The Flaming Sword

1991.10.03

1930/11/00

PA—0088

Flaming Sword

Community Current Events - November 1930

THE SOLAR Festival on October 18, commemo- rating the 91st Anniversary of the birth of KORESH, was observed by the Unity with the impressiveness due the occasion. As usual, it inspired a feeling of grati~ude for the privilege of being able to help carry on a work which to us is unquestionably the greatest movement in the world today. The dining hall was beautifully decorated with a wealth of color and tropical verdure from the Unity nursery. Adorning the Master's table was an exquisite bouquet of lotus lilies from our own lily pond. By the way, the pond is covered this year with a profusion of the most gorgeous lilies imaginable. - Letters of felicitation from devoted friends from all parts of the country were read during the dinner hour, and the expression of love and loyalty for our Beloved Master and his Cause was exceedingly encour- aging to the "little flock" left here to carr~~n. This spirit of co-operation is really a big factor in the carry- ing on of the Koreshan movement; and words are inadequate to convey our appreciation to our friends for their loyal !support. The Koreshan Unity is rich in everything pertain.. ing to the truth. As one reader recen"irY expressed it : "The legacy which KORESH has left the world already stands as a lasting monument to his name." The doctrines "are a priceless inheritance, and I hope I may prove a worthy recipient." This undoubtedly ex- presses the feeling and appreciation of most of the readers of THE FLAMING SWORD. Though the Master has been away from his "little flock" for many years, yet his presence seemed very near to his people on his Natal Day; especially was this felt during the Commemorati'on Service at the Unity Art Hall, which had been exquisitely decorated for the occasion. The orations from the writings of KORESH were exceedingly impressive and left one without a doubt that CYRUS was the only Pivot in which Koreshans should center their thoughts and affections. The music by the orchestra was delightful, and the congregation sang the Koreshan songs with a warmth and feeling that only such Koreshan words can inspire. The pro- gram was as follows : 1 ORCHESTRA " A Summer Dream" Flath 2 SONG "Grace to the King" E. M. Ca,S'tle Congregation 3 INVOCATION Koresh Read by Brother Henry D. Silverfriend 4 ORCHESTRA "Bowl of Pansies" Jules Reynard 5 ORATION From the Writings of Koresh Brother David J. Richards 6 "Meditation" Go'1tnod Flute, Floyd Moreland; Violin, Harold Mor~land Piano, Edith Trebell; Organ, L. W. Bubbett 7 ORATION F~m the Writings of Koresh Sister Etta Silverfriend .8 VOCAL SOLO "Invocation" Adapted to Godard's Berceuse from "Jocelyn" by Lo W. B'1tbbett Brother David J. Richards Violin Obbligato, Harold Moreland . 9 ORATION From the Writings of Koresh Brother Henry D. Silverfriend 10 ORCHESTRA "Water Lilies" Floyd J. St. Clair 11 SONG "The Messenger" E. M. Castle Congregation 12 PRAYER by Koresh Read by Sister Etta Silverfriend Response by the Congregation 13 ANTHEM "Lift Up your Heads, O Ye Gates" - Congregation 14 Recessional - Orchestra It was a pleasure to have so many friends from Fort Myers and elsewhere present at the above Service, and it is to be hoped they will continue coming to our Sunday evening Services, which have now been re- sumed and will continue until the hot weather next ~ summer. We had with us, in addition to guests from the immediate neighborhood, on the Birthday, Brother Alfred Graham and his son Lloyd, from Miami, Florida. Sister Ella Graham returned with them to Miami for a vacation. Harold Price Cook and Roger Rilleau, of New York 1 City, arrived in Estero on a motorcycle and were guests of the Unity for some days. Harl is a grandson of Doctor J. R. Price, and lived in the Unity for a while. The boys had a wonderful time while here, fishing and swimming. Harl contributes one story a month to the True Story magazine. It gives us great pleasure to announce in this issue e the return of Brother William F. Fischer, after an absence of two years from the Unity. Brother William believes implicitly in the Master, and says he is glad to get back home again; needless to say we are glad to have him, for his assistance is most urgently needed i at this time, especially in the agricultural department.

CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER, 1930
Ezekiei's Vision of Deity I
The Great Conflagration 2
The Only Perfect System 3
Origin of Love and Wisdom 3
"What Must the Church Do to Be Saved ?" 4
Righteous Birth Control 5
Berthaldine, Matrona
Einstein's Theory and Koreshan Cosmogony Not Identical 6
A Fight; to the Finish 7
Messianic Manifestations '8
Competitive System Dying of Heart Failure 9
Astronomers Must Soon Face the Facts 10
War Sometimes Necessary 11
The Atoms Soliloquy—Poem 11
The Edison Memorial Bridge 12
Open Court of Inquiry 13
Compiled by D. J. Richards
Community Current Events 14
Publishers'Department 15

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The following is from the "Here and There" column, wirtten by Berthaldine Boomer.

