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The G R A N D F R A T E R N I T Y T h e T r i p l e O r d e r
F ra tern ita tis R osae C rucis ( O r ig in a l) F ra tern ity, O rd e r, B roth erh ood and Tem ple o f Rosicrucians ( M o d e r n )

Esoteric Organization
American Organization Registered

First Order, Temple or Degree

T h e R osicru cian F ra te rn ity (R e g is te r e d ) F ra tern ita tis Rosae C rucis (R e g is te r e d ) T h e R osicru cian O r d e r (R e g is te r e d ) T h e R osicru cian B rotherhood (R e g is te r e d ) T e m p le o f the R osy Cross (R e g is te r e d ) T h e B rotherhood o f the Rosy C ross (R e g is te r e d ) T h e O r d e r o f the Rose Cross (R e g is te r e d ) T h e G o ld e n and R osy Cross The Rose Cross

T H E C O N F E D E R A T IO N OF IN ITIATES
International Section International Copyright Registration

LA F E D E R A T IO N U N IV E R S E L L E DES ORDRES, SOCIETES ET F R A TER NITES DES INITIES

T h e C o n fe d e ra tio n o f In itiates is the Suprem e C ou n cil and Source o f A u th o rity o f the G ra n d F ra te rn ity , T r i p l e O r d e r and all other Rosicrucian bodies, established in A m e ric a since 1773, in clu d in g Rose Cross associations and the various grades and degrees o f the M i l i t i a C ru c ife ra E van gelica , M a g i, Eulis, /Eth Priesth ood, O sirians, Illu m in a ti and other R o s i crucians, and so

T h e Rosicrucians

Second Order, Temple or Degree

T h e T e m p le o f E ulis (R e g is te r e d ) T h e O r d e r o f E ulis (R e g is te r e d ) v T h e B rotherhood o f E ulis (R e g is te r e d ) The The Im p eria l O r d e r H ie ra rc h y o f Eulis Im p e ria l E ulis

cieties o f like nature.

TH E SECRET SCHOOLS ( R e g is te re d ) 1 he Set ie t Schools a ie the G ra n d Sanctuary and R epository o f the A n c ie n t Philosophy, G r e a te r M y s te rie s and R itu a ls au thorized by and e xem p li fied by the A llie d F ratern ities, the T r i p l e O r d e r and G ra n d fr a t e r n it y in their various grades and degrees.

Third Order, Temple or Degree

T h e /Eth P riesth ood (R e g is te r e d ) T h e Priesth ood o f /Eth T h e B rotherhood o f /Eth The O r d e r o f /Eth

T H E R O SICR U CIAN F O U N D A T IO N
( R e g is te re d ) The R osicrucian F ou n dation w as foun ded fo r the purpose o f the study and dissem ination o f Rosicrucian history, philosophy, exoteric and esoteric teachings and sources o f authority.

T h e F ra te rn ity o f /Eth

Subordinate, Auxiliary, Ritualistic, Preparatory Orders or Degrees

M ilit ia C r u c ife ra E van gelica ( R e g is te red ) T h e O r d e r o f the M a g i C ou n cil o f the M a g i (R e g is te r e d ) T h e Illu m in a ti T e m p le , O r d e r and Church (R e g is te r e d ) T h e O s iria n s Sons o f Isis and O siris (R e g is te r e d ) K n igh ts o f C h i v a l r y O r d e r o f the H o ly G r a il (R e g is te r e d ) T h e F ra te rn ity o f O siris K n ig h ts o f the Rose and Cross Illu m in a ta e A m erican ae Priests and P rinces o f M e lc h ize d e k

T H E CO U N CILS OF TH R EE, SEVEN A N D N IN E

( I n te r n a tio n a l C o p y r ig h t) T he C ou n cils o f T h r e e , Seven and N in e have alw ays been and continue to be the g o v e rn in g bodies o f the various A m e ric a n and In tern a tio n a l Lod ges, T e m p le s and O rd e rs o f the G ra n d F ra te rn ity and the C o n fe d e ra tio n o f In itiates.

HA S E X C L U S I V E

RIGHT

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USE OF N A M E S

FOREWORD
T h e recent receipt o f ma ny letters f r o m s tudents o f var ious se cret schools of the divine sciences, evidencing a deep interest in the occult, the mystic and the hi gh er aspect of the L A W , is, indeed, most gratifying. T he s e l etters show, unmistakably, an awak en i ng a mo n g those interested in t hings spiritual. T h e y indicate a whol esome disposition t o wa r d i ndepend ent investigation to T R Y to test all t hings to take no thi ng f o r g r a n t e d and to know t he t ru th. I f all t hose who are i nt erest ed in t he occult and mystic if all sincere seekers f o r t ru t h and those e nd e av or in g to find the schools, orders, org aniz at io ns and societies t h a t poi nt the W A Y , t h a t deal only with pure white magic a n d guide t hei r s tudents or neophyt es u p w a r d a l on g the p a t h wo ul d only investigate sincerely an d intelli gently investigate the unpre te nt io us claims o f the true and con t ra st them with the bold, seductive and fabulous claims o f false teachers and spurious o rg a n i z a t i o n s if they woul d only l ear n the simple basic distinctions between them-then, indeed, will the d ea th knell have been finally sounded f or those false teac hers and m as t er s who have- beguiled and misled so man y sincere but un i nformed seekers o f the ancient wisdom. T h e n the heyd ay o f the black magicians an d t h ei r spurious o r d e rs and coun ter fei t societies will end. A m o n g the letters received, a large nu mb er ar e f r o m sincere seekers of the t r u t h w h o have been or wh o ar e now m e m be r s of A. M . O. R. C., raising questions bea ri ng directly on the subject m a t t e r covered by this and o t h e r companion booklets. T h e r e f o r e , we deem this a fitting time and o p po rt uni t y to ans wer the questionsso raised. F o r the sake o f brevity, these questions may be covered u nde r two g eneral h ea di ng s: 1. W h y should t h er e be so much cont roversy as to wh o wT as first or last in the re al m o f spiritual science and t r u t h f o r which the Rose Cross s t a nd s ? 2. Ar e not all un d er the L A W and do we not all use the same lawr? T h e r e f o r e , does it m a t t e r so much who teaches the l a w? Yes, indeed, it does m a t t e r w h o teaches the l aw a nd hozv it is
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taught . T h e r e ar e two oppos it e aspects o f t he law. T h e law ma y be used f o r g oo d o r f or evil, and in the use and intended use o f the law is the distinction between white and black magi c between real schools o f hi g he r spiritual t ra i n i n g and spurious o r g a n i z a t i o n s using and teaching the l ower aspects o f the s ame law. T h e question is not who was the first to t each the s pi ri tual sci ences t her e ar e no first and no last in the K i n g do m o f T r u t h . T h e real question is: W h ic h teachers and which schools actually t each the spiritual sciences and guide t hei r st udent s o r n eophyt es along the u p w a r d path a nd n a r r o w way t o w a r d the H i g h e r K i n g d o m o f T r u t h , in accordance with the hi ghest and noblest aspects o f the law, a n d which l eaders and which o rg a n iz a t i o n s actually teach the black a r t a nd guide t hei r fol lowers o r mem bp rs a l on g t he d o w n wa rd p at h an d b r oa d way to p er di ti on and destruction, in a cco rd ance with the lowest an d mo st ignoble aspects o f the same l a w ? In short, the real question is: W h i c h ar e t ru e schools o f p u r e white magic l eadi ng the way to life, an d which are spurious, posing as spiritual schools, but nevertheless teachi ng an d pract ici ng t he foul black ar ts l eadi ng the way to d e s t r uc t i o n? T ru l y, this is a serious and f u n d a m e n t a l question o f p r o f o u n d interest to all masters, t eachers a n d leaders, as well as all fol l ow ers, s tudents and neophyt es of all schools, o r d e r s a nd societies o f the G r e a t W h i t e B r o t h e r h o o d . I t is a call to all o f these to band and s t an d a nd fight t o g e t h e r in a c ommon cause f o r t he prot ect ion and in the interest o f all u ni n f o r m e d yet sincere seekers o f the up wa r d path and the n a r r o w way to ligh t lest they be allured, beguiled an d led a s tr a y and di rec ted in t he dowmward p a t h and t aught the l ower aspects of the law by p seudo- mas ters and des ig n ing teachers who seek them f or m er c en ar y reasons o r f o r o t h e r viie p urpos es as m em be r s o f t h ei r d a n g e r o u s a nd spuri ous o r ganizations. W e need not fight f or o ur own o r ga ni zat i on s. Being true, they are secure ag ai ns t all t he furies o f hell and all p o we r s o f the black magicians, but when we do fight in the n am e of a nd f o r the ri ght s of our own t rue school, o r d e r or society against spurious a nd clan destine o r ga ni zat i ons , using its n a m e a nd p u r p o r t i n g to give its teachings, we fight truly in the interests o f and f o r the pro tec ti on of all sincere seekers o f the u p w a r d path and narrow' way t h a t leadeth to the light an d the wisdom. So must every school, o r d e r and society wo rki ng u n d er the sanc tion o f and in accordance with the t eachings o f the G r e a t W h i t e

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B r o t h e r h o o d fight f or its own ri ght s and against the pl ag i ar iz in g of its name, li terat ure and teachings by pseudo- masters and false l eaders of spurious schools, o r d e r s and societies. So, also, must all fight f o r the rights and protection f or all o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s un der the guidance of the E l d e r B r o t h e r s o f the G r e a t W h i t e B r o t h e r hood, to the end t h a t no true seeker f o r the light ma y be misled ho we ver u ni nf or med and gullible o r susceptible to al luri ng pleas, siren calls and beguiling solicitations o f ps eudo- mas ters a n d f a b r i cators of spurious orga ni zat i on s. L e t no one misconstrue o u r st at ement s o r place the Rose Cross in a false light. W e have no q u ar r e l with those w h o teach divine science and the ri ght aspect o f the law, and it m a t t e r s not in w h a t m a n ne r they t each o r the m e t h o d o r t r a in i ng used, so l ong as they point the way to life. T h e y are o f the W h i t e B r o t h e r h o o d and are entitled to o u r s u p p o r t a nd e n c o ur ag e me n t ; verily, t hey have it wi thout reservat ions o r limitations. F u n d am en t al l y we are not concerned as to wh o o r which o r gani zat ions were first in the .field of Rosicrucianism, but we are great ly and essentially concerned in knowi ng t h a t they are truly Rosicrucian and came by way o f the Rosy Cross. I f those who claim to p ro p o u n d the phi losophy of the O r d e r were qualified and those wh o pr et end to guide the neophyt es into and t h r o u g h the mysteries of the Rose Cross, and to teach its esoteric lessons, wer^ really capable of doi ng w h a t they profess to do, t hen we would have no quarrel with them. O u r qu ar r el is with those who claim to be Rosicrucians when they are n o t ; wh o claim to expound the philosophy o f the F r a t e r nity wdien they d o not u n d e r s t a n d o r compre hen d it; who pretend to guide and c a r ry neophyt es t h r o ug h Rosicrucian t r ai ni ng to m a s tership who have never been enrolled as neophytes and are not initiates; who k n ow no thi ng of the sublime esoteric teachings o f the O r d e r and w h o ha ve no ri ght o r a ut h or it y to teach o r guide ot hers because they have not come by way o f the Rosy Cross. I t is against this t h a t we p r o t e s t vi gorously p r o t e s t : I t is also against the i m p r o p e r use o f t he n ame o f the F r a t e r n i t y an d the deceptive use o f Rosicrucian appell ati ons t h a t we fight, because the august F r a t e r n i t y is thus b r o ug h t into di sreput e a n d discredited, and t hous ands o f honest seekers f or the authentic T e m p le o f the Rosy Cross have been and will be deceived, bet ra yed and led astray. T h e Rosy Cross is an institution teachi ng the h ig her aspects of the law'. Its esoteric t rai ni ng leads its neophytes al ong the u p w a r d

HAS E X C L U S I V E

RIGHT

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USE OF N A M E S

pat h o f love to light a n d life. Its ph il os ophy has s t o o d t he test of a ge s; it has been weighed in t he balance o f time a nd f o u nd not wa nt in g; it deals only with p u re white magi c a nd is a p a r t o f a nd is u nd er the pr ot ec ti on a nd guidance o f t he H i e r a r c h i e s o f the g r e a t W h i t e B r o t h e r h o o d . Its n eop hy tes e n t er un der the mos t solemn obl igation to which the soul can subscribe, which prescribes the principles a nd inculcates the doct ri ne t h a t only he, who t h r o u g h obedience to instructions, who has actually lived the life, who has t raveled the whole p a th and wh o has t he re b y gai ned the goal o f Ill uminat ion o r Initiation is w o r t h y o f l ead er shi p and is capabl e of teaching o r l eadi ng others. W h e n its neophyt es have become initiates, they kn ow the law and u n d e r s t a n d exoteric m a ni fe st a ti o ns as well as its inner w o r k ings. T h e r e f o r e , none o f its initiates have ever v io lat ed or cast aside t hei r obligations and es tabl is hed o r a t t e m p t e d to establish a schism, a s e p a r a t e activity o r a clandestine body o f the G r a n d F r at er ni ty. T h e r e f o r e , clandestine Rosicrucian T e m p l e s and spurious Rose Cross O r d e r s have nev er been est abl ished by Rosicrucians who possess t he k nowl edge t o teach real Rosicrucian p hi los ophy a n d esotericism, but by simon pure i m p o st o r s wh o cannot and who do not teach Rosicrucian phi losophy o r poi nt t he wray to Rosicrucian illumination o r initiation, who willfully deceive and grossly mi s lead t hei r a d h e r e n t s both as to w h a t they ar e a n d as t o w h a t t hey teach. It is against this d a n g e r o u s practice a n d its fa r -r e ac hi ng evil consequences t h a t wre pr ot es t. T h e s e p r e t e nd er s and i m p os to r s must be exposed. T h e r e f o r e , it is o u r dut y to continue the fight until they ar e banished and ar e m a d e i ncapable o f deceiving and misleading seekers on the way to the d o o r into the T e m p le o f the
Rosy Cross.

T h e s e s ame questioners ask, in s ubs tance: Will not t r u t h itself adjust the m a t t e r ? Will not the r i g h t o rg a n i z a t i o n prevail a n d the p r e t e n d e r s be eliminated by t he l a w ? U n d ou bt ed l y, in time and ul timat ely all t h a t is evil will be d e stroyed by t he reaction of the law. T h i s w'e kn ow because it is the law. But if man, being a free agent, w e r e to dep end entirely upon the law a n d failed to mak e the effort t o F R E E H I M S E L F f r o m evil, then, to be logical, we should eliminate all h u ma n agencies which have for t hei r purpose the we lf ar e and pr ot ect ion of m an k i n d o f man, w o m a n and child. W e should d e s tr oy o u r courts o f justice, our w e l f a r e boar ds , o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t feed an d clothe the

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needy and hungry, o ur police force t h a t prot ect s the we ak against the vicious. In fact, we should des troy every man -m ad e agency now active in pro tec ti ng the interests o f those N O T Y E T C A P A B L E OF L O O K IN G A F T E R T H E IR O W N IN T E R E ST S A N D N E E D S . W e should merely fold our hands and say: U n d e r the law, t r u t h and justice will p revai l. So it will, but wha t will hap pe n in the me ant i me to the many deceived an d led as t ra y by false p r o p h e t s and vicious and unscrupulous p r e t e n d e r s ? W h i l e no man ma y tell a n o t h e r H e r e is t r u t h " o r T h e r e is t r u t h , yet every man should be assured t h a t he is receiving t h a t whicl} bears the label o f the t hi ng he seeks and believes he is re ceiving. W e are not fighting p r e t e n d e r s so much because of the things they teach, but because they mislabel t hei r w a r es wi t h h o n ored names and th ere by mislead and d e f r a u d t hou sand s o f t rust ing men and women. P erha ps , as s uggested by some and u rg ed by others, it would be by far the easiest and mos t p l eas ant proc edure to st and idly by and let the divine law t ake its course. H o w e v e r , since I am the Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r o f the august F r a t e r n i t y and its chief spokesman, I cannot cast aside my responsibility u n d e r any p r e tense wha te ver. I am duly bound to pro tec t it and all those who may seek it or desire to ent er into its temple against the deception of all i mpostors who have pl agi ar iz ed its holy name and those pre te nders who falsely claim to teach its doctrines. T h e r e f o r e , we must We will continue the fight by all h o no ra bl e and effective means against all p r e t e n d e r s a nd especially against the arch impos t or of t h em all I T Spencer Lewis, the f a b r i ca t o r of the spuri ous A. M. O. R. C , using w i t h ou t right o r a ut h o r i t y the n ame and appellations of the aut hent ic Fr at er n it y , until he shall haul down his false colors and st and be f or e the worl d f or w h a t he really is, wi thout deception an d false pretense. W e have no malice, we hold no personal g ru d ge against him, no twi ths ta nding his nu me ro us vicious, unjustified p er son al attacks upon us. W e do not a tt ac k him personally even if o ur vi gorous attacks may seem to be personal. W e are fighting his shameful methods, his false p retens ions and the i nfamous t hings f or which he stands. W e are fighting f o r principle for ri ght f o r justice an d for h onora ble dealings and fair play a m o n g men. W e are not fighting men, but the evil t h a t men do.

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T h e w ork o f Rosicruciae in all its phases, w h e t h e r it be the O r der, I emple, B r o t h e r h o o d o r F r a t e r n i t y , is m o r e concerned with the s piritual k in g do m an d its laws as t hey affect m a n t h a n with m u nda ne a nd t e m po r a l affairs, t ho ug h it has in mind and as its object the b e t t e r m e n t and a d v a nc em en t o f man in every d e p a r t ment o f his n a t u r e physical, men tal and s piritual m o re espe cially the soul. I his being so, its wo rk has always been secret, h avi ng in mind the several admo ni tio ns o f the g r e a t M a s t e r : L e t n ot thy left hand k no w w h a t thy ri ght d o e t h , and a g a i n : W h e n ye p ra y enter into thy secret closet and close t he do or, etc., c o m p r e h e n d ing t h a t it is not to the best interest o f man o r the w o r k itself t h a t good works and spiritual services should be advert ised, to be seen or pra is ed o f men, and t h a t the services t hemselves will br ing t hei r own r e wa rd . * F o r t hree h u nd re d years this ancient l a n d m a r k o f the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y has been a d h e r e d to, an d it has been r a r e and seldom t hat a living m a n was known as a Rosicrucian or as h av in g any connection with the O r d e r . On l y its m em be r s knew wh e re a T e m ple was situated o r a L od g e hel d its meetings, and these m ember s, being Rosicrucians, did not talk, n or did they seek the appl aus e o f men because o f t h ei r connection with an ancient f r a t e r n a l and spiritual institution. T h e n t h er e came a change. W e ent er ed the ultra-business age, the age o f expl oi tat ion; an age in which t her e is n ot hi ng t oo sacred to be exploited, w h e t h e r it be t he virtue o f wo man, the bodies o f men or even the Ki ng do m o f H e a v e n , so long as any of these could be m a d e to yield a profit in the cur r ent coin o f the realm. T h e Rose Cross, always s h r o u d e d in mystery, o f which little was general ly known except the mere f r ag m e n t s o f m o r e o r less reliable i n f o rm at i on which a p p e a r e d in books dea li ng wi th the subject in a self-selfish age, a r ou s ed the avarice o f those wh o s ou gh t only to b e t t e r themselves ma te r ia ll y and who had no conception o f
* See F ir s t W o r l d P a r lia m e n t o f the R osy C ro s s and C o n s e c ra tio n o f W a s h in g to n as the D e liv e r e r .

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t hings spiritual. I t was, t h er e fo re , pounced upon by p s e u do occultists and c h a rl at an s as a fertile field f o r profit, and within a few years we have seen the o rga ni za ti on of nu mer ou s activities calling t hemselves by v ar io u s Rosicrucian appellations, all o f t h em self-organized, wi thout legitimate aut hori ty, and all cateri ng to the mos t selfish instincts in man, instead o f to the deepest a n d most spiritual emotions o f the soul the true spirit o f the authentic Fr at er ni ty . D u r i n g the last few years p r o m o t e r s of various types have o r g ani zed spurious bodies r epres ent ing them to be genuine bodies of highly reputed, established Societies, Or d e r s , B ro t h e r h o o d s , F r a ternities and Associations, pl agi ar iz ing and using t hei r names, or names so similar, as to give t h e m the ap pe ara nce o f being genuine. T h e r e f o r e , to p rot ec t the public aga ins t such deception and f raud, the legislatures of m a n y o f the states have passed laws f o r the r e g i stration o f names, titles and appellations of genuine and authentic bodies. T h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f Pennsylvania has such a stat ut e for the pre servat i on o f the r igh ts of authentic bodies an d the p r o tection of the public against such frauds. In the mom en t ou s y e a r o f 1773 the first g r e a t Council o f the B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy Cross in the new wo rl d was convened in the City of B r o th er ly Lov e. It is not our p ur po s e to deal with this meeting o f the Council o r its history or activities, which have been given consideration in a n o t h e r o f our publications.* T h e fact is here not ed only to show the existence and continuation of the Council o f the aut hent ic O r d e r in Amer ica since said time. Wh i le the Council has been in continuous existence since said time, the first Supreme G r a n d Lo dg e, T e m p l e o r O r d e r of the B r o t h e r h o o d or F r a t e r n i t y was not established and did not function as such until about the y e a r 1856-58,1 wh en it was established by D r . P. B. R an d o l p h a f t e r he h ad r e tu r ne d f r o m G e r m a n y and France, where he received his final initiation and h a d been o rd ai ne d Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r of the Supreme M o t h e r L o d g e . T h e first Amer ic an S upreme G r a n d Body continued to function under D r. P. B. R an d o l p h until he was regularl y succeeded by F re e ma n B. D o w d as the second G r a n d M a s t e r in the y ea r 1875. In 1882 G r a n d M a s t e r D o w d , upon the solicitation and wi t h the
* T h e Rosicr ucia ns on the W i s s a h i c k o n a m on og r a ph . f T h e date is g i v e n as 1856-58. W h i l e the f o r m a ti o n o f the A m e r i c a n Su pre m e G r a n d L o d g e w as comme nce d in 1856, it w a s not co mp let ed until 1858. D u e to this the dates h a v e been v a r i o u s ly g i v e n as 1856-57-58.

