Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1936/03/00
Object ID:
PA—0136
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events -- March 1936
By Claude J. Rahn
--------------------------------------------------------
THE ANNUAL fair of southwest Florida was held at Fort Myers, February 18 to 22, incl., and upon invitation the Unity exhibited under the direction of Brother W. Theo. Naeselius some of its rare and ornamental horticultural plants making a specialty of the Cajeput tree. This tree was introduced into southwest Florida from Australia by Brother Alien Andrews in 1912, and has proven to be well suited for growingin this area. The bees make a fine quality of honey from its bloom and its hard wood and bark are adaptable for many uses. Our display elicited much favorable comment and was the center of considerable interest. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chaliss of Santa Barbara, California, were camped in their house car for two weeks on our grounds. They were here two years ago and returned for another visit. Mr. Chaliss is an expert banjo player of many years' experience in vaudeville, and gave two performances for our members, in one of which he told the story of the banjo which he claims is the only truly American musical instrument, having been designed by Joseph Sweeny who lived near Richmond, Va., about 100 years ago. His associates called him "Band Joe" which name in contracted form eventually was applied to the instrument as banjo. It is said that Gen. J. E. B. Stuart of the Confederate army had Sweeny among his followers to provide entertainment on his newly designed instrument which Mr. Chaliss states is more rhythmic than melodious. Brothers Alien Andrews, David J. Richards, L. W. Bubbett and the writer visited the state fair at Tampa on the tenth and eleventh. Brother Henry D. Silverfriend was also a visitor for several days. An excellent showing of fruits and vegetables was seen together with some fine breeds of cattle, but the disturbed economic conditions in most counties of the state prevented a more representative showing. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wiandt and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Greer of Detroit, Mich., visited us on the seventeenth. They are active in the promotion of the Direct Credit Society and in the Art Hall that evening gave a talk explaining its objects. They purpose through political agitation to eliminate gold for use as money, substituting paper currency as the only medium of exchange, doing away with interest and private banking, and have the government extend financial credit for any and all needs without interest. They wish to retain the capitalistic and competitive systems but reform its abuses. They claim a large membership, and are one of the many current reform movements clutching at straws. Mr. W. Stanley Hanson, a friend for many years of the Koreshan Unity, possesses the confidence of the Seminole Indians more than any other contemporary white man, and he is known throughout Florida as the "white medicine man" of the Seminoles, a once powerful tribe of Indians whom in years past our government had difficulty in trying to subdue. It never wholly succeeded since a remnant of this freedom loving people consisting of approximately 500 persons are still living in the fastnesses of the Everglades subsisting as best they can on a diminishing supply of wild game and such vegetables as they are able to raise. In an effort to alleviate their distress Mr. Hanson arranged with Governor Dave Sholtz of our state for a powwow with their medicine men at a rendezvous in the Everglades on the twenty-second, the first time on record that a governor of the state has met the Indians in their native surroundings for a powwow. Brother Alien Andrews and the writer were honored with an invitation by Mr. Hanson to be present, and we were greatly interested in the ceremonies attending the occasion, outstanding of which was a tribal dance participated in by both sexes, the smoke signaling that notified other Indians throughout the length and breadth of the Everglades that the powwow was under way, and also the excellent manner in which Mr. Hanson interpreted the native speeches of poetic character for the benefit of the governor and his party. Mr. Hanson was master of ceremonies and in him the Seminoles have a true and helpful counselor. Immediately after breakfast certain sisters volunteer to assist the cook in preparing vegetables for the meal at noon. They are known collectively as the "'Bee" and practice has made them proficient not only at the work in hand, but also in the ancient art of conversation. To give full reign to the latter delight Sister Ida Fischer gave a party for the "Bee" on the nineteenth, among the skillets and stewpans in the kitchen, in the surroundings conducive to their vocal propensities. Several brothers who "crashed" that sacred domain reported getting some refreshments, but were unable to "crash" the conversation. Brothers Will Fischer, Alfred Christensen and John Watson visited the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers' circus at Sarasota, Florida, on the thirteenth. The severe winter weather prevailing in the north has been reflected in Florida by heavy rains, and it is claimed more water has fallen during February according to records that have been kept than during any previous February. The excessive water and frequent cold spells have retarded the growth of our winter vegetables, but several of the more hardy kinds are now being brought into the kitchen.
