BOOK OF OSIRIS, SON OF JEHOVIH.
GOD OF LOWTSIN, AN ETHEREAN WORLD IN THE ARC OF SE’ING, KNOWN IN THE HIGH HEAVENS AS OSIRE, SON OF JEHOVIH.
CHAPTER I.
1. Now came Osire, Son of Jehovih. To him, on his throne in Lowtsin, an ethereal world,where his reign a hundred thousand years had illumined many a corporeal star, came theVoice, Great Jehovih, Spirit over all, saying:
2. Osire! Osire: My Son: Forth from these immortal worlds, and grasp the perishableearth in its debauched flight; and proclaim, with uplifted rod, thyself The One, thecommanding God. As an indulgent father treads softly by his infant son, guiding himtenderly, and with wholesome advice, so have I, through My Gods and Chiefs, the red starcoaxed along for many, many thousands of years. But as a wise father turneth to his truantson, of later years, commanding, thou shalt or shall, so now do I, through thee, My Godlyson, stretch My hand over the earth and her heavens.
3. Deep-buried she lieth, in anarchy, and by false Gods and false Lords, in war despoilingher heavens, and casting down on the troubled earth her millions of spirits of darkness,glutting themselves in crime. As driftwood, on a surging sea, now riseth high on toweringwaves, and quickly plungeth down in the roaring waters, to rise and fall, and repeatforever the ceaseless struggle, so do the spirits of the dead, of earth, rise in heaven to beplunged back again in unending toil and darkness, on the low earth.
4. Where toil and struggle My most holy God and his Lords, powerless to divert theterrible heedlessness of men and angels. Osire heard Jehovih's voice, and summonedswift messengers, well trained in the rise and fall of worlds, and bade them go to the redstar, the earth, in masterly speed, a million strong, and survey the affairs of mortals andspirits, and quickly report back to Jehovih's throne, in Lowtsin, promising succor to Godand his Lords of earth.
5. The swift messengers, with an arrow-ship, such as Gods, for speed and light work, useto accomplish Jehovih's will, shot forth through the ji'ay'an fields of darkness, midwaybetween the Serpent's coils, and were soon deep hidden in the whirling atmosphere of thewarring earth. Meantime, Osire called to council about Jehovih's throne, long-risen Godsand Goddesses, and told the Voice's words, that stirred his soul with compassion for thosebut recently quickened to life by the Creator's breath, who persisted in burrowingtheir souls down in hada, heedless of the call and persuasion of a loving God and Lords.
6. Jehovih's light overspread the Lowtsin throne of Osire, and curtained round the stars,the Gods and Goddesses, with the full history of the earth and her heavens, so that allwere clear to comprehend His Almighty Wisdom. Yet not one was moved with haste toanswer; for scenes like these were their daily deliberation concerning the countlessmillions of stars dotting the firmament. And then, slowly, one at a time, the speakers,each a representative of a thousand Gods and Goddesses, gave utterance to Jehovih's lightfrom their respective seats.
7. And when the multitude had spoken, and Osire, charged with the wisdom of all,perceived from human souls how the light matched his own, as to him Jehovih spake, hisfirst sphere of commandant God, stood plain before him. And then he rose up, and stoodin the throne of Jehovih, mantled in white, like one new illumined with a great change inhis long life's administration.
8. To Gods and Goddesses, he spake: Give ear, for now the veil of the arc of Se'ingupraises before our hallowed shrine. As step by step, all things advance by Jehovih's will,and new roadways in etherea open up fields unexplored by traveling stars; so onward,step by step, our own endless realm takes the course of manhood in its giant strides. Byyou have the worlds of corpor and es been blessed for hundreds of thousands of years! Your busy scenes in an old routine change now to higher advent, and an Orian arc comethanon.
9. As an oscillating star feedeth itself with a change of seasons, so hath Jehovih coursedthe wave of His traveling Serpents to give our etherean realms an endless life, diversifiedby change of scenes and constant surprises, the glory of the soul.
