Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1935/01/00
Object ID:
PA—0122
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events January 1935
by L.W. Bubbett
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Happy New Year, everybody! May the right hopes of all be fulfilled duringthe ensuing twelve months. With this issue The Flaming Swiord enters upon its forty-ninth year, no small achievement for a magazine devoted to the discussion of religious and economic subjects. But then The Sword stands alone in its field, its mission the heralding to the world the divine truths of Koreshan Universology, the system founded by Koresh sixty-five years ago and which eventually will bring to pass the new order, the Kingdom of Righteousness in earth. Though the immediate future looks dark, for the whole world seems quivering upon the verge of some stupendous change, the very darkness presages the dawn of a new day, and in that day mankind will attain its highest destiny and enjoy the peace and righteousness of, the Golden Age. May The Sword never cease voicing its message until its mission is fulfilled! No lights from the power plant, so services have been held in the diningroom Sunday evenings; music by the Victrola. Frank Danner of Lima, Ohio, arrived on the first of December for an indefinite stay at the Unity. A pleasant young man of 28 years, he has made himself useful wherever needed. We hope he finds the life here to his liking and can adapt himself to it. If it is perfection in. human relations for which he is searching, however, unfortunately he will not find, it, for such a condition can only obtain in a state of perfected humanity, a state yet to be attained, but which is the Koreshan goal. On the seventh Dr. Frank Wilson left for Savannah, Mo., for treatment at the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium for cancer of the ear. At this writing reports are favorable and Brother Frank expects to be home shortly. Good news, for Brother Frank is almost indispensable to the community—in his optical and dental work, doctoring and nursing of the sick and the efficient and successful operation of the bee yard, which has resulted in an abundance of honey for the Unity year after year. -Previously we mentioned the vanishing of wild life from our immediate vicinity. But there seems to be some still remaining, for recently a neighbor, Charles Wetland, terminated the marauding career of a, large wildcat which was trying to relieve him of the further care of his chickens. While these varmints may be chicken-minded, they certainly are not chicken-hearted, for they fight like all fury to the last breath. On Saturday the eighth a cold wave began to make itself felt throughout the South. By Monday night the cold was intense, and on the following Wednesday and Thursday mornings the thermometer went "hay-wire." The most disastrous freezing weather in many years occurred. Ice covered water standing over night in vessels, and icicles (a word which we faintly recall hearing of years ago) an inch or more in thickness were found. In chilling blasts the icy winds from the north wrecked the work of man and Nature for the past seventeen years. The Unity grounds that once were so beautiful are now seared and brown. We had congratulated ourselves in getting through the last hurricane season without a serious storm; but alas, this freeze has proved far worse than a hurricane, for after the debris of a storm is cleared away the landscape is again fair to look upon. But the freezing cold nips everything and with one fell stroke wipes out the labor of years. Once only does the writer recall a colder time in Florida.; that was in the late '90s when one night the thermometer reached what we believe to be an all-time low of 14 degrees. With others, we sat about a huge bonfire the night through, roasting on the fire side and freezing on t'other. Sister Cora Stephens returned on the fifteenth after a visit of three weeks with relatives in Tampa and elsewhere. She called on our good friends Mr. and Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. McKay of Lakeland, who sent their best wishes to all. Sunday the sixteenth Miss May Phillips, with her small nephew Jack Bosworth and Robert Graham, motored from Miami for a short day's visit. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades were visitors for the day and dinner guests on Sunday the sixteenth; also Miss Monsees of Fort Myers. On Friday the twenty-first A. H. Andrews motored to Miami, returning the following Monday. On Saturday the twenty-second Sister Rose Gilbert entertained most of the sisters of the Unity at the Lewis cottage; tea in the afternoon for some and cards later in the evening for others. An enjoyable time was reported. Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer, who are wintering at Estero Island, were dinner guests Sunday the twenty-third. Sister Ada Price returned with them for a visit over Christmas. As the saying goes, it's an ill wind that blows no good. While the recent freeze was most disastrous to fruit growers and truck farmers, we benefited to the extent of getting all the tomatoes we could use and put up from the neighboring farms; they could not be shipped. Mr. Henry Moreland and son Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moreland and children, Charles Bradshaw and Mrs. Bradshaw and son of Peyton, Colo., were visitors Sunday the twenty-third. Genevieve Bisbing of Fort Myers came the twenty-fourth and remained until the following Saturday evening. On the twenty-seventh a party was given for her at the Lewis, cottage, arranged by Sisters Rose Gilbert and Cora Stephens, which was enjoyed by about a dozen guests. As a rule Christmas is not made much of at the Unity, for on the eighteenth of October, the Master's birthday, is held our main celebration of the year. Yet it is hard to entirely break away from old customs, so the twenty-fifth was observed to the extent of indulging in a delicious roast duck dinner with all the "trimmin's", thanks to Brother Milton Porter, our poultry-man, and the cooks, who did themselves proud in preparing the feast. And thanks also to the generosity of our kind friends Mrs. Edith Johnson, who is visiting Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg for the winter, and Mrs. Fred McConnell of Tampa, we enjoyed some very fine apples. At dinner, numerous cards from friends the country over were read expressing best wishes for the occasion and the coming New Year. We wish the twenty-fifth of December could be sandwiched in the calendar more frequently! On the twenty-sixth Mrs. Lovelle Ahrano and her three sons, Jean, Fritz and Mark, and Miss Elizabeth Cermak of Tampa visited us for the day. As a material token of good will, Mrs. Ahrano left three fine hams, for which we are greatly appreciative. We have "hambitious" expectations that the culinary department will maintain its high standard in preparing them for table. Thank you, Mrs. Ahrano; we're sorry, though, you couldn't make your visit much longer. A. H. Andrews, accompanied by Sister Florence Graham, motored to Miami on the twenty-eighth to visit friends over the week-end. It is said that more eclipses are to occur during 1935 than have occurred in any year for 500 or 600 years, which must portend great irriipending events. Let's hope they will be propitious!
by L.W. Bubbett
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Happy New Year, everybody! May the right hopes of all be fulfilled duringthe ensuing twelve months. With this issue The Flaming Swiord enters upon its forty-ninth year, no small achievement for a magazine devoted to the discussion of religious and economic subjects. But then The Sword stands alone in its field, its mission the heralding to the world the divine truths of Koreshan Universology, the system founded by Koresh sixty-five years ago and which eventually will bring to pass the new order, the Kingdom of Righteousness in earth. Though the immediate future looks dark, for the whole world seems quivering upon the verge of some stupendous change, the very darkness presages the dawn of a new day, and in that day mankind will attain its highest destiny and enjoy the peace and righteousness of, the Golden Age. May The Sword never cease voicing its message until its mission is fulfilled! No lights from the power plant, so services have been held in the diningroom Sunday evenings; music by the Victrola. Frank Danner of Lima, Ohio, arrived on the first of December for an indefinite stay at the Unity. A pleasant young man of 28 years, he has made himself useful wherever needed. We hope he finds the life here to his liking and can adapt himself to it. If it is perfection in. human relations for which he is searching, however, unfortunately he will not find, it, for such a condition can only obtain in a state of perfected humanity, a state yet to be attained, but which is the Koreshan goal. On the seventh Dr. Frank Wilson left for Savannah, Mo., for treatment at the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium for cancer of the ear. At this writing reports are favorable and Brother Frank expects to be home shortly. Good news, for Brother Frank is almost indispensable to the community—in his optical and dental work, doctoring and nursing of the sick and the efficient and successful operation of the bee yard, which has resulted in an abundance of honey for the Unity year after year. -Previously we mentioned the vanishing of wild life from our immediate vicinity. But there seems to be some still remaining, for recently a neighbor, Charles Wetland, terminated the marauding career of a, large wildcat which was trying to relieve him of the further care of his chickens. While these varmints may be chicken-minded, they certainly are not chicken-hearted, for they fight like all fury to the last breath. On Saturday the eighth a cold wave began to make itself felt throughout