By Claude J. Rahn
--------------------------------------------------------
THE ANNUAL fair of southwest Florida was held at Fort Myers, February 18 to 22, incl., and upon invitation the Unity exhibited under the direction of Brother W. Theo. Naeselius some of its rare and ornamental horticultural plants making a specialty of the Cajeput tree. This tree was introduced into southwest Florida from Australia by Brother Alien Andrews in 1912, and has proven to be well suited for growingin this area. The bees make a fine quality of honey from its bloom and its hard wood and bark are adaptable for many uses. Our display elicited much favorable comment and was the center of considerable interest. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chaliss of Santa Barbara, California, were camped in their house car for two weeks on our grounds. They were here two years ago and returned for another visit. Mr. Chaliss is an expert banjo player of many years' experience in vaudeville, and gave two performances for our members, in one of which he told the story of the banjo which he claims is the only truly American musical instrument, having been designed by Joseph Sweeny who lived near Richmond, Va., about 100 years ago. His associates called him "Band Joe" which name in contracted form eventually was applied to the instrument as banjo. It is said that Gen. J. E. B. Stuart of the Confederate army had Sweeny among his followers to provide entertainment on his newly designed instrument which Mr. Chaliss states is more rhythmic than melodious. Brothers Alien Andrews, David J. Richards, L. W. Bubbett and the writer visited the state fair at Tampa on the tenth and eleventh. Brother Henry D. Silverfriend was also a visitor for several days. An excellent showing of fruits and vegetables was seen together with some fine breeds of cattle, but the disturbed economic conditions in most counties of the state prevented a more representative showing. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wiandt and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Greer of Detroit, Mich., visited us on the seventeenth. They are active in the promotion of the Direct Credit Society and in the Art Hall that evening gave a talk explaining its objects. They purpose through political agitation to eliminate gold for use as money, substituting paper currency as the only medium of exchange, doing away with interest and private banking, and have the government extend financial credit for any and all needs without interest. They wish to retain the capitalistic and competitive systems but reform its abuses. They claim a large membership, and are one of the many current reform movements clutching at straws. Mr. W. Stanley Hanson, a friend for many years of the Koreshan Unity, possesses the confidence of the Seminole Indians more than any other contemporary white man, and he is known throughout Florida as the "white medicine man" of the Seminoles, a once powerful tribe of Indians whom in years past our government had difficulty in trying to subdue. It never wholly succeeded since a remnant of this freedom loving people consisting of approximately 500 persons are still living in the fastnesses of the Everglades subsisting as best they can on a diminishing supply of wild game and such vegetables as they are able to raise. In an effort to alleviate their distress Mr. Hanson arranged with Governor Dave Sholtz of our state for a powwow with their medicine men at a rendezvous in the Everglades on the twenty-second, the first time on record that a governor of the state has met the Indians in their native surroundings for a powwow. Brother Alien Andrews and the writer were honored with an invitation by Mr. Hanson to be present, and we were greatly interested in the ceremonies attending the occasion, outstanding of which was a tribal dance participated in by both sexes, the smoke signaling that notified other Indians throughout the length and breadth of the Everglades that the powwow was under way, and also the excellent manner in which Mr. Hanson interpreted the native speeches of poetic character for the benefit of the governor and his party. Mr. Hanson was master of ceremonies and in him the Seminoles have a true and helpful counselor. Immediately after breakfast certain sisters volunteer to assist the cook in preparing vegetables for the meal at noon. They are known collectively as the "'Bee" and practice has made them proficient not only at the work in hand, but also in the ancient art of conversation. To give full reign to the latter delight Sister Ida Fischer gave a party for the "Bee" on the nineteenth, among the skillets and stewpans in the kitchen, in the surroundings conducive to their vocal propensities. Several brothers who "crashed" that sacred domain reported getting some refreshments, but were unable to "crash" the conversation. Brothers Will Fischer, Alfred Christensen and John Watson visited the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers' circus at Sarasota, Florida, on the thirteenth. The severe winter weather prevailing in the north has been reflected in Florida by heavy rains, and it is claimed more water has fallen during February according to records that have been kept than during any previous February. The excessive water and frequent cold spells have retarded the growth of our winter vegetables, but several of the more hardy kinds are now being brought into the kitchen.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf.