10. As thus Osire, the Mighty, with a soul full of words, engraved by Jehovih's hand,discoursed on the glories awaiting the high worlds, where he and his brother Gods andarchangels dwelt in the All Perfect, there came back, hastening, as with Omnipotenceimpelled, the swift messengers from the slow earth, with their etherean arrow-shipshooting like a meteor on fire. Then came Hagan, spokesman of the messengers, beforeJehovih's throne, his mantle turned back, and his eyes radiant with sure knowledge,saluting in Jehovih's sign and name. He said:
11. O Osire, Jehovih's Son, and ye Gods and Goddesses, as the All Light gave Voice toour far-seeing God of Lowtsin, so stand I here to corroborate, in Jehovih's name. The dayof sweet persuasion to the earth-born, and their countless angels down in darkness,is done. Lo, the race, the Ghans, planned by Jehovih from the foundation of the world,now standeth triumphant on the earth. As Jehovih led the I'hins in paths fortuitous, bygentle words and love, but left them not strong before the warring elements, so hathHe created upon the earth the masters who shall subdue it, to the triumph of Gods.
12. Not like lambs are the Ghans, but lions untamed, born conquerors, with seed to learnand reason toward all things, faith in mastery, but not faith in Jehovih. As a man havingtwo sons, the one low-strung and passionless, the other in ceaseless mischief and desirefor havoc, because of the fullness within, so stand the twain, the I'hins and the Ghans, onthe earth. And when they die, and enter heaven, the first, the I'hins, go like lambs, as theyare directed; but the second, the Ghans, still full of inherent stubbornness and self-will,unheed the God and Lords, and mock at them. Back to the earth these well-formed andstately souls come, and set up heavenly kingdoms of their own, in darkness, and fainpursue with most relentless zeal their former enemies.
13. By their loud clamor and inspiring acts, they break up the weak Lords' kingdoms anddespoil them of subjects, proclaiming heaven and earth free to all. Whereby, even haplesssouls in the lower heaven have been persuaded to fly from the hospitals and nurseriesback to mortals, and there fasten themselves as fetals, shutting up their eyes against allfurther light.
14. So, mortals have given themselves up to doing the wills of the spirits of darkness,making spoil and desolation a holiday.
15. We then came to God, Jehovih's Son, whose throne lieth in Gau, and he said: Takethis message to Osire, Jehovih's Son, God of Lowtsin: Greeting, in the Father's name. Behold, the arc of Se'ing is at hand. Send thou, O God, a ship, and deliver my hosts, fourthousand millions. With that, and in due salutation, we hastened hither.
CHAPTER II.
1. Osire said: In the name of the All Light, I will have fifty millions of conquerors to domy will, on earth and in heaven. But first, send ye an es'elene, with suitable attendants,to deliver God, his Lords, and their hosts, the Brides and Bridegrooms of Jehovih. And leave ye the earth in darkness thirty days. Meantime, let my builders provide me aship for my hosts; and let the heralds go abroad in Se'ing, announcing this, my decree.
2. Jehovih said: Think not, O man, I gave talents to men differently on earth, and there toend, making My exalted places to be even shorn and alike. Not so created I man; but asone on earth is mild, and leadeth on by smooth words and persuasive behavior; and asanother, by quick perceiving and strong will, plungeth in headlong; even so carry I themonward in My high heavens, perfecting them in their bent, but with wisdom and love, tilleach becometh as a sun in his sphere.
3. Fear not, O man, that I have not labor for them in high heaven: I have worlds to benurtured and coaxed at times; worlds to be pruned at times, and commanded; by mostsevere authority made to know that All Power lieth in Me, through My Gods and Lords.
4. For these exalted extreme Gods I have places in he firmament, and worlds numberless,whereon they dwell as stars in My heavens. Thither make I roadways for My travelingcorporeal worlds, where lie My etherean fields of pasture, to glorify Me, and lead on themortal born. So, now, to My commanding God, Osire, who ruled in Lowtsin mostamiably, with equals, but was high-strung with impatience toward self-willed ignorance, Ibrought the undisciplined earth to feel his giant power.
5. Say'ah, scribe of Ctaran, thus described the scene: Osire had spoken; his word had goneforth. Heaven was stirred up; Gods and Goddesses knew that work was on hand, new ofits order in this place in the firmament. the earth had sons, at last, worthy the will andservice of Gods. Osire, impetuous and much-loved God of Lowtsin, was going to visitthese earth-sons, and wash them clean, and put jackets on them.
6. Osire said: In written words will I set down explicit laws for these unruly false Gods,the Ghans, and give them bondage, like the people of other worlds. O that they had haddiscipline before, instead of sweet persuasion!
