The first session of the Convention

closed at a late hour with the utmostenthusiasm and happiness because of the solidarity, the unity, the thoroughcooperation and undivided support thateach was willing and ready to give tothe organization. There were manystatements frequently made throughoutthe evening and later very frequentlyexpressed in the many group meetingsbeing held throughout the city by dele

gates and members, to the effect thatindividuals who had derived so muchbenefit and so much help from the organization were ready now and at anytime in the future to sacrifice their homesand their business and material assetsand worldly possessions and everythingthey held dear in life to maintain the integrity of the Order and support its present administration, perpetuate its present and future activities and preventany individual or any group of individuals from trying to destroy or injure thegood work and good name of AMORCin North America.

I cannot state these things too positively nor with any undue impressiveness, for the most that I could say inenthusiastic expression of these resolu

tions and comments would be meagre,indeed, as compared with the words andheated comments solemnly and sacredlymade on the floor of the Convention andon the grounds of Rosicrucian Park atthe close of the meeting. Hav ing inmind the unfair attacks that have beenmade recently, and the very false andmalicious statements made by these enemies in their own defense in their recent appearances in court, I could notfeel otherwise than that these assembledmembers, truly representing the organ

ization, were justified in the indignantposition they took regarding three or four suspended members daring to claim thatthey represented the entire membership.A Membership Defense Committee previously formed in California was immediately nationalized by this Convention, and the power-of-attorney grantedto this Committee by all of our lodgesand groups throughout the country wasindorsed by unanimous vote of the Convention, thus completely negating theclaims of these suspended members andtheir cohorts.

Monday Sessions

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and establishing new and better ways of carrying on the activities of the DistrictCommissioners everywhere. A t twoo’clock the afternoon session was openedby the Convention Chairman again withvarious announcements; then for one

hour the Imperator conducted his interesting period of Convention analysis.He proceeded by calling upon the members and delegates from every State inthe Union to rise in turn and give thename of the State and the district represented. It was finally disclosed by theConvention itself that the city of SanJose had less representatives present atthe Convention than many of the other cities and sections of the country in spiteof the malicious statement that has beenmade to the effect that the affairs of tJbte

Convention were always dominated bythe preponderance of purely local members. Regardles s of the fact that thereare several thousand members within avery short travelling distance of SanJose, the actual number of registereddelegates from this valley at the Convention on this occasion, as on previousoccasions, was less than that from theState of Washington, and many other cities and states throughout the countryrepresented an equal number of delegates. T ex as had the second largestrepresentation at the Convention. An d

there were delegates and members as far north as Alaska and as far south asMexico and the Central AmericanStates, as far East as New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and other Atlantic Coast cities, and from all partsof the W est. Every person present helda membership card, everyone had dulyregistered, and everyone was a member of the Order in good standing. AllDelegates and Commissioners, GrandCouncilors or officers, were properlyqualified with their credentials and ap

proved by the Credential Committee. Inthis tabulation made this afternoon over seven hundred members, Delegates, andspecial representatives properly registered were thus classified. It was also foundby the analysis of the Convention bythe members rising and identifying themselves, that there were a large number of persons active in the Roman Catholicreligion and in all of the various denominations of the Protestant Christian religion, and there were Christian Scien

tists and members of the Unity and other metaphysical organizations and membersof the Buddhist religion and of many of the religions known to the world.

An interesting feature of the decorations of the auditorium during this Con

vention is the group of twenty-sevenflags spotted throughout the entire auditorium and sent to us by members of theInternational Rosicrucian Council livingin foreign countries. W ith each of theseflags representing a foreign country inwhich there are R osicrucians came lettersof greetings to the Convention, and inthe center of this group of flags hangsthe famous Roerich Peace Flag whichhas been adopted by most of the civilized countries of the world. Th e membersall felt proud and happy to be seated

beneath these waving flags as thoughensconsed by a universal bond and tieof Rosicrucian brotherliness.

Following the Imperator’s enlightening discourse, the Chairman of the Convention introduced our new Gran d Master, Dr. Clement B. Le Brun, who ad dressed the Convention, giving first hisgreeting with an appropriate salutationto all the illustrious masters, officers andmembers, followed by his deep and profound address on “Your Divinity,” listened to in profound silence and atten

tion, and terminating with his specialbenediction with all the members standing reverently. Th e Gran d M aster andhis wife welcomed the members personally at the end of the meeting in order to give each one an opportunity to getacquainted with them.

Long before the evening session opened it was very evident that additionalchairs would have to be secured andplaced not only inside of the auditoriumbut on the outside, for all day long andespecially late in the afternoon, Delegates continued to arrive and register.

The first feature for the evening wasa musical program given by the Rosicrucian choir of the Grand Lodge atHeadquarters under the direction of Soror Cowger, a highly efficient andprofessional pianist and vocalist. Tw enty-five carefully selected and trainedvoices united in singing from the stageof the platform a number of anthemsand then rendered for this special occasion three Rosicrucian numbers, two of which, "Sweet Rosae Crucis,” and “The



Voice in the Silence," are anthems written by Rosicrucians and dedicated to theOrder . The third Rosicrucian number was the ancient Rosicrucian Latin chantthat is not only beautiful in its mystical

wording but complete with all of themystical vowel sounds used by the ancient mystics. Th e music wa s magnificently rendered along with violin andvocal solos and the entire Conventionwas profoundly moved by the mysticalsetting on the stage, the mystical lighting, and the unusual combination of musical tones. It w as announced thatthese Rosicrucian numbers are only afew of a collection of Rosicrucian songs,anthems, and chants of piano and organnumbers that are being collected for

publication in a music album that willbe offered this Fall to all of the members, and the Imperator urged that themembers here at the Convention carryback to their lodges, chapters, andgroups the impressive manner in whichthese songs were sung in order that theymay aid in training their own membersto sing these on special occasions.

After the musical program the Chairman called upon Frater Reuben Brown,Chairman of the Council of ’76 of theLos Angeles District, to explain to the

Convention the activities of the UnitedStates Flag Association in its war oncrime. His enthusiastic addre ss resultedin the pledging of the Convention andthe membership of the Order generallyto the support of the good work of theUnited States Flag Association.

