Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-07
SENSE AND SPIRIT.

|, An 20 you II ally te!ieve,' said /, in thu
existence Of unseen forces ard energies II
nature OF which modern science knows moth
ins b,.t which may yet lie brought undei
the control OF hUman beings properly COZ.
sti:u ei or trained to exercise such control
: ami whose elements AMI conditions ar
actually known TO some favored few who dc
actually exercise such control; mysterious
occult world. in short, c5-existeEt with the
sen i.,ie and ;angib.s world in which ordi
nary beings live AMI more, and in a manner
CONNECTED with it, tn ugh tine bridges form
inr such connection are rare and require
peculiar powers to overpassT
4 Il certainly do responded the person ad
dressed. Il have had actual experience o!
the fact ami am therefore constrained &c
have faith III il.
The rerson who spoke was a youn-; and
rising artist of this city, 10 whom had lately
ben introduced through the medium of the
Palette club and in whose studio was then
seated julian Armitage-such was the
meme Of my friend-belonged to quite the
Class II men Of whom ideas like this might
| b. predicted Tall and well formed, not
mcrs than eight and twenty years of age,
his 'ish forehead. long and wavy gold m
brown hair and lustrous, dreamy eyes, be-
! tokcnel that he possessed no ordinary snar;
! Of the poetic and artistic temperament, while
| hi conversation and cast of thought, coupled
| with the mystic and allegorical themes which
usually covered his calvases at once sug-
| gested intimate communion with the realms
| of the IDEAL.
= have always fel. a desire" remarked,
/ afte- a pause, ito know something more Of
| these mysterious, occult forces which our
moder.. nineteenth century science derides,
! but TO the belief in which 50 many persons
| OF no ordinary intellectual caliber 50 closely
| cling: though, l fear" l added, deprecat-
| ingiy, that my practical nature and mat
ter-of fact mode Of life would not fit me for
the prosecution OF an inquiry demanding.
douLties- a high degree OF Ideally in the
| pr seci!tor.
Not necessarily So" replied Arnitage
| "1Le con litions necessary to the knowledge
you indicate are not wholly inconsistent
with thsyocations Of everyday life. Per-
sons living. as you do, in the closest relations
with the worll-a-iay world may become
TEeo,ophists without interfering with their
ordinary occupations
"Theo, phist.," repeated, musingly Il
have somewhere read something about n
| Philosophical society as existing, or having
existed, in New York some years ago. II
wa; founded, if | remember rightly, by
Madame B,ayatsky and Col. Olcott, was It
not. Its purpose was TO inquire into and
study the occult forces of nature which are
presumed to bs still controlled by adept
among tine Hinioos and other Oriental ma
tionS.
y III are perfectly correct assentei Ar
mitase. ~MadiiHe B.avatsky has written
work explaining the sc)pe OF that society,
and defining the principles of the inquiry on
which it is engaged Would it surprise you
10 hear that there is IA branch OF that society
here Ia San Francisco, and that |, myself,
am m-mber of iti'
You interest me- rejoinsI. Il can not
say that am surprised. however. | should
very much ike 10 know :, methins of it
1t is quite Il family circl.7 replied Arrni-
tage All lis members 2r, related, aai you
can readily infer that it does not court
publicity. / shall. however, if you desire it.
ask permission to introduce yol, and You
can then judge for yourself
Thanking him for hi kinines,, took my
departure, after promising 10 meet him
again on the following Sunday afternoon
Il have obtained the necessary permission
said Armi'nye as l entered his studio next
Sunday; and the members OF the society
will be happy to receive you, with the one
proviso--fhat you viii not reveal their
identity until authorized TO do SO.
