The herald., 1895-09-09
DR.. Abbott B. CIark's lie cture
Yesterday Evening
UNIVERSE ONE VAST WHOLE
A Latge and Intelligent Audience al
the Meeting
The Apparent Conflict Between Science and
Religion Treated In q Liberal Manner
A Syllabus Of What Was Said

Abbott B. Clark of San Francisco gave
the first of course of SIX lectures which
will be delivered before the Los Ang eles
branch of the Theosophical society at
Royal Bakery hall yesterday evening.
The initial lecture was "A Simple Out
line OF Theosophy."
The speaker began by giving general
statement of the doctrine, saying that
the movement was started to bring about
a condition of universal brotherhood.
''This can only be drought about" said
he, "by the broadcast and most liberal
methods, by receiving from all teachers
and from all sources the truths VIII ich
they afford and allowing everyone his
own choice as to what he will accept or
reject.
1.-The best simple statement OF theoso-
ply which know is that of William q.
Judge. In which he says:
'Theosophy is that ocean OF knowl-
edge which spreads from shore to shore
fashionable in its deepest parts, it gives
the greatest minds their fullest scope. yet
shalluwsenough at its shores, 1T. will not
overwhelm the understanding OF child.
EN- Dracing both the scientific and relig-
ious. tneosophy is a scientific religion
ana religious science.
It is tho science of Goa, off..na...-e end
OF man, and is sometimes called tho syn
thesis of science. religion and philoso-
ply. The word synthesis means differ
ent parts Of thought, taken together as a
whole. So theosophy is the harmonious
blending OF science, religion and philos-
0pAhyy; ,otes,o, praDor saw. that the con.
fict between religion and science is SO
great that If man wishes to study and
believe both he must keep them In sepa-
rate water tight compartments. This is
all wrong, for the science which ignores
the finer forces and invisible planes OF
nature is only half science. and that
religion which turns away from things
and the laws which govern them is an
incubus on the face of the earth and
foe to mans advancement. Such is the
way the world stands today. Theosophy
is the only way out. offers the only. COM
plets solution. 1t considers the universe
as one vast whole, OF which spirit Is ons
is complete science of all the stages,
states and planes of nature. 1t is the sci
ence of sciences because it is the science
of soul and spirit and is true to all ma
ture, physical ana spiritual.
ave have in the world today an over
tions and dearth of the true spirit of
religion, Thsosophy is the religion of
religions because it contains the truth,
tho spirit ana essence OF all of them with
out any of the unnatural and supersti-
tious qualities.
at reveals the well-springs of nature
and the foundation principles OF the uni
verse, and is therefore The philosophy of
PHILOSOPHERS. Thus theosophy is the syn
thesis or perfect blending into one har-
monious whole of the truths of religion,
science and philosophy. It IS the com
mon sense of rational things, the mar
riage of intellect and intuition, the unity
of man, nature and God.
"Theosopby is like the science of
mathematics. no one knows the whole.
The four principal laws OF nature ex
pounded by theosophy areuniversal broth
erhood, the sevenfold constitution of ma
ture and man, karma and reincarnation.
"Universal brotherhood is the first teach
ing of all religions and the basic law of
nature, for all spring from one source and
are pervaded by one essence. AS the
white light passed through q prism is
differentiated into the seven colors of the
solar spectrum so the one essence of the
universe is differentiated into seven
planes. states or principles.
''Of all.the teachings of the world Kerma
and Reincarnation are the most rational,
lust and impartial the most natural,
spiritual and sure to elevate the. world.
They are the law of evolution by which
man reapS as ne mas sOWn, ana nnally
when wisdom has bean learned from mis-
takes, strength gained through trials and
purity through suffering ne reaches to
divinity, at one with nature and with
God.
'.This law of reincarnaton is universal
throughout nature and is the method by
which evolution is accom- pllshed. From
the tiniest atom of nebula to the soul of
man or the rector of planet,
all is under law. Each indie
structible atom in the creation
of the eartn passes thu ough a myriad of
forms of the mineral kingdom until re-
fined enough to enter the vegetable. Here
it is recent bodied in plant after plant,
year after year becoming perfected. So
with man. the perfection of the soul
comes through ages of experience.
1.-The mind OF man is part OF the
mind of the universe and is not evolved
from matter, though the body is the pro.
duct Ut the earth through the union of
mind and matter"
Next Sunday evening DR.. Clark will
give his second lecture "Discontent in
Society, Politics and Religion; a Theo.
sophioal Solution