He was followed as the principalspeaker of the evening by Thor Kiima-lehto, the Grand Councilor and Inspector-General of the New York Districtof the Order. Frate r Kiimalehto outlined very carefully and with much

amusing and impressive detail the earlytrials and tribulations encountered informing the first Council and advisoryboard of the Order in its present cycle,between the years 1909 and 1916, andthen of the creation of the first lodgesand the establishment of the work generally throughout the country. He wasthe first Grand Master of the Order under the present regime and the firstSupreme Secretary and later became theGrand Master of the New York GrandLodge.

He especially dealt at great length onthe incidents relating to the time whenhe and the Imperator called upon thelate May Banks-Stacey at her requestin 1916 when she duly notified the Im

perator that although he did not knowher he was to come to her and receiveofficially from her certain documents,papers of authority, jewels, and other matters which had been promised himat the time of his authorization inFrance in 1909, and which she had beendelegated by the Rosicrucian organization in India to present to him in theyear 1916.

Frater Kiimalehto explained that firstinterview with Mrs. Stacey in great detail and repeated in many different ways

the fact that he is today the only livingwitness to the conversation that passedbetween Mrs. Stacey and the Imperator and the acts that occurred at the time.He stated that he could testify to theaccurateness of those facts as outlinedin the A M O R C official history of thefoundation of the present cycle of theOrder in North America and to other references which would be found in theRosicrucian Manual and magazine articles, and he stated that regardless of his present or future connections with

the Order or anything that might occur in his life, he would ever remain a faithful witness to the occurrences on thatoccasion and pledge his life to the guarantee of the correctness of the report of those incidents as a disinterested party.

He referred to other occurrenceswhich verify and support the claimswhich the Imperator made in those daysand which have been proven true inrecent years. His impressive manner of speaking and his positive assertionswere perceived by all of the memberspresent and he concluded his address byidentifying the number of delegates andmembers who had accompanied himfrom the New York section of the membership to this Convention. Fra ter Kiimalehto always w as and undoubtedlyalways will be one of the highly respected and beloved members of the Order because of his great knowledqe of the Rosicrucian teachings and hischarming and sincere personality.

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ject of mystical sym bolism given byFrater S. J. Marx, the Grand Councilor and Inspector-General for the mid-eastern states. Everyone was deeply impressed by his marvelous knowledge of symbolism and the manner in which he

connected all symbols with the greatfundamentals of truth. He was givena rousing ovation and everyone wasglad to have this representative of sucha large section of our membership in theUnited States present to speak in their behalf.

The Imperator then concluded theevening session by dealing with thetransference of thought and ended witha long discourse on the value of thestudy of mysticism and the resulting un-foldment that is assured our members

through the special lectures containedin our Rosicrucian curriculum. He likewise petitioned the Convention to establish the custom at each Convention of devoting three minutes to silent concentration and loving thoughts to thememory of those members of the Order who had departed this life and passedthrough transition during the precedingyear, and called attention to the severalprincipal officers of the organization inNorth America whose transitions hadoccurred recently.

This was undoubtedly one of the most

impressive sessions of the Convention,closing at a late hour, but even so, themembers remained on the lawns andgrounds of Rosicrucian Park until longafter midnight in groups and smallgatherings for the purpose of further discussion in regard to the welfare of the organization.

During the evening hours I discoveredthat the District Commissioners from allover the North American Jurisdictionhad held a number of formal and informal sessions throughout the day andthat they had rendered their reports tovarious committees and to the Membership Defense Committee recommendingways and means of preventing any future disturbance of the peaceful activities of the membership throughout theNorth American Jurisdiction,

Wednesday Sessions

All during the morning it was quiteevident that our new Grand Master,Dr. Le Brun, was becoming very pop

ular with all the members and delegatesfor there was a long line of those waiting to have personal interviews, and themembers of the different chapters andlodges had arranged for group receptions. This greatly relieved the burden

that usually falls upon all the other officers and gave them more time for looking after the details of the Conventionsessions.

This morning there was also a tripmade to Mt. Hamilton to visit the greatastronomical observatory and a largenumber of members were taken up themountain side to this beautiful spot bythe large bus that brought the NewYork delegation to San Jose.

Also there was a session during themorning hours of all the Junior members

of the Order who could be brought hereindividually or in groups from variouscities. The display in the ante-roomsof the Convention showing the wonderful work done by these Juniors in theform of carved Rosicrucian symbols,painted and embroidered, and other decorative and useful things were greatly admired by all of the visitors. Th elarge chapter of Juniors in Chicago presented to the Imperator and SupremeSecretary beautiful examples of their carving and symbols and according tothe reports there will be sufficient Junior

members at our next Convention to fillthe auditorium for one grand session of special exercises. W e are certainlyproud of our Juniors all over this NorthAmerican Jurisdiction.

In the afternoon there was a lecturegiven in the auditorium by Dr. StanleyClark, formerly a surgeon in the HenryFord Hospital and now carrying onspecialized surgery in Ca nad a. His sub ject was “ Rosicrucian Healing Methodsand the Physician.” He emphasizedthe value of our principles in connectionwith the work of the physician and surgeon and recited how he had witnessedmany remarkable cures under his owncare through the application of suchprinciples. He closed the lecture by say ing that as long as he lived he wouldbe happy to unite with other physicianswho are devoting their lives to the furtherance of Rosicrucianism and the advancement of its ideals and principles.His lecture was greatly applauded because of the learned manner in whichhe spoke and his pleasing personality.



He was followed by Frater ElrodW ard, former Master of the FrancisBacon Lodge in San Francisco, whogave a very fine explanation of our principles.

Between the morning and afternoonsessions and at other times in the day alarge number of members have assembled in the Supreme Temple andparticipated in the special service of practicing the vowel sounds and other mystical principles taught in the lecturesunder the guidance of some of the special officers at Headquarters. Th esespecial concentration and practice services have become very popular at allof our Conventions and have provenvery helpful to the Masters and di

rectors of the work in other cities incarrying out their management of similar exercises in the lodges and chaptersof the Order.

At the evening service many important matters of business were attendedto, for after all, the real importance of the National Conventions is to take careof certain problems and matters of promotion and practice throughout theOrder so that the organization in itsphysical form may be strengthened andmade more efficient.

