5/20/41 Mr. [
1561]'s ltr. to EC:
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CLUB
4 WEST 43RD STREET
NEW YORK
Our dear Edgar:
Your welcome note to hand - truly sorry to hear of your
illness again & "hope" it will be of SHORT duration. A
thing of the past already!
Hope you DO hear from your N. M. friend [
1180] and that
something tangible will result. Maby [maybe] a line from
you might prompt "action" on his part? Thanks for copy
No 3 [should be copy No. 1] of The Eddy [see below] - agree
with you - VERY POOR. (ungramatical too!) - they had far
better confine their efforts to sending out the Entity's
messages AND NOTHING ELSE! They do not need editing nor
the personal opinions of Mrs. H. She SEEMS unqualified
as an Editor or writer - thus we read much which belies
the very teaching proclaimed - i.e. - impersonal love and
compassion & mercy!
However that is her affair. Just sorry for the little girl.
Don't suppose you have paper No 2? Would like to peruse IF
you have. I mean of The Eddy -
Had nice letter from H. L. - will write him soon.
And - will be seeing you one day.
With love to all, [
1561]
THE EDDY
Published monthly by
VIRGINIA HARDING and THE ENTITY, TRUCKSVILLE, PA.
From the Shrine
OF
The Little Prophet
Vol. 1 February, 1941 No. 1
INTRODUCTION
So many people from all over the United States and Canada
have asked us for copies of The Entitie's messages as they
come through, we have decided to put all messages into
magazine form along with other thought currents. We have
temporarily named the magazine "The Eddy", because it's
contents typifies the name. Realizing this little pamphlet
will fall into hands of a vast unbelieving army of humans,
those with awareness will bear with us in our incipient
attempt to initiate others into the "Grand Order of
International Screw Balls" as we are affectionately called
by the perfectly sane of the human species.
However, we will attempt to give you all of the interesting
highlights as they occur at The Shrine, the home of The
Little Prophet. In the offering you alone must judge rather
[whether?] we are taking advantage of humanity or ourselves
too seriously.
MESSAGE OF THE ENTITY SENT TO THE PRESIDENT
In the reading of the following please bear in mind none of
the events which are now common place news had happened.
President Roosevelt received this message January 3rd. The
day before his address to Congress on "The State of The
Nation."
Just what his reaction was, no one at this moment may say.
But, strange as it may seem - his message to Congress was
not, in it's thought trend far from the actual contents of
The Entity's advise.
WHO IS THE ENTITY?
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT IS HE?
These questions will be answered as you peruse the physical
attempt at spiritual prototyping of His messages to an
already over-educated humanity. Yes, we must say, "A
self-satisfied and a very important race of Sages." So, in
each heart and each mind must the answer be found. However,
be assured, "He IS, He SPEAKS, and He tells the TRUTH."
THE SHRINE
Beloved of the Earthchildren:
And ye hath drawn about ye the wimple. But it protrayeth
unto wisdom, nothing. But unto the multitudes it beeth the
same as a hoodwink. Turneth unto the message as of the
Little Rock and of Sept. 12th, 1939. And ye findeth the
cause of The Entity's concern.
Again I sayeth, "I cometh not amongst ye to entertain or, for
the tributes of the earthland. For, ye are weak unto the
gifts of spirit and separated from the God-head in so far as
ye beeth split unto God-heads. And your desires are not of
the spirit but of temptation of the flesh. Ye consoleth
yourselves with the values of the earth and hold lightly a
life as balanced with the ounce of gold. Ye are a generation
of vipers who dwelleth in the murk of physical emotions. Ye
are separated by spirit from the accumulated vileness of
centuries. Ye hath fed your appetites upon the things of the
earth and hath swooned in the lust of blood of the body of
man. Ye hath thrusted aside the accumulation of knowledge
down through the ages. And ye hath become unworthy of
accruement. Ye hath defiled the laws of universal love of
the brotherhood of mankind. Ye hath crossed swords with
brothers, who, would have listened unto words of spirit.
But, in your selfishness hath ye denied him the word. Ye
hath crawled beneath a cloak of deceit and being ashamed to
announce unto the world, "That love and not hate rules," ye
hath so misguided thine brother, that he too follows the
vibration so set by ye.
