Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1916/08/01
Object ID:
PA—0076
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Current Events in Our Community Life
BY D. J. RICHARDS
August 1916
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IN CONNECTION with good roads, new bridges are being constructed along the way, and our beautiful winding stream is going to be spanned with a new steel drawbridge. The contract was awarded to the Converse Bridge and Steel Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn., for the sum of $4,500. The bridge is to be ninety-one feet long and twelve feet wide. The base is to be built of concrete; the central pier is to be eleven feet in diameter; and each end will have concrete abutments. This work will take about 440 bags of cement and an immense quantity of rock. Mr. W. D. Clarkson of Chattanooga, is superintending the work, which the company expect to complete by September first.
We are exceedingly well pleased with this development. The fruit traffic on the river has enormously increased in the last few years and it was necessary to build larger boats to meet the extra demand, but exceptionally high tides would prevent our boat and those of others going under the old bridge and would necessitate a wait until the water receded; this diffi- culty will be eliminated and much time will be gained thereby.
At the Sunday evening Service of July 16, a sister read from THE FLAMING SWORD of Feb'y 7, 1891, the "Macrocosm and Microcosm." We also listened to a vocal solo, "Like as a Father Pitieth His Children." In the above article the Master says:
"The extreme animosity exhibited towards the confessors of Cyrus in their acknowledgment that he is the divinely Anointed, the Messiah or Christ of this age, occasions in them the last final crucifixion of worldly ties, killing the last vestige of the remaining old man. They are therefore hated, reproached and persecuted, but not to their injury."
The following articles were read at the Sunday evening Service of July 23: "Physical Law, the Type of Organic Social Unity," and "The Son of God," from F. S., July, 1894. Brother James W. Calderwood sang "Unto the Hills I Lift Up Mine Eyes;" Sister Mildred Fisher playing the accompaniment. In the first article we read that "Production and distribution, regulated by claims of industry, comprise the central and fundamental factors of organic unity. * * * Justice demands that the wage slave system be utterly eradicated; that not a vestige of it remain to indicate the degradation to which humanity has been reduced by the accumulation of riches in the hands of the few."
The boiler which we mentioned in our last issue arrived and with it about two thousand bricks with which to build a fire box. We are putting it between the printing house and sawmill, and the work of installing it is progressing nicely. It is being housed in a new building 30x20, and when ready will furnish steam to the two above mentioned departments, which will be quite a saving, both in labor and fuel. We burn wood for fuel, and two brothers and a team of horses are busy a good part of the time supplying it. The waste from the sawmill will practically keep this boiler in fuel, and the extra energy can be used for farming, etc.
Gardening or intensive cultivation can be carried on here the year round, and farming easily eight months in the year. Florida soil is sandy, and citrus trees do well in it, but for growing vegetables it lacks that important substance known as humus, but this can be furnished by planting velvet beans, cow peas and other vegetable matter with the view of turning it under. At present we have many acres planted in velvet beans; they are not popular for table use, but make excellent forage for cattle, and when turned under furnish the soil with the right chemical com-pounds for something better.
We could not have the last two Sunday evening Services, much to our regret, on account of heavy rains. But we are glad to have rains, as they cool and purify the atmosphere, which is an agreeable feature of living in Florida in the summer time. Our rainy season usually commences in June and continues until some time in September. The thermometer seldom rises above 98 degrees, and we never hear of anyone being overcome with the heat. We mention this fact, because many northern people have the impression that it is unbearably hot here during the summer months, but such is not the case.
BY D. J. RICHARDS
August 1916
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IN CONNECTION with good roads, new bridges are being constructed along the way, and our beautiful winding stream is going to be spanned with a new steel drawbridge. The contract was awarded to the Converse Bridge and Steel Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn., for the sum of $4,500. The bridge is to be ninety-one feet long and twelve feet wide. The base is to be built of concrete; the central pier is to be eleven feet in diameter; and each end will have concrete abutments. This work will take about 440 bags of cement and an immense quantity of rock. Mr. W. D. Clarkson of Chattanooga, is superintending the work, which the company expect to complete by September first.