7. Say'ah said: When some Gods give command, the people move along; but when Osiredecreed, the whole heaven of Lowtsin ran. And quickly, now, the mandates were filled;the ships were built, first, the es'elene, commanded by Yok, and equipped with fivemillion souls, and started off in hot haste to the earth to deliver God and his Lords, andsuch Brides and Bridegrooms as were prepared for the resurrection. Next, the ship, Buer,an adavaysit, built for Osire and his hosts, fifty millions strong.
8. Osire said: That no adventure run foul, let swift messengers be stationed along theroadways; and they shall announce the proceedings of my Gods and Lords, and theirwhereabouts. And, even so, was the order of heaven executed. And time came, andpassed, and the earth was stripped from her God and Lords, and on her, and her heavens,darkness reigned.
9. Then Osire left his high place, and with his hosts, aboard the etherean ship of fire, satout toward the earth, at break-neck speed; for such was the disposition of this mostdetermined God. Nor halted he at Chinvat, the boundary of the earth's vortex, but sped onwith banners and curtains flying, and most martial music to stir up the souls of his hoststo sudden tittle.
10. Down he came to the earth with his fire-ship, and sped round about it, to learn itsweak and salient points; and next rose up a little to view the atmospherean spirits whohad presumed defiance toward high heaven. In the place where Gau had been (whoseGod, a most holy one, had learned to rule by love for eight hundred years, and wasunappreciated by the crude boasters, the unlearned druj), there stood now, castles andmansions of the false God, Utaya, round whom a million of sentinels armed for battlewere stationed to protect him, the false, and do his will.
11. Hither came Osire, and over the battlements raised his ship, and brought it even intothe arena of the Council of hada. Then, halting, bade his marshals proclaim his voice:
12. Come forth, O Utaya; behold my power! Thy sentinels stand appalled. I raised myhosts by higher law, and stand on my feet in thy citadel.
13. Utaya said: Strange and audacious God! From what unmannerly region hast thousprung? Know thou, Gods should kneel outside my walls, and beg to know my will, foran audience. Then Osire determined to hear his arguments, and thus spake:
14. From Great Jehovih, I am come! I kneel to none save Him. To do His will inreverence am I come in power and majesty. But erst I demolish thy pitiful walls, andcast thee down, suppliant, to do my will, tell me wherein excusest thou thyself toturn from the exalted heavens, and build here a kingdom of slaves, for thine own glory?
15. Utaya said: O thou jester! Erst I demolish thee and thy ship, and enslave thy hosts asmine, I will, then, pacify thy worthless curiosity, that thou mayest hereafter know thylesson well. But first, thou has mocked me for my slaves: what more are thy hosts? Hast thou not tampered with their too willing love by stories of thy unseen Jehovih,and persuaded them to suffer thee to lead them on to glory? Now I declare before thee,there is no Jehovih, no All Person! Hence, thy philosophy is founded on falsehood. The space is before us; the worlds are before us; there is nothing more. Let himwho will, assume a kingdom; let him who will be a slave, be a slave. I am Apollo!
16. Osire said: When I shall have cast thee down, thou mightest say it was merely becauseit so happened that one was stronger than another. So, then, that thou mayest remembermy words are more in wisdom than in blind force, hear me whilst thou canst, for it is notlong that I can talk to such as thou: He who admitteth the universe moveth in harmonyand discipline, already admitteth the All Person, Jehovih. He who denieth the All Person,Jehovih, denieth unity in all things. If all things are not in unity, then are all thingsdivided, one against another. Whoever holdeth this, is a disintegrator; and whoeverholdeth that all things are a unit, is a unitor. Wherefore, if there be greater strength inunison than in isolation, then therein hath unison won the battle and become the AllPerson.
17. Touching the matter of slaves: There is but One Master, and He ruleth over all; but itlieth in the power of each and every soul to attune himself with the All Person, which isfreedom. Of such are my hosts. Thy slaves attune themselves to thee; they cannot risehigher than thou; my hosts have the universe for their model. Because thou canst not findthe Cause of thy coming into life, why not say thou: A name I will call Him, and it shallbe Jehovih!
18. And now began Utaya with a long discourse, the which Osire waited not to hear, butturned to his marshals, saying: Break ye down the walls of Gau, and raise me tenthousand pillars of fire. I will here rebuild Jehovih's kingdom. Let the es'enaurs chant,ALL HAIL TO OSIRE, GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!