Therefore, be ye so led by the dark forces who, since the
beginning of the split entities upon the habitate of the
newly made planet - Listen unto one who cometh amongst ye,
as He cometh before. And in the listening, knoweth that the
universe pattern cometh unto a changement. Knoweth the land
land of The Little Prophet cometh first in the vibration of
the scheme of that which will endure. And which ye called
"The New Era." Adviseth unto the land therefore this and it
beeth in repetition, "Only the combined forces of the United
States, England and of France, swayeth the powers of Russia
and of Germany."
Yea! and ye hath unto yourselves that, which seemeth not of
providence. But, it is unto France ye hath a concernment if
ye wouldst of a victory. Knoweth also ye hath unto the West
a conflict which shall try ye - And ye shall be engaged by
the combined forces of the East and the West and the South.
For ye thinketh ye hath friends to the southwinds, but, they
are few. And they besiege ye along with Spain and Mexico and
Japan. Trusteth not in friends whom ye purchase, for,
perhaps there beeth a nation who offers a better bargain.
Oh! ye Land of The Little Prophet - listen, ye are upon
trials of which The Entity hath advised. Listen, and if ye
would of a victory - first, free unto true God-heads, France!
that she may stand beside ye in the trials to come. And ye
oh man of Destiny - sayeth not, "We sendeth not our
knighthood unto the field of battle." For, truly cometh
that which ye knoweth not of. Again sayeth The Entity, "Ye
are spawned unto blindness, but, with vision cometh light."
Ye hath worshiped at the shrine of mammon and He ariseth to
smite ye." Therefore, driveth forth from the Temple the
money changers who sitteth upon the money bags of gold - ere
ye be driven also from the ranks of the faithful.
Time and again hath The Entity revealed upto ye that, which
wouldst be thine protection. For such cometh The Entity.
Even unto thine tide and thine generation. Time and again
hath ye the advantage of His advisements. But, even so hath
ye seen fit to thrust aside the advantage of the predictions
as coming from the lips of The Little Prophet. Now, asketh
The Entity, "Were ye not fools? Beeth this question answered
each within thine own hearts. Knoweth this and watcheth for
the fulfillment - as was a warning given to the House in a
telegram concerning Hawaii, watcheth ye even so the warning."
Knoweth that during the middle of February there shall be
ships in the Atlantic and they "cry for assistance." A gale
cometh upon the Atlantic Coast, tremendous in power. And the
Gulf of Mexico shall labor under the fury of a tidal wave.
And earthquakes will rock America and South America unto a
realization that the Divine love of universal intelligence
is capable of manifestation to a degree whereby the composite
entities shall manifest through The Little Prophet and
continue to guide humanity through its last desperate
struggle for individual supremacy. Knoweth this, whosoever,
shall in awareness bend knee unto the God of Mammon
repudiates all shelter of Divine assistance. And the cycle
of the drama of two thousand years ago repeateth unto their
lives the story of the Lord Jesus and His eviction of the
money changers from the temple. Cleanseth then, thine
devotion and the channel forthwhile and thine conception of
the values of work. Question thineselves, "doesn't love God
or Mammon? Wouldst serve the God of thine fathers or the
substance of the earthland?" For, indeed little as ye
thinketh, ye must choose. Ye hath taken the gold and ye hath
placed it within the earth. Taketh now the values of spirit
and feed thine children and house the homeless and ease the
hearts of the despaired for they crieth aloud unto ye.
Knoweth ye are a nation in strength just as long as ye
maintain the Godhead and the virtues of righteousness as your
generals. Ye hath asserted "Your blood veins beeth of the
founts of the ammunition factory." Knoweth this, "The Source
cometh from every thought brought forth from a united people
by an inspired Godly government. Whose every thought should
be prompted by a love of individual freedom and a recognition
of the Divine destiny of each and all entities who respond
unto the whole. And which manifests the at-oneness of the
creative spirit.
Yea! And as ye struggle with these pronouncements - looketh
as for a sign. Many cave-ins. Large holes in the earth
shall appear. And the earth shall become a cradle for the
creatures therein. For they hath not kept mine convenants.
