The sun., 1882-08-20
THE HLEROPHANr DEFENDED.
The Deep SORROW of Mr.. Nosterwauaee Coy
agee and Mr.. Bs,O. Bnrzurgee

Inc Deep sorrow OF Mr.. NosterwauEeo Coy
agee and Mr.. R.O. Bnrzurgee.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: With
deep sorrow have seen in your paper OF the
3lst OF May last a misleading attack upon
Nine. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott the founders
ofthe Theosophical Society, over the signature
of " II. Burzurgee" The writer is my own
nephew foolish youth. whose headstron9 dis
position and neglect of school studies and du-
ties to his parents and to himself have long
caused pain and modification to his family. A
Parsee by birth, at missionaryschool his head
was completely turned. and he has become the
tool and eavesdropper OF the missionaries
Nine. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott stand high in
the respect OF the native community of whatso-
ever faith or creed. and our society Is growing
in numbers and influence at an unprecedented
rate. My nephew. who here calls himself
Cooper" instead of Burzurgee. to vex his
father applie to be admitted into the society
clandestinely, pretending that he did not want
the MISSIONARIES or his father to know Of the
step. Col. O!cott very properly, refused, and
foolish way to iniure the society.
That even in his letter under discussion he
has not given the whole truth. j" will appear
from the TACT that after giving extracts OF let
ters written from New. York in 1878, he takes a
Long leap over inward Of three years. and in
rent year 1882. The question must naturally
suggest itself to all right-thinking men. What
took place during that long period which
the founders of the Theosophical Society
passed in India and during which they and
the Pandit had had all tho Opportunities pre-
viously wanting when they were thousands Of
miles apart, of knowing each other fully Was
IT u perfect blank? Did nothing transpire
which served TO correct former opnions2 Did
the ai1air assume its present seemingly contra
dictory phase without passing through inter-
mediate phases?
founders of our society could be charged with
Is an undue amount of enthusiasm while in
hoped might aid the laudable task which they
hHd voluntarily undertaken: an enthusiasm
which led them in their haste to ovcrstep the
bounds of prudence and put implicit faith in
the too-eNated accounts of tho Pandit by his
friends and co;,regionists. For this error
be held as little blamable as yourself, who have
hastily believed in the somewhat ceverly rem
dered account OF your correspondent The
YORK ana this city must always be u powerful
iaGtor N forming misconceptions
ages whose faith has been brought into uues-
ton to light out their own battle on document
nry proofs, as they have most ably done in the
send Tor your pcrilsal.
can. however. assure you that my nephew
than he has for the rheosophical Society or his
ancestral religion, the Iarathustran !: and that
IN IN sen sending yoh thn letter you have published
the missionaries twhom he representsl and to
satisfy MS private grudge against the Theo-
N''PuAsdl, NeIlilhly tnefS WIS
i've OF philanthropy, rs is implied by his con-
GUIDING words am for tin, whole truth"
therefore write this to caution you against
mlsreprescntations by thouEhtless and to A
certain extent Irresponsible lads like the one
IN question, and would res5mmend you should
he persist in his course NJ misrepresentation,
70 avoid inserting the communications until
NE charges are substantated. Certainly an
uhuutliul sghoplbOy is not fl guest for your
Columns. Trusting to yONr fairness us jour
nallSt feel uuite sure that you will be ready
10 give the other side fair hearing.
| also enclose herewith a memorandum from
the young mans father Dr. Burzurgee Dorab-
gee, medical gentleman of long standing and
eFtai responsibility, not only in Bombay but
also IN England, where. 9r nearly twelve years
ne liad also been transagSing an extensive lner-
camille and brokerage business under the
stYie oil BulZurgec 4 ca. This memorandum
Will convince You OF tho truth Of my state ments
refer you To any old. resident OF bombay for
my own respectabllity and standing.
NosrERwAUGEE UoYAuEE +. TS
BOMBAY, July 10.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: / regret
exceedingly that my son, II. Burzurgee has
been leading an idle lhe for tho past two years
II was my misfortune to have put him to ST.
Aaviors Missionary School. While there, in
stead OF making a decent progress in secular
he learnai deccit. untruthfulness,
lnlutifulness and 1ngratitude to degree
that have been Obliged to stop all communi-
cation with him foC the last eight months,
either verbal or written. and | only keep him
IN my house and provide his necessaries Of life
on SuUerunre b. q RuRZuRaER