19. To which the astonished Utaya stood silently, as if to know if it were real, or but afrenzied dream, that any one should so unrecognize his power, now well established forthree hundred years.
20. Out of the ship came the hosts, and without command, or waiting to know their parts,but every one in time to the music, taking place in the citadel. Osire strode forward, andby the majesty of his power, overturned the throne of Utaya, the false God, and heapedthe rubbish aside. Then, stretching forth his hand, he said:
21. In Thy name, O Jehovih, and by virtue of Thy power, in me vested, do I herecommand the elements to do my will, and raise me a throne worthy of Thy ImmortalSon! And with his voice, his hosts, in concert, quickly piled the adamantine seat,and hung it round with transparent tapestry, woven with the elements of silver and gold.
22. The while the laborers of Osire overturned the walls of Utaya's city, and set free hismillions of slaves, even whilst Utaya's officers, panic-stricken, dropped on their knees,pleading for pity, or fled precipitously off to the earth. And Utaya, conjecturing theworthlessness of his stuff, compared to that which descended from the higherheavens, shouted and called in vain to his most steadfast zealots in time of peace andeasy rule, beholding them, in thousands, vanquished without even a cruel deed or word.
23. Not long the fray lasted, for Osire's work was as if a man were overturning the toys ofa child; and Utaya, to prove his faith in himself, stood sole spectator, unmoved from histracks, but helpless, wondering what should come next. But now Osire, with no words ofexplanation or excuse, ascended the new throne and gave the sign, IN JEHOVIH’SNAME,which was answered by his mighty hosts; when, behold, from the vault of heaven abovethere descended mantles of light, matchless in brilliancy!
24. Utaya was himself illumined, and all his former evil deeds and cruelty stood out inhuge black spots, quailing before the sea of light; for round on every side stood millionsof souls, all pure and transparent, washed by the ordeal of time and holy works. But Utayawas not all evil, or short in owning an honorable adversary; and so, quicklycomprehending his awful plight in the midst of Purity, first let fall a tear, the which, inpity, blinded him from witnessing further his dire humiliation; and next, with blubberingof a beaten school-boy, he cried out:
25. Enough! Enough! Thou God, Almighty! Take me hence, from thy dissolving fire! Iwas but wont to witness some great God's deeds, to find proof of mine ownworthlessness!
26. But Osire was not new to such a situation, and proceeded with the affairs of heaven,appointing officers and laborers, and apportioning his High Council to do Jehovih's will,and so left Utaya to sweat a while in his own torments.
27. O give me relief, cried Utaya, thou God of heaven and earth! I consume, I burn inPurity's flame! For pity, turn down the consuming light!
28. Osire halted from his labors long enough to answer thus: All Light cannot cease forconvenience of one man; clothe thyself, O false one, with robes of darkness, and hide thycruel butcheries. Thou, that wouldst have made slaves of my hosts, should be of holiermetal than to plead for help. Behold, not one of thy slaves have I taken, or asked to bowin obedience. To the righteous, the worlds are free; only evil men and evil Gods quailbefore Jehovih's ceaseless fire!
29. Meanwhile, Utaya hustled close around himself his glittering robes, and pulled hisflashing crown down over his scalded eyes, which worthless fabric but fed the fury of theAll Light, from the throne of God, Osire's resting-place. The slaves of Utaya had fled, orlay piteously prostrate, speechless with fear and wonder. Over these the hosts of Osirewatched, and hastily took them beyond the now rapidly rising pillars of fire, where theywere housed temporarily.
30. Still the voice of Utaya rang aloud for help and pity; but to him none came. Then hesaw that the prostrate victims fared better and were less conspicuous; so Utaya casthimself prostrate, along with the rubbish of his former throne. Whereupon Osire sentYesta, sister of Atonas, Goddess of Opsa, in etherea, to rescue him, and mantle himaround with balm from the upper heavens.
31. So Yesta and her band took Utaya hence, far beyond the boundaries of the new-laidGau.
CHAPTER III.
1. Osire spake from the throne, saying: Proclaim it in the east and west, and north andsouth, there is a God in heaven! That which has transpired in Gau, go tell the false Godsand false Lords in hada, adding: Osire hath come!
