The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-10-19

| WneQ IDOS6 RdVneTeO aIOunO Lne table,
at Madame's command, Joined hands
and arose to repeat the promise, one
to another, and to form the society,
which was then done, withdrew and
kept my seat. Madame, at the other
end of the room, leaned toward me,
her eyes giving out an angry light,
and motiOned for me to stand up and
join hands, but l shook my head and
must confess that / was rather embar-
rassed to appear to stand in the way
in any degree of the object in view.
AS soon as these preliminaries were
over and the company began to dis
perse and converse with one another,
Madame came quickly to where was
standing and, in an expressive, per-
haps an angry voice, said:
Perhaps, Mr.. c., you do not think
| that / fully understand and appreci-
ate what it is that comes between
your spirit and mine that prevents
you yielding to me, but do; there is
another person who stands between
you and me, but 1 will gain that in
tiuence yet" After few more re-
marks, Mr.. Judge and withdrew
He said, as we went away, that 1
seemed to have aroused Madame's ire,
wnlcn fact regretted.
LETTERS FROM MR.. JUDGE.
saw nothing further of Madame
Blavatsky but was aware that the
Theosophical Society or America was
and that, within a short time, many
other branch societies had been estab-
lished throughout the country. After
10 do III ial fo,
years ago, Mr.. William Q. Judge,
who had, as l understand, been in
India with her and who had travelled
elsewhere quite extensively as an in
fuential and important member of the
order, became the head of the organ
iZation in the United States. This
is, however, given upon mere hearsay.
L have letters of Mr.. Judges written
several years ago; none recently. l
know that he has been through the
United States lecturing upon Theoso-
ply and has interested large audi
ences. Prior to his becoming men,
Der of the society, he was member of
an evangelical church in Brooklyn,
but [ have understood since that he
has withdrawn. In his letters to me
he expressed contempt for the tram
mels of Christianity and hoped that 1
had become freed of it's servile bond
age.
With regard to Madame's prophe- |
cies about myself, my own plans were
changed shortly after the meetings at |
Irving Place, and l was married in |
the following October. In December |
received telegram from Kalakaua |
to return to the Islands to occupy a |
Government position, which | did. |
In my twenty-ninth year my eldest |
child was born. Whether these events |
operated as fulfillment of Madame's |
prophecies, / cannot say. Certainly
have always regarded the birth of |
my eldest son as bright and happy |
incident instead of dark event. Up
on my return in February, 1876,
among many letters which were
handed me was one which excited
the interest and curiosity of my
friends. The envelope was covered
with cabalistic signs. | looked at it in
not being able to guess for a
moment who it came from, but it
flashed across my mind that it might
be from Madame and, when L opened
it, read: MADAME Blavatsky presents
her compliments to the Attorney
General of the Sandwich Islands and
begs him to try and recollect her
with regard to his future"
In the foregoing notes have tried
to relate facts only without color,
leaving it for those who read to draw
their own conclusions. Probably
most of those who have had the inter
est to follow this new ism are aware
of the expose which took place in
India; but even in view of that and
with what may appear to disinteres-
ted persons as patent fraud, is il not
possible that devotees of Theosophy
and worshippers of Madame Blavat-
sky may honestly believe in the truth
of her alleged miracles?
Honolulu, Oct. 10, 1894. G..