The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-17
St. James Men yel' $
Club Holds Its
January Session
DR.. Woodcock Speaker of
the Evening Discusses
Rosecrucianism

The January meeting of the
Mems club of st. James Eplsco-
pal church was held Tuesday
night at the home OF MI: anu
Mrs. Curtis Arledge when DR.. j.
H. Woodcock, first speaker. OF inc
evening gave an interesting ac-
count of Rosecrucianlsm.
A good attendance OF the cup
members marked the meeting, II.
Fl. Ewbank, president of the CLUB
presided and an Interesting as
cussion of general related sub
iects followed the opening paper
of the evening.
"The Rosecrucians date back to
about $500 years ago to the mys-
tery schools of Egypt and the
Orient where man first learned
the power of the inner SELF" Dr..
| Woodcock declared. "The great
Pyramids of Egypt" he said, are
a store house of knowledge that
was preserved to make man free,
happy and mighty in his own
power. The Rosecrucians are prac-
teal and have always tested ev-
cry true method that would en-
able men and women to rise
above the ordinary control OF
their affairs with dependability.
"Man found that he not only
had a brain power but a mind
power. He learned that he had
faculties and unawakened centers
in his inner consciousness of d.
vine origin. At once man aroused
to his possibilities. He found that
what he could mentally create
could be transformed into vibrant
life. The principal purpose OF
RoSecrucianism is the advance
ment of man in his personal evo-
luton. knowledge is power,
fraught with dangers, although IN
sublime in its possibilities. AN
knowledge may not be safe IN the
hands of all the masses. Mans
advance through the ages is re-
suit of his mastership over ms
environment. The pathfinders OF
life in all ages have found that
knowledge just beyond the multi
tude has enabled them to blaze a
new trial to success and power.
DR.. Woodcock at the outset re-
ferred to the Rosecrucians as a
brotherhood Of non-religious or
ganization that will bring into
mems lives more happiness thru
a knowledge of the higher laws
of life and of life's problems
Mans mind alone, he said, ere
ates on this. plane. God has de-
creed the laws, but man alone
can utilize them. The organiza'
ton, he said, is active throughout
every civilized country of the
world. 1t has always been an ad,
vocate of tolerance, freedom OF
thought and perfection Of human
development. "For ages" he de.
clared, ats members have been
students of the general tenden'
cies and traits of human affairs
and have prepared for every new
cycle Of conditions that have
come into the world"
DR.. Woodcock pointed to the
order as an invisible empire Of
progressive workers with worlt
wide membership. Among its be
liefs are compensation, mot only
here but hereafter" 1t also, he
said. teaches forgiveness, regen'
Grafton and publication. The
teachings of the order hold death
to be a publication.
Among the leading world fig
ures pointed to as Rosecrucians
were Benjamin Franklin, Lore
Bacon, Conant Doyle. Socrates
lPythagoras. Aristotle, Henry Ford
and "most of the eminent scient
lists and divines of all ages, anc
all denominations were member!
of this order"
At the coclusion of the discus.
sion, Mrs. Arledge was assisted
by Mrs. B. P. Burckmyer in serv
ing sandwiches and coffee.
Mr.. Ewbank announced that thu
February meeting Of the clut
would be held with H. E. Schepel
as host.