The Exoteric Christianity by Hiram E. Butler [Special Editor Autographed Copy]

This is a special edition, autographed by the Managing Editor. EDITOR'S NOTE Hiram E. Butler was born in Onieda County, New York on 29 Jul 1841. After a stint in the Army, he had migrated to Boston in 1885 for a short time wherein he gave lectures on a variety of metaphysical subjects to the Esoteric Society of Boston. Butler would not remain long in Boston and had moved to Applegate, California.  There, he founded the Esoteric Fraternity on a five-hundred-acre homestead, building an 18-room house for him and his fraternity members in 1887. They established a farm for self-sufficiency as well as a printing press.  Butler published several interesting books such as "The Seven Creative Principles" and his most recognized work, "Solar Biology" in which he simplified astrology by basing horoscopes on sun and moon signs.  We have compiled his speeches to the Esoteric Society of Boston as well as some papers he wrote on various topics, sprinkled throughout. We found his work quite interesting in an exoteric sense and believe it would be just as interesting to the general public.  Butler passed away on 3 Nov 1916 in Applegate at the age of 75. 6 x 9 Trade Hardcover, Page Count: 140 IB+SBN: 979-8-88556-047-4 Book Contents INTRODUCTION 11 MAN AND HIS CAPABILITIES 13 Delivered to the Society of Esoteric Culture, Boston Mass. 1887 THE POWER OF CREATIVE THOUGHT 24 Delivered before the Society for Esoteric Culture, of Boston 1887 WHO SHOULD STUDY ESOTERIC SCIENCE 36 A Lecture delivered before the Society for Esoteric Culture 1887 IN HIM WAS LIFE, AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MAN 46 THE MYSTERY OF SIN 58 Delivered before the Society for Esoteric Culture, of Boston GOD RULES 67 Delivered before the Society for Esoteric Culture, of Boston I KNOW I KNOW 78 Delivered before the Society Esoteric of Boston THE MIND OF WISDOM 88 Delivered before the Society of Esoteric of Boston UNITY OF DESIRE 97 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RACE 102 Delivered before the Society Esoteric of Boston IMMORTALITY; CAN IT BE OBTAINED WITHOUT DEATH 111 AN OPEN LETTER SUGGESTIONS OF THOUGHT FOR MUSINGS 113 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 117 FAITH IN GOD 122 THE COMING KINGDOM 129 AUTHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR 135 BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR 136 THE ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR 137