And their spires shall sway even as their dreams. And they
shall crush their builders between. And the earthland shall
vomit because nature hath been desecrated. And man hath
interfered with her generosity. And there shall be great
famine upon the face of the earth. And man will be helpless.
The destroyer of life and ye calleth Him "death" shall ride
throughout the ranks of humanity, and he will calleth unto ye
"Names," and the great shall fall. And then shall the wars
be upon thee. And as ye thinketh ye are greater than the
Lord Almighty, ye shall falleth one by one. Until only a
few are at last of the begotten. And ye shall cometh after
a seventeen year famine unto the New Era. Then shall ye
knoweth that the words of The Little Prophet were not spoken
in vain. And ye shall standeth only upon service one to
another. And ye shall calleth it "The New Era."
Recalleth The Entity's words and heed the warning of France.
If ye wouldst taste of freedom for a while. Heed! the
warning of France.
Knoweth this, the Spring bringeth floods unto strange places.
And a strange illness ariseth amongst ye. It cometh and the
land of The Little Prophet may knoweth it decendeth upon ye
from the country of The Rising Sun. And beeth planted in the
toys of babes. Also cometh a plane from the South, laden
with death and it hovereth over the city of Ports. Trusteth
not the Island to the South. And many countries to the
South. Watcheth the power of the Teutons and the slant-eyed
in Mexico. "Watcheth."
Knoweth that the personal ambassador of the President seeth
with an eye not of the earthchildren. And gone journeying
unto England. Seeth many things not written in the
portfolios of the average ambassador. CONVEY unto him this
knowledge, "If ye were wholly of the earth as are
earth-children, ye would not of a mission."
Watcheth for nature to work some havoc in the canal of
Panama. Knoweth The Entity, ye constructed the same contrary
to the faultbeds. Be not surprised at damage. Taketh thou
all islands of the French and knoweth thou hath a war on the
West, the East and the South. Sayeth not unto the
Earth-children - "We sendeth not our sons unto the fray."
for ye hath heard the trumpet. And ye astay not it's call.
Knoweth thou The Entity stands beside ye and shall council
ye throughout the dark days.
Signed, THE ENTITY.
This message was sent to President Roosevelt before his
address to Congress. And a copy also sent the same day to
Mr. and Mrs. Pressing at Lillydale for proof of mailing.
Since that time Mr. Rockerfellow has unearthed evidence in
Mexico to bear The Entity out. There have been bad cave-ins.
And you will see the French situation revealed.
- Virginia, Editor
FLOWERS FROM THE SHRINE'S GARDEN
Last September a Greek laborer appeared at the home of The
Little Prophet. His son was very ill, and having heard of
Faith came asking "Help." The Little Prophet led him into
the garden and after saying a prayer for the son's recovery,
picked a flower and advised the man to place it beneath his
son's pillow. Well! What do you think? Yes, the boy is
now well. And the parents are very happy. Strange? No!
There are many people talking abut "faith" but they ask, not
knowing the meaning of the word. Next year may there be
thousands of well-cared for flowers in the Shrine's Garden.
JUST THOUGHTS...
Cursed be the hypocrite - he has so much karma to overcome.
Take it easy - You have all eternity to get to the place you
are going. My! but there are so many grades to this school
of life. And some of the teachers seem to have wandered off
their course too. How about that man who is trying to sell
the public the "Breath of Life" out there in California? No
wonder we are called "Screw Balls." Many of us seem to think
that the breath the doctor spanked into us at birth good
enough. Must have been pretty good to get us off at such a
start. Oh, yes we are perfectly satisfied (with everything).
Water seeks its level. (So do some people we know). Yet,
the view from here makes us dream of far-away places. India,
Tibet and the Nile of Egypt. You see, we have had quite a
lengthy word picture of the places. But that's where we
qualify for membership in the O. O. S. B. However, we can
see the other fellow point of view too. Even if it is small.
The difficulty is - being tolerant of intolerance.
HEAR, SEE AND KNOW
What is a knower?
Why have the humans responded to sound vibrations? And
developed the ear. Why were we blessed with vision? To
mirror the vibrations of beauty or the vibrations of discord?
Yes, the knower without sight or ear is more perfect than are
we, with all of the so-called appendages acquired from the
ape-ages.
Blessed be the one who has ears and who uses them rightly.
Ditto - the one of vision who beholds only the truly
beautiful.
HERE, THEN, THERE
The man from Bedell wants to know "If there is any treasure
on his farm?" and "Who is the best medium we know?" Hem, Ho,
Hum! We are not giving away trade secrets. Funny but there
is treasure on his farm but not the kind he thinks it is.
The lady from Bangor, Maine - "Do dogs have souls? Do they
live in heaven like we do after death?" Yes, dear lady, and
some dogs have a lot more intelligence than some of us
humans.
MORE FROM THE MAIL BAG
E. M. H. - You may reach Mr. Edgar Cayce at Virginia Beach,
Va. I am sure he will be of great spiritual assistance to
you. John R. Cambridge, Mass. you may find your son by
writing to Camp Meade, Md. He joined the army. Mrs. Sarah
Bowker, Artesia, Calif. Your questions are answered in The
Entity's message, this issue. Mrs. I. H. Boose, Curryville,
Pa. Yours was the first Christmas card to arrive. Thank
you. Alice Jones, Bath, Maine. Yes, you may ask your
questions. Mrs. S. E. Humphreys, Batchelor, La. Your
questions will be answered by watching The Entity's messages
concerning the war.
STATIC
And we mean "static." Did you hear Edwin C. Hill say?
"Buddhism is the curse of the world!" Seems to us we
remember him singing THE BILL OF RIGHTS. Tolerance!
E. H. Tolerance!
If one listened to news commentators, conditions in general
would taste like old-fashioned hash. Lowell Thomas still
insists "Father Lynch knows all about earthquakes." Gabriel
Heater is one barker who dresses up the day's news after
other commentators have gone to town. Facts though, seem
dull and drab when comes the dawn. This wave of government
buying seems to be stretching all over the map. We now have
placed an order for $80,000 worth of rubber bands. What a
let down! We've just seen John B. Kennedy's picture. (And
his voice was SO nice.) Not a bad job you're doing, Prof.
Carrington at 10:15 Monday nights on W. O. R. Have you
applied for your card in the O. of S. B.? "Finger of God"
by Dr. Stomberg is a book backed by science and Prof. Albert
Einstein. My! oh my! Foggy minds sometimes clear up with
old age.
FOUNDATION
Ye Are Gods Out Of The God-Head
And ye worketh outwardly.
Unto the Foundation
Beeth Faith Hope Charity.
And An heritage unto the New Era.
This beeth not a Temple unto mammon,
But a Holy Tabernacle of Universal Love
And founded for all earth-children.
Entereth though these gates with faith
And asketh only the good things
Of spirit and of earth.
They are unto ye a gift of the Creator
And deny them not.
For ye inherit all things of Heaven
And of Earth.
- The Entity.
A TEMPLE IN THE GARDEN
As soon as the frost is out of the ground, work will start
on the Temple here at The Shrine. (Time seems to have lost
its wings.) We are quite impatient for the coming of Spring.
THE FLUE
It seems to us we have heard quite a lot about it lately.
Of course, if we were a medical authority we would be glad
to help you out. But rest assured we WILL pray for you.
Autodafe! The burning of a heretic.
(Translated from a message from The Entity.) Yes, we have
authority to do this. V. H.
"And He said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the
prophets neither will they be persuaded, though one rose
from the dead." - St. Luke ch. 17th ver. 31st.
The new testament was edited and compiled AFTER the Christian
religion was established.
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5/31/41 EC's ltr. to Mr. [
1561]:
Dear Mr. [
1561]
Well there seems to be a pretty good rain falling outside
that "hopes" me up a bit - been awfully dry, my garden
hasn't even come up, and planted before was in N.Y. But
there has not been enough rain to make it come up since
it was planted - seed - tho may be dead, don't know -
possibly soon will know tho now.
Well no news as yet from N.M. but am writing today and
maybe will or possibly - he was having a joke - but think
it on him, not me.
