Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-28
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THEOSOPHISTS OF NEW YORK ANC
THEIR BSulEF.
The Old society Of Wonder W"rk"~~ Re
Nivimu-thith IN the Er-"nh"dim"nt Of
>"uI~-Tr"pie VIII" Know What They
Mrr" in u Previous Existence.

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fl,, b.,r.lass that he had nev.... b,,nn in sue.
r,4!:c.I c.r.unstauc.s b. or. though tol-
-r,hIv f.r.ir,,r with -h, mn, ami downs OF
life Nine R.ayat,kv LIrb rri ,t..,S Of
orruIti.m snI a few other faithful friends
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night in a small boat and scattered his
ashes with tbao.onhir honorS in the sea
Tbrs did his ,,ornor,,I mart melt back into
tb,. universe leaving to the srrires Of the
New York press a theme which eight years
constant USAGE hasn't worn ont THIS ought
70 convince hos der,stahIc creatures known
- e.
a Great man
Mime Rlovatskv and Col Orco't wen' to
India and the sn .i,tv died Vow it i ,ai |
10 ha rsvivir,- At all events. this CITY is
frr of tbao.nrbists evowet and unavowed
Informal hut secret meetings are held in th,.
,,,r,,,-. ~ members O.cuIt philosophy and
I,b.ro,psne ar. bintca at in public and DIS
c,,s.a5 in rriv,-a and ali the Sims indicate
tbot revival ~ interest in this extraur-
dirory s,,h i,.,,t il coin, on
Tbcos,,,bv means ..the science OF divine
wisdom Its dlscinIes are supposed to he
do,nr all they can To attain high condition
Of sIiri, They be,iave not only in a spirit
nal exi>tenc. aft.r death but in numb ,rless
r,sb and blood lives on this and other
nIanets In f,ct they believe in the rein
cornation ~ ,nIrit Ra-emboiiment YOU
mn. call II # Won don't want 20 hive an
advanced rheosophi.t look at Won pitvlnglv,
and pronably G ,rrect YOU openly. "Tha
evolutInn Of man" rhov will tell Won. Is
not a rrocass carried out on this u anet
.I,pa II - a re.ult to which many worlds
in d,fF.rant cn,,irrions Of material and Sr,ir
it;,aI davsloDu,eut have contributed and the
earth is merely one link in A mighty cham
of worlds The sy tenn of worlds is a circuit
round which ali indivi lull spir tull entiti,.,
must mas, and that massage constitutes the
evolution of man The higher evo.uriun
will he accomoIlSheI hv our progress throu -h
the sucr..ss y, worlds OF the system. and in
higher forms we shall return to this earth
again and again whether wa like it or
NOT This Is Buddhism. pur,, and simple
and it is also ihe,>ophv. aS expounIei by
the. Euglish-IndIan evan-el, here who are
never - happy as when taking the wor
Arvan to their Socleti : and their doctrines
AMI otherwise giving an oriental flavor t,
all thay saw and do Itlsn'ta PARTICULARLY
hv,rienic flavor either. but they do'e on il
all the same and when they can get hold OF
n genuine i've Hindu they worship him
and exhtait him as a piece Of the Creators
bandiwork far superior to ANYTHING manu-
featured on this continent. He may no.
have. blthed in a twelvemonth No matter
he Is oriental consequently Wis. and they
listen to his mummery. half Indian. hall
Eng.i>h with a ioratiOn. though they may
not understa the tenth of it.
Whatever truths the theo,ophic fraternity
have rraSDad are concealed AMI the public
mr.. iuilce.l against them by the constant u.s.
Of a stock of terms which are nothing les,
than twaiile-Indiau twaddle at tn t
..CheIas.' ..mahatmas' or "arhats ''mvS
tics s. ..Initiate." .'Wuuindti" are gil plN
referred to in the ordinary cunver. atIou o
. thaosoDhic men and women Tn, air OF
mystery. borrowed from the Orient. Is De.
hghtful to them The more pretentious Us,
Hindu Terms rather freely in everything
they write. Mr. Slunett's "E~oteric Budi
hism" is their holy book, and hnS had
greater run than Beautiful Snow If /
had been called secret Buddhism they woul,
scarcely have liked it so well 1t woul,
have been too clear and simple The publ,
would understand 1t too readily.
Who are theosophists' Most in.erestin.
r..ou often: the boa ,tfu! and bum rtiUu
sometimes 1t is not always easy t,
ferret them out. since secrecy i
one Of the laws Of their fai h
They believe it is fatal TO tell of their know
edr,, and experiences. In short, they havt
learned TO resrect the sCriptural Injunction
Cast not thv pearls before swine On
man raSp,c ei for his learning and mu 1
bonnrad for his sterling sense seriously a,
serts that he once possessed the secret o
et4rnal youth. said to have been known I,
the ChaldeanS Yes he said. little >ad
/ ly II uoSsessei it. told it and lost it Tel
nothing. If YOU would become wiss and sue
ces,ful Telling means losing. Why, ther
are men whose mediocre success in busines
i directly due TO their ruinous habit of tel
ing all their plans The Jews have a proverI
wtrninr p,ople that i'll luck lies in a too con
fd,nr tongue
can YOU give anv reason why bad Iucl
comes from telling ones plans to one
frlands or Is it a mere superstltions'
asked
There is a reason. but YOU NAV not ar
rrecia q il >aid NV friend of the lost Secrt,
of eternal youth. There are, believe. uu
seen but intelligent creatures near US " h
hear what we say. They NAV be more il
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