2. Messengers started forth for every quarter of the world, inspired by the impetuousutterances of the commanding God. And so, half breathless, and in hastening speed,these young Gods and young Goddesses, the messengers, dropped in upon the Lordlydefamers of holiness, and told the tale of the overturned Gau, where proud Utaya fell. And they, in manner and custom, inspired the false rulers to imagine even a worsecalamity; and that much had been concealed out of deference to Utaya and other usurpers.
3. Osire called his Council and appointed new places, with new officers, having nothingin common with all past administrations of the Gods of earth and heaven. So far, theseappointments were from his etherean hosts, and, moved by the fire of his own energy,quickly assumed their most honorable duties. Some to build, some to survey and lay outthe course of streets, and places of habitations; and yet others to remove the old hospitalsand nurseries, and make way for new ones, and for factories, and all requisites for themillions of souls now scattered and lost, or in dire confusion struggling in the outsidedarkness.
4. Whence rose a constant wail of fear and torment, strangely wild, compared to theglorious light fast spreading from the rising pillars of fire about the throne of God. Osire'shosts, fifty millions, attuned to harmony and precision, were proceeding fast with theirlabor, not one but knew his part and played close to the text in every motion, were yet innumber as nothing compared to the thousand millions scattered in the gloomy darkness,wailing beyond the walls.
5. Here, a road! Osire would speak; or with his hand, command: An otevan to thosehapless slaves! And, as if his hosts his thoughts had fashioned, his etherean workmenrushed to make his will omnipotent. No loss of time or space to inquire how the mattershould be done; for heaven's trained workmen have learned the power of knowledgebraced to a single point, by which the elements stoop to do their wills. To learnthis simple harmony, for all to be as one, what countless millions rise up from theearth, to be hurled back, discordant and powerless, before Jehovih's Sons and Daughters!
6. Yea, and kings and queens and potentates, high strung in unwarranted conceit, castdown to beg, beseechingly as a child. As a furious lion is tamed, worthless his giantpower in the hands of man, whose strength by knowledge triumphs; so the ethereans fromhigh heaven descend to humiliate first, and then to teach the false Gods and false Lords ofhada.
7. Jehovih saith: What more, O man, have I put upon thee than to learn? And strewnthy path with lessons rich in happiness! To learn the elements, and master them; this itis to be a God or Goddess. And wherein one man is weak, let two or more unite; asimple thing, by which even the stars of heaven can be turned from their course.
8. Jehovih saith: Have I not said: The weakest king is he who hath the most soldiers; andthe strongest nation, where none are required. How, then, may the false Gods, by evildeeds, fortify their thrones? Lo, My etherean hosts come unarmed, and by a breath blowaway their mighty kingdoms.
9. And so it was in Gau; only one earth-day had come and gone since Utaya reigned overa hundred million slaves, who daily brought tribute up from the earth, to ornament thiscrown-like city; and now the dawn of another world stood supreme in the demolishedkingdom.
10. What greater pity, most pitiful sight, than to see the former slaves still loyal to theirdeposed master, Utaya; coming to him in his banishment, fifty millions swearing terribleoaths of fidelity to him forever. For of such like, the Great Spirit created man, to evenwed himself to misery, for zeal, in ignorance, to prove a most foolish love. And but forUtaya's guardians, his very slaves had smothered him, in desperate effort to manifestfidelity.
11. Then spake Yesta to him, saying: Raise thy voice against this unseemly crowd, and becommander still, at least to save thyself. Remember how Jehovih giveth this lesson tomortals, to say to evil: Away! For lo, to suffer first one and then another to fasten uponone's self, is crime great as a debauched passion unchecked. Bid them begone! For loveof self, which is thy gift from Great Jehovih, be thou thyself! It will better them also!
12. Utaya, struggling, said: Alas, fair angel! These were my slaves! The hardest blow ofall is their acknowledged love. The fire of the throne of Osire was tame to this. Forhundreds of years, I gave these creatures pangs and wretchedness, and now they give melove. Poor idiots! I cannot drive them hence!
13. And so, sobbing, bowed Utaya his head, for such sudden great truths turned all hisjudgment into the darkness of his past deeds and wickedness, even whilst, crowding closeon every side, the fifty millions kept up their ceaseless assurances of endless love. Norwas there any way open to flight from their ignorant jargon and foul breath. So, whenYesta saw how helplessly Utaya had given up, she raised her hand, saying: What shall Ido, O Jehovih?