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aid o f the S upreme Council, established a S up rem e G r a n d T e m p l e of the Rosy Cross in P h il a de lp hi a, Pennsyl vani a, w h e r e the Su pre me Council o f the O r d e r first functioned and in which s tate the Supreme G r a n d L o d g e and Council have continued to function since t he y ea r 1882. T h e S upreme G r a n d L o d g e o f all Rosicrucian bodies in Am er ic a and the isles o f the sea is still locat ed in the Stat e of Pennsyl vani a. It is the direct and lineal des cendant of the first s u p re m e g r a n d body established in 1856-58 and is the s up re me a u t h o r i t y o f the authentic and legitimate O r d e r in America. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h a t the aut hent ic O r d e r , T e m p l e , B r o t h e r hood and F r a t e r n i t y o f the Rose C ro ss has been continuously func tioning in Amer ic a t h r o u g h its G r a n d Councils o r L o d g e s o r both since the y e a r 1 773,* and its var ious names, -titles a nd d es i gn a tions have been long and firmly established and p r e -e mp t ed by p ri o r use, yet, nevertheless, beginning less t han a q u a r t e r o f a cen tury ago, and since then, spurious and clandestine Rosicrucian b o d ies, sel f- organi zed and wi thout aut hor it y, have a pp e a r e d , using various Rosicrucian t er mi no lo gy an d appellations. O n e in p a r ticular, the Ancient and My st ic a l O r d e r R os ae Crucis ( A. M . O. R. C . ) , of which we will t r e a t herein, which in its begi nni ng in 1915 took notice o f the aut hent ic O r d e r and its names and v ar io u s desi g nations and a p p a r e n t l y e n d e a v o r e d to find a n am e f o r itself t h a t wou Id gi ve it the a pp e ar a nc e o f being Rosicrucian w i t h ou t techni cally vi ol at ing o u r rights. H o w e v e r , of recent years it has g r o wn bolder and has a t t em p te d, w i t h ou t success, to a p p r o p r i a t e unto it self all things Rosicrucian. Because o f the aggressive activities o f said spurious a nd clan destine Rosicrucian o r g a n iz a ti o n, t he Supreme Council o f T h r e e deemed it wise to act c o n t r a r y to the ancient l a n d m a r k s o f the F r at e r ni t y and to t ak e legal action u nde r t he laws of Penns yl vani a, to publicly regist er its n ame as t r a n s l a t e d into Engl is h wi t h the Secretary o f the C o m m o n w e a l t h , t o p r o t e c t its i nt erest s a n d t he u ni nf or med seekers o f Rosicrucian wi sdom and the au th en ti c O r d e r against the deception an d f r a u d o f the s puri ous body t h e A. M . O. R. C. Accordingly, at the suggestion a nd on the advice o f the
*To since a v o i d fu t u r e confusion, it should be c l e a r l y unders to od that w h i l e a Su pr em e 1773, the first Supr eme Grand Lodge was not es tablis hed until 1856-58, the Council, w it h all the p o w e r s o f a Su pr em e G r a n d L o d g e , has fu nc tio ne d in A m e r i c a Supreme G r a n d Co un cil at that time f u s i n g w ith and b e c o m i n g a pa rt o f the Su pr em e Grand Lodge. 19

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Council on M a y 16, 1927, we regist er ed the names or t itles: F r a ternity o f the Rosicrucians O r d e r o f the Rose Cross. As a m a t t er o f fact and in l aw the r e gis tra tion of these names long est ab lished by p rio r use included the exclusive right to use all synony mous terms, descriptive titles an d Rosicrucian appellations. H o w ever, n ot wi t hs ta nd in g such re gi st ra ti on and the exclusive ri gh t to use all such names acquir ed by long, continuous p r i o r use, o u r legal counsel advised t h a t it would be best and p e r h a p s wise f o r the f u r t h e r and b et ter prot ec tion of all interested but u n i nf or me d seek ers of authentic Rosicruci anism and the aut hent ic F r a t e r n i t y to register specific and var iou s Rose Cross names, titles and desi gna tions,-in which advice the Supreme Council concurred. T h e r e f o r e , in the early p a r t o f the y e a r 1934 we filed applications f o r the registration o f several different var iat ions of and synonymous t erms of the name of the aut hent ic F r at e r n i t y , including its original n ame in Latin. As soon as these applications were filed H . Spencer Lewis, the Bar on M u n ch a us en of the Occult, employed legal counsel, a mo n g the best in Pennsylvania, to file p ro te st in the n ame o f and on be hal f o f his spurious o rg a ni za ti o n, A. M . O. R. C., s u pp o r t e d by his affidavits, against the g r a n t i n g of ou r applications. U p o n his pro tes t the Secretary held many hearings and gav e full cons ider a tion to the question o f p ri o r use o f such names. W e took a d v a n t a g e of the op po rt u ni t y and gl adl y assumed the burden of pro vi ng the exclusive right to the use of all Rosicrucian names and appell ati ons by reason of t heir long, continuous p ri o r use. M u c h evidence to establish the same was pro du ced , an d the cont roversy was decided upon its merits a f t e r full he a ri n g and due consideration. T h r o u g h o u t the hea ri ngs o u r at torneys oft en request ed and p e r sistently d em a n d e d t h a t M r . Lewis a p p e a r an d d e f e n d his claims, submit to questioning and pre sent his credentials o f aut hori ty, but he came not. H i s a t t o rn e y suggested t h a t he wo ul d mail to them p r o o f of his Rosicrucian aut hori ty, w he r eu p on the Secr et ary con tinued the hearings an d wa it ed f or some time, but vainly an d to no purpose. T h e much-boasted and often-claimed Rosicrucian au thori ty was not pro d uc e d because, in t r ut h and fact, it does not exist. It is only a fiction and romance o f the B a ro n Mu nc ha u se n of the Occult. Finally, a f t e r the contest h ad lasted almost one year, the Secre tary of the C o mm on w ea l t h, on the second o f J a n u a r y , 1935, over20

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tration of the names as filed by us, and these names we re duly registered a n d official receipts issued to the aut hent ic F r at e r n it y , being the first legal d et e r mi n at i o n o f the exclusive right to the use of all Rosicrucian n ames in Amer ic a. T h e names regist er ed a r e :
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In August , 1934, while the hea ri ng s were pend ing b e f o re the Secretary and b ef ore action h ad been t aken on the applications pending, M r . Lewis m ad e a malicious per sonal at t ac k upon the Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r , the wri ter , which he published in the p r i vate publication o f the A. M . O. R. C. the Rosicrucian F o r u m , Vol 5, N o . 1, Augu st issue, 1934 to which he a p p e n d e d t he fol lowing s t a t e m e n t o r edi tor' s n o t e :
A s this m atter w as being prepared fo r p rin tin g, w e have received w o rd that the C o m m o n w e a lth o f Pennsylvania, through its secretary, has denied to A n y form o f registration. Italics ours. the R ev. D r . C lv m e r any f o r m o f re g is tra tio n fo r his so-called R osicru cia n O r d e r , B rotherhood , F ra te r n ity ,* etc. T h is speaks fo r its e lf v e ry e lo quen tly. E d it o r .

T h i s i nf ormat ion, absolutely false and, o f course, mi sleading, was circulated p ri v a t e l y a m o n g A. M . O. R. C. member s. W h y ? T h e answer is obvious. In o r d e r to hold his me mb er sh ip in line and keep t h em f r o m dou bt i ng the re gu la ri t y o f A. M . O. R. C., he attacks the G r a n d M a s t e r o f the au thent ic O r d e r and di ssemi nat es false i n fo rm at i on to lull t he m to sleep and to keep t h em deceived. In this connection let the r e a d e r consider w h a t we h a ve said in our f or e w o r d herein, as well as the full contents o f this booklet. Th en let him ans wer f or himself. Should we not expose and fight such m e t h o d s ? Verily, we will mercilessly expose and fight with unabated a r d o r and vi gor m et h o d s obnoxious to all ri ght -mi nded
* N o t e c a r e f u l l y the statement any f o r m o f r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r his so -c a l l e d R o s i c r u cia n O r d e r , B r ot h er ho od , F r a t e r n i t y , and then r e f e r to A p p e n d i x , E x h i b i t A . 21

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people. But how shall we light such despicable m e t h o d s and p r a c tices? H o n o r a b l y il possible, but in all events t he truth must be known and zvill be kno wn to all. Reference was m a d e by M r . Lewis in his f o r ma l p ro t e s t filed by his a t t o rn e ys and in his affidavits to the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Associa tion. T h i s o rga ni zat i on , an adj unct to the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y , was i n co rp or a te d in D e l a w a r e in 1909 and its c h a r t e r a me n d e d in 1928, to b et t er ca rry out its ori gi nal purpose and object. It was o r gani zed for the express pu rpo se of holding title to the p r o p e r t y o f the F rat er nit y, the t r an s ac ti o n o f its business in t he various states of t he Union, also in foreign countries, and the p ro t ec t io n o f its various names, titles and appellations. T h e applications f or regis trat ion of n ames and titles, so vigorously pr o t e s t e d by M r . Lewis, were originally filed by the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association in beha lf o f the various O r d e r s , B r o t h e r h o o d s o r De gr ees o f t he F r a t e r n i t y . F o r legal as well as practical reasons, those applications we r e wi t h dr awn and refiled by the v ar io us O rd e rs , B r o t h e r h o o d s or De g re es o f the F r a t e r n i t y directly in t hei r own behalf. T h i s explanation will account for the reference to the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association, which was not, in fact, i nvolved in the proceedings f or the regis t ra ti on o f names. T h e Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association was regist ered in Pennsyl vania in 1916 and so continued until the new c o r p o r a t i o n law' re quired re-regi st rati on of all foreign cor porat i ons in 1934. A p pl i cation wras m ad e for the re-regi st rati on o f said foreign cor po rat i on , which was p ro mp t ly p r ot es t ed by M r . Lewis t h r o u g h his at t orne ys and member s of his org an iz a ti o n. T h e application f o r re -r eg is t ra tion was not pressed, but was finally' abando ned, n ot because of M r . Lewis protest,' but because o ur legal counsel advi sed us t h a t since the Beverly H a l l Corporation, - a domestic c o r p or a t i o n o f the first class, had been functioning for, a number of years in Pennsyl vania and possessed all the c o r p o r a t e p owe rs of the Royal F r a t e r nity Association, t here wras no practical reason o r legal necessity to re-register said c o r p or a t i o n in the C o mm o n w e a l t h of Pennsyl vania. T h a t the best course to follow^ f or the prot ec tion of the F r a t e r n i t y was to regist er its names, titles and appell ati ons un d er the laws of the state, which course was followed. T h e B ev erly H a l l C o r p o r a t i o n will continue, as he r e t o f or e , to be the exo teric\ legal entity of the g r e a t wo r k and of the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y for the transact ion of its business and its m a t er ia l activities, because the Rose Cross, in its esoteric sense a nd activities is a spiritual
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entity, and u nd er its ancient laws a n d l a n d m a r k s m a y not solicit members, advertise, seek publicity, sue o r be sued, o r ot herwis e engage in m a t er ia l activities. T h e Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association will continue to ho ld a nd p r o tect certain p ro pe rty rights an d t he Beverly H a l l C o r p o r a t i o n is still, the o u t e r d o o r t h r o u g h which e a r n es t seekers and those quali fied may e nt er the august F r a t e r n i t y .

F r a t e r n a l l y given, R.
S w in b u r n e C lv m e r.

In the Ap pe ndix and as a p a r t o f this bookl et we p r i n t in full

verbatim the p r o t e s t o f A. M . O. R. C., the s u p p o r t i n g affidavits

of H . Spencer Lewis and the f o r m a l reply filed by o u r at to rne ys, which we trust the interested r e a de r s an d seekers a f t e r t r u t h will carefully r e a d in connection with t he text.

C L A N D E S T IN E A N D SPU RIO U S ACTIV ITIES T H E R O S I C R U C I A N S IN T H E N E W W O R L D (A B r i e f S k e t c h )

T h e first Council o f the Rose Cross in Amer ica was held in the City o f Br ot her ly Lo ve, Phi la del phi a, Pennsylvania, in the y ea r 1 773.* Since t h a t time the F r a t e r n i t y o f the Rosicrucians has been active, and its Council has heen in continuous existence in America. T h e first Supreme G r a n d L o d g e o f the F r a t e r n i t y was established with the aid and sanction o f t he Council abo ut the y ea r 1856-58 by D r . P. B. R a n do l p h, since which time it has been in active con tinuous existence and so continues to exist and function today. Dr . Rand ol ph was succeeded by F r e e m a n B. D o w d . In the y ea r 1882 Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r D o w d compl et ed t he es tablishment of t he Supreme G r a n d T e m p l e of the Rosy C ro ss in Phil adel phia. On Apri l 15, 1907, D o w d was succeeded by D r . E d w a r d H . Brown, and on M a y 10, 1922, the present S upreme G r a n d M a s t e r succeeded Dr. B r o w n . t T h e G r a n d T e m p l e o f the Rosy Cro ss has continued in existence in the State o f Pennsyl vani a since 1 8 8 2 4 T h e present s upreme g r a n d body of the august F r at e r n it y , still located in the C o mm o n w e a l t h o f Pennsylvania, is the direct lineal descendant o f all Rosicrucian bodies in America and is the s upreme authority. T h i s descension o f a ut hor it y has been r e gul ar and wi t h out int errupt ion ei ther o f time o r activity.
* T h i s Supr eme Council con tinue d to function until the Supr eme G r a n d L o d g e w as fo rm e d in 1856-58,.and ihis Su pr em e G r a n d L o d g e o f 1856-58 in turn w a s fused wi th and became a pa r t o f the Su pr em e G r a n d T e m p l e , instituted in 1878 and co mp let ed in 1882. t D r . E d w a r d H. B r o w n w a s Su pr em e G r a n d M a s t e r o f the G r a n d T e m p l e and H i e r a r c h y o f Eulis and o f the T e m p l e o f the R o sy Cross. T h e present G r a n d M a s ter, w h o succeeded D r . B r o w n , has been Supr eme G r a n d M a s t e r o f the O r d e r o f the Ros y Cross and the /th Pri es th ood , as w e l l as al lie d bo dies other than Eulis and the T e m p l e o f the Ro sy Cross, since 1905. + D a t e o f the co mp let ion o f the Su pr em e G r a n d B o d y in P e n n s y lv a n i a and f o r the N o r th A m e r i c a n continent.

N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h a t the aut hen ti c O r d e r , T e m p l e , B r o t h e r hood and F r a t e r n i t y of the Rosicrucians has been continuously ex isting and functioning in Am er ic a t h r o u g h its G r a n d Councils o r G r a n d L o d g e s since 1773 and t h r o u g h bot h G r a n d Councils a nd Lodges since 1856-58 a l t ho ug h its official n am e and all v a r i a tions t h e r e o f a nd its various names, titles and des ignat ions of its degrees, o rde rs , and t emples have long been established and p r e empted by p r i o r use yet, nevertheless, on April 1, 1915, All Fo ols Day, H . Spencer Lewis o r g a n i z e d a spurious and clandestine Rosicrucian body, which he called the Ancient and Myst ical O r d e r Rosae Crucis. T o be sure, he knew full well o f the existence o f the authentic O r d e r and, as we shall pre sent ly see, in selecting its name, chose one, as he t h o u g h t and a r gu ed, t h a t woul d n ot seriously violate the rights o f the aut hent ic O r d e r a n d at the s ame time give his spurious o r g a n iz a ti o n the a pp e a r a n c e of being Rosicrucian an d authentic. H o w e v e r , o f recent years he has g ra d ua ll y g ro wn b ol de r and has a t t e m p t e d to usurp all a u t h o r i t y and a p p r o p r i a t e all t hings Rosicrucian unt o himself. It was, t h e r e f o r e , decided to regist er all v ar ia tio ns o f names now and h e r e t o f o r e used by the real F r a ternity which have not h e r e t o f o r e been r eg is ter ed o r ot herwise lega'ly prot ect ed. Accordingly, d u r i n g the early p a r t o f 1934 the regular F r at e r n it y , t h r o u g h its at torneys, filed applications f o r the registration a n d legal prot ect ion of cert ai n of its n ames and t he names or titles of its several D e g r ee s o r O r d e r s u nd e r the civil law with the Secr et ary of the C o m m o n w e a l t h o f Pennsyl vani a. M r . Lewis i mmediat el y employed at torneys, filed p ro t es t s in the name of his spurious an d clandestine o r d e r and t he re b y i nst it ut ed the first legal contest f or the d e t er mi na ti o n o f which o r g a n i z a t i o n the authentic o r his spurious f ab ri cat i on has the legal r i g ht to t he use of Rosicrucian names, titles and official t ermi nol ogy.

The Legal Determination of the R ight to Use Rosicrucian Nam es and Titles
T h e contest thus wa g e d by M r . Lewis was long, bi t te r and h a r d fought. H e employed the best o f legal counsel. T h r o u g h his a t torney he pre sent ed all m a n n e r o f claims and used every conceiv-

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able met hod, fair, wise or otherwise, to d e f e a t the just claims o f the authentic F r a t e r n i t y , even go in g to t he extent of m ak i ng or h av in g made a vile, vicious per sonal at tack on its p re s en t Supreme Grand Master. D u r i n g the l ong-drawn-out hea ri ng s o ur a t t o r neys r epeat edl y d e m a n d e d t h a t M r . Lewis a p p e a r personal ly be fore the S ecr et ary f o r exami nati on and pre sent the p r o o f o f his alleged Rosicrucian a u t h o r i t y and right to use such names and titles. E v e r y o pp o r t u n i t y was given him to a p p e a r a nd present his proof , but he came not, ne it he r did he present any p r o o f o f his alleged Rosicrucian a ut h o r i t y o r the ri ght to use such names and titles, f or the very simple re as o n t h a t t h er e is no such p r o o f except his own s t a t em en t u n de r oat h, which the Secret ary evidently re g a r d e d as o f little value. Finally, a f t e r t he contest h ad lasted almost a year, nu merous hearings were held a nd much evidence received, the Secr et ary of the C o mm on w ea lt h , on J a n u a r y 2, 1935, o v er r ul ed all o f M r . Lewi s objections, m a d e in his own beha lf and f o r A. M . O. R. C., and g r a n t e d the applications o f the authentic F r a t e r n i t y f or the registration of the fol lowi ng names, f o r which official receipts lyere issued, v i z . : -A* 'V y .-V , The The The The The The F r a t e r n i t y o f Rosicrucians, O r d e r o f the Rose Cross, Rosicrucian B r o t he rh o od , Rosicrucian O r de r , B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy Cross, T e m p l e of the Rosy Cross and T h e F r a t e r n i t a t i s Rosae Crucis. .4

Was the Spurious A . M . O. R. C. Fabricated in 1909?

M r . Lewis states on his o a t h :
T h a t the Suprem e G ra n d L o d g e o f A . M . O . R . C ., the R osicru cian O r d e r , was actu ally started in the U n ite d States o f A m e ric a in the year 1909 and operated fo r a considerable tim e under the name o f the A n c ie n t and M y s tic O r d e r o f Rosae C ru cis o f N o r th A m e ric a , w h ich orga n iza tion w as con soli dated into the Suprem e G ra n d L o d g e o f A . M . O . N o te date given as time o f in co rp oratio n .* R. C ., the Rosicrucian O r d e r , w h en it w as incorporated hibit B .) in the year 1926. (S e e affidavit, Ex

Is t he for ego in g sworn s t a t e m e n t t r u e ? L e t us ask M r . Lewis. In an article wri tt en by him, T h e I m p e r a t o r , " a nd published in his official m ag az ine, T h e A m erica n Rosae Crucis, Oc tob er , 1917, page 195, he s a y s :
Ita lic : Foun ded, and A p r il 1, are ours. W h e n our O r d e r w as fo u n d e d here in A m e ric a by tw e n ty -tw o men and w o m en o f N e w o f the O r d e r w as seriously discussed." Y o r k , as sembled on A p r il 1. 1915, the question o f the name

T h e last regist er ed n ame is the original an d official n a me us<d by the august F r a t e r n i t y when it was first f o und ed in G e r m a n y in 1614 the one n am e o f which all ot hers are v ar ia t ion s or syno nyms. W e pri nt herewith, a pp end ed hereto, the p ro t e s t o f M r . Lewis as mad e by his at torneys, s u pp o rt ed by his affidavits m a r k e d E x hibits A, B a nd C , t o g e t h e r with t he reply t h e r e t o filed by our attorneys, m a r k e d Exh ib it D , to which the r e a d e r is r e f e r r e d and requested to r e a d carefully t h a t he may follow us as we analyze his affidavits and c o m pa r e his s wo r n st at ement s wi t h o t h e r cont radi c t ory st at ement s previously m ad e by him. 26

Di d he s we a r falsely in Apri l, 1934, or did he wr it e incorrectly in October, 19 17 ? T h e j u d g m e n t ma y be yours. H o w e v e r , it must be t ru e t hat , if he s wore t r u t h fu l l y in 1934, t hen he p re v i ously published several grossly inaccurate and squarel y c o nt ra d ic t ory s tatements. As noted, the fo rego in g was not the only s t a t e m e n t m a d e by M r . Lewis which contradicts his affidavit. T h e r e are m a n y o t h e r s t hat give the lie to his oath. A m o n g the first publications, pro b ab ly ihe first, issued by M r . Lewis a f t e r the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f his wholly spurious body, was a small bookl et un d er the title Ancien t and M y s tical O rd e r Rosae Crucis. By H . Spencer Lewis, Official Publica tion N u m b e r T w o , A . M . O. R . C., c o py ri gh te d 1915 a n d issued by the Publication Commi tt ee, A me r ic a n Sup reme Council; t h e r e fore, official in so f a r as the A. M . O. R. C. is concerned. In this official publication M r . Lewis says, p age 10:
T h e papers p erm itted public negotiations to be
* In a c e r tifie d copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Supreme G r a n d L odg e of A . M . O. R. C. the date is given as October 19, 1928.

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Ita lic s ours. T i m e m ade in the U n ite d States on ly a fte r January 1,

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specific; 1915, not 1909. B o rn , N O T

reinstituted.

1915; f o r the year 1915 was the one designed centurles b e fo re as the p rop er tim e f o r the O r d e r to be born in A m e ric a . . . . W it h the necessary papers and assistance from the S u p rem e C o u n c il o f F ran ce, the O r d e r w as established in A m e ric a in F e b ru a ry , 1915, and a Suprem e A m e ric a n C ou n cil appointed A p r il 1, 1915.