==========================================================================
This article appeard in the March, 1936 issue
of the Flaming Sword (pp. 14—15)
By Allen Andrews
———————————————————————————————————————————————————
PROF. MORROW A PLAGIARIST
Derived from Koresh Idea of The Cellular
Cosmogony on Which He is Basing Cosmogony of
His Own.
Note.—January 6th issue of the New Orleans
Item—Tribune featured a lengthy article concern—
ing— Ulysses G. Morrow, a former member of
The Koreshan Unity, who was represented as the
leading exponent, of the Cellular Cosmogony and
giving— no credit whatever to Koresh from whom
Mr. Morrow first obtained the idea. A copy of
the following article was sent to the editor of
the Item—Tribune with the request that. it be pub—
lished out of fairness to Koresh, the discoverer.
No reply being received, a letter was written and
registered to the Item—Tribune editor inQuiring if
the article in Question had been received, and
if so, what date it would be published. Return
receipt card shows this letter to have been re—
ceived by one "D. II. Higgins" on Feb. 2d, but
up to the present date they have not shown us
the ordinary courtesy of a reply. Hence the
article is being printed and circulated through
The Flaming Sword.]
Estero, Fla., Jan. 11, 1936.
Editor, Item—Tribune,
New Orleans, La.
Dear Sir:
A friend of the writer sent me a clip—
ping from the New Orleans Sunday
Item—T.ribune of January 6th entitled,
"Cult Believes Entire Universe Is Housed
in Hollow Sphere. Orleanian Leads
Those Who Live Inside a Hollow Earth."
Penciled on the margin of this clipping
was the following note: "You may desire
to put this man right. This I believe
was Dr. Teed's theory."
Such is precisely the ca&e. While it
is true that Prof. Morrow does not say
definitely that he is the original discov—
erer of .the Cellular Cosmogony, the
article in question is so worded as to
leave that impression with the average
reader. He carefully avoids all mention
of Dr. Cyrus R. Teed, founder of The
Koreshan. System, from whom he got the
idea of the Cellular Cosmogony, and of
his membership for some years in The
Koreshan Unity, both in Chicago and in
Estero, Florida.
I have known Ulysses G. Morrow for
more than 40 years and for a consider—
able period was a co—worker with him in
the publishing plant of The Koreshan
Unity, both in Chicago and at Estero.
He is a man of brilliant intellect and
pleasing personality whom I hold in high
esteem, and for that reason I am mys—
tified at his attitude in representing him—
self, by inference, to be the originator
of the Cellular Cosmogony and his failure
to give credit where credit is due. There
are too many of his contemporaries and
former associates living for him to suc—
cessfully get away with it. His position
calls to mind the fable of the crow that
decked itself in peacock's feathers and
paraded in borrowed finery only to be
discovered and exposed by other birds
who resented the deception.
Away back in 1895 Ulysses G. Morrow
(then a member of the C. T. Russell
cult) was living in Allegheny, Pa., where
he published a monthly paper called The
Herald, devoted to discussion of religious
and astronomical topics, being at that
time an ardent, exponent of the "Zetetic"
or flat earth theory, as opposed to the
prevailing Copernican system. For sev—
eral years previously he had been study—
ing the Cellular Cosmogony (discovered
by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed in the winter of
1869—'70) which demonstrates the earth
to be hollow or cellular in form, with
sun, moon and stars all contained within
its circumference.
