Bible Review V15: October 1916 - March 1918 - Iapsop.com

1917 AUSTRALIANS AT APPLEGATE 213
personally; also to meet those who have abandoned the alluremsnts
of the outside world, and in unity and freedom
of action, assist in the duty of publishing, in book-form
ani magazine, those glorious TRUTHS which he taught.
For these golden treasures of wisdom, the world indeed
owes Mr. Butler an everlasting debt of gratitude.
We set about making conditions whereby the accomplishment
of our purpose might be achieved,-God willing.
The severing of home ties and adjustment of affairs
being at length finished, we took our departure from
Sydney. On arriving at San Francisco in due time, we
received the letter containing news of the passing of the
head of the Esoteric Fraternity-the author of "Solar
Biology."
Words cannot express our feelings of loss and sorrow.
The gloom which this unexpected event cast upon us during
the week's stay in San Francisco may be well imagined,
and it took days to reconcile ourselves to the
realization of what this meant to us. However, nothing
daunted, consoling ourselves with the loving welcome
offered us by both previous and subsequent letters, we
completed our journey to Applegate.
At the station we were met by one of the Fraternity
who conveyed us and our luggage in a cosey covered waggon
to our destination, through a pretty valley, and up
the steep slope leading to the printing establishment.
This lies a mile from the station, and a few hundred feet
from the two-storied brick dwelling and "cabins."
There, outside the main entrance with smiling faces
and cheerful greeting, stood several of those whom we
hii so
long anticipated meeting, and we felt at once
that these ladies possessed a genuine loving kindliness,
unmistakable, and that we were at home.
Oar first duty was to visit the grave of their dear elder
brother. As we approached we observed a small white