The New York herald., 1879-02-02

To Jeypore where lived learned pandi named Harris
chandra Here refutcd the doctrines OF the Walsh
nava sect and established those OF the Shaiva sect
His Highness Ramsing Maharaja OF Jeypore, also
became a follower of the Shaya sect. and
creased and / presented thousands OF rossries of
Rudvaksha lthe berry OF certain tree sacred to
shiva--eieepAoreas iaa,solatss' , or sanif'rsl to
came in time so powerful that elephants and
horses honored with Rudvaksha sarands.
From Jeypore l went to Pushkar and thence to
Amir.
Then began rcfuting the doctrines OF the Shaiya
At that time the Maharaa OF Jcypore about
To proceed Agra meet the yiceroy and Governor
General OF India. In order 10 consult ME some
Maharaja Ransing sent for me- and therefore
went to Jeypore but finding that had begun rcfut-
rajah dispeascd with me. and was. therefore.
obliged to leave Jcypore. again went to Virjanand
Swami and got some of difficulties solved. then
went to Hardwar. when l hoisted ilas ON my
matha bearing the word. 'Iokha,sfsnrddn'' (.De-
struction Hctcroaoxy'). then occupied myself
much in discussions. then began to question my
self thus-"wherc was the necessity of my incurrng
the dispeasure OF people in general and carrying
with me a number of books" &c.
AsgErICisM PROGRESS.
Ithereupon torsOok everything and pnt on piece
cloth the loins and ceased to talk with
anybody. At the same time began applying ashes
to my body, which continued to do until my arri
val in bombay. in 1874. Since began travelling by
Ny silence in HarIdwar was not Of long duration.
for several people knew Inc. While there. one day.
certain person came to the door Of my matha and
began loudly TO utter the following sentences =
"There is nothing better more precious thaa the
Bhagwat. The vedas inferior to it,. could not
bear these remarks. Immediately broke my silence
and there and then rciutcd the superiority OF the
Bhagwat. tEen thought OF giving out what little
knew by the favor OF God to all people; and with
to Raingad and opened discussions. Whenever
found three shastras speaking at one and the
same time remarked that it was nothing but kola
hal ian uproar) and hence the people OF that place
call me kolalal swami. Then ten men Of q certain
escape. From Farakabsd proceeded To Cawnporc
aud then to Allahabad. There few hired men came
to assault and was saved by worthy gentleman
named Madhowprasad. He was then on the point
of embracing Christianity, and had given notice to
all Pandts if within three months he was not con-
vnced as to the truths of the Aryan religion he
would become Christian. l satisfied him as to the
Aryan religion aud he gave up the idea OF becoming
a Christian. then went to kamnagar. Al the sug
geston Of the Maharaja of Ramnagar l went to
Benares to carry discussions with the Pandits
OF that city. One of the topics of discussion was
Whether the Vedas contained the word '.prafrmd' y
commonly translated "image" or form" / admit
ted that there the word 'prdtimd' in the Vedas
and proved that it meant measure. The dis
cussion on that subject has been published. and 1
would ask all to read it. Another disputed point
that the Brahmans-i. e.. the works of that
name-were the only authentic historic works ex
tant. have been tour times i'll Benars and when
ever 90 there publicly inquire whether any person
has found single passage in the Vedas in support
of idolatry. but none has yet forward with
such a passage. / have also travelled in all
parts of the northwest provinces. Since 1873
religion to the natives of Calcutta. Lucknow.
Alahabad Cawnpore, Jabalpore. &c, and have estab
lshed schools Farakabad and Benares for instruct
ing the Indian youth in the Arsha Granths. but
owing the scrup of the teachers the anticipated
benefits have no. been fully realized In 1874 went
to Bombay and refuted the doctrines OF the Vaabha
charya sect in various ways and founded the Arya
Samai of Bombay. From Bombay went to Ahmed
abad Rkob and PoOna. Such is the brief history of
my lite 1t is necessary that several men liAe me
should come out as preachers to disseminate the
doctrines OF the Aryan religion. This is not the
of 81 infrlp ndi i IN W
self to do my duty to the fullest extent OF my power
and ability. May the Arya Samaj movement flourish
practices exist. Ny fervent prayer to God is
that the real vedic truths may be known and under
the country may prosper. l firmly believe that the
united efforts OF us all will bring such glorious
thing to pass
TIE NEW OFFICERS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL
SOCIETY.
The following "order' of the President of the The
osophcal Society Colonel H. s. Olcott explains itself
1t was made necessary by the departure for India.
announced in the HERALD the time, of Colonel
Ocott and the corresponding secretary of the society,"
Mime. II. p. Blsvatsky, the two founders OF the
ciety:-
FoBErGN ORDER NO. 1.
LONDON, Jan. II, 1879.
By virtue of the authority vested in me, hereby
designate and assign the following named fellows OF
the Theosophica Society perform the duties of the
Offices respectively named with full power:-Presi-
dent al interim. Fellow Major General Abner Double
day, U. S. A.; Corresponding Secretary All interim,
Fellow David A. Curtis Treasurer, Fellow George
Valentine Maynard. The Recording Secretary Fellow
William q. Judge will officially notify them of this
order, and after consultation with Fellow Doubleday
call early meeting Of the societys officers to carry
out certain instructions which that gentleman has
received among which is change of the passwords.
by order of the sss II. $. OLCOTT,
President OF the Theosophical Society.
true copy WILLIAM q. JUDGE, Recording Secre-
tary.