14. Whereat, the Light descended, and Jehovih spake through Yesta, saying: Flesh of Myflesh created I man: from Mine Own Spirit gave I man a spirit also; and unto all menalike gave I all things in My worlds. But some men are not content with what I gave,but ask for more, even that they may have their fellows for subjects. To these I havegiven in answer to their prayers. Behold thou, then, O man, why seekest thou to put awaytoday even what, a day since, thou didst pray for? They are as good today as yesterday.
15. Thou hast said: Man can make himself whatsoever he will! So, thy Creator isworthless to thee. Love is the lightest of all burdens; if thou desirest not to carry theirlove, how didst thou carry their hate so long? Nevertheless, if thou desirest, thou canst putthem away: They are thine; do as thou wilt.
16. Utaya said: How can I put them away? I cannot reason with fifty millions! Nay, before I persuaded a score, the first ones, so ignorant, would forget what I said. Tell me, then, thou Goddess, what shall I do to free myself from this great multitude?
17. Yesta said: Call not on me, but on thy Creator; and not to be freed for thine own good,but for wisdom to do some good unto them over whom thou hast long been a remorselesstyrant. These are a small curse to thee, compared to thine own judgment, for fromthyself thou canst never flee. Thou shalt undo thy selfish deeds, which thou hastpracticed so long. So, turn thou at once, and make oath to Him who made thee, thatfrom this time forth thou wilt do good unto others with all thy wisdom and strength.
18. Utaya said: Alas, thy words are wise and holy, but I have no faith! I have not faith!
19. Yesta said: Say not this! Thy words are another bondage on thy soul. To say, I haveno faith, is to imprison thyself away from All Light. Come, haste, or lo, I leave thee; for ifthou profess not faith, why shall I longer labor with thee? Say thou: I have faith in Thee,O Jehovih! I can, I will raise up these I have cast down. Utaya wept, and thus answered: O that I had faith like unto thee! But for long years I taught myself that prayer to Jehovihwas not required of one so great and strong as I. Alas, I smothered out the fire. And,amidst his sobs, Utaya fell prostrate at Yesta's feet.
20. Quickly, now, she raised her slender hand toward high heaven, saying: O Jehovih, byThy power vested in me, I here encircle this, Thy prostrate child, with adamantine light! Down from above there came phosphorescent flames of light, and Yesta drew a circleround about, at which the multitude stood back and looked on in wonder and fear. But thesurging mass beyond pressed forward, shouting: Utaya! Utaya!
21. Little by little, Yesta extended the light, and her assistants put up a structure toguard the place, so that in a little while it was like a miniature throne in heaven. Yesta then assumed the power, and so took command, placing helpless Utaya by herside. Meanwhile, her assistants sped through the multitude, making roadways, andselecting out the most intelligent of the former slaves, and making guards of them.
22. Yesta said to Utaya: Now will I give thee a lesson in righteousness; for thou shalteducate and develop all this host, thy former slaves, to thine own level, erst thou raisethyself one jot or tittle. Think not it is easy to assume to be a God or a Lord, or even amortal king. They that make servants of others must also raise them up to be angels oflight. Heaven is just, as well as bountiful. To whom Jehovih hath given bountifully, it iscommanded he shall give bountifully. For hundreds of years thou hast had the service ofthese hapless creatures; so shalt thou now serve them by making them intelligent men andwomen. Yea, till the lowest of them are thine own equals, of whom thou canst be proud,and say before the Father: Behold, my sister! behold my brother!--thou, Utaya, shall notbe free!
23. Utaya said: I perceive thy words are from the All Highest. This is justice! I perceivenow that whilst I rated myself supreme judge of right and wrong, I judged with partialityto myself. Yea, without an All Highest, I perceive there can be no justice in heaven orearth. O Thou All Light, how can I approach Thee! I have been feeding myself with anendless poison; my darkness was my fortress. Teach me the way, O thou angel of Light! Whatsoever Jehovih wills, that will I do, from this time onward, with all my wisdom andstrength.
24. So Yesta restored order, and divided the multitude into many parts, and sent officersamongst them to select and assort them, so that as soon as Osire should decree asylumsand schools for them, they could be taken to them.
