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First Order, Temple or Degree T h e Ro sic ru cia n Fr at er ni ty
American Orga nizatio n— Regis tered
T H E C O N F E D E R A T I O N O F IN I TI A T ES
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Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis (Registered) T h e Ro sic ru cia n O rd er
Esoteric Organization
Intern ationa l Section— Intern ationa l Copyr ight Regist ratio n
(R eg is te re d)
T h e Ro sic ru cia n Br ot he rh oo d (R eg is te re d ) T em p le o f the Ro sy Cro ss (R eg is te re d ) T h e Br ot he rh oo d o f the Ro sy Cro ss (R eg is te re d ) T h e O rd e r of the Ros e Cro ss (R eg is te re d) T h e G ol de n and Ro sy Cro ss T h e Ros e Cros s T h e Ros icru cia ns
LA FEDERATION UN IVERSELLE DES ORDRES, SOCIETES ET FRATER NITES DES INITIES T h e C on fe de ra tio n o f In iti at es is the Su pre me Co un cil and So urc e o f A u thority of the the Grand Fraternity, Tr iple Ord er and all other Rosicr Rosicrucian ucian bodies, bodies, established established in Am eric a since 1773, inclu ding the variou s
Second Order, Temple or Degree T h e T em p le of Eu lis (R eg is te re d ) T h e O rd er of Eu lis (R eg is te re d ) v
grades and degrees degrees of the the M iliti a Cru cifera Evangelica, M agi, Eulis, /Eth Priesthood, Osirians, Rose Cross and Rosi crucians,
The Brotherhood of Eulis (Registered) T h e Im pe ria l O rd er Imperial Eulis
T h e /Et h Pri es th oo d (R eg is te re d ) T h e Pri es th oo d of /Eth
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T h e H ie ra rc hy o f Eu lis
Third Order, Temple or Degree
Illuminati and other associations cieties of like nature.
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M ilitia C rucifera Evangelica ( Registered)
T h e O sir ia ns — Sons of Isis and Os iris (R eg is te re d )
T H E C O U N C I L S O F T H R E E , S E V EN A N D N I N E
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T h e Fr at er n it y o f Os iris Knights of the Rose and Cross Illuminatae Americanae Priests and Princes of Melchizedek
T he Co un cil s of Th re e, Sev en and N in e ha ve alw ay s been and con tin ue to be the governing bodies of the various American and International Lodges, Temples and Orders of the Grand Fraternity
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FOREWORD The recent receipt of many letters from students of various se cret schools of the divine sciences, evidencing a deep interest in the occult, the mystic and the higher aspect of the L A W , is, indeed, most gratifying. These letter s show, show, unmistakably, an awakeni ng among those interested in things spiritual. spiritual. The y indicate indicate a wholesome dispositi disposition on toward independent investigation— investigation— to T R Y — to te st all things—to take nothing nothing for granted and to know the truth. If all those who are inter ested in the occult occult and mystic— if all sincere seekers for truth and those endeavoring to find the schools, orders, organizations and societies that point the W A Y , that deal only with pu re whi te magic and guide their students or neophytes upward along the p a t h — wo ul d onl y in ve st ig at e— si nc er el y an d in te ll i gently investigate— the unprete ntious claims of the true and con trast them with the bold, seductive and fabulous claims of false teachers and spurious organi zati ons— if they would would only learn the simple basic distinctions between them-—then, indeed, will the death knell have been finally sounded for those false teachers and master s who havehave- beguiled and misled so many sincere but un informed seekers of the ancient wisdom. The n the heyday of the bl ac k ma gi ci an s an d t he i r sp ur io us or de rs an d co un te r fe it so ci et ie s will end. Among the letters received, a large number are from sincere seekers of the truth who have been or who are now members of A. M. O. R. C., raising questions bearing directly on the subject mat ter covered by this and othe r companion booklets. Ther efo re, we deem this a fitting time and opportunity to answer the questionsso raised. For the sake of brevity, these questions may be covered under two general headings: 1. Wh y shoul d th ere be so much cont rove rsy as to who wT wTas first or last in the realm of spiritual science and truth for which the Rose Cross stands? 2. Are not all under the L A W and do we not all use the same lawr? lawr? Ther efor e, does it it mat ter so much who teaches the law? Yes, indeed, it does matter who teaches the law and hozv it is
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taught. The re are two two opposite aspects of the law. The law may may be us ed f or go od or fo r evil , an d in th e use an d intended use of the law is is the distinction between between white and black magi c— between real schools of higher spiritual training and spurious organizations using and teaching the lower aspects of the same law. The question is not who was the first to teach the spiritual sci ences— ences— there are no first first and no last in in the Kingdom of Truth. The real question is: Which teachers and which schools actually teach the spiritual sciences and guide their students or neophytes along the upward pa th a n d n a r r o w way t o w a r d t h e H i g h e r K i n g d o m o f Truth, in accordance with the highest and noblest aspects of the law, and which leaders and which organizations actually teach the bla ck a r t a nd gu id e th ei r fo l lo we rs or me mb pr s a lo ng t he d ow n ward path and broad way to perdition and destruction, in accord ance with the lowest and most ignoble aspects of the same law? In short, the real question is: Which are true schools of pure white magic leading the way to life, and which are spurious, posing as spiritual schools, but nevertheless teaching and practicing the foul bla ck ar ts l ea di ng th e wa y to de s t ru c t i on ? Truly, this is a serious and fundamental question of profound interest to all masters, teachers and leaders, as well as all follow ers, students and neophytes of all schools, orders and societies of the Gre at Whi te Bro ther hood. It is a call to all of these to band and stand and fight together in a common cause for the protection and in the interest of all uninformed yet sincere seekers of the upward pa th and the narrow way to light — le st th ey be al lu re d, be gui le d an d le d a s tr a y an d di r ec t ed in t he do wm wa rd pa t h an d taught the lower aspects of the law by pseudo-masters and design ing teachers who seek them for mercenary reasons or for other viie purposes as members of their dangerous and spurious or ganizations. We need not figh fightt for our own own organizati ons. Being true, they are secure against all the furies of hell and all powers of the black magicians, but when we do fight in the name of and for the rights of our own true school, order or society against spurious and clan destine organizations, using its name and purporting to give its teachings, we fight truly in the interests of and for the protection of all sincere seekers of the upward pa th and narrow' way that leadeth to the light and the wisdom. So must every school, order and society working under the sanc tion of and in accordance with the teachings of the Great White
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BODY BODY Brotherhood fight for its own rights and against the plagiarizing of its name, literature and teachings by pseudo-masters and false leaders of spurious schools, schools, orde rs and societies. societies. So, So, also, must all all fight for the rights and protection for all other organizations un der the guidance of the Elder Brothers of the Great White Brother hood, to the end that no true seeker for the light may be misled however uninformed and gullible or susceptible to alluring pleas, siren calls and beguiling solicitations of pseudo-masters and fabri cators of spurious organizations. Let no one misconstrue our statements or place the Rose Cross in a false light. We have no quarr el with those who teach divine science and the right aspect of the law, and it matters not in what manner they teach or the method or training used, so long as they po in t th e wa y to li fe. T h e y ar e o f th e W h i t e B ro th er ho o d an d ar e entitled to our support and encouragement; verily, they have it without reservations or limitations. Fundamentally we are not concerned as to who or which or ganizat ions were first first in the .field .field of Rosicrucianism, but we a re greatly and essentially concerned in knowing that they are truly Rosicrucian and came by way of the Rosy Cross. If those who claim to propound the philosophy of the Order were qualified and those who pretend to guide the neophytes into and through the mysteries of the Rose Cross, and to teach its esoteric lessons, wer^ really capable of doing what they profess to do, then we would have no quarrel with them. Our quarrel is with those who claim to be Rosicrucians when they are not; who claim to expound the philosophy of the Fraternity wdien they do not understand or comprehend it; who pretend to guide and carry neophytes through Rosicrucian training to mas tership who have never been enrolled as neophytes and are not initiates; who know nothing of the sublime esoteric teachings of the Order and who have no right or authority to teach or guide others because they have not come by way of the Rosy Cross. I t is against this this that we protest— vigorously protest: It is also against the improper use of the name of the Fraternity and the deceptive use of Rosicrucian appellations that we fight, because the august Fraterni ty is thus brought into disrepute disrepute and discredited, discredited, and thousands of honest seekers for the authentic Temple of the Rosy Cross have been and will be deceived, betrayed and led astray. The Rosy Cross is an institution teaching the higher aspects of the law law'. '. Its esoteric traini ng leads its neophytes alon g the upwa rd
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pa th o f lo ve to li gh t a n d li fe. It s ph il os op hy ha s s t oo d t he te st of ages; it has been weighed in the balance of time and found not wanting; it deals only with pure white magic and is a part of and is under the protection and guidance of the Hierarchies of the great White Brotherh ood. Its neophytes enter under the most solemn solemn obligation to which the soul can subscribe, which prescribes the pr in ci pl es an d in cu lc at es th e do ct ri ne t h a t on ly he, wh o th ro ug h obedience to instructions, who has actually lived the life, who has traveled the whole path and who has thereby gained the goal of Illumination or Initiation is worthy of leadership and is capable of teaching or leading others. When its neophytes have become initiates, they know the law and understand exoteric manifestations as well as its inner work ings ings.. Ther efor e, none of its initiates initiates have ever violated or cast aside their obligations and established or attempted to establish a schism, a separate activity or a clandestine’ body of the Grand Fraternity. Therefore, clandestine Rosicrucian Temples and spurious Rose Cross Orders have never been established by Rosicrucians who pos se ss t he kn ow l ed ge t o te ac h re al Ro si cr uc ia n p hi lo s op hy an d esotericism, but by simon pure impostors who cannot and who do not teach Rosicrucian phi losophy or poi nt the wr wray to Rosicrucian illumination or initiation, who willfully deceive and grossly mis lead their adherents both as to what they are and as to what they teach. It is against this dang erou s practice and its its far-r eachi ng evil evil consequences that wr wre protes t. The se pret ender s and impo stor s must be be exposed. Ther efo re, it is our duty to continue the fight fight until they are banished and are made incapable of deceiving and misleading seekers on the way to the door into the T e m p l e o f t h e Rosy Cross.
These same questioners ask, in substance: Will not truth itself adjust the mat ter ? Will not not the right organizatio n prevail prevail and the pretenders be eliminated by the law? Undoubtedly, in time and ultimately all that is evil will be de stroyed by the reaction of the law. Thi s w'e w'e know because it it is th e law. law. But if man, being a free agent, were to depend entirely upon the law and failed to make the effort to F R E E H I M S E L F from evil, then, to be logical, we should eliminate all human agencies which have have for their purpose the welfare and protection of mankind — of man, man, woman and child. child. We should destroy our courts of justice justice,, our welfare boards, our organizations that feed and clothe the
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY needy and hungry, our police force that protects the weak against the vviciou icious. s. In fact, we we should destroy every man-made agency now active in protecting the interests of those N O T Y E T C A P A B L E We should OF LOOKING AFTER THEIR OW N INTERESTS AND NEEDS. merely fold our hands and say: “Under the law, truth and justice will will prevail .” So it will, but what will happen in the meantime to the many deceived and led astray by false prophets and vicious and unscrupulou unscrupulouss pr etender s? While no man may tell another “Here is truth" or “There is truth,” yet every man should be assured that he is receiving that whicl} bears the label of the thing he seeks and believes he is re ceiving. ceiving. We are not fighting fighting pret ender s so much because because of the things they teach, but because they mislabel their wares with hon ored names and thereby mislead and defraud thousands of trusting men and women. Perhaps, as suggested by some and urged by others, it would be by fa r th e ea si es t an d mo s t pl ea s an t pr oc ed ur e to st an d id ly by and let the divine law take its course. course. Howev er, since I am the Supreme Grand Master of the august Fraternity and its chief spokesman, I cannot cast aside my responsibility under any pre tense whatever . I am duly bound to protec t it and all those who may seek it or desire to enter into its temple against the deception of all impostors who have plagiarized its holy name and those pr e te nd er s wh o fa ls el y cl ai m to te ac h its do ct ri ne s. T h e r e fo r e , we must— We will— continue the fig ht by all honorable and effective means against all pretenders and especially against the arch impos tor of them all— all— IT Spencer Spencer Lewis, Lewis, the fabrica tor of the spuri ous A. M. O. R. C, using withou t right or author ity the name and appellations of the authentic Fraternity, until he shall haul down his false colors and stand before the world for what he really is, without deception and false pretense. We have no malice, we hold no personal grudge against him, notwithstanding his numerous vicious, unjustified personal attacks upon us. us. We do not atta ck him personally even if our vigorous attacks may seem seem to be be personal. We ar e fighting fighting his his shameful methods, his false pretensions and the infamous things for which he stands. stands. We are fightin fighting g for princi principle— ple— for right— for justic justicee and for honorable dealings and fair play among men. We are not fighting men, but the evil that men do.
INTRODUCTORY T h e work of Rosicruciae in all its phases, whether it be the Or der, I emple, emple, Bro therhood or Fra ternity, is more concerned with the spiritual kingdom and its laws as they affect man than with mundane and temporal affairs, though it has in mind and as its object the betterment and advancement of man in every depart ment of his his nature— physic physical, al, mental and spiritual— more espe cially the soul. I his being so, so, its work has alwa ys been secret, havi ng in mind mind the several admonitions of the great Master: “Let not thy left hand know what thy right doeth,” and again: “When ye pray enter into thy secret closet and close the door, etc.,” comprehend ing that it is not to the best interest of man or the work itself that good works and spiritual services should be advertised, to be seen or praised of men, and that the services themselves will bring their own reward.* For three hundred years this “ancient landmark” of the Grand Fraternity has been adhered to, and it has been rare and seldom that a living man was known as a Rosicrucian or as having any connection connection with the Order. Only its member s knew knew where a T em ple wa s si tu at ed or a Lo dg e he l d it s me et in gs , an d th es e me mb er s, be in g Ros ic ru ci an s, di d no t ta lk , no r di d th ey se ek th e ap pl au s e of men because of their connection with an ancient fraternal and spiritual institution. The n there came a change. We enter ed the ultra-business age, age, the age of exploitation; an age in which there is nothing too sacred to be exploited, whether it be the virtue of woman, the bodies of men or even the Kingdom of Heaven, so long as any of these could be made to yield a profit in the current coin of the realm. The Rose Cross, always shrouded in mystery, of which little was generally known except the mere fragments of more or less reliable information which appeared in books dealing with the subject in a self-selfish age, aroused the avarice of those who sought only to better themselves materially and who had no conception of * See F i r s t W o r l d P a r l i a m e n t o f t h e R o sy sy C r o s s and as the Deliverer.
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FO UNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BODY BODY things spiritual. It was, was, therefore , pounced upon by pseud o occultists and charlatans as a fertile field for profit, and within a few years we have seen the organization of numerous activities calling themselves by various Rosicrucian appellations, all of them self-organized, without legitimate authority, and all catering to the most selfish instincts in man, instead of to the deepest and most spiritual spiritual emotions of the soul— the true spirit of the authentic Fraternity. During the last few years promoters of various types have or ganized spurious bodies representing them to be genuine bodies of highly reputed, established Societies, Orders, Brotherhoods, Fra ternities and Associations, plagiarizing and using their names, or names so similar, as to give them the appearance of being genuine. Therefore, to protect the public against such deception and fraud, the legislatures legislatures of many of the states have passed laws for the reg istration of names, titles and appellations of genuine and authentic bod ie s. T h e Co m mo n w ea lt h of Pe nn sy lv an ia ha s suc h a st at ut e for the preservation of the rights of authentic bodies and the pro tection of the public against such frauds. In the momentous year of 1773 the first great Council of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross in the new world was convened in the City City of Broth erly Love. It is is not our purpose to deal with this meeting of the Council or its history or activities, which have bee n gi ve n co ns id er at io n in a n ot h er of ou r pu bl ic at io ns .* T h e fa ct is here noted only to show the existence and continuation of the Council of the authentic Order in America since said time. While the Council has been in continuous existence since said time, the first Supreme Grand Lodge, Temple or Order of the Brotherhood or Frat ernit y was not established established and did not function function as such until about the year 1856-58,1 when it was established by Dr. P. B. Randolph after he had returned from Germany and France, where he received his final initiation and had been ordained S u p rree m e G r a n d M a s t e r o f t h e S u p r em em e M o t h e r L o d g e . The first American Supreme Grand Body continued to function under Dr. P. B. Randolph until he was regularly succeeded by Freeman B. Dowd as the second Grand Master in the year 1875. In 1882 Grand Master Dowd, upon the solicitation and with the * Th e Rosicrucians on the the Wissahickon — a monograph. f Th e date is give n as 1856 1856-58 -58.. Wh ile the formation of the Americ an Supreme Gr and L odg e was commenced in 1856, 1856, it was not complet ed until 1858. 1858. Due to this this the dates have been variously given as 1856-57-58.
