Arizona republican., 1913-08-22
SUN WORSHIP IN ENGLAND Stranqe Sect Visits Stonehenge With Each Return
 
of Summer Solstice


 of Tibetan origin. has been worshpinS slnce I'oo in the prehistoric circle of Stonehenge' Eng land, generally believed to be temple oi '.le sun sun This sect s thought by some acheoloslsts to cor roborate the solar temple hypothesis ol 7r ->'l ,' IocI1yer the day of the summer sostlce htlNlhs been chosen by sect to pay their homage to the great uminary. The services held ny ule I Sons of Men at Stonehen@e are thus ueSciipeo "S V Forbin in La Nature tParis, June 2l):
 If we are exactly informed. it for the first time in 1906, on 22 that group o1 flVe or sil Asiatcs were surprised by soldiers engaged in maneuvers Salisbury plain, while lrosuate De meath triliths they recited nysterlouS H'1iie'
 The incident found no mention in the press. D+ tI,, ,1ierirns returned in larger numbers year after year. always June T or =. This persls tence finally attracted public attention ana that oi the papers. whose reporters ascertalheu the IoIo" ing facts; - 1,.f.re belonged to a religion of relatively recent orlgll' whose name may be translated The UnlVersal Lea que of the Sons of Men Pounded appaieh1S' ~ a Tibet it has rapid progress among the upper classes in Asia notably in India Arabla ana IerSld already has numerous adherehls III i i1ulop Tn England professed by two or three tiouStlu persons, who meet to pray in several houSe9 , ~ formed into temples; among them two III ' one in Manchester and one in Liverpool
 Tn 1912 the Daily Mirror sent one of it's best photographers to take pictures oI the S'i'9' ceremonies at Stonehenge.
 AS generally understood, the Sons of Men have selected the solstice for their sun Worshli The pilgrims were led by priests called the Sacred Five who clad in ample robes of purPit GOV cred in part with white gold surpces and wore
 
 were clearly Englishmen.
 .The assemblage met at the stones before dh"h' While awaiting the sunrise men and women re aimed before the great altar stone, re- citing prayers each in his own tongue. The trans Iatior of is follows:
 ..I believe nature is the reflected lnaJeStS of the powers, and above all of the omhpoteht pow CT behind the great whole
 .reIiaIfng in the omnipotent power, I believe in the great conception the infinite called Allal universal majesty truth, and infinite love Who dve1Is in our heartI believe in the growth ol all things toward good also in the intentional eVo- uton of all things toward the better and toward le best
 When the first rays of the finally Gilded inc front of he m trths the chief of the sacred fire asked in a loud voice:
 Brothers, know wherefore we are met at time n this sacred nclOSure"
 And the faithful answered solemny:
 ITO proclaim recognition of the power or Allah universal majesty and truth, and infinite love- according O comma ndments of the sacred flVe' the great sous angelic messengers of Allah to the Sons O Men.
 The ceremony was kept until sunset, dur ing which time neither the priests nor the falthful seemed to be at all disconnected by the smiles of the curious who had gathered nearby to observe this strange festival of the sun'