Entre el hogar y lo escolar

Quakertown, Pa.

O fficial le tte rh e a d w ith o rig in a l in s ig n ia o f th e R o sicru cian F r a te rn ity . This is m o st f r e q u e n tly used in co rresp o n d en ce w ith fo reig n bodies affiliated w ith th e o rig in a l 1616 fo u n d a tio n .

Fr a t e r n i t a t i s Ro s a e c r u c i s

The Rosicrucian Order, or

Rosicrucian Brotherhood T H E S E E

Beverly H all

O u a k e r io t u n , P a .

T he official le tte rh e a d o f th e F r a te r n i ty , B ro th erh o o d a n d O rd e r as established in A m e ric a by R an d o lp h . T he te rm s F r a te r n i ty , B ro th erh o o d a n d O rd e r a re used in te rc h a n g e a b ly now as in th e tim e o f R andolph. T he w ords R osicru cia (R o sicru ­ c ia n ), E u lis a n d P y th ia n ia (A E th P riesth o o d ) also a p p ea re d o n a ll C h a rte rs issued by R an d o lp h u p to a n d in c lu d in g th e y e a r 1874 as is sh o w n by th e C h a rte r fo rm h e re in a f te r reproduced.

10 W e have used, not a synthetic name and sym bology wholly unknown to anyone prior to 1915, such as that since used by Mr. Lewis in connection w ith his spurious Amorc because of fear of infringem ent, but, since we have the exclusive right we have worked under the authentic name and symbols first used by Andrea and L)r. Randolph as shown by our several letterheads here reproduced; every member of the authentic Fraternity and every Neophyte w ill at once recognize them.

A t no time and under no circumstances have we de­ vised “ new and unique sym bols” for Rosicrucian litera­ ture; we have left that wholly to Mr. Lewis and his sp ur­ ious organization. E very symbol which we have used or now use, has been official w ith the Fraternity or its Grand Masters and we have taken the utmost care that there should be no deviation. A s in ancient tim es, each country, principality, and those belonging to the reign ­ ing house, had their individual Insignia, or Coat of Arms, or Heraldic design which they used alone or in conjunction with that of their country, so the R osicru­ cian Fraternity has its original Symbol first used by

Andrea. And each Grand Master has had his own

special spiritual Seal, “ H ou se” or escutcheon. Andrea, the Founder of the Fraternity, had his personal armorial seal (the House of Andrea) and besides this, he received and used the symbol of the Fraternatis Rosae Crucis. Up to the time when my Insignia was conveyed to me from the Hierarchy, I used the original symbol of the Rose and Cross and that of Randolph. Now I em ploy that of the original Fraternity, sometimes that of Randolph and then my own, but the original Rose and Cross still re­ mains the official Insignia of the Fraternity.*

11 The Philosophical Publishing Company publishes and sells books according to strictly legitim ate business methods, and these have never been questioned or re­ flected upon by anyone except Mr. Lew is in his wholesale and amazing fabrications. The instructions of the F ra ­ ternity are not my “ personal” teachings— they are the

*This e n tire m a tte r is clearly estab lish ed in th e te x t a n d illu s tra tio n s of th e b ro ch u re, The M asters A m ong M en, w hich m a y be h ad w ith o u t o b lig a tio n b y ap p ly ­ in g to th e Philosophical P u b lish in g C om pany, Q ualcertow n, P a .

original teachings and methods of training that have been in use in the Fraternity for three hundred or more years and wholly different from the instructions given by the Amorc which, Mr. Lewis has admitted under oath in his various law suits, were prepared by specialists or taken from books readily bought for a few dollars and which, therefore, cannot, by any stretch of the im agin a­ tion, be considered as either true, ancient, original or authentic Eosicrucian teachings.

Our authorized teachings have not been presented ‘ ‘ under different names ’ ’ as all those who know, can and w ill witness. They are the instructions which have been given to Neophytes since the foundation of the Great Fraternity, under which I was trained.

12 In the face of known facts, well-known to Mr. Lewis, his statem ent to the effect that we have estab­ lished no Eosicrucian Temples anywhere in America, is as ridiculous as it is false. W e have established other “ ty p ica l” Eosicrucian Temples in America, however, for my present purpose it is sufficient to point to the fact that during the year 1910 the Fraternity, under my direction, completed the construction of a Temple build­ ing at the present See in Pennsylvania, from native stone —a “ ty p ica l” Eosicrucian Temple— designed for the holding of the annual June and A ll-Souls convocations as well as for other Eosicrucian uses. It is still standing and used, sacred to its original design and purposes. Herewith we publish a picture of this Temple.

Mr. Lew is was informed of the foregoing facts in or about the year 1915, at the time he started his clandes­ tine Eosicrucian organization— and prior to the publica­ tion of the illustration of his “ F irst Eosicrucian Temple in TJ. S. A .” hereafter referred to and reproduced. Aside from his general knowledge on the subject, he was spe­ cially informed by one, (to again refer to said incident) who was present at the Temple dedication, whose name is on the roster of the Temple, and who afterwards affili­ ated herself with Mr. Lewis. Later, in a letter written to me, he brazenly boasted, as before stated, that the lady in question was working hand in hand Avith him, that he had induced her to turn over to him the strictly

T he C h a p e l bu ilt at Beverly H a ll an d o fficially op en ed in Ju n e , 191 1. B ot h Ju n e an d A ll S o u ls n ig rh t se rv ic e s ar e he ld yea rly in th is b u il d in g .

private books and manuscripts that she had obtained, under her sacred vow, from the Fraternity at the time of the dedication of said Temple during the June convoca­ tion, 1911. Mr. Lewis still retains said private books and manuscripts which were delivered to him at his behest under broken vows. Perhaps, such is his concep­ tion of honorable fraternal conduct in liim self and of those who take and break sacred vows and solemn oaths. This Temple, since used continually for the semi-annual convocations, still stands a mute and irrefutable witness against which no tissue of lies or false implications, con­ ceived and circulated by Mr. Lewis, can prevail. W ith­ out going into detail, we w ill say for the benefit of the uninformed, who care to know, that the Fraternity, which has members all over America, is established in other cities, notably Kansas City, Mo., where it owns its Temple.