So strongly did the arguments favor—
ing the Cellular Cosmogony appeal to
Mr. Morrow that for a time he tried; to
combine the cellular with his flat earth
theory, under the title of "Eclectic As—
tronomy," with naturally unsatisfactory
results, which elicited comment from Dr.
Teed (Koresh) in March, 1896, issue of
The Flaming Sword, official publication
of The Koreshan System. From musty
back files of The Sw;ord I have resur—
rected the number in question in sub—
stantiation of this statement, which I
enclose.
This criticism by Koresh was evidently
effective, for in the May, 1895, issue of
The Sword (copy also mailed) was pub—
lished a letter from Ulysses G. Morrow
announcing his conversion to Koreshan—
ity and acceptance of the Cellular Cos—
mogony, from which we quote briefly as
follows:
"It was all the time my desire to
arrive at truth; but the plan of eclecticism
led me to endeavor to embody into one
system many doctrines held by others,
and hence, without intent to plagiarize,
I adopted some features from Koreshan—
ity. * * * The skeleton I had erected
has now crumbled before your cutting
arguments, and I am free to examine
Koreshan Science with my mind void of
preconceived opinions."
Following his acceptance of the Cel—
lular Cosmogony Mr. Morrow started a
new publication, named "The Salvator
and Scientist," several issues of which
were published in Allegheny. (See copy
enclosed). On his removal to Chicago
this was combined with The Flaming—
Sword, of which he became editor.
From the Salvator and Scientist of
January, 1896, we quote: "In consonance
with every known and demonstrable fact
and law of Nature, Korieshan Science de—
clares that the iiniversie is a unit, capable
of involving the seed of its perpetuity,
and that the cosmic form where that
function inheres is cellular, the earth's
crust being the circumferential environ,
the outermost and ultimate expression
and limit of its interior life."
In the winter of 1896—'97 a geodetic
staff, financed by friends of The Koresh—
an Unity, and headed by the then Pro—
fessor Morrow, came to Estero, Lee
County, Florida, with extensive equip—
ment, for the purpose of conducting a
geodetic survey on the Gulf Coast of
South Florida to determine by purely
mechanical methods the direction of the
earth's curvature,—whether up or down,
—and thus settle once and for all mooted
questions of whether the surface on
which we live is convex, as generally ac—
cepted, or concave, according to conten—
tion of The Koreshan System.
Scene of this survey was at Naples,
some 21 miles south of Estero, the writer
joining the staff in Florida and being
thereafter closely connected with this
project. The chief equipment of this
survey was a newly devised instrument
called the "rectilineator," or "right line
maker," composed of double—T squares,
12 feet in length, with 4—foot cross—arms,
made of seasoned mahogany by master
mechanics. Diagonal tension rods held
accurately in alignment the 4—foot cross—
arms which were tipped on each end
with polished brass facings. Operation
of this instrument, was based on the well
known fact that in the adjustment of
accurate dou'ble—T squares, end to end,
the axis or center line of the squares ''s
automatically extended as a straight line,
independent of all optical factors.
For the purpose of this survey, which
was to determine the earth's curvature,
it was necessary to mount these sections
of the rectilinieator on standards which
were firmly pinned to the ground, the
several squares, when mounted, extend—
ing horizontally in line, somewhat like
the stringers of a fence'. Iron brackets
equipped with thumb—screws were fixed
to the upright standards which permitted
each end of one of these double—T
squares to be adjusted up or down to
the smallest fraction of an inch.
All measurements were taken from the
nearby water level which conforms to
whatever the true contour of the earth
may be. Thus the survey was begun on
the Gulf beach at Naples, Florida, start—
ing at a height of 10 feet and 8 inches
above the water level. The first section
of the rectilineator was accurately level—
ed and tallied by several devices. The
second section was lined up and adjusted
to the first so accurately that brass fac—
ings on the cross—arms fitted precisely,
the two sections being then firmly bolted
together. Thus the process was con—
tinued in a southerly direction along the
Gulf beach, sections being carried for—
ward from the rear end of the line and
adjusted to the one in the lead. A sys—
tem of reversals was adopted with each
section as carried forward in order to
neutralize any possible inaccuracies.
