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It Is s a i d t h e p r e s e n t m i r r o r s ( h e p a s t . E v e r y f u n d a m e n t a l of h u m a n n a t u r e or of .social o r p o li t i c a l life finds i is r e f l e c t i o n in e v e n t s of t h e p a s t a s c h r o n i c l e d by h i s t o r y . T o d a y o u r c i t iz en s a rc c o n - c r r n e d m o r e w l l h r es ul t* ol g o v e r n m e n - tul d e c r c e a s it alTects t h e i r lives t h a n in p a r t i c i p a t i n g in e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a p r o pe r g o v e r n m e n t . If we t u r n b a c k w a r d to Use s e c o n d c e n t u r y of pe ac e of t h o R o m a n E m p i r e d u r i n g t h e turn- of T i t u s we liiul t h e p e op le a t t h a t t i m e m o r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h p e r s o n a l a l l a i r s a n d local a c t i v i t i e s a:ul l e a v i n g g o v e r n m e n t a l a l - f a u s to t h e e m p e r o r a n d lii.s lew s e l e c t e d oflicials. E ve n I hos e r i g h t s g r a n t e d t h e p e o p l e t h e y n e g l f c t e d e x e r c i s i n g . T h e y p r e f e r r e d p e r f o r m a n c e of d u t i e s in t h e i r l i m i t e d p e r s o n a l s p h e r e . T h i s e v e n t u a l ly m a d e t h o i n d i v i d u a l r>i lit!Ip i m p o r t a n c e to t h e s l a t e so Lit as his c o n t r i b u t i o n s lo .slate a d m i n i s t r a t i o n was c o n c e r n e d . We /incl t h i s c o n d i t i o n r e c u r r i n g t o d a y . I t m u s t be r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e i n d i v i d u a l Is t h e c r e a t o r of t h e s t a t e a n d t h e s t a t e is f o r a n d of h i m . a n d he m u s t c o n c e r n h i m s c J l w i t h It or d e m o c r a c y Becomes a s h a m . F o r t h e i n d i v i d u a l t o d a y r i g h t l y to s er ve h i s s t a t e a n d c r e a t e a n ideal o n e h e m u s t o f n e c e s s i t y u n d e r s t a n d h i m s e l f . I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s t h o u g h t a r e c e n t p a m p h l e t p u b l i s h e d by t h e R o s i c r u c i a n o r d e r , s e t s f o r t h in p a r t t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g sLq l e n i e n t ; 1 ‘ T h e c h a n g e s n o w t a k i n g place a r e t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t In t h e h i s t o r y of t h e , w o rl d' s a d v a n c e m e n t . T h e y a r c t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t b o o t us e t h e y n o w a r e t h e m o s t w o r l d - w i d e a n d i nvolve m o r e p e rs o n s , m o r e c o u n t r i e s , a n d m o r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s T h i s is goi ng t o be t h e gol de n d a w n for mi ll i on s of t h i n k i n g m e n a n d w o m e n . It is g oi ng to be t h e g r e a t e s t o p p o r t u n i t y t h a l t h e world h a s e v e r s e e n for t h e a m h i f i o u s m a n a n d w o m a n in t h e m i d d l e c l a s s of life to rise to t h e h i g h e s t p o s i t i o n s a n d t o c o n t r o l t h e i r o w n f a t e a n d t h e i r o wn d e s ti n y. I t is a n i n d i v i d u a l o p p o r t u n i t y f or all. T h e i n d i v i d u a l m u s t l e a r n t o c h o o w e c a r e f u l l y but to r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e c h a n g e s a r e t a k i n g place r a p i d l y T h e y will n o t wa it for t h e o n e w h o h e s i t a t e s Every h o u r is of v a l u e t o yon. a n d y ou c a n b e g i n t h i s v e r y d a y t o m a k e y o u r life w h a t it s h o u l d be .” T i n s is not a s o n g of f al s e o p t i m i s m I t is a n a t t e m p t to b r i n g t o r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t Iht- M al e is a s t r u c t u r e built of u n i t s of i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c a n rise n o h i g h e r t h a n t h e vision he ld by t h e m a s s of t h e s e u ni t s . If I m a y offer t h e s u g g e s t i o n . I would s u g g e s t l h a t t h o s e w h o a r e i n t e r e s t e d a l o n g t h e s e s u b j e c t s r e a d t h e i n t e r e s t i n g b o o k l e t . “ T h e W i s d o m of t h e Sn*;e.s" w h ic h s e t s t h i s s u b j e c t out in a v e r y f a s c i n a t i n g way. I n c i d e n t a l l y , it m a y be s e c u r e d f r ee l y f r o m t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d R o s i c r u c i a n O r g a n i z a t i o n a t S a n Joso. C a l i f o r n i a . Tn c o n c l u s i o n , it m u s t be r e m e m b e r e d • h a : a p ol i t i c al s t a t e is a c o n c e p t i o n of m a n a n d t h a t its p e r f e c t i o n d e p e n d s on t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of m a n . C H A R L E S W. R O D G E R S .