We are exceedingly well pleased with this development. The fruit traffic on the river has enormously increased in the last few years and it was necessary to build larger boats to meet the extra demand, but exceptionally high tides would prevent our boat and those of others going under the old bridge and would necessitate a wait until the water receded; this diffi- culty will be eliminated and much time will be gained thereby.
At the Sunday evening Service of July 16, a sister read from THE FLAMING SWORD of Feb'y 7, 1891, the "Macrocosm and Microcosm." We also listened to a vocal solo, "Like as a Father Pitieth His Children." In the above article the Master says:
"The extreme animosity exhibited towards the confessors of Cyrus in their acknowledgment that he is the divinely Anointed, the Messiah or Christ of this age, occasions in them the last final crucifixion of worldly ties, killing the last vestige of the remaining old man. They are therefore hated, reproached and persecuted, but not to their injury."
The following articles were read at the Sunday evening Service of July 23: "Physical Law, the Type of Organic Social Unity," and "The Son of God," from F. S., July, 1894. Brother James W. Calderwood sang "Unto the Hills I Lift Up Mine Eyes;" Sister Mildred Fisher playing the accompaniment. In the first article we read that "Production and distribution, regulated by claims of industry, comprise the central and fundamental factors of organic unity. * * * Justice demands that the wage slave system be utterly eradicated; that not a vestige of it remain to indicate the degradation to which humanity has been reduced by the accumulation of riches in the hands of the few."
The boiler which we mentioned in our last issue arrived and with it about two thousand bricks with which to build a fire box. We are putting it between the printing house and sawmill, and the work of installing it is progressing nicely. It is being housed in a new building 30x20, and when ready will furnish steam to the two above mentioned departments, which will be quite a saving, both in labor and fuel. We burn wood for fuel, and two brothers and a team of horses are busy a good part of the time supplying it. The waste from the sawmill will practically keep this boiler in fuel, and the extra energy can be used for farming, etc.
Gardening or intensive cultivation can be carried on here the year round, and farming easily eight months in the year. Florida soil is sandy, and citrus trees do well in it, but for growing vegetables it lacks that important substance known as humus, but this can be furnished by planting velvet beans, cow peas and other vegetable matter with the view of turning it under. At present we have many acres planted in velvet beans; they are not popular for table use, but make excellent forage for cattle, and when turned under furnish the soil with the right chemical com-pounds for something better.
We could not have the last two Sunday evening Services, much to our regret, on account of heavy rains. But we are glad to have rains, as they cool and purify the atmosphere, which is an agreeable feature of living in Florida in the summer time. Our rainy season usually commences in June and continues until some time in September. The thermometer seldom rises above 98 degrees, and we never hear of anyone being overcome with the heat. We mention this fact, because many northern people have the impression that it is unbearably hot here during the summer months, but such is not the case.
Author:
Bubbett, Evelyn (Manager)
Summary:
Covers missing.
Contents: The Three Fundamental Laws of Being —— Synoptical Outline of Koreshan Theology —— The New Koreshan Dispensation ; The Indicia of Human Progress—(p.213—215) —— The Kingdom of Righteousness —— The Sign of the Prophet Jonah —— Involution and Evolution ; For the Younger Minds—(p.216) —— Words of Welcome for the Birds ; Light on Current Events—(p. 217) —— Why We Cannot Dispense With Hell ; Philosophy and Science—(p.220—222) —— The Divine and Biblical Credientials —— Born of the Spirt, Not of the Body —— Right Keynote of Interpretation Concerning the Passage "Born of the Spirit, Not of the Body" ; Topics of Interest and Importance—(p.223—226) —— Woman and the War —— Eruption of Stromboli and Earthquakes Throughout Italy —— Current Events in Our Community Life —— Sophistical Evasion of the Truth ; The Open Court of Inquiry—(p.227—229) —— The Twelve Manner of Fruits —— Is Koreshan Science Illogical —— Is the Earth Concave —— The Second Coming of Christ —— Theocrasis ; The Publishers Department—(p.230—232).
