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Herant Keretchjian. the Armenian,
occupied the pulpit at the Peoples
church last evening, and addressed a
fair audience. His remarks were chiefly
confined to the doctrines of the Orient.
While dealing in Interesting subjects,
keretchjian'S manner of presenting his
subjects is disconnected. and fails to
hold the audience. In substance the
speaker said:
"All religions are originated in the
Orient. 1t is land Of stupendous spec
ulatlon, and this is especially true of
India. In India nature has been re-
markably lavish with her gifts, and
allows men to pass their lives in con-
tented and idle speculation as to the
ultimate solution of human existence
l do not wish to discuss theosophy d.
rectly. That doctrine brings to the
front much so-called Oriental philoso-
ply. As an Oriental l am directly
interested in this. We from the Orient
are represented bad enough without
having matters made worse. 1t is, how
ever, entirely impossible to adapt the
theory of rein"arnation to the belief of
the Hindoostan. These people believe
in the end of all existence and that a
period of absolute rest follows the life
on this earth. Theosophy as repre-
scented never existed in the Orient. 1t
was never heard of until 1875, when a
few people. headed by Nine. Blayatsky.
formed a society to advocate that
theory. Theosophy destroys all Indian
philosophy, it caricalures 1t, and then
gives il a new name.
The Hindoo knows no transition of
soul. He separates the body and the
soul, and calls the latter master. The
theory OF the soul returning here among
US in the garb of animals cannot hold.
Man has the divine within him, and
such an idea is not reconcilable with
this fact. The Hindoo reasons that this
life is so full of disaster and trouble
that it is relief to be out of it and rise
to higher condition of existence.
Therefore it is not logical to believe
that he would hold 10 a tenet that all
that will be left is to return to this
earth in the guise of an animal. The
theory of theosophy as presented to us
by its followers is not HindOstan. Ii
destroys human life and individuality
and therefore it is in direct conflict with
Oriental ideas and Oriental philosophy
The speaker then took up the subject
of the wise men Of the East, or Mahat,
mas, as they are called in India. '.These
men have always existed. They came
and appeared before Christ in His days
These men are thinkers, and do no
perform the wonderful things accredited
to them. There is sect in India knowi
as the devil worshipers. Well, the ides
of the devil, or spirit of evil. prevails If
all religions. Take that away and there
will be no need OF religion. AS long a:
men can live normal life they have NJ
need of religion to keep them from the
paths of evil. Satan's kingdom is tina
of darkness, and in that he, too, has hi
angels.
"In the Orient there are seets of meI
given up to that service. They hole
secret seances, and then go out into
the world and perform their wonderful
things. These are not the Mahatma o
wise men, although often confounde,
with them. There is no question bu
that for ages back wise men have ex
listed in the valleys of India. and il
large number, and who have givel
heir lives to study of the highes
truths and philosophy. Men who wit
a highest degree OF wisdom have pro
mulgated the ancient religions ant
truths. will scarce give out so incon
sistent theory as that advanced by the
countess or her followers.
1.-The Orientals are the most credulou:
people under the sun. Yet ages aet
they knew of things of which even the
| modern spirltualists have no concep
ton. If you take from the Mahatmas
So called, their alleged wonderful pc W
ers and present the bare theory O
theoSophy, them nothing remains blu
the mastership of the devil, and tina
will take no root in Christian coun
| tries"