On this occasion the Membership Defense Committee, formed voluntarily bya number of advanced members in California for the purpose of protecting thebest interests of the general membershipagainst any of the critical attacks madeon the organization supposedly on behalf of the general membership, throughits executive committee produced signedpapers from the Masters or secretariesof every one of the lodges, chapters,and groups in North America showingthat in certified statements the executivecommittee of the Membership DefenseCommittee had been duly and legallyauthorized with the power-of-attorney torepresent the entire membership of North America. Similar papers signedand sealed by the Grand Councilorsthroughout North America, DistrictCommissioners, and other representatives were also produced. Th is committee, then, with indisputable power tomake recommendations in behalf of thegeneral membership placed itself onrecord before the Convention with letters of indorsement and approval of the

present administration of the Order andthen offered to the Convention and itsregistered delegates and members a longresolution recommending that the Supreme Council or Board of Directors

of the Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC take immediate steps toamend, revise, or create anew a constitution and set of statutes for the Supreme Grand Lodge and the GrandLodge of the Order which would hereafter restore the ancient landmarks andconstitutional principles of the Order inplace of the errors that were made inthis regard in the constitution recommended by the members assembled atthe Convention in the summer of 1930.The constitution which was submittedto the members in 1930 as adopted bythe Supreme Grand Lodge and whichthe Convention ratified by unanimousvote, had been prepared by an attorneywho assured the organization that itwas perfect in every sense and met allof the desires and requirements of theOrder. Since then, however, practicaltests of it in various court actionsbrought by the few enemies of theOrder proved that this new constitutionhad some weaknesses in it and so-calledloop holes which the enemies knew of and quickly appropriated. It wa s for

this reason that the Membership Defense Committee investigated the matter by contacting the general membership through the official lodges andchapters and discovered that the members desired immediate improvements inthe new constitution and a return to theancient landmarks and fundamentals of administration. The new resolution offered this evening by the MembershipDefense Committee especially recommended that some twelve or more important and fundamental principles be

clearly and positively defined in thenew constitution, and that these fundamental principles be accepted by theSupreme Grand Lodge and consideredas sincere recommendations from themembers and adopted and made effective as of this date, July 11, 1934.

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Charles Such, of Oakland, California.One member rose to his feet and demanded further enlightenment and discussion before the resolution was votedupon and a long time was spent in thereanalysis of every paragraph and sen

tence of the resolution during whichtime the members of the Conventionwere asked to make their comments andto speak freely and without restraint of any form. At the conclusion of this longperiod of analysis and discussion theChairman of the Convention put theresolution to vote and it was carriedunanimously. Th e Imperator had steppedupon the platform and warned the Convention members to the effect that eachand every member present in the auditorium (which was packed to every door

and in all of the aisles with the largestassembly of delegates, officers, andmembers ever brought together at aConvention in this country) that hewould consider it a personal favor if any delegate, officer or member withinthe auditorium hall who had a criticismor doubt, or any form of hesitancy regarding the adoption of the resolution,would stand upon his feet and speak inorder to prevent any future criticism of the vote. Th e Imperator went so far as to exercise his autocratic authorityin such matters and suspend the Con

vention rules and regulations to admitanyone to speak freely. He imploredthose who had any doubt in their mindsto express it and said that if it werenecessary all the remaining sessions andall of the remaining hours of the entireConvention week would be given to afree and open discussion and analysisof the proposed resolution. Despitethese statements on the part of the Imperator every member, without a singleexception, expressed enthusiastic approval of the adoption of the resolution.

On Tuesday afternoon a poll hadbeen taken of the registered delegatesand members present at the Conventionshowing that in every state where therewere groups of members or a largenumber of members every district of those states was represented by thosepresent at the Convention. Before permitting this resolution to be voted uponthe Imperator inquired if there was asingle individual within the auditoriumwho did not hold a membership and

who had not duly registered and whohad not been properly accepted withcredentials here as a delegate or member. He called attention further to thefact that this Convention had been freely advertised and publicized in The

Rosicrucian Digest and in other matter mailed to every member of the Order in North America for many monthsprior to the Convention, and that suchadvertisements were in the form of aninvitation to every member in goodstanding of any degree, branch, or section or division of the Order to be present and speak freely, and that he hadpublished in The Rosicrucian Digest aspecial invitation to every District Commissioner, to every Grand Councilor, toevery member and officer of the various

branches, to transmit any criticisms, corrections, recommendations, or suggestions to their local Grand Councilors,local District Commissioners, or other officers to be presented at this Convention. He called attention, also, to thefact that The Rosicrucian Digest, announcing this Convention for manymonths and asking for such suggestionsand comments at the Convention, wasto be found in every one of the largelibraries throughout the country andthat all members of the Order knew of the coming Convention and the oppor

tunity that they had to be present andexpress their approval or disapproval of any resolution or motion that was proposed and voted upon. Ask ing the as sembled members and delegates to correct him if his statements were not inaccordance with fact, and receivingfrom the Convention a unanimous indorsement of his statements in regardto the wide-spread knowledge of theConvention and the opportunities it offered to every member to speak andvote, he allowed the resolution to bevoted upon, and it was unanimouslyadopted, without a single objection.

Important Points

Among the many important pointsrecommended in t h i s unanimouslyadopted resolution and constituting thedesire of the members themselves in regard to the fundamentals to be contained in the new constitution of the Supreme Grand Lodge and the GrandLodge were the following:



1. Th at the Supreme Gra nd Lodgeas an incorporated body was a distinctentity composed exclusively of the fivepresent active members of the Board of Directors whose position and authorityhad been ratified by previous Conventions and was ratified by this Convention; and that the members of the Order had never in the past or at thepresent time considered themselves asany part of the membership of the Supreme Grand Lodge nor as holding anyaffiliation or representation of membership in the Supreme Grand Lodge whichis composed exclusively of the five Supreme Officers now holding such position as Directors of the corporation.

2. Th at the general membership of the Order in North America was affiliated exclusively with the Grand Lodgeand that no member of any standing or of any degree or any length of time inthe Order had ever been considered inthe past or present, or was to be considered in the future, as having anymembership in the Supreme GrandLodge, a separate corporation; and thatthe Grand Lodge as an unincorporatedmembership body was created as a lodgeby the Supreme Grand Lodge as a subordinate body, with its own officers, and

was subservient to the rules and dictations, the control and direction, exclusively of the Supreme Grand Lodge.