F ebruary, 1915, n ot 1909.

Surely the dat es s t at ed by him in 1915 in his own official publica tion are specific enough, a n d the n at ur a l p re su mpt i on and only con clusion is t h at the d at es then an d t here s t at ed are true and correct, because publication was m a d e directly a f t e r the act was committed. It is, t her ef or e, merel y a question of which is the f a ls e h o o d : t h a t m ad e in 1915 by him in his official publication o r his s tat emen t u n d er oat h in 1934. I f the for ego in g w e r e the only st at ement s relative to the date, it might raise a slight p r e s um pt i o n t ha t an e r r o r h a d occurred, but he has made so m a n y s t a t em en t s t o the same effect t h a t it is not possible to excuse him on the g ro un d of a mistake. W e next refetf to his s ta te me nt in T lic Am erican Rosae Crucis, F e b r u a r y issue., 1916, page 18:
In 1909 not even fu lly prepared. N o te spelling. N o t Rosicrucian. . . . in 1909 our M a s te r jou rn eyed to France to com plete his preparation fo r the and E n g la n d

W e ar e not h er e and now p r im ar il y concerned wi th the absolute falsity o f these st at ement s, n o r with the fact t h a t no such aut ho ri ty , degrees, jewels or p a p e rs we r e eve r issued o r de li ve r ed to M r . Lewis by the R. C. in F rance, but with completely r e f u t i n g his l ate sworn claims t h a t the A. M . O. R. C. was est abl ished in 1909. Strange, unaccountably s trange, t h a t he sho ul d n ow ( 1 9 3 4 ) state u nd er solemn oat h t h a t the A. M . O. R. C. was o r g a n i z e d in 1909, whereas, accordi ng to his own s t at emen ts m ad e in his own official m ag az ine, he was n ot even p r e p a r e d for such w o r k in 1 9 0 9 , and six m o r e v e a r s we re r equir ed f o r his p r e p a r a t i o n b e f o r e he was p er m i t t e d t o s t a r t his A m er i c a n mons tros ity. If his s t a t e ments as t o a ut ho ri t y w e r e actually t r u e which is not the case then it was n ot until 1914 t h a t he received p ap er s, etc., giving him permission to proceed in 1915 wi t h the w o r k o f o rg a ni z a t i o n . W e again r e f e r to the s ame publication, T h e Am erican Rosae Crucis, M a y issue, 1916, page 29, u n d e r the h ea di ng o f Ans wers by the I m p e r a t o r , " w h e r e we find the fol lowi ng s t a t e m e n t :
P ara gra p h o rig in a te ? Rosaecrucian, not Rosicrucian. they e ver N o . 5. W h a t o f all these terms W h e r e did thrv student, P ro b a tio n e r, D is c ip le ?

t hey d o not occur an yw h ere in the Se heard in the R osaecrucian Tem ples o f They

cret M an d am u ses o f the A . M . O . R . C ., nor are E gy p t, Fran ce, Spain, T h ib e t o r A u s tra lia .

Rosnecrucian w o rk w h ich alw ays seemed to be his g oa l and he was given several honors and titles by the French O r d e r .* R . C . O r d e r and one by the E nglish 1915, not 1909 B y agreem ent w ith the Suprem e C ou n cil

could have no place in the w o rk o f R osaecrucianism . A s to the w a r w e ll, o u r w o r k considers the w a r as the great crucible. that 1 w as g ive n It w as in an ticipation o f this 1909 to proceed instructions in

in F ran ce and E gypt, the perm ission lon g sought by scientists and earnest philosophical students -was^ g iven unto our M a s te r to establish the R . C . O r d e r A g a in 1915, n ot 1909. in A m e ric a in the year 1915. S ix years o f preparation and study w ere necessary, and in the m onth o f D ecem b er, 1914, the C ou n cil in F ran ce delivered to him, through m any sources and m any persons, v a ri ous articles, papers and je w e ls w ith w h ich to estab lish the O r d e r w h ich is n o w g r o w in g so rap idly here under the d irect supervision and ru lin g o f our M a s te r .
S p e c i a l attention is here c a l le d to the fac t that A l e i s t e r C r o w l e y started his a c t i v i ties in E n g l a n d in this y e a r . In 1912 M r . C r o w l e y started the O. O T . (O rder O ri Tem ple ental T e m p l a r s ) , and M r . L e w i s c l a i m s h o n o r a r y ce rtifica te f r o m O r i e n t is , or O r d e r O r i e n t a l T e m p l a r s . the O d r o

w ith the O r d e r in the U . S. in 1915. . . .

W e make f u r t h e r reference t o T h e Am erican Rosae Cnicis, July issue, 1916, pa ge 11, f o r f u r t h e r i n fo r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g his s tr an ge instructions and his expl anat ion o f why he did not o r g a n i z e his spurious o r d e r until 1915:
B u t my 1914-15, n o t 1909. Announcem ent not to be made until 1914-15. instructions in w e ird , sym bolical lan guage required c a refu l translation also stated that d u rin g the w in te r o f 15th o f 1914 and 1914-15, betw een D ecem b er E aster o f 1915, I should make

such p relim in a ry announcem ent as w o u ld enable me to have m y A m e ric a n Suprem e C ou n cil selected by A p r il 1st and m y officers installed by not later than M a y o f 1915. T h e s e instructions I had read m am 1912. D u r in g 1913 times d u rin g 1910, 1911 and

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I w as d evoted to the preparation o f the necessary C h a rte r prepared by h im s elf first papers, by the large, illu m inated charter to be signed by the select C ouncilors, and the first 'B la ck B o o k ,' w h ich I had to design, le tte r and bind myself, not being perm itted to have any m atter pass fro m m y hands b efore the O r d e r was established.

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T h is tim e 1 sim ply

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placed a sm all notice in the Personal C o lu m n o f the N e w Y o r k Sunday H e ra ld . It said that the w r ite r w o u ld he pleased to' hear fro m ladies and gen tlem en interested in the w o rk o f the O r d e r R . C. In 1914 not even the beginning o f an organization. Italics ours. M y next step w as to plan a m eetin g o f a fe w f o r o rg a n iz a tio n purposes. A s I was p rep a rin g the H e saw notices fo r the m eetin g, there cam e into my office a man whose art not trade was p rin tin g. one o f the notices, im m ed iately explain ed his lon g search fo r the O r d e r in, this coun try and his many years o f study and preparation fo r it. P a g e 12. Prelim inary m eetin g February, 1915. Can be no mistake in date. Tak en fro m record. T h e p re lim in a ry m eetin g w as held on F eb ru ary 8th in my office, at 8.30 P . M . I find in m y record > the fo llo w in g en try reg a rd in g that m e e tin g : M e e t ing w as called to ord er at 8.32 at 80 F ift h A v e n u e . T h e r e w e re 9 present. tarius. exhibits, The m oon w as in S a g it A d jo u rn e d at 9 .4 0 . in clu d in g the charter and B la ck B oo k .

and signed

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his o w n selected C ou n eilo rs. T h e r e fore, self-constituted.

T h e r e a d e r should note a n d keep in mind t h a t d u ri n g 1913 M r . Lewis was devot ed to the p r e p a r a t i o n o f the necessary first p a p e r s , by the large illuminated c h a r t e r to be signed by the (hi s) selected Counci lors a n d the first Black Book , also t hat, in 1913, n ot hi ng was p e r m i t t e d to pass f r o m his h an d s B E F O R E ihe order zvas established. W e will l at er comment on the il lumi nat ed c ha r t e r and Black B o o k . F o r the pre sent let us proceed with his story of A. M . O. R. C. :
A self-m ade G ran d M a s te r ( ? ) w h o could not understand his ( o w n ) instructions ( ? ) Thus proached, it w as that as D ecem b er 1914 of the of 1913 ap year the figures com in g

seemed to stand forth b old ly in m y consciousness, and m y instructions 1 m isinterpreted as b ein g : be tw een D ecem b er 15rh and E aster o f 1913-14, in stead o f 1914-15.

A paper and some insignia and oth er interesting was subm itted to those present, and a fte r a b rie f description o f the aims and purposes o f the O r d e r the nine m en and w o m e n w e re m ade a C om m itte e A self-created C ou n cil. to org a n ize a Suprem e C ou n cil fo r A m e ric a . F u rth e r o rg a n iza tion m eetings w ere held at the H o te l E m p ire on M a r c h 23rd, presided o v e r by a D r . J u lia Seton, and at our tem porary 68 W . 71st Street. lib ra ry at F in ally, on A p r il 1st, a T h u r s

Impossible to organ ize before 1915.

A p relim in ary m eetin g was held d u rin g the w in ter o f 1913-14, and I was surprised to find no en thusiasm and little interest. antipathy. I w en d ed T h o s e w h om I con sidered interested displayed no interest, but rather I recall w e ll the v e ry rainy n igh t when my w ay home fro m a la d y s home on

M a d is o n A ven u e, near 34th Street, w ith m y papers, ch arter and ' B lack B o o k under m y arm , dejected and p u zzled . O f the tw e lv e w h o had assembled C on stitu ted th e m selves, an a ll-illu m i nating phrase. (o u t o f tw e n ty in v ite d ), not even one signed the p relim in ary organ iza tion papers. Pages 11-12.

day, at 8.30 P . M . , about th irty o f the m ost active w o rk ers m et at the proposed L o d g e R oo m s on Se\ enth A v e n u e , and there, w ith due form , co n stitu te d themselves the S u p re m e C o u n c il, signed an illu m i nated ch arter d e cla rin g the a u th o r ita tiv e , p ro p e r and le ga l establishm ent o f the A . M . O . R . C . in A m e r ica and ap p oin tin g the national execu tive officers under sign and seal. P ages 12-13.

Al tho ug h we a r e here p ri m a ri l y concerned with the d at e on which M r . Lewis s t ar t e d the A. M . O. R. C., nevertheless, it is well to note the fact t h a t h er e we do not see a Rosicrucian initiate with a c h a r t e r o f a ut h or it y f r o m an established, aut hent ic o r d e r in France, G e rm an y , Eg yp t , Belgium o r elsewhere, but a selfa ppoi nt ed p r o m o t e r wi t h c h a r t e r and the Black B o o k o f the black magicians, a la Crowley, p r e p a r e d by himself, to be signed by those he hoped woul d join him in his spurious o rga n iz a ti o n. W e continue f r om the s ame article:
N o te date. O n or about D ecem b er 20th o f 1914 1 m ade my

W e shall h a ve m o r e to say on this subject. F o r the present , will the r e a de r kindly note and r e m e m b e r t h a t A. M . O. R. C., with its plagiarized name, was o r g a n i z e d on A p ri l I, 1915, by a bou t t hi rt y of the most active workers, n ot yet initiated, constituting t h e m selves the Supreme Council (a r a t h e r l arge council), by signing an illuminated c h a r t e r illuminated by M r . L ew is ; by ap po i nt i ng offi cers, u n de r sign a nd seal, and by declaring t he authoritative,

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p ro p e r and legal e st abl is hment o f the A. M . O. R. C. N o doubt you ar e impressed wi th this remarkable council, t he like a nd equal

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o f which is not to be fo un d elsewhere in all Rosicrucian lore, f a n tastic, iietitious or real. T h e r e a de r will also please keep in mind t h a t the G r a n d M a s t e r G e n e r a l -to-be, the I m p e r a t o r , was not selected by a S upreme G r a n d M a s t e r an d o rda ine d by the Supreme G r a n d L o d g e o f Rosicrucians in F rance, G e rm an y , E gy pt , E n g land, Belgium or elsewhere,* b ut :
E lected . N o t co n fe rrin g o f authority. That the present G ran d M a s te r G e n e ra l and unanim ously ap-

A M a y 13, 1915, not 1909. W hat

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13, 1915!

L o n g w ill it

be rem em bered and honored by those w h o even n ow rem ain enth ralled by the splendor and significance o f the con vo ca tion . L e w is H is to n A m e rica n of O rd er Rosae C ru cis , July issue, 1916, page 14.

Im p e ra to r was then elected and led to that m eetin g. m om en t a m om ent

pointed w as a natural sequence o f the events which But it w ill alw ays be a proud to rem em ber w ith jo y and

sacredness w h en the tw en ty-five C ouncilors, after weeks o f deliberation, investigation and sincere ap preciation jo ic in g ly stalled o f its im port, arose as a body and signed fourteen the A m e ric a n national ch arter in w hich th eir officers re in v ery

responsible positions. . . .

P a g e 14.

I l c r e we h av e no c o n f e r r i n g of aut hori t y by the highest official of an a u t ho ri z ed and l egitimate body, as requir ed by the tenets and l an dm ar k s o f the august F r a te r ni ty , but a m ee ti n g o f men and women not yet even members o f the F ra te rn ity , who constitute themselves as Councilors, an d t hen proceed to elect a G r a n d M a s ter General and I m p e r a t o r , s om et hi ng u nh ea r d o f in the annals of the G r a n d F r at e r n i t y . A n d t h a t is how this spuri ous A. M . C). R. C. was born. O t h e r p r o o f f or the above st at ement s follows:
Rosaecrucian. 1915, not 1909. F irs t convocation. Italics ours. Just initiated. N eith e r officers nor C ouncil had been initiated prior to elec tion. T h e y elected themselves first and On T h u rs d a y the true Rosaecrucian day th rough out the w o r ld M a y 13, 1915, the first true Rosaecrucian convocation o f the O r d e r was held in the tem ple am id b eau tifu l and inspiring conditions, and a ll the appointed n a tion a l officers, the C o u n cilo rs and a fe w others w ere d u ly in itia te d in to the O rd e r, crossed the threshold and w ere raised to the dignity o f K nights, Sorores, B rothers and Sisters o f the O r d e r Rosae C rucis in accordance w ith the true ancient rites and cerem onies.

* T h i s w a s con firmed d u r i n g the h e a r i n g s on the L e w i s protests held in H a r r i s b u r g . Ou r attorneys mad e de m an d that L e w i s h im se lf ap pe ar , that he m i g h t be questioned and that his attorne ys prod uce his f o r e i g n authorityLew is w e r e the documents f o r t h c o m in g these sim pl y do not exist. never a p p e ar e d , nor

H e r e , in the f o r e g o i n g quot at ions , we have an official h is tori cal account by Air. Lewis of the o r g a n i z a t i o n of A. M . O. R. C., or shall we say his confession of t he m a n n e r a n d m e t h o d by which he f abr icat ed his dubious an d entirely spurious Rosaecruci an O r d e r ? W e say confession advisedly, l o r such it is to all w h o really know Rosicrucian history, practices, law, l a n d m a r k s an d t he m a n ner in which Rosicrucian a u t h o r i t y is g r a n te d , G r a n d L o d g e s in stalled, G r a n d M a s t e r s a ppo in ted a n d Councils instituted. T o a Rosicrucian it is a silly farce, yet a diabolical t r a g e d y , because by methods as questionable as those he e mpl oy ed to o r g a n i z e this fake enterprise lie has deceived and misled t h ou s a n d s o f ea rnes t b ut uni nformed men and women into believing t h a t they could become Rosicrucians by simply joi ning his o r g a n iz a ti o n, falsely a n d a rtf ull y represented to be Rosicrucian. F o r the benefit o f the u n i n f o r m e d yet ea rn es t s ee ker f o r Rosi crucian wisdom we shall t ake the pains to analyze the o rg a n i z a t i o n of A. M . O. R. C., as described by M r . Lewis, and show why it is a miserable coun ter fei t and g l a r i n g fake by c o m p a r i n g it with the real O r d e r and genuine F r a t e r n i t y . All his foolish gibber and p r a t t l e abou t the my st eri ous receipt through many sources an d many per sons o f var io us articles, papers, jewels, t ri nke ts and what- nots, an d instructions in we ir d symboli cal language with which to establish t he O r d e r in Amer ic a, is just so much bal lyhoo a n d c la p t r a p i n te nd ed f o r the susceptible and gullible and, o f course, to mi slead the uni nformed. Aside f r o m a w a r r a n t of a ut h o r i t y f r om t he au th en ti c o r d e r issued t o a duly qualified and o r d a i n e d G r a n d M a s t e r , no knickknacks, jewels, physical p ro p e r t i e s o r o t h e r articles are n e c e ssa ry to institute and establish a Rosicrucian O r d e r o r T e m p l e . If an authentic w a r r a n t o f a u t h o r i t y h ad been issued to M r . Lewis which was not t he case it woul d not h av e been wri tt en in weird,

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symbolical language, an d he woul d not have m ad e the terr ibl e mis t ake o f s t ar ti ng in the wi nt er of 1913-14, instead o f t he s pri ng of 1915. F u r t h e r m o r e , he would not have found it necessary to re read his instruction m any times duri ng the years o f 1910-11 and 1912, n or to d evot e the y ea r o f 1913 to the preparation o f the necessary first papers. H e wou ld have possessed an authentic war rant of authority, a nd t h er e woul d have been no necessity f o r his p r e p a r i n g fake document s and count erfei t chart ers. H o w e v e r , assuming f o r the p urpose o f a r g u m e n t and clarity of s t at em en t but not as a m a t t e r o f fact t h a t an aut hent ic Rosi crucian G r a n d Body o r G r a n d M a s t e r had issued to M r . Lewis a genuine w a r r a n t o f a ut h o r i t y to institute and establish the O r d e r in Amer ic a in 1915, he could not have legally done so or exercised such authority, because at t h a t time an authentic S upreme G r a n d L o d g e of the Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , O r d e r and F r at e r n i t y , h a v ing exclusive jurisdiction ov er all o f N o r t h Amer ic a, was in exist ence and h ad been active f o r al mos t sixty years p r i o r t heret o, using all Rosicrucian names a nd titles. M r . Lewis admits, as we shall see later, t h a t the p r i o r use o f such names and titles would have precluded his legal use t here of. In the re gul ar and aut hent ic O r d e r men and wo me n are not made Rosicrucians and initiated into t he O r d e r in a single day by rites and ceremonies; they do not cross the t hr esh ol d an d are not raised to the dignity of B r o t h e r s and Sisters of the O r d e r Rosae Crucis. Its neophytes become Rosicrucians t h ro u g h t h ei r own efforts by faithfully following the instructions, living the life and doing the work, thus achieving certain progressive degr ees o f inner d eve lop ment. As the g r e a t wo r k progr es ses and the inner and hi gh er fac ulties are d eveloped the neophyt es become, are n ot mad e, initiates o f the O r d e r or D e g r e e which cor res ponds to t hei r stage o f devel opment . H e n c e it will be a p p a r e n t to any t h o u gh t f ul per sons wh o will take the pains to m a k e even a slight investigation o f the t rut h of the mat t er , t ha t M r . L e w is description of the initiation of h i m self, the a ppoi nt ed n at io nal officers, the Councilors and a few ot hers into the O r d e r on M a y 13, 1915, is a confession which re veals t h a t his A. M . O. R. C. is a simon-pure fake, a crude f a b r i cation and foul c ount er fei t easily det ect ed by those who d a r e to think or care to investigate. In the re g ul ar O r d e r the a ut h o r i t y o f a G r a n d M a s t e r is alwravs
conferred by a duly constituted G r a n d M a s t e r only upon an initiate

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of the O r d e r w h o has achieved the inner dev elop me nt, w h o h as earned t he ri ght to be a G r a n d M a s t e r by h a v i n g accomplished the great work, and who is able to instruct, assist a n d guide the neo phytes al on g the path an d across t he t hr es ho ld . T h e G r a n d M a s ter appoi nt s the Councils o f T h r e e , Seven and N i n e the only Councils known in genuine Rosicrucianism. T h e r e f o r e , the o r ganization o f A. M . O. R. C. in 1915 by twenty-five o r t hi rt y uninitiated m emb er s, * including M r . Lewis, who simply const it uted themselves the Supreme Council, w h o signed an illuminated charter ( M r . Lewis illuminated it when he m ad e it in 1913, a lt h ou gh it does not a p p e a r h o w he accomplished the illumi nat ion a m er e trifle, so let it p a s s ) , who declared j us t simply declared the a u thoritative, p r o p e r a n d legal es tabl is hment o f the A. M . O . R. C. in America (t he source of the a u t h o r i t y is not a l t o g e t h e r clear, but that is a n o t h e r m er e trifle; dec ree ing it so m ad e it s o ) , and a p pointed or elected t he n at ional executive officers u nd e r sign a n d s e a 1 (wh a te ve r t h a t is), including the pr e se nt G r a n d M a s t e r Ge neral and I m p e r a t o r ( M r . L e w i s ) , is a p ro ceedi ng so for ei gn to the r e gu lar p roc edure o f the genuine O r d e r , so ut terl y un-Rosicrucian, ir regular a nd ridiculous, t h a t it is crystal clear a n d self-evident be yond all d o ub t t h a t A. M . O. R. C. is spurious and clandestine and t hat its pseud o- ma st er and c r e a t o r is the B ar on M u n c h a u s e n of the Occult. T h e aut hent ic F r a t e r n i t y is a s piritual entity o f the hi ghest o r der; it deals only with the p u re whi te magic o f the G r e a t W h i t e B rot herhood. T o the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y a n d its m e m b e r s an d a d herents the Black B o o k is unknown and entirely useless. In truth and in fact, no true, real Rosicrucian ever signed the Black Book or ever will. Did we n o t say t h a t when M r . Lewis wr o t e his first hi s tor y o f A. M . O. R. C. t h a t he also w r ot e his confession, placing on it the badge of s h ame the m a r k o f C ai n t h a t reveal ed its real p ur po se and spurious n a t u r e ? So, also, when he designed, l e t te re d and bound the first Black B o o k a n d a d o p t e d f or its sign t he i nverted V triangle,* he placed upon hi msel f the marks, the symbols a n d
* T h e initi ati on o f ihe members, counri] and officers, i n c l u d i n g M r . L e w i s , did not take place until M a y 13, 191S, a nd not until a f t e r the co uncil ha d co nstituted it self and the officers h a d been elected. See L e w i s account o f the first c o n vo c at io n . * T h os e w h o kn o w and unde rst an d the true a n d fu l l sign if ic a nc e o f Bl ack B o o k s" and inv erted t r ia n g l e s w i l l mak e no mistake. 35 L e t the u n i n f o r m e d the trusting, sin

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t he unmi stakabl e si gn at ures o f the black a r t symbols a n d tokens fully u n d er s to o d and utterly despised by all t ru e Rosicrucians and t rue followers o f the occult. T h e black a r t is empl oyed only by pseudo, self-constituted m as t er s of spurious bodies a n d fake occult enterprises. x T a k e no th in g f o r g r a n te d , p rov e all things, t h e n you shall k no w the t rut h t h a t will set you free and p rot ect you f r o m the alluring, bewitching, enchant ing and mysteriously e n t re a t i ng ad ve rt i se ment s o f the black magicians constantly present ed to you wi t h t hei r p r o m ises of health, wealth, happi ness and power.

