The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-20

! Dotu Sbtlls trust you VIII CIHult THO sincerity
Of my repentance. when | tell you that had
business in, New York when tho convention
in iChBfSSS In nt b Ss
S1GSs S99n qo sa sn enough to include
the convention Of 1880, except that Y heard Of
the presence there OF at loast fye nersons:
M 81 npES t Of 81 I9S1 aSn DC ID Bgf
BSFSISm kSlehtSy i Of caliorh a. %"N '''VHa
the @hSna T% You might Gi imagine IRON
the Blayatskyitos., In point of fact, however.
tho United States has Blnvatsky 400 rs New
the people WHO have ever taken the BIavatsE S
oath OF obedience and paid Judge the dollar
Tor the privilege are aHite, 80 many as these;
In and out. or the remaining 100, probably 75
are the. more or less IuieScent or Indifferent
for what they Gun make OF the remains OF the
original Koot Hoomi hoax"
now thirty. six branches OF tho society in the
United states. Thirty;siX into four hundred
extra branch have known branches 10
consist OF fewer than TOUR | have known at
least two branches which con sisted OF nobody
books being all there was Of them All that is
necessary TO found branch Is fer anybody TO
here DIR. Coues unfolded an mpressve-look
document, STAMPED with a gold seal and
give him 81 more for diploma like this pro-
ducing a linen backed document OF more mod
est dimensions. Thereupon he becomes n
| universal brother, and can fratern2e univer-
sally rs long as he pleases, to send any
money mon to Mr.. Judge IN Now o York 10 10
MaGrSsN and the latter Would immensely
prefer direct transmissal 3I funds, as h. he
win New York and London. Sometimes, how;
ever. tho formation Of new, branches is attended
the Blavatsky Lodge In Washington. There
vas hero n pauper eX-Spiritualist; named
nnll and tia!iin scandals OF years ago. Having
hired hall, Mr. Higgins in the company OF
M M 10
ssi for seVSrsi hours ffhereaitsE arose the
woman. and his son in the teens, with several
ladies and gentlemen of color: ami the next
number of Blayatskys London organ conveyed
! fluctuations to our noble and worthy Brother
Higgins. 4 Is scarcely necessary 10 add that
lodge. except in the vast wilderness OF Mr..
Judge annual report.
Take more amusing case OF the growth of
n branch of the theoso phic tree Of knowledge
| in the midst OF the garden OF 81. Louis. There
was in ,thnt city a bright, newspaper man
lark as be told me afterwnrd Not having the
mystic number OF seven whom he could trust
his cronies projected their astrals, or other
wise, duplicated their, personalities. TO the
! and thus becoming Theosophists in good
/ had indTbitable evidence OF the existence OF
| the blessed Master koot Hoomi in st. Louis in
the shane of IN astral proJertion OF that worthy
/ lone Of their number playing ghost for fun in
awhile sheet. and several miracnlously pre-.
cipltated messages from the same august
| pencil in very good imitation OF the things Mr.
Judge has been in the habit OF distributing to
| tation Of the rice naper missiyes Of Biavatsky's
| original hoax, Thereunoq Mr., Lane officially
! reports these wonderful phenomena to
| HieTODhnnt OlpOtt in India: Snlt Hero
/ plant gravey conGratulntes him on
s by f oesn, means With fRa rg2srs
| Thlbetan Mahstmas: and Vice-ilierophant
! Judge certillos to the Genuineness OF the red
must be confessed; IN Expert qptni9n, consii
! cring how often he has scrubbed the saue
| tho story as Mr.. Lane gave it to me in Chicago
! about year ago; after his return from VIII
MIR. i. d. Page Of St, Louis, the President q
another brunch there, could be prevailed
upon to tell the truth. we should have brace
| OF good stories instead OF ono.
BLAvATSKT UNVEILED.
PERHAPS you would like to know how the
Russians last trick was trumped. have the
| ploit Blavatsky has been thoroughly, en-
posed so often that nothing any one could say
%oqa materially or Gs change son 1es e3m
natural irritation at the way found my name
Associated in public opinion with her CAP
| trap, and the use made OF 1t as a foil to the
| fraudulent schemes Of n pack Of sconndrelly
vulgarians would be enough to excite any hon
more serious consideration. that a great many
reputable person; had been influenced more
| theosophy when in fact was simply Inv esti-
eating for myself. as any scientist Is bound 10
Geological and its ethical aspects That /
| fonnd the Theosophical Society cesspoo OF
and fraud fra Wned Of 1nd 6y sw
| all, Is not parttcul9rlyt 10 my credit. Average
intelligence would discover that without
| .liN n
my my" reputation I know; but the differ;
OF an article is wide one. and / have CON
ndcnce that tho discernment Of public opinion
proper, and shall regret nothing II any of my
experiences serve, to prevent mistakes on the
DEPRESSION. Let us come to the point OF how
Rlaynt-ky has boon come up with. and turned
down for the last mH Iaf km1nSp came as
long enough to intrigue successfully; and is
traccable to bitter quarrel OF hers with Oleott,
year ago to have It ont with her. When thieves
iall out--you know the adage. Not the least
doodle is the supposed relation between this
precious pair; in COMPARISON with their private
t tbST9 Ocott knows Biayatsky ruined
him by breaking up hls family and forcing
him Ss q 6eo
ruined her by allowing DR.. llodgson to discover
thai her A!ahatmic shrine at Adyar was trick
curse each other with a Vigorous yolubilty
that would put Billin csgate aside, Wonld you
like documentary evidence; Well here. said
DR. COueI. opening some lettere " s ono in
BIavarsky's handwriting. and here is one in
Olcott's Suppose YOU copy few paragraphs
from each and tell the compositor to set them
in parallel columns thus:
BLLyAIsKY's OPINION or OIL. oLcorTs OPINION OF BLA
Nv nyAR--: What II Another warning. lie.
menu ,yas TO keen the de ware how you encourage
tails OF phenomena aud II. T.. 49, laNa;sky TO act
eyrryfhin9 COMING from outsd her special province
aIiI conn, cled with the or mystical research and
Master very secret vet to esOteric tehchlns me
secret OF the pho Council VIII stanl no non
a before going on sens, nor sltlI rAly
.,isc "a would order promise OF
INN since tie xuse by the hers made Independently
psyrIic Il wsenrrh Oce. OF me ana my full antece
" dent OF the facts
the humhug has ceased She ttIegraIhcl ~ hbohsn
hitch would he fatal )Ithe Board OF onrOl ann
ar. I'd issuei a button
" ITIurOIs and tFAi-iaTy commission 10 Arthur
va have % rght erhard, with AN idintic
and disregard OF the prupriees
the weapons Of philosophy, anu OF her own pus'lI"h
nor those OF phenomena. a: She seems Bourbon as 70