The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-16
MRS. THIRDS TALKS.
An Interesting Discourse Before
the TheOsOphieal Society.

SIN our organization there is no at
The hall of the Theosophical Soci-
ETY. was well filled last evening to
hear the initial lecture of Mrs. NJ. VI.
Thirds, Chicago theosophist.
Mrs. Thirds has an attractive per-
sOnality. She has an attractive APP
pearance, as well as n most sympa-
thetic voice, and she carries the
attention of her hearers with
her. She speaks earnestly, and evil
IDENTIFY believes all she says, diametric
as it is to the beliefs of most people.
She has been sent here to cultivate a
taste for theosophy in the minds Of
the people of Honolulu, and if she
speaks as she did last evening, she
will undoubtedly succeed to some ex-
tent.
In substance, Mrs. Thirds lecture
was as follows:
tempt at community of ideas. We do
not ask of our members any agree
ment of opinion. The Theosphist ever
has this Fundamental idea-there is
good in all things. From all religions,
from all PHILOSOPHERS, there are grains
of gold to be gathered. If we search
all religions we will find that the uni
versal point is the same. Truth is not
found by following one system alone,
but by seeking the root of all we will
find the best part of each. 1t is this
underlying good of all that forms The
osophy. The first mission of the The
osophicaI Society is to call mems at
tention from their various beliefs long
enough to enable them to study other
coll oh
others views, believing that other $
views are honest, the world will more
rapidly reach forward to that univer-
cal brotherhood which all SaviOurs
have taught that we should aim at.
Zone aspect of the mission OF the
Theosophical Society is TO bring back to
the world the old knowledge of spirit
uaI things. We have lately become en-
amoured of material things, and have
neglected our spiritual ideals. When
these ideals return again and give men
higher ideals, men will be better. One
who believes he is spiritual in his orr
gin, will not be neglectful of the du-
Ties of life No man who looks to his
spiritual philosophy for his guidance
through life, will ever be neglecttul
of his material life. The Theosophical
Society has been in existence only
about eighteen years, but in that time
il has established branches In nearly
every country, and has published
books in nearly every language. we
have a large mass of literature refer
ring to theosophy, and if you will OBJ
serve it, it is difficult nowadays TO
pick up any magazine, without find
ing words that were even not known
twenty years ago, and many of them
are words closely related to theos-
ophy.
'The third part of theosOphy deals
with the individual. We have been
so in the habit Of thinking that what
we believe is right, that we are prone
to think that all others should thinks
the same way. But theosophy say:
no, that each man has 4 right 10 thinF
for himself. We tolerate all differ
ences in opinion, and try to he p man
kind at large. have felt that l should
not talk Very long this evening, as
thought some one would wish TO ash
me some questions If so, will b'
very happy to answer them"
There were several knotty queries
propounded to the lecturer, all o
which she answered without heslta
ton.
After the lecture the regular thee
sOphical class was introduced TO Mrs
Thirds, and after few minute
conversation with the lecturer, tn
pleasant evening was over.