the South. By Monday night the cold was intense, and on the following Wednesday and Thursday mornings the thermometer went "hay-wire." The most disastrous freezing weather in many years occurred. Ice covered water standing over night in vessels, and icicles (a word which we faintly recall hearing of years ago) an inch or more in thickness were found. In chilling blasts the icy winds from the north wrecked the work of man and Nature for the past seventeen years. The Unity grounds that once were so beautiful are now seared and brown. We had congratulated ourselves in getting through the last hurricane season without a serious storm; but alas, this freeze has proved far worse than a hurricane, for after the debris of a storm is cleared away the landscape is again fair to look upon. But the freezing cold nips everything and with one fell stroke wipes out the labor of years. Once only does the writer recall a colder time in Florida.; that was in the late '90s when one night the thermometer reached what we believe to be an all-time low of 14 degrees. With others, we sat about a huge bonfire the night through, roasting on the fire side and freezing on t'other. Sister Cora Stephens returned on the fifteenth after a visit of three weeks with relatives in Tampa and elsewhere. She called on our good friends Mr. and Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. McKay of Lakeland, who sent their best wishes to all. Sunday the sixteenth Miss May Phillips, with her small nephew Jack Bosworth and Robert Graham, motored from Miami for a short day's visit. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades were visitors for the day and dinner guests on Sunday the sixteenth; also Miss Monsees of Fort Myers. On Friday the twenty-first A. H. Andrews motored to Miami, returning the following Monday. On Saturday the twenty-second Sister Rose Gilbert entertained most of the sisters of the Unity at the Lewis cottage; tea in the afternoon for some and cards later in the evening for others. An enjoyable time was reported. Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer, who are wintering at Estero Island, were dinner guests Sunday the twenty-third. Sister Ada Price returned with them for a visit over Christmas. As the saying goes, it's an ill wind that blows no good. While the recent freeze was most disastrous to fruit growers and truck farmers, we benefited to the extent of getting all the tomatoes we could use and put up from the neighboring farms; they could not be shipped. Mr. Henry Moreland and son Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moreland and children, Charles Bradshaw and Mrs. Bradshaw and son of Peyton, Colo., were visitors Sunday the twenty-third. Genevieve Bisbing of Fort Myers came the twenty-fourth and remained until the following Saturday evening. On the twenty-seventh a party was given for her at the Lewis, cottage, arranged by Sisters Rose Gilbert and Cora Stephens, which was enjoyed by about a dozen guests. As a rule Christmas is not made much of at the Unity, for on the eighteenth of October, the Master's birthday, is held our main celebration of the year. Yet it is hard to entirely break away from old customs, so the twenty-fifth was observed to the extent of indulging in a delicious roast duck dinner with all the "trimmin's", thanks to Brother Milton Porter, our poultry-man, and the cooks, who did themselves proud in preparing the feast. And thanks also to the generosity of our kind friends Mrs. Edith Johnson, who is visiting Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg for the winter, and Mrs. Fred McConnell of Tampa, we enjoyed some very fine apples. At dinner, numerous cards from friends the country over were read expressing best wishes for the occasion and the coming New Year. We wish the twenty-fifth of December could be sandwiched in the calendar more frequently! On the twenty-sixth Mrs. Lovelle Ahrano and her three sons, Jean, Fritz and Mark, and Miss Elizabeth Cermak of Tampa visited us for the day. As a material token of good will, Mrs. Ahrano left three fine hams, for which we are greatly appreciative. We have "hambitious" expectations that the culinary department will maintain its high standard in preparing them for table. Thank you, Mrs. Ahrano; we're sorry, though, you couldn't make your visit much longer. A. H. Andrews, accompanied by Sister Florence Graham, motored to Miami on the twenty-eighth to visit friends over the week-end. It is said that more eclipses are to occur during 1935 than have occurred in any year for 500 or 600 years, which must portend great irriipending events. Let's hope they will be propitious!
Summary:
Great Problem of Immortal Life/ Koresh/ / Discovery of the Law of Mutation (continued)/ / Sinai/ / Government of the Cosmos,/ / Perfect Language, The/ / Are Koreshan Hopes Justified?/ Actors Wardrobe — Selected, The/ / Open Court of Inquiry/ Community Current Events
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf.