| SUPREME GRAND MASTER, TEMPLE of THE ROSY CROSS; HIERARCH of IMPERIAL EULIS |
Edward H. Brown
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| EDWARD H. BROWN, Attorney of note, graduate in medicine, construction engineer, Supreme Grand Master of the Temple of the Rosy Cross, Hierarch of Eulis, an Inconnu of the same class as Dr. Phelps, remained even more completely unknown than Dr. Phelps, a member of his Council of Three known as the Priesthood of Eulis. | ||||||
| Dr. Brown was born in Salem, Mass., July 17, 1868. He was educated in the schools of Salem; the Vireun Military Academy, Ossening, N.Y.; The University of New York; Law Department of Boston University. In the Arcane, his sign was that of Equilibrium, which he manifested throughout life. His profession was law, his hobby machinery, to which he gave a great deal of his time. On the one side, his nature was completely and thoroughly practical, as when in the practice of Law, or the designing of an engine; on the other side, he was spiritual-mystical, devoted to the Arcane; Mystical, because he was given much to contemplation; spiritual, because he desired to remain unknown, to live in the Light behind the Shadow, and for this reason he himself accepted no Acolytes, but selected properly prepared and accredited guides and teachers for them. Dr. Brown was enrolled under Dowd, who placed him under the care of Sorona. The selection was a wise one; Sorona not only proved a patient instructor and guide, but also a mother in spirit to him, and for this he showed his gratitude (a rare quality in these modern days) by faithful study and practice and a deep, undying affection for her until the end of her days. Dowd early recognized Dr. Brown's innate ability and spiritual quality and selected Dr. Brown to succeed him in office upon his own death. To the general public Dr. Brown was known only as a practicing Attorney and the builder of engines. To the general students of the Occult as head of the Eulian Publishing Company; to the very few, as Grand Master of the Temple of the Rosy Cross and Hierarch of Eulis. This was as he wanted it to be. Dr. Brown wrote but one little treatise; this was titled The Sign of Equilibrium, and first published in 1917 (1), just a few years before he was called into the Beyond. Those few who knew, quickly recognized in this an exoteric exposition of his own final Initiation, and that The Sign of Equilibrium was the signature of his Initiation. On April 12, 1907, Dowd, wearied by his years and labors, resigned his high position in favor of Dr. Brown, and on the 15th of the same month, Dr. Brown took his seat as Supreme Grand Master, Temple of the Rosy Cross and Hierarch of Imperial Eulis, positions he held until his departure from this plane. Dr. Brown, a true Rose Cross, passed into the realm of Light, May 11, 1922.
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