THE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER Known as "THE ANCIENT, MYSTIC ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS" throughout the world ‘A Non Sectaraa Fatty Devoted to the Ievotinon nd Stay ofthe Higher Princes of Lie ‘'Fourd Eepescl ia Men nd Natare et Pasar ‘SUPREME TEMPLE FOR NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Maroh 6, 1935 Mr, Stanton C, Phelps 1510 E. 29th St. Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir and Frater: We are sorry to know that you were disappointed with the reply you received in which we urged you not to try to force your fiancee to live up to her promise to marry you upon graduation from college in June, Please be assured that we do not condone or would not encourage @ woman to change her mind to the extent of breaking a promise any more than we would encourage or condone such an act on the part of a man but we are still of tae opinion that you should allow her to be perfectly sure of herself before she enters the marriage state, The promise of marriage hinges upon the feeling and regard the woman has for the man she has promised to marry and this promise would naturally depend upon a continuation of this regard and love for its consummation, You surely would not wish to hold a girl to her promise to marry you if her feeling towerd you had changed, any more than a woman would care to marry a man to whom she was promised if she came to realize beforehand that his feeling toward her had changed. Love and affection are something that we cannot control and turn off and on, While it is true that one is often influenced by associa— tions and environment, only to realize his mistake later, we believe the best course for you to follow at this time would be not to break off entirely but to agree to allow your fiancee to have time in order to satisfy herself completely whether or not she wishes to marry you or follow a career, We would suggest that a definite time be set for her to discover whether she wishes to marry you or con- tinue with her career, In this way you will be just to yourself as well as to her. You state that you feel if Cosmic law is really just, some satis— factory adjustment which will bring the girl in question to you, will be arranged, My dear frater, Cosmic law does fulfill and whether or not it seems satisfactory to us and agrees with our desires, we must accept it, If you maintain the proper state of mind and do everything you can to bring about the results you desire, ATTENTION PLEASE. = = aE When roping pint your mine and compete ald atthe scp of your later nd sve your Key Leters and Deze 2 crn 9 aes Your laters t the Eee depriet fer they wl eve geicher atetion So to sure attain to all meshes ltr queens sald pein only tothe Rsrian wei he pre of Ror, the wll othe sadet and dha wells or the progres f the cepnintion.Phelps—2 that is all you can do except to be willing to accede and abide by the will of the Cosmic, If it is according to the Cosmic plan for you and your fiancee to be married, nothing can prevent it, but @ great deal of unhappiness can be caused by the wrong attitude of mind and such a union would not be lasting and successful unless the right attitude is maintained. Whatever experience comes to us in this oycle of life, you may be sure is rightfully ours and the degree of happiness or the knowledge and understanding obtained through these experiences depend solely upon our reactions and our thoughts, With continued interest and assuring you of our efforts in your behalf, we are, with all good wiches for Peace Profound Sincerely and fraternally, Lherat bx) (AMORG! founcil of Solaceotras Pack ‘an JOSE GALT U. 8A. Mr, Stanton C. Phelps 1510 B. 29th St. Baltimore, Md.