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aid of the Supreme Council, established a Supreme Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Su pr e me Cou nci l o f th e O r d e r fi rst fu nc ti on ed an d in whi ch s ta te th e Supreme Grand Lodge and Council have continued to function since the year 1882. The Supreme Grand Lodge of all Rosicrucian bodies in America and the isles of the sea is still located in the State of Pennsylvania. It is the direct and lineal descendant of the first supreme grand bo dy es ta bl is he d in 18 56 -5 8 an d is th e s up re me au t h or i t y o f th e authentic and legitimate Order in America. N o t w i t hs t a n di n g t h a t th e au th en ti c Or de r, T em p le , B r o t h e r hood and Fraternity of the Rose Cross has been continuously func tioning in America through its Grand Councils or Lodges or both since the year 1773,* and its various names, -titles and designa tions have been long and firmly established and pre-empted by p ri or use, yet , ne ve rt he le ss , be gi nn in g less th an a qu ar t e r o f a ce n tury ago, and since then, spurious and clandestine Rosicrucian bod ies, self-organized and without authority, have appeared, using various Rosicruc Rosicrucian ian terminology and appellations appellations.. One in pa r ticular, the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (A. M. O. R. C.), of which we will treat herein, which in its beginning in 1915 took notice of the authentic Order and its names and various desig nations and apparently endeavored to find a name for itself that wou Id gi gi ve it the appea rance of being Rosic rucian with out techni cally cally violating our rights. rights. How ever , of recent years it has has grown bo ld er an d ha s a tt em pt e d, wi th ou t succ ess , to a p p r o p r i a t e un to it self all things Rosicrucian. Because of the aggressive activities of said spurious and clan destine Rosicrucian organization, the Supreme Council of Three deemed it wise to act contrary to the ancient landmarks of the Fraternity and to take legal action under the laws of Pennsylvania, to publicly register its name as translated into English with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to protect its inter ests and the uninformed seekers of Rosicrucia Rosicrucian n wisdom and the authentic Ord er against the the deception deception and fr aud of the spurious body— the A. M. O. R. R. C. Accordingly, at the suggestion and on the advice of the * T o avoid futu re confusion, confusion, it should be be clearly understood that that while a Supreme Council, with all the powers of a Supreme Grand Lodge, has functioned in America since 1773, the first Supreme Grand Lodge was not established until 1856-58, the Supreme Grand Council at that time fusing with and b ecoming a part of the Supreme Grand Lodge. 19
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BOD ODY Y Council on May 16, 1927, we registered the names or titles: F r a - As a mat ter of fact and in law the registration of these names long estab lished by p r io r use included the exclusive right to use all synony mous terms, descriptive titles titles and Rosicrucian appellations. Ho w ever, notwithstanding such registration and the exclusive right to use all such names acquired by long, continuous prior use, our legal counsel advised that it would be best and perhaps wise for the further and better protection of all all interested but uninformed seek ers of authentic Rosicrucianism and the authentic Fraternity to register specific and various Rose Cross names, titles and designa tions,-in tions,-in which which advice advice the Supreme Council Council concurred. concurred. Ther efo re, in the early part of the year 1934 we filed applications for the registration of several different variations of and synonymous terms of the name of the authentic Fraternity, including its original name in Latin. As soon as these applications were filed H. Spencer Lewis, the Baron Munchausen of the Occult, employed legal counsel, among the best in Pennsylvania, to file protest in the name of and on be half of his spurious organization, A. M. O. R. C., supported by his affidavits affidavits,, against the gran ting of our applications. Upon his pr ot es t th e Se cr et ar y he ld ma ny he ar in gs an d ga ve ful l co ns id er a tion to the question of prior use of such names. We took advantage of the opportunity and gladly assumed the bu rd en of pr ov i ng th e exc lus iv e ri gh t to th e use of all Rosicrucian names and appellations by reason of their long, continuous prior use. use. Much evidence to establish the same was produced, and the controversy was decided upon its merits after full hearing and due consideration. Throughout the hearings our attorneys often requested and per sistently demanded that Mr. Lewis appear and defend his claims, submit to questioning and present his credentials of authority, but he came not. His at torne y suggested that he would mail to them pr oo f of his Ro si cr uc ia n au t ho ri ty , wh er eu po n th e Se cr et ar y co n tinued the hearings and waited for some time, but vainly and to no pu rp os e. T h e mu ch -b oa st ed an d of te n- cl ai me d Ros ic ru ci an au thority was not produced because, in truth and fact, it does not exist. It is is only a fiction and romanc e of the Baro n Munch aus en of the Occult. Finally, after the contest had lasted almost one year, the Secre tary of the Commonwealth, on the second of January, 1935, over ternity ternity of the Rosicrucians— Rosicrucians— Ord er of the Rose Cross.
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objections against the applications applications for regis ruled all Mr. Lewis1 objections trat ion of the n ames as filed filed by us, and these name s were duly registered and of offic ficial ial receipts issued to theauthentic theauthentic Fraternity, be in g th e fi rst le gal de t e r mi na ti on of th e exc lu si ve ri gh t to th e use of all Rosicrucian names in America. The names registered are: T
h e
F
r a t e r
n i t y o f
T
h e
O
r d e r
o f
T
h e
R
o s i c r u c i a n
B
r o t h e r h o o d
T
h e
R
o s ic r
O
r d e r
T
h e
B
r o t h e r h o o d
T
h e
T
e m p e e
T
h e
F
r a t e r
u c i a n
o f
R R
t h e
o f
R
C
r o s s
.
. .
.
t h e
R
t h e
n i t a t i s
o s i c r u c i a n s o s e
o s y
o s a e
R
o s y
C
r o s s
C
C
r o s s
.
.
r u c i s
.
In August, 1934, while the hearings were pending before the Secretary and before action had been taken on the applications pe ndi ng, M r . Le wi s ma de a ma li ci ou s pe r so na l at ta c k up on th e Supreme Grand Master, the writer, which he published in the pri vate publication of the A. M. O. R. C.— the R o s i c r u c i a n F o r u m , Vol Vol 5, No. 1, August issue, issue, 1934— to which which he append ed the fol lowing statement or editor's note: “ As this matter was being prepared prepared for printing, we have received word that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through its secretary, has denied to Any form of
the Rev. Dr.
registration. registration. Italics ours. ours.
his his so-called so-called ‘Ros icrucian’ Ord er, Brotherhood , Fra ternit y,* etc. Th is speaks speaks for itself very elo
Clvm er a ny ny f o r m
o f r e g i s t r a t io io n fo r
quently.— E d i t o r .” .”
This information, absolutely false and, of course, misleading, was was circulated circulated “privately” among A. A. M. O. R. C. C. members. Wh y? The answer is obvious. obvious. In ord er to hold his his membership in line and keep them from doubting the regularity of A. M. O. R. C., he attacks the Grand Master of the authentic Order and disseminates false information to lull them to sleep and to keep them deceived. In this connection let the reader consider what we have said in our forewor d herein, as as well well as the full contents of t his booklet. Then let him answer for f or himself. Should we not expose and fight fight such such met hod s? Verily, we will mercile ssly expose and fight with unabated ardor and vigor methods obnoxious to all right-minded * N o t e c a r e f u l l y t h e s t a t em em e n t “ a n y f o r m o f r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r h is is s o - c a l l e d ‘ R o s i c r u cian’ O r d e r , Brotherhood, F r a t e r n i t y , ” a n d t h e n r e f e r t o A p p e n d i x , E x h i b i t A .
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY pe op le . Bu t ho w sh al l we li ght such de sp ic ab le m e th od s an d pr a c tices? Hon ora bly il possible, possible, but in in all events the truth must be known and zvill be known to all. Reference was made by Mr. Lewis in his formal protest filed by his attorneys and in his affidavits to the Royal Fraternity Associa tion. tion. This organization, an adjunct adjunct to the the Grand Fratern ity, was incorporated in Delaware in 1909 and its charter amended in 1928, to better carry out its original purpose and object. object. It was or ganized for the express purpose of holding title to the property of the Fraternity, the transaction of its business in the various states of the Union, also in foreign countries, and the protection of its various names, names, titles and appellations. Th e applications for regis tration of names and titles, so vigorously protested by Mr. Lewis, were originally filed by the Royal Fraternity Association in behalf of the various Orders, Brotherhoods or Degrees of the Fraternity. For legal as well as practical reasons, those applications were with drawn and refiled by the various Orders, Brotherhoods or Degrees of the Fraternity directly directly in in their own behalf. This explanation will account for the reference to the Royal Fraternity Association, which was not, in fact, involved in the proceedings for the regis tration of names. The Royal Fraternity Association was registered in Pennsyl vania in 1916 and so continued until the new corporation law' re quired re-regi strati on of all all foreign corpor ation s in 1934. Appl i cation wras made for the re- registra tion of said forei gn corpora tion , which was promptly protested by Mr. Lewis through his attorneys and members of his organization. Th e application application for re-registra tion was not pressed, but was finally' finally' abando ned, n ot because of Mr . Lewis’ protest,' but because because our legal couns counsel el advised us that since the Beverly Hall Corporation,- a domestic corporation of the first first class, class, had been f unctioning for, a number of year s in Pennsyl vania and possessed all the corporate powers of the Royal Frater nity Association, there wras no practical reason or legal necessity to re-register said corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania. Th at the best course to follo follow w^ for the protection o f the Fraternity was to register its names, titles and appellations under the laws of the state, which course was followed. followed. The Bev erly Hall Corporation will continue, as heretofore, to be the exo- teric\ legal entity of the great work and of the Grand Fraternity for the transaction of its business and its material activities, because the Rose Cross, in its esoteric sense and activities is a spiritual 22
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entity, and under its ancient laws and landmarks may not solicit members, advertise, seek publicity, sue or be sued, or otherwise engage in material activities. The Royal Fraternity Association will continue to hold and pro tect certain property rights and the Beverly Hall Corporation is still, still, the outer doo r thro ugh which ear nest seekers and t hose quali fied may enter the august Fraternity.
Fraternally given, R.
S w in b u r n e C l v m e r .
In the Appendix and as a part of this booklet we print in full verbatim the protest of A. M. O. R. C., the supporting affidavits
of H. Spencer Lewis and the formal reply filed by our attorneys, which we trust the interested readers and seekers after truth will carefully read in connection with the text.
C L A N D E S T I N E A N D S P U R IO IO U S A C T I V I T I E S T H E R O S I C R U C IA 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 ) The first Council of the Rose Cross in America was held in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the year 1773.* 1773 .* Since Since that time the Fra ter nity of the Rosicrucians Rosicrucians has been been active, and its Council has heen in continuous existence in America. The first Supreme Grand Lodge of the Fraternity was established with the aid and sanction of the Council about the year 1856-58 by Dr . P. B. Ra nd ol ph , si nce whi ch ti me it ha s be en in ac ti ve co n tinuous existence and so continues to exist and function today. Dr. Randolph was succeeded succeeded bbyy Free man B. Dowd. In the year 1882 Supreme Grand Master Dowd completed the establishment of the Supreme Grand Temple of the Rosy Cross in Philadelphia. On April 15, 1907, Dowd was succeeded by Dr. Edward H. Brown, and on May 10, 1922, the present Supreme Grand Master succee succeeded ded Dr. Dr. Brow n.t The Gran d Temple of the the Rosy Cross has has continued in existence in the State of Pennsylvania since 18824 The present supreme grand body of the august Fraternity, still located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is the direct lineal descendant of all Rosicrucian bodies in America and is the supreme authority. This descension descension of authority has been regula r and with out interruption either of time or activity. * Thi s Supreme Council continued to function function until the the Supreme Gr and L odg e was formed in 1856-58,.and ihis Supreme Grand Lodge of 1856-58 in turn was fused with and became a part of the Supreme Gra nd T emp le, instituted instituted in 1878 1878 and completed in 1882. t D r . E d w a r d H . B r o w n w a s S u p r e m e G r a n d M a s t e r o f t he he G r a n d T e m p l e a n d H i e r a r c h y o f E u l i s a n d o f th th e T e m p l e o f t h e R o s y C r os os s . T h e p r e se se n t G r a n d M a s ter, ter, who succeeded succeeded Dr. Br own, has been Supreme Grand Mast er of the Orde r of the the Rosy Cross and the /£th Priesthood, as well as allied bodies other than Eulis and the Temple of the Rosy Cross, since 1905. + Date of the completion o f the Supreme Gran d B ody in Pennsy lvania North American continent.
No t wi t hs t an d i ng t ha t th e au t he nt i c Or de r, Te mp le , B r o t h e r hood and Fraternity of the Rosicrucians has been continuously ex isting and functioning in America through its Grand Councils or Grand Lodges since 1773 and through both Grand Councils and Lodges since since 1856-58— alt hough its offi officia ciall name and all var ia tions thereof and its various names, titles and designations of its degrees, orders, and temples have long been established and pre empted by prior use— yet, yet, nevertheless, on April 1, 1915, All Fools’ Day, H. Spencer Spencer Lewis Lewis organized a spurious spurious and clandestine Rosicrucian body, which he called the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. T o be sure, he knew full well well of the existence of the authentic Order and, as we shall presently see, in selecting its name, chose one, as he thought and argued, that would not seriously violate the rights of the authentic Order and at the same time give his spurious organization the appearance of being Rosicrucian and authentic. However, of recent years he has gradually grown bolder and has attempted to usurp all authority and appropriate all things Rosicrucian Rosicrucian unto himself. himself. It was, ther efor e, decided to register all variations of names now and heretofore used by the real Fra ternity which have not heretofore been registered or otherwise lega'ly protect ed. Accordingly, durin g the early par t of 11934 934 the regular Fraternity, through its attorneys, filed applications for the registration and legal protection of certain of its names and the names or titles of its several Degrees or Orders under the civil law with the Secretary of the the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Mr . Lewis immediately employed attorneys, filed protests in the name of his spurious and clandestine order and thereby instituted the which organiz ation— the first leg al co nt est for the determination of which authentic authentic or his his spurious fabri cati on— has the legal legal right to the use of Rosicrucian names, titles and official terminology.
and for the
The Legal Determination of the Right to Use Ro si cr uc ia n N a m e s an d Titl Ti tles es The contest thus waged by Mr. Lewis was long, bitter and hard fought. He employed the fought. the best of legal coun counsel. sel. Th rou gh his at torney he presented all manner of claims and used every conceiv-
RANDOLPH
FOUNDATION
THE
AUT HEN TIC
B OD Y
able method, fair, wise or otherwise, to defeat the just claims of the authentic Fraternity, even going to the extent of making or having made a vile, vicious personal attack on its present Supreme Grand Maste r. Durin g the long-drawn-out hearings our atto r neys repeatedly demanded that Mr. Lewis appear personally be fore the Secretary for examination and present the proof of his alleged Rosicrucian authority and right to use such names and titles titles.. Every opportu nity was given given hhim im to appear and present his his pr oo f , but he ca me no t, ne it he r di d he pr es en t an y p r o o f of his alleged Rosicrucian authority or the right to use such names and titles, for the very simple reason that there is no such proof except his own statement under oath, which the Secretary evidently re garded as of little value. Finally, after the contest had lasted almost a year , numerous hearings were held and much evidence received, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on January 2, 1935, overruled all of Mr. Lewis’ objections, made in his his own own behalf and fo r A. M . O. R. C., C., and granted the applications of the authentic Fraternity for the registration of the following names, for which official receipts lyere issued, vi z. : ••-A* ••-A* ‘ ' Vy.-V, The The The The The The
Frate rnity of Rosicruc Rosicrucians ians,, Order of the Rose Cross, Rosicrucian Brotherhood, Rosicrucian Order, Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, Temple of the Rosy Cross an d The Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis.
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The last registered name is the original and official name us
HA S
EXCLUSIVE
RIG HT
TO,U SE
OF
N A M ES '
Was the Spurious A . M . O. R. C. Fabricated Fabricated in 1909? 1909? Mr. Lewis states on his oath: “ T h a t t he he S up up r em em e G r an an d L o d g e o f A .
M . O.
R. C., the Rosicrucian Order, was actually started in the United States of America in the year 1909 and operated for a considerable time under the name of the Ancient and Mystic Order of Rosae Crucis of North America, which organization was consoli dated dated into the Supreme Supreme Grand Lo dge of A . M . O. Note date given as
R. C., the Rosicrucian Orde r, when
time time of incorporation.*
porated
in in
the year
1926. 1926.
(See
it was incoraffidavit,
Ex
hibit B. )
Is the foregoing sworn statemen t true? Let us ask Mr. Lewis. In an article written by him, “The Imperator," and published in his official magazine, The American Rosae Crucis, October, 1917, pa ge 19 5, he s a y s : Italic: Founded, and Ap ril 1, are ours.
“ Wh en our Orde r was fo un de d here in America by twen ty-tw o men and wom en of N ew
Yor k, as as
sembled on Ap ril 1. 1915, the question of the name of the Ord er was seriously discussed. discussed.""
Did he swear falsely in April, 1934, or did he write incorrectly in October, 1917? The judgment may be yours. yours. How ever , it must be true that, if he swore truthfully in 1934, then he previ ously published several grossly inaccurate and squarely contradic tory statements. As noted, the foregoing was not the only statement made by Mr. Lewis which contradicts contradicts his his affid affidavi avit. t. The re are many oth ers that give the lie to his oath. Am on g the first first publications, probab ly ihe first, issued by Mr. Lewis after the organization of his wholly spurious body, was a small booklet under the title A n c i e n t a nd nd M y s - By H. Spencer Lewis, Official Publica- tical Order Rosae Crucis. t io io n N u m b e r T w o , A . M . O. R . C . , copyrighted 1915 and issued by th e Pu bl ic at io n Co mm i tt ee , A me r ic a n Su pr em e Co un ci l; t h er e fore, of offici ficial al in in so so fa r as the A. M . O. R. C. is concer ned. In this official publication Mr. Lewis says, page 10: “ Th e papers permitted public negotiations negotiations to be * In a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M . O. R. C. the date is given as Octo ber 19, 1928. 28.
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY Italics ours. ours. Ti m e
made in the Un ited States States only a f t e r January 1,
specific; 1915, not 1909. B o r n , N O T
1915; fo r the yea r 1915 was the one designed cen turles before as as the proper time for the Or de r to be
reinstituted.
born in America. . . .
Febru ary, 1915, 1915,
the S u p r e m e C o u n c i l of France, the Order was established in Am erica in F e b r u a r y , 1 9 1 5 , and a Su-
1909. no t 1909.
preme Am erican Coun cil appointed Ap ril 1, 1915.” 1915.”
“ W ith
the necessary necessary papers and assistance assistance from
Surely the dates stated by him in 1915 in his own official publica tion are specific enough, and the natural presumption and only con clusion is that the dates then and there stated are true and correct, be ca us e pu bl ic at io n wa s m ad e di re ct ly a f te r th e ac t wa s co mm it te d. It is, therefore, merely a question of which is the falsehood: that made in 1915 by him in his official publication or his statement under oath in 1934. If the foregoing were the only statements relative to the date, it might raise a slight presumption that an error had occurred, but he has made so many statements to the same effect that it is not pos si bl e to exc use hi m on th e gr o un d of a mi st ak e. W e ne xt refe tf to his statement in Tlic American Rosae Crucis, February issue., 1916, page 18: In 1909 1909 not even
“ . . . in 1909 1909 our Ma ster journ eyed to France for the
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T O U SE S E OF OF N A M E S
We are not here and now primarily concerned with the absolute falsity of these statements, nor with the fact that no such authority, degrees, jewels or papers were ever issued or delivered to Mr. Lewis by the R. C. in France, but with completely refuting his late sworn claims that the A. M. O. R. C. was established in 1909. Strange, unaccountably strange, that he should now (1934) state under solemn oath that the A. M. O. R. C. was organized in 1909, whereas, according to his own statements made in his own official magazine, he was not even prepared for such work in 1 9 0 9 , and six m o r e v e a r s were required for his preparation before he was was permitted to start his American monstrosity. If his his state ments ments as to authority were actually true— which is not the case— then it was not until 1914 that he received papers, etc., giving him pe rm is si on to pr oc ee d in 19 15 wi t h th e w or k o f or g a ni z at i on . We again refer to the same publication, T h e A m e r i c a n R o s a e Crucis, May issue, 1916, page 29, under the heading of “Answers by th e I m p e r a t o r , " w h er e we find th e fo ll ow i ng s t at em e n t: “ Paragraph No. 5.