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Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis the ori gi nal n am e .of t he aut hent ic

Mr. L eivis A dm its O u r Case Effectively Puts A . M . 0 . R . C. Out of Court

A t te nt i on is par ti cu la rl y di rect ed to the fol lowi ng s ta te me nt of M r . Lewi s; it is very i nt erest ing and will become m o r e so when r e a d with o t h er s ta te me nt s m a d e by him, which we shall quote :
T h e r e are but tw o term s: T h e R o s ic r u c i a n s or T h e R o s y That the term s R osicru cian B ro th erh oo d , R osicrucian O r d e r and T h e B roth erh ood o f the

Rosicrucian O r d e r , T e m p l e , B r o t h e r h o o d and F r at e r n i t y , so oft en r eferr ed to in Rosicrucian l i te r at u re and by Rosicrucians as the August F r a t e r n i t y o r the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y . T h a t t he use o f any o f such names, titles o r t e r ms o r ot any descriptive wo r d s by a clan destine o rg a n i z a t i o n t h a t deceive o r t h a t may tend to mislead any person into the belief t h a t such o r g a n iz a t i on is an aut hent ic o r genuine Rosicrucian body is w r o n g f u l and unl awful. W e ar e pleased to have M r . Lewis make this concession and admission. P erhaps he will discontinue the use o f all Rosicrucian names, titles and terminology. A n d then, p e r h a p s he will n ot cert ai nl y he should do so. Indeed, no o t h e r person woul d have t he effrontery or the un mi ti gat ed gall to continue to use names, titles o r t e rm s af ter h avi ng m a d e such an admission, especially when viewed in the light o f the p r o o f o f p r i o r use by t he au th en ti c O r d e r submi tt ed in the he a ri n g b ef ore the Secretary, in which it was found t h a t the right to the use o f such names belongs exclusively to t h e authentic O r d e r and not to the clandestine A. M . O. R. C.

R osy C ross are all sim ilar names and term s that describe the Rosicrucian O r d e r : The term Brotherhood o f the R osy C ross is te rm . (L e w is affi m erely the explanation o f the L a tin and is the E n g lish equ ivalent o f the L a tin d avit, E x h ib it B .)

C ro ss . A l l oth er term s
are m erely variations.

The Spurious A . M . O. R. C. N o w Lays Claims to Genuine Names of the A uthentic Order. The Claim Is Proven to Be IVithout M erit
On April 14, 1934, 11. Spencer Lewis, being first duly sworn, deposes a nd s a y s :
T h a t the name T e m p le o f the R osy C ross is a name lo n g connected w ith Rosicrucian history, d at in g back to ancient tim es; that the term has been used by the Suprem e G r a n d L o d g e o f A . M . O. R . C ., the R osicru cian O r d e r and the org a n iza tio n that im m ed iately preceded it in N o r th A m e ric a , the A n cie n t and M y s tic a l O rd er Rosae C ru cis, affid avit, con tinuously in N o r t h P en n sylvan ia since A m e ric a 1909. and in the State (L e w is

Exactly so! In m a k i n g t h a t s tat emen t in his own b e h a l f and for his own purpose, in the name o f A. M . O. R. C., M r . Lewis uses a double-edged s wo rd which in its b a c k wa rd lash cuts his feet f r om under him and completely concedes the position, long mai nt ai ned by us, which is the f u n d a m e n t a l basis an d solid f o u nd a ti o n o f o u r right to use all va r ia t io ns a n d synonyms of the original name of the G r a n d F r a te r ni ty . W e now maintain a n d have long contended t h a t the names, titles o r t er ms O r de r , B r o t h e r h o o d o r F r a t e r n i t y of the Rosicrucian, of the Rose Cross 01* o f the Rosy Cross, or o f the t e r m s r e a r r a n g e d o r reversed, and the descriptive t erms Rosicrucians," Rose Cros s, " Gol den a n d Rosy C r o s s " and Rosy C r o s s are v a r i a tions, transl at ions and synonyms of o r descriptive o f the n ame
cere seekers o f reason. truth b e w a r e . Investigate. Try. Test all cla im s b y the rule o f

of
Ex

hibit C.) T h a t since the year 1909, in A m e ric a , the o r gan ization , o f wffiich affiant is the head, has con tinuously and rep eated ly in all its volu m inou s lit erature, w r itin g s and teachings used the names and term s of R osicru cian B ro th erh oo d , Rosicrucian O r d e r and T h e B rotherhood o f the R osy C ro ss . (L e w i s affidavit, E x h ib it B .)

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Ag a in we ask, ar e the f a d s true as stated by M r . Lewis in the f o r e go ing quot at ions f r om his sworn s t at e m e nt s ? Aga in we will ask M r . Lewis and let him answer, by quoting his own previously published s tatements, m a d e an d published by hi m at, n ea r and f o r some time a f t e r he o r g a n i z e d A. M . O. R. C. (in 1 9 1 5 ) , f r o m which it will clearly a p p e a r t h a t in the years 1915-16 and 1917 and for some time t h e r e a f t e r his o rg a ni z a t i o n did not use the n ames or t erms T e m p l e of the Rosy C ro s s, Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , Rosicrucian O r d e r o r 'I'he B r o t h e r h o o d o f t he Rosy C r os s . F u r t h e r m o r e , it will conclusively a p p e a r t h e r e f r o m t h a t his o r gani zat ion not only did n ot use said names and terms, but, also, t h a t he was extremely caref ul not to use them. O n the o t h e r hand, he used w h a t he claimed to be a r es tr ic ted n am e or t erm, which he laboriously a n d pai nst aki ngl y u n d e r t o o k to explain was not used by the authentic Rosicrucian or ga n iz a ti o n in Amer ica. T h e positive p r o o f t h a t A. M . O. R. C. has not used said names o r terms continuously since 1909 will a p p e a r f r om the following quotations f r o m M r . L e w i s own published s tat ement s. W e trust t h a t the r e a d e r will keep this in mind and not lose sight of it as he becomes interested in o t h e r mat er ia l comment which we shall make with reference to o t h e r m a t er ia l and interesting feat ures o f the quo tations. P r i o r to and at the time o f the fabrication and o rg a n i z a t i o n o f his clandestine body, M r . Lewis knew and was well i n f o r m e d o f the ex istence and activities in Amer ica o f the authentic Rosicrucian o r ga n i zation. T h i s is clearly shown by his own published s t a t em en t s quot ed below. It is also i nteresting to note his labo re d a t t e m p t to reason himself into a secure position, to satisfy his conscience, o r ra th er, perhaps, to justify h ims el f in the eyes of his followers and those whom he hoped woul d join his o r g a n iz a ti o n in selecting o r plagi arizi ng a name for it t h a t would give it the a pp e a r a n c e of au t he n ticity and lead to t he belief t h a t it was and is a genuine Rosicrucian O r d e r , a nd at the same time not involve him or mak e him legally accountable for his w r ong do in g. H e begins his hair-splitting a r g u m e n t and shows his t r ans cend en tal ability to employ technicalities to m ak e distinctions whe re no difference exists in his introduction to the first volume o f The American Rosae C rucis , which he published in N e w Y o r k City in J an u ar y, 1916, f r om which we quote the following:
The w o rd R osaecrucian is gram m atically

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It is used in tlfe

w ro n g , being A n g lic iz e d L a tin . E n glish the A d m its k n o w led g e o f other Rosicrucians. Italics ours.

language as a com m on ad je c tiv e, and wje that we retain the o rig in a l L a tin

will use it as such, to avoid m isunderstanding, w ith exception dip hth ong a f instead o f the 4 i (R o s ic r u c ia n ), as A m e ric a n

used by some o f o u r co n te m p o ra ries /

Rosae C ru cis , V o l. 1, page 1, January number, 1916.

T h e r e is no d ou bt t h a t his r eference above to the use o f the g e n erally descriptive t er m Ros ic ru ci an, as used by some o f o u r con t e m po ra r i es , was a reference to the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n , the authentic O r d e r in Amer ic a. A t least it aptly applies because the authentic o r d e r then, p r i o r t h e r e t o and ever since has continuously used the descriptive t e r m Rosicrucian in its man y v a r ia t io n s and general descriptive application. I ' h e business o f fabri cat i ng an d launching a spuri ous and clan destine o r g a n i z a t i o n is not wi t ho ut its difficulties, n o r free f r o m doubt, so we find the ps eud o- ma st er o f A. M . O. R. C. qui et ing his fears and lulling his do ub t to sleep as follows:
A s id e fro m the M a son ic R osaecrucian Societies O th er bodies k now n to him. H e r e he condemns tem ples and B roth erh ood s, w h ich he later claim s. in A m e ric a , ism. there are a num ber o f o th e r bodies under the w h ich g lo r y in the reflected lig h t o f R osdrcrucianT h e s e neo-Rosaecrucian societies, names o f tem ples, centers and B roth erh o od s , have naught to do w ith the genuine doctrines, principles, philosophies o r
w ork

o f the A . M . O . R . C ., and

their m em bers o r students, as w e ll as th eir M asters, D ic ta to rs or teachers, are un initiated into the truths of real Rosaecrucianism . . . V o l. 1, page 4, The January A m e rica n number, Rosae 1916. C ru cis ,

An d how does he do it? T o M r . Lewi s it is very simple ex tremely easy! H e simply brushes aside the aut hent ic O r d e r o p e r ating u n d e r the names o f Tem ples , Cent ers and B ro th e rh o o d s "1 and declares simply declares his spurious O r d e r to be genui ne and t h a t is t hat.
Italics ours. C a re fu lly note this, then refe r to w o rd in g o f sworn protest and note recent claims. T h e real name o f the genuine body is the A n cient and M y s tic a l O r d e r o f Rosae C rucis ( o r Rose Cross, R osy C r o s s ). N o n e but a genuine, le g it i mate L o d g e o f the O r d e r can use the term Rosr/ecrucian O rd e r, Rosaecrucian L o d g e or the com plete name .as given a b o v e ; and it is on ly fa ir to state that

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none o f the unauthorized bodies referred to above O n ly used restricted terms. have ever p u b licly used these re s tricte d term s or the genuine sym bols. The A m e ric a n Rosae C ru cis , V o l. I, page 5, January number, 1916.

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N o w to make s ure absolutely sure t h a t A. M . O. R. C. did not continuously use t he names o r t e rm s T e m p l e o f the Rosy C ro s s, Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , Rosicrucian O r d e r o r T h e B r o t h e r h o o d of the Rosy C r o s s since 1909 o r even in 1915, we t urn to the A p r i l number, 1916, o f T h e Am erican Rosae Crucis , on page 14, w h e r e we find t h a t :
. . . the true O r d e r the o rig in a l and perfect Rosaecrucian O r d e r is know n bv only one nam e 'f l i c A n cie n t and M y s tic a l O r d e r Rosae C ru cis.

L e w is organ ization has one specific name.

T h a t s t at em en t is clear, unequivocal and positive. H e leaves no doubt t h a t his o r ga n iz a t i on , which he claims and alleges to be the t rue O r d e r t he original an d perfect Rosaecrucian O r d e r is to be known by only one name. T h a t should settle the m a t t e r . A t least it does conclusively settle M r . Lewi s s worn s ta te me nt as to the use o f the several n ames above en um er a te d continuously since 1909 and relieves it o f all p r o b a t i v e force. But the m a t t e r wa s not settled. P l a g ia ri zi n g the name o r names o f an honorable, established and active F r a t e r n i t y is so unethical and such a flagrant w r o n g t h a t it is never settled until it is settled right and full retr ibut ion is made. Such is t he civil law, such is the moral law' and such is the absolute law fr om which no guilty man may escape. It is like B a n q u o s gh os t it will not down. So we find the m a t t e r comi ng up again in Octob,ei% 1917. E v i d e n t l y his right to use the name o r t e r m Rosae Cruci s h ad been seriously questioned, and wre find him wr it i ng at length on the subject in his official magazi ne, Am erican Rosae Crucis , explaining still a t t empt ing t o e x p l a i n ; a t t e m p t i n g to just ify t h a t which he can never explain o r justify. - . L e t us follow his f rant ic efforts:
F ound ed , not established. N o te date c arefu lly . N a m e n ot even certa in . W h e n our O r d e r was fo u n d e d here in A m e ric a by tw e n ty -tw o men and w om en o f N e w Y o r k , assemblcd on A p r il 1, 1915, the question o f the name o f the O r d e r w as seriously discussed. T h e A m e r ican Rosae C ru cis , O ctob er, 1917, page 195.

been an aut hent ic Rosicrucian o rg a n i z a t i o n o r f o u n d a t i o n duly au-'' t ho ri ze d and one t h a t could have been ri ght ful ly an d lawfully, f o und ed in Am er ic a in 1915, it wrould n ot need t we nt y-t wo men a n d women to n ame it or to seriously consider its name. It would have been n a m e d because the name Rosae Crucis ( R o s e C r o s s ) is in her ent to a nd i nseparabl e f r o m all genuine an d aut hen ti c Rosicrucian bodies just as the child bears the family name of its p a r e n t s or the wife takes the n ame o f her husband. But, o f course, like a b a s t a r d o f i r r e g u l a r b i rt h, M r . Lewis' f a b ricated spurious o rga ni zat i on , b orn o f his own cr af ty schemi ng and his designing mind, did need a name, an d the p l a g i a r i z i n g o r t he deliberate wr ongf ul taking o f the h on o r a b l e name o f the august F r a t e r n i t y was a m a t t e r f o r serious consideration. Fact s and the tell-tale circumstances s u rr o u n d i n g and ac com panying t he m do not lie; they alwrays reveal the t r u t h to co nf oun d those who a t t e m p t to use t hem to deceive and w r o n g ot hers. F a l s e hood always reveals itself. So her e in M r . L e w i s a t t e m p t e d ex planation we find his confession his pat ent , revealing, u n mi s ta k able confession o f o r g a n iz i n g a spurious O r d e r and p l a g i a r i z i n g its name. Let us fol low his confessi on:
T H E N ot its inherent name, but the name he intended to use. Italics ours. N AM E W E IN T E N D E D TO USE

N a tu r a lly to use.

the name, or phrase,

Rosae C ru cis ,

form ed the essential part o f the nam e ic e in ten d ed I'he fu ll title, A n c ie n t and M y s tic a l O r d e r Rosae C rucis, w as p ra ctica lly im perative, though I distinctly stated that, should wre choose, it w as p er missible to use any veiled name or term w h ich m igh t seem advisable. . . . T h e A m e rica n cis, O c tob e r, 1917, page 195. R osae C r u

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H e r e wc h ave a b i r d s-eye view o f the fabri cat i on o f the n ame for the likewise f ab ri cat ed spurious A. M . O. R. C. Since M r . Lewis h ad founded and launched a spurious a n d clandestine R o si crucian O r d e r , naturally the name he intended to use m u s t contain the phras e Rosae C r u c i s : It was essential to give t he quest ion able u n d er t a k i n g the deceptive a pp e ar a nc e of being Rosicrucian. M r . Lewis, wh o was well ver sed in the k n o wn a nd published history and fabulous and al luri ng tales, both true and d oubt ful , told of the F r a t e r n i t a t i s Ros ae Crucis O r d e r o f t he Rose C r o ss
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he knew and fully r eal i zed h ow ver y essential it wa s f o r the success o f his unholy u n d e r t a k i n g to m ak e the p h r a s e Iiosae Crucis or some o t h e r t e r m descriptive o f the aut hent ic F r a t e r n i t y o f t he Rosi-j crucians the essential p a r t of the name he intended t o use, otherwise! it would not he r e g a r d e d as Rosicrucian. T h e n ame would not hav>e the bewitching, ent hral li ng, d rawi ng, hypnot i zi ng and desired effect, and the ent er pri se wo ul d be a com m ercial failure. Its com mercial and m o n e t a r y success being o f ut mo st i mp or tance the very h ea r t o f his scheme the ph ra se Rosae Crucis naturally f o r me d the essential p a r t o f the n ame we ( h e ) i ntended to use. T h a t M r . L ewi s ap pr e ci at e d the g r e a t possibilities a n d high com mercial value o f a Rosicrucian label o r n a m e is clearly demon s trat ed by t he next quo tat i on we make f r o m his article o f 1917, in which he bet ra ys the t h o u g h t u ppe r mo st in his mind, as follows:
Ad m its the exam ination o f b ib liograp h y o f occult books and k now ledge o f term s used in A m erica . . . an exam ination o f the b ibliograph y o f occult books published in A m e ric a and E ngland, and then [1 9 1 5 ] on sale in A m e ric a under the name of R osicrucian, p la in ly indicated that w h en an author or firm desired to create a quick and sure sale for a book it w as labeled R osicru cian. . . The 195. A m e ric a n Rosae C ru cis . O c tob e r, 1917, page

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And so M r . Lewis knew n at u r a l l y k n e w t h a t it was essen tial to the success of the spurious order, which he fa bri cat ed purely and solely f or commercial purposes, t h a t it should be labeled Rosi crucian." A n d to m a k e it m o re alluring, to give it a m o r e potent appeal to the curious, credulous and gullible and, t h er e fo re , more profitable, he also d ee me d it a dvantageous , if not essential, to give it the ap pe a ra n ce o f being v er y old as coming o u t o f the night of time and, o f course, p r o f o u n d l y mysterious. H e n c e the fabricated n a me : Ancient and M y s tic a l O rd e r Rosae Crucis the t rue Or d er the original and p e r f ec t R o s i c r u c i a n O r d e r , kn own by only
one name.

T h a t M r . Lewis was uninitiated into the sublime mysteries of the Rose Cros s t h a t he knew not hi ng o f t he truly w or t h y and ennobling principle o f the real O r d e r an d cared less, a nd t h a t his sole purpose and only object in o r g a n iz i n g A. M . O. R. C. was to m ak e money, to m ak e it a profitable ent er pri se f o r himself, t o pil fer f r o m the m a n y u n i n fo r me d and credulous peopl e curiously or sincerely a t t r a c t e d to t he occult (small mo nt h ly p ay ment s aggre g at i ng into the t h o us an ds o f d o l l a r s ) is clearly d e m o n s t r a t e d b y

everyt hi ng he has wri tt en and is conclusively p r o v e d by every act of his consistent course o f commercialism. By his wideflung, deceptive a n d al lu ri ng p r o p a g a n d a , in which he has appeal ed only to the mat er i al , selfish an d baser instincts an d impulses o f man, he has p ur sue d a course t h a t offends, s hames, mis represents and sheds a false light on the w o r t h y principles and noble precepts o f genuine Rosicrucianism. By his co n st an t u ni v er sal ad ve rt i si ng f o r member s, by the use o f all the alluring, craft il y worded and cleverly co ns tructed display adv e rt i si n g k no wn to the m o d er n a r t o f high-pressure salesmanship, he has run c ou nt er to the mos t basic p recept and ancient l a n d m a r k o f the G r a n d F r a t e r nity, and in so do in g he has clearly d e m o n s t r a t e d t o all who are in fo rm ed even unto those wh o have m ade the slightest i nvest iga tion, t h at he is not a Rosicruci an; t h a t he cares n o t h i n g abo ut the noble principles, the sublime philosophy, the g r e a t w o r k , the holy mission o f the august F r a t e r n i t y and, f u r t h e r m o r e , t h a t his f a b r i cated spuri ous A. M . O. R. C. is n ot a Rosicrucian body a t all, but a simon-pure commercial ent erpri se, fou nd ed and o p e r a t e d by 11. Spencer Lewis f o r gain sordi d, unholy gain. And the s o r r o w a nd t he s hame o f it is t h a t he h as succeeded to the extent o f deceiving t h ou s a n d s and ext ra ct i ng f r o m them tens of t hous ands o f dollars, to say n o t h i n g o f the o t h e r w r o n g s and injuries he has done unto them. Such w ro ng s and deception cannot go on f o r e v e r the law of reaction does work, and those w h o sow to the wi nd mus t reap the whirlwind. A n d so M r . L e w i s house of cards is falling. It is becoming increasingly m o r e difficult to deceive. I nt e r e s t e d s tudent s are i nvestigating and becomi ng b et t e r i nf or med. T h e y are l e a r n ing t h a t real and genuine occult o r mystic societies o r o r d e r s do not use the m e t h o d s the high-pressure sal esmanshi p and a d v e r tising m e t ho d s empl oyed by M r . Lewis. E a r n e s t and i nquiring st udent s i nt erest ed in Rosicrucian phi loso phy ar e lear ni ng t hat, al t hou gh t he D o o r o f the T e m p le is always open to sincere and w o r t h y seekers, the aut hent ic O r d e r o f t he Rosy Cross does not solicit, urge, beg o r entice anyone to e n t e r ; that those who seek to e nt er m u st come o f t h ei r own free will a nd accord a nd pr ov e themselves wor th y. Yes, t hey are l e a r ni n g the distinguishing ma rks , the essential differences between the a u t h e n tic and the clandestine Rosicrucianism. So, also, m e m be r s o f A. M . O. R. C. are l ear ni ng the t r u t h a nd ar e d es e rt in g in l a rg e

