The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-01
DIVISION D j
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A Champion for United
Theosophy.
Countess Wachtmeister Cables That
the Stories of Trouble in the So
ciety Are Ill Founded.

The Countess Constance Wachtmeister,
widow of the late Swedish ambassador to
the court of ST. James, Count Axel
Wachtmeister, will attend the annual con-
ventiou of the American section of the
IheosOphical Society, to be held in this
city upon the 221 and 23d. of April.
Countess Wachtmeister has just returned
from India, where she accompanied Annie
Besant during the recent theosoph ical
leeturing tour of the latter in all the
principal cities of that country. Countess
Wachtmeister will come as the properly
accredited delegate to represent India at
the coming convention.
Speaking of the Countes DR.. Jerome A.
Anderson said last evening:
THE Countess Wachtmeister has been
for many years an ardent and devoted dis
ciple of theosophy. Before the establish
ing Of the LONDON tbeosophical head
quarters she was the companion Of Nine.
BlaYatsky during the time the latter re-
sided at Wurzburg, Germany. and in
which time the Secret Doctrine Nine.
BlaVatsky's monumental work, was chiefly
written. She accompanied the madame to
London, assisted in establishing the head
quarters there, and has been a constant
and loyal worker in the tbeos0phical
ranks ever since.
1.-THE story of her association with Nine.
Blavatsky, both in Germany and subse-
quently at the London headquarters, she
has most graphically told in a recsnt vol
ume entitled "Reminiscences of Mme
Bavatsky and the Secret Doctrine Low
ers of the marvellous and occult will be re-
paid by perusal of this book, which tells
in plain, simple language the difficulties
under which the Secret Doctrine was
nj n
currence described, writing precipitated
without the aid of human hands, Quota
tions from the most rare and unprocura-
bic books given and so on; all having the
impress OF plain, unVarnished tale told
by an honest woman.
Indeed, of ali the phenomena done by
Madame Blavatsky, the greatest consists
IN the writing Of the Secret Doctrine iu
# the circumstances under which II
'omplished. Written by an invalid.
ed in little suite of rooms. with
consisting of less than a dozen
the Secret Doctrine contains
- t either direct quotations from or
,es to thousands Of volumes, some
. being only possessed by the
18Th Museum, or hidden IN the most
rare and out-Of-tbe-way corners. To
accomplish such work al this under these
circumstances constitutes in itself greater
phenomenon than ever a Psychical Re-
Besides this work the Countess has for
several years edited and issued a BIZ
monthly publication. the TbeOs0phical
Siftings of London. She has also been the
faithful treasurer OF the society, and the
business manager of its now really large
and important printing offices In London.
referring to the recent attack upon
William q. judge and especially that Ia
which reference was had to a letter from
Indis, the Countess cables that these let
tiers emanate chiefly from HiudoO named
Venkatarema, n empl0ye at the head
quarters in Adyar. India. VINO was dis
charged because of his bad character.
From this it is plain that the trouble
in the Tbeosophieal Society, of which 80
much has been made the last few days,
has been chiefly instigateG by a handful
OF dlsatfected members who have left the
society OF their own accord. India is just
as loyal to the grand objects of theOsopi-
cal movement as is America.
1.-The assertion that Annie Besant has
sided with Colonel Olcott' in a supposed
division of the Theosophcal Society is as
absurd as it is untrue. There is no divi-
sion beyond disturbance of a few mis-
chief-making people, most Of whom are
not even officially connected with the |
society. This applies particularly 10 this |
city and to the articles emanating from !
the ex-secretary of the Pacific Coast COM
mittee tor theosophlc work.
"The injustice of the attack upon Will
liam o. Judge particularly is shown by the |
fact that as an ethical writer and teacher |
of pure morals he stands peerless in the |
Theosophcal Society. Ihls may easily be |
proven by a reference to his published
works, Echoes From the ORIENT Ocean
of Theosopby,' and even more conclu-
sively by the letters over thu signature of
* in a work by Jasper Niemand, en-
titled Letters That Have Helped Me- and
of which letters Mr.. Judge is the author. 1
"The Countess Wachtmeister, who is