W ha t of all the these se terms— terms—
‘student,’ ‘student,’ ‘Probationer,’ ‘Disciple’?
Rosaecrucian,
W he re did thrv
originate? t hey do not occur anywh ere in the ‘Se cret Mandamuses’ of the A. M . O . R. C., nor are are they ever heard in the Rosaecru cian Temples of
fully prepared. prepared.
and Englan d
Note spelling. spelling.
Rosnecrucian Rosnecrucian work — which always seemed seemed to be his his
could have no place in the work of Rosaecrucianism.
N o t Rosicrucian. Rosicrucian.
goal— and he was given several honors and titles by the French R. C. Order and one by the English
A s t o th th e w a r — w e l l , ou r ‘w ork ’ considers considers the wa r
Ord er.*
to complete his his preparation preparation
HAS E X C L U S I V E
By agreement agreement with the Supre Supreme me Council Council
not Rosicrucian.
as the great crucible. 1915, not 1909
in France and Egypt, the permission— permission— long sought by scientists and earnest philosop hical students— -was^ -was^ given unto our M aste r to estab establis lish h the R. C. O rder Again 1915, 1915,
in Am erica in the year 1915.
1909. no t 1909.
tion and study were necessary, necessary, and in the month of
Six years of prepara-
December, 1914, the Council in France delivered to
Master.’’
It was in in anticip ation of this
that 1 was given instructions in 1909 1909 to proceed proceed
We make further reference to The American Rosae Cnicis, July issue, 1916, page 11, for further information regarding his strange instructions and his explanation of why he did not organize his spurious order until 1915: “ But my instructions instructions in in weird, symbolical lan
ous articles, papers and jewels with which to estab here under the direct supervision and ruling of our
They
wi th the Ord er in the U . S. in 1915. 1915. . . .”
him, through many sources and many persons, vari lish the Order which is now growing so rapidly
Egypt, France, France, Spain, Spain, Th ibet or Australia. Australia.
guage required careful translation— also stated that that 1914-15, no t 1909. 1909.
during the win ter of
Announ cement not to
15th 15th of 1914 and
1914-15, 1914-15, ‘between Decem ber
be made until 1914-15. 1914-15.
such prelim inar y announ cement as wo uld ena ble me
Easter of 1915,’ I should make
to have my American Supreme Council selected by •Special attention is here called to the fact that Aleister Crowley started his activi ties in Engla nd in this this year. In 191 1912 2 Mr. Cro wle y started started the the O. O T. (O rde r Ori e n t al al T e m p l a r s ) , a n d M r . L e w i s c l a i m s h o n o r a r y c e rt rt i f i ca ca t e f r o m t h e O d r o T e m p l e Orientis, o r O r d e r O r i e n t a l T e m p l a r s .
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A pr il 1st 1st and and my officers installed by not late r than M ay of 1915. 1915.
The se instructions instructions I had had read read mam
times durin g 1910, 1910, 1911 1911 and 1912. 1912.
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D ur in g 1913 1913
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY
H AS E X C L U S I V E R I G H T preliminary preliminary
I was devoted to the preparation of the necessary Ch arter prepared by
‘first papers,’ by the large, illumin illumin ated charter to be
TO USE OF NAMES
announce announcement ment..
Th is
time
1 simply simply
placed a small notice in the Personal Column of the
h i m s e l f and signed by
signed by the select Coun cilors, and and the first 'Black
N e w Y o r k S u nd nd ay ay H e r a l d .
his own selected
B o o k , ' which I had to design, letter and bind my-
wo uld he pleased pleased to' hear from ladies and gentlemen
“ Couneilors.” Th ere-
self, self, not being permitted permitted to have any matter pas pass s
fore, self-constituted.
from my hands before the O rd er was established.” established.”
The reader should note and keep in mind that “during 1913 Mr. Lewis was devoted to the preparation of the necessary “first pa pe r s, ” by th e “ la rg e il lu mi na te d ch ar te r to be si gn ed by th e (h is ) selected Councilors” and the first “Black Book,” also that, in 1913, nothing was permitted to pass from his hands B E F O R E ihe order •zvas established. We will later comment on the “illuminated char ter ” and “Black Book .” Fo r the present let us proceed with his his story of A. M. O. R. C. : A self-made self-made Grand
“ Thus
it was that as as December of
1913 1913 ap ap
M a s t e r ( ? ) w h o c o ul ul d
proached,
not understand his
seemed to stand forth boldly in my consciousness,
( ow n) instruc instructi tions ons (?)
and my instructions 1 misinterpreted as being : ‘be tween December 15rh and Easter of 1913-14, in
the
figures
1914
of
the
coming
year
interest interested ed in the the work o f the Orde r R. C. In 1914 not even the beginning of an organization. Italics ours.
before 1915.
man man whose whose art— art— not trade trade— — was printing. printing.
He saw saw
Preliminary meeting February, 1915. Can be no mistake in date. Ta ke n fro m reco rd.
“ T h e pr el im in ar y meeting was held on February 8th in in my office, office, at 8.30 P. M .
I find in my record>
the followin g entry regarding regarding that that meeting: ‘M eet ing was called to order at 8.32 at 80 Fifth Avenue. T h er e we re 9 prese nt. T h e mo on wa s in Sa git tarius. tarius. Adjou rned at 9.40.’ “ A paper and some insignia and other interesting exhibits, including the charter and ‘ B l a c k
Book.
was submitted to those present, and after a brief description of the aims and purposes of the Order
ter of 1913-14, and I was surprised to find no en
A self-created Council.
the nine men and women were made a Committee to organize a Supreme Council for America.
Tho se whom I con
“ Furth er organization meetings were held at the the
sidered interested displayed no interest, but rather antipathy. I recall recall w ell the very rainy night when
Hotel Empire on March 23rd, presided over by a Dr . Julia Seton, and at our tempor temporary ary library at
I wended my way home from a lady’s home on
68 W . 71st 71st Street. Street.
Madison Avenue, near 34th Street, with my papers,
day, at 8.30 P.M ., about thirty of the most active active work ers met at the proposed Lod ge R oom s on Se\ Se\ enth Avenue, and there, with due form, constituted
charter and ' B l a c k B o o k ’ under my arm, dejected and puzzled. O f the twelve wh o had had assem assemble bled d (out of twenty invited), not even one signed the preliminary organization papers.”— papers.”— Pages 11-12. 11-12.
Although we are here primarily concerned with the date on which Mr. Lewis started the A. M. O. R. C., nevertheless, it is well to note the fact that here we do not see a Rosicrucian initiate with a charter of authority from an established, authentic order in France, Germany, Egypt, Belgium or elsewhere, but a selfappointed promoter with charter and the “ Black Black Book” of the bla ck mag ic ia ns , a la Crowley, prepared by himself, to be signed by those he hoped would join him in his spurious organizati on. We continue from the same article: No te date. date.
As I was preparing the
notices for the meeting, there came into my office a
search search for the Or de r in, in, this this country an d his many yea rs o f stu dy and pre pa rat ion fo r it.— Pa ge 12.
“ A preliminary meeting meeting was held held during the win thusiasm thusiasm and little interest.
“ M y next step step was to plan a meeting of a few fo r or ga ni za tio n purp oses.
one of the notices, immediately explained his long
stead of 1914-15. Impossible to organize
It said that the writer
“ On or about December 20th of 1914 1914 1 made my
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Constituted them- selves, an all-illumi
nating phrase.
Finally, on on April 1st, 1st, a Th urs
an illum i themselves the Supreme Council, signed an nated charter d e c l a r in in g t h e a u t h o r i t a t i v e , pr op er and l e g a l e s ta ta b l is is h m en en t o f th th e A . M . O . R . C . i n A m e r - ica and
appointing the national executive officers under sign and seal.”— Pages 12-13. 12-13.
We shall have more to say on this subject. Fo r the present, will will the reader kindly note and remember that A. M. O. R. C., with its pl ag ia ri ze d na me , wa s o rg a n iz e d on Ap ri l I, 19 15 , by a bo ut th ir ty of the most active workers, not yet initiated, constituting t h e m selves the Supreme Council (a rather large council), by signing an illuminated illuminated chart er— illuminated by Mr . Le wis; by appointing offi offi cers, under “sign and seal,” and by declaring th e authoritative,
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUT HEN TIC BODY BODY pr op er and le ga l establi shment of the A. M. O. R. C.
No doubt you are impressed with this remarkable council, the like and equal of which is not to be found elsewhere in all Rosicrucian lore, fan tastic,iietitious tastic,iietitious or real. r eal. Th e reade r will will also also please keep in mind that the“Gra the “Gra nd Mas ter Gen eral’’-to eral’’-to-b -be, e, the “Im pera tor, ” was not selected by a Supreme Grand Master and ordained by the Supreme Grand Lodge of Rosicrucians in France, Germany, Egypt, Eng land, Belgium or elsewhere,* but:
Elected. Elected. N o t conferring
“ Th at the prese present nt Grand Ma ster General and and Imperato r was then then elected elected and unanimously unanimously ap-
of authority.
pointed was a natural sequence sequence of the events which
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then initiated them selves. A M ay 13, 1915, 1915, not 1909.
“ W ha t
R E P E T I T IO IO N
OF
a glorious occasion!
DATE Sublime, perfect,
sacred, sacred, mystic day— M ay 13, 1915! Lo n g wil l it it be remembered and honored by those who even now remain enthralled by the splendor and significance o f t he he co co n v o ca ca t io io n . ” — L e w i s ’ H i s t o n
of Order—
American Rosae Crucis, July issue, 1916, page 14.
* Thi s was confirmed duri ng the hearings on the the Lew is protests held held in Harrisbu rg. Our attorneys made demand that Lewis himself appear, that he he might be questioned and that that his attorneys produce his fore ign authorityLew is never appeared, nor were the document documents s forthcom ing— these these simply do not exist. exist.
Here, in the foregoing quotations, we have an “official” histori cal account by Air. Lewis of the organization of A. M. O. R. C., or shall we say his confession of the manner and method by which he fabricated his dubious and entirely spurious Rosaecrucian Or d e r ? W e s a y confession advisedly, lor such it is to all who really know Rosicrucian history, practices, law, landmarks and the man ner in which Rosicrucian authority is granted, Grand Lodges in stalled stalled,, Grand Master s appointed and Counc Councils ils instituted. instituted. To a Rosicrucian it is a silly farce, yet a diabolical tragedy, because by methods as questionable as those he employed to organize this fake enterprise lie has deceived and misled thousands of earnest but uninformed men and women into believing that they could become Rosicrucians by simply joining his organization, falsely and artfully represented to be Rosicrucian. For the benefit of the uninformed yet earnest seeker for Rosi crucian wisdom we shall take the pains to analyze the organization of A. M. O. R. C., as described by Mr. Lewis, and show why it is a miserable counterfeit and glaring fake by comparing it with the real Order and genuine Fraternity. All his foolish gibber and prattle about the mysterious receipt through many sources and many persons of various articles, papers, jewe ls, t ri nk e ts an d wh at -n ot s, an d in st ru ct io ns in we ir d sy mb ol i cal language with which to establish the Order in America, is just so much ballyhoo and claptrap intended for the susceptible and gullible and, of course, to mislead the uninformed. Aside from a warrant of authority from the authentic order issued to a duly qualified and ordained Grand Master, no knickknacks, jewels, physical properties or other articles are necessary to institute and establish a Rosicrucian Or de r or Templ e. If an an authentic warrant o f authority had been issued to Mr. Lewis— which which was not the case— case— it would n ot have been writ ten in weird,
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led to that meeting. moment— a
moment
But it w ill alw ays be a proud to remember
with joy
and
sacred sacrednes ness— s— when the twenty-five Cou ncilors, after weeks of deliberation, investigation and sincere ap preciation of its import, arose as a body and re jo ic in gl y sign ed
the Am er ica n
stalled fourteen national respons ible positions. . . .”
ch art er
officers in Pa ge 14. 14.
wh ich their
in very
Ilcre we have no conferring of authority by the highest official of an authorized and legitimate body, as required by the tenets and landmarks of the august Fraternity, but a meeting of men and women not yet even members of the Fraternity , who constitute themselves as Councilors, and then proceed to elect a Grand Mas ter General and Imperator, something unheard of in the annals of the Gra nd Frat ernit y. And tha t is how this spurious A. M. C) C). R. C. C. was was born. born. Oth er proo f for the above above statements statements follows: Rosaecrucian. 1915, not 1909. F i r s t convocation. Italics ours. ours. Just ini tia ted .
“ On Th ursday — the true Rosaecrucian Rosaecrucian day throughout the wo rld— M ay 13, 13, 1915, 1915, the first first true true Rosaecrucian convocation of the Order was held in the temple amid beautiful and inspiring conditions, and all the appointed national officers, the Coun-
Neither officers nor Council had been
cilors and a few others were duly initiated into the
initiated prior to elec
dignity of Knights, Sorores, Brothers and Sisters of
O r d e r , crossed the threshold and were raised to the
tion. Th ey elected elected
the Ord er Rosae Cru cis in accordance with the true
themselves first and
ancient rites and ceremonies.”
RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BODY BODY symbolical language, and he would not have made the terrible mis take of starting in the winter of 1913-14, instead of the spring of 1915. Fur the rmo re, he would not have found it necessary to re read his instruction many times during the years of 1910-11 and 1912, nor to devote the year of 1913 to the pr ep ar at io n o f the necessary first papers. He would have possessed an authentic war- rant of authority, and there would have been no necessity for his pr e p a r in g fa ke do cu me nt s an d co un t er fe it ch ar t er s. However, assuming for the purpose of argument and clarity of statement— but not as a matt er of fact— that an authentic Rosi crucian Grand Body or Grand Master had issued to Mr. Lewis a genuine warrant of authority to institute and establish the Order in America in 1915, he could not have legally done so or exercised such authority, because at that time an authentic Supreme Grand Lodge of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood, Order and Fraternity, hav ing exclusive jurisdiction over all of North America, was in exist ence and had been active for almost sixty years prior thereto, using all all Rosicrucian names and titles. Mr . Lewis admits, as we shall see later, that the p r io r use of such names and titles would have pr ec lu de d his le gal use t he re of . In the regular and authentic Order men and women are not made Rosicrucians and initiated into the Order in a single day by rites and ceremonies; they do not cross the threshold and are not raised to the dignity of Brothers and Sisters of the Order Rosae Crucis. Its neophytes become Rosicrucians through their own efforts by faithfully following the instructions, living the life and doing th e work, thus achieving certain progressive degrees of inner develop ment. ment. As the the great work progresses and the inner and higher fac fac ulties are developed the neophytes become, are not made, initiates of the Order or Degree which corresponds to their stage of devel opment. Hence it will will be be apparent to any thoughtful persons who will take the pains to make even a slight investigation of the truth of the matter, that Mr . Lew is’ description description of the initiation initiation of him self, the appointed national officers, the Councilors and a few others into the Order on May 13, 1915, is a confession which re veals that his A. M. O. R. C. is a simon-pure fake, a crude fabri cation and foul counterfeit easily detected by those who dare to think or care to investigate. In the regular Order the authority of a Grand Master is alwravs conferred by a duly constituted Grand Master only upon an initiate
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of the Order who has achieved the inner development, who has earned the right to be a Grand Master by having accomplished the great work, and who is able to instruct, assist and guide the neo ph yt es al on g the path a n d a c r os os s t h e t h r e s ho ho l d . T h e G r a n d M a s ter appoints appoints the Councils Councils of Three, Seven Seven and Nine — the only Councils Councils known in genuine Rosicrucianism. Th ere for e, the or ganization of A. M. O. R. C. in 1915 by twenty-five or thirty uninitiated members,* including Mr. Lewis, who simply constituted themselves the Supreme Council, who signed an illuminated charter (Mr. Lewis illuminated it when he made it in 1913, although it does does not not appe ar how he accomplished the illumination— a mere trifle, so let it pass), who declared — j us t si mp ly declared — th e au thoritative, proper and legal establishment of the A. M. O. R. C. in America (the source of the authority is not altogether clear, but that is another mere trifle; decreeing it so made it so), and ap po in te d or el ec te d th e na t io na l ex ec ut iv e offi cers u nd e r si gn an d s ea 1 (whatever that is), including the present Grand Master General and Imperator (Mr. Lewis), is a proceeding so foreign to the regu lar procedure of the genuine Order, so utterly un-Rosicrucian, ir regular and ridiculous, that it is crystal clear and self-evident be yond all doubt that A. M. O. R. C. is spurious and clandestine and that its pseudo-master and creator is the Baron Munchausen of the Occult. The authentic Fraternity is a spiritual entity of t he highest or der; it deals only with the pure white magic of the Great White Brotherhood. To the Grand Fraternity and its its members and ad herents herents the “Black Book” is unknown and entirely useless. useless. In truth and in fact, fact, no true, real Rosicrucian ever si gned the “ Black Book” or ever will. Did we not say that when Mr. Lewis wrote his first history of A. M. O. R. C. that he also wrote his confession, placing on it the bad ge of sh am e— th e m ar k o f C ai n— t h a t re ve al ed its re al pu r po se and spurious nature ? So, So, also, also, when he designed, lette red and bou nd th e fir st “ Bl ac k B o o k ” an d ad o p t ed fo r its si gn t he i nv er te d V triangle,* he placed upon himself the marks, the symbols a n d * The initiation o f ihe members, counri] and officers, officers, including M r. Le wis, did not take place until M ay 13, 13, 191S, and not until af ter the council h ad constitute d itself and the officers had been elected. See Lew is ’ account of the first convocati on. * Those who know and understand the true true and full significance of “ Black Books" and inverted triangles will make no mistake. mistake. Let the uninfor med— the trusting, sin 35
RANDOLPH FOUNDATI ON THE AUTHENTI C BODY the unmistakable signatures of the black art— symbols symbols and tokens fully understood and utterly despised by all true Rosicrucians and true followers of the occult occult.. Th e black art is employed only by ps eu do , se lf -c on st it ut ed m as t er s of sp ur io us bo di es a nd fa ke occ ult enterprises. x Tak e nothing for granted, prove all all things, things, then you shall shall know the truth that will set you free and protect you from the alluring, be wi tc hi ng , en c ha nt in g an d my st er io us ly e nt re a ti ng ad ve rt is e me nt s of the black magicians constantly presented to you with their prom ises of health, wealth, happiness and power.