3. Th at the sole voting power of ad ministration, direction, and control of the Supreme Grand Lodge and of allof the administrative, legislative, and judicial powers of the Order of A M O R Cin North America was vested exclusively in the Supreme Grand Lodge andits Board of Directors.

4. Th at the Imperator wa s electedfor life at the first National Conventionof the Order held in Pittsburgh, Penna.,in 1917, and that such appointment tooffice had been ratified by the varioussucceeding Conventions and was sostated in the constitution and ratified bythe Convention in 1930, and is againratified by this Convention; and that allof the members of the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodge, including the newly elected SupremeGrand Master, Dr. Clement Le Brun,are ratified in their positions as duly

qualified and properly elected.

5. That the autocratic authoritygranted to the Imperator by the constitution adopted in 1917 in accordancewith the ancient landmarks of the Order and similar to the autocratic power granted to all Imperators of the Order in other lands in other centuries, is ratified by this Convention, and such autocratic authority was to be made againa landmark of the constitution to beadopted by the present Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodge.

6. Tha t the new constitution whencompleted and adopted by the Boardof Directors of the Supreme GrandLodge should be announced to all of the members through The Rosicrucian Digest and copies of it made available

to those members who desired copies inaddition to those which would be sentto all officers of the various lodges andchapters.

7. Th at these new rules and lawsbe effective as of July 13, 1934.

This resolution containing the foregoing and many other recommendationswas not only unanimously adopted butit was signed later by the persons whomoved it and seconded it, and by theChairman of the Convention, the president and the secretary of the Member

ship Defense Committee who also appeared before a notary public and sworeto the statements of attestation regarding the unanimous adoption of the resolution.

All of this should set at rest any future discussion as to the position of eachand every member of the Order and relieve the Masters, officers, delegates,and other representatives in various

jurisdictions of the danger of beingheld responsible for any of the financialtransactions of the organization or bur

dened with any of the general administrative matters of the organization.During the remainder of the evening

other resolutions were adopted spontaneously offered from the floor of theConvention and unanimously approvedby vote. These authorized the membersof the Board of Directors to spend certain sums of money in the defense of the organization and in the defense of their activities to maintain the integrityof the ancient landmarks and the integrity of the position they held, while

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the entire Convention in the present administration, and still others dealt withthe approval of all of the other activitiesof the various officers.

At the close of this long and tedioussession all of the members present at theConvention assembled in the grounds of Rosicrucian Park to witness the dedication of the new Rose-Croix UniversityBuilding.

With the procession of the ritualisticofficers associated with the EgyptianTemple of the Supreme Lodge and withthe assistance of a group of Colombesin their white robes, an Oriental pageantwas held on the plaza in front of thenew Rose-Croix Science Building andaround the memorial fountain erected tothe memory of our past Grand Master,

Charles Dana Dean.Appropriate speeches were made by

the Imperator and the Supreme Secretary and several scrolls sealed in aspecially made copper container weredeposited within the breast of a largeSphinx placed before the new building,and this was sealed with due ceremonyby the Grand Master with the assistance of the other officers. Within thiscontainer were placed the principles of the Rosicrucian teachings as voted uponby the members throughout the country

and other matters to be preserved for future generations, thus making theSphinx in Rosicrucian Park the depository of great wisdom as was the onebuilt in Egypt many centuries ago.

The memorial fountain was allowedto demonstrate its magnificence for thefirst time with its playing waters andcolored streams of light, and as the Imperator said, it was a “ fountain of living water” memorializing the ever-livingvital power of the man who had doneso much to extend the scientific achievements and researches of the Order inNorth America.

One of the Colombes in Oriental costume gave an interpretative dance of anEgyptian nature around the fountainwhile colored lights played on her andwhile music filled the entire grounds.A thousand or more members and delegates witnessed the long ceremony whilefully two thousand residents of SanJose and near-by towns, having read of the dedication ceremony in the newspapers, were present on adjoining parts

of the lawn surrounding RosicrucianPark, and all expressed the idea thatit was the most magnificent outdoor pageant under a typical Oriental skyand delightful weather, that they hadever witnessed in this part of the

country.At the close of the dedication the new

building was opened and over a thousand filed through all of its departmentsexamining the physics, chemistry, andother laboratories, the radio broadcasting room, the craft work shop, thespecial laboratory for demonstrating theeffects of light, color, and music, thelecture auditorium, Imperator's office,the art room and other features. It wasannounced that throughout the remainder of the Convention members

would be escorted through the variousdepartments and lectures given in thelaboratories by some of the professorswho will be identified with the instruction in the future.

Thursday Sessions

This morning while hundreds wereviewing the new Science Building andother hundreds were having interviewswith various officers and still formingresolutions and making affidavits which

they were swearing to before a verybusy notary public, a large number whohad never seen the Rosicrucian Pressbuilding, where all of our books, pamphlets, magazines, and other matters areprinted, visited the printing plant in relays and were shown through every department. Th ey were all surprised by afeature that had been especially arranged for that very purpose, namely,the printing and binding of the Augustissue of The Rosicrucian Digest purposely prepared a little earlier thanusual and containing the new and verymystical cover, painted by our Imperator and which all of you have alreadyseen and undoubtedly enjoyed. A s eachone lifted one of the covers of the magazine and studied it there were expressions of delight in the wide field for speculative interpretation to be found inthe design and pictorial effect of thenew cover. Undoubtedly, you will wantto analyze it also and from what I haveheard it seems to me that there musthave been a thousand different inter



pretations of the symbolism to be foundin that picture.

At one o’clock all of the memberswere called together by the ConventionChairman to arrange themselves upona huge circular platform that had beenbuilt in front of the Convention auditorium and other buildings for the taking of the official Convention picture.The attendance at this Convention being larger than ever heretofore, a realproblem in building a s tand large enoughand of proper form confronted the photographer, but the picture was taken andfrom proofs already seen it is a magnificent picture of the largest number of Rosicrucians ever gathered together inNorth America. You will be proud of

this picture, I am sure, and it is verylarge, fully three feet in length, and tenor twelve inches in width, and showsthe many hundreds of faces veryclearly. If you have an opportunity tobuy one of these photographs throughthe Rosicrucian Supply Bureau, be sureto get one to show your friends and acquaintances who may want to know whoattended this Convention and what typeof persons represent the general membership of the organization.