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numbers. O t h e r s are asking e mbar r as si ng questions, and even the most loyal and t ru st i ng ar e becoming suspicious and d oubt ful of its authenticity. N o w let us r e t u r n to and follow f u r t h e r M r . L e w is reason for p lagi ar izing a Rosicrucian name f o r his spuri ous o rde r. Ot h er s were commerci al izi ng t he n am e why should not he do likewise? ! H e says: " W e were a w a r e o f t he f u r t h e r fact t h a t the w o r d Rosic.RUwas used in Am er ic a at t h at time f o r commercialism. An exami nati on o f the bi bl iogr aphy of occult books published in America an d E n g l a n d a n d then on sale in A m er ic a u nd er the name o f R o s i c r u c i a n plainly indicated t h a t when an a u t h o r or firm desired to creat e a quick and sure sale f o r a book it was labeled Rosicruci an. T h i s commercial f e a t u r e of the wo r k was also used in connection with semi-philosophical, co-operative m o vemen ts wi t ho ut any p re te ns e o f being ei ther a branch o r a he a d q u a r t e r s o f a real Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d .
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In 1915, when M r . Lewi s f abr icat ed an d launched his spurious f o r d e r f o r which he used a Rosicrucian name, and in 1917, when he penned these lines, only the following books bea ri ng Rosicrucian titles dealing w i t h the aut hent ic F r a t e r n i t y h a d been published in ! ; Am e r i c a : T h e Rosicrucians W h o and W h a t They A r e (a pam- 1 p h l e t ) , wr it t en by D r . P. B. Ran do lp h, the first G r a n d M a s t e r in America, as a h a nd b oo k , l at er republished in his book, Ravalelte, copyrighted in 1 8 7 1 ; The Te m ple o f the Rosy Cross, by F r ee ma n 'fi B. Do wd, second G r a n d M a s t e r , c opyr ight ed 188 2; T h e Rosicru cians, T h e ir Teachings, 1903; T h e F ra tern ity o f the Rosicrucians, I copyrighted 1 90 6; T h e Rosicrucian B ro th e rh oo d , the Initiates, a magazi ne published m o n th ly beginning 1908, a n d W h o Is a Rosicrucian, copyright ed 1911. T h e f ou r publications last above ment ioned were by the p r e s en t G r a n d M a s t e r and w r i t e r o f this 3 article.* N o t a single one o f those publications was in the n a t u r e o f a commercial venture, n o r did they prove profitable in a pecuniary j sense. A s a m a t t e r of fact, t hei r publication woul d not have been possible except f o r the liberal aid an d cash contributions o f mem- |
* We also refer to the c o p y r i g h t ce rtifica te N o . 25327., s h o w i n g t h a t , the present Su preme G r a n d M a s t e r c o p y r i g h t e d a text on the inner tea chi ngs o f the old Mystics, H er m et ic s and Ro sicrucians, Ja n u a r y , 1902, thirteen y e a r s b e f o r e M r . L e w i s became act ive. 44

bcrs o f the F r at e r n i t y . N o r we re the publications used in connection wi th semi-philosophical, co- operati ve m o v e m e n t s wi t hou t any p re te n se of be ing e it her a branch o r a h e a d q u a r t e r s o f a real Rosicrucian B r o t h e r hood. T h e y were not issued by the F r a t e r n i t y . T h e real Rose Cross is not commercial in any sense ; it sells n o t h i n g ; it is s u p p o r t e d entirely by contributions and donat ions . But they were wri tt en by real Rosicrucians, by G r a n d M a s t e r s , by men who k n e w they were authentic. T h e y were published an d sold by compani es o r con cerns or ga ni zed , financed and m a n a g e d by m e m b e r s a nd those in terested in the spiritual well-being o f the B r o t h e r h o o d . I f losses were sustained they m ad e t h e m good. I f t h er e we re profits the money was d o n a t e d f or the g ood o f the O r d e r . Ot hers, not real Rosicrucians, m a y have publ ished b oo ks u n d e r Rosicrucian titles, but so f a r as we k no w the only one wh o has written incorrectly an d falsely a b o u t the Rose Cross and published much misleading, wort hl es s a nd u n depe ndabl e i n f o r m a t i o n u n d e r Rosicrucian labels and m a d e a commer ci al success o f it has been M r. Lewis. T o prot ect himself in t h a t w r o n g which he i ntended to do a n d did do, he accused o th er s o f doing. It is an old trick. T h o s e who crucified Jesus the C h r i s t u s ed the s ame old trick a n d a t t e m p t e d justification o f themselves by similar met hods. T h e m e t h o d bet ra yed M r . Lewis, as it general ly has all o t h er s who have used it, and the def ense of himself an d his a t t e m p t e d justification show t h a t he was f a mi l ia r with Rosicrucian l i t e r at u re at the time, which re veal ed a n d m ad e knowm to him t he existence in America of the real Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , an d t h a t he had no right to found a clandestine a n d spurious Rosicrucian O r d e r . Now, back to M r . Lewis and his f u r t h e r expl anat ion :
Italics ours. W o u ld never use the word R osicru cia n . Reference should be made to A . M . O . R. C. present literature. Present A . M . O . R . C . literature refutes this statement and shows a change o f m ind and a T h e result o f ou r deliberation at th at tim e was that w e w o u ld n ever use the w o rd R o sicru cia n in the t itle o f o u r O r d e r .
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T h e w o rd itself is not good

L a tin , and its orth ograp h y is understood on h w h en realizes that it w as used by R o s e n k reu tz in to g iv e a m ystical in terp reta tion to the G e rm a n y

real name o f the O r d e r . F in a lly , by unanimous vote, it was decided to use the w o rd s Rosae C ru c ia n and R osaecru CIANISM, based on the phrase Rosae C rucis, when an ad jective or noun w as desired. T o this decision

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holder heart, less fe a r fu l o f legal conse quences. we have adhered in all official referen ce to our Lod ges o f this O r d e r except in such cases as w e fou n d it necessary to use the w o r d Rosicrucian in a descriptive m anner w ith that w o rd . M e n tio n s o th er m ovem en ts; th erefore, had k n ow ledge o f them . those w h o w e re seeking it But in such cases w e have made

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plain, v e ry plain, in fact, that the name o f our O r -' der w as spelled R o s a e C r u c i s and that w e had no connection w ith oth e r m ovem en ts using a d ifferen t s p ellin g. W e w o u ld have our m em bers bear in m ind that w h en the first C ou n cil m eetin g w as held in A m e r ica (a s stated on A p r il 1, 1 9 1 5 ), and th ereafter,

A d o p tio n o f a name.

and fu ll discussion o f ihe a d option o f the name was conducted, there w as at that tim e no m ovem ent in A m e ric a using the w o rd s O rder Rosae Crucis, R osicru N or Rosae C ru cis O r d e r , Rosicrucian O r d e r ,

cian L o d g e or A n cien t and M y s tic a l O r d e r Rosae C rucis, or even the initials, A . M . O . R . C . angle, point d ow n , w ith a cross w ith in T h e re ivas. I he C r o w le y O . T . O . B lack M a g ic . w as there any m ovem ent or grou p using the t r i it, or any other sym bols (e xc e p t the cross) as a sym bol o f an O r d e r or L o d g e . " T h e A m e rica n Rosae C r u c is " O c to b e r, 1917, pages 195-96.

of the Rosy C r o s s ar e all similar names a nd terms t h a t describe the Rosicrucian O r d e r . H e kn ew then, as he knows now, t h a t the use of any Rosicrucian name, t e r m o r p hr a se t h a t describes, o r that may reasonabl y be calculated to lead ot he rs to believe t h a t his was or is a legi timate Rosicrucian body, was and is i mpr op er , wrong and fraudul ent . In the beginning and f o r some time he used a restrict ed name, making p ro mi n en t the letters A. M . O. R. C., but as time wo re on and no one i nstituted legal p roc eedi ngs to question his action o r to stop him he decided t o f o r g e t all he had wr it t en on the subject a n d to claim, even u n d e r oat h, the ri gh t t o the use of all Rosicrucian names, t erms and phrases. H e woul d have done t h a t in t he beg in ning had he been sufficiently i n f o r m e d in the f u n d a me n t al s of the Order and knew w h a t he d i d n t know, t hat , because of its i nher ent nature and f u n da me n t al laws which do n o t p e r m i t it to t ake initial steps in any conflict even f o r its own protection, the aug us t F r a ternity woul d not wa g e legal battle with him o r sue him. I Iowever, he has found to his s o r r o w and chagrin t h a t when a t t a c ke d it can and will fight with telling effect. M r. Lewis s a y s :
I say this w ith confidence in m y correctness, fo r a carefu l search o f three years b efore h elp in g to o r Had k n ow ledge o f a Rosicrucian F ra tern itv in Am erica. gan ize ou r O r d e r here revealed that there was a group o f Freemasons, and a R osicru cia n F ra te rn ity som ew here in A m e ric a , w ith a fe w groups o f stu dents m eetin g to discuss hooks w h ich they (tad p u r chased fro m one firm , w ith o u t even p reten d in g to hold convocations in titled L o d g e s in the form o f an O r d e r . . . . T h e A m e rica n Rosae C ru cis , O ctob er, 1917, page 196.

Such s u b t e r f u g e ! Qui te u n w o r t h y of an ingenious a rti st so skill ful and expert as M r . Lewis in the a r t o f fa bri cat i ng bogus, illegiti mat e org an iz at i on s a nd p l a gi a r i z in g names for them. H i s w o r d y explanation explains p oorl y an d carries no conviction, to the thought ful person wh o will analyze it. T h e r e is one t h in g t h a t does st and o ut in bold relief. H e was extremely careful not to use any t erm t h a t he k new he could not safely use legally use. T h e question o f the ri ght to use di d not m a t t e r . H e w a s only concerned in safety, so he s ou gh t saf et y in distinctions of spelling and in finding some Rosicrucian t e rm or phraseol ogy not so general ly o r commonly used by the authentic body. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h a t the t er ms O r d e r and L o d g e we re used by the authentic F r a t e r n i t y and the descriptive t er ms A nc ie nt and M y s t ic a l were oft en used to describe it in aut hent ic Rosi crucian literature, and al t ho ug h the probability is t h a t M r . Lewis knew it, let us give him the benefit o f every doubt. Yet, n ev e rt h e less, he did know then , as he swears now, t h a t the t er ms Rosi crucian B r o t h e r h o o d , Rosicrucian O r d e r ' and T h e B r o t h e r h o o d
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T h e r e we have it. H e admi t s it clearly a n d positively ad mi t s that, a f t e r a careful search of t h r e e y e a r s b e f o r e he f a b r i c a t e d his synthetic and self-born o rde r, it was re veal ed t o hi m ami t h a t he knew t here was a Rosicrucian Fra tern ity somewhere in A m e ric a ." In fact, he k n e w t h a t the See, the G r a n d L o d g e o f the Rosicrucian Fraternity, was located in Pennsyl vani a, as we shall l a t e r see.
T h e fa c t is, h o w ever, that there was no lite ra ture or advertisem ents, books or pam phlets obtainName adopted. N ot received fro m able b earin g ou r sym bols o r the nam e ic e have adopted and, in fact, there was n othin g to he found
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w h ich indicated there was a regu lar O r d e r o f the R . C . in this country'. T h e A m e rica n Rosae C r u cis, O ctob er, 1917, page 196.

H a v i n g admi t te d, a f t e r t h re e years' investigation, t h a t t here was a Rosicrucian F r a t e r n i t y s omewhe re in Amer ica, in the same a r ticle he asserts t h a t n o t h i n g was fo un d which indicated t h a t t here was a r e gu la r O r d e r o f the Rose Cross in this country. U p o n w ha t m e a t does this I m p e r a t o r feed t h a t he has grown so fat, a nd of w h a t d r in k does he imbibe t h a t he reasons so poorl y and speaks in t e r m s so c on t ra d i c t o r y ?
K n e w even o f the claim that the true O r d e r had existed fo r sixty years. N ow w h en the claim is m ade that for sixty years there has been a regu lar R osicru cian O r d e r in this country, w e find ourselves being forced to recogn ize the sale o f so-called R osicru cian books as con stitu tin g an O r d e r . T h is seems preposterous, but it leaves one other claim w h ich m ay be le ga lly correct and, therefore, w o rth y o f ou r most serious consideration. Indicates an aw a re ness o f our activities. I t is th is: that since the name or w o rd R osicru cian and Rosy C ross w ere used by a firm in P ennsylvania and elsew here in A m e ric a for sixty years, they have a p rio r and exclusive righ t to the name Rosy Cross. 'I'h e claim is m ade m ore difficu lt fo r us, if true and correct, by the further exp lan ation that the right to the use o f the .name includes its translation into e v ery language,Afikludin g the F rench and the L a tin . A ck n o w led g es the doctrine o f p rio r use and that all such terms are synonymous. Italics ours. " I f such a cla im is tru e , then the w ord s Rosae C ru cis cannot he used by us in any way, regardless o f o u r rig h t to them by any ch a rte r that w e w o u ld be g ra n ted by the highest a u th o rities o f E u ro p e or elsew here, or through any patent w e could secure fro m any p o w e r in any land, except a le ga l decision by a cou rt o f this country. I t m ust be rem em bered that the w o rd s R osicru P r io r use establishes an exclusive right. cian and Rosae C rucis or any fo rm can n ot be patented and o f the term patented. have not been

T h e r e is no la w o f the land lim itin g the use o f the term in any w ay, but p r io r use, i f established, may be used as a reason fo r asking fo r exclusive rig h t. T h e A m e rica n pages 196-97. Rosae C ru cis , O ctob er, 1917. -

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aware in 1915, p r i o r t h e r e t o and since, t h a t f&r sixty years t h er e has been a r e g u l a r Rosicrucian O r d e r in this country, is true. It' can be established beyond the p e r a d v e n t u r e of a d o u bt and to the complete satisfaction o f any fair -mi nded, u np re ju di ced s tud en t seeking the t rut h. T h e reference is m ad e to the au thent ic O r d e r , which has h a d a Supreme G r a n d Council since 177.3 a n d a G r a n d T e m p l e o r L o d g e in Penns yl vani a since 1882, a n d w h e r e the S up rem e G r a n d L o d g e or See has been mai nt ai ned f o r a n u m b e r o f years, an d to the Philosophical Publi shi ng Co mp an y, which has published several books dea li ng wi t h the Rosicruci an O r d e r a n d its phi losophy. M r . Lewis was not f or c ed to recognize the sale o f real o r socalled Rosicrucian books as const it uti ng an O r d e r . T h a t woul d be preposterous. It was p r e p o s t e r o u s s ubt er f uge on his p a r t to cloud the issue, an artifice t o hide the t r u t h and a clever s t r a t a g e m to create a do ub t in justification o f his wr on gf ul and unhol y acts. The sublime and Aug us t F r a t e r n i t y is not so const it uted ami, as we have so o f t en stated, lias n o t h i n g to d o w it h t h e sale o f books, Rosi crucian o r otherwise. T h e plain fact an d whole t r u t h is t h a t he was f or ced t o recog nize the existence o f the r e g u l a r a nd aut hent ic O r d e r o f t he Rosv Cross, which has been in continuous, active existence since it was instituted in Amer ic a about the y e a r 1856-58, with D r. P. B. R a n dolph as its first Su preme G r a n d M a s t e r , a high initiate a nd real Rosicrucian. T h a t w a s his first difficulty; was w h a t all the a r g u ment was a b o u t ; t h a t was the reason f o r all his foolish p r a t t l e and subterfuge about publication o f Rosicrucian books. But in m ak i n g his ar g ume n t to get himself out of a bad hole a nd in a t t e m p t i n g to justify an unjustifiable position he i nadv er tent ly b et r a y s the hopeless weakness o f his own position a n d recognizes and admi ts the strength an d soundness o f o u r position. A s early as in 1917 he formed the habit of tal ki ng and explaining hi msel f out o f court. It is the o u t wo rk i n g o f the law t h a t m u r d e r will o u t ; t h a t the con sciousness .of w r o n g c annot be s u pp r e s s e d ; t h a t w r o n g will r i g h t itself and t h a t ev ery crime carries its own puni shment . It is the law of compensat ion so p r o f o u n d l y i n t e rp r e t e d by Ra lp h W a l d o Emerson. M r. Lewis points out an d binds h ims el f t o the conclusion t h a t the p r i o r U S E o f a name gives a nd carries with it t he ri ght t o i t s use, to the exclusion o f all ot hers, in all o f its f o r m s and variat ions,

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including t rans lat ions into every l anguage. T h e r e f o r e , he agrees t h a t wh e re p r i o r use o t the w o r d s Rosae. Crucis is established they cannot be used by hi m in any way, not even if his r ig h t t o use t hem had been g r a n t e d by the highest (Ros icru cia n) a ut hori ti es o f E u rope o r elsewhere. 1 he exclusive ri ght to the use o f all Rosicrucian names a nd t erms in A mer ic a has been est abl ished by the R a nd ol p h F o u n d a t i o n of the Rosy Cross by long, continuous p r i o r use. T h i s wa s p r o v e d cpnclusively at the h e a r i n g b ef ore the Se cr e ta ry o f the C o m m o n wealth o f Pennsylvania, even t ho u gh only a small p o r t i o n o f the uncont rovert ible evidence which establishes t h a t fact was produced. As the result t h e r e o f the S ecr et ary o ve r r u l e d the Lewis prot est s on behalf ol the A. M . O. R. C. and g r a n t e d the applications o f the Rand ol ph F o u n d a t i o n o f the G r a n d F r a t e r n i t y in A m er ic a for the exclusive use and r e g is t ra t io n o f Rosicrucian n ames and titles. W e cannot r e pr od uce and pri nt herein all the voluminous evi dence which so conclusively establishes o ur ri ght to the exclusive use of all Rosicrucian titles and names by reason o f p r i o r use. H o w e v e r , we can and will pri nt sufficient of said evidence to satisfy the fair-minded and reasonabl e, beyond all r eas onabl e doubt, t h a t the exclusive ri gh t t o t he use of all Rosicrucian n ames a nd t er ms in Amer ica belongs to the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n by virtue of
p rio r use.

HAS E X C L U S I V E

RIGHT

TO

US E O F N A M E S

It will be noted t h at M r . Lewi s concedes the exclusive r ig ht to the use o f Rosicrucian n ames a n d titles to establish p r i o r use in America even t h o u gh he possessed a ut h or it y to use such n ames granted by c h a r t e r issued by the highest Rosicrucian a u t h or it y abroad, which a u t h or it y he has nev er received a nd does not now possess by c h a r t e r o r ot herwise f r o m any au th en ti c Rosicrucian body. It is not o ur p ur p o s e here to discuss at any l engt h M r . Lewis' Rosicrucian a ut h o ri t y n o r to quote his man y v a r ie d a n d c ont ra di c tory claims a n d - s ta t e me nt s r e la t i n g t o it. Sufficient t o say t h at , in his article o f October, 1917, f r o m which we have m a d e extensive quotations, he disclaims any for ei gn aut ho ri t y, as he has on o t h e r occasions. H e says: O u r lodges t h r o u g h o u t Amer ic a ar e not bra nch lodges o f any E u r o p e a n society, o r de r , o r g a n i z a t i o n o r secret m o v em en t . Our o r d e r her e in N o r t h A me r i c a is o p e r a t i n g in an i n de pe nd e nt jurisdiction, with its own g o v er n me n t, its own S u pr em e Council, its own ratified constitution and wi th no allegiance to any indi vidual o r g r o u p whos e laws are t he t ra di t io na l principles a n d ideals o f this or de r . . . . " T h e Am erican Rosae Crucis, O c t o ber, 1917, pa ge 198. It is clear, even f r o m this involved s tat ement , t h a t M r . Lewis disclaimed any a ut h o r i t y f r o m an d connection with any E u r o p e a n Rosicrucian O r d e r . H o w e v e r , he wo ul d have m a d e a cl ea r er s t at e ment o f the facts, and none woul d h a v e been conf used o r misled, had he s a i d : 1 created o u r O r d e r out of the genius o f my own mind. I plagi arized an h on or ab le n ame f o r it so as to give it the a p p e a r a n c e o f being Rosicrucian. 1 am not a Rosicrucian. I kn ow n o t h i ng ab ou t the real secrets and esoteric t eachings o f t h a t august F r a t e r n i t y , but the name sounds g oo d to m e ; t h e r e is s o m et h in g al l ur i ng a bou t it. I believe it will have an unusual app eal to the curious an d gul lible and t h a t I can m ak e it pay. I a do p t e d its constitution. 1 made its laws and established its ideas to suit myself. I elected myself I m p e r a t o r , a ppo in ted its council a n d I g o v e r n it. It owes allegiance to no individual except myself and to no g r o u p except my family. A. M . O. R. C. is my own bra in child, and I p ro po s e to raise it to a hefty, gigantic, well-paying commer ci al e nt er p ri s e for the enrichment o f myself and family. I p ropos e to accomplish

T h e doctrine o f p r i o r use o f names is not only the law o f the land, as M r . Lewis recognizes and admits, but it is also a sacred principle and the hi ghest ethical law o f f r a t e r n a l relation existing between all high-class and w o r t h y f rat erni ti es and f r a t e r n a l s o cieties. N o well-meaning, high-class f r a t e r n a l ord er, society, lodge o r o rga ni za ti on will use the n a m e o r descriptive t e r ms o f a n o t h e r o rga ni zat i on pre-empt ed by p r i o r use. It simply is not done by high-class f r a t e r n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s n o r t o l e r a t e d by right-thinking, ethical member s of such o rga niz at ions . In view o f M r . Lewis' s t at em en t acknowl edgi ng a nd conceding the exclusive ri ght t o t he use of names a n d t er ms by virtue o f the law o f p r io r use and the evidence pr es ent ed herein establishing our pr io r use o f all Rosicrucian names a nd titles, is t her e a single rightthinking, honorable and ethical m e mb er o f A. M . O. R. C. who can or will a t t e m p t to just ify or t ol er a te the f u r t h e r use o f Rosi crucian titles and n am es by o r in connection with t h a t o r g a n i z a tion or per mi t M r . Lewi s to do it?