Mr. M r. L eivis A d m it s C ase— Effectively Puts O u r Case— A . M . 0 . R . C. O u t o f C ou rt Attention is particularly directed to the following statement of Mr. Lewis; it is very interesting and will become more so when read with ot her sta teme nts ma de by him, him, which we we shall quote : T h e re are bu t t w o terms: T
R
“That
the
ter ms
‘R os icr uc ian
Br ot he rh oo d, ’
-
‘Rosicru cian Order’ and ‘ The Brotherhood of the
cia ns or T h e Ros y C r o s s . A ll other terms
Rosy Cross’ are all similar names and terms that that describe describe the Rosicrucian Rosicrucian O rde r:
h e
o s i c r u
are merely variations.
“ T he
term ‘Brotherhood
of the Rosy Cross’ is
merely the explanation of the Latin and is the Eng lish lish equivalent of davit, Exhibit B.)
the the Latin
term .”
(L ew is
affi affi
Exactly so! so! In maki ng that statem ent in his his own beha lf and for his own purpose, purpose, in the name of A. M. O. R. C., C., M r. Lewis uses a double-edged sword which in its backward lash cuts his feet from under him and completely concedes the position, long maintained by us, whi ch is th e fu nd a m e n ta l bas is an d sol id fo un da ti on of ou r right to use all variations and synonyms of the original name of the Grand Fraternity. We now maintain and have long contended that the names, titles or terms Order, Brotherhood or Fraternity of the Rosicrucian, of the Rose Cross 01*of the Rosy Cross, or of the terms rearranged or reversed, reversed, and the descriptive descriptive terms “ Rosicrucians," Rosicrucians," “ Rose Cross," “Golden and Rosy Cross" and “ Rosy Cross” are varia tions, translations and synonyms of or descriptive of the name
HAS E X C L U S I V E
RI GH T TO
Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis — th e
or i gi na l na m e .of t he au t he nt ic Rosicrucian Order, Temple, Brotherhood and Fraternity, so often referred to in Rosicrucian literature and by Rosicrucians as the August Frate rnity or the the Grand Frat ernity. Th at the use use of any any of such names, titles or terms or ot any descriptive words by a clan destine organization that deceive or that may tend to mislead any pe rs on in to th e be li ef t ha t suc h or ga ni z a ti on is an au th e nt ic or genuine genu ine Rosicrucian body is wron gful and unlawful. W e are ple as ed to ha ve M r . Le wi s ma ke th is co nc es si on an d ad mi ss io n. Perhaps he will discontinue the use of all Rosicrucian names, titles and terminology. And then, perhaps he will will not— certainl y he should should do so. so. Indeed, no othe r person would have the effrontery effrontery or the unmitigated gall to continue to use names, titles or terms after having made such an admission, especially when viewed in the light of the proof of p ri o r use use by the authentic Orde r submitted in the hearing before the Secretary, in which it was found that the right to the use of such names belongs exclusively to the authentic Order and not to the clandestine A. M. O. R. C.
The Spurious A. M . O. R. C. No w L ays Claims to to Genuine Names of the Auth entic Order. Order. The Claim Is Proven to Be IVithout Merit On April 14, 1934, 11. Spencer Lewis, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: “ Th at the name name ‘Tem ple of the Rosy Cross’ is is a name long connected with Rosicrucian history, dat ing back to ancient times; that the term has been u sed sed by by the the Su preme preme Gra nd Lo d g ge e o off A .
truth—b truth—b eware.
Investigate.
Tr y.
Test
all claims by the rule of
that imm imm ediately preceded it it in North Am erica, the A ncient
and
Mystical
Order
Rosa e
C rucis,
con
tinuously tinuously in Nor th A me rica and in the the State
of
Pennsylva nia nia since since 1909.” 1909.” (Le w is affidavit affidavit,, Ex Ex hibit C. ) “ Th at since the the year 1909, 1909, in Am erica, the or ganization, of wffiich affiant is the head, has con tinuously and repeatedly in all its voluminous lit erature, writings and teachings used the names and of
‘Rosicrucian
Brotherhood,’
‘Rosicrucian
Order’ and ‘ The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross’.” (Le wis affidavi affidavit, t, Exhibit B .)
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M . O.
R. C., the Rosicrucian Order and the organization
terms cere seekers seekers of reason.
U SE SE O OF F NAMES
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FO UNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BODY BODY Again we ask, are the fads true as stated by Mr. Lewis in the foregoing quotations from his his sworn sworn statements? Again we will will ask Mr. Lewis and let him answer, by quoting his own previously pu bl is he d st at em en ts , ma de an d pu bl is he d by hi m at , ne a r an d fo r some time after he organized A. M. O. R. C. (in 1915), from which it will clearly appear that in the years 1915-16 and 1917 and for some time thereafter his organization did not use the names or terms “Temple of the Rosy Cross,” “Rosicrucian Brotherhood,” “Rosicrucian Order” or “'I'he Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross.” Furthermore, it will conclusively appear therefrom that his or ganization not only did not use said names and terms, but, also, that he was extremely careful not to use use them. On the other hand, he used what he claimed to be a “restricted” name or term, which he laboriously and painstakingly undertook to explain was not used by th e au th en ti c Ro si cr uc ia n or ga ni za ti o n in Am er ic a. The positive proof that A. M. O. R. C. has not used said names or terms continuously since 1909 will appear from the following quotations quotations from Mr. Lewis ’ own published published statements. We trust that the reader will keep this in mind and not lose sight of it as he be co mes in te re st ed in ot h er ma t er ia l co mm en t whi ch we sha ll ma ke with reference reference to other material and interesting interesting features of the quo tations. Prior to and at the time of the fabrication and organization of his clandestine body, Mr. Lewis knew and was well informed of the ex istence and activities in America of the authentic Rosicrucian organi zation. Thi s is clearly shown by his own published stat ements quoted bel ow. It is al so in te re st in g to no te his la bo re d at t em p t to re as on himself into a secure position, to satisfy his conscience, or rather, pe rh ap s, to ju st if y hi ms el f in th e eye s of his fo ll ow er s an d th os e whom he hoped would join his organization in selecting or plagi arizing a name for it that would give it the appearance of authen ticity and lead to the belief that it was and is a genuine Rosicrucian Order, and at the same time not involve him or make him legally accountable for his wrongdoing. He begins his hair-splitting argument and shows his transcenden tal ability to employ technicalities to make distinctions where no difference exists in his introduction to the first volume of Th e American Rosae Crucis , which he published in New York City in January, 1916, from which we quote the following: “ Th e
word
38
‘Rosaecrucian’
is
grammatically
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R I G H T T O U S E OF OF N A M E S
wron g, being An glicized La tin.
It is is used used in tlfe
English language as a common adjective, and wje •will use it as such, to avoid misunderstanding, with the Admits knowledge of
exception
that
we
retain
the
original
Latin
diphthong ‘a f instead instead of the 4i’ (R osic ruc ian ), as
other Rosicrucians.
used by some of our contemporaries / ’
Italics ours.
1, page 1, Jan uar y number, 1916. Rosae Crucis, V ol . 1,
American
There is no doubt that his reference above to the use of the gen erally descriptive term “Rosicrucian,” “as used by some of our con temporaries,” was a reference to the Randolph Foundation , the authentic Or de r in America . At least it aptly applies because the authentic order then, prior thereto and ever since has continuously used the descriptive term Rosicrucian in its many variations and general descriptive application. I'he business of fabricating and launching a spurious and clan destine organization is not without its difficulties, nor free from doubt, so we find the pseudo-master of A. M. O. R. C. quieting his fears and lulling his doubt to sleep as follows: “Aside from the Masonic Rosaecrucian Societies Other bodies known
in America, there are a number of other bodies
to him. He re he condemns temples and
which glory in the reflected light of Rosdrcrucian-
Brotherhoods, which
he later claims.
ism. The se neo-Rosaecrucian societies, societies, under the the names of temples, centers and Brotherhoods, have naught to do with the genuine doctrines, principles, philosophies or w o r k of the A. M . O . R. C., and and their members or students, as as w ell as their M asters , Dictators or teachers, are uninitiated into the truths of
real
Rosae
Rosaecrucianism
Crucis,
V o l.
. . .”
1, page
4, 4,
The
American
January
number,
1916.
And how does he he do it? To Mr . Lewis it is very simple— simple— ex tremely tremely easy! He simply simply brushes aside aside the the authentic Order op er ating “under the names of Temples , Centers and B r o t h e r h o o d s " 1 and declares— declares— simply simply declares— declares— his his spurious Ord er to be genuine— and that is that. Italics Italics ours. ours. Ca refully
“ Th e real name of the genuine body is is the the An
note this, then refer
cient and Mystical Order of Rosae Crucis (or Rose
to wording of sworn
Cross, Rosy Cro ss).
protest and note
mate Lodge of the Order can use the term Rosr/e-
recent claims.
crucian Order, Rosaecrucian Lodge or the complete
Non e but but a genuine, legiti
name .as given abo ve; and it is only fa ir to state that
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION TH E AUTH ENTIC BODY BODY none of the unauthorized bodies referred to above On ly used used
have ever publicly used these restricted terms or the
restricted terms.
genuin e symbols.”
The
American
Rosae
Crucis,
V ol . I, page 5, 5, January number, 1916.
N o w to ma ke su re — ab so lu te ly su re — th a t A. M . O. R. C. di d not continuously use the names or terms “Temple of the Rosy Cross,” “Rosicrucian Brotherhood,” “Rosicrucian Order” or “The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross” since 1909 or even in 1915, we turn to the April number, 1916, of The American Rosae Crucis , on page 14, where we find that: Lewis organization organization
“ . . . the true true O rder — the original and perfect Rosaecruc Rosaecrucian ian Ord er— is known bv only one name—
has has one specifi specific c name.
‘'fli c Ancien t and and Mystica l O rder Rosae Crucis.’ ”
Th at stat ement is clear, unequivocal and ppositive. ositive. He leaves no doubt that his organization, which he claims and alleges to be “the true Order— the original original and perfect perfect Rosaecrucian Rosaecrucian Or de r”— is to be kn ow n by only one name. Th at should should settle the matter. At least it it does conclusively conclusively settle M r. Le wis’ sworn state ment as to the use of the several names above enumerated continuously since 1909 and relieves it of all probative force. But the matter was not settled settled.. Plagiarizing the name or names of an honorable, established and active Fraternity is so unethical and such a flagrant wrong that it is never settled until it is settled right and fu full ll retr ibut ion is made. Such is the civil law, such is is the moral law' and such is the absolute law from which no guilty man may escape. escape. It is is like Ban quo ’s ghos t— it will not down. So we find the ma tt er comi ng up up again in Octob,e ctob,ei% i% 1917. Evi den tl y hhis is right to use the name or te rm “ Rosae Crucis” had been seriously seriously questioned, and wre find him writing at length on the subject in his official magazine, American Rosae Crucis , explaining— still still at tempting to explain; attem pting to justify— that which which he can never never e xp xp l ai ai n o r j us us t i fy fy . - . Let us follow his frantic efforts: Founded, n o t
establi established. shed. No te date carefully.
“ W h e n o u r O r d e r w a s fo un de d here in America by twe nty- two men and women of N ew
Yo rk, asas-
semblcd on A p r i l 1, 1 9 15 15 , the question of the name
N a m e not even
of the Order was seriously discussed.”— T h e A m e r i
certain.
can Rosae Crucis, October, 1917, page 195.
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If the Order had
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TO
US US E O F N A M E S
bee n an au t he nt ic Ro si cr uc ia n or ga ni za t i on or fo un da t i on dul y au-'' thorized and one that could have been rightfully and lawfully, founded in Americ a in 1915, it wr wrould not need twenty- two men a nd women to name it or to seriously consider its its name. It would have been na me d— be ca us e th e na me Ro sa e Cr uc is (R os e Cr o s s ) is in herent to and inseparable from all genuine and authentic Rosicrucian bodies— just as the child child bears the family name of its parent s or the wife takes the name of her husband. But, But, of course, course, like like a bastard of irregul ar birth, Mr . Lewis' f ab ricated spurious organization, born of his own crafty scheming and his designing mind, did need a name, and the plagiarizing or the deliberate wrongful taking of the honorable name of the august Fraternity was a matter for serious consideration. Facts and the tell-tale circumstances surrounding and accom pa ny in g t he m do no t li e; th ey alwrays re ve al th e t r ut h to co nf ou nd those who atte mpt to use them to deceive and wron g others. Fals e hood always reveals itself. itself. So here in Mr . Lewis’ attempt ed ex pl an at io n we find his co nf es si on — his pa t en t , re ve al in g, un mi s ta k able able confessio confession n of or ganizing a spurious Orde r and plagiari zing its name. Let us follow his confession: “T H E Not its inherent name,
NAM E
WE
INTENDED
TO
“ Na tur ally the name, or phrase phrase,, Rosae
U SE ” Crucis,
but the name he
formed the essential part of the name ice intended
intended to use.
to use.
Italics ours.
Rosae Crucis, was practically imperative, though I
I'he I'he full title, title, Ancient and M ystical O rder
distinc tly stated that, should wre choose, it was per missible to use any veiled name or term which might seem advisable. . . .”— T h e A m e r i c a n R o s a e C r u - cis, October, 1917, page 195.
Here wc have a bird’s-eye view of the fabrication of the name for the likewise likewise fabri cated spurious A. M. O. R. C. Since Since Mr. Lewis had fo un de d and launched a spurious and clandestine Rosi crucian Order, naturally the name he intended to use must contain the phrase “ R o s a e C r u c i s : ’ It was essential to give the question able undertaking the deceptive appearance of being Rosicrucian. Mr. Lewis, who was well versed in the known and published history and fabulous and alluring tales, both true and doubtful, told told of the the Fraternit atis Rosae Crucis— Ord er of the Rose Cross— 41
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY he knew and fully realized how very essential it was for the success of his unholy undertaking to make the phrase “Iiosae Crucis” or some other term descriptive descriptive of the authentic F ratern ity of t he Rosiosi-jj crucians the essential part of the name he intended to use, otherwise! it would not he regar ded as Rosicrucian. Rosicrucian. Th e name would no not hav>e the bewitching, enthralling, drawing, hypnotizing and desired effect, and the enterprise would be a commercial failure. Its com mercial and monetar y success success being of utmost im portan ce— the the very heart of his scheme— scheme— the phrase “Rosae Crucis” “naturally formed the essential part of the name we (he) intended to use.” That Mr. Lewis appreciated the great possibilities and high com mercial value of a Rosicrucian label or name is clearly demon strated by the next quotation we make from his article of 1917, in which he betrays the thought uppermost in his mind, as follows:
H AS AS E X C L U S I V E
R I G H T T O U S E OF O F N A ME ME S
That Mr. Lewis was uninitiated into the sublime mysteries of the Rose Cross— tha t he knew nothing of the truly worth y and and ennobling principle of the real Order and cared less, and that his sole purpose and only object in organizing A. M. O. R. C. was to make money, to make it a profitable enterprise for himself, to pil fer from the many uninformed and credulous people curiously or sincerely attracted to the occult (small monthly payments aggre gating into the thousands of dollars )— is clearly clearly demonstrated b y«
everything he has written and is conclusively proved by every act of his consistent course of commercialism. By his wideflung, deceptive and alluring propaganda, in which he has appealed only to the material, selfish and baser instincts and impulses of man, he has pursued a course that offends, shames, mis represents and sheds a false light on the worthy principles and noble precepts of genuine Rosicrucianism. By his const ant univer sal advertising for members, by the use of all the alluring, craftily worded and cleverly constructed display advertising known to the modern art of high-pressure salesmanship, he has run counter to the most basic precept and ancient landmark of the Grand Frater nity, and in so doing he has clearly demonstrated to all who are informed— even even unto those who have made the slightest investiga investiga tion, that he is not a Rosicrucian; that he cares nothing about the noble principles, the sublime philosophy, the great work, the holy mission of the august Fraternity and, furthermore, that his fabri cated spurious A. M. O. R. C. is not a Rosicrucian body at all, but a simon-pure commercial enterprise, founded and operated by 11. Spencer Spencer Lewis Lewis f or gain— sordid, unholy gain. And the sorrow and the shame of it is that he has succeeded to the extent of deceiving thousands and extracting from them tens of thousands of dollars, to say nothing of the other wrongs and injuries he has done unto them. Such Such wrongs and deception deception cannot go on forever— the law of reaction does work, and those who sow to the wind must reap the whirlwind whirlwind.. And so Mr . Lewis’ house of cards is falling. falling. It is is be co mi ng in cr ea si ng ly m or e dif ficu lt to dec ei ve . In t er es te d st ud en t s are investigating investigating aand nd becoming becoming better informed. Th ey are learn ing that real and genuine occult or mystic societies or orders do not use use the methods— the high-pressure salesmanship salesmanship and adv er tising tising methods— employed by by M r. Lewis. Lewis. Earnest and inquiring students interested in Rosicrucian philoso phy ar e le ar ni ng th at , al t ho ug h t he D o o r o f t h e T e m p l e is always open to sincere and worthy seekers, the authentic Order of the Rosy Cross does not solicit, urge, beg or entice anyone to enter; that those who seek to enter must come of their own free will and accord accord and prove themselves worthy. Yes, they are lear ning the distinguishing marks, the essential differences between the authen tic and the clandestine Rosicrucianism. So, also, membe rs of A. M. O. R. C. are learning the truth and are deserting in large
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Adm its the examination of bibliogra phy of
. . an examina tion of the bibliograp hy of occult books published in Am erica and Englan d, and and
occult books and
then [1 91 5] on sale in Am erica under the name of
know ledge of terms
Rosicrucia n, plain ly indicated that when an author author
used used in Am erica.
or firm desired to create a quick and sure sale for for a book it was labeled ‘Rosicrucian.’ . . American Rosae Crucis. October,
— The
1917, page 195.
