THE MYSTERIOUS ROSICRUCIAN, WHO WAS THE FATHER OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Throughout his life, Francis Bacon's fondest hope was the, creation of a
Utopia across the Atlantic, the realization of his "New Atlantis" in the form of
a society of free men, governed by sages and scientists, in which his
Freemasonic and Rosicrucian principles would govern the social, political and
economic life of the new nation. It was for this reason why, as Lord
Chancellor, he took such an active interest in the colonization of America,
and why he sent his son to Virginia as one of the early colonists. For it was
in America, through the pen of Thomas Paine and the writings of Thomas
Jefferson, as well as through the revolutionary activities of his many
Rosicrucian-Freemasonic followers, most prominent among whom were George
Washington and Benjamin Franklin, that he hoped to create a new nation
dedicated to his political philosophy.
In his
Secret Destiny of America,
Manly Hall,
Bacon's most understanding modern scholar, refers to the appearance in
America, prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, of a
mysterious Rosicrucian philosopher, a strict vegetarian who ate only foods
that grew above the ground, who was a friend and teacher of Franklin and
Washington and who seemed to have played an important role in the
founding of the new republic.
Why most historians failed to
mention him is a puzzle, for that he existed is a certainty.
He was known as the "Professor." Together with Franklin and Washington, he
was a member of the committee selected by the Continental Congress in 1775
to create a design for the American Flag. The design he made was accepted
by the committee and given to Betsy Ross to execute into the first model.
A year later,
on July 4, 1776, this mysterious stranger, whose name nobody
knew, suddenly appeared in Independence Hall and delivered a stirring
address to the fearful men there gathered, who were wondering whether
they should risk their lives as traitors by affixing their names to the
memorable document which Thomas Jefferson wrote and of whose ideals
Francis Bacon, founder of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, was the true
originator.
"It was during the, evening of July 4, 1776, that the second of these mysterious episodes occurred. In the old State House in Philadelphia, a group of men
were gathered for the momentous task of severing the tie between the old country and the new. It was a grave moment, and not a few of those present
feared that their lives would be the forfeit for their audacity. In the midst of the debate a fierce voice rang out. The debaters stopped and turned to look
upon the stranger. Who was this man who had suddenly appeared in their midst and had transfixed them with his oratory? They had never seen him before,
none knew when he had entered; but his tall form and pale face filled them with awe. His voice ringing with a holy zeal, the stranger stirred them to their
very souls. His closing words rang. through the building, 'God has given America to be free!' As the stranger sank into a chair exhausted, a wild enthusiasm
burst forth. Name after name was placed upon the parchment: the Declaration of Independence was signed. But where was the man who had precipitated
the accomplishment of this immortal task—who had lifted for a moment the veil from the eyes of the assemblage and revealed to them a part at least of the
great purpose for which the, new nation was conceived?
He had disappeared, nor was he ever seen or his identity established.
This episode parallels others
of a similar kind recorded by ancient historians attendant upon the founding of every new nation.
Are they coincidence, or do they indicate that the divine
wisdom of the ancient mysteries still is present in the world, serving mankind as it did of old?"
The History Channel only mentions "The Professor" in the new Secret's of the Founding Fathers (aka Founding Terrorists) in passing,
but that's not the part that got me.
"They" believe the Professor was not a man,
but a spirit leading the men appearing and dissapearing at will.