THE EDISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE
A NEW LINK IN THE WONDERFUL CHAIN OF BEAUTIFUL
BRIDGES THAT IS BEING IBUILT TO SPAN SOUTH
FLORIDA WATERWAYS
A NEW BRIDGE is always the occasion for re—
joicing and jubilation, and this occurs usually
when the bridge is first opened to the public
and when the traffic begins to rollover it.
The new Edison Memorial Bridge at Fort Myers, Flor—
ida, has been opened and awaits its formal dedication
when Mr. Thomas A. Edison will be present on his
return to his winter residence in the City of Palms.
Only six years ago Fort Myers celebrated the
opening of its first bridge across the wide Caloosahat—
chee River. It was a wooden structure, but it was
opened with gre2.t eclat because Fort Myers was quite
completely cut off from auto travel to the north. A
trip well up river and then across to a road that never
~as adequate was the only way. Even this route had
been in existence but a short time.
There had been a hard struggle and much differ—
ence of opinion in securing this first bridge, so when
it was ready to open, people from allover the counts;'"
and places beyond were up bright alld~early on the
morning of March 12, 1924, to form a motorcade with
decorated cars to cross in triumph the wooden span
that me2.nt so much—:
Since that time there has come and gone the big
real estate boom of Florida, and the openi~g of the
Tamiami Trail across the Everglades region has been
accomplished. The new Thomas Edison Memorial
Bridge has come as the result of the boo~ activTties
and the opening of the Trail to the east coast and the
general state road improvement with the gasoline tax.
All this has taken place in six short years.
The new bridge is a fine wide concrete structure,
a full mile long with the causeways, and is a substan—
tial and beautiful addition to Fort Myers. Travel com—
menced on the eve of October one of this year, though
a formal opening has not yet taken place. But the
real thrill of conquering the traffic passage of the
broad Caloosahatchee accompanied the crossing of the
first wooden bridge six years ago that brought Fort
Myers into the link of auto travel. However, the his—
tory of the New Edison Bridge is only just commenc—
ing, and unquestionably there will follow many thrills.
The service of a bridge is wonderful to contem— ,
plate, as the circulation of travel it affords conveys
alike both the lowliest and the most distinguished of
men in both directions. It transports alike cars of
every description: busses, trucks, old Fords, new
Fords, penny Austins, Lincolns, Pa:Ckards, Cadillacs.
Already the bridge has served for the passage of
the Congress of International Highway Engineers,

whose members came from many countries to attend
the Congress and make an inspectioh of road construc—
tion in the United States. From South America, India,
Australia, Europe and China the delegates convened in
Washington and traveled over the southern portion of
the United States where there is a wide diversity of
road construction. The trip over the Tamiami Trail
from Tampa through f~rt Myers to Miami and termi—
nating over the Dixie Highway at Palm Beach must
have been one of interest by contrast for the Norwe—
gian, Siamese, Algerian, Switzerlander, Czechoslovak—
ian, or Uruguayan.
As the delegates proceeded along the Trail to
Estero, sixteen miles below Fort Myers, they learned
their greatest lesson in road construction, for infor—
mation of the ,concav~ theory of the earth's form and
inhabitability was here conveyed to them. It is said,
" All roads lead to Rome," but here in Estero it is said
all roads are concave roads that lead around the inner
surface of a concave earth. There is nothing in road
construction that the engineers learned on their tour
that would be so completely new as this complete twist
in every road from a convex to a concave road.
—c.,—..l"eading in from Punta Gorda to Fort Myers the
road is excellent, and the newly paved portion ap—
proaching the bridge from the north curves by some
pine—grown land and passes the fringe of cabbage
palms at the edge of the expansive river onto a wide
causeway. The vista of the little Southern city of
brightc9kJreabuildings among a variety of palm trees,
tall Australian pines and under a tropical sky of ever—
shifting beauty lies before one and leaves an indelible
impression of tropical loveliness. The bridge is a mile
long and terminates near the center of the present City
of Palms. A tiny green island dots the river near the
draw, and there is talk of making a larger island of it
for a city park. The draw is arranged for the river
boats which, with the construction of a cross state
canal, will open for very large vessels some day, or be
reconstructed to do so. The old Fort Myers bridge is
in the near distance up river, and the bridge of the
Seaboard Railway and the super—power electric lines
is just below on the down river side.
Over the sides of the white concrete rail and
through the arched openings drifts of the lavender
water hyacinth can often be seen. The water is usually
a deep blue, fresh in the rainy season or salty in win—
ter. There is fishing of all sorts. Each and every
sunrise and sunset plays upon the Caloosahatchee,
which is the Indian name for beautiful river.
Later there may be a brilliant lighting system for .
the bridge, which would make of it a still greater me—
morial to Thomas A. Edison, who has his home upon
the river the new bridge spans and the cars now mer—
rily speed across.