And so Mr. Lewis knew— “naturall y” knew— that it was ess essen en tial to the success of the spurious order, which he fabricated purely and solely solely for commercial purposes, tha t it should be labeled “ Rosi Rosi crucian." And to make it more alluring, to give it a more potent appeal to the curious, credulous and gullible and, therefore, more pr of it ab le , he al so de em ed it a dv an ta ge ou s, if no t es se nt ia l, to give it the the appearance of being very old— as coming out of the night of of time and, of course, pro foun dly mysterious. Hen ce the fabricated fabricated name: “Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis” — th e t ru e Or d e r — t h e o r i gi gi n al al a n d p e r f e c t R o s i c r u c i a n O r d e r , k n o w n b y only one name.
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHEN TIC BODY BODY numbers. Othe rs are asking embarr assing questions, and even even the most loyal and trusting are becoming suspicious and doubtful of its authenticity. N o w let us r et ur n to an d fo ll ow fu rt h e r M r . Le wi s ’ re as on fo r p la gi ar iz in g a Ro si cr uc ia n na me fo r hi s sp ur io us or de r. Ot h er s were commercializing the name— why should should not he do likewise? likewise? ! He says: "We were aware of the further fact that the word Rosic.RU- I was used in Americ a at that time for commercialism. An I examination of the bibliography of occult books published in f America and England and then on sale in America under the i name of R o s i c r u c i a n pl ai nl y in di ca te d th at wh en an au th o r or ! firm desired to create a quick and sure sale for a book it was | labeled labeled ‘‘Rosicrucian.’ Rosicrucian.’ This commercial commercial feature of the the work was | also used in connection with semi-philosophical, co-operative I movements without any pretense of being either a branch or a I. headquarters of a real Rosicrucian Brotherhood.” ciAN
In 1915, when Mr . Lewis fabr icated and launched his spurious f order for which he used a Rosicrucian name, and in 1917, when he pe nn ed th es e lin es, on ly th e fo ll ow in g bo ok s be a ri ng Ros ic ru ci an titles dealing with the aut hentic F rate rni ty had been publi shed in in !; America: T h e R os os i c ru ru c i an an s — W h o a n d W h a t T h e y A r e (a pam- 1 p hl e t) , wr it t en by D r . P. B. Ra nd ol p h, th e fir st G r a n d M a s t e r in America, as a handbook, later republished in his book, Ravalelte, copyrighted in 1871; The Temple of the Rosy Cross, by Freeman 'fi B. Dowd, second Grand Master, copyrighted 1882; The Rosicru- cians, Their Teachings, 1903; The Fraternity of the Rosicrucians, I copyrighted 1906; The Rosicrucian Brotherhood, the Initiates, a magazine published monthly beginning 1908, and W ho Is a Rosi Rosi last above menmencrucian, copyright ed 1911. Th e four publications last tioned were by the present Grand Master and writer of this 3 article.* N o t a si ngl e on e of th os e pu bl ic at io ns wa s in th e n at ur e of a commercial venture, nor did they prove profitable in a pecuniary j sense. sense. As a mat ter of fact, their publication would not have been been pos si bl e exc ep t fo r th e li be ra l ai d an d cas h co nt ri bu ti on s of me m- | * W e also refer to the the cop yrigh t certificate No. 2532 25327. 7.,, sho wing that, the present present Supreme Grand Mast er copyrigh ted a text on on the inner inner teachings of the old Mystics, Hermetics and Rosicrucians, January, 1902, thirteen years before Mr. Lewis be came active.
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HAS E X C L U S I V E
RI GH T
T O U S E OF OF N A M 1 $
bcr s of th e F ra t er ni ty . N o r we re th e pu bl ic at io ns us ed in co nn ec ti on wi th “ se mi -p hi lo sophical,” “co-operative” movements without any pretense of be ing ing either a branch branch or a headqua rters o f a real Rosicrucian Bro ther hood. hood. They were not issued issued by the Fraterni ty. Th e real Rose Rose Cross is not commercial in any sense ; it sells sells nothi ng; it is support ed entirely entirely by contributions and donations. But they were written by real real Rosicruci Rosicrucians, ans, by Grand Master s, by men who knew— they were authentic. authentic. The y were published and sold by companies or con cerns organized, financed and managed by members and those in terested in the spiritual well-being of the Bro ther hoo d. If losses losses were were sustained they made them good. If there were profits the money was donated for the good of the Order. Others, not real Rosicrucians, may have published books under Rosicrucian titles, but so far as we know the only one who has written incorrectly and falsely about the Rose Cross and published much misleading, worthless and undependable information under Rosicrucian labels and made a commercial success of it has been Mr. Lewis. To protect himself in that wrong which he intended to do and did do, he accused accused others of doing. It is is an old trick. trick. Th ose who crucified Jesus the Christ used the same old trick and attempted jus ti fi cat ion of th em se lv es by si mi la r me t ho ds . The method betrayed Mr. Lewis, as it generally has all others who have used it, and the defense of himself and his attempted jus ti fi cat ion sh ow t h a t he wa s fa mi l ia r wi th Ro si cr uc ia n l it e ra tu re at the time, which revealed and made knowm to him the existence in America of the real Rosicrucian Brotherhood, and that he had no right to found a clandestine and spurious Rosicrucian Order. No w, ba ck to M r . Le wi s an d his fu r t h e r ex pl an at io n : Italics Italics ours. ours. W o u l d never use the
“ Th e result result of our deliberation at that time was that we would never use the word Rosicrucian in
word R o s i c ru ru c i a n .
the title of our Ord er.
Reference should be
Lati n, and its orth ograp hy is understood onh wh en
made made to A. M . O .
o ne
R. C. present present
Germ any
literature. literature.
real name of the Or der .
Presen Presentt A. M . O. R. C.
The word itself is not good
realizes that it was used by ‘Rosenkreutz’ in to give a mystical interpretation to the
“ Finally, by unanimous unanimous vote, it it was decided decided to
liter literatu ature re refutes refutes this this
use the words
statement statement and shows a
CIANISM, based based on the phrase Rosae Crucis, when
change change of mind and a
an adje ctive or noun was desired.
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Ros ae
C ru ci a n
and
Ro sa ecr u-
T o this decision
RA NDOLPH FOUNDA TI ON THE A UTHENTI C BODY
HA S E X C L U S I V E
holder heart, less fear
we
ful of legal conse
Lod ges
quences.
found it necessary to use use the the wor d R osicrucian in a
of the Rosy Cross’ are all all similar names a nd terms that describe the Rosicrucian Or de r.” H e knew then, as he knows now, tha t the use of any Rosicrucian name, term or phrase that describes, or that may reasonably be calculated to lead others to believe that his was or is a legitimate Rosicrucian body, was and is improper, wrong and fraudulent. In the beginning and for some time he used a restricted name, making prominent the letters A. M. O. R. C., but as time wore on and no one instituted legal proceedings to question his action or to stop him he decided to forget all he had written on the subject and to claim, even under oath, the right to the use of all Rosicrucian names, names, terms and phrases. H e would have done tha t in the begin ning had he been sufficiently informed in the fundamentals of the Order and knew what he didn’t know, that, because of its inherent nature and fundamental laws which do not permit it to take initial steps in any conflic conflictt even for its own protection, the august Fra ternitywould ternitywould not wage legal ba ttle with him or sue sue him. I Iowever, he has found to his sorrow and chagrin that when attacked it can and will fight with telling effect. Mr. Lewis says:
have
adhered
in
all
official
reference
to
our
of this Ord er ex cept in such cases cases as as we
descriptive manner with those who were seeking that M Mentions ent ions ““ot other” her”
word .
But
in such cases cases we
have
made
it
plain, very plain, in in fact, that the name of our O r-'
movements; therefore,
der was wa s spelled spelled Ros ae C ru ci s and and that we ha had d no
had knowledge of
connection with o t h e r m o v e m e n t s using a different
them.
spelling.” “ W e w ould have our members bear bear in in mind that that when the first first Council meeting was held in Ame r ica (as stated on April 1, 1915), and thereafter,
A d o p t i o n of a name.
and full discussion of ihe adoption of the name wa s conducted, there was at that time no movement in America
using
the
words
Order
Rosae
Crucis,
Rosae Crucis Order, Rosicrucian Order, Rosicru cian cian Lod ge or Ancient and and M ystical Ord er Rosae Crucis, or even the initials, initials, A . M . O. R. C.
No r
was there any movement or group using the tri angle, point down, with a cross within it, or any There ivas.
I he
other symbols (except the cross) as a symbol of an
Crowley O. T . O.
ca n R o sa sa e C r u c i s " O r d e r o r L o d g e . ” — " T h e A m e r i ca
Black Magic.
October, 1917, pages 195-96.
Such s u b t e r f u g e ! Quite unworthy of an ingenious artist so skill ful and expert as Mr. Lewis in the art of fabricating bogus, illegiti mate organizations organizations and plagiarizing names for them. His wordy explanation explains poorly and carrie s no conviction, to the thoughtful person who will analyze it. The re is one thing that does stand out in bold relief relief.. He was extremely careful not to use any term that he knew he could not safely use— use— legally use. use. Th e question of the right to use did not matter. He w as only only concerned concerned in safety, so he sought safety in distinctions of spelling and in finding some Rosicrucian term or ph ra se ol og y no t so ge ne ra ll y or co mm on ly us ed by th e au th en ti c bo dy. N ot wi t hs ta nd in g t h a t th e te r ms “ O r d e r ” an d “ L o d g e ” we re use d by th e au th en ti c F r a t e r n i t y an d th e de sc ri pt iv e t er ms “ An c ie nt ” and “Mystical” were often used to describe it in authentic Rosi crucian literature, and although the probability is that Mr. Lewis knew it, it, let let us us give him the benefit benefit of every doubt. Yet, ne verth e less, he did know then , as he swears now, “that the terms ‘Rosi crucian crucian Brother hood,’ ‘Rosicrucian Rosicrucian Order ' and ‘Th ‘Th e Brothe rhood 46
RI GH T TO USE OF NAM I S
“ I say this this with confidence in my correctness, correctness, for a careful search of three years before helping to or Had knowledge of a
ganize our Or de r here revealed revealed that there was a
Rosicrucian Fraternitv
group of Freemasons, and a Rosicrucian Fraternity
in Ame rica.
s o m e w h e r e i n A m e r i c a , with a few groups o f stu stu
dents meetin g to discuss discuss hooks hooks which they (tad pur chased from one firm, without even pretending to hold convocations in titled Lodges in the form of an
Ord er. . . . ” — T h e
A m e r i ca ca n
R o s ae ae
C r u ci ci s ,
October, 1917, page 196.
There we have it. it. He admits it— it— clearly clearly and ppositiv ositively ely admits that, after a careful search of three years before he fabricated his synthetic and self-born order, it was revealed to him ami that he knew there was a “ Rosicrucian Rosicrucian Fraternity somewhere somewhere in Ame rica." In fact, he knew that the See, the Grand Lodge of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, was located in Pennsylvania, as we shall later see. “ T h e fact is, is, however, that there there was no litera litera ture or advertisements, books or pamphlets obtainName adopted.
able bearing our symbols or the name
No t received from
adopted and, in fact, there was nothing to he found 47
ice
have
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AU THENTIC an autho rity.
B OD OD Y
which indicated there was a regula r Or de r of the R. C. in this country'.” — T h e A m e r i c a n R os os ae ae C r u - cis, October, 1917, page 196.
Having admitted, after three years' investigation, that there was a Rosicrucian Fraternity somewhere in America, in the same ar ticle he asserts that nothing was found which indicated that there was a regular Order of the Rose Cross in this country. Upon what meat does this “Imperator” feed that he has grown so fat, and of what drink does he imbibe that he reasons so poorly and speaks in terms so contradictory? Kn ew even of the the claim that the true
“ N ow when the claim claim is made that that ‘for sixty yea rs’ the re has been a reg ula r Ro sic ruc ian O rd er
Order had existed
in this country, we find ourselves being forced to
for sixty years. years.
recognize the sale of so-called Rosicrucian books as const ituting
an an Or der .
Th is
seems seems preposterous, preposterous,
but it leaves one other claim which may be legally correct and, therefore, worthy of our most serious consideration. Indicates an aware ness ness of our activities.
It is this: that since since the name name or
word Rosicrucian and Rosy Cross were used by a firm in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in America for sixty years, they have a prior and exclusive right to the name Rosy Cross.
'I'he claim is made more
difficult for us, if true and correct, by the further explan ation that the right to the use of the .name includes its translation into every language,Afikluding the French and the Latin.” Acknowledges the doctrine of prior use
" I f such such a claim claim is true, then then the words Rosae Crucis cannot he used by us in any way, regardless
and that all such terms
of our right to them by any charter that we would
are synonymous. Italics ours. ours.
be granted by the highest authorities of Europe or elsewhere, or through any patent we could secure
from any power in any land, except a legal decision by a court of this country. Prior use establishes an exclusive right.
“ It must be remembered remembered that the words Rosicru cian and Rosae Crucis or any form of the term cannot
be
patented and
have not been patented.
T h e re is no la w o f the land lim iti ng the use o f the term in any way, but prior use, if established, may be used used as as a reason reason for asking fo r exclusive rig ht.” — The
A m e r i ca ca n
R o sa sa e
C ru ru c i s, s,
October,
1917.
pages 196-97.
The claim which Mr. Lewis mentioned and of which he was 48
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HA S E X C L U S I V E
RI GH T TO
U SE SE O F N A M E S
I
aware in 1915, prior thereto and since, that f&r sixty years there has has been a regu lar Rosicrucian Ord er in this country, is true. It' can be established beyond the peradventure of a doubt and to the complete satisfaction of any fair-minded, unprejudiced student seeking the truth. The reference is made to the authentic Order, which has had a Supreme Grand Council since 177.3 and a Grand Temple or Lodge in Pennsylvania since 1882, and where the Supreme Grand Lodge or Se e has been maintained for a number of years, and to th e Philosophical Publishing Company, which has published several boo ks de a li ng wi t h th e Ro si cr uc ia n O r d e r an d its ph i lo so ph y. Mr. Lewis was not forced to recognize the sale of real or socalle called d Rosicrucian Rosicrucian books books as as constitut ing aan n Ord er. T ha t would be pr ep os te ro us . It wa s pr e po s te ro u s su bt er fu ge on hi s p a r t to cloud the issue, an artifice to hide the truth and a clever stratagem to create a doubt in justification of his wrongful and unholy acts. The sublime and August Fraternity is not so constituted ami, as we have so often stated, lias nothing to do with the sale of books, Rosi crucian or otherwise. The plain fact and whole truth is that he was forced to recog nize the existence of the regular and authentic Order of the Rosv Cross, which has been in continuous, active existence since it was instituted in America about the year 1856-58, with Dr. P. B. Ran dolph as its first Supreme Grand Master, a high initiate and real Rosicrucia Rosicrucian. n. Th at was his first difficulty difficulty;; was wha t all all the a rgu ment was about; that was the reason for all his foolish prattle and subterfuge subterfuge about publication publication of Rosicrucian books. But in makin g his argument to get himself out of a bad hole and in attempting to jus ti fy an un ju st if ia bl e po si ti on he i na dv er te nt ly b et ra ys th e hopeless weakness of his own position and recognizes and admits the strength and soundness of our position. As early as in 1917 he he formed the habit of talking and explaining himself out of court. It is the outworking of the law that murder will out; that the con sciousness .of wrong cannot be suppressed; that wrong will right itsel itselff and that eve ry crime carries its own punishment. It is the law of compensation so profoundly interpreted by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mr. Lewis points out and binds himself to the conclusion that the p r i o r US U S E of a name gives and carries with it the right t o i t s use, to the exclusion of all others, in all of its forms and variations,
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENT IC BODY BODY
HAS E X C L U S I V E
including translat ions into every language. The ref ore , he he agrees t h a t w h e r e p ri o r use ot the words Rosae. Crucis is established they cannot be used by him in any way, not even if his right to use them had been granted by the highest (Rosicrucian) authorities of Eu rope or elsewhere.
It will be noted that Mr. Lewis concedes the exclusive right to the use of Rosicrucian names and titles to establish p r io r use in America even though he possessed authority to use such names granted by charter issued by the highest Rosicrucian authority abroad, which authority he has never received and does not now posses s by ch a rt e r or ot he rw is e fr o m an y au th en ti c Ro si cr uc ia n body. It is not our purpose here to discuss at any length Mr. Lewis' Rosicrucian authority nor to quote his many varied and contradic tory claims claims and-st ateme nts relat ing to it. Suffic Sufficien ientt to say that, in his article of October, 1917, from which we have made extensive quotations, he disclaims any foreign authority, as he has on other occasio occasions. ns. H e says :
1 he exclus exclusive ive right to the use of all Rosicrucian names a nd terms in America has been established by the Randolph Foundation of the Rosy Cross by long, continuous p r io r use. T h i s w a s p r o v e d cpnclusively at the hearing before the Secretary of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, even though only a small portion of the uncontrovertible evidence which establishes that fact was produced. As the result thereof the Secretary overruled the Lewis protests on behalf ol the A. M. O. R. C. and granted the applications of the Randolph Foundation of the Grand Fraternity in America for the exclusive use and registration of Rosicrucian names and titles. We cannot reproduce and print herein all the voluminous evi dence which so conclusively establishes our right to the exclusive use of all Rosicrucian titles and names by reason of p r io r use. However, we can and will print sufficient of said evidence to satisfy the fair-minded and reasonable, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the exclusive right to the use of all Rosicrucian names and terms in America belongs to the Randolph Foundation by virtue of pr io r use.
The doctrine of prior use of names is not only the law of the land, as Mr. Lewis recognizes and admits, but it is also a sacred pr in ci pl e an d th e hi gh es t et hi ca l la w o f f ra t er na l re la ti on ex is ti ng be tw ee n all hi gh -c la ss an d w or th y fr at er ni ti es an d fr at er n al s o cieties cieties.. No well-meaning, high-class high-class fratern al order, society, society, lodge or organization will use the name or descriptive terms of another organi zation pre -empted by pri or use. use. It simply is not done bby y high-class fraternal organizations nor tolerated by right-thinking, ethical members of such organizations. In view of Mr. Lewis' statement acknowledging and conceding the exclusive right to the use of names and terms by virtue of the law of p r io r use and the evidence presented herein establishing our pr io r use o f all Ro si cr uc ia n na me s a nd ti tl es, is th er e a si ngl e ri gh tthinking, honorable and ethical member of A. M. O. R. C. who can or will attempt to justify or tolerate the further use of Rosi crucian titles and names by or in connection with that organiza tion tion or permit Mr . Lewis to do it?
