Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-10-22

ENk VEM or "Dfabolists"-worsh
kEENX EH ers of evil, or of the
ERAcnNS3x devil, Satan. Paris has
known them for centu-
ries; Berlin hasprobably several CO.
terfes; London possibly one or two
Martinique was their headquarters in
this hemisphere until Mont Pelee had
its awful catacylsm and wiped out
st. Pierre and its $4,000 souls But
now the cult has come to New York
Its coming has not been heralded,
of course. No member will admit his
membership-yes, there are women
initiates here, just as there are else
where. The meeting place Is a Sc
cret; the membership not of record.
There is no book of the coterfe-noth-
ing but a few spoken words will iden-
tify a member. To keep in hiding
is the chief design of these strange
people who profess to worship Lucifer.
though in reality their strange rites
are mockery of all religion.
Hold Meetings In Secret
Services they call their regular
meetings. They are held in rooms on
the lower West side of New York.
Everything is shrouded in the utmost
secrecy. The meetings are held late
at night and under the guise Of a Sc
cret fraternal order. Even the jant
tor of the building where the few
members meet does not know who his
tenants may be-to him they are mem
bers of some vague brotherhood, just
as others who use that room on other
nights, and all the other organizations
must meet in other rooms there.
They sometimes call themselves
THE Hermetic Brotherhood of Cha1-
dea," which means nothing at all, and,
least of all-devtl worship! But Lu-
offer to this group is hailed as the
incarnation of all that is really worth
while. And to blaspheme God and
religion is their delight. Their form
of worship is simply an obscene
travesty of the sacred ritual of the
church
In the old days. when diabolism was
quite common in Europe and espe-
cially in France, the sacrifice of a
child was a part of the blasphemous
rites of the devil worshipers. OF
course, In New York such a practice
abroad to the slaughter of a dove or
"a lamb, but even this Is no part of
the services of the New York group,
VIM nave very lively ItSp0Cl 1OI IuC
law. and don't desire to get caught.
How do know this?
Authentic knowledge.
Simply because in my capacity as a
professional photographer in New
York l was called upon to take photo
| graphs of these strange persons while
they were at this strange rites. was
sworn to secrecy. Before could get
the order for the work 1 had to swear
that 1 would neither tell the place OF
the meeting nor give the names OF
any person present. After the photo
| graphs had been taken and delivered
1 asked one of the members II he
would not, just for verifcation, give
me his real name and address, with
| not be published. He threw up his
| hands in mock horror.
I'D just as willingly go out and
commit murder as to admit belonged
| to this group of devil worshipersl" he
| protested. I would be ruined for
ever. not only in New York. but al
| over the world"
/ Nevertheless / can say for Ger
tainty that devil worship exists IL
j New York Today its devotees prac
tice the black mass" or "messs
noire," just as 1t was practiced IL
France. but in a milder degree 1t Il
a revelation of the depths to which
blasphemy can sink, even in such al
enlightened country as the Unitet
States It Is enough to make ONT
who believes in anything wonder tina
such things can exist was presen
at the meeting for time and was al
lowed to hear their creed"
| runs:
ITO thee. Lucifer. 1 consecrate my
| self with respect. love and faith. Thol
art the God of Good, and I viii prom
Use to hate the God of Evil. Thol
art the Spirit of Truth and I shall for
ever hate falsehood, hypocrisy and 81
| perstition Thou, oh Lucifer. art tn
| eternal light, and forswear darkre1