Mathematicians tell us that an earth
that is 25,000 miles in circumference
curves 8 inches in the first mile, and
thereafter the curvature is computed by
the square of the distance, times 8.
Thus in one mile 8 inches; two miles 32
inches; thre'e miles 72 inches, etc. If
the earth is convex as claimed by our
modern scientists, in the distance of one
mile it should curve convexly or down—
ward from a fixed starting point. In
the Koreshan geodetic survey at Naples
quite the reverse was true, as at the end
of the first mile the center line or axis
of the rectilineator was 8.02 inches
NEARER to the water level than at the
starting point, showing that the earth's
surface had curved upward. At the end
of the second mile our line was 30.62
inches NEARER the water and at four
miles our line ran into the water, prov—
ing conclusively that the earth, or
water's surface, curved UPWARD and
not down as ordinarily supposed.
The results of this Naples survey were
widely broadcast by leading papers
throughout the entire country at that
time. A book was also issued from the
Guiding Star Publishing House, entitled,
"The Cellular Cosmogony," a major por—
tion of which written by Ulysses G. Mor—
row, of which many thousands of copies
have been sold.
Some years after this geodetic survey
Prof. Morrow developed what he consid—
ered to be some improvements on the
Cellular Cosmogony which were not ap—
proved by Koresh, the discoverer of this
system. Following the passing of
Koresh in 1908, Prof. Morrow left The
Koreshan Unity at Estero and later set—
tled in New Orleans, where he has since
be'en employed. Considering his one—
time humble acceptance of Koreshanity
and the Cellular Cosmogony, it is pass—
ing strange to some of his former asso—
ciates that he now utterly ignores the
original source of his information and
poses as the leading exponent of the
Cellular Cosmogony, if not its actual dis—
coverer and promoter. In the interest of
fairness and giving credit where credit
is due, you are respectfully requested to
publish the foregoing statement which
Prof. Morrow is invited to disprove if
inclined. I am, Very respectfully,
Editor, The American Eagle.
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This article appeard in the March, 1936 issue
of the Flaming Sword (pp. 14—15)
By Allen Andrews
———————————————————————————————————————————————————
PROF. MORROW A PLAGIARIST
Derived from Koresh Idea of The Cellular
Cosmogony on Which He is Basing Cosmogony of
His Own.
Note.—January 6th issue of the New Orleans
Item—Tribune featured a lengthy article concern—
ing— Ulysses G. Morrow, a former member of
The Koreshan Unity, who was represented as the
leading exponent, of the Cellular Cosmogony and
giving— no credit whatever to Koresh from whom
Mr. Morrow first obtained the idea. A copy of
the following article was sent to the editor of
the Item—Tribune with the request that. it be pub—
lished out of fairness to Koresh, the discoverer.
No reply being received, a letter was written and
registered to the Item—Tribune editor inQuiring if
the article in Question had been received, and
if so, what date it would be published. Return
receipt card shows this letter to have been re—
ceived by one "D. II. Higgins" on Feb. 2d, but
up to the present date they have not shown us
the ordinary courtesy of a reply. Hence the
article is being printed and circulated through
The Flaming Sword.]
Estero, Fla., Jan. 11, 1936.
Editor, Item—Tribune,
New Orleans, La.
Dear Sir:
A friend of the writer sent me a clip—
ping from the New Orleans Sunday
Item—T.ribune of January 6th entitled,
"Cult Believes Entire Universe Is Housed
in Hollow Sphere. Orleanian Leads
Those Who Live Inside a Hollow Earth."
Penciled on the margin of this clipping
was the following note: "You may desire
to put this man right. This I believe
was Dr. Teed's theory."