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RI GH T TO
US E O F N A M E S
“Our lodges throughout America are not branch lodges of any European society, order, organization or secret movement. Our order here in North America is operating in an independent ju ri sd ic ti on, wi th its own go v er nm e nt , its ow n Su pr em e Cou nc il , its own ratified constitution and with no allegiance to any indi vidual or group whose laws are the traditional principles and ideals of this order. . . ."— The American Rosae Crucis, O c t o ber, 19 17, pa ge 198 . It is clear, even even from this involved s tatement , that M r. Lewis disclaimed any authority from and connection with any European Rosicr Rosicruci ucian an Ord er. Howe ver, he would have made a cleare r state ment of the facts, and none would have been confused or misled, had he said: 1 created our Ord er out of the genius of my own mind. I plagi arized an honorable name for it so as to give it the appearance of being Ro si cr uc ia n. 1 am no t a Ro si cr uc ia n. I kn ow n ot hi ng ab ou t the real secrets and esoteric teachings of that august Fraternity, but th e na me so un ds go od to m e ; th er e is s om et hi ng al l ur in g a bo u t it. it. I believe it will have an unusual a ppe al to the curious an d gul lib lible and tha t I can make it pay. I adopted its constitution. 1 made made its laws and establ ished its ideas to suit suit myself. I elected myself yself Impe rato r, appo inted its council council and I gove rn it. It owes allegiance to no individual except myself and to no group except my family. A. M. O. R. C. is is my own brain child, and I pro pos e to raise it to a hefty, gigantic, well-paying commercial enterprise for the enrichment of myself and family. I propose to accomplish accomplish
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY this by means never before used and that probably never will be used by any real frater nal organiz ation. I propose to use modern, high-powered salesmanship, extensive, unusual, attractive, mystical and alluring alluring advertising and and all all manner of propaganda. Every bo dy wa nt s to be ha pp y, mo st pe op le wa nt to be ri ch, so me wa nt to be be mysterious and practice magic. magic. I w will ill promise all this this and more. In fact, I will will make all kinds of str ange claims and unusual pr om is es . I f dr iv en fr om on e po si ti on , I wil l t ak e an o th e r an d stil stilll another. another. Any old old harbor in time of storm. Wh at matt er if ' I am inconsisten inconsistentt and contradict myself? The public soon forgets. Besides, Besides, they want the unusual. 1 will produce it in in the most un usual usual manner. Barn um was right: the public public wants to be be fooled if it it does not not cost too much, so I'll I'll make it cheap— $2.00 per month pe r me mb er . I wil l re ly on vo lu me . Yo u see, 50 ,0 00 me mb er s at $2.00 per month will produce $1,200,000.00 gross per year, and if advertising and propaganda do not cost too much and every thing goes well, the business should net in the neighborhood of a half a million million per year. Ma ny member s will will drop out as soon as as they really know the truth abou t A. A. M. O. R. C. I believe believe I can can fool most of them for some time and some of them all the time. However, for every member lost I shall expect to gain two or three by my en dl es s- ch ai n me th o d. As I sa id be fo re . 1 be li ev e tl hs Ros e Cross idea is is good— that it will will produce real money and p erhaps also inure to my my personal glory. The idea of being the Imperator, t he sole and exclusive boss of t he concern,, also ap peal s to my pr id e, bu t th e use of a le ga ll y pr e- em pt ed n a m e ?is da ng er ou s and serious. serious. The symbols present no problem. I Van safely use the cross and fix up a set of symbols more mysterious than the Rose Cross ever used. used. I am fully aware tha t the the Rosicrucian Fraferni tr, the Order of the Rosy Cross, is well well established in this country. country. I will will go easy at first. I will proc eed with care and caution. If no one stops me, if I am not legally enjoined, then I will gradually br an ch ou t an d wil l fin all y cl ai m th e ri gh t to use all Ro si cr uc ia n names and assert all all Rosicrucian authority. If and when that time time arrives, A. M. O. R. C., my brain child, will be a full-grown mint, and I, its Imperator, Supreme Grand Master General and Over lord, will will be a man of powe r and affluen affluence ce.. Universi ties and ex clusive societies will confer degrees, honorary memberships and special special honors upon me. If they do not, then I will will create them for myself or assume and claim them, just as I am doing and intend to do for A. A. M. O. R. C.— come join A. M..O . R. C. I w will ill make you
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HAS E X C L U S I V E
RI GH T TO
U SE S E O F NA NA M E S
;i Rosicrucian in a jiffy jiffy— — someth ing the regu lar 'Or der cannot do. i will give you a R. C. button, so all the other R. C.'s (Rainbow Chasers) will recognize you. you. ‘You can proclaim yourself to the world as a member of the Ancient and Mysterious Order Rosae Crucis, a privilege not exercised by members of the regular Order. If you are a good member and pay your $2.00 per month until you reach the twelf th deg ree, I vV vVill ill confe r upon you special a nd pnusua! honors. hono rs. You see, see, the regula r Or de r has only three degrees. 1 give you you nine more. Are you you a chained god? I can relieve relieve you of change as well as your chains.
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H AS
VE E X C L U S5 I VE
Charter.
RI GH T TO
true, true, working
USE OF NAME S
u nder nder a Grand Lod ge ^barter, de
riving, its pow er and authority from T em pl e. Order.
PRIOR USE OF ALL ROSICRU CIAN NAMES , TITLES, TERMS AND APPELLATIONS BY THE R A N D O L PH F O U N D A T I O N O F T H E A U T H E N T I C ORDER IN AMERICA In the year of 1871 there was issued by the Randolph Publish ing Company a book bearing the title Ravalelte, the Rosicrucian Story, written by Dr. P. B. Randolph, Randolph, then Supreme Gr and Ma s ter of the Order. In this this book was given a short outline; of the history of the Fraternity, followed by the rules anil regulations gov erning the exoteric activities of the Order. To effectively effectively prove that the various names were used at that early period (1871, although they have been used since 1857), we here reproduce in its entirety Dr. Randolph's article, calling special attention to the various Rosi crucian names, terms and appellations used therein and at that time by th e au th en ti c O rd e r.
and the last last (c laim ing justly to be the oldest oldest association of men on earth, dating fr m the sinking of
A L L R O S I C R U C I A N N A M E S U S E D B Y T H E R A N D O L P H F O U N D A T IO N Voluminous evidence can he published to establish the fact that i the Randolph Foundation of the authentic Rose Cross Order and Fraternity in America in 1856-58, hy long, continuous, constant pr io r use, is en ti tl ed to th e sol e a nd exc lus ive use o f all Ros ic ru ci an names, titles, titles, terms and appellations in in America . How eve r, the limited space of this booklet will permit the reproduction of only a small portion of such evidence, but sufficient, we believe, to con vince vince all all fair-minded people that M r. L ewis ’ claim to and use of Rosicrucian appellations is unlawful, fraudulent and without the slightest right or justification.
the Imperial"
Dome o f the Th ird Su preme preme Tem ple o f tth he e Oftk-r,. Oftk-r,.
the N ew
Atlan tis Isle, nearly te i thousand thousand years years
anterior to the days of P lat o) , and as a Grand Lodge.
Lodge, having jurisdiction over the entire continent of No rth A mer ica and the islands islands of the sea. sea. Grand
T e m p l e grant charters
dispensations to found or organize subsidiary lodges
to subsidiary lodges
and temples, anywhere within the limits of its juris
and temples. Rosicrucians.
Lodge
and and
'Tmp le
grant
Th e
Grand L o d g e and
chart charters ers
and and
diction. “ 2. A ll are practical men who believe in prog ress ress,, law and and order and in in self-developm self-developm ent.
The y
believe firmly that God helps those those that help them selves; and they consequently adopt as the motto of Order.
the Order the t he wo word rd TRY, and they believe that this little word of three letters may become a magnificent bridge over which a man may travel from had to better and and from be tter to best— best— from ignorance to knowledge, from poverty to wealth and from weak ness to power.
La rge society in 1871.
“ 3. W e constitute a large societ society y in the wor ld, and our ranks bid fair to largely swell in this land of practical men.
Th ere are hundreds hundreds of men of
large culture, deep intuitions and liberal minds who Organized body. body.
actually languish because they do not know each other, there being no organized body, save our men. which invites such men to join its ranks and find the fellow ship whic h such such men of such minds need.
Lodges.
In
our lodges such men find all they seek, seek, and mo re; in our weekly reunions the rarest and best intellects are
brought
into
contact,
the
best
thoughts
an
elicited and the truest human pleasures experienced, forasmuch
as
nothing
impure,
ignoble,
mean
or
unmanly is for an instant tolerated, every induce ment is held out to encourage all that is noble, good,
TH E
true, beautiful, charitable and and manly— and that, too. too.
R O S IC I C R U C I A NS NS
in a way totally unknown and unpracticed in any
I F ho ho a nd nd I F h at at T h e y A r c — Honor, Manhood, Goodness T r y
Rosicrucians.
other order or association of men. Rosicrucian exoteric body.
“ 4. E very Rosicrucian is is known and is the sworn brother of every other Rosicrucian the wide world
« • •
“1 “1. Th e Rosicrucians arc a body of good good men and
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- J —^ i i
; ui
M
RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY and comfort (except when such aid would sanction crime or wrongdoing or interfere with the demands
H AS E X C L U S I V E
'Tem ple buries him as a man and a Rosicrucian
Tem ple . Rosicrucian.
should be be bur ied.*
of public justice, social order, decency, sound morals or national prosperity prosperity and un ity). Rosicrucian.
In all things things
else every Rosicrucian is bound to help another so long as he can do it with a clear conscience, and not or sully
his his ow n
manhood.
In
all
erly cared for by the Order.
Order.
“ 6. Th is O rde r is a school school of the highest and and
Order.
best best know ledge earth affords.
things
tection society, it reaches out after far higher and nobler aims— aims— only a few, very few , of which are
life, death and the troubles and trials of the world three Rosicrucian.
alluded
Each man is eligib le to one, one, two or
degrees;
and,
after
once
becoming
a
true
Rosicrucian, it is next to impossible that he can ever afterward come to want, either for protection in all
Te m pl e. Te m pl e.
freely rendered so long as the man remains a worthy DWELLER IN THE TEMPLE! “ Th us
the
temple
insures insures
its its
to
wiser— therefore happier happier..
ment, emulation and persistency—
acolytes against N i l m o r t a l i b u s , a r d u m e s t. t. “There
w il ls !
self-reliance,
brother, if we only think so, and set about in right good earnest, and no mistake. T r y ! W e proclaim proclaim th he e omnip oten ce o f w il l an nd d w e d ec ec la la re re p ra ra c c tically, and by our own achievements demonstrate, the will of man to be a supreme supreme and all-conquering force when once fairly brought into play, but this
votaries strive for for m an ho od in the the full, true sense sense;; adopts adopts “ t r y ” and “ ex ce lsi or ” as living, living, pract practica icall
pow er is only nega tively strong when exerted for merely selfish or personal ends; when or wherever
mottoes; and thus, both directly and indirectly, does the Te m ple of Rosicru cia seek to increase the* the* sum
it is called into action for good ends, nothing can
total of human happiness in the world within and without its walls. an
initiation
fee
and
withstand
a
Lodge may be able to procure in the shape of lec Lodge.
phy, etc., in addition to which he is allowed a sum, varying from four to fourteen dollars a week when sick, provide d he needs such aid ; he he is visited, com forted,' nursed, doctored and, should he die, the
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Goodness is Po w er;
whe re
will and thus render it a mighty and powerful en gine for for Positive Good .
Yo u cannot deceive a true
Rosicrucian, for he soon learns how to read you
Rosicrucian.
through and through, as if you were a man of glass,
tures. debates, books, scientific papers, models, ex periments in all physical science, essays on philoso
its its force.
fore, we take the best care to cultivate the normal
monthly tax of one dollar, in return for which the member has the advantage of all information the
is no no d i f f i c u l t y ' t o h i m w h o t r u l y
W hatev er of good a great man has has ever
done may still be accomplished by you and me, m\
self-respect,
loyal respect to woman, the laws, society and the
pays pays
As Rosicrucians Rosicrucians we rec
ognize the immense value of sympathy, encourage
w o rld ; it promotes promotes stability stability o f character, character, makes its its
man
One of its
more useful by rendering-them stronger, therefore Rosicrucians.
elevate man in his own esteem, teaches due and
“ 5. Ev ery
merely
main objects is to be a School o f M en ; to make men
self-effort; it frowns on all wrongdoing, seeks to
Rosicrucia.
is
information respecting the said said Order.
all manly efforts, assuages their grief, cultivates their
Te m pl e and
which
crucians who are being continually importuned for
ens their intellect, fires their emulation, encourages their
handbook,!
Rosicrucians.
ness to themselves and the world, braces and sharp
strengthens
this
Order.
want, mitigates their sorrow, enhances their useful
hope,
in
printed to save explanatory talk on the part of Rosi
that is just, counsel in difficulty, food, raiment, shel ter and all true human human sympathy— sympathy— all of which is
It is unlike any and
all others, for, in addition to being a mutual pro
wo rth y one assists assists the other— in sicknes sickness, s, sorrow, and society. society.
If he dies an officer (an d evert
man is eligible), his widow and children are prop
violate his honor, derogate from his personal dig nity
RI GH T TO USE OF NAMES
Rosicrucian. .
and he attains this power by becoming a Rosicru-
* All insurance features have long since been eliminated even in the exoteric lodges and temples.
Section 5 is therefore null and void at this time, time,
_
f These articles of aims, aims, rules and regulations were also published by Dr. Rand olph
i
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I RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY cian onl y; nor can it he he had through any other Te m pl e.
means wh at ev er.
HAS E X C L U S I V E j
but in any field field in the wo rld’s great garden, fo r are
I'he T em pl e teaches its acol ytes
not we all brethren ?
how to rebuild this regal faculty of the human and intensify it; and one of the first results observable after a man has become a true Rosicrucian
Rosicrucian.
is that his vanity grow s smaller by degrees and beau tifully less, for the first thing lie fully realizes is that all lie knows would probably make quite a
i
large book, but that
all he does not kno w wou ld
put to to manly uses, uses, are detrimental— bad— positively injurious! Order. Non-sectarian, non-partisan.
N o man can enter our doors by reas reason on
of his his fame, politics politics or religion. religion.
T h e O rde r h has as
nothing to do with a man’s politics or religion, and it matters not what a man’s creed is, so long as he
is
a man.
Th e Baptist is welcome, but not as a
make a book considerably larger and, therefore, sets
Baptist; and so with men of jill other faiths. faiths.
himself to learn. learn.
religion, no faith, no politics can be discussed from
W he re there’s a will there’s a
No
finds himself increasing in mental stature by im
our platform, nor will their introduction be tol erated one moment. W e accept men of all creeds, creeds,
perceptible gradations and finds himself a learned
except such as outrage decency, manhood, sound
man by a process which he cannot comprehend and
morals and. and. public order, such as as free lovers, M o r
one which is neither appreciated nor known outside
mons and birds of that feather; nor can any such
way; and after getting rid of self-conceit the man
Te m pl e.
Does not the one great God
rule over and love us? Even so, no man can can enter our doors by reason of his wealth, for riches, unless
soul— soul— the w ill; h ow to strengthen, strengthen, purify, expand expand Becorne a true
RI GH T T O USE OF NAMES
person enter our ranks, no matter who he may be,
the Te m pl e.
or how high in fame or social plane.
“ As a consequence of tra velin g on this royal road
N o man is is
to knowledge, the Rosicrucian soon learns to de
barred out of our temple by reason of his povert\,
spise the weakness of
for physical physical beggars beggars are are often kings kings in in mind.
wickedn ess, not by reason of
A ll
any long-fa ced cant being poured into his his ear, but
wc ask or seek for in a man is honor, honesty
because he finds out practically that manhood and
and ambition to know more and be better.
virtue are safe investments, while badness or mean ness ness w on ’t pay. pay.
It is the universal testimony testimony of all
Lodges Rosie r in in in.
“ Usu ally the Lodges of Rosicrucia meet once a week to hear lectures, exchange courtesies, thoughts,
Rosicrucians. Rosicrucians.
wh o have become true Rosicrucians, that within its
news; to listen to invited guests, debate questions in
Symbolic temples or lodges.
symbolic wa lls there is a deeply mysterious influence for good pervadin g its atmosphere, under which every man of the Order becomes rapidly but nor-
art, science and philosophy; to mutually inform and strengthen each other; to investigate any and all
Orde r.
ma lly individ ualized and intensified in character, manhood and influence.
manly spirit and chivalric bearing which so w ell
Lodges.
“ 7. I ’he doors of our
lodges are never closed closed
against the honest, honorable or aspiring man, nor can any earthly potentate, no wie lder o f an. an. emp ire’s
subjects of a proper nature, and to cultivate that entitles their possessor to be called a m a n . Rosicrucid.
taining knowledge and information on all subjects
sceptre, no wearer of a kingly crown, gain admis
are, as may w ell
sion by reason of his eminence, fo r Though he be be a
equaled. equaled.
king he may not be a m a n , a title far above all
Th es e
are a few of the good things of Rosicrucia. W e seek seek no no man— men seek seek us. us. Ou r facilities for ob
Te m pl e of Rosicrucid.
be conceived, unsurpassed, unsurpassed, un
Finan cially we are are satisfie satisfied. d.
A Tem ple of
Rosicrucia never yet felt the pressure of an ex
others on the earth— a title nobler than any other
hauste hausted d exchequer, exchequer, and and probably never will.
Rosicrucians. Rosicrucians.
ever earned by mortals.
this last is the least commendable about the institu
Brotherhood of Me n.
of
our
W e Rosicrucians are proud
eminence— eminence— and justly so— so— for
we
tion, yet it uses money for good purposes and, there
are a
B r o t he he r h o o d o f M e n ! and recognize m a n h o o d
fore, has its chest supplied.
as
the true kingship; hence we honor that man highest who knows most and puts his knowledge to the high est and noblest uses, not only toward his brothers.
But
Order.
A ll ot her essential essential in
formation respecting the Order can be obtained BY t r y in g !