After the taking of the picture the

members assembled in the Auditoriumto listen to an address by S oror W ardentitled, “Our Responsibilities as Rosicrucia ns.” Her lecture was thrilling anddecidedly instructive and was greatlyapplauded, for Soror W ard is an excellent speaker and highly advanced inour work and trained in the care of special departments of our activities.

She was followed by the DeputyGrand Master of Vancouver, Canada,Frater Merritt Gordon, who gave anintensely interesting address on ‘‘Pit

falls the Student Mush W atch,” and recited from examples coming within hisattention as a Master and Deputy GrandM aster of the Cana dian Jurisdiction, themany temptations, errors, mistakes of

judgment, and misunderstandings thatoften cause grave concern or disappo int-ment in the advancement of the student.He was roundly applauded and complimented for his excellent advice.

Then followed special three- and five-minute messages and addresses given bythe various delegate s. In all of their comments and statements there was

naught but hearty approval for theteachings, administrative practices, andthe growth of the organization in thiscountry. Each delegate declared thatthe members in his district and in his

group and lodge were enthusiasticallysupporting the organization and its administration.

Evening Session

Thursday evening is always an especially important and interesting eveningat every Convention. A s usual, the firstfeature on the evening program was theSpecial Honorary Temple Initiation for those who joined the guild of TempleBuilders by making a small contribution

to the special fund for the upkeep, repair, improvement, and decoration of thetemple buildings, the grounds, lawns,shrubbery, etc. Th is initiation is always conducted by the Imperator andthe full staff of Supreme Lodge officerswith Egyptian costume, and with a brief Egy ptia n ritual. It is a very impressiveand sacred Egy ptian ritual. It is a veryimpressive and sacred ceremony for allwho participate and each one is givenlater a certificate indicating such specialhonorary initiation. Just preceding the

initiation a special ceremony for the acceptance of Colombes and Colombes-in-waiting was conducted.

During the initiation a session wasbeing held in the auditorium for thehundreds of delegates and members whowere not participating in the initiation.Th e auditorium session was opened witha musical program during which a number of Fratres and Sorores from different cities participated and all thoroughlyenjoyed the excellency of the renditions.

The musical program was followed

with a lecture by the Supreme Secretaryentitled, “A bstract M etaph ysics.” For over an hour the Supreme Secretaryheld his audience in close attention, andthe enthusiastic applause indicated howinstructive and beneficial his addressreally was. At the close of his addressthe initiation in the Supreme Templehad been completed and all the members, officers, and delegates participatingin it turned to the auditorium and therewas a brief intermission for a few minutes during which the stage was prepared for another one of the scientific



demonstrations arranged by the Imperator and his associate technicians in thelaboratory departments.

This particular demonstration was for the purpose of revealing to the large

assembly that every musical note,whether produced by instruments or thehuman voice, and every vowel soundspoken or sung, produced vibrations of color, rhythm, symmetry, and geometrical form. A large screen was arrangedon the platform and amplifiers arrangedin the audience so that music fromphonograph records, radio, piano, andvoice would be amplified greatly enoughto affect a beam of light, and as thisbeam of light was thrown upon the largescreen the colors of the notes and thebeautiful geometrical designs produced

marvelous effects, sometimes envelopingthe entire end of the auditorium. TheImperator showed that by pronouncingthe various vowel sounds used in our exercises very beautiful designs in whiteand color were produced, and showedthat every time the same note was pronounced or played upon a musical instrument in the right pitch and tone,the same design was produced. It wasthe most impressive and convincingdemonstration of the effects that resultfrom vowel sounds in music that a large

audience of any kind has ever witnessed.

At the end of this interesting demonstration the Imperator conducted hisusual mystical hour, which has becomea very important feature at every Convention. Fo r one hour, ending at midnight, the Imperator demonstrated manyof the extreme psychic principles of our teachings such as the projection of theaura, the floating of the aura into space,the projection of the consciousness intothe aisles and seats of the auditorium,making definite physical contacts with

hundreds of members which they feltand realized in a perfectly objectivemanner, and in producing changes of atmosphere from extreme cold towarmth, and many other of our typicalRosicrucian principles. Once aga in the

j ' f ie astonishing mystical demonstration was„ . . given whereby the Imperator standingKosicrucian UpQn the platform caused the handwrit-Digest ing in the signature of a letter held andSeptember examined by a number of the members1934 to be changed in its chemical composi

tion. This same dem onstration of theeffect upon chemical elements from adistance has been an interesting featureof each one of the Conventions for anumber of years, and in every case hasbeen not only very successful but conceded as a fact and as a proven principleby all who participate in it.

During this mystical hour the entireassembly maintained a very sacred andquiet attitude, and hundreds of thehigher degree members were delightedin meeting two of the Great Masterswho stood on the platform on either sideof the Imperator.

The Friday Sessions

During the morning hours the largebus that brought the members and delegates from New York conducted a bustrip to the Santa Cruz mountains andthe Pacific Beach, and those who hadnever visited our beaches enjoyed thistrip among many others conducted bythe bus and the many automobiles thatwere available here to all of the members.

At ten-thirty there was a special session directed by Frater Marx, GrandCouncilor, acting as Chairman. The session was opened by the Colombe lighting candles to the accompaniment of

appropriate music, followed by an invocation given by our young ReverendJohnson. Frate r Marx then gave a brief explanation of the application of numbers and cycles to daily affairs, associating these laws with the important eventsof the Convention.

He then introduced Grand Master Clement B. LeBrun, who addressed theConvention on the Rosicrucian healingprinciples, as learned by him throughhis contact with our Order here andabroad, and interestingly explained because of his previous training and preparation as a physician and metaphysician. Th is special session on the application of Rosicrucian principles was puton the program of the Convention bythe Imperator at the special request of hundreds of members who desired tohave the Rosicrucian principles of ahealing nature demonstrated and appliedin their presence. Un doubtedly this willbe a special feature of every conventionhereafter. Th e session closed with abenediction by Frater Earl Johnson,



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those committees that were voluntarilyformed to make recommendations in regard to the improvement of the lectures,the magazine, and other matters. M anyof these committees and most of themembers attending the Convention visit

ed the Rosicrucian Press Thursdaymorning, and this tour to the PrintingDepartment afforded an excellent opportunity to arrange for suggestions andimprovements in many of our departments in an understanding manner, andthis was indeed helpful to the SupremeOfficers.

