The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-27
THE rnEosopHICAL SOCIETY.
Col. Oicoit DelviuR into the Lore Of the Budd-
hists-Snerrina NJ the tnprogrcssive Bung-
Iers who do the Ghost Business In America.


Col II. =. Olcott lectured last evening in
Republican Hall on Spirtism and kindred sub
jects. lie Is not perfect reader his tones are
a little monotonous, and until he acquires con-
ndence by a quarter hour before bis hearers, he
stainmers occasionally.
Mr.. Olcott said that there are moro Spiritists
among the Buddhists Of Asia than thcro are
Christians In all Christendom. lie taunted the
body OF spiritists whom no addressed, with
their having made n advance since he becam o
a part Of their ectlestical body fifteen or twenty
years ago and rs one ~ IT. OH 'ers, conducting
The Lvceum, hired Dodworth's Hall for the Sun
day meetings.
IIc came among them now and found a repe-
tltiun Of the same sweet intellectual slop al
the speakars, poets. writer's, and wonder work.
err, prominent lights Of the Spiritualsts at tho
present tine, are like duplicates OF what there
thoy been thus stationslS7 Because they had
been gnOramuses, cntert lned with the tricks
ol Gn1mes, Ondlnes, syIyn,s, ana tairiesi WHO
the creatures Of poetic hctton, az H. popularly
supposed. spirtualists nave spcculated upon
tho intellectual trCaclo PC. red down their backs,
anu neglected the accessible Chaldean, HindOn,
and Egyptian lore that would have unlocked
the mystery.
what permanent alliance is there between tho
soul and the body OF manP lie would give his
the subject In tho Astor Library at their leisure.
He believed that he hsi seen from 400 to 800
spirits. While long ago convinced for himself
Journalist and author 10 test their Yeracity.
lilo had also seen produced by magic scicnce,
mu'tering OF words Of incantatiOn and other
Things, more wonders than any spiritual circle
ever had and one Of those magic persons was
In the hall. and perhaps another wac bad
promised to he there. lie had received letters
| from all quarters with unbroken seals,
and on opening them had found the
I cpisles OF his correspondents margned
and crossed with CON nents by the note - dis
| embodied John King. He said that most Of
| the spiritual Manifestations that the Spiritists
| uf ChristendOm have gaped at, have been pro-
duced by elementary spirits " no are as irrespon-
! sble ns monkics nd as conscencelcss as hyc-
| mas that also thcro have been among these
apaaritinns. some disembodied human beings,
! and few spirits from higher plane. He told
| how he fastened Mrs COmpton's ears to herself
| 10y passing a thread through the earring holes,
ana sealing the thread to her hack. behind her
| shoulders, with sealing wax. The stamp of his
| ring remained unbtoken after the most unac-
cOuntable tfansformati. ms. 10 re explained only
| hy tho dissolution OF her own body. refOrma-
| tion and use by Spite, and then tho replacing
! OF II in the washerwoman's AZURE.
| Col. Aicott closed his lecture by announcing
| the Thcosoph1cal society, which IL to get a
| knowledge of the higher spirits and a control
| Of the lower; tn learn science In the fastest
| manner, and utterly demoltsh those spirits or
rather spiritual bushwhackers, who while being
| snomes have paratlcd ~ Washingtons and Web
| stcrs, and also DESTROY the trade OF those pre-
| tenders who offer their rag babies and India
| rubber masks as the renppearance OF those loved
| friends whose mortal parts we have laid away
| wet with our tears. ~ this society Madam
| Helena Biatatsky viii be the high priestoss.