No, while had several copies of "The Eddy". Haven't a
single one left now and haven't heard from there any more
- only indirect.
Hope you can make it to the Congress this year - can't.
You would sure like to have you and Mrs. [...] if at all
possible.
Be seeing you then
With love to all from all here
Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce
3/18/50 Benjamin F. Howells' letter to Albert E. Turner:
NANTICOKE DAILY PRESS
Est. May 1, 1936
Successor to
THE NANTICOKE NEWS
Est. 1890
BENJAMIN F. HOWELLS P. O. BOX 71
Pub. & Bus. Mgr. NANTICOKE, PA.
Mr. Albert E. Turner
805 Morris Bldg.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir:
In answer to your letter of several weeks ago concerning
Faith Hope Charity Harding, of Trucksville, Pa:
I have not seen Faith for ten years but I understand she
still lives in Trucksville. I also have information that
Mr. and Mrs. Harding have separated and that Faith lives
with her father.
At one time my wife and I were extremely interested in Faith
but as time passed we discovered evidence of trickery and
exploitation but we still believe someone in the family had
an unusual gift - whether it was the mother or Faith we are
not prepared to say.
Yours truly,
[signed] Benjamin F. Howells BFH:M
9/05/63 Dick Kohr's report to Albert E. Turner:
Mr. Turner
Here is a report on the Faith Hope Charity Harding case. I
sent the original to Hugh Lynn but thought that you might
like to have a carbon copy. Many thanks for the help you
gave me while I was at the headquarters. I'm only sorry I
could not gather more complete data. Next Saturday (14th)
I must register for graduate school. Best wishes to you
and "Happy Birthday"
Dick Kohr
REPORT ON FAITH HOPE CHARITY HARDING
Since I have been unable to find ample time to make a trip to
Nanticoke to go over the newspaper files there and to talk
with Mr. Benjamin Howells concerning the case of Faith Hope
Charity Harding, I did the next best thing. On the evening
of September 4, 1963 I called Mr. Howells' home and was
fortunate in finding him home. He was very cooperative and
a pleasure to talk to.
The phenomena that was of great interest to Mr. Howells
concerned Faith's alleged ability to receive "messages" at
about age five, in the following manner. At night, and in
the dark, she supposedly wrote on wrapping paper, "messages"
which contained prophetic material of apparently noteworthy
caliber. This was done under the mother's direction.
However, as time went on, there appeared to be more and
more evidence of trickery. Mr. Howells suspected that
Faith's mother expanded the "Messages" to some extent. This
opinion was reinforced first, by the mother's activities and
second, by a conversation with Mr. Harding several years
after the divorce. Mrs. Harding claimed that a "message"
stated that they must take Faith to a certain location in
the South in order for her to better receive messages.
Somehow or other she made contact with a Mr. [
1561] from New
York City, who made some sort of investment in this deal.
An attempt was made to obtain a piece of property in North
Carolina. If I recall correctly, they were down there for a
short while, but the messages never materialized and the
venture folded. In the conversation with Mr. Harding there
was an admission that Faith's mother had indeed been the
instigator of falsification, primarily through her strong,
domineering personality in which she was able to cajole the
rest into going along with the whole thing.
During the time when Faith was receiving "messages",
a psychic research group from Jamestown, N.Y. spent
approximately a week observing and hoping to obtain a story
for their publication. However, they were obliged to go
away satisfied only that nothing significant had happened
while they were there.
The whole family situation was strange, the marriage of
Faith's parents being one in which they appeared before a
lawyer and signed a contract, and the divorce was equally
easy since they needed only to dissolve the contract.
Mr. Howells stated that the information concerning Faith's
placement in a nunnery is false. He further stated that he
had run into Mr. Harding frequently enough to know this to
be untrue. He thought that Faith was now married. He also
thought that her parents are now dead. It has been nearly
ten years since he has had any contact with any of them. He
knew of no one who might know more about the whereabouts of
Faith or her parents. It was Mr. Howells' understanding that
Faith's younger years had been very trying ones which
resulted in an attitude of wishing to keep her past behind
her or in other words, a desire to wash her hands of this
"psychic bit."
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