Friday Evening

The evening session was precededagain by an interesting musical program,

and then followed by an address byFrater A. Leon Batchelor entitled “TheNew Deal,” which was amusing and instructive to all of the members. Thenthe Imperator stepped on the platformand announced that certain businessmatters must be attended to on this occasion. He again read the constitutionand amendments thereto pertaining tothe election of the new Grand Councilors, and once again read the nominations submitted by the nominating committee and asked if there were any present who desired to make further nominations. Aft er a long pause and arepeated invitation for such nominationsa motion was made by several of thedelegates that the nominations be closed.This was immediately seconded by ascore of the delegates, and upon votewas approved unanimously. Th e Imperator then declared that by the closingof the nominations the original list of nominees automatically became electedbut, nevertheless, he submitted the listand had the nominees voted upon. Atthe close of the election it was found

that every one of the Sorores andFratres listed by the nominating committee had been unanimously elected asGrand Councilors for the coming year.Th e G rand Councilors thus elected were:Soror Marie Clements of Boston, Frater S. J. Marx of Philadelphia, Frate r BrianM. Casey of St. Louis, Frater Thor Kiimalehto of New York, Dr. StanleyClark of Toronto, Frater T. W . Kuhnof Washington, Frater O. G. O ’Deliusof Chicago, the Honorable Manuel Rod

riguez Serra of Puerto Rico, and Frater Reuben Brown of Los Angeles.

At the close of this election the Imperator stated that it was customary atevery Convention for the SupremeLodge and the Imperator to confer cer

tain honorary degrees or titles uponthose who have served the Order andwho can serve the Order in an outstanding manner in the future years . He,therefore, directed that Fratres Marx,Casey, Kiimalehto, Clark, and Kuhncome before him. Upon these he conferred the Knighthood of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple, under authority granted him by the ancientKnighthood of Europe. He announcedthat these officers would represent theKnighthood in the higher activity of the

Militia Crucifera Evangelica, which isthe military body of the Order in NorthAmerica, and which had been established a number of years ago and had alarge membership. He explained thatevery member in the Order who distinguished himself or herself by specialservices of a defensive and protectivenature, or who rendered special servicesin the advancement of the ideals andprinciples of the Order, was honoredby the title of Chevalier and made amember of the Militia, and that fromamong those in the Militia there would

be selected from time to time those whorendered additional, special service andwho would become knighted as Knights or Dames of the Sovereign Military Order o f the Temple.

The selection of the time and placefor the next Convention was discussedand the motion was made by one of thedelegates that the Board of Directorsof the Supreme Grand Lodge be authorized to select the time and place for theConvention of 1935, and the recommendation of the Convention was that

it be held in San Jose as usual, and thatthe Board of Directors select such nominating committees and Convention committees as they deemed advisable tofunction at the next Convention. Th ismotion was seconded by a large number and was unanimously adopted.

Then followed many closing speechesby the various Supreme Officers, eachin turn stepping upon the platform andcommenting upon the wonderful achieve



ments of this Convention and of thepeace and harmony that prevailed.

The Imperator announced that theConvention would not close until Saturday evening, and that certain committee

meetings and other official meetingswould be held during the evening andduring the next day. Immediately following this session there was a meetingof the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand Lodge held in the auditorium for the purpose of adopting themany resolutions and recommendationsmade by the Convention throughout itsbusiness sessions. One of the importantmatters voted upon by the Board of Directors was the adoption of the longresolution which had been unanimously

adopted by the Convention, and whichprovided for the revision of the constitution of the Supreme Grand Lodge,and the Grand Lodge, and the inclusionin these constitutions of the very definitely worded laws and principles outlined previously in this Convention report. By the action of the Bo ard o f Directors in adopting the provisions of this resolution and making them effectiveas of Friday, July 13, the entire organization in North America becomes sub jec t to these new laws and princip leswhich are binding upon all members andofficers in North America.

Saturday Sessions

It was not intended that there shouldbe any general Convention sessions onSaturday morning or afternoon, the daybeing left open to the meetings of various committees voluntarily formed andthe special committees appointed at theprevious Convention. The members continued to remain in Rosicrucian Park,however, throughout the day, and theauditorium was quite active all day long

with small groups of members demonstrating and testing the principles andcarrying on independent lectures anddiscussion s. In the sanctum of the Imperator, the Grand M aster called a meeting of the newly elected Grand Councilors, a majority of whom were present.They ratified the various resolutions thathad been passed by the Convention, andput on record their approval of the newprinciples adopted by the Board of Directors on the previous evening, andmade many valuable suggestions, theprincipal one being that the plan of

having annual elections in all of thelodges and chapters throughout NorthAmerica subordinate to the Grand Lo dgeshould be eliminated, and that insteadof annual elections for new officers, the

Supreme Grand Lodge should appointthe Master and several other officers,and each lodge thus do away with anypolitical electioneering or any other form of activity that isofan unimportantnature to the members. The SupremeOfficers consulted with the GrandCouncilors in connection with a number of changes in the personnel that are tobe made in the Grand Lodge duringthe coming year, and there was unanimous approval on the part of the GrandCouncilors in regard to these changes.

Thus began the year’s activities of thenew Grand Council all of whom willbe consulted from time to time throughout the year in regard to changes inadministration or improvements in theOrder’s activities, and each one of whompromised to keep the Supreme GrandLodge well-informed of the desires andrecommendations of the section of theOrder located in the districts allotted tothem.

In the afternoon a special service washeld for the depositing of the ashes of our beloved Fratres Daniel WallaceGordon, and Reverend Francis Brunner, in two special locations in the beautiful lawns surrounding the new ScienceBuilding. Appropriate rose trees wereplanted above the ashes, and the Imperator in conducting the ceremony explained that the Divine principle thatthe dust of the body should return to thedust of the earth was thus being fulfilled,and that through the regenerativepower residing within the ashes the rosetrees above them would be fertilized andstrengthened and thus the rebirth of the

body, typifying the rebirth of the soul,would be made manifest in the unfolding of the beautiful roses that wouldcome on the trees from year to year.