Such is precisely the ca&e. While it
is true that Prof. Morrow does not say
definitely that he is the original discov—
erer of .the Cellular Cosmogony, the
article in question is so worded as to
leave that impression with the average
reader. He carefully avoids all mention
of Dr. Cyrus R. Teed, founder of The
Koreshan. System, from whom he got the
idea of the Cellular Cosmogony, and of
his membership for some years in The
Koreshan Unity, both in Chicago and in
Estero, Florida.
I have known Ulysses G. Morrow for
more than 40 years and for a consider—
able period was a co—worker with him in
the publishing plant of The Koreshan
Unity, both in Chicago and at Estero.
He is a man of brilliant intellect and
pleasing personality whom I hold in high
esteem, and for that reason I am mys—
tified at his attitude in representing him—
self, by inference, to be the originator
of the Cellular Cosmogony and his failure
to give credit where credit is due. There
are too many of his contemporaries and
former associates living for him to suc—
cessfully get away with it. His position
calls to mind the fable of the crow that
decked itself in peacock's feathers and
paraded in borrowed finery only to be
discovered and exposed by other birds
who resented the deception.
Away back in 1895 Ulysses G. Morrow
(then a member of the C. T. Russell
cult) was living in Allegheny, Pa., where
he published a monthly paper called The
Herald, devoted to discussion of religious
and astronomical topics, being at that
time an ardent, exponent of the "Zetetic"
or flat earth theory, as opposed to the
prevailing Copernican system. For sev—
eral years previously he had been study—
ing the Cellular Cosmogony (discovered
by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed in the winter of
1869—'70) which demonstrates the earth
to be hollow or cellular in form, with
sun, moon and stars all contained within
its circumference.
So strongly did the arguments favor—
ing the Cellular Cosmogony appeal to
Mr. Morrow that for a time he tried; to
combine the cellular with his flat earth
theory, under the title of "Eclectic As—
tronomy," with naturally unsatisfactory
results, which elicited comment from Dr.
Teed (Koresh) in March, 1896, issue of
The Flaming Sword, official publication
of The Koreshan System. From musty
back files of The Sw;ord I have resur—
rected the number in question in sub—
stantiation of this statement, which I
enclose.
This criticism by Koresh was evidently
effective, for in the May, 1895, issue of
The Sword (copy also mailed) was pub—
lished a letter from Ulysses G. Morrow
announcing his conversion to Koreshan—
ity and acceptance of the Cellular Cos—
mogony, from which we quote briefly as
follows:
"It was all the time my desire to
arrive at truth; but the plan of eclecticism
led me to endeavor to embody into one
system many doctrines held by others,
and hence, without intent to plagiarize,
I adopted some features from Koreshan—
ity. * * * The skeleton I had erected
has now crumbled before your cutting
arguments, and I am free to examine
Koreshan Science with my mind void of
preconceived opinions."
Following his acceptance of the Cel—
lular Cosmogony Mr. Morrow started a
new publication, named "The Salvator
and Scientist," several issues of which
were published in Allegheny. (See copy
enclosed). On his removal to Chicago
this was combined with The Flaming—
Sword, of which he became editor.
From the Salvator and Scientist of
January, 1896, we quote: "In consonance
with every known and demonstrable fact
and law of Nature, Korieshan Science de—
clares that the iiniversie is a unit, capable
of involving the seed of its perpetuity,
and that the cosmic form where that
function inheres is cellular, the earth's
crust being the circumferential environ,
the outermost and ultimate expression
and limit of its interior life."
In the winter of 1896—'97 a geodetic
staff, financed by friends of The Koresh—
an Unity, and headed by the then Pro—
fessor Morrow, came to Estero, Lee
County, Florida, with extensive equip—
ment, for the purpose of conducting a
geodetic survey on the Gulf Coast of
South Florida to determine by purely
mechanical methods the direction of the
earth's curvature,—whether up or down,
—and thus settle once and for all mooted
questions of whether the surface on
which we live is convex, as generally ac—
cepted, or concave, according to conten—
tion of The Koreshan System.
