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By Koresh — Part XXIII.
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divinely legitimate, must include the love of its pursuit THE KORESHAN SYSTEM OF COSMOGONY for its highest and best uses. This can only be true on the basis of love to the neighbor. This would involve IShe Four Living Creatures the Four the highest wisdom, which is always the accompani Cardinal Principles of the New Church By Kobbsr ment of the supreme love. The wings that accompany the body are the rela PART XXIII. tions of the uses of commerce to the body, which, in the |N THE CONSECUTIVE order of time there have been body politic, involve the economical uses of commerce suven distinct divine overshadowings. We may in the interests of the masses instead of in the interests illustrate these overshadowings by the baptism of the of the few, as in the perverted commerce now operative Spirit which occurred nineteen hundred years ago. God throughout the world. The wings which cover the was manifest in the flesh. After the crucifixion and body, in this special domain, include the industrial resurrection, the Lord dematerialized and became the system, and the collective and distributive system. Holy Spirit. This was one of the Spirits of God, and The ultimates of commerce are the feet, and in this are will result in the development of the church at the end involved the two elements of life—perpetuity and enjoy of the dispensation now with us. The seven spirits of ment. God operative at the end of the age, are the spirits In the consideration of this subject in the higher actuating the seven churches, which represent seven domain, in the order of consecution, we begin with the distinct principles of immortal life. Lord in his Messiahship at the beginning of the age. The "sea of glass before the throne" does not mean As the central star of the alchemico-organic cosmos the vast ethereal blue, as Totten stated, but the mental radiates its energies to the circumference and limitation perspicuity of the minds which possess the truth. It is of its spheres of operation, so the mental and spiritual said to be like crystal, because the crystalline form of essences from the anthropostic Star are radiated to the truth is manifest primarily in one mind. Truth crystal extremity of the dispensation, where they culminate in lized is not like truth fluent. Water is the symbol of the materialization of the new Church. John saw down truth in its communicative state. through the age, in the spirit, the progressions of The four beasts are the same noted in Ezekiel, and spiritual life as they corresponded to the coincident also in other parts of Revelation. These beasts are the progressions of external human existence. lion, the bullock, the man, and the eagle. They have Xhe Wonderful Applied Law of Correspondence their correspondence in the Zodiac of the physical heav the Key to All Knowledge or Science ens. The beasts of Revelation do not belong to the When one is able to translate the language of physical, but to the anthropostic Zodiac. The lion (one spiritual things into the language of natural things, or of the beasts) is the principle and application of com vice versa, vie may comprehend from theone, the signifi merce in its every domain. These beasts were full of eyes cations of the other. Jesus was the head of the church before and behind. These are intellectual powers that in the consecutive order of its progress through the enable one to apply the experiences of the past to things dispensation. He was the Lion of the tribe of Judah, present and future. From what had occurred in the because he was the center of that commerce which past, they could observe the things to come. This would culminate in the regeneration of the Sons of God. means merely, that they had all prophetic power. As the Lion, He was the center of the collection of the The lion is thepowerof commerce; the calf (bullock), Lambs of God, which he gathered with his arm and the liberty of commerce; the man, the adjustment of carried in his bosom; and also the center from which commerce; aud the eagle, the appropriations of com distribution was made, in the dissemination of the seed merce. The four beasts represent the four cardinal of reproduction, or, what is the same, regeneration. principles of the new Church, which ramify into all the His two wings were the powers of his possibility to activities of the divine natural order. As these activi impregnate the church for regeneration. This possi ties are the functions of the golden candlestick, and the bility was inresident with two loves and their corre candlestick has its six branches, it follows that the sponding wisdoms; the love of the Lord to quicken his wings or powers must reside in the six wings of the cen people, and the loveof his people to be quickened. This tral church or central power. Wings always signify included their corresponding wisdoms. Jesus knew powers. how to baptize his church, and they knew how to be If we can define the primary and fundamental laws baptized. His love for his people and their love for of commerce, we can determine the character of each of him did the work of the first and highest powers. the six wings. We have said that the lion signifies the The two wings which cover the body, are the con power of commerce. The first two of these wings per fession of and obedience to the Lord. The body could tain to the head. They are distinctively, the love of not exist in its heavenly sphere of uses without these commerce and the wisdom of commerce. Commerce two principles and their application to the continua means more than the function as exercised in the secu tion of spiritual life. Without the confession of the The Flaming Sword 357 humanity of the Lord and God, there could be no but assumption for its foundation. It is responsible heavenly influx, by which heavenly perpetuity