The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-25
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the Local club.
At the last meeting of the theosophical
class the matter of charities was post
poned for another week. Questions
were solicited from the members, for the
compilation OF a synopsis OF theosophical
doctrines for enquirers. Proceedings
were read from mass meeting OF the
theosophists on the western slope OF
America, fully generating the coast
lecturer, DIR. Griliths, and the secretary
of the San Francisco branch, T. s., Mrs.
Became, from all the slanderous charges
made against them and published in the
newspapers OF San Francisco, copies Of
which were received in Honolulu, hence
the necessity OF vindicating the reputa-
ton Of the libelled theosophy.
The lesson for the evening continued
the "Seven Principles Of Man." more
especially the difference between the
higher and the lower mind or human soul,
"Manas," which brought in, as a
collateral subject. very interesting
paper OF +. Hartmann, on the theo-
sophical view OF capital punishment,
and the dangers that are thereby
thrown on society at large, the theo-
sophical theory OF the status OF human
ity after death being the only one that
can account for the fact-noted by all
criminalists-of recrudescence of
similar crimes after legal execution.
Notices of various new scientific dis
coveries were read, showing that many
scientific doctrines and assertions OF
theosophy, which were ridiculed at first,
are gradually being verified and en-
dorsed by official scientists; those
alluded to at this meeting were: First,
the constitution OF colors, pure yellow
and blue having been shown by Pro-
lessor Sheffield Bidwell QLondon Insti-
tute) to produce in reality, when mixed,
white and not green, as generally adj
mitted, while yellow itself was proven
to be mixture of red and
green; this is very interesting to
theosophists, who claim that colors and
sounds are interchangeable, and that all
life is produced by etheric vibrations;
in connection with these theories very
curious book has lately been received
by the library of the class on Voice
| Figures" or forms produced by the
vibrations of the human voice; second,
na,,. factu Jaccribad bx tho v,alI l. ~ ou, N
electrician w. II. Preece Society of
Arts, London) in connection with the
possibility of transmitting electric sig
nails without any connecting wires, thus
verifying the philosophical concepts of
electricity in general, and of human
magnetism and thought-tra in
particular; third, the discovery by Pro-
fessor Milne (Nature) of peculiar daily
movements OF the crust of the earth,
not connected with earthquakes, and
tending to show that, in accord with
theosophical theories, the earth acts as
| a living entity, moved by the
regular breath of life; fourth, a
clever demonstration by Profess
sor Ledger Graham College, that the
moon is not, as commonly taught, a
satellite of the earth, but distinct
planet, a twin globe, turning around the
sun with the earth, but not slave to
the last, and, as the moon is old and
dead, this claim is perfectly in line witt
the theosophical idea that the earth is
really the progeny, the child OF the
moon and not vice-versa. Thus science
may be on the way OF helping theosophy
to divulge the occult "Mystery OF the
Moon"
The work of the class closed by the
reading from "Lucifer," of blood
curdling account OF the last sensations o
a head severed from its body, as
described by very sensitive Belgian
somnambulist and clairvoyant. With
such well chosen and varied programs
it cannot be surprising that the class.
meetings should be said to be growing
every time more attractive and worthy
OF being still more popular than they
are. y.