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this by means n eve r bef ore used an d t h a t p r oba bl y neve r will be used by any real f r a t e r n a l o r ga ni zat i on. I p ro po se to use modern, high-powered salesmanship, extensive, unusual, at tract ive, mystical and alluring a dv er t is ing and all m a nn er o f p r o p a g a n d a . E v e r y body wa n ts to be happy, mos t people w a n t t o be rich, some want to be mysterious a n d practice magic. I will promi se all this and more. In fact, I will m ak e all kinds o f s tr an ge claims an d unusual promises. I f d ri ven f r o m one position, I will t ake a n o t h e r and still anot her. A n y old h a r b o r in time o f st orm. W h a t m a t t e r if ' I am inconsistent an d cont radi ct m y s el f? T h e public soon forgets. Besides, they w a n t t he unusual. 1 will produce it in t he mos t un usual manner . B a r n u m was r i g h t : the public wa n ts to be fooled if it does not cost t oo much, so I'll make it cheap $2 .0 0 per mo nt h per member. I will rely on volume. You see, 50, 000 member s at $2. 00 per mo nt h will pro du ce $ 1 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 gross p er year, and if advert isi ng and p r o p a g a n d a do not cost too much and every thing goes well, the business should net in the n e i gh b or ho o d o f a hal f a million p er year. M a n y m ember s will d r o p out as soon as they really kn ow the t r u t h a bou t A. M . O. R. C. I believe I can fool most of them f o r some time and some o f t h em all the time. Ho w e v e r , f o r every m e m b e r lost I shall expect to gain t wo o r three by my endless-chain m e t h o d . As I said bef ore. 1 believe tlhs Rose Cross idea is g o o d t h a t it will produce real money an d p er hap s also inure to my per sonal glory. T h e idea o f being the Imperator, the sole and exclusive boss o f the concern,, also appeal s to my pride, but the use of a legally pre-empt ed n a m e ?is d an g e r o u s and serious. T h e symbols p re s en t no problem. I Van safely use the cross and fix up a set o f symbols mo re myst eri ous t han the Rose Cross ever used. I am fully a w a re t h a t the Rosicrucian F r a f e r n i t r , the O r d e r o f the Rosy Cross, is well established in this country. I will go easy at first. I will proceed with care and caution. I f no one stops me, if I am not legally enjoined, then I will g ra dual ly branch out and will finally claim the ri gh t to use all Rosicrucian names and assert all Rosicrucian aut hori ty. I f and when t h a t time arrives, A. M . O. R. C., my brain child, will be a full-grown mint, and I, its I m p e r a t o r , Su preme G r a n d M a s t e r Ge neral and O v e r lord, will be a m a n o f p o w e r and affluence. Un iver si ti es and ex clusive societies will conf er degrees, h o n o r a r y me mber shi ps and special honors upon me. I f they do not, then I will creat e t hem for myself or assume and claim them, just as I am doi ng and intend to do f o r A. M . O. R. C. come join A. M . . O . R. C. I will m ake you

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R I G H T T O USE OF N A M E S

;i Rosicrucian in a jiffy s o m et h in g the r e g u l a r ' O r d e r c a n no t do. i will give you a R. C. but ton, so all t he o t h e r R. C.'s ( R a i n b o w C h as er s) will recognize you. Yo u can p roc la im y o ur s e l f to the world as a m e m b e r of t he Anc ie nt and M y s t e r i o u s O r d e r Ros ae Crucis, a privilege not exercised by m em be r s o f the r e g u l a r O r d e r . If you are a g oo d m e m b e r and pay y o ur $ 2 . 0 0 p e r m o n t h until you reach the twel ft h degree, I vVill co n fe r upon you special an d pnusua! honors. You see, the r e g u la r O r d e r has only t h r ee degr ees. 1 give you nine more. A r e you a chained g o d ? I can relieve you o f change as well as y our chains.

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C h arter. T e m p le . O rd e r.

E X C L U S5I VE

RIGHT TO

USE OF N A M E S
the Im p e ria l"

true, w o r k in g under a G r a n d L o d g e ^ b a rte r, d e riv in g , its p o w e r and au th ority fro m D o m e o f the T h ir d Suprem e T e m p le o f the O ftk -r,. and the last (c la im in g ju s tly to be the oldest asso ciation o f men on earth, d atin g f r m the sinking o f the N e w A tla n tis Isle, n early te i thousand years P la to ), and as a G ra n d The and an terior to the days o f

A L L R O SICR U CIAN N AM ES USED BY TH E R A N D O LPH FO U N D ATIO N

Voluminous evidence can he published to establish the fact that i the Randol ph F o u n d a t i o n of the aut hent ic Rose Cr os s O r d e r and F r a t e r n i t y in A m er i c a in 1856-58, hy long, continuous, constant p ri o r use, is entitled to t he sole a nd exclusive use o f all Rosicrucian names, titles, t e r m s and appell ati ons in Amer ic a. H o w e v e r , the limited space o f this bookl et will per mi t the rep rod uct ion o f only a small po rt ion o f such evidence, but sufficient, we believe, to con vince all fair-mi nded people t h a t M r . L e w i s claim t o and use of Rosicrucian ap pell ati ons is unlawful, f r a u d u l e n t and wi t ho u t the slightest right o r justification. PRIOR USE O F A L L RO SICRU CIA N N A M ES, TITLES, T E R M S A N D A PPELLA TIO N S BY T H E RANDOLPH FO U N D A TIO N OF T H E A U T H E N T IC O R D E R IN A M ER IC A In the y ea r o f 1871 t h er e was issued by t he R a n d o l p h Publish ing C o m p a n y a book be a ri n g the title R ava lelte, the Rosicrucian Story, written by D r . P. B. Rando lp h, t hen Supreme G r a n d M a s t er o f the O r d e r . In this bo ok was given a s h o r t outline; o f the history of the F r at e r n it y , followed by the rules anil regulations g ov erning the exoteric activities o f the O r d e r . T o effectively p rov e t h a t the various names we re used a t t h a t early p er iod ( 1 8 7 1 , although they have been used since 1 8 5 7 ) , we here r eproduce in its entirety Dr. Randol ph' s article, calling special att ent ion to the var iou s Rosi crucian names, t er ms and appell ati ons used t herein and at t h a t time by the authentic O r d e r . THE ROSICRUCIANS
Lodge. G ran d L o d g e and T e m p le g ra n t charters to subsidiary lodges and temples. Rosicrucians.

L o d g e , havin g ju risdiction o v e r the entire continent o f N o r th A m e ric a and the islands o f the sea. G ra n d Lodge and 'T m p le g ra n t charters

dispensations to found or o rg a n ize subsidiary lodges and tem ples, an yw h ere w ith in the lim its o f its ju ris diction. 2. A l l are practical men w h o b elieve in p ro g They

ress, la w and ord er and in s e lf-d evelop m en t.

b elieve firm ly that G o d helps those that help th em s elves; and they consequently adopt as the m otto o f O rd e r. the O r d e r the w o rd T R Y , and they b elieve that this little w o rd o f three letters m ay becom e a m agn ificen t b rid ge o v e r w h ich a man may tr a v e l fro m had to b etter and fro m b etter to best fro m ignoran ce to k n o w le d g e , fro m p o v e rty to w e a lth and fro m w e a k ness to p ow er. L a rg e society in 1871. 3. W e con stitu te a large society o f practical men. in the w o rld , and ou r ranks bid fa ir to la rg e ly s w e ll in this land T h e r e are hundreds o f men o f la rge culture, deep intu ition s and lib e ra l m inds w h o actu ally languish because they do not k n ow each O rg a n ize d body. other, there b eing no org a n ized body, save o u r m en . w h ich invites such men to jo in its ranks and find the fe llo w s h ip w h ich such men o f such m inds need. Lodges. In ou r lodges such m en find all they seek, and m o r e ; in our w e e k ly reunions the rarest and best in tellects are brou ght as in to contact, the best thoughts m ean an or elicited and the truest human pleasures experienced, forasm uch n oth in g im pure, ignob le, unm anly is fo r an instant tolerated , e v ery induce m ent is held out to encourage a ll that is noble, good, true, b eau tifu l, ch aritab le and m an ly and that, too. in a w a y to ta lly unknow n and unpracticed in any oth er o rd er or association o f men. R o s ic ru cia n 4. E v e r y Rosicrucian is k n o w n and is the sw orn broth er o f e v e ry oth er R osicru cian the w id e w o rld

I F ho and I F hat They A r c H o n o r , M a n h o o d , Goodness

T ry exoteric body.

Rosicrucians.

1. The Rosicrucians arc a body of good men and

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and c o m fo rt (e x c e p t w h en such aid w o u ld sanction crim e or w ro n g d o in g or in terfere w ith the demands o f public justice, social order, decency, sound morals o r national prosperity and u n ity ). Rosicrucian. In a ll things

HAS E X C L U S I V E
Tem p le. Rosicrucian. O rder. O rder.

RIGHT
buries

T O USE OF N A M E S
him as a man and a Rosicrucian I f he dies an officer (a n d evert

'T em p le

should be b u ried .*

man is e lig ib le ), his w id o w and ch ild ren are p ro p e rly cared fo r by the O rd e r. 6. T h is O r d e r is a school o f the highest and It is unlike any and best k n o w le d g e earth affords.

else e v ery Rosicrucian is bound to help another so lo n g as he can do it w ith a clear conscience, and not v io la te his honor, derogate fro m nity or sully his ow n m anhood. his personal d ig In a ll things

all others, for, in addition to being a m utual pro tection society, it reaches out a fte r fa r higher and nobler aims on ly a fe w , v e ry fe w , o f w h ich are alluded Rosicrucians. Order. to in this h an d b ook ,! w h ich is m erely prin ted to save exp lan atory talk on the part o f R o s i crucians w h o are being con tin u ally im portuned fo r in fo rm atio n respecting the said O r d e r . O n e o f its main objects is to be a School o f M e n ; to make men m ore useful by ren d erin g -th em stronger, th erefore Rosicrucians. w iser th erefore happier. A s R osicrucians w e rec og n ize the im mense value o f sym pathy, en cou rage ment, em u lation and persistency

w o rth y one assists the other in sickness, sorrow , life, death and the troubles and trials o f the w o rld and society. three Rosicrucian. Each man is e lig ib le to one, tw o or and, a fte r once b e com in g a true d egrees;

Rosicrucian, it is next to impossible that he can ever a fte rw a rd com e to w an t, either fo r protection in all that is just, counsel in difficulty, food, raim ent, shel ter and all true human sym pathy all o f which is fre e ly rendered so lon g as the man remains a w o rth y

T e m p le . T e m p le .

DWELLER IN THE TEMPLE ! Thus the tem ple insures its acolytes against

w an t, m itigates their sorrow , enhances their useful ness to them selves and the w o rld , braces and sharp ens th eir intellect, fires th eir em ulation, encourages a ll m an ly efforts, assuages th eir g rie f, cu ltivates their hope, strengthens th eir self-reliance, self-respect, s e lf- e ffo r t ; it fro w n s on all w ro n g d o in g , seeks to e leva te m an in his o w n esteem, teaches due and loyal respect to w om an, the law s, society and the w o r l d ; it prom otes stability o f character, makes its votaries strive fo r m a n h o o d in the fu ll, true sense; adopts t r y and e x c e l s i o r as liv in g , practical m otto es; and thus, both d ire c tly and ind irectly, does T e m p le and R osicrucia . the T e m p le o f R osicru cia seek to increase the* sum total o f human happiness in the w o rld w ith in and w ith o u t its w alls. 5. E v e r y man pays an initiation fee and a
T h e r e

N i l m o rta lib u s , a rd u m est. is n o d i f f i c u l t y ' t o h i m w h o t r u l y

w ills !

W h a te v e r o f good a g rea t man has ever

done m ay still be accom plished by you and me, m\ brother, if w e on ly think so, and set about in righ t good earnest, and no mistake. the o m n i p o t e n c e of w ill
T ry !

W e p roclaim

and w e declare prac

tically, and by our ow n achievem ents dem onstrate, the w ill o f man to be a suprem e and all-con qu erin g force w hen once fa irly brought into play, but this p o w e r is on ly n eg a tively s tron g w h en exerted fo r m erely selfish or personal e n d s ; w hen o r w h ere v er it is called into action fo r good ends, noth in g can w ith stand its force. G oodness is P o w e r ; w h ere fore, w e take the best care to cu ltiva te the norm al w ill and thus render it a m igh ty and p o w e r fu l en gine fo r P o s itiv e G o o d . Rosicrucian. Rosicrucian. . Y o u cannot d eceive a true to read you R osicrucian, fo r he soon learns h o w

m on th ly tax o f one d ollar, in return fo r w h ich the m em ber has the advantage o f a ll in fo rm atio n the L o d g e m ay be able to procure in the shape o f lec L od g e. tures. debates, books, scientific papers, models, ex perim ents in a ll physical science, essays on philoso phy, etc., in addition to w h ich he is a llo w e d a sum, v a r y in g fro m fo u r to fourteen dollars a w eek when sick, p ro vid ed he needs such a i d ; he is visited, com forted ,' nursed, doctored and, should he die, the

through and through, as if you w e re a m an o f glass, and he attains this p o w e r by becom in g a R osicru -

* A l l insurance features have long since been eliminated even in the exoteric lodges and temples. Section 5 is therefore null and void at this time, f These articles of aims, rules and regulations we re also published by D r . Rand olph

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cian o n ly ; T e m p le . how to nor can it he had this regal through of any other the human results obj means w h atever. rebuild I'he T e m p le teaches its acolytes fa cu lty

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D o e s n o t the one g re a t G o d E ven so, no man can enter

but in any field in the w o r ld s great gard en , fo r are not w e a ll brethren ? rule o v e r and love us?

soul the w i l l ; h o w to strengthen, p u rify, expand and inten sify it ; and one o f the first Becorne a true Rosicrucian. servable a fte r a man has becom e a tru e Rosicrucian is that his vanity g ro w s sm aller by degrees and beau t ifu lly less, for the first th in g lie fu lly that a ll i lie knows w o u ld large book, but that h im self to learn. realizes is probably m ake quite a O rd er. Non-sectarian, non-partisan.

our doors by reason o f his w e a lth , fo r riches, unless put to m an ly uses, are d etrim en ta l bad p ositively in ju rio u s ! N o m an can en ter ou r doors by reason The O r d e r has o f his fam e, politics o r relig io n .

n oth in g to do w ith a m ans p olitics o r relig io n , and it m atters not w h a t a m ans creed is, so lo n g as he

all he does not k n o w w ou ld th eres a w ill th eres a

is

a man.

T h e B aptist is w elcom e, but not

as a
No

make a book considerably la rg e r and, th erefore, sets W h ere w a y ; and a fte r g ettin g rid o f self-conceit the man finds him self increasing in m ental stature by im perceptible gradations and finds him self a learned man by a process which he cannot com prehend and one w h ich is neither appreciated nor know n outside T e m p le . the T e m p le . A s a consequence o f tra v e lin g on this royal road to k n o w led ge, the Rosicrucian soon learns to de wickedness, not by reason of spise the weakness o f

B ap tist; and so w ith m en o f jill oth er faiths. our p la tfo rm , except such nor w ill th eir in tro d u ction decency,

religion , no faith , no politics can be discussed fro m be t o l erated one m om en t. W e accept m en o f a ll creeds, m anhood, sound

as ou tra ge

m orals and. public ord er, such as fre e lovers, M o r mons and birds o f that fe a th e r ; nor can any such person enter o u r ranks, no m atter w h o he m ay be, o r h o w high in fa m e or social plane. N o man is A ll barred out o f ou r tem ple by reason o f his p o v e rt\ , fo r physical beggars are o fte n kings in m ind. w c ask o r seek fo r in a m an is h o n o r , and am bition to k n o w m o r e a n d b e b e t t e r . Lodges R o sie r in in. U s u a lly the L o d g e s o f R osicru cia m eet once a w eek to hear lectures, exchange courtesies, thoughts, n ew s; to listen to in vited guests, debate questions in art, science and p h ilosop h y; to m u tu a lly in fo rm and strengthen each o th e r; to in vestigate any and all subjects o f a proper nature, and to c u ltiv a te that m an ly sp irit and c h iva lric b earin g w h ich so w e ll entitles th eir possessor to be c alled a
m an.

any lon g-faced cant being poured into his ear, but because he finds out p ra ctica lly that m anhood and virtu e are safe investments, w h ile badness or mean ness w o n t pay. Rosicrucians. Sym bolic temples or lodges. O rd e r. Lodges. I t is the universal testim ony o f all w h o have become tru e Rosicrucians, that w ith in its sym bolic w a lls there is a deeply m ysterious influence fo r good pervad in g its atmosphere, intensified lodges are under w hich e v e ry m an o f the O r d e r becomes rapidly but norm a lly in d ivid u alized and in character, never closed m anhood and influence. 7. I he doors o f our R osicrucid.

h on esty

These W e

are a fe w o f the good things o f R osicru cia. seek no man m en seek us. are, as may w e ll

against the honest, honorable or aspiring man, nor can any earth ly potentate, no w ie ld e r o f an. em p ires sceptre, no w e a re r o f a k in gly cro w n , gain adm is sion by reason o f his eminence, fo r Though he be a k in g he m ay not be a m a n , a title fa r above all others on the earth a title nobler than any other Rosicrucians. B rotherhood o f M e n . e v er earned by m ortals. of our eminence and W e Rosicrucians are proud ju s tly so fo r we are a as

O u r fa c ilitie s fo r ob unsurpassed, un

tain in g k n o w le d g e and in fo rm atio n on all subjects be con ceived, yet fe lt the equaled. F in a n c ia lly w e are satisfied. never A T e m p le o f an e x B ut

T e m p le o f R o sicru cid .

R osicru cia

pressure o f

hausted exchequer, and p robably n ever w ill.

this last is the least com m en dable about the in stitu tion, yet it uses m oney fo r good purposes and, th ere fore, has its chest supplied. O rd er. A l l oth er essential in form a tion respecting the O r d e r can be obtained B Y
try in g !

B ro th e rh o o d o f M e n ! and recogn ize m a n h o o d

the true k in g s h ip ; hence w e honor that man highest w h o know s most and puts his k n o w led g e to the high est and noblest uses, not on ly to w a rd his brothers.

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and herm etic philosophers w e re acolytes o f that vast Vast secret B rotherhood. secret B rotherhood w h ich has th rived fro m the earliest ages and, under d ifferen t names in different lands, has p erform ed is still p e rfo rm in g its mis sion. T h e mem bers o f this m ystic union w ere the M a g i o f old, w h o flourished in C h ald ea (M e s o p o ta m ia ) ages b efo re one o f th eir num ber (H e r b e r ) le ft his native plains, and on foreign soil founded the H e b ra ic con fed eration . Sages o f C haldea. T h e y w e re the o r ig i nal Sabi and Sabeans, w h o fo r ages preceded the T h e y w ere the men w h o founded that Sem itic c iv iliz a tio n , the fa in t shade o f which w e find, h avin g leaped lon g avenues o f centuries, in the m old y records o f ea rly China, itself num ber in g its years by the the thousand. Brahm a, Gnostics, Of the this great B rotherhood Z oroaster, sprang Buddha, La-otze,

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gained n e w thoughts and truths, b efo re the A d a m ic era o f ch ron ology, and to have been the com m on p ro p erty o f the adepts. 1 have been led into these rem arks and exp lan a tions, first, fo r the purpose o f fin ally and authoritaP h e Rosicrucians. W h o they are. tiv e ly s e ttlin g the vexed question con cern in g the Rosicrucians, . . .

P la to ,

Essenes and,

th erefore, C h rist Jesus H im s e lf W h o w as an Essene and w h o preached the sacred d octrine o f the M o u n ta in o f L ig h t. T h e y w ere the dream ers of [A m o n g them the ages o f the epochs eclipsed occasionally, but anon bursting forth in g lo r y again. never a c ow a rd or a s la v e .] T h e y w ere the men

w h o first discovered the significance o f fire, and that there was som ething deeper than life in man, pro fou n d er than in tellect in the universe. of transcendant ligh t now illum ines W h a te v e r the w orld

comes from the torches which they lit at the foun tain whence all lig h t stream eth upon that mystic m ountain w hich they alone had courage and en H erm es T ris and that other durance to clim b and clim bed, too, o ver a ladder w hose rungs w ere centuries apart. megistus, H erm es fam ous E g y p ts m igh ty king, (A sclcp iu s I X ) , p re-A d am ite

was an adept, a Brother that M elch ized ek , A n d so with

and a Priest, as was M a lk i-Z a d e k b efore him, that m onarch, w h o w as reputed to have been born o f a thought, and to have lived fo r countless ages. the G re e k M ercu riu s. T h e ir s , too, wras that w on N oth in g

drous learn in g w h erein M os.es w as skilled,' and at their fountain the H e b re w , Joseph, d r^ tk . o rig in a l in thaum aturgy, th eology, philosophy, psy chology, e n to lo g y and on tology, but they gave it to the w o r l d ; and w hen philosophers thought they had

This di ss ert at ion on t he Rosicrucians, t hei r teachi ngs and t hei r activities, was first published in a h a n d b o o k o r bookl et and widely circulated b efore the publication ol the same m a t e r i a l in R a v a le lle in 1871. Ev en a cursory re a di n g o f this early p ro spe ct us mu st p r o ve to any one seeking the t r u t h t h a t the aut hent ic F r a t e r n i t y used the various t e rm s f o r t he different ph as e s of its work, such as the Rosi crucians," which embra ced all those truly i nt ere st ed in the O r d e r and the phi los ophy t au gh t, those enr ol le d as acolytes o r neophytes, as well as m ember s o f the var iou s bodies and t h ei r activities. It shows also t h a t the t erms, such as T e m p l e , 1' O r d e r , G r a n d L odg e, " Subsidiary L o d g e s and T e m p l e s , " o f the R os y Cro ss o r Rosicrucians were then in c o m m on usage. I t speaks o f its G r a n d Lodge chart er, o f its S upr eme T e m p l e o f the O r d e r a n d o t h e r sub jects which we re then, and still are, p a r t and parcel o f the au thent ic F rat er nit y. M o r e o v e r , it f requent ly uses the universal, genetic term, which is all-inclusive o f eve ry t hi n g t h a t is Rosicrucian, i.e., R o sic ru c ia . N o r does it omit s peaking o f its Symbolic T e m p l e s and L o d g e s " p r i o r to, concurrentl y wi th and since the issue o f this first h a n db oo k o r descriptive bo ok let deali ng with the Rosicrucians in America, t h ei r activities a n d teachings. T h e F r a t e r n i t y has is sued c h a r t e r s to its s u bor di na te bodies, as well as c h a r t e r s to the State G r a n d L o d g e s and certificates to its member s, copies of these originals being in the archives o f the pre sent S u p r em e G r a n d Lodge. In the G r a n d L o d g e c h a r t e r s issued by R a n d o l p h up to and including the y e a r 1874, the t er ms R o s i c r u c i a ( m e a n i n g everything Ro sic ruci an ), Femple, B r o t h e r h o o d and O r d e r a r e used. M r . Lewis has m ad e the s t a t e m e n t t h a t the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a tion never m a d e use of the t e r m O r d e r " and claimed f o r t h a t r e a son he h a d a ri ght to use it. Such claim is shown to be wi t hout merit by the f o r eg o in g quo tat i on f r o m D r . R a nd ol p h , as well as the reprinting o f t he Rosicrucian o a t h to follow. In the y e a r 1872 Dr. P. B. R an d o l p h issued the booklet, T h e Curious L i f e o f P. B. Randolph, in which, f or reasons o f policy, he r e p r o d u c e d the obli

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gation which all w h o applied for admission into the O r d e r were compelled to subscribe. It will be not ed t h a t such applicants took t heir oath to an Ancient O r d e r . " W e here r eproduce it:
R O S IC R U C 1 A N S O A T H A p p e a lin g to G o d as witness o f m y in teg rity o f purpose, I ask to be adm itted to the p reparatory A n cie n t O r d e r Rosicrucians. trial degree o f the honorable and a n cien t O r d e r Rosicrucians. or of

