Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1942/02/00
Call#:
FS 56:2
Object ID:
PA—0271
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
COMMUNITY CURRENT EVENTS
February 1942
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AS THIS PUBLICATION necessarily goes to press about a week before it reaches our readers, we shall reach back into 1941 for a few items, which did not appear in the January issue.
Sister Ida Fischer, whose turn it was to preside in the kitchen during the week of Dec. 25, surely rose to the occasion and served a most delicious dinner on Christmas Day," roast duck being the "piece de resistance." On this; day we had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson of Detroit, Mich., Leroy Lamoreaux and Mrs. Lillian Rugg of Estero and Miss Meta Monsees of Fort Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell of Tampa came to spend New Year's Day with Mrs. McConneiPs parents, Sister Abbie and Brother Wm. McCready.
On Jan. 3 A. H. Andrews motored to Miami on business. He was accompanied by Ora Chapin of Fort Myers, also by Sister Florence Graham, our very efficient linotypist, who remained for a week's visit with her brother, Robert Graham. L. W. Bubbett returned with the others of the party and expects to spend some time here.
The first really cold snap of the winter occurred the early part of January and Brother Theodore Naselius and assistant had several anxious nights watching the thermometer, as there are quite a number of tropical trees and plants in the nursery that cannot stand as much cold as the native things. So far no serious damage has been reported.
Several weeks ago Sister Jennie Campbell went to Savannah, Mo., to undergo treatment at the Nichols' Sanitarium. The last report is that she will soon be able to return home, which is very welcome news.
On Jan. 11 Mrs. Julia Home of Tice, Fla., visited with friends at the Unity. On the same day we had Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everglades for dinner . guests.
On the 17th Brother Lester Wintersgill was very agreeably surprised, his daughter Mrs. Elsie Roberts of Gulfport, Fla., arriving to spend a few days with him. Brother Lester has been indisposed for about a week, but is feeling much better now. Wishing to have Mrs. Roberts see some of the interesting places, in and about Fort Myers, Brother Lester engaged the Unity car for Sunday afternoon and invited Sister Emily Bessemer, Hedwig Michel and the writer to accompany them. We stopped first to call on our friend Miss Meta Monsees, but not finding her at home we proceeded on to the Yacht Basin where several yachts and smaller craft lay at anchor. In this section, too, we noticed a number of beds of lovely petunias doing their very best to add color to the scenery. A little farther on we came to the Everglades Nursery, and finding the gate open we entered and leisurely walked
about observing some very beautiful hibiscus, all colors and sizes of bloom; also some very beautiful shades of bougainvillea. Here also we came upon a tree some twelve or fifteen feet in height having leaves as large as elephant ears,—each leaf seeming to grow on a stem right out from the one preceding it. We could have tarried here much longer, but as the sun was making its way toward the western horizon we cut short our sight-seeing trip and returned home.
The first blossoms o'n the Surinam cherries are timidly making their appearance, having no assurance of what the weather man has in store for them. We hope it will not get cold enough to discourage early blooming of our fruit trees.
On Sunday, Jan, 18th, our friends Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson very kindly invited Sisters Vesta New-comb, Ella and Florence Graham, and Bella Armour to accompany them to Fort Myers. Sister Bella remained over to visit with Mrs. Nan Camphausen, returning Tuesday, the 20th. She reports a very pleasant visit.
On the 19th we were startled to hear what seemed to be thunder rolling in the distance off toward the southwest, accompanied by sharp vibratio'nsi /of the ground, which rattled our windows and other loose objects and fixtures. No one seems to know just what caused the disturbance,—earth tremors or some one practicing up to give the Japsi a nice warm reception should they happen to come this way.
Mrs. Elsie Roberts returned to her home at Gulf-port, Fla,, January 20.
A letter from Sister Cora Stephens enclosed the following clipping, under "Questions and Answers" in the Detroit News.
"HOLLOW SHELL" THEORY
Will you please tell me if we live on the inside of the earth or on the outside ? My sister says we live on the inside.—E. W.
"The general idea of the shape of the earth as an irregular sphere, with its population living on the outer crust, is almost universally accepted. There are, however, certain believers in the 'flat earth' theory, also a number who follow the Koreshan or 'Hollow ShelP theory. The Koreshan Unity, located at Estero, Florida, was founded by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed in 1894, as a communistic sect aiming to re-establish divine fellow-ship. [The Koreshan Unity was established in Chicago in 1888, and later moved to Florida.—Ed.] Koreshan cosmogony teaches thai the world is a shell or hollow sphere; that the surface upon which we dwell is con-cave, not convex. It isi asserted by them that they have proved this by a geodetic instrument known as a recti-lineator, which shows that the surface of the earth curves upward at the rate of about eight inches to the mile."
February 1942
-----------------------------------------------------
AS THIS PUBLICATION necessarily goes to press about a week before it reaches our readers, we shall reach back into 1941 for a few items, which did not appear in the January issue.