Scene of this survey was at Naples,
some 21 miles south of Estero, the writer
joining the staff in Florida and being
thereafter closely connected with this
project. The chief equipment of this
survey was a newly devised instrument
called the "rectilineator," or "right line
maker," composed of double—T squares,
12 feet in length, with 4—foot cross—arms,
made of seasoned mahogany by master
mechanics. Diagonal tension rods held
accurately in alignment the 4—foot cross—
arms which were tipped on each end
with polished brass facings. Operation
of this instrument, was based on the well
known fact that in the adjustment of
accurate dou'ble—T squares, end to end,
the axis or center line of the squares ''s
automatically extended as a straight line,
independent of all optical factors.
For the purpose of this survey, which
was to determine the earth's curvature,
it was necessary to mount these sections
of the rectilinieator on standards which
were firmly pinned to the ground, the
several squares, when mounted, extend—
ing horizontally in line, somewhat like
the stringers of a fence'. Iron brackets
equipped with thumb—screws were fixed
to the upright standards which permitted
each end of one of these double—T
squares to be adjusted up or down to
the smallest fraction of an inch.
All measurements were taken from the
nearby water level which conforms to
whatever the true contour of the earth
may be. Thus the survey was begun on
the Gulf beach at Naples, Florida, start—
ing at a height of 10 feet and 8 inches
above the water level. The first section
of the rectilineator was accurately level—
ed and tallied by several devices. The
second section was lined up and adjusted
to the first so accurately that brass fac—
ings on the cross—arms fitted precisely,
the two sections being then firmly bolted
together. Thus the process was con—
tinued in a southerly direction along the
Gulf beach, sections being carried for—
ward from the rear end of the line and
adjusted to the one in the lead. A sys—
tem of reversals was adopted with each
section as carried forward in order to
neutralize any possible inaccuracies.
Mathematicians tell us that an earth
that is 25,000 miles in circumference
curves 8 inches in the first mile, and
thereafter the curvature is computed by
the square of the distance, times 8.
Thus in one mile 8 inches; two miles 32
inches; thre'e miles 72 inches, etc. If
the earth is convex as claimed by our
modern scientists, in the distance of one
mile it should curve convexly or down—
ward from a fixed starting point. In
the Koreshan geodetic survey at Naples
quite the reverse was true, as at the end
of the first mile the center line or axis
of the rectilineator was 8.02 inches
NEARER to the water level than at the
starting point, showing that the earth's
surface had curved upward. At the end
of the second mile our line was 30.62
inches NEARER the water and at four
miles our line ran into the water, prov—
ing conclusively that the earth, or
water's surface, curved UPWARD and
not down as ordinarily supposed.
The results of this Naples survey were
widely broadcast by leading papers
throughout the entire country at that
time. A book was also issued from the
Guiding Star Publishing House, entitled,
"The Cellular Cosmogony," a major por—
tion of which written by Ulysses G. Mor—
row, of which many thousands of copies
have been sold.
Some years after this geodetic survey
Prof. Morrow developed what he consid—
ered to be some improvements on the
Cellular Cosmogony which were not ap—
proved by Koresh, the discoverer of this
system. Following the passing of
Koresh in 1908, Prof. Morrow left The
Koreshan Unity at Estero and later set—
tled in New Orleans, where he has since
be'en employed. Considering his one—
time humble acceptance of Koreshanity
and the Cellular Cosmogony, it is pass—
ing strange to some of his former asso—
ciates that he now utterly ignores the
original source of his information and
poses as the leading exponent of the
Cellular Cosmogony, if not its actual dis—
coverer and promoter. In the interest of
fairness and giving credit where credit
is due, you are respectfully requested to
publish the foregoing statement which
Prof. Morrow is invited to disprove if
inclined. I am, Very respectfully,
Editor, The American Eagle.