Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1936/10/00
Object ID:
PA—0143
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - October 1936
By D.J. Richards
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ON THE EIGHTEENTH of October we shall celebrate the 97th Anniversary of KORESH. It is is the event of the year with us here in the Unity and one which we anticipate greatly. While the ceremonies these later years are not as elaborate as those when the Master was here in person, for in those days the Unity had more members, besides an excellent brass band and orchestra, nevertheless the little group left here make most of the occasion with the means at hand, and the Master, though unseen, is surely sustaining his "little flock" and bestowing his blessing. There are many things to do by way of preparation for the Birthday, but the one biggest item is the cleaning up of the park. This would not be so much of a task had we a, tractor mower to cut the grass and weeds, for the vegetation grows tremendously during the summer months (our rainy season), and it is quite a chore when it all has to be cut by hand. However, we know that those who attend to this work will do their best to have things looking right between now and the 18th. Brother Henry Silverfriend returned to Estero, Sunday, September 20, and reports having had the time of his life. He was gone about six weeks and spent most of his time with his sister at Ahmeek, Michigan. He also visited friends and relatives in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Meeting Dr. Alexander Carr in Chicago brought him in touch with some of the leading business people of the city. He was invited to speak before three different civic bodies in the section of Chicago known as Woodlawn. Henry says wherever he went people were very kind to him. He naturally feels, very grateful to his own kin folks for making this trip possible, and as to his health, he surely returned much benefitted. Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace of Pittsburg, Kansas, were overnight guests of the Unity on August 29. Mr. Wallace is a brother of Sister Abbie McCready, whom he hadn't seen for thirty-four years; needless to say theirs was a happy reunion. Mrs. Marie McConnell, and Mrs. Lovelle Ahrano, both of Tampa, paid their monthly visit to the Unity with their parents, William and Abbie McCready, as well as their hosts of friends here. Bertha M. Boomer, having qualified as school teacher in this county of Lee, has accepted a position to teach the school at Punta Blanca, an island at the northern end of the county owned by Barron G. Collier. Sister Bertie, as she is more familiarly known to the folks here, is, not a stranger to the teaching business, for she taught the youngsters of the Unity in the early days in Estero and we all naturally wish her every success in her new field of endeavor. For the past year, Bertha M. has made her home here in the Unity. On September 10, Sister Florence Graham, with Brothers Alien Andrews and Jesse Putnam, journeyed to Miami for several days visit with the Graham family there. A visit to the Grahams is synonymous with "good time." Brother Alien always returns with a good story for The American Eagle about people or places whenever he goes to Miami. The last story was about Dr. Rasmussen of Coral Gables, an esteemed friend of the Unity, who had just returned from Europe, where he visited in Sweden, Norway, Germany and Russia. The Doctor sensed conditions in Europe as being on the verge of war and was glad to get back to this'country: "Knowing full well (he said) that with any outbreak of hostilities he might be indefinitely marooned there." Trucking time in Florida follows close on the "heel" of the rainy season. This year Brother Daniel McNamara has a nice tract laid out which he has planted to leading garden staples. We hope to harvest a nice crop of pecans this year for our trees have the best yield we have ever seen, the result, no doubt, of the high water last June. The Unity nursery has an excellent collection of cashew nut plants, as well as the bread-nut, coming on. The cashew nut is favorably known for its fine edible quality, but the tree can only be grown in warm climate. The bread fruit is not so well known, a native of Jamaica and Mexico, and according to Webster the nut "is roasted and ground into flour from which bread is made." Anyone inclined horticulturally can acquire a liberal education in the Unity nursery, for Brother Theodore Naeselius surely has a most interesting collection of rare tropical plants under his'care, a work which he loves and is eminently fitted for. Our late departed Brother^ Peter Blem had loved ones in Denmark, who, since his passing, wish to commemorate his memory by placing a marker on his grave, and which his sister, Miss Ellen, made possible by furnishing the wherewithal. Miss Blem had promised to visit her brother here, and now she writes of the strong attachment between them. To know Brother Peter was to love him, for he was unquestionably one of the finest characters we have ever known and was universally liked by all who came to know him. To say that he is greatly missed, and particularly at this time, does but half express it, for he eagerly looked forward to the Master's Birthday and took the lead in decorating the Art and Dining Halls for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades were dinner guests at the Unity on Sunday September 20.
By D.J. Richards
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ON THE EIGHTEENTH of October we shall celebrate the 97th Anniversary of KORESH. It is is the event of the year with us here in the Unity and one which we anticipate greatly. While the ceremonies these later years are not as elaborate as those when the Master was here in person, for in those days the Unity had more members, besides an excellent brass band and orchestra, nevertheless the little group left here make most of the occasion with the means at hand, and the Master, though unseen, is surely sustaining his "little flock" and bestowing his blessing. There are many things to do by way of preparation for the Birthday, but the one biggest item is the cleaning up of the park. This would not be so much of a task had we a, tractor mower to cut the grass and weeds, for the vegetation grows tremendously during the summer months (our rainy season), and it is quite a chore when it all has to be cut by hand. However, we know that those who attend to this work will do their best to have things looking right between now and the 18th. Brother Henry Silverfriend returned to Estero, Sunday, September 20, and reports having had the time of his life. He was gone about six weeks and spent most of his time with his sister at Ahmeek, Michigan. He also visited friends and relatives in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Meeting Dr. Alexander Carr in Chicago brought him in touch with some of the leading business people of the city. He was invited to speak before three different civic bodies in the section of Chicago known as Woodlawn. Henry says wherever he went people were very kind to him. He naturally feels, very grateful to his own kin folks for making this trip possible, and as to his health, he surely returned much benefitted. Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace of Pittsburg, Kansas, were overnight guests of the Unity on August 29. Mr. Wallace is a brother of Sister Abbie McCready, whom he hadn't seen for thirty-four years; needless to say theirs was a happy reunion. Mrs. Marie McConnell, and Mrs. Lovelle Ahrano, both of Tampa, paid their monthly visit to the Unity with their parents, William and Abbie McCready, as well as their hosts of friends here. Bertha M. Boomer, having qualified as school teacher in this county of Lee, has accepted a position to teach the school at Punta Blanca, an island at the northern end of the county owned by Barron G. Collier. Sister Bertie, as she is more familiarly known to the folks here, is, not a stranger to the teaching business, for she taught the youngsters of the Unity in the early days in Estero and we all naturally wish her every success in her new field of endeavor. For the past year, Bertha M. has made her home here in the Unity. On September 10, Sister Florence Graham, with Brothers Alien Andrews and Jesse Putnam, journeyed to Miami for several days visit with the Graham family there. A visit to the Grahams is synonymous with "good time." Brother Alien always returns with a good story for The American Eagle about people or places whenever he goes to Miami. The last story was about Dr. Rasmussen of Coral Gables, an esteemed friend of the Unity, who had just returned from Europe, where he visited in Sweden, Norway, Germany and Russia. The Doctor sensed conditions in Europe as being on the verge of war and was glad to get back to this'country: "Knowing full well (he said) that with any outbreak of hostilities he might be indefinitely marooned there." Trucking time in Florida follows close on the "heel" of the rainy season. This year Brother Daniel McNamara has a nice tract laid out which he has planted to leading garden staples. We hope to harvest a nice crop of pecans this year for our trees have the best yield we have ever seen, the result, no doubt, of the high water last June. The Unity nursery has an excellent collection of cashew nut plants, as well as the bread-nut, coming on. The cashew nut is favorably known for its fine edible quality, but the tree can only be grown in warm climate. The bread fruit is not so well known, a native of Jamaica and Mexico, and according to Webster the nut "is roasted and ground into flour from which bread is made." Anyone inclined horticulturally can acquire a liberal education in the Unity nursery, for Brother Theodore Naeselius surely has a most interesting collection of rare tropical plants under his'care, a work which he loves and is eminently fitted for. Our late departed Brother^ Peter Blem had loved ones in Denmark, who, since his passing, wish to commemorate his memory by placing a marker on his grave, and which his sister, Miss Ellen, made possible by furnishing the wherewithal. Miss Blem had promised to visit her brother here, and now she writes of the strong attachment between them. To know Brother Peter was to love him, for he was unquestionably one of the finest characters we have ever known and was universally liked by all who came to know him. To say that he is greatly missed, and particularly at this time, does but half express it, for he eagerly looked forward to the Master's Birthday and took the lead in decorating the Art and Dining Halls for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades were dinner guests at the Unity on Sunday September 20.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf
Subjects:
Science of Life, The
Fallacy of Higher Criticism, The
Ascent and Descent of Man
Lion and the Lamb, The
Coming Theocracy, The
Wheat and the Tares
Man's Extremity
Coming Retribution, The
Open Court
Community Events
Fallacy of Higher Criticism, The
Ascent and Descent of Man
Lion and the Lamb, The
Coming Theocracy, The
Wheat and the Tares
Man's Extremity
Coming Retribution, The
Open Court
Community Events