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I solem nly sw ear to try to be a true

and honest m a n ; that I w ill never purposely in ju re the fa ir fam e o f any human b e in g ; that I w ill fo r e v er keep in v io late all secrets that may he trusted to m e ; that 1 w ill never babble, lie, steal, bear false witness, expose faults, create scandal or cause any human heart to grie v e or m o u rn ; that 1 w ill dry all tears and cheer all hearts and never cease tryin g to be a good and w o rth y citizen o f the w o r ld ; that 1 w i l l never seduce any v irg in , w ife or w id o w or m atron, but w ill protect all such, if need Jbe, w ith m y l if e ; that I w ill henceforth bear w ith o u t abuse the grand o ld name o f g e n t l e m a n -, and if I fail in aught herein it w ill be p ro o f that 1 am w h o lly un w o rth y to be called A m a n . I solem nly sw ear to be prom pt, just and true in all m y dealings w ith man or w om an , and that never w ill 1 sully m y soul w ith a mean action o f any sort or kind w h atever, so help me, G o d ! 1 fu rth er solem nly swear, in the a w fu l presence o f A lm ig h ty and E te rn a l G o d , that 1 w ill ever and alw ays cham pion the just cause o f w o m a n ; that 1 w ill never encourage harlotry, prac tice libertin age, defam e another, w r o n g any man, and especially any true w om an , and in all things w i l l strenuously en d eavor to be a m a n , so help me, G o d !

tion o f the one wo rd M y s t i c a l , M r . Lewis boldly took t he name of the aut hent ic O r d e r est abl ished by R a n d o l p h , who se re a di n g was the H o n o r a b l e a n d Ancient O r d e r o f the Rosy C r o ss or Rosi crucians. N o w, in the light of this evidence, when cons ider ed with M r . Lewis admission in his affidavit ( h e r e i n b e f o r e q u o t e d ) to the e f fect t h a t all Rosicrucian n ames , t e r m s and titles ar e synonymous and are but v ar ia ti ons of the original o r generic name, it is evi dent beyond all dou bt t h a t the ri ght to use all R o s i c r u c i a n ' n a m e s and appellations belongs exclusively to the R a n d o l p h f o u n d a t i o n of the aut hent ic O r d e r in America. A n d t hat , by the s ame t oken and for the same reason, M r . Lewis a nd his clandestine O r d e r h a v e no right w h a t e v e r to use any Rosicrucian titles o r appell ati ons. I herefore, t he use o f Rosicrucian appell ati ons by M r . Lewi s in connec tion wi t h this spurious o r g a n i z a t i o n is o u tr a g e o u s and scandal ous and wi t ho ut the slightest justification in the eyes and mi nds o f just and u p r ig h t men. T h e r e is not the slightest d o u b t t h a t M r . Lewi s wa s fully ac quainted with all the activities of t he R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n o f the authentic O r d e r o f the R o s e Cros s and its continuous use o f all Rosicrucian appellations up to the t ime and since he o r g a n i z e d the A. M . O. R. C. M o r e o v e r , he knew t h a t D r . R an d o l p h was quali fied to establish and by w h a t a u t h o r i t y he did establish t he august F r a t er n jt y in America, because, in his Official P ubli cat ion N u m b e r T w o , published in 1915, h er e in b ef or e r e f e r r e d to, on p a ge 10. he sai d:
D r. R and olph G rand R . . . that D r . R an d olph was one o f the fore-

Master o f . C .*. in Fran ce.

most men o f the O r d e r w h o e ver lived in this coun try and 'was at one tim e G ra n d M a s te r o f the R . C . Lodge

in

F ran ce, w h ich w as attended by one o f the

N a p oleon s.

Such was the Rosicrucian obligation known and published in the y ea r 1872. T h e r e a d e r will recall in his article o f 1917 h er ei n before quot ed M r . Lewi s claimed t h a t no o rg an iz at i on, previous to his activity beginning in 1915, h a d used the t e r m O r d e r nor the prefix Ancient a nd M y s t i c a l . By r e f e r r i n g to this obligation it is obvious t h a t his claim concerning the use o f the w o r d O r d e r is u nt rue and unfo un de d, and t h a t even p a r t of the prefix, the w o r d Ancient," was also used as early as 1872. Th u s, with the excep

T h e r e is no h i g h er Rosicrucian a ut h o r i t y t h a n the s up re me office of G r a n d M a s t e r . D r . R a n d o l p h t hen being the S u p r em e G r a n d M a s t e r o f the O r d e r in F rance, which fact ca nn ot be successfully questioned, he h a d the unquest ionabl e right to establish the O r d e r in Amer ic a in 1856-58, at which ti me it h a d n ot been previously established a nd was not active. N o t alone has the p r o o f o f t he es tabl is hment o f the au th en ti c O r d e r in Amer ic a by R a nd o l ph , its activities a nd its p r i o r use of Rosicrucian appellations, been p re s e r v e d in cu r re nt l i te r a t u r e since

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its establishment d own t o this day, but Dr. R a n d o l p h s Rosicrucian activities were kno wn a n d publicly recognized in 1872, when all the c ohorts of hades were b an de d t o g e t h e r to t ake f r o m P. B. R a n dol ph all t h a t for which he had l abored and sacrificed du ri n g many years, when he was persecuted as well as p ros ecut ed because of his then advanced ideas, at which trial he was acquitted. T h e prosecut ing attorney, s peaking f or the Go ve r nm en t , in ad dr es s in g the jury, said in p a r t :
Correspondence in A rch ives. T o see this man, philosophers cross the seas from In d ia s hills, sages fro m m any, negroes fro m the France, m andarins from South, and even the C hina, noblem en fro m E ngland , thinkers fro m G e r cro w n ed kings in vite him to th eir courts, w h ere he passes in and out, the proudest king am ong them a ll! the out. H o w does he do it? ranks o f In 1858 he broke from to, and that the party he belonged

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Adol phu s Skinner, the abov e-men ti oned p ro se c ut ing a t t o r n e y lor the G o v e r n m e n t , and thus f o r m e d a n d p l a g i a r i z e d t he n a m e o f the A nc ie nt and M y s t i c a l O r d e r of Rosae Crucis, i.e., Rosy Cross, for his own unlawful use in connection with his wholly spurious ent erpri se ?
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o f

t h e

o sy

ross

w h o le creed united alm ost to a man to crush him H o w did it result ? H e stood firm er and rose At this h igher than e v e r ! ow n ed in the w o rld . W a i t and s e e ! W h e n c e the p ow er ?

v e ry m om ent he stands lite r a lly stripped o f all he H o w lo n g w ill he stay so?

M r . Lewis claims and swea rs in his affidavit ( E xh i b i t C ) t h a t A. M . O. R. C. has used t he n a me o r t e r m " T c m p h o f t h e Rosy C r o s s continuously in N o r t h A m e r i c a a n d in the S ta te o f P en ns yl v a n i a ' s i n c e 19 09 , and t h a t the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association, m eani ng t he R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n , has n o t used this n a m e in America o r in the State o f Pen ns yl van ia until the last five yea rs ." Search whe re we will, we ca nn ot find t he use o f T e m p l e o f n i l R o s y C r o s s in any of the A . M . O . R . C . l ite rat ure , but we do find it s tat ed time and again t h a t the Lewis o r g a n i z a t i o n is k nown only as T h e A n c i e n t a n d M y s t i c a l O r d e r R o s a e C r u c i s . If it has been used, which is ext remel y doubt ful , it is very recently. I lie s worn s t at e m e nt t h a t it has been used continuously since 1909 is a l t o ge t he r false, and it is a p p a r e n t t h a t M r . Lewis k n e w it to be false wh en he m a d e his affidavit.
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se o f t h e

N o w , gen tlem en , let me c all you r attention to oth er points o f his career. O ver 1852. Ita lics ours. M y s tic a l B rotherhood. ascended tw e n ty years ago M r. R and olph was know n to be a R o sicru cia n , and in that period he the steps o f that M y s t ic a l B ro th e rh o o d , rushing past hundreds ou tstrip p in g thousands and C hieftainship o f Rosicrucians. Supreme H ig h Priest o f O rd e r and G ran d M astersh ip o f all lodges.

a m e

b y

t h e

u t h e n t i c

r d e r

o f gravb eards in the m ental race, until he attained the chieftainship o f the true Rosicrucians in A m e r ica and the isles o f the seas, and fin a lly to the Su prem e H ig h Priesth ood o f the O r d e r and G ran d M astersh ip o f the com bined lo d g e s.o f the earth lik e wise, reaching the double office through his absolute defiance o f p overty and w ealth , and persistent pur suit o f ideas a lo n e ! *

E v e n then the aut hent ic O r d e r was r e f e r r e d to an d kn own as t h a t Myst ical B r o t h e r h o o d . N o w , is it possible t h a t M r . Lew'is read this boo k and t h a t he combined the t e r ms A n c ie n t in the Rosicrucians o a t h w it h the M y s t i c a l as empl oyed by t he H o n .
* C u ri o u s L i f e o f P . B. R a n d o l p h , p a g e 73, edition 1872.

In 1871 R a nd o l ph selected F r e e m a n B. D o wd , a high initiate, t rained an d initiated into t he Sublime L hi rd u n d e r his i mme di at e supervision, to be his successor. O n Jul y 29, 1875, D r . R an do lp h passed to the Beyond, and F r e e m a n B. D o w d became, by ri ght o f succession, t he second S upr em e G r a n d M a s t e r o f t h e O r d e r in America. Several of the Council o f Seven residing in P h il ad el ph ia , the first center o f the activities of the S upr em e Council in A me r ic a , urged Do wd to establish a G r a n d L o d g e in t h a t city. Accordingly, in t he year 1878, he began the f o r m a t i o n o f a G r a n d L o d g e in P h il a d e l phia, with himself as G r a n d M a s t e r , u n d e r t he n ame a n d title o f T h e T e m p l e o f t he Rosy C r os s , an d comp let ed his t as k in 1882. W h i l e t her e he compl et ed his first book, which he published u n d e r the title o f T h e T e m p le o f the Rosy Cross. T h a t his residence was in P hi la del ph ia at t he time is s hown by t he cop yr ig ht certificate issued to him in 1 882. In 1888 D o w d established a G r a n d L o d g e o r a T e m p l e o f the

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G T e m p le o f tiie R osy C ross

Co py ri g ht o f the second edition o f 1888

T h e R osy C ross

P u b lis h in g

C o m p an y

1882
C opy ri gh t o f the first edition o f T e m p l e o f t h e R o s y Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r F r e e m a n B. D o w d s activity in Phil adel phia.
Cross.

San Francisco, Calif. Supreme G r a n d M a s t e r F r e e m a n B. D o w d s activity in C al i f o r n i a

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RANDOLPH F O U N D A T IO N T H E A U T H E N T IC BODY
Rosy Cross in San Francisco, Cal iforni a. W hi l e in Cal iforni a, he r e wr ot e and g r e a tl y enl ar ged his book, The Tem ple o f the Rosy Cross , a nd the Rosy Cros s Publishing Co mp an y, o f San Francisco, Cal iforni a, was est abl ished f o r the purpos e o f publishing it and o t h e r Rosicrucian li terat ure. D o w d s activities in San Francisco arc att est ed by t he copyr ight certificate f o r t he revised second edi tion issued to him in 1888. Both o f these editions o f T he Temple o f the Rosy Cross contain the official symbol o f this phase o r degree o f the G r a n d F r at e r n i t y a symbol, by t he way, which was the escutcheon o f H o u s e of Dowd. In E v o lu tio n o f I m m o r t a li t y , wr it t en by D o w d in 1894 an d pub lished under the pen n ame o f Rosicrucia;, which he dedi cat ed to the Queen o f the Rosy Cross, in the Appendix, C h a p t e r X V I I I , he gives a comprehensi ve review o f just w h a t this association o f men is, of the p urp os es and teachings of the F r a t e r n i t y a n d the various appellations u n d er which the F r a te r ni ty , T e m p l e o r O r d e r has been known du ri ng the v ar io u s stages and ages o f its history. D u r i n g D o w d s t en ure o f office as Su preme G r a n d M a s t e r of the F r at e r n it y , the Rosicrucian title o r appellation, T h e T e m p le of the Rosy Cross, wa s so generally used t h a t it became p r o mi n en t and was well and general ly known. O f this t her e can be no mistake. It is an established fact beyond the pale o f cont roversy. Ho we v er , it is an appell ati on which h as been used by the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a tion since 1856-58 t o t he present time. T o show the continuity o f the R a nd ol p h F o un d a t i o n , we next consider Paul T y n e r and his activity in its behalf. In 1897 Paul T y n e r was st at ioned in De nver , Co lo rad o, and in connection with his wo rk there he e di t ed a n d published, t h r o u g h the T e m p l e Pub lishing Comp any , the mon thly mag az ine, T h e T e m p l e , devoted to higher human culture, spiritual science and the phi losophy o f the Rosy Cross. In this magaz in e, J ul y issue, 1897, beginning with page 56, a complete man ife st o of the T e mp l e, O r d e r , F r a t e r n i t y and B r o t h e r hood, giving an outline o f its work, aims, phi los ophy and culture, was published. T h i s was a u t ho r i t at i v e because it was p r e p a r e d by F r e e ma n B. D o w d , u n de r his initiate n a m e : Rosicrucia. T h e article is too l engt hy to be r ep rod uce d in its entirety.* Onl y a
* T h i s manifesto is found complete in the hook, " T h e F r a te r n ity

HAS E X C L U S I V E

R IGH T TO

USE OF N A M E S

portion will be r e pr int ed here.

W e quote as fol lows :

Each age calls to r restatem ents o f truth, espe c ia lly adapted to its understanding and use, and the present .age is-n o exception. den fro m T h a t w h ich was h id from its o u t The the ign oran t and vicious under symbols

and figures in the past is em ergi ig

g ro w n shell so that he w h o runs m ay read.

v e il o f Isis has become a m isty clou d , destined to disappear in the broader lig h t o f the c om in g cen tury, and w h ile the R osy C ross has its lodges, pass Lodges, pass w ord s and signs. Order. w o rd s and signs, these e xtern al form s are regarded w ith in d ifferen ce by the gen u in e Rosicrucian. w h o is aw a re that he can becom e a co m p le te epitom e o f ih e O r d e r only th ro u gh d ev elop m e n t o f its p r in c i ples w ith in h im self. W h i l e the R osy Cross has no creeds or dogm as to w h ich the initiate m ust subscribe, there are c e r Rosicrucians. B ro th erh o o d of M a n . tain principles w h ich a ll true R osicrucians accept. A m o n g them is b e lief in im partial F atherhood of G o d and the U n ive rs a l B roth erh ood o f M a n , thus rec o gn izin g the unity o f sp irit in nil m anifestations o f life.

In t he Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , edited a n d published by S. C. Gould, M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , we find the fol lowi ng s t a t e m e n t on page 172 o f the Jul y issue, 1907 :
T em p le o f Rosy Cross. T e m p le o f the R osy Cross. H im o f the G r e a t Soul, L o f t y H e a r t is the D o o r. T h e D o o r o f the M in d and L o v in g T e m p le w as at Buckley, Iroqu ois C ou n ty, Illin ois. T h e S o u l; its P ow ers, M i

grations and T ra n s m ig ra tio n s , is the title of a hook w r itte n by F . B. D o w d , w h ich is an exposition o f T em p le o f the Rosy Cross. Brotherhood o f Rosicrucians. many o f the tenets and aspirations o f the T e m p le o f the Rosy C ross. B roth erh ood o f Rosicrucians. T h is F ra tern ity existed in N e w E n glan d d u rin g the '60's and d o w n into the 7 0 s, and w as presided o v e r by Paschal B e v e rlv R a n d o lp h .

In 1908 the m a g a z i n e T h e Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d was c o m bined with the m a ga z i ne The In it i a t e s :

0 / the R o s ic rv -

eians copyrighted and published in 1906.

present monograph.

C opy ri ght certificate reproduced

in the

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The Rosicrucian Brotherhood

No. VI
HAS EXCLUSIVE R IG H T TO USE OF NAMES which has been published since t h a t time until 1930, wh e n publica tion was suspended t e m p o r a r i l y on account o f t he depression. Ever y issue of t h a t m a g a z i n e be a rs testimony o f the continuous use of all Rosicrucian names, t erms, titles and a ppe ll ati ons by t he R a n dolph Fo un d at i on . T h e w r i t e r s connection with the F r a t e r n i t y da te s f r o m the y e a r 1896 as a neophyte. Our. public w o r k s t ar t e d with t he publication of The Philosophy o f F i r e as an exposition o f t he p hi l os ophy of the F r at e r n it y , first published and c opyr ight ed 1907. T h i s wa s followed by the publication o f T h e Rosicrucians, T h e i r Teachings, first published in 1903, a nd The Fra tern ity o f the Rosicrucians, first copyr ight ed and published in 1906. In t he t w o w o r k s last above mentioned, cont ai ni ng a republication o f all the p r i o r public mani fest oes o f the G r a n d M a s t e r s o f the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n , is to be found evidence in abu nda nce which o ve r wh el mi ngl y and completely establishes the p rio r use by the R a n d o l p h F o u n d a t i o n in A m er i c a of the aut hent ic O r d e r o f all Rosicrucian t erms, titles, names and appellations, and at the same time completely an d o v e r whelmingly p roves cver.y claim u n d e r oat h o r o ther wi se m a d e by M r . Lewi s concerning the r i ght to use any Rosicrucian names o r appellations to be absolutely false and without t he slightest j us tification.

THE INITIATES
A Rosicrucian Magazine
VOL,

A P R I L , 1908

NO. I

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF

Reproducti on o f t he cover o f T h e I n i t i a t e s , giving d at e of issue and the use o f the n am e o r title T i i e R o s i c r u c i a n B r o t h e r hood. T h e insignia s ho w t h a t this ma ga z in e was the official o r ga n o f the various phases o f the Rose Cross, the H e r m e t i c B rot herhood, the Militia and the Osirians.

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In 1902, two years a f t e r R. Swi nburne C ly me r became a full member o f the H e r m e t ic B ro th e rh o o d , he p r e p a r e d a n d published a book on the i nner teachings o f the old Mystics, H e r m e t i c s and Rosicrucians. T h e copies o f b ook filed wi t h the L i b r a r i a n of C o n gress, C o p y r i g h t Office, v er i fy this s tat ement . T h i s wa s t hi rt een years b ef ore the A. M . O. R. C., an H . Spencer Lewis creation, came into existence.

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T h i s cop yr ig ht certificate, d a t e d A u g u s t 17, 1909, six years be fore H . Spencer L ew is a n d his A. M . O. R. C. b ecame active, shows t h a t the exoteric p a r t o f the ritual o f the Illuminati, a n d o f the degrees o f the Il luminat i Rose Cross, was filed with the Li br ar i an o f Congress, C o p y r i g h t Office. M r . Lewis did not hesitate f o r a m oment to p l ag i ar iz e these names o r titles when he f or me d his o rg anizat ion.

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T h e m o n o g r a p h W ho I s a R os iCRr ci AN ?, issued f o r general circulation and widely di st ri buted, was published M a y 8, 1911, and copy filed with t he L i b r a r i a n o f Congress, C o p y r i g h t Office, M a y 13, 1911. A f u r t h e r p r o o f t h a t this F r a t e r n i t y was active at tiie time I I . Spencer Lewis was p r e p a r i n g to launch his s puri ous A. M . O. R. C.

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J lie t hi rd edition o f the t ext book o f the F r a te r ni ty , T h e RosiT h e i r T e a c h i n g s , was published J u n e 10, 1910, and filed with the L i b r a r i a n o f Congress, C o p y r i g h t Office, Tune 15. 1910. T h i s book cont ai ned practically all o f t he man if e st oe s issued by the O r d e r d u ri n g its activities in A mer ic a. T h e publication of this book, which was placed in ma ny libraries, indicates the con tinuous activity o f the F r at e r n i t y .
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Kline Building 20 8-210 W a l n u t Street H a r r i s b u r g , Pa. A p ri l 19, 19.34

f V m . S. Snyder C. B. M i l l e r Geo. Ross H u l l A rthur I i . H u ll Scott S. L eih y G eorge H . H a f e r

said n ames are the s ame o r d e c e p t i v e ^ s imilar t o- th e n ames used and a d o p t e d f o r many years by t he Ancient and M y s t i c a l O r d e r Rosae Crucis. W e also wish to p ro t e s t aga ins t the r egis ter ing o f certain em blems o r m a r k s by the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association, which ar e the same or deceptively similar t o certain embl ems or m a r k s used by the Ancient and Myst ical O r d e r R os ae Cruci s; a nd in s u p p o r t of said p ro t e s t file herewi th an affidavit o f H . Spencer Lewis, I mp er a tor of the S upreme G r a n d L o d g e o f the Ancient and M y st ic a l O r der Ros ae Crucis, at t ac hed to which affidavit are p h o t o s t a t i c cop ies o f emblems used by the Ancient and Mystical O r d e r Rosae C r u cis and have been used by said O r d e r f or man y years. Y o u r s ver y truly,
Sn yd er , M iller, H u ll
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H u l l .

By Scott S. Leiby.

Enc.