is main for the agnosticism so much in evidence, and for the at tained and perpetuated. The end of the dispensation titude of that stupendous farce, the "higher criticism." is reached in the manifestation of the new Church, There is not a phenomenon manifest that is not easily manifest as the seven distinct orders. These seven and rationally explained and accounted for from the churches are the seven planets of authropostic ex standpoint of the Koreshan Universology, whether be istence, and they correspond to the seven planets in the longing to the domain of physical or psychical manifes alchemico-organic (physical) cosmos. These are two tation; and per contra, there are no phenomena, either powers which cover the feet. The feet of the dispensa psychic or physical, rationally accounted for on the tion reside in the consummated new Church. The first basis of the modern system of so called science. All wing is the manifestation of the Messenger of the that Koreshanity asks, is a fair chance at the absurdi Covenant, and the second wing is his acknowledgment. ties of the so called scientific claims of the age. This Here again are applied the two great laws of confession chance we will make, for we know we have the truth and obedience. and are making progress toward a comparative hearing. Vihe True Character of Koreshan Cosmogonic Form XShc Confessed Hypotheses or Guesses of Darwin in Contrast with the Uncertain Modern As a Sample of Modern So Called Science tronomy Says Darwin, in "Animals and Plants," Vol. I, We have shown in our publications the true char page 9: "Iu scientific investigations it is permitted to acter of cosmogonic form, and have placed this revela invent any hypothesis, and if it explains various large tion in contrast with the uncertain Copernican system and independent classes of facts, it rises to the rank of of astronomy. We have devoted much energy and a well-grounded theory." It is to this absurd proposi effort to bring the questions of Koreshan Universology tion that the most of our "scientific" theories, if not all prominently before the people for public discussion. In of them, owe their existence. He further says, that this effort we have been held up to insolent ridicule and "The undulations of ether and even its existence are most bitter persecution, consonant with the invariable hypothetical, yet every one now admits the undulatory rule to which every innovation upon prevailing public theory of light." sentiment is subject. We would not be worthy of con We agree with Darwin, that the undulatory theory sideration, if our doctrines were not important enough of light is a mere hypothesis; that is, a mere guess; but to excite the animosity of the sentiment in both the we deny his statement that "every one now admits the secular and religious phases of thought which our undulatory theory of light." "The principle of natural system assails. selection," he says, "may be looked at as a mere We have pushed our claims to a knowledge of cos hypothesis, but rendered in some degree probable by mology, until the advocates of the spurious "sciences" what we positively know of the variability of organic begin to feel their insecurity, and the necessity for beings in a state of nature,—by what we positively defending their right to the title of "scientist" and know of the struggle for existence, and the consequent "scientific." So long as the "scientific" world rested in almost inevitable preservation of favorable varia absolute security upon the ignorance of the laity, it felt tions,—and from the analogical formation of domestic no necessity for the discussion of the question of the races." Koreshan Cosmogony; but our persistence in the Darwinism, as Darwin himself affirms, is predicated advocacy of the truth, in contrast with the audacious entirely upon "scientific" guesses; and these, he declares, assumptions of the Copernican advocates, incites a constitute the basis of all scientific claims. Speaking of growing uneasiness regarding the stability of an as natural selection, he says: "Now, this hypothesis may tronomy which has nothing but assumption upon be tested,—and this seems to me to be the only fair and which to rest its claims to acceptation. legitimate manner of considering the whole question,— The whole batch of assumption and absurdity by trying whether it explains several large and inde called modern science, is assaulted in front and rear by pendent classes of facts; such as the geological succes the consistent and determined purpose of the apostles sion of organic beings, their distribution in past and of Koreshan Universologj'. We know that when our present times, and their mutual affinities and homolo System is considered of enough consequence to receive gies. If the principle of natural selection does explain candid notice from thinking men, and when the advo these and other large bodies of facts, it ought to be cates of the prevailing system of astronomy begin to received." comprehend the fact that their premises, which they "Please accept my theories," says the eminent confess to be mere assumptions, are being analyzed by "scientist," "because I can explain many things upon honest investigators, and are known to be worthless as my hypothesis." The Koreshan Scientist might beg foundations for the building of the superstructure of the question and say, please accept our theory of Uni science, they will be compelled to make an open defense versology, because there is not one thing that we can of their untenable position. not explain scientifically upon our premise. But we The Copernican system of astronomy had its rise in ask no man to accept anything on the basis of a mere the dark age; and there is not an astronomer of note hypothesis. A knowledge of the construction of the who does not know and confess that there is nothing universe and its functions, with the laws and principles 358 The Flaming Sword