The herald., 1895-09-23
THE THEOSOPhISTS
Abbot .. CIark's Lecture on the Universal
Brotherhood


Brotherhood
Last night at Royal bakery hall Mr.
Abbot Il. Clark of San Francisco deliy.
cred very entertaining and instructive
address 10 q crowded house, entitled
Universal Brother hood; Its Scientifi c
Basis. (The solution of social problems }
The fact that one lite. one fundamental
prir ciple, call it Goa or nature or what
We will, pervades the universe. is the
basis of the brotherhood OF man, said
Mr.. CLARK. Humanity may we'll be liken-
eo TO tree, whose roots are in the spir-
itual basis of the universe. The trunk
sym bolizes the great body of mankind.
The branches represent its various races,
the twigs its families aud the leaves its
individuals. Science has demonstrated
the fact that if one limb, twig or even
single leaf be injured the whole tree
suffers from the shock. So with humani-
ty. 1t one individual be injured the
whole body of mankind is retarded in its
development. All proceeds from one
source. Man is born from spirit. the
father. and of pure primedial matter, the
mother; thus linking all together in
close fraternal ties, as children born OF
the same parents.
nor does theosol nv claim to have mo-
nopoly of it. 1t is the fundamental
teachings of the church and of all socie-
ties formed for the betterment of man
kind. Theology has based its teachings
upon authority without giving phlloso-
phic or scientific reasons for its assumr-
tons. Theosopby teaches facts based
upon natural laws and capable of demon
stration by anyone who will give the
matter the necessary time and study.
Theosophy presents this central idea of
BROTHERHOOD, clearly proven by the unde-
niable laws of evolution, karma and rein
carnation. Evolution is nov generally
aces pied as belief. Karma, the law of
action ana reaction, cause and effect,
has never been denied. Therefore the
necessity for reincarnation is apparent to
any thinking and observing mind. For
it Is clear that these laws could not be
IN arked out in one brief lifetime. but
must for their perfection take many life
times.
Theosophy endeavors to jnstill these
truths into the inds of men that they
may recognize the fact that the brother
hood Of man is a universal law. This
being the case all relations, social. bust
ness or political, which aimss to carry
out purely selfish ends are direct VOL
alton of natural law. Therefore they
bring dissension, disruption and inhar-
mony, instead of helping on the great
work of evolution. 4 belief in the sepa-
rateness of each individual from all
others causes men to act in this sp' rlt.
karma and reincarnation make us what
we are. What we SOW, that we reap. |
We must work out our own Karma. must |
act with natures law Ut 1t will crush u.s.
The solidarity of humanity renders the |
Individual Karma of each the collective |
karma of all; therefore all the wars, all |
the woes. all the slns OF the world are our |
wars, our woes, our sins. 1t is our |
karma. As each one is thus responsible |
for this condition of the world no one can |
escape from it till all are free. When |
mankind can be brought to realize and |,
act IN accord with these universal princi- |
pies all social problems will be solved.
Then will be opened out before humanity |
an era OF progress and enlightenment. |
Possibilities are before the race and with
in its reach which, by most, have been
undieamed of hitherto.
AT the close of the meeting half an
hour was spent in answering questions
from the audience. The subject an.
nounceo for n, xt Sunday was The Evolu- |
ton and Perfectibility OF the Soul,