Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13

4 AG tA -kbNNluue cut AtAeCNNC ana present
Reverend John +. Linscott, First Church Of
Christ Scientist, mention of whose halo.
and inspired spoons has been made in
these columns, no longer occupies the
unique position of being the most mar
velous case of successful delusiou
to fairly respectable number Of
emotional or eccentric worshipers that
this city contains. "A new coon has come
to town" in the person Of Rev J. c. Z.
Grumbine, and he is not coon" either.
except in the sense of the accredited
sagacity and shrewdness of that four-footed
frolicsome and trick loving animal.
MI Grumbine has selected much more
beautiful name for his cult than he received
himself in the distribution Of cognomens.
Mr. Grumbine's Church is known as the
Order Of The White Rose" and services
are held and collections taken up every
Sunday at RausChers Hall. The congrepa-
ton, naturally enough is largely composed
of women, as but few of the other sex with
exceptions of the Grumbine class are Quail.
ned or entitled TO wear this spode.s and
taseiDaungly pure designation of White
Rose"
Mr. Grumbiue's cult consists exclusively
OF a spiritual organization except .n the
matter of Sunday collections which are
utilized to pay the rent of the ball and the
incidental expenses of the pastor
There are no halos or spoons for rent or
sale on the instalment plan with a large
discount for cash, as il is alleged can be
negotiated at the C street "meetn house %
presided over by the ex-goveument detec.
tive and disciple of Mrs Eddy. And
speaking of Mrs Eddy 1t NAV be infer.
entially stated that not being i'm the maiden
class She is disqualified bs, ST. for member.
ship in the White Rose event at Rau.rber,s
Hall If another depression is permissible
the GLOBE would like to pause long
enough to express its admiration for the
delicate and gossamer- fbered quality of the
reporional satire Of the esteemed Post
Here is am illustration of the brand ON fan,
in that popular journal and we back il al
the usual odds against even Pore.- ,R,pe
of the Lock
'Rev J. c. i Grumbine is president Of
the order which has its hesdguarts-s 30.
Syracuse. ~ N.. with branch Offices 10,
Chicago Boston, Philadelphia Washing
ton London England, and Madras. india
Mr. Grumbinc is the founder of thc f-st
college where divine sciences are t7nqb+
and where the ministry. irrcsrsctiyo Of
creed, is taught the method of rsalizir-,
divinity Mr. Gwmbine was am ordained
minister In the Universalist Chp-rr r,-
many years, but later Joined tha Unitari,,,
taith as he considered the former too nar-7gg
and binding in It's confession Of faith 4,
later left the Unitarian mini-r. for t,e
same reason, and after seeking Iri vain, f,-. y,
Christian church that couformed with hia
ideals regardingthe manner of tgorsbirrir,r,
the Creator ne founded the Order of the
White Rose"
Branch Offices in Chicago and Madras
India, recalls a painful episode ifi our e,,-
perience with one Beckwith but Vs LET tbat
pass IN our present exaltation of sDiritpaI
feeling over the hydraulic compressed biog-
raphy Of the Rev. J. c. T. Grumbine.
founder of the White Rose. It would GER.
iainly have a decided tendency 10 keen ms
making switches instead of running on the
main track if the f0fS article Is further
quoted, because of our admiration for It's
introduction TO the Washington public ofa
New Religious Sect with branch OF.
hces IN Chicago and Madras Indian). hence
we resolutely set aside an future references
TO the artistic church reporter of our morn
ing contemporary and give our readers The
details of this new salvation
The new religion is an inspiration of Mr..
Grumbine's $. and It's praiseworthy object Is
to help humanity TO realize, express and
control iuanimate divine powers as clairvoy-
ants, clairaudience, Clairsentieuce. psvcho-
metry, inspiration, intuition. telepathv
prophecy provision prescieuce. healing
suggestion, ideality, will, adeptship ulumi
nation so that error, disease and evil may
be checked and avoided, and a divine mar.
hood and womanhood made possible"
II will, therefore, be apparent at the out
set to people who patronize the Salvation
Army that they are not eligible To- member
ship in the White Rose Our advertisers
too, IL may be observed, are also outclas-ed
as they lack that adaptship aud ilumiua.
tom which are essentially necessary to APP
preciate the very reasonable price per inch
at which we offer them "Psychometrv. I'M
spiration and Intuition" and iusi,, in their
blind clairsentience Of cutting us down ir
compensation for the ample space given
their fav ors. As for the unrcgeuerate de.
pdItlutnl clerks VINO read the GLOBE their
ideality and prescierce' are not ur DID, .he
standard which even the Civil Sery. re-
quires and hence they also mus, continue
10 their present. uuclairaudience uuclatr-
voyanule and unclairseutieuce condition
until other times and other religions arrive
10 suit their peculiar physically iau3u
spirituality
Again tempted by the evil iu our ra.ar.
which forces as TO appreciate tina, which is
'alatablc rather thau The pu.u.. .....r
which is So abundant and cheap. ve r.rr1-
luce the following concluding gemiucaI'r
opal from the delcately chiselea .Hor OF
he Post sculptor
After the announcements 20. Oh. nelt.
ugs TO be held during the week Ar Grum
'iue read several poems expressing The be.
icis of the order. which was followed bv a
Iayer He then delivered o. sermon on
lviuitv which was listened t0 with great
iteuiou by the entire congregation. 5.-
hough it was difficult TO follow ue dnu of
.ir Grumbiuc's remarks OWN. to his proc
ieusitv lOr using long word. N.f.. frn