ALTOONA TRIBUNE. ALTOONA. PA.. WEDNESDAY. JU N E 15V.T?
TH E INDIVIDUAL AND T H E STATE
Editor, Altoona Tribune:
May ^ t r e s p a s s o n The space of The Tribune to offer the following
a s a t h o u g h t for t h i s ti m e w h e n
politics and econom ics are the prime conccrn of thousands of Americans.
It is said that the present mirrors the post. Every fundamental o f
human nature or o f social ot politi cal life finds its reflection in events of the past as chronicled by his tory. Today our citlsenry are con cerned more with the results of governmental decree as it affects their lives, than in participating in the establishment of a proper gov ernment.
If we turn backward to the sec ond century of peace of the Roman Empire during the time of Titus, we £nd the people of that time more concerncd with personal af fairs and local activities. leaving the governmental affairs to the
emperor and his few selected o f ficials. Even thos« rights granted the people, they neglected exercla- ing. They preferred the perform ance of duties in their limited, per sonal sphere. This eventually made the individual of little importance (o the state, so far as his con tribution to, state administration was conrerrted.
We find this condition re-occur- tin g today. It must be realized that the individual Is the creator o f the state and the state is for and of him. and he must concern him self
conception of man, and its perfec tion depends upon th e development
of man. ,
Walter Kurtz, Altoona. (From I’age 4)
witji it or democracy becomes a shanu For the individual today to rightly aerve his state and to creatc an ideal one, he must of necessity thoroughly ■ understand himself.
In connection with this thought a ieccnt pamphlet published by the Rosicrucian order. “AMORC/' and distributed freely, entitled "1932 and You," sets forth in part this interesting statement:
"The changes now taking place are the most important In the history of the world's advancement. They are the most important bccause they . are the most world-wide ana involve more persons, more countries, and more opportuni ties. This is going to be the golden dawn for millions of THINKING men and women. It is going to be the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen for the AMBITIOUS men and women in the middle class of life to rise to the highest positions and to control their own fate and their own destiny. It is an individual opportunity for ail. The individual must learn to choose carefully, but to remember that the changes are taking place rapidly. They will not wait for the one who h eiitates. Every hour is of value to you and you can begin this very day to make your life wliat it should be. ’
This is not a song of false op timism. It is an attempt to bring 1 the realization that the state is a
structure built of units of in dividuals and can rise no higher than the vision held by the mass of these units.
In conclusion, It m ust be remem bered that a political state is a
San Jose Evening News San Jose, California Wednesday, July 20,1932 Pages 1 and 2
Rosicrucian O r d e r Head “ Literary T hief” Is De
fense Argument
Counter charges of plagiarism were hurled -In Justice Grandln H. Miller's court by attorneys for George L. Smith. Bakersfield printer, against Dr. H. Spenrer Lewis, when the printer opened his defense to the Rosicrucian Order head's libel charge today.
By books and pamphlets, allegedly written by Dr. Lewis and members of his editorial board and published by the Rosicrucian Order here. Attorney Eugene Grattan, defending Smith, sought to prove that his client’s charges of "literary thief" against Dr. Lewis are true.
The charges are made In n letter allegedly written to Dr. Lewis by Smith Inst March 25. copies of which were said to have been circulated by Smith over various parts of the country and abroad.
LEWIS ON STAND These charges were denied by Dr. Lewis, when the prosecution reopened Its case as court convened this morn ing and called him to testify. The prosecution rested Immediately after ward.
The first witness called by the de fense was Dr. Lewis. Attorney G rat tan's efforts, however, to use books ranging from economics to astrology as a basis to prove his plagiarism charges met defeat a t the numerous objections entered b y Deputy District Attomy Frank J. Watcrhouso and Special Prosecutor Alfred Aram.
"Even though Dr. Lewis got Ideas from other books as a basis for his own," Waterhouse objected time and time again, "the evidence is not suf ficient to prove literary theft and Is Irrelevcnt." The court sustained most of the objections along this line.
Smith's charge th a t lectures were taken from the Book of Knowledge were admitted by Dr. Lewis.
In 1920 when he was In Egypt, he