The Evening Sessions

In the evening at six o’clock themembers, delegates, and officers beganto assemble at the St. Claire Hotel inSan Jose, the largest hotel in the valley,and it appeared as though the walls of the hotel would have to be pushed outward to take care of the very large num



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ber attending this banquet. Every av ailable inch of the large dining room, thelarge coffee shop adjoining, and the verylarge outdoor patio nearby was filledwith tables and guests. The re was notroom for another person to be seated.

A microphone stood on the speaker’stable before the Imperator and other officers, and amplifiers throughout the various rooms enabled the members to hear every word that was spoken.

As usual there was much fun andcomedy connected with many carefully-planned incidents to amuse the membersand delegates, along with a number of important announcements and concluding resolutions and voting. The choir sang again two Rosicrucian numbers,the first being the anthem entitled,“Sweet Rosae Crucis," and the second

the ancient “ Rosicrucian C hant,’ ’ whichthe Imperator is very anxious to have allthe members become proficient in singing during the coming year. On e of thevery pleasing incidents of the eveningwas the presentation of a very large andbeautiful silk flag with gold fringe andcordelier on a beautiful standard. It waspresented to the Imperator and theSupreme Lodge to stand permanentlyon the auditorium platform as a giftfrom the Convention in expressing itsappreciation of the patriotic honors that

had been conferred upon the Imperator at the opening session whereby he wasmade a Knight of the Flag, and giventhe great Cross of Honor by the UnitedStates Flag Association. Frater ElrodWard, former Master of the FrancisBacon Lodge in San Francisco, accompanied by several of the members whoare Legionnaires, made the presentationspeech. The entire assem bly in all of the different rooms of the hotel aroseand sang in unison the American Anthem. Grand M aster Le Brun made theclosing address. He entered into the

jov ial spirit of the occasion and delivered one of the wittiest, amusing, and yetdelightfully charming speeches that hehas ever made. His wife added to thesevery pleasant comments as did the wifeof the Imperator and other officers.Various soloists entertained us duringthe banquet, and again we were greatlypleased with the cornet solos by Frater Curtis of Wyoming, who has made thisa very pleasing feature at each Convention, and the vocal solos by Soror

Johnson of Los Angeles.The Imperator announced the various

Grand Council and Director meetingsthat had been held during the day, andthanked the Convention for its vote of good will and bon-voyage for himself

and his wife, and others who will attendthe International Rosicrucian Convention in Europe, and then, with everyonein a sad mood and with tears in the eyesof every member and delegate, the Imperator declared this Convention ended.Although there was still to be the dancefor those who desired to attend it, itwas a sad mass of human beings whofiled out of the hotel at 9:30 this evening.

Your Convention reporter has never seen a larger group of finer, cultured,enthusiastic men and women assembledin any place, although he has been at

many Conventions of various organizations in a score of years. At no time wasthere any boisterous attitude on the partof any individual or group of individuals,and at the various hotels and restaurantsthroughout the city there was the samereport in regard to the good conductand the genteel, refined character of thepersons proudly wearing the Conventionribbons.

Throughout Sunday and Mondaymany remained to visit around the city,to go to the astronomical observatory on

the mountaintop, and to have personalinterviews with the officers.Sunday evening a special initiation

was held in the Supreme Lodge by theofficers of the Francis Bacon Lodge of San Francisco for the purpose of conducting the Ninth Degree Initiation for those visiting members who did not livewhere there was a lodge to confer thisdegree, and who desired to have it during the Convention week. Through thecourtesy of the Imperator the SupremeTemple was granted to the FrancisBacon Lodge and almost fifty members

enjoyed this rare privilege. Th us endedthe sixth annual Convention to be heldin San Jose, and the one which marksthe twenty-fifth anniversary of thefounding of the Order in its new cyclein North America.

In point of attendance, representation,and resolutions, laws and statutes passed, this Convention will be recorded inthe history of our Order as the mostmomentous and the most far-reaching inits effects.



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THE PURPOSES OF

T H E R O S I C R U C I A N O R D E R The Rosicrucian Order, existing in all civilized lands, is a non-sectarian, fraternal body of

men and women devoted to the investigation, study, and practical application of natural andspiritual law s. Th e purpo se of the orga nizatio n is to enable all to live in harmon y with thecreative, constructive, Cosmic forces for the attainment of health, happiness, and Peace.

The Order is internationally known as A M O R C (an abbreviation), and the A M O RC inAmerica, and all other lands, constitutes the only form of Rosicrucian activities united in onebody h aving representation in the international Rosicrucian congresses. Th e A M O R C does notsell its teachings, but gives them freely to all affiliated members, together with many other benefits.

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(Including the United States, Dominion of Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. Nicaragua.Costa Rica, Republic of Panama, the West Indies, Lower California, and all land under the protection of the United States of America.

H . S P E N C E R L E W IS , F . R . C „ P h. D ................... Imperator RALP H M. LEW IS, F . R . C ....................................................................................................... Supreme SecretaryC L E M E N T B. L E B R U N , F . R . C ........................... ........................................................................ Grand Master H A R V E Y M IL E S , F . R . C ............................................................................................................. Grand Treasurer E T H E L B . W A R D ......................................................................................................... Secretary to Grand Master H A R R Y L . S H IB L E Y, F . R . C ...................................................................................... Director of Publications

Ju n io r Ord er of Torch Bea rers (sponsored by AM ORC ). For complete Information as to Its aimsand benefits address General Secretary, Grand Cha pter, R osicrucian Park , San Jose, California.

The following principal branches are District Headqu arters of A M O R C

Los Angeles, California:

Hermes Lodge, AM OR C Temple, ReadingRoom and Inqu iry office open daily, 9 a. m.to 9 p. m., except Sun day s. Gr anad a Court,672 South Lafayette Park Place. Mr. LorenzErnst, Master.

San Jose, California:Grand Lodge Session for all members, Tuesday evenings, 7:30 to 8:30 p. m., Nag leeAvenue, Rosicrucian Park.

San Francisco, California:Francis Bacon Lodge, Mr. Harvey Miles,Master, 1655 Polk Street, San Francisco,California.

New York City, New York:New York Chapter, 53 W . 69th. Hans

Wiesner, Master; Ruth Farran, Secretary.Inquiry and reading rooms open week days,1 to 8 p. m.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:Delta Lodge N o. 1, AM OR C, S. E. Corner 40th and Brown Sts., 2nd floor, John Springfield, Master.