In r e : Ancient and M y s t ic a l O rd e r Rosae Crucis. H o n . Ri chard J. Beamish, Secret ary of the C o mm o n w e a l t h , H a r r i s b u r g , Pennsyl vani a. Dear S i r : * .*V

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W e wish to file f o r m a l pr ot es t to the regist eri ng o f the follow ing names, to wi t : T e m p l e o f the Rosy Cross, Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , Rosicrucian O r de r , B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy Cross, applications f o r which have been filed by t he Royal F r a t e r n i t y As sociation, and in s u p p o r t o f said p r o t e s t file her ewi th the affidavit of FI. Spencer Lewis, I m p e r a t o r o f t he Supreme G r a n d L o d g e of the Ancient an d Mys ti cal O r d e r Ros ae Crucis, f o r t he reason that

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its vol uminous l iterat ure, wri ti ngs 2nd ^cachings, used the names and t er ms o f Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , Rosicrucian O r d e r " and T h e B r o t h e r h o o d of the Rosy C r o s s ; T h a t the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f which the affiant is the h e a d is com monly called, t h r o u g h o u t the U n i t e d States, the Rosicrucian O r d e r and the Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , and the m e m b e r s of the sub ordinate lodges of. the Rosicrucian O r d e r com mo nl y r e f e r to the orga ni zat i on as the Rosicrucian O r d e r or the Rosicrucian B r o t h e r hood ; I he t e r m " B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy C r o s s " is m o r e o f a t r a n s lation of the L a t i n t e r m and is not as commonl y used as t he t e r ms Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d and Rosicrucian O r d e r , but is used on the l i te rat ur e o f this o rg a ni z a t i o n , and the t e r m is identical with the purposes and history o f this o r g a n i z a t i o n ; T h a t t he Royal F r a t e r n i t y Association has been putting, out lit er ature o f var ious kinds f o r the p a s t fifteen y ea rs o r t h er e ab ou t s, but t h a t said o r g a n i z a t i o n has not used t he t er ms Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , " Rosicrucian O r d e r " o r T h e B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy C r o s s " in its l i t e r a t u r e until the past y e a r a n d a h a l f o r t wo years; T h a t to p er mi t said Royal F r a t e r n i t y Associ ati on to reserve unto itself the use o f these t h ree names wo ul d onlv cause con fusion with the use o f these names by the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f which affiant is the head and would cause confusion in the minds o f the members o f this o r ga n iz a ti o n. Subscribed a nd sworn to b ef or e me this 14th day of April, 1934. C. C. C o t t r e l l . N o t a r y Public in a nd f o r the C o u n t y II. S p e n c e r L e w i s . of Santa C l a ra , S tat e o f C al iforni a.

EX H IBIT B
STATE OF C A L IF O R N IA , COUNTY OF S A N T A )

CLARA f

H . S p e n c e r L e w is , being first duly sworn, deposes and says: T h a t he is the I m p e r a t o r o f the Supreme G r a n d L o d g e of the Ancient and M y s ti ca l O r d e r Rosae Crucis; T h a t the t er ms Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d , " Rosicrucian O r-1 d e r and T h e B r o t h e r h o o d of the Rosy Cr os s " ar e all similar names and t e rm s t h a t describe the Rosicrucian O r d e r ; T h e t e r m B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy C r o ss " is merely the ex p lanat ion o f the L a t i n an d is the Eng li sh equivalent o f the Lat in term ; T h e o t h e r t wo t erms, Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d " an d Rosicru cian O r d e r , ar e t e r ms t h a t h ave been continuously used to de scribe the Rosicrucian o r g a n iz a ti o n in the U n i t e d States o f A m e r ica and t h r o u g h o u t the w o r l d ; T h a t the Supreme G r a n d L o d g e o f A. M . O. R. C., the Rosi crucian O r d e r , was actually s t a rt ed in the U n i t e d States o f A m e r ica in the y ea r 1909 and o p e r a t e d f o r a considerable time u n d e r the name o f the Ancient a nd M y st ic a l O r d e r o f R os ae Crucis of N o r t h America, which o r g a n i z a t i o n was consolidated i nt o T h e Supreme G r a n d L o d g e o f A. M . O. R. C., the Rosicrucian O r d e r , when the same was i n c o rp or a te d in the y ea r 1926; A T h a t the S upreme G r a n d L o d g e o f A. M . O. R. C'., the Rosicru cian O r d e r , is a l arge o rg a ni za ti o n havi ng subo rdi nat e lodges t h r o u g h o u t the U n i t e d States, with t wo s u bo rd in at e lodges in the State o f Pennsylvania, the F ir st L o d g e o f Pen ns yl van ia o f A. M. O. R. C. being at P i t ts b ur gh , a nd the D e l t a L o d g e o f A. M . O. R. C. at P hi ladel phia, an d has a C h a p t e r at Readi ng, Pennsylvania.and these s u bo rdi na te bodies have a p p r ox im a te ly sixteen hundred to two thousand members , and in addi t ion t h e r e t o the Supreme G r a n d L o d g e of A. M . O. R. C. has a l arge membershi p-at -l arge in the State o f Pennsyl vani a, consisting of a pp ro xi ma te ly 3000 m em be r s; T h a t since the y e a r of 1909, in Amer ic a, the o rg a n i z a t i o n of which affiant is the h e a d has continuously and repeatedly, in all of

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STATE OF C A LIF O R N IA , COUNTY OF S A N T A j

Grand L o d g e o f the Ancient a n d Mys ti cal O r d e r R os ae Crucis. Subscribed and sworn to bef on* me this 14th day of April, 1934. < C. C. C o t t r e l l . N o t a r y Public in and f o r the Co un ty H. S p e n c e r L e w is . of S a n ta Cl ara, State of C al i for ni a.

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H . S p e n c e r L e w i s , being first duly sworn, deposes and says: T h a t the n a m e uT e m p l e o f the Rosy C r o s s is a n ame long con nected with the Rosicrucian history, d a t i n g back to ancient times; t h a t the t er m has been used by the Sup reme G r a n d L o d g e of A. M . O. R. C., the Rosicrucian O r d e r , and the o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t i mme diately p re ced ed it in N o r t h America, t he Ancient and Mystical O r d e r Ros ae Crucis o f N o r t h Amer ic a, continuously in N o r t h Amer ic a a n d in t he S t a te o f Pennsyl vani a since 1909, a nd has been used in the S tat e o f Pennsyl vani a since the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f the F ir s t L o d g e o f P enns yl vani a o f A. M . O. R. C. in P i t t s bu rg h , in 1916, and o f t he D e l t a L o d g e of A. M . O. R. C. at P hil adel phia in 191 7; t h a t the S up rem e G r a n d L o d g e o f A. M . O. R. C. has said two s u bo rd i na te lodges in Pennsyl vani a and one C h a pt er , lo cated at Readi ng, Pennsyl vani a, with a pp r ox im at el y t wo thou san d members, as well as a l arge membershi p-at -l arge, all o f which sub ord in at e bodies a nd member s- at -l ar ge use the t e r m T e m p l e of the Rosy C r o s s ; T h a t the t e r m is used continuously in t he l i te r a t u r e o f the o r gani zat ion o f which affiant herein is the head, and t h a t it would be very confusing an d mi sleadi ng to p er mi t the re servat ion o f this name to the Royal F r a t e r n i t y Associ ati on; . T h a t the Ro ya l F r a t e r n i t y Association has not used this n am e in America or in the Stat e o f Pennsyl vani a until t h e ' l a s t live years, and to the kn owl ed g e o f affiant has not used it in its l i te rat ur e in America except within the p ast two y e a r s ; t h a t this t e r m has been used by the o r g a n i z a t i o n of which affiant is the h e a d in all its lit e r at u re in Am er ic a f r o m t he y ea r 1909 on down t o t he present- d a t e and is now being us ed in the State o f Penns yl vani a and in lit er a tu re going to member s- at -l ar ge in the S tat e o f Pennsylvania and to the subordi nat e bodies o f this o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d has been con tinuously so used in the su bord in at e bodies in Pennsyl vani a since about the y ea r 1915. T h a t said H . Spencer Lewis is the I m p e r a t o r o f the Supreme v

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C O M M O N VV E A 1, T 11 O F P E N N S Y L V A N I A

R o sic ru c ia n

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In r e : Appl icat ions f o r re gi st ra ti on of N a m e , T i t l e o r Desi gna ti on by association, o r d e r or fr at erni ty , u nd er the provisions o f the Ac t o f M a y 16, 1923, P. L. 246.

under which business is being done o r o p er a ti o ns conducted. On A pr il 19, 1 9 3 4 / was filed wi t h t he S ecr et ar y o f t h e C o m m o n wealth by Mes srs . Snyder, M i l le r , Hu ll and H u l l, a t t o r n e y s f or H. Spencer Lewis, I m p e r a t o r o f the Sup reme G r a n d L o d g e o f the Ancient and Mys tic al O r d e r R os ae Crucis, a p r o t e s t a ga ins t t he registration of the fol lowi ng n am es , , v i z . : T e m p l e o f the Rosy Cross Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d Rosicrucian O r d e r B r o t h e r h o o d o f the Rosy Cros s

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alleging t h a t they are the s ame or deceptively similar to the names used and a d o p t e d f o r m an y years by the Ancient a nd Mys ti cal O r der Rosae Crucis.'' T h e Secr et ary o f t he C o m m o n w e a l t h accordingly fixed a h e a ri n g upon the objections to the r eg is tr at io n o f the names a pp li ed for.

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Quakertown, P a . ;
CHAS. H . H
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H a r r i s b u r g , Pa.,
Attorneys.

H ISTO R Y OF T H E CASE
T h e F r a t e r n i t y o f the Rosicrucians ( O r d e r o f the Rose Cross an u ni ncorp or at ed association, society o r or de r , its activities bein frat ernal, philosophical, met aphysi cal and religious, non-sectariai has present ed l o r r e gi s t r a t i o n with the S ecr et ary o f the Commo i

T h e O r d e r o f the Rose Cros s o r Rosicrucian O r d e r w as s t a r t e d in America in the y e a r 1856-58 by D r . P. B. R an d ol p h, o f Boston, M ass., wh o subsequently t her et o, in 1871, co py ri gh te d a n d p ub lished his book R a v a le tte , deali ng wi th T h e Rosicruci ans. In Pennsyl vani a the F r at e r n i t y , O r d e r and B r o t h e r h o o d o f the ^Rose Cross, o r Rosy Cross, o r Rosicrucians, has existed u n d e r the present jurisdiction since a bo ut the y e a r 1878. T h e volume T h e Rosicrucians, T h e ir Teachings was published by the p r e s e n t G r a n d M a s t e r o f t he O r d e r in t he y e a r 1903. The Fra tern ity o f the Rosicrucians was co py r ig ht e d a nd p ub lished in the y e a r 1906.
crucian B ro th e rh oo d , The In itia te s," and in 1911 titled " W h o Is a Rosicrucian ? " .

In 1908 was published a mon t hl y m ag a z i n e ent it led T h e R o s i a vol ume en

F r a t e r n it y o f t h e R o sic ru c ia n s

On M a y 12, 1927, the title

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( O r d e r o f t h e R o s e C r o s s ) was p r e - em p t ed by the respondent association in P enns yl vani a by regist eri ng such name with the Sec r e ta r y o f the C o m m o n w e a l t h , u nder the provisions o f the Act of M a y 16, 1923 ( E x h i b i t A ) . F ro m the ab ov e references it is p a t e n t t h a t the appl icant association since the y e a r 1'871 has con tinuously and u n i fo rm l y used in its w o r k the t er ms F r a t e r n i t y of the Rosicrucians, O r d e r o f the Rose Cross, B r o t h e r h o o d a nd Templ e of the Rosy Cross, the F r a t e r n i t a t i s Ros ae Crucis, Rosicrucian B r o t h e r h o o d and O r d e r and similar va r ia t io ns in the designation o f its order, association o r f rat erni ty, whi ch it found convenient to use in its activities.

HAS E X C L U S I V E

R J G H T T O USE OF N A M E

App li can t lately f ound it advisable to regis ter its various names o r appellations in Pennsyl vani a, owing to the fact t h a t ot hers were a tt em pt i ng to a p p r o p r i a t e the same or similar n ames in t hei r ac tivities t o the d e t r i m e n t o f applicant. Accordingly, applications were p re sen ted to the S ecr et ary of the C o m m o n w e a l t h f o r regis t rat ion of the t h re e names above r e f e r r e d to.

Section 4. T h e S e c r et ar y o f the C o m m o n w e a l t h shall keep a properly indexed r ecord o f t he r eg is tra tion s a n d cancellations ot registrations p ro vi d ed f o r in this act: Section 5. N o c h a r t e r shall be g r a n t e d to ajiy p r o p o s e d c o r p o ration o f the first class unless a t t he time t he petition t h e r e f o r is filed, a n d b ef o re t he*adve rt is ement t h er e of , t h er e shall be attached/ to the petition a certificate f r o m t he Secr et ary o f t he C o m m o n wealth, showing t h a t the n ame a d o p t e d by the p e ti t io ne r s f o r the proposed c o r p o r a t i o n has been filed a n d r e cor de d in his office, and a f u r th e r certificate f r om t h a t officer that a search o f his records fails to disclose any conflict bet ween the n a me o f t he p r o p o s e d cor poration and any o t h e r name, title or desi gnat ion r e g i s t e r e d P U R
SUANT HERETO. . . .

ARGUMENT
T h e application f o r t he t h r e e o r g a n i z a t i o n n ames o r titles is made u n d e r Section 1 o f the A c t o f M a y 16, 1923, ab ov e cited, the organizations not being i nco rp o ra te d. T h e act was passed for the p ur p o s e o f affording any associa tion, society, o rd e r, f ou nda ti on, f e d er a t i o n o r o r g a n i z a t i o n o r any Pennsylvania c o r p or at i on o f the first class t h e r e t o f o r e c h a r te re d , a means o f regist eri ng a nd p r ot ec t in g the name, title o r desi gnat ion under which it was doi ng business o r op er at ing . Section 1 o f the act p ro v i d e d t h a t t he n am e should first be reg i s t e r e d a f t e r which the s ame should be p r o t ec t e d as p r o v i d e d in Section 2 by t he fol lowi ng w o r d s : n o r shall any r e gi st ra t ion u n d e r the provisions o f this act be m a d e f o r any association . . . havi ng a name, title o r desi gnat ion si mil ar t o o r i mi ta ti n g o r so n ea r ly r e sembling as to be calculated to deceive, o r using any name, title o r designation, S O r e g i s t e r e d , w i t h o u t the consent o f the regis trant ; &c. Section 4 o f the act p r ov i de s t h a t the S ecr et ary o f t he C o m m o n wealth shall keep an indexed record o f t he r eg is t ra ti ons and can cellations/ Section 5 (which is now s up er se ded by Section 202 an d Section 204 o f the N o n- P ro f it C o r p o r a t i o n L a w ) p r o v i d e d f o r t he a p p r o priation o f title by a p r o p o s e d first-class c o r p o r a t i o n and r equir ed a certificate t h a t the n ame a d o p t e d has been filed and r ecord ed in his office a n d t h a t a search o f his records fails t o disclose anv conflict between the n ame o f t he p r o po s e d c o r p or at i on an d any o t h e r name,

TH E LAW
Regi st rat ion ol the t h re e names o r titles is s ou gh t u n de r the provisions o f the Ac t o f As sembl y o f M a y 16, 1923, P. _L. 246, being A c t N o . 160, entitled A n Act to p r o vi d e f or the r e gis tra tion and prot ect ion o f names, titles o r des ignat ions o f associations, societies, orders, foundations, federati ons, o r g a n iz a ti o ns and co r po ra ti o ns o f the first class. It is p ro vi d ed by Section 1 of t he act T h a t any association, society, order, foundation, federation o r any corp o ra tio n o f the first class h e re to fo re chartered under the laws o f this. C o m m o n wealth may regis ter wi th the Secret ary o j t he C o m m o n w e a l t h the name, title or desi gnat ion u n d e r which he, t hey or it are doing business or o p e r a t i n g : . . . Section 2. H e r e a f t e r no c h a r t e r shall be g r a n t e d t o any cor porati on o f the first class, nor shall any registration under the p ro visions o f this act be made f o r any association, society, ord er, foun dation, fe dera ti on o r o r g a n i z a t i o n having-a name , title o r designa tion similar to o r im ita tin g o r so nearly resembling as to be cal culated to deceive, or using any name, title o r designation so r e g i s t e r e d wi th ou t the consent o f the r e g i s t r a n t : . . .

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title o r d es ignat ion registered pursuant he re to , &c.' . . . F ro m the w o r d i n g o f the act, t h er e fo re , it is cont ended by the applicants t h a t t h er e is no a ut hor it y in the Secret ary o f the Com mo nwea lt h to e n t e r ta in p ro tes ts generally to the r e gis tra tion of a title by any association, society or o r ga n iz a ti o n, but t h a t he might possibly en ter tai n p rot es t s only as to such as have already regis-i lered with him u nde r the provisions o f the act; t h a t unless he finds t h at the n ame o r title o f the applicant is similar to o r imitating or so nearly r esembli ng as to be calculated to deceive,, o r using a name, title or d es ign at i on " already registered and appearing upon his record o f registrations , u nder the provi si ons o f the above act, he is wi t ho ut a u t h o r i t y to en ter tai n any objection f r o m a non r e gi st ra n t an d he should accordingly re gi st er the title submitted. It is respectfully s ubmi tt ed t h a t t here is no a ut h o r i t y in the above o r any o t h e r Act o f Assembly for the S ecr et ary o f the Co mmo n wealth, aside f r om his records, to pass general ly upon the rights of contending par ti es to the use o f a p ar ti cu la r name o r title, but that such questions must be left entirely to the d e t er m i na t i o n o f the courts. Appl icant s respectfully call the at tent i on of t he D e p a r t m e n t to the fact t h a t the p r o t e s t filed does n ot object t o the identical names sought to be regist ered, t here being a decided var iat ion between the names listed in the p r ot es t and those appl ied for. F r o m a search o f the official records it is c ont ende d t h a t 1. P r o t e s t a n t has n ot h e r e t ob ef or e r egis ter ed its name, title or designation u n d er the above act. 2. I h at t h er e has been no a p pr o p r i a t i on by r egi st ra ti on o f the identical names, titles o r desi gnat ions applied f o r by applicants. 3. I hat a search o f the records will not show r egis trat ion o f any name, title o r designation, imitative o r so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, o r similar to the t h re e titles for which regist rat ion is applied. 4. T h a t , consequently, the Secret ary o f the Common weal t h should, as p ro v i d e d by the above act, r e g is t er the t hree names, titles or designations as here pre sen ted b>> the applicants. Ev e n t ho ug h the Secr et ary o f the C o m m o n w e a l t h may not agree with the above a r g u m e n t t h a t t h er e is no discretion in the matter, it is respectfully s ubmi tt ed t h a t u n d er t he practice existing for m a n y years in t he D e p a r t m e n t , go ver ni ng t he g r a n t i n g of corpo rate and o t h er titles, the above names are n o t objectionable, and t h a t und er such practice t h er e is no similarity between the titles

HAS

EXCLUSIVE

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USE

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NAMES

applied f o r and those o f the p r o t e s t a n t which w o ul d cause c o nf u sion, a n d t h at such titles ar e not si mil ar to those o f the p ro tes t an t, or imitative, or so nearly r es embli ng. as to be calculated to deceive. In addi ti on it is cont ended t h a t t he t i t l e s applied f o r ar e p r i o r in use in the applicants as is above set f o r t h in "the H i s t o r y o f the Applicant h e r e t o f o r e recited, . . . r e f e r r i n g specifically to the work T h e Rosicrucians, T h e i r T e a c h i n g s , " published by D r . R. Swinburne Clymer, G r a n d M a s t e r o f t he O r d e r , in the y e a r 1003; to the U. S. cop yr ig ht o f the title o f pri nt o r pictorial illustration of Knights o f the Rose a n d Cross, Exh ib it B, issued in the yea r 1913; to his co pyr ight of the work T h e F r a t e r n i t y o f t he Rosi crucians," issued in Sept ember, 1906, all o f which a p p e a r and are r eferr ed to in the H i s t o r y o f the Appl icant on page 2 o f this br ief (Exhibits B and C ). Applicants also call specially to the a tt ent i on o f the Secr et ary that p o r t io n o f Section 1 of the above Act, which p ro vi d es that any association, society, o r de r , f ou nd at ion , f e d e r a t i o n o r any c o r
poration o f the first class h e re to fo re chartered under the laws oj the C om m onw ealth may r eg is ter with the Se cr e ta ry o f t he C o m

monwealth the name, style o r desi gnat ion u n d e r which he, t hey o r it are doi ng business o r oper at i ng. . . ." It is respectfully sub mi tt ed t h a t the p ro t e s t a n t , t he Supreme Grand L o d g e of the Ancient an d M y st ic a l O r d e r R o s ae Crucis, the Rosicrucian O r d e r , a p p e a r s to be a c o r p or a t i o n o f the Stat e o) California, p o we r o f a t t o r n e y a n d s t a t em en t ha vi ng been filed by it as a foreign c o r p or at i on u n d er the Act o f J u n e 8, 1911, P. I.. 710, the s ame being filed in t he office of the Secr et ary o f t he C o m m o n wealth on the 2 4t h day o f Sept ember , 1934. U n d e r t he t e r ms o f Section 1 of the Act o f M a y 16, 1923, the p r o t e s t a n t c o r p o r a t i o n could not regist er its title u n d e r the provi si ons o f said Act, it not being any c or por at i on of t he first class h e r e t o f o r e c h a r t e r e d u nd er the laws o f this C o m m o n w e a l t h . " N o t being eligible to r egis ter under this statute, it is s ubmi tt ed t h a t it should have no s t a n d i n g to come in and object to the r e g is t ra t io n by a P enns yl vani a associa tion desi ri ng to avail itself o f the pr ot ec ti on o f the act is afforded by the first section th ere of. Respectfully submitted,

C . W illia m Freed C h a s, H . H o llin g e r

Attorn e y s f o r Applicants.

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C l a s s A. XXc. No.

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

H a rr is b u r g ,
P ennsylvania, ss: I D O H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y . That

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nas this day filed and recorded in this office as the title of a proposed corporation of the first visions of the Act, entitled " A n tion and protection of names, tions, societies, orders, class in accordance with the pro Act to provide for the registra or designations federations, of associa organisations

B ook, the title o f which is in the following words, to wit:

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and corporations, of the first c l a s s , " approved May 16th, 1923, and that a search of the betveen records of thi3 office fail3 to disclose any titlo and any other name, title or

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th e seal o f the S ecre ta ry 's

Office to fflc c ot tbe W ejlatcr o f Copyrlobts.

be a ffixed, the day and y f a r above ir r ilte n .

m sebtngtaa, St. C.

Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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Copyright Office of tbc Wniteh States of Hmcvica

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R E G IS T R A T IO N

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tlbls ta to Certify,

in conformity with section 55 ol the Act to Amend and Consolidate the

Acts respecting Copyright, approved March 4. 1*09, as amended by the A c t approved March 2, 1913, that T W O copies of the P R IN T O R PICTO RIAL ILLU STR ATIO N named herein have been deposited in this Office under the provisions of the A ct of 1*09, and that registration of a claim to copyright for the first term of twentyeight years from the date of publication of said print or .pictorial Illustration has been duly made in the name of -f t whose address is _ Q&* U u claimant of copyright,

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1913; two copies were received% haa< *vtu.-_I .l______ _ 1 9 i3 , / 0 .

and registration has been made as Class K , X X e ., N o ..

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