The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-22
BLAVATSKY DEFENDED.
INTERESTING LECTURE ny MRS
THIRDS
The Character of II. p. B.--Slanders Re-
futed- Hindoos Place Her Among
The Adopts.

vatsky and the Adopts" The lecturess
was introduced at O'Clock dressed be-
comingly in a fashionable black costume
and she gave an interesting talk for an
hour and a half.
Probably the most bitterly prosecuted
woman of the 10Th century was Madame
II. p. Blavatsky. When one comes to
make the world better he is sure OF
persecution. In Madame Blavatsky
there is something that will interest
you; something beyond the ordinary.
We hold her in esteem as the greatest
teacher of the 10Th century. She was
to introduce more spiritualistic life into
this world. She embodied this ideal.
She was born of noble Russian family
Nof wealth and position. If she had
chosen, she could have adopted life
of pleasure. She forsook worldly inter-
ests for strong motive.
Men say Madame Blavatsky was am
billions; to us who know her, as she was,
this is strange; she resigned wealth, she
accepted poverty. Resigning the APP
plause of the world, she became a
martyr to her opinion. She should be
judged by her teachings. Everything
that elevates mind and thought, is in
her books. She taught, though con-
tinually abused, purity and sincerity
Madame Blavatsky claimed nothing
greater. Weber deciples claimed it
for her. She claimed to be merely
pupil of adopts in the East and, all that
they had to give, she was the mouth
piece of. Just in proportion as men are
willing and ready to understandable
losophy is given out from the East.
In the occult lodges knowledge has
never been lost. She never asserted
that the Brotherhood of the East would
give out all they knew. 81 have here
made nosegay of flowers, and only the.
string that ties them is my own" she
said in relation to her connection with
the fountain OF Primeval Wisdom. The
Scriptures, when properly explained,
and the various religions all sprung
from the same source. On the great
ideal of universally of truth is philos-
ophy based. When apprehended, the
world is shown as one-the one reality
in the universe from which all ideality
has come. We do not have to teach one
thing scientifically and another re-
ligiously.
Madame Blavatsky was believed to be
an imposter merely by the world. This
is nothing new. The neighbors of
Daguerre the founder of photography
was believed insane by his neighbors
and family physician. He only es-
capped ignominious imprisonment by
successfully fixing a likeness on glass.
The House of Commons refused at
first to listen to the man who proposed
to light London with gas. So, when a
Theosophist exhibits his ideas, he is
called fraud. But he is content to go
on, seeing how men every day are re-
linauishng old scientific theories and
that the Theosophical view will be ac-
cepted -.
We only desire that false ideas shall
be disproved. You will perhaps say
that Madame Blavatsky has been proven
to be fraud. Some years ago
after Madame Blavatsky and Colonel
Olcott went to India, they took servants
-unknowingly-of very bad character.
These servants arranged a series of
panels and sliding doors, in the absence
of Madame Blavatsky and Colonel
Ocott, and then made statements to
the missionaries of India that Madame
Blavatsky ID. p. b. was fraud.
The Psychial Research Society sent a
/ hn,
Hodgson, the member, arrived fresh
from Cambridge College. He found the
whole Anglo-Indian community against
Madame Blavatsky. They hated her as
being suspected a Russian spy and
for taking the part of the Hindoos
against the oppression of the English.
Mr.. Hodgson fell in with the prejudice
of his people, He disregarded the
proofs in favor of Madame Blavatsky.
She was treated with scandalous in
justice.
Annie B, mt was refused admittance
in the Theosophical Society of Madras
until she had fully studied the unfavor-
able report of the Psyschial Research
Society on Madame Blavatsky. After
studying the erroneous report fully Mrs
Besant begged tor the honor of admit.
lance to the Theosophical Society, anC
l. L
Moncure ID. Conway is another sland
erer of II. p. b. Madame Blavatsky hal
always been credited with being clever
woman, and the purport Of the state
ment of Mr.. Conway that Ii. p. B. con
fessed herself to be fraud, will not b,
believed by any one. The testimony o
honest people was thrown out and thu
testimony of the faithless servants wa
paraded before the people.
Another man who is the enemy of on
society is former member, Professo
Cowes, who was expelled by the unan
imous vote of the Theosophical Coun
Gil His idea was to become tn
leader of the American section
of the Philosophical Society. He wrote +
Madame Blavatsky letters to the eff c
that he had done moie work for III. L
b. and the society than any other maj
Colonel Ocott excepted-in America
Professor Cowes also claimed the Gnos
tics, a sect which he had started i
America for Theosophy, was dissatisfie,
with the way affairs had gone on wit
the teachings OF ii. p. b. in Americ
and claimed they would rebel from tn
Theosophical Society unless Cowes wa
recognized.
Madame Blavatsky replied that sh
read between the lines in Professo
Cowes' letters. She did not know wha
the Gnostic branch of the Theosophicf
Society had accompanied in Americt
She thanked him for his kind words
She did not claim influence over tn
American section. She knew this
Professor Cowes was not the one desire
TO be at the head of the section
America by the members there. Sh
would support him as member if i
worked hard for the good Of the Theo
optical Society.
Cowes then commenced the mo-
slanderous attacks in the press again
II. p. b. and the T. S. At last Il