Reading, Pennsylvania:Reading Chapter, Oddfellows Temple, S. R.Landis, Master, 602 Schuylkill Ave. H. N.Mucher, Secretary. Meeting 2nd and 4thFriday of the month.

Baltimore, Maryland:Baltimore Chapter, Mr. Frank M. Glover,Jr., Master. 610 Arlington Ave.

Atlanta, Georgia:

Atlanta Chapter No. 650. Vincent Cunningham, Jr., Master; 496 Ashby S t., S. W.Meetings 7:30 every Thursday night, 809Cherokee Ave., S. E.

Hartford, Connecticut:

Isis Lodge, AM O RC , Chas. W . Hollister,Master, 27 Kenyon Place, East Hartford,Conn.

Boston, Massachusetts:

The Marie Clemens Lodge, Miss Ruth J.Taylor, Master. Temple and Reading Rooms,739 Boylston St., Telephone Kenmore 9398.

Chicago, Illinois:

Chicago Chapter No. 9, Victor J. Wood,

Master; Elsie E. Mooy, Secretary. Telephone Harrison 6835. Reading Room openafternoons and evenings. Su nda ys 2 to 5only. Room 705, Lyo n & Healy Bldg., 64 E.Jackson Blvd. Lecture sessions for A LLmembers every T ue sd ay night, 8:00 p. m.

Chicago Chapter No. 10 (colored). Geo. W .Briggs. Master,' Estella Durrah, Sec., Meetingevery Wed. Night at 8 o'clock. Royal Circleof Friends Hall, 104 E. 51st St., Room 10.Telephone Wentworth 1405.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:

Penn. First Lodge, M r. Ernest Jeffries, M aster; 519 Woodlawn Ave., Oakmont, Pa.

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Portland, Oregon:

Portland Chapter, Marie C. Brier, Master,8004 S. E. Ramona St. Meeting every Tuesda y night, 8 p. m. Phone M urdo ck 1447.

Seattle, Washington:

AM O RC Chapter 586. H. J . Huhn, Sr., Master; W . G. Simpson, Sr., Secretary.Lowman Bldg., Rooms 312-13-14 between 1stand 2nd Av es. on Cherry St. Open weekdays 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday even ing only 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. Visitors

welcome.

Other Chartered Chapters and Lodg es of the Rosicrucian Order (A M O RC ) will be found inmost large cities and towns of North America. Ad dres s of local representatives given on request.

P R I N C I P A L C A N A D I A N B R A N C H E SVancouver, British Columbia:

Canadian Grand Lodge , AMORC: AMORCTemple, 878 Hornby St.

Victoria, British Columbia:

Victoria Lodge, Miss Bertha F. HoughtonMaster; P .O . Box 14. Inquiry Office andReading Room, 101 Union Bank Bldg. Openweek days 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:

L. Emanuel Backman, Master. Session for all members every Tuesday, 7:45 p.m., 212"A ” Enderton Bldg., Portage Ave and Hargrave Street, Phone 39845.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:Chapitre de Montreal d’AM O RC (FrenchSection). J . T. Beaudry, Master, Box 57,Station C, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Montreal Chapter, Arthur M. Noseworthy,Master, Room 303 Builders Temple, 627Dorc hester St., W . O pen 11 a. m. to 4 p. m,daily—S aturd ay 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:J. Kirkpatrick, M aster. Session s 1st and 3rd

Su nd ay s of the month, 7:00 p. m., No. 10Lansdowne Ave.

Edmonton, Alberta:James Clements, Master, 9533 Jasper Ave. E.

S P A N I S H A M E R I C A N S E C T I O N

Th is jurisdiction includes all the Spanish-speak ing Coun tries of the New W orld. Its SupremeCouncil and Administrative Office are located at San Juan, Puerto Rico, having local Representatives in all the principal cities of these stated Countries.

The name and address of the Officers and Representatives in the jurisdiction will be furnishedon application.

All correspondence should be addressed as follows:

Secre tary Gene ral of the Spanish-American Jurisdiction of AM O RC , P. O. Box 36, San Juan,Puerto Rico.

A F E W O F T H E F O R E I G N J U R IS D I CT I O N SScandinavian Countries:

The AMORC Grand Lodge of Denmark,Mr. Arthur Sundstrup, Grand Master; CarliAnderson, S. R. C., G rand Secretar y. M ano-gade 13th Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sweden:

Grand Lodge ' 'Rosenkorset.” Anton Svan-lund, F. R. C., Grand M aster. Jerusalems-gatan, 6, Malmo.

France:

Dr. H. Gruter, F. R. C , G rand M aster, Nice.Mile. Jeanne Guesdon, S.R.C., CorrespondingSecretary for the Grand Lodge (AMORC)of France, 56 Rue Gambetta, VilleneuveSaint Georges. (Seine & Oise) .

Austria:

Mr. M any Cihlar, K. R. C., Gro ssekretar der AMORC, Laxenburgerstr , 75/9, Vienna, X.

China and Russia:

The United Grand Lodge of China and Russ ia , 8/18 Kavkasshaya St . , Harbin, Manchuria.

Australia:

The Grand Council of Australia, S. L. S.Kowron, F.R.C., Grand Master, "Sandhurst,”Quirk St ., Dee Why, Sydney, N . S. W .

New Zealand:

Auckland Chapter, Attention Mr. C. D. Mill,Wakefield College, Palmerston Bldg., QueenSt., Auckland.

England:

The A M OR C Grand Lodge of Great Britain,Mr. Raymund Andrea, K.R.C., Grand Master,41 Berkeley Road, Bishipston, Bristol, Eng.

Dutch and East Indies:

W . J. Visser, Grand M aster, Bodjong 135Semarang, Java.

Egypt:

The Grand Orient of AMORC, Houce of the

Temple, M. A. Ramayvelim. F. R .C ., GrandSecretary, 26, Avenue Ismalla, Heliopolis.

Africa:

The Grand Lodge of the Gold Coast.AM OR C, Mr. S. H. Addo, F. R.C., GrandMaster, P. O. Box 424 Accra, Gold Coast,West Africa.

India:

The Supreme Council, AMORC, Calcutta,India.

The addresses of other foreign Grand Lodges

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