of life depending upon such knowledge, is too important it be remembered that the minor premise involves a a matter to be left to mere conjecture—mere hppothesis. fact, but that fact is an appearance, involved in which No conclusion is certain which is not founded upon are certain optical laws which we will apply logically in and grounded in a positively demonstrated premise. It another part of this argument. Do not forget the fact is for this reason that the Koreshan System stands out that we are arguing from premises that are proven to distinct and unique. It predicates nothing upon guess be true, and that we differ from the ordinary "scientific" work; its first step in the discussion of any proposition logician, in that we work from a demonstrated premiseis the correct establishment and proof of its premise. not from an assumption. Darwinism is a fair sample of the processes by which It la Necessary to Distinguish Facts of Reality from modern scientific conclusions are invariably reached. Facts of Appearance When in conversation with Professor Harkness, of The purpose of this part of the argument is to show the United States Naval Observatory, we asked him if the reason for an appearance, which is in direct oppo the Copernican system was not predicated upon as sition to the fact. Why does the space five feet wide at sumption, he replied: "We have to assume something." F F, appear as a point at c? Note the dotted lines We maintain that if a premise be assumed, then the beginning at S S, and extending to the arrow; they conclusion is equally an assumption. make a comparatively long picture upon the surface Fact and Phenomenon Differentiated indicated by the arrow. Now, note the dotted lines Let us take the principle of optics in its application beginning at F F, and extending to the surface marked to the definition of the phenomenon of the rotundity of retina. These lines vanish at the point upon the surface the earth, as an illustration of correct reasoning from thus marked; for this reason they appear to come to a an established premise, as followed by the logician of point at c. If we take this appearance as a fact, we are the Koreshan School of Science. We herewith accom led into an interminable labyrinth of difficulties. The pany our argument with diagrammatic illustrations of "scientist" establishes his assumptions upon these the principles involved in the argument. Two lines may appearances, ignoring the facts and laws of optics. be extended parallel with each other, as in the case of The objects e d are in fact at e d, as represented in the two rails of a railroad track. The diagrams repre diagram 1, but they appear to be at c. sent certain known facts in optics, which we declare We are to distinguish the facts of reality from the shall not be overruled, set aside, nor ignored for the facts of appearance, and show the character of the purpose of sustaining an unwarrantable "scientific" appearances, and how these appearances have led the
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Diagram 1.— Illustrating the Vanishing Point of Space Between Parallel Railway Trncks.
theory. If any man is too lazy to reason, or too mean short-sighted "scientists" into their aggregate of errors, to investigate another's reasoning, we do not expect to which they delight to call by the title of science. Thus make any impression; or if he is so wedded to a theory far there is no element of assumption; we assume noth because his grandfather believed in it, that he will not ing. We have shown that space is annihilated in ap change his opinion for the truth's sake, he will natu pearance by the law of distal perspective; that fore rally pass this argument by; but for the honest man shortening is an inevitable law of optics, and we hold there is only one alternative. that these laws are totally ignored by every so called The two lines, a f, extending the length of diagram scientific astronomer. The pseudo scientists shall not 1, may be taken to represent the tracks of a railroad, continue to foist their fallacious systems of astronomy five feet apart. In the major premise of this proposi upon a deluded public, without a perpetual protest. tion are involved the facts as they are, not as they It will be remembered that diagram 1 represents appear. The measurement of the space at both ends of the point of observation at B, from which the objective the track shows that the rails at each end are just five point is seen as at c, but which in reality is at F F. The feet apart. There is no element of assumption in this line D D D, extending to c, is not what it appears to be part of the premise. We wish to thoroughly impress from the outlook or visual point at B. The apparent upon the student the fact, that so far we have not had line at c, which appears to be only a line, is the entire to "assume something." The rails are straight and breadth of five feet—the distance across the track at parallel, and five feet apart. These are facts of prac F F. If a middle rail extend midway between the two tical and certain measurement. rails of the track, it will be seen the entire length of the From B to c in either direction the track indicates line, or nearly so, and seem to blend with the two other one mile; (the entire length of the diagram representing rails at c; the five feet have vanished to a mere point two miles;) in observing the distance from B to c, either at c, therefore a space five feet wide appears like a mere way, the track appears to narrow down to a vanishing line. point at c. This appearance is the minor premise. Let (To be continued.) Thi© Flaming Sword 359 THE AGE ENDS IN WAR ®. REVOLUTION ANTI-AMERICAN CORPORATIONS [Korish, In Flahing Swoid, April 22, 1K98.] (Koresh in Flaming Sword, Nov. 2G, 1897.) "TTHERE CAN BE NO DOUBT of the fact that war is a deplorable necessity. The destruction of human W1'E ItARE about entering upon the hour of