“ M any , but by no means means all, all, of the alchemists alchemists
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTH ENTIC BODY BODY
HAS E X C L U S I V E
RI GH T TO
U SE S E OF OF N A M E S
gained new thoughts and and truths, before the Ada mic
and hermetic philosophers were acolytes of that vast Vast secret secret
secret secret Brotherhood which has has thrived from the earear-
era of chronology, and to have been the common
Broth erhoo d.
liest ages and, under differ ent
property of the adepts.
names in different
“ 1 have been been led into these these remarks and explana
lands, lands, has has performed — is still perform ing— its its mis mis sion. sion.
tions, first, for the purpose of finally and authorita-
Th e members of this this mystic union union were the
M agi o f old, old, who flouri flourished shed in in Chaldea (Me sop o
Phe Rosicrucians. Rosicrucians.
tively
tamia)
W h o t h ey ey a re re .
R o si si cr cr u ci ci a ns ns , . . . ”
ages ages before one one of their their number number (H erb er)
left his native plains, and on foreign soil founded the Hebraic confederati confederation. on.
Th ey were the origi
nal Sabi and Sabeans, who for ages preceded the Sages of Chaldea.
Th ey w ere the men who founded
that Semitic civilization, the faint shade of which we find, having leaped long avenues of centuries, in the moldy records of early China, itself number ing
its
years
Brotherhood Zoroaster,
by
the
sprang
Plato,
the
thousand.
Of
this
Brahma,
Buddha,
Gnostics,
the
great
La-otze,
Essenes
and,
therefore, therefore, Christ Jes Jesus us Himself— W ho was an an EsEssene and who preached the sacred doctrine of the Moun tain of Ligh t.
Th ey were the the dreamers dreamers of
the ages— ages— of the epochs— epochs— eclipsed eclipsed occasionally, occasionally, but anon bursting forth in glory again. never a cowa rd or a slave.]
[Am on g them them
Th ey were the men men
who first discovered the significance of fire, and that there was something deeper than life in man, pro founder than than intellect intellect in the universe. universe. of
transcendant
light
now
illumines
Wh ateve r the
world
comes from the torches which they lit at the foun tain whence all light streameth upon that mystic mountain which they alone had courage and en durance to climb and climbed, too, over a ladder whose rungs were centuries centuries apart. apart. megistus, Hermes
Egypt’s
mighty
(Asclcpius I X ),
king,
Hermes Tris-
and
that
other
was an adept, adept, a Brother Brother
and a Priest, as as was Malk i-Za dek before him, that that famous
pre-Adamite
monarch,
that
Melchizedek,
who was reputed to have been born of a thought, and to have lived fo r countless ages. the Gre ek Mercu rius.
An d so with
Th eirs, too, wr wras that won
drous learning wherein Mos.es was skilled,' and at their fountain the He brew , Joseph, Joseph, dr^tk .
Nothing
original in thaumaturgy, theology, philosophy, psy chology, entology and ontology, but they gave it to the wo rld ; and and when philosophers philosophers thought they had had
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settling
the vexed
question concerning
the
This dissertation on the Rosicrucians, their teachings and their activities, was first published in a handbook or booklet and widely circulated before the publication ol the same material in R a v a l e l l e in 1871. Even a cursory reading of this early prospectus must prove to any one seeking the truth that the authentic Fraternity used the various terms for t he different phases of its work, such as as the “ Rosi crucians," which embraced all those truly interested in the Order and the philosophy taught, those enrolled as acolytes or neophytes, as well well as members of the various bodies and their activities. It shows shows also that the terms, such such as “Te mpl e,1' e,1' “Or de r,” “Gr and Lodge,"“Subsidiary Lodge," “Subsidiary Lodges and Temple s," of the Rosy Cross Cross or Rosicrucians Rosicrucians were were then in common usage. It speaks of its Gra nd Lodge charter, of its Supreme Temple of the Order and other sub jec ts whi ch we re th en , an d sti ll ar e, pa r t an d pa rc el of th e au th en t ic Fraternity. More over, it frequently uses uses the the universal, universal, genetic genetic term, which is all-inclusive of everything that is Rosicrucian, i.e., N o r do es it om it s pe ak in g of it s “ Sy mbo li c T e m pl e s Rosicrucia. and Lodges" prior to, concurrently with and since the issue of this first handbook or descriptive booklet dealing with the Rosicrucians in America, their activities activities and teachings. Th e Fra ter nit y has has is is sued charters to its subordinate bodies, as well as charters to the State Grand Lodges and certificates to its members, copies of these originals being in the archives of the present Supreme Grand Lodge. Lod ge. In the Gran d Lodge charter s issue issued d by by Randolph up to and including the year 1874, the terms R o s i c r u c i a ( m e a n i n g everything everything Rosicrucian), Femple, Brothe rhood and Orde r are used. used. Mr. Lewis has made the statement that the Randolph Founda tion never made use of the term “Order" and claimed for that rea son son he had a right to use it. Such claim is shown to be wit hout merit by the foregoing quotation from Dr. Randolph, as well as the reprinting of the Rosicrucian oath to follow. In the year 1872 Dr. P. B. Randolph issued the booklet, The Curious Life of P. B. Randolph, in which, for reasons of policy, he reproduced the obli
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c
RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTH ENTIC BOD ODY Y gation which all who applied for admission into the Order were compelled to subscribe. subscribe. It will will be noted that such applicants applicants took their oath to an “ A n c i en en t O r d e r . " We here reproduce it: R O S IC IC R U C 1 A N ’ S O A T H “A ppealing to God as witness witness of my integrity of purpose, I ask to be adm itted to the prepa ratory
or
Ancien t Ord er
trial degree of the honorable and a n c i e n t O r d e r
o f
Rosicrucians.
Rosicrucians.
I solemn ly swear to try to be a true
and honest man ; that I w ill never purposely injure the fair fame of any any human human being; that I w ill fo r ever keep inviolate all secrets that may he trusted to me; that 1 w ill never babble, babble, lie, steal, steal, bear bear false false witness, expose faults, create scandal or cause any human human heart to to grieve grieve or mourn; that 1 will dry all tears and cheer all hearts and never cease trying to be a good and worth y citizen of the wo rld ; that 1 w ill never sedu seduce ce any any virgin, virgin, wife or wido w or matro n, but w ill protec t all such, if need Jbe, with my life ; that I wi ll henceforth bear witho ut abuse abuse the grand ol d n a me me o f g e n t l e m a n -, an an d if I fail in aught herein herein it it will be proof that 1 am wholly un wo rthy to be be called A man.
I solemnly swear to
be prompt, just and true in all my dealings with man or woman, and that never will 1 sully my soul soul with a mean action of any sort or kind whatever, so help me, G o d !
1 further solemnly swear, swear, in in the the
awful prese presence nce of Alm ighty and Eternal God, that 1 w ill ever and always champion champion the just just cause cause of
H AS AS E X C L U S I V E
RI G H T TO USE OF NAMES
tion of the one word “Mystical,” Mr. Lewis boldly took the name of the authentic Order established by Randolph, whose reading was the Honorable and A n c i e n t O r d e r of the Rosy Cross or Rosi crucians. No w, in th e li ght of th is evi de nc e, wh en co ns id er ed wi th M r . Lewis’ admission admission in his his affid affidavi avitt (hereinbefore quoted) to the ef fect that all Rosicrucian names, terms and titles are synonymous and are but variations of the original or generic name, it is evident be yon d all do ub t t ha t th e ri gh t to use all Ro s i cr uc i a n' na m es an d appellations belongs exclusively to the Randolph foundation of the authentic Ord er in America. And that, by the same token and for the same reason, Mr. Lewis and his clandestine Order have no right what ever to use use any any Rosicrucian titles or appellati ons. I herefore, the use of Rosicrucian appellations by Mr. Lewis in connec tion with this spurious organization is outrageous and scandalous and without the slightest justification in the eyes and minds of just and upright men. There is not the slightest doubt that Mr. Lewis was fully ac quainted with all the activities of the Randolph Foundation of the authentic Order of the Rose Cross and its continuous use of all Rosicrucian appellations up to the time and since he organized the A. M. O. R. R. C. C. Moreove r, he knew that Dr. Randolph was quali fied to establish and by what authority he did establish the august Fraternjty in America, because, in his “Official Publication Number Two,” published in 1915, hereinbefore referred to, on page 10. he said: Dr. Randolph
Master of . C .*. in France.
“ . . . that D r. Rando lph was one of the fore-
wo m an ; that 1 will never encourage encourage harlotry, harlotry, prac prac
Grand
most men of the Or der wh o ever lived in this this coun
tice libertinage, defame another, wrong any man,
R
try and 'was 'was at one time Gran d Mas ter of the the R. C.
in
and especially any true woman, and in all things
Lodge
w ill strenuously endeavor to be a man, so help help me, God!”
Napoleons.”
France, which was attended by one of the
Such was the Rosicrucian obligation known and published in the year 1872 1872.. The rea der will will recall in his article of 1917 herein be fo re qu ot ed M r . Le wi s cl ai me d th a t no o rg an iz at i on , pr ev io us to hisactivity his activity beginning in 1915, 1915, had used the term “O rd er ” nor the prefix prefix “Ancient and Mystica l.” By refe rrin g to this this obligation obligation it is obvious that his claim concerning the use of the word Order is untrue and unfounded, and that even part of the prefix, the word “Ancient," was also used as early as 1872. 1872. Thus, with the excep
There is no higher Rosicrucian authority than the supreme office of Gran d Master. Dr. Randolph then being the Supreme Grand Master of the Order in France, which fact cannot be successfully questioned, he had the unquestionable right to establish the Order in America in 1856-58, at which time it had not been previously established and was not active. N o t al on e ha s th e p r o o f of t he es ta bl is hm en t o f th e au th en ti c Order in America by Randolph, its activities and its prior use of Rosicrucian appellations, been preserved in current literature since
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HAS E X C L U S I V E
its establishment down to this day, but Dr. Randolph’s Rosicrucian activities were known and publicly recognized in 1872, when all the cohorts of hades were banded together to take from P. B. Ran dolph all that for which he had labored and sacrificed during many years, when he was pe rs ec ut ed as well as prosecuted because of his then advanced ideas, ideas, at which which trial he was acquitted. Th e prosecut ing attorney, speaking for the Government, in addressing the jury, said in part:
Adolphus Skinner, the above-mentioned prosecuting attorney lor the Government, and thus formed and plagiarized the name of the “Ancient” and “Mystical” Order of Rosae Crucis, i.e., Rosy Cross, for his own unlawful use in connection with his wholly spurious enterprise ?
Correspondence in Archives.
“ T o see this this man, philosophers cross the seas seas from India’s hills, sages from France, mandarins from China, noblemen from England, thinkers from from G er many,
negroes
from
the
South,
and
even
the
crowned kings invite him to their courts, where he passes in and out, the proudest king among them al l!
H o w does he do it?
In 1858 he broke from
the ranks of the party he belonged to, and that whole creed united almost to a man to crush him out. higher
H ow did it it result result ? than than ev er!
H e stood firme r and rose rose
Wh ence
the power ?
At
this this
very moment he stands literally stripped of all he owne d in in the the wo rld. W a i t a n d se se e !
H ow lon g w ill he stay so?
“ N ow , gentlemen, let me me call your attention attention to other points of his career. “ O ver
twenty
year years s
ago
Mr .
Randolph
was
1852. 1852. Italics ours.
known to be a Rosicrucian, and in that period he
M y s t i c a l Brotherhood.
ascended the steps of that M y s t i c a l B r o th th e r h o od od , outstripping thousands and rushing past hundreds of gravbeards in the mental race, until he attained
Chieftainship of
the chieftainship chieftainship of the true Rosicrucians in in Am er
Rosicrucians.
ica and the isles of the seas, and finally to the Su
Supreme High Priest
preme High Priesthood of the Order and Grand
of Order and Grand
Mastership of the combined lodges.of the earth like
Mastership of all
wise, reaching the double office through his absolute
lodges.
defiance of poverty and wealth, and persistent pur suit of ideas ideas alone!” *
Even then the authentic Order was referred to and known as that “Mystical Brother hood .” Now, is it possible possible that M r. Lew'is Lew'is read this book and that he combined the terms “Ancient” in the Rosicrucian’s oath with the “Mystical” as employed by the Hon. * Curious Life of P. B. Randolph, page 73, edition 1872.
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RI GH T TO
T e m pl e
o f
t h e
U SE S E OF OF N A M E S
R o s y
C r o s s
Mr. Lewis claim claimss and swears in his affidav affidavit it (“ Exhibit C ” ) th at A. M. O. R. C. has used the name or term " T c m p h o f t h e Rosy C r o s s continuously in North America and in the State of Pennsyl vania'since 1909,” and that the Royal Fraternity Association, meaning the Randolph Foundation, “has not used this name in America or in the State of Pennsylvania until the last five years." Search where we will, we cannot find the use of 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 . literature, but we do find it stated time and again that the Lewis organizatio n is known 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, used, which is is extremely doubtful , it is very recently. I lie sworn statement that it has been used continuously since 1909 is altogether false, and it is apparent that Mr. Lewis knew it to be false when he made his affidavit. U se
o f
t h e
N a m e
b y
t h e
A u t h e n t ic
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In 1871 Randolph selected Freeman B. Dowd, a high initiate, trained and initiated into the Sublime Lhird under his immediate supervision, to be his successor. successor. On July 29, 1875, Dr. Randol ph pa ss ed to th e Be yo nd , an d F re e m a n B. D o w d be ca me , by ri gh t o f succession, the second Supreme Grand Master of the Order in America. Several of the Council of Seven residing in Philadelphia, the first center of the activities of the Supreme Council in America, urged Dowd to establish establish a Gr and L odg e in that city. Accordingly, in the year 1878, he began the formation of a Grand Lodge in Philadel ph ia , wi th hi ms el f as G r a n d M a s t e r , u nd er t he na me a n d ti tl e o f “The T emple of the Rosy Cross,” and completed his task in 1882. 1882. While there he completed his first book, which he published under the title of The Temple of the Rosy Cross. That his residence was in Philadelphia at the time is shown by the copyright certificate issued to him in 1882. In 1888 Dowd established a Grand Lodge or a Temple of the
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R o s y
C r o ss
Te m ple
P u b l i s h i n g
of
t ii e
Rosy
C r os s
C o m p a n y
San Francisco, Calif. Cr os s.
Supreme Grand Master Freeman B. Dowd’s activity in California
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RANDOLPH RANDOLPH FOUNDATION TH E AUTHEN TIC BOD BODY Rosy Cross in in San Francisco, California. While in Californi a, he rewrote and greatly enlarged his book, The Temple of the Rosy Cross , and the Rosy Cross Publishing Company, of San Francisco, California, was established for the purpose of publishing it and othe r Rosicrucian literat ure. Do wd ’s activities in San Francisco arc attested by the copyright certificate for the revised second edi tion issued to him in 1888. Both of these editions of The Temple of the Rosy Cross contain the official symbol of this phase or degree of the Grand Fraternity — a sy mbo l, by t he wa y, whi ch wa s th e es cu tc he on o f “ H o u s e of Dowd.” In E v o l u ti ti o n o f I m m o r t a l i t y , written by Dowd in 1894 and pub lished under the pen name of “Rosicrucia;,” which he dedicated to the Queen of the Rosy Cross, in the Appendix, Chapter XVIII, he gives a comprehensive review of just what this association of men is, of the purposes and teachings of the Fraternity and the various appellations under which the Fraternity, Temple or Order has been known during the various stages and ages of its history. During Dowd’s tenure of office as Supreme Grand Master of the Fraternity, the Rosicrucian title or appellation, T h e T e m p l e o f the Rosy Cross, was so generally used that it became prominent and was well well and generally known. Of this there can be be no mistake. mistake. It is is an established established fact beyond the pale of controver sy. Howev er, it is an appellation which has been used by the Randolph Founda tion since 1856-58 to the present time. To show the continuity of the Randolph Foundation, we next consider Paul Ty ne r and his activity in its behalf. In 1897 Paul Tyner was stationed in Denver, Colorado, and in connection with his work there he edited and published, through the Temple Pub lishing Company, the monthly magazine, T h e T e m p l e , devoted to higher human culture, spiritual science and the philosophy of the Rosy Cross. In this magazine, July issue, 1897, beginning with page 56, a complete manifesto of the Temple, Order, Fraternity and Brother hood, giving an outline of its work, aims, philosophy and culture, was published. Thi s was autho rita tive because it was pre par ed by by Freeman B. Dowd, under his initiate n a m e : Rosicrucia. T he article is too lengthy to be be reprod uced in its its entirety.* Only a * Th is manifesto is foun d complete in the the hook, " T h e F r a t e r n i ty ty 0 / the Rosicrv
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R I G H T T O U S E OF OF N A M E S
po rt io n wil l be re pr in te d he re .
W e qu ot e as fo ll ow s :
“ Each age calls calls tor restatements of truth, especially adapted to its understanding and use, and the present present .age is-no exception. exception.
Th at w hich was hid
den from the ignorant and vicious under symbols and figures in the past is is emergi ig from
its ou t
grow n shell so that he he wh o runs runs may read.
Th e
veil of Isis has become a misty cloud, destined to disappear in the broader light of the coming cen tury, and while the Rosy Cross has its lodges, pass Lodges, pass pass word s and signs.
words and signs, these external forms are regarded with indifference by the genuine Rosicrucian. who is aware that he can become a complete epitome of
Order.
ihe Order only through development of its princi- ples w ith in hi ms elf .
“ W h ile the Rosy Cross has has no creeds or dogmas to which the initiate must subscribe, there are cer Rosicrucians.
tain principles which all true Rosicrucians accept. Am on g them is is belief in in impartial Fatherhoo d of
Brotherhood
God and the Universal Brotherhood of Man, thus
of M an.
recognizing the unity of spirit in nil manifestations of life.
In the Rosicrucian Brotherhood , edited and published by S. C. Gould, Manchester, N. H., we find the following statement on pag e 172 of th e Ju ly iss ue, 190 7 : T e m p l e of Rosy
Cross.
“ Tem ple of the Rosy Cross. Cross.
Th e ‘D oor of the
T e m p le ’ wa s at Bu ckl ey, Iro qu oi s Co un ty , Ill in oi s. ‘ H i m o f t he he G r e a t S ou ou l, l, L o f t y
Mind
a nd nd L o v i n g
He art’ is the ‘Doo r. ‘Th e Soul; its its Powers, M i grations and Transmigrations,’ is the title of a hook written by F. B. Dowd, which is an exposition of Te m pl e o f the
many of the tenets tenets and aspirati aspirations ons of the ‘ Tem ple
Rosy Cross.
of the Rosy Cross.’