See Notes for more information about the "Community Current Events" and the steam engine built next to the Publishing House and the Saw Mill. Also see: A Yank Pioneer, (p.39), Reeves Study (p.87), The Koreshan Unity Cooperative, (p.38—39)
Contents: The Three Fundamental Laws of Being —— Synoptical Outline of Koreshan Theology —— The New Koreshan Dispensation ; The Indicia of Human Progress—(p.213—215) —— The Kingdom of Righteousness —— The Sign of the Prophet Jonah —— Involution and Evolution ; For the Younger Minds—(p.216) —— Words of Welcome for the Birds ; Light on Current Events—(p. 217) —— Why We Cannot Dispense With Hell ; Philosophy and Science—(p.220—222) —— The Divine and Biblical Credientials —— Born of the Spirt, Not of the Body —— Right Keynote of Interpretation Concerning the Passage "Born of the Spirit, Not of the Body" ; Topics of Interest and Importance—(p.223—226) —— Woman and the War —— Eruption of Stromboli and Earthquakes Throughout Italy —— Current Events in Our Community Life —— Sophistical Evasion of the Truth ; The Open Court of Inquiry—(p.227—229) —— The Twelve Manner of Fruits —— Is Koreshan Science Illogical —— Is the Earth Concave —— The Second Coming of Christ —— Theocrasis ; The Publishers Department—(p.230—232).
See Notes for more information about the "Community Current Events" and the steam engine built next to the Publishing House and the Saw Mill. Also see: A Yank Pioneer, (p.39), Reeves Study (p.87), The Koreshan Unity Cooperative, (p.38—39)
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Notes:
See the "Anna Lewis House" Collection for more Flaming Swords. The FIRST "Community Current Events" column appeared in January 1916, according to the article.
No covers. "Community Current Events" column on page 225, written by D.J. Richards. A steam engine is mentioned that was used on the east side of what is now US—41, between the Printing House and the the Saw Mill. The Reeves Study (p.87) mentions this structure and says it was destroyed in the fire of 1949. It also says it was probably built about 1904, which is probably incorrect. Reference is made to Allen Andrews, "A Yank Pioneer" (p.39) which mentions the "wood burning boiler". The "Community Current Events" says: "The boiler which we mentioned in our last issue arrived and with it about two thousand bricks with which to build a fire box. We are putting it between the printing house and sawmill, and the work of installing it is progressing nicely. It is being housed in a new building 30x20, and when ready will furnish steam to the two above mentioned departments, which will be quite a saving, both in labor and fuel. We burn wood for fuel, and two brothers and a team of horses are busy a good part of the time supplying it. The waste from the sawmill will practically keep this boiler in fuel, and the extra energy can be used for farming etc."
No covers. "Community Current Events" column on page 225, written by D.J. Richards. A steam engine is mentioned that was used on the east side of what is now US—41, between the Printing House and the the Saw Mill. The Reeves Study (p.87) mentions this structure and says it was destroyed in the fire of 1949. It also says it was probably built about 1904, which is probably incorrect. Reference is made to Allen Andrews, "A Yank Pioneer" (p.39) which mentions the "wood burning boiler". The "Community Current Events" says: "The boiler which we mentioned in our last issue arrived and with it about two thousand bricks with which to build a fire box. We are putting it between the printing house and sawmill, and the work of installing it is progressing nicely. It is being housed in a new building 30x20, and when ready will furnish steam to the two above mentioned departments, which will be quite a saving, both in labor and fuel. We burn wood for fuel, and two brothers and a team of horses are busy a good part of the time supplying it. The waste from the sawmill will practically keep this boiler in fuel, and the extra energy can be used for farming etc."
Object Name:
Periodical
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
People:
Boomer, Berthaldine (Berthaldine Matrona)
Critcher, N.C.
Boomer, Bertha (Bertie)
Sargent, John S.
Warder, Madison
Weimar, J. Augustus (Dr.)
Critcher, N.C.
Boomer, Bertha (Bertie)
Sargent, John S.
Warder, Madison
Weimar, J. Augustus (Dr.)
Publisher:
Guiding Star Publishing House
Publication Place:
Estero, Fl.
Search Terms:
Community Current Events
Subjects:
Theology