Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-12

the most orthodox Hebrews in San
Francisco Sivartha is regarded as a
mere dreamer, devoted to most inn
practicable project, it will be seen that
the effect of time and social surround
ings have modified the spirit of Juda-
ism.
According to the press dispatches,
"Sivartha' has imbued great number
Of Jews with his religious fervor. and
will at once transplant his impressiona-
BILE co-religionists to Palestine. He has
laid out extensive and careful plans, it
is said, for the rebuilding of Jerusalem
and its temples in harmony with the
prophetic descriptions in the Bible.
According to "Sivartha's' views, the
New Jerusalem is to be the religious
and political center of the world, and
the valley Of the Euphrates the home
of 100 900 900 of people.
1t was limited some time ago in press
dispatches that 'Sivartha" was only
another alias of a man who, some years
ago, appeared in San Francisco under
the title Of Rabbi Edward Joseph, to
advocate the scheme Of rehabilitating
Jerusalem. Rabbi" Edward Joseph
collected funds which, it is said were
not applied to the colonization Of Palcs-
tine. 50 that if he and 'Sivartha" were
fuliillment of the prophecy would not
have II propitious beginning. The ed
ltor of the Worlds Advance Thought
writes to the Chronicle, however, to
contradict the report that "Sivartha"
ever masqueraded as a rabbi in Califor-
MIA. None of the rabbis in this city
have ever seen the enthusiastic col
oniZer, and all that is known of him by
them has been acquired through pc
iusal of his writings published in spir-
itual and other journals.
"SIVARTHA" AND HIS TEACHING.
"Sivartha' is a spiritualist who be-
longs, according to the classification of
what are called soul-scientists, to the
intellectual plane between the creative
soul state and the instructive animal
state. This condition will be better I'M
derstOod by Il perusal of Sivartha's biog-
raphy, as published under his own di-
rection. In this sketch it lis stated that
Sivartha, on coming into the world in
1854, y. F., found the religious atmos-
| phere full of excitement in both west
| ern Europe and America. In 1898,
| when he was yet only four years old, he
! formed complete plan for the whole
| course of his life. He learned arithme-
| tic rs taught in the schools in the mar
| velously brief space of three weeks.
L WI WCChS SulllItu w ulihC hiih s'ii hu
| thority on grammar, and his other
| studies were conducted with equal cell
Gritty. All this astounding precocity
needed IN explanation, and Siyartha
informed his parents and preceptors
that though he was youth
in outward aud visible form, he
was intellectually II man of mature
| judgment. for he had lived great
| many years before, and now had re-
| turned TO do work that was to reach
through the whole world, and he the
crowning achievement of the spirit
which had passed through other bodies
| until it reached his.
This philosophy Of "Sivartha," while
it may seem rather unique, is not as
new as it looks. There are unques-
toned proofs that it was taught ., 400
years ago, and perhaps may then have
been not much more Of a novelty than
now. Pythagoras, the Greek philoso-
pher, who was born $50 b. c., men
toned that the souls of men are moving
numbers, capable of combining with
anybody and destined to pass success
lively through several. The contribu-
tions OF Sivartha to spiritual journals
are equally suggestive of impressions
gained by study of the isms OF the an
cient Greek philosophers.
THE TREE OF LIFE.
In letter to the Worlds Advance