desolation. is not our province to sympathize with either life in the contest of arms waged for any purpose what party to the coming great struggle. The wage slavery soever is calamitous. But can any person doubt the system, which the bondholder hopes to perpetuate, is righteousness of the struggle for the perpetuity of our fostered as much by the slave of wages as by the country in the great Rebellion, or that war is some capitalist slave-driver. times inevitable and essential? We are not, however, We will not attempt to define processes through arguing either for war or peace. The present impulse which catastrophe maybe averted, for there is noescape of the United States is but preliminary to the work she from the impending social cataclysm. The causes which is to perform, in her relation to the great struggle in conspire to the breaking up of the fountains of thegreat which the dispensation will end. deep may be specified, not for the purpose of diverting The dispensation is rapidly drawing to its final the operations of the natural laws of progress, but for close. The map of the world is about to pass through the education of the generations to be benefited by the a revision in which the United States will constitute the prescient and premonitory record of signals which may most prominent figure, for in America the Universal be read by those who run. Empire will project its head. The nations will yet come to know that the prophets of God were authorized to The struggle for the financial supremacy of the predict the radical changes the time of the end will world by the commercial vultures, and the struggle for bring through the revolution in church and state, bread by a rapidly increasing class, multiplied through essential to the initiation of the coming kingdom of the corporate and rapacious craving for redundant ac righteousness. cumulations, have but one possible culmination. We There is a prevailing sentiment and growing tend do not advocate a terrible conflict between the bonds ency in the direction of the fallacy that the simple force men and their slaves, but we predict the inevitable ter of social evolution will inaugurate a better state; while mination of a Godless purpose on the part of the mil the fact is, genuine and incontrovertible science inevit lionaire who aspires to become the billionaire, and the ably determines that the culmination of every age soulless and infidel combinations of laboring men forced comes not by peaceable but by forcible revolution. It into the creation of labor-unions for self-protection and is not merely in one field of activity that we are to look the right to work and live. for the woes in which the dispensation will terminate. A government should be strong enough to regulate There will be upheavals in the religious, social, political, the relation between capital (so called) and labor. Our and commercial fields of action; but especially have the government, conducted in the interests of politicians commercial Shylocks fixed the mine and laid the train and parties, has not the moral courage to confront the for the volcano of imminent destruction and retribution. greatest danger to the integrity of the Union, for fear The control of the legislation of the world by the of the loss of political prestige. Because of political money sharks, a condition augmenting through a sub corruption and the growing aspiration for political tle and prescient foresight worthy of a higher purpose, honors,—also the emoluments which accrue, not from has been determined by the corporate financiers of the salaries provided, so much as from the opportunities af world and age. The great financial thieves of the times forded to dispose of one's honor to the highest bidder,— have entered into a conspiracy to manipulate and the conflict between capital and labor assumes broader, enforce legislation in their own interests and against more dangerous, and national proportions. the masses, for in their hearts they have decreed the The manipulators of party aspiration and effort be subjugation of the people to the interests of the bond hold two horns of power, both of which they regard as holders and money-lenders. Thetime is not far distant essential to political sovereignty. It so happens that when the thinking masses will awake to the urgency of the two horns are not on the same bull. The interests the situation, and in one mighty and overwhelming of the money power and the common voter are not the struggle break this bond of iniquity. same, nor can they ever be under the system of compe The world cannot long struggle in thegreat conflict tism. These constitute the Scylla and Charybdis of the for bread, against the combined opposition of so called political ship, and from the peril of these dangers there capital. The hope of the world is in the crisis, in the is a constant desire to escape. catastrophe, a tribulation the elements of which had It is the pretense of party servility to the laboring their origin in the very initiation of the Christian age. masses for their political support, that renders it possi The Lord planted the spirit and life of Communism; the ble for a gang of cut-throats, largely composed of an processes of regeneration (reproduction) will usher in un-Americanized and ignorant rabble controlled by its fruitage. Competism will yield to Communism, but designing leaders, to terrorize independent American only through the coming revolution. The world may citizens and force them into associations from which desire and cry for peace, but it will come through war, for which the world at large is preparing. Do not be every impulse for personal liberty revolts. Were it not deceived. The armament of the world is for the pur for the fear of losing political support, it would not be pose of destruction. possible for organizations to exist, by which the rights
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