New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20
THEOSOPHIC WORK IN INDIA.
HOW IT IS CARRIED on AND IT'S RESULT.
DERTRAM KEIGHTLEY. SECRETARY OF THE
LIS PiOiKESS.

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SOCIETY, TELLS OF ITS PROGRESS.
9crtran Keightlcy general secretary # the Iheo
sophlcal society In India. Is TOW IN this dty. ana
| viii stnrt for London early next week. NJ the co'-
vcn,ion OF the Theosophical society. which VIII De
held at Scottish Rite iall, In Madison ave-. on
sunday Mr. Kcightey will read two papers. AT The
afternoon session he Will read paper on lhu'i
and the Thco>ophical society," and at the evening
session the subject of his paper viii be- Necessity III
the study Of METAPHYSICS" Mr.. KciShtl"y is 'N'
to Colonel Olcott. the principal person oi the ih'o-
sophical society In India and has advanced lar III
esoterc knowledge. He Is an EEsllshmar, 81 rnddv
complexion. and not. apparently, over th'r'S-hVc
wears Of age The headquarters OF the Theo'ophiSis
I'm India Is at Madras and there Mr. kcightey sp'haS
most Of his time. 4 Tribuc reporter called upon
him yesterday at the headquarters OF The American
branch of the Thcosophlcal society. at No. IN
Madison-ave., and he readily cohNeheu 10
talk of India ana tile york of the TheosopiiSts there
In the course OF the conversation Mr.. heish"e!
said when Nine. Blavatsky and Colonel olcott
began thclr work I'm India Tn" march OF m'trrallsh
was carrying everything before 1t. The h'huuS oi
education were losing their old faith ana every Shoo'
was turning ont ma,oialists. rhls, of course. was
natural for n people subddcd by force OF arms ana
brought into contact with the overwhelming material
civilization OF the West 1t has been the aim "i INC
Theosophical society TO check this growth OF material
ism and bring back the minds OF the Indian people
10 their former state OF Intellectual AID spiritual
activity. In large measure The ch"ft mas peeh
successful. We have succcedecm building up con
siderable national sentiment In India. the coming
Indian convention will show.
Eve have sought to brondcn the minds OF the
people by the teachings Of Thcosophy. Matcriai'm
means sclhshness. and scslncss Is In" d"wniili "'
nations AS broadncss and intellectually are their
salvation one great dfa wback To th" prosperity :"
the people OF Inda-I speak now OF III" people "'
education and inellect-s that the traditions OF inc
Rrabmih caste will not allow Of It's members taking
part In any mercantile. mechanical or manual labor
In ue old DAYS the Brahmlns set apart from th"
rest OF the people be the intellectual portion 81 Inc
race They found a fitting and recognized pac" III
the old system: but now that the old stem has
passed away they become government clerks lawyer
or accountants You can hire all tie good book
keepers you want in India for ~ 30 a month
Now We have cndcavor,d Ia show the Brahmin-
that the causes which created and for 30 long per
pc,uated their caste no longer opcrai" In the same
manner and that they should adapt Themselves 10
the present order Of things. ~ 50 doing We have
been able TO make n considerable Impression. The
work OF the Theosopical society In India {, almost
entirely among the natives. Between the Anglo
Indian and the native there Is a deep gilf fixed
There Is almost communication between hr wv"
sets Of people except official communication. ON"
cannot work among the AnslondIans and the native
ot tho same time The Theo-ophc colony. formerly
at simla Of which the world has heard - much
was largely an Anro-ludlan colony, and there ar
,tlll number Of TheosophIs's among ia" Angl"
Indians But cOnfnc work now almost en-
tlr,ly to tie natives. 1t may lie asked WHY th'
natives cannot carry on their own WORK among them
selves This Is because the East Indian j. ~. ~
energetic. pushing sort 81 man. and II has ben
found that a few AnClo.,axons were necessary l"
direct and push forward tho work
alt f. commonly supDos,d that there mr." many