Arizona republican., 1919-10-05

chas. j. creIlar, R. P- San Diego.
 Khorassani
 Khorassan, region of the sun, the literal translation.
 Khorassanl A word that held d world of meaning to the ancient Per- sians and oriental nomads of the des- Wt
 Khorassanl Signifying to the aver Hse Pythian the Fairgrounds of Pyth- ianism"
 Khorassanl A mystic word to the votaries of the order. representing much fun and permission to wear a fez @n certain occasions.
 Khorassan! Region of the sun, in which the sun itself is the central fig ure, radiating life, truth, love, light The sun is "the heavenly body that is most conspicuous from the earth, be- Ing the center of attraction and the main source of light and heat"
 Khorassan Is an ancient Persian word. given to designate one of the provinces of Persia. Its capital or seat or government is Sanjar, anciently spelled Sanjarrah, but modernly cor rupted by the elimination of the last three letters. Interpreting these two ancient Persian words, we find that
 
 Of the sun. Now look at your astro- logical symbols and you will find that the sun is represented by a dot (.) around which is a circle, the dot rep resenting the creative energy of God head. and the circle the emblem of eternity which is without beginning or end. The whole is of religious signifi- canoe.
 Tn AnT cially Persian, the sun was known as "san." and to this word was affixed sir by the Perstans themselves or by the Chaldeans; hence came the word sansi or sun-god.
 For a moment, let us consider it's religious import for 1t carries a mes sage to the heart of man. Perhaps the best definition is given by Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: Sun, the symbol of soul-governing man-oi truth, life and love" In another pass age she says: "The sun. giving light and heat to the earth, is a figure of divine life and love- enlightening and sustaining the universe"
 Our beloved brother, Notary Walter Richie, sensed the true meaning of the hhorassan when he christened the vo- taries of the order Sunshine Bows. i NO more appropriate term could have been conceived, for the literal meaning or Sunshine Boys" is boys of the shlnlng light and radiance, whose mis- sion is to enliven, to give cheering in- huence and spread brightness.
 So. Votaries of the Khorassan. the slang. the sneers, the 1eers of the outer world should find no abiding place With our hearts and consciousness, for the sun-man is always a noble type Of man, with the right to govern, and as Sunshine Boys" we should dis pense sunlight, for as Mrs. Eddy says m the work quoted above: "The sun light glints from the church dome | giances into the prison cell, glides into { the sick chamber, gilds the hospital cot brightens the flower, beautifies the landscape, blesses the earth" Let us do likewise, for as votaries of Khoras- san we should typify that perfection which is ours by divine decree, remem- bering that as the sun Corresponds to the heart and right eye, and his rays feed the nerves of the brain." so we correspond to the perfect man and our rays of sunshine should be inspira- tional to our fellowmen and our flow CTS or love and good cheer should be scattered broadcast while we are blessed with life.
 Now let us look at it esoterically Turnbull in his Divine Language of Celestial Correspondence" terms the sun ~the Lord of the Skies" and says: "The sun corresponds to the soul of man. Just as the sun gives light that is intangible, and heat that is felt, SC the soul of man, through it's loves, de- sires and imaginations, calls into physical form that which at first is in- tangible and felt The sun has always been termed the 'giver of life in astral correspondence"
 Do you now sense the meaning of the Khorassan, votaries2 Can you comprehend the deep import of it's rit- uanstic ceremony? Do you get the Christ command: Lift up the fallen. Can you now go about your daily du- ties with the sunshine smile upon your countenance and words of counsel and good cheer yelling from vour boart