Brotherhood of
“ Brotherhood Brotherhood of Rosicruc Rosicrucians. ians. Th is Fraternity existed existed in Ne w England d uring the '60's '60's and and down
Rosicrucians.
into the ’70s, and was presided over by Paschal Beverlv Randolph.”
In 1908 the magazine T h e R o s i c r u c i a n B r o t h e r h o o d was com bined wi th th e m ag a zi ne T h e I n i t i a t e s :
eians’’ copyrighted and published
in 1906 1906..
present monograph.
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in th the e
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Vol. Vol. II
The Rosicrucian Broth erho od
No. No. VI
“THE INITIATES” A Rosicrucian Magazine VOL,
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
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which has been published since that time until 1930, when publica tion was suspended temporarily on account of the depression. Every issue of that magazine bears testimony of the continuous use of all Rosicrucian names, terms, titles and appellations by the Ran dolph Foundation. The writer’s connection with the Fraternity dates from the year 1896 as a neophyte. Our. Our. public work star ted with t he publication of T h e P h i l o s o p h y o f F i r e as an exposition of the philosophy of the Frate rnity , first first published and copyrigh ted 1907. Thi s was followed by the publication of The Rosicrucians, Their Teachings, first published in 1903, and The Fraternity of the Rosicrucians, first first copyrigh ted and published in in 1906. In the two works last above mentioned, containing a republication of all the prior public manifestoes of the Grand Masters of the Randolph Foundation, is to be found evidence in abundance which overwhelmingly and completely establishes the p ri or use by the Randolph Foundation in America of the authentic Order of all Rosicrucian terms, titles, names and appellations, and at the same time completely and over whelmingly proves cver.y claim under oath or otherwise made by Mr. Lewis concerning the right to use any Rosicrucian names or appellations to be absolutely false and without the slightest jus tification.
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In 1902, two years after R. Swinburne Clymer became a full member of the H e r m e t i c B r o t h e r h o o d , he prepared and published a book on the inner teachings of the old Mystics, Hermetics and Rosicrucians. Rosicrucians. The copies of book filed filed with the Libra ria n of Con gress, gress, Copyright Offic Office, e, verify this statement. Thi s was thirteen years’before the A. M. O. R. C., an H. Spencer Lewis creation, came into existence.
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HAS E X C L U S I V E
said names are the same or deceptive^ similar to-th e names used and adopted for many years by the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. We also wish to protest against the registering of certain em ble ms or m ar k s by th e Ro ya l F r a t e r n i t y As so ci at io n, whi ch ar e th e same or deceptively similar to certain emblems or marks used by the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis; and in support of said protest file herewith an affidavit of H. Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Or der Rosae Crucis, attached to which affidavit are photostatic cop ies of emblems used by the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Cru cis and have been used by said Order for many years. Yours very truly,
A P P E N D I X
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In re: Ancient and Mys tical Order Rosae Crucis. Crucis. Hon. Richard J. Beamish, Secretary of the Common wealt h, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. D ea r S i r :
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We wish to file formal protest to the registering of the follow ing names, to wit: Temple of the Rosy Cross, Rosicrucian Brotherhood, Rosicrucian Order, Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, applications for which have been filed by the Royal Fraternity As sociation, and in support of said protest file herewith the affidavit of FI. Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, for the reason that
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H. Spencer Lewis, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the Imperator of the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis; That the terms “Rosicrucian Brotherhood," “Rosicrucian Or-1 der” and “The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross" are all similar names and terms that describe the Rosicrucian Order; The term “ Brother hood of the Rosy Cross" is merely the the ex ex pl an at io n of th e La t i n an d is th e En gl i sh eq ui va le nt of th e La ti n term; The other two terms, “Rosicrucian Brotherhood" and “Rosicru cian Order,” are terms that have been continuously used to de scribe the Rosicrucian organization in the United States of Amer ica and throughout the world; That the Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C., the Rosi crucian Order, was actually started in the United States of Amer ica in the year 1909 and operated for a considerable time under the name of the Ancient and Mystical Order of Rosae Crucis of North America, which organization was consolidated into The Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C., the Rosicrucian Order, when the same was incor porat ed in the year 1926; A That the Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C'., the Rosicru cian Order , is a large organi zati on having subordinate lodges | throughout the United States, with two subordinate lodges in the State of Pennsylvania, the First Lodge of Pennsylvania of A. M. O. R. C. being at Pitts burgh, and the Delta Lo dge of A. M. O. : R. C. C. at Philadelphia, and has a Chapte r at Reading, Pennsylvania.- | and these subordinate bodies have approximately sixteen hundred to two thousand members , and in addition th ere to the Supreme [ Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C. has a large membership-at-large in the State of Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 3000 members; That since the year of 1909, in America, the organization of which affiant is the head has continuously and repeatedly, in all of
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its its voluminous li terat ure, writings 2nd ^cachings, »u »used sed the names and terms of “Rosicrucian “Rosicrucian Brothe rhood ,” “ Rosicrucia Rosicrucian n Orde r" and “The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross” ; That the organization of which the affiant is the head is com monly called, throughout the United States, the Rosicrucian Order and the Rosicrucian Brotherhood, and the members of the sub ordinate lodges of. the Rosicrucian Order commonly refer to the organization as the Rosicrucian Order or the Rosicrucian Brother hood ; I he term " Broth erhoo d of the Rosy Cross" is more of a tran s lation of the Latin term and is not as commonly used as the terms Rosicrucian Brotherhood and Rosicrucian Order, but is used on the literature of this organization, and the term is identical with the purposes and history of this organization; Tha t the Royal Royal Fr ater nity Association Association has been putting, putting, out lit erature of various kinds for the past fifteen years or thereabouts, but t h a t sa id or ga n iz a t i on ha s no t use d th e te r ms “ Ro si cr uc ia n Brotherhood," “Rosicrucian Order" or “The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross" in its literature until the past year and a half or two years; That to permit said Royal Fraternity Association to reserve unto itself the use of these three names would onlv cause con fusion with the use of these names by the organization of which affiant is the head and and would cause confus ion in the minds o f the members of this organization. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of April, 1934. C. C. C o t t r e l l . No t ar y Pu bl ic in a nd f or th e Co un t y II. S p e n c e r L e w i s. of Santa Clara, State of California.
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EXHIBIT C STATE OF CALIFOR NIA, C O U N T Y O F S A N TA
R I G H T T O U S E OF OF N A M E S
Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. Subscribed Subscribed and sworn to befon* me me this this 14th day of April, 1934. 1934. < C. C. C o t t r e l l . No ta r y Pu bl ic in an d fo r th e Co un ty H. S p e n c e r L e w i s. of Santa Clara, State of California.
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H . S p e n c e r L e w i s , be in g fir st dul y sw or n, de po se s an d sa ys : Th at the name uTemple of the Rosy Cross’’ is a name long long con con nected with the Rosicrucian history, dating back to ancient times; that the term has been used by the Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C., C., the Rosicrucian Rosicrucian Order, and the organ izati on tha t imme diately preceded it in North America, the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis of North America, continuously in North America and in the State of Pennsylvania since 1909, and has been used in the State of Pennsylvania since the organization of the First Lodge of Pennsylvania of A. M. O. R. C. in Pittsburgh, in 1916, and of the Delta Lodge of A. M. O. R. C. at Philadelphia in 1917; that the Supreme Grand Lodge of A. M. O. R. C. has said two subordinate lodges in Pennsylvania and one Chapter, lo cated at Reading, Pennsylvania, with approximately two thousand members, as well as a large membership-at-large, all of which sub ordinate bodies and members-at-large use the term “Temple of the Rosy Cross” ; That the term is used continuously in the literature of the or ganization of which affiant herein is the head, and that it would be very confusing and misleading to permit the reservation of this name to the Royal Frat ern ity Association; . Th at the Royal Frat ernity Association Association has not used this this name in America or in the State of Pennsylvania until the'last live years, and to the knowledge of affiant has not used it in its literature in America except within the past two years; that this term has been used by the organization of which affiant is the head in all its lit erature in America from the year 1909 on down to the present-date and is now being used in the State of Pennsylvania and in lit erature going to members-at-large in the State of Pennsylvania and to the subordinate bodies of this organization and has been con tinuously so used in the subordinate bodies in Pennsylvania since about the year 1915. Th at said H. Spencer Lewis Lewis is the Imp erato r of the Supreme Supreme v
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alleging that they “are the same or deceptively similar to the names used and adopted for many years by the Ancient and Mystical Or der Rosae Crucis.'' The Secretary of the Commonweal th accordingly accordingly fixe fixed d a hea ring upon the objections to the registration of the names applied for.
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Brief of Applicants
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T e m p l e
under which business is being done or operations conducted. On April 19, 1934/was filed with the Secretary of the Common wealth by Messrs. Snyder, Miller, Hull and Hull, attorneys for H. Spencer Spencer Lewis, Lewis, Im pera tor of the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, a protest against the registration of the following names,,viz.:
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In re: Applications for registration of Name, Title or Designation by association, or der or fraternity, under the provisions of the Act of May 16, 1923, P. L. 246.
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F r a t e r n i t a t is
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Harrisburg, Pa., Attorneys.
HISTORY OF THE CASE The Fraternity of the Rosicrucians (Order of the Rose Cross an unincorporated association, society or order, its activities bein fraternal, philosophical, metaphysical and religious, non-sectariai has presented lor registration with the Secretary of the Commoi
The Order of the Rose Cross or Rosicrucian Order was started in America in the year 1856-58 by Dr. P. B. Randolph, of Boston, Mass., who subsequently thereto, in 1871, copyrighted and pub lished his book R a v a l e t t e , dealing with “The Rosicrucians.” In Pennsylvania the Fraternity, Order and Brotherhood of the ^Rose Cross, or Rosy Cross, or Rosicrucians, has existed under the pre se nt ju ri sd ic ti on si nce a bo ut th e ye a r 187 8. The volume The Rosicrucians, Their Teachings was published by t he pr e se nt G r a n d M a s t e r o f t he O r d e r in t he ye a r 190 3. The Fraternity of the Rosicrucians was copyrighted and pub lished in the year 1906. In 1908 was published a monthly magazine entitled “ T h e Ro Ro s ii- crucian Brotherhood, The Initiates," and in 1911 a volume en titled " W h o I s a R o s i c r u c ia ia n ? ". On May 12, 1927, the title
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION TH E AUTHEN TIC BOD BODY ( O r d e r o f t h e R o s e C r o s s ) ” was pre-empted by the respondent association in Pennsylvania by registering such name with the Sec retary of the Commonwealth, under the provisions of the Act of M ay 16, 16, 1923 (Exhib it A ). From the above references it is pa t en t t h a t th e ap pl ic an t as so ci at io n sin ce th e y e a r 1'871 ha s con tinuously tinuously and uniformly used in its its work the terms Frate rnity of the Rosicrucians, Order of the Rose Cross, Brotherhood and Temple of the Rosy Cross, the Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis, Rosicrucian Brotherhood and Order and similar variations in the designation of its order, association or fraternity, which it found convenient to use in its activities.
Applicant lately found it advisable to register its various names or appellations in Pennsylvania, owing to the fact that others were attempting to appropriate the same or similar names in their ac tivities to the det rim ent of applicant. Accordingly, applications were presented to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for regis tration of the three names above referred to.
THE LAW Registration ol the three names or titles is sought under the pr ov is io ns o f th e Ac t o f As se mb l y o f M a y 16, 19 23 , P. _L. 246 , be in g Ac t N o . 160 , en ti tl ed “An Act to provide for the registration and protection of names, titles or designations of associations, societies, orders, foundations, federations, organizations and corporations of the first class.” It is provided by Sectio Section n 1 of the act act “T ha t any association, society, order, foundation, federation or any corporation of the firs t class he re to fo re ch ar te re d und er the laws o f this . C o m m o n- wealth may register with the Secretary oj the Commonwealth the name, title or designation under which he, they or it are doing bus in es s or o p e r a t i n g : . . .” Sectio Sectionn 22.. He rea fte r no charter shall be granted to any cor po ra ti on of th e fi rs t cla ss, nor shall any registration under the pro- visions of this act act be made fo r any association, society, order, foun dation, federation or organization havinga name , title or designa tion similar to or imitating or so nearly resembling as to be cal- culated to deceive, or using any name, title or designation so r e g the consent consent of the the registrant : . . . i s t e r e d without the
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RJGHT
T O U S E OF OF N A M E
Section Section 4. The Secretary of the Commonwea lth shall shall keep a pr op er ly in de xe d r ec or d o f t he re g is tr at io n s an d ca nc el la ti on s ot registrations provided for in this act: Section Section 5. 5. No chart er shall shall be be gra nte d to ajiy ajiy prop osed cor po ration of the first class unless at the time the petition therefor is file filed d, and befo re the*adv ertis ement the reof , ther e shall be attached/ to the petition a certificate from the Secretary of the Common wealth, showing that the name adopted by the petitioners for the pr op os ed c or p o r at i o n ha s be en fil ed a nd re co rd e d in his offic e, an d a further certificate from that officer that a search of his records fails to disc los e any co nf lic t between the name of the proposed cor po ra ti on an d an y ot h e r na me , ti tl e or de si gn at io n r e g i s t e r e d P U R SUAN T HERET O.
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A R G U M E N T The application for the three organization names or titles is made made under Section Section 1 of the Act of M ay 16, 16, 1923, above cited, the organizations not being incorporated. The act was passed for the purpose of affording any associa tion, society, order, foundation, federation or organization or any Pennsylvania corporation of the first class theretofore chartered, a means of registering and protec ting the name, title or designation under which it was doing business or operating. Section Section 1 of the act act provided that the name should first be reg- a fter which the same should be protected as provided in i s t e r e d after Secti Section on 2 by the following word s: “ nor shall any re gistration under the provisions of this act be made f or any association . . . having a name, title or designation similar to or imitatin g or so nearly re sembling as to be calculated to deceive, or using any name, title or designation, S O r e g i s t e r e d , without the consent of the regis trant ;” &c. Section 4 of the act provides that the Secretary of the Common wealth shall keep an indexed record of the registrations and can cellations/ Section Section 5 (which is now superseded by Section Section 202 an d Section 2 04 04 o f t h e N o n -P -P r o f i t 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 h e a p p r o pr ia ti on of ti tl e by a p ro p os e d fi rs t- cl ass c o rp o ra t io n an d r eq ui r ed a certificate that the name adopted has been filed and recorded in his office and that a search of his records fails to disclose anv conflict bet wee n th e na me o f th e p r op o s ed c or p or at io n an d an y o t h e r na me ,
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RANDOLPH FOUNDATION THE AUTHENTIC BODY title or designation registered pursuant hereto , &c. ' . . . From the wording of the act, therefore, it is contended by the applicants that there is no authority in the Secretary of the Com monwealth to entertain protests generally to the registration of a title by any association, society or organization, but that he might po ss ib ly en te rt ai n p ro t es t s only as to such as have already regisi lered with him under the provisions of the act; that unless he finds that the name or title of the applicant is “similar to or imitating or so near ly res embling as to be calculated to deceive,, or using a name, title or designation" already registered and appearing upon his record of registrations , under the provisions of the above act, he is without authority to entertain any objection from a non registrant and he should accordingly register the title submitted. It is respectfully submitted that there is no authority in the above or any other Act of Assembly for the Secretary of the Common wealth, aside from his records, to pass generally upon the rights of contending parties to the use of a particular name or title, but that such questions must be left entirely to the determination of the courts. Applicants respectfully call the attention of the Department to the fact that the protest filed does not object to the identical names sought to be registered, there being a decided variation between the names listed in the protest and those applied for. From a search of the official records it is contended that— 1. Protestant has not heretobefore registered its name, title or designation under the above act. 2. I hat there has been no no approp riat ion by registra tion of the the identical names, titles or designations applied for by applicants. 3. I hat a search of the records will will not show registrat ion of any name, title or designation, imitative or so nearly resembling as to be ca lc ul at ed to de ce iv e, o r si mi la r to th e t h re e ti tl es fo r which registration is applied. 4. Th at, consequently, the Secretary of the Commonwea lth should, as provided by the above act, register the three names, titles or designations as here pre sented b> b>> the applicants. Even though the Secretary of the Commonwealth may not agree with the above argument that there is no discretion in the matter, it is respectfully submitted that under the practice existing for many years in the Department, governing the granting of corpo rate and other titles, the above names are not objectionable, and that under such practice there is no similarity between the titles
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applied for and those of the protestant which would cause confu sion, and that such titles are not similar to those of the protestant, or imitative, or so nearly resembling.as to be calculated to deceive. In addition it is contended that the titles‘applied for are prior in use in the appl icants as is above set fort h in "the "the H ist ory of the Applicant heretofore recited, . . . referring specifically to the work “The Rosicrucians, Their Teachings," published by Dr. R. Swinbu Swinburne rne Clymer, Clymer, Grand Ma ste r of the Order, in the year 1003; to the U. S. copyright of the title of print or pictorial illustration of “Knights of the Rose and Cross, Exhibit B, issued in the year 1913; to his copyright of the work “The Fraternity of the Rosi crucians," issued in September, 1906, all of which appear and are referred to in the History of the Applicant on page 2 of this brief (Exhibits B and C ). Applicants also call specially to the attention of the Secretary that that portion of Section Section 1 of the above Act, Act, which which provides that any “association, society, order, foundation, federation or any cor- por at ion o f the firs t class he re to fo re ch ar te re d un de r the laws oj the Commonwealth may register with the Secretary of the Com monwealth the name, style or designation under which he, they or it are doing business business or operati ng. . . ." It is respectfully submitted that the protestant, the “Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, the Rosicrucian Order,” appears to be a corporation of the State o) California, power of attorney and statement having been filed by it as a foreign corporation under the Act of June 8, 1911, P. I.. 710, the same being filed in the office of the Secretary of the Common wealth wealth on the the 24th day of September, 1934. 1934. Und er the terms of Secti Section on 1 of the Act of May 16, 16, 1923 1923,, the protestant cor poration could not register its title under the provisions of said Act, it not bei ng “ an y c or po r at io n of th e fir st cla ss h er et o f o r e ch a r t er e d un de r the the laws of this this Com monw ealt h." No t being eligible to regist er under this statute, it is submitted that it should have no standing to come in and object to the registration by a Pennsylvania associa tion tion desiring to avail avail itself of the protec tion o f the act is afforded by th e fir st se ct io n th er eo f. Respectfully submitted,
C. William Freed Chas, H. Hollinger A t t o r n e y s f o r A p p li li c an an t s .
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