Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-20
y sBERs AND HIGNopHANTs.
Countess Biavatsky's TheosopbicRl So
~ ciety TO DO Revived IN New York.


Shehierophant, and the mystic religion o
Iheos0pby are beginning TO be talked
about in certain social circles Of the city
again. Every one viii remember the
strange progress made by the Russian
selountess, Blavatsky, few years ago &c
propagate here the religion Of Budba, and
how. after scattering the ashes OF Baron
de Palm In the sea. she went TO India, ana
has since been spreading her new dOc-
frine there and in Europe.
meeting. the first OF a series to be,
was held on recent Thursday IN the par
Tor S OF a Well-knOwn New 1ofk lady, a
member OF SOrosis. living in Twenty
eighth street. near Fifth avenue, at WnIch
kr1shnarao B Bullel, HiDdOo Buddhist.
delivered an explanatory lecture TO the
Reophytes present. The purposes OF the
society were explained by the older me
osophists, who then proceeded to a reOr-
gantzation OF what was originally the par
ent society butts row only branch. Inc
lady referred to is one OF the latest ana one
OF the most enthusiastic OF the converts OF
the society and has made her residence It's
Headquarters for the present. She said
recently TO the reporter: 1--WE do not
expect the same kind Of an in
1erest 10 be awakened now that
was awakened by Nine. Blavatsky.
She succeeded, as very few persons, If any,
6,0riid in arOusing the interest and fas-
kiads of persons were attracted by her
wonderful gifts. and among them were
MttN who cared primarily, or perhaps al
fht3her, for the phenomena OF TheosO-
T71 Now we do not expect to attract
AAVbOdy by mere phenomena, for there is
n one here to produce them. All who
"A Mne will come because they are attract
II "a ~ the doctrine itself. Understand
#afFP she Nd4ra. II do not mean that
t11te. BN7 -tsky used phenomena for
Eqc4 purpose, but that very many per-
f1E& Were undoubtedly attracted TO her
re fame of her powers in that direc-
Nheu, nine years ago, the reporter who
4hHHf the society known to New Workers,
t<fss visited the ''Lamasery," which was
iocated in fiat on the corner of Eighth
Hvonue and FOrty-seventh street. and
fnnna the wonderful Russian lady at
NQFk on the Ms. of "Isis Unveiled" be
7s-is,akd her the centre Of as heterogeneous
"A circle OF men and women as could have
been held together anywhere. Actors,
lists, clergymen, diplomats, journalists,
~ VIII ess men, avowed infidel writer's, sea
tpn bean ins lawyers, political exiles and 80
se66d den I've thtan-peaple of all ages and OF
Nlnd with-ery nationality were
kka notice most constant visitors and
X Alto tho watefsteners TO her fascinat-
rt The will Inc tax f. which ylne 1b ranged
saa accordin dres'n magic and magical
% tbe law he - 1phant OlcOtt was as
chnest as Nine. DlaVacsky herself IN bis
explanations OF how the Arlle Iheosophist
would be able by years OF truedevotlon TO
develop powers of which tie average man
of the world knows and believes nothing
at all. Occasionally, when the circle was
really confined 10 those who would ac-
cept matters in the right spirit, things
really happened in the 1Iamasery which
were calculated TO arouse wonder.
The history o. the society, however, Is
intarestinq The last conspicuous action
III thf nrn &ai members oflt-COl. OlcOtt
and Nine. BlRYatskY, before their depart
ue 2I3i 4A}ias y - the scattering of the
aAheA ef The Baron de Palm in the sea.
Nafun ae PALMS previous cremation had
Served in its day to attract public atten-
tion, for cremation was then almost I'M
known in this country, but the ceremo-
mails attending the scattering of his ashes
We're even more impressive, and were con-
Quoted In profound secrecy. Baron Joseph
Henry Louis de Palm was, by the way,
Grand Cross Commander OF the Order OF
the Holy Sepulchre, Knight of Malta,
Prince Of the Holy Roman Empire, late
Chamberlain to his Majesty the King Of
Bavaria, and Fellow of the Theosophlcal
Society.
Shortly after this, or about eight years
ago, Nine. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott re-
moved to India. They were accompan-
leo Df TWO ttu6T AlcluD5IS WIZ nave
both seeded from the society-the Eng
lish artist Wimbredge and an English
lady, Miss Bates. The party was receiv-
ed in India with great consideration, and
began at once the work OF building up
'afssAk the Aryans the Theosophical So
ciety. Concerning the great spread OF
their influence among the natives Tor at
least six years there is no question.
They established themselves on small
estate OF some Twenty-Five acres on the
banks OF the Adyar river, just to the
south Of the city OF Madras. Mir. William
Q. Judge, lawyer Of this city, Travelled
~ ali over the southern and central part OF
India in 1884, and he says that every
where he found the best educated HindOos
and those of the highest position, the
most actively interested in TheOsophy.
There were branch societies in every
town, and all the native governmental
ficials, judges and lawyers were among
the members.
For several years Nine. Coulomb and
her husband had resided on the Madras
estate, she occupying the position of a
sort Of housekeeper. They had, OF course,
acquired an intimate knowledge Of the
affairs OF the society and Of the doings OF
Nine. BlaVatsky aud Hlerophant Olcott.
Early in 1884 the latter two persons visit
cd Europe, and In June OF that year Nine.
GOulOmb made charges of fraud and
81 trickery against them. These charges
were MADE 10 the scotch presbyterian
Mission In Madras and were published
soon afterward all over the world. TheO-
sOphists everywhere we're perfectly con-
WINGED that Nine. CoulOmb WAS a mali
cious slanderer, and those who had always
believed Nine. Blavatsky TO be a fraud
aud there are very many such--Were fully
confirmed In that belief.
Nine. Bayatsky, after being INDICATED
by the society, resigned the position Of
corresponding secretary Of the society and
settled herself at the work Of writing her
book, "The Secret Doctrine" at which she
Is now busy. Her residence Is now in the
Ludwig Strasse, in WurzDurg, Germany.
In her work on this book she Is being as
sisted by a learned Brahmin in Madras
named T. Subbha Row, Pantalu Garu.
The forthcoming book is to be equally
formidable In its citations Of obscure and
learned writer's with isis Unveiled" her
earlier work. With the exception OF the
New York branch, 10 IL claimed that all
the old-established branches throughout
Europe and America are in hourishlng
condition, and that great many new
branches have been established. The
literature OF the society IL assuming
large proportions, numerous Indian and
FurODean Wrltpre and al least ona pron,l