Sister Ida Fischer, whose turn it was to preside in the kitchen during the week of Dec. 25, surely rose to the occasion and served a most delicious dinner on Christmas Day," roast duck being the "piece de resistance." On this; day we had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson of Detroit, Mich., Leroy Lamoreaux and Mrs. Lillian Rugg of Estero and Miss Meta Monsees of Fort Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell of Tampa came to spend New Year's Day with Mrs. McConneiPs parents, Sister Abbie and Brother Wm. McCready.
On Jan. 3 A. H. Andrews motored to Miami on business. He was accompanied by Ora Chapin of Fort Myers, also by Sister Florence Graham, our very efficient linotypist, who remained for a week's visit with her brother, Robert Graham. L. W. Bubbett returned with the others of the party and expects to spend some time here.
The first really cold snap of the winter occurred the early part of January and Brother Theodore Naselius and assistant had several anxious nights watching the thermometer, as there are quite a number of tropical trees and plants in the nursery that cannot stand as much cold as the native things. So far no serious damage has been reported.
Several weeks ago Sister Jennie Campbell went to Savannah, Mo., to undergo treatment at the Nichols' Sanitarium. The last report is that she will soon be able to return home, which is very welcome news.
On Jan. 11 Mrs. Julia Home of Tice, Fla., visited with friends at the Unity. On the same day we had Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everglades for dinner . guests.
On the 17th Brother Lester Wintersgill was very agreeably surprised, his daughter Mrs. Elsie Roberts of Gulfport, Fla., arriving to spend a few days with him. Brother Lester has been indisposed for about a week, but is feeling much better now. Wishing to have Mrs. Roberts see some of the interesting places, in and about Fort Myers, Brother Lester engaged the Unity car for Sunday afternoon and invited Sister Emily Bessemer, Hedwig Michel and the writer to accompany them. We stopped first to call on our friend Miss Meta Monsees, but not finding her at home we proceeded on to the Yacht Basin where several yachts and smaller craft lay at anchor. In this section, too, we noticed a number of beds of lovely petunias doing their very best to add color to the scenery. A little farther on we came to the Everglades Nursery, and finding the gate open we entered and leisurely walked
about observing some very beautiful hibiscus, all colors and sizes of bloom; also some very beautiful shades of bougainvillea. Here also we came upon a tree some twelve or fifteen feet in height having leaves as large as elephant ears,—each leaf seeming to grow on a stem right out from the one preceding it. We could have tarried here much longer, but as the sun was making its way toward the western horizon we cut short our sight-seeing trip and returned home.
The first blossoms o'n the Surinam cherries are timidly making their appearance, having no assurance of what the weather man has in store for them. We hope it will not get cold enough to discourage early blooming of our fruit trees.
On Sunday, Jan, 18th, our friends Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson very kindly invited Sisters Vesta New-comb, Ella and Florence Graham, and Bella Armour to accompany them to Fort Myers. Sister Bella remained over to visit with Mrs. Nan Camphausen, returning Tuesday, the 20th. She reports a very pleasant visit.
On the 19th we were startled to hear what seemed to be thunder rolling in the distance off toward the southwest, accompanied by sharp vibratio'nsi /of the ground, which rattled our windows and other loose objects and fixtures. No one seems to know just what caused the disturbance,—earth tremors or some one practicing up to give the Japsi a nice warm reception should they happen to come this way.
Mrs. Elsie Roberts returned to her home at Gulf-port, Fla,, January 20.
A letter from Sister Cora Stephens enclosed the following clipping, under "Questions and Answers" in the Detroit News.
"HOLLOW SHELL" THEORY
Will you please tell me if we live on the inside of the earth or on the outside ? My sister says we live on the inside.—E. W.
"The general idea of the shape of the earth as an irregular sphere, with its population living on the outer crust, is almost universally accepted. There are, however, certain believers in the 'flat earth' theory, also a number who follow the Koreshan or 'Hollow ShelP theory. The Koreshan Unity, located at Estero, Florida, was founded by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed in 1894, as a communistic sect aiming to re-establish divine fellow-ship. [The Koreshan Unity was established in Chicago in 1888, and later moved to Florida.—Ed.] Koreshan cosmogony teaches thai the world is a shell or hollow sphere; that the surface upon which we dwell is con-cave, not convex. It isi asserted by them that they have proved this by a geodetic instrument known as a recti-lineator, which shows that the surface of the earth curves upward at the rate of about eight inches to the mile."
Author:
[various]
Summary:
Standard reprints of earlier articles. The Centerfold story of Koreshan Aims and Objectives is included again.
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Notes:
See Public Shelf for photocopies.
Object Name:
Periodical
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
People:
Koresh
Andrews, Allen
Staton, Lou
Fischer, Marie
.
Andrews, Allen
Staton, Lou
Fischer, Marie
.
Phys Desc:
12 p. 31 cm.
Publisher:
Guiding Star Publishing House
Publication Place:
Estero, Fl.
Search Terms:
Flaming Sword
Subjects:
Theology——Periodicals