| gave the necessary promise, AMI. after
dining VITA my frienl AZ fashionable res
taurant, where he confined himself, | re-
marked, to the simplest and most abstem-
ious diet. and, in reply to a query regarlin,
his health, smilingly said that this was his
usual fare we strolled toward the western
addition
We paused before commodious mansion,
and, ascending the steps, Armitage opened
the door, and We both entered Passing
down corridor, my friend rappe at a |
door, which presently opened to receive Us. |
y tall, borovalcnt looking gentleman. from |
whose chin dereniei a long, white beard. in
vitei u to enter. We did 30. and found our |
seivr' in an elegantly furnished apartment, |
the furniture, hangings. brc-a brac. and |
paintings in which betosened wealth. &c dim |
light, admitted only by three stained-glass |
window, openiag. aS | could see through |
one which happened TO be aiar. upon |
a con ervatory beyond, pervading the
whole with species of religious |
calm. Two ladies rose from ottomans,
where hey had heen reading, as we entered, |
AMI | ,:as excessively introduced to DIR. Or
well Hathaway. the old gentleman who re-
ceivei Us first: Miriam Hathaway. his
daughter, AMI Miss Agatha Howard. his
niece.
The former lady wa tail, magnificent
looking t-Ii!.e,Ie. with lustroIS ewes and a
wealth of .lue-hlack hair. She ,eernei to
be- about - year "li, and would have been
considered 10y most ju iges strikingiy beauti-
III Tie curves of h'r 1.-the I, cure were per
ect, a was the expr-s ion of her features in
'epose-thousa these, when animated, gave
-videnc" OF a spirit perhaps too passionate
md a viii too stron, 10 suit the ideal WON.
My ten t"rnr5S ami gracs Her cousin.
Agatha Howard, wa of n tp:llly difFeren:
ypeo of LeIu'y. Go.dsn-hair-i fair-skinnei.
n OF mu "A moro slender proportions than
II. - OF diriau.~ YOU 1tu1IS FORM 81.
'cssesfs. III r. ethereal AMI spiritual love-
ines. PsrhaI> TIE most apt distinction that
ould lie drawn between tee cousins would
Ne to SAY that they respectively realized the
deal % spiritual and seuSuou. beauty.
The ev"uins was spel: ia conversation
ND music. the adde's fully beaTin. out the |
haracter l lad :nstinctively assigned TO
ach at iiI-st-Mlriam Hathaway's inanipula-
ion q her instrument bein: distinguished |
or dash AMI bravura, while Agatha How
ri eXceilei in such .ar;nonies u required
lore de!icacy II touch and feeling The
Whole evening was - delightfully."- Informal
Lat caught myself speculatins as TO when
be members Of the Thco>ophical society |
al come 10 lie introduced 10 would arrive.
pd, III fact. hszarleI a remark to d.. Hath
way upon the point. {
Your society, presume" | said, address I
lg him, numbers among 1t some of our !
social and scientific lights l
On tie contrary Ire replied. smiling. :
It hunters only tho 9 whcm You see before |
on. We are al here. | See," he added, !
fter pan {, noticing uIJ surprise ut what !
e had Just aid, that our methods 10 not
thy with Your expectations GUu ex-
ected, no doubt, 10 witness something mvs- a
'rious, mystic, occult, and are suriri,oi to a
nd y urself introduced Ia very ordinary
Imlly circle. All IN gooi tim., NV friend; o
u N 20 Il tirn,. We stall, | have no du;i;,t, o
e able l. satisfy your curiosity IN every
'asoBab.e manner, and give yoU i,rocf II a
lie really Of the existence o, The beneicent :.
nowisis, We are aiming 10 acquire q
-iheosoPhy, he went on, in reply to som. ;,
1rther queries on nv part, is perfectly :,
'nslsieut with the conduct Of the ordinary
fairS Of life. We are not ascetics. a you =,
IN see; bat, on the other hand, our enjoy :
entS are purely Of an eNal;e nature ANY =
'rm a: Seif-iniulger no les .. =
IAN moral or physical -wou!d lie fata! ta u
TAT .ereni;y and cxalta;lon II mind =
irpuSh which alone We can approach the -
IA We aim a;-a knowledge Of AID CON a
cd over the unseen forces OF nature. Yuu !,
INST no! suppose that even the innooeat re ;,