Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-30
The New M ahatma.

IIO IVOW hvA0tu0SJJI0s
The the.sophIsts nave got new mahat-
nia, .,r initiate or adept, or leader, Further
more, It has been discovered that he Is
right here in New York. The the0sophsts
at the headquarters III Madison avenue will
not announce in So many words thar he Is
In New York. but u Is plain from their
conversation that he IA. Heis q foreigner,
though. He Is not TO become known to
men a. yet. Indeed, only few OF the elect
are to know OF his identity for the next
twelvemOnth.
II may seem 10 the world at large an odd
thing for the theosophists to have IN invis-
ible leader after they have had two leaders
SD much in evidence o. Nine. Blavatsgy
amt William @. judge, but so ills. They
had ali option ON a visible leader, for Mrs.
Annie Besant is still alive and has often
been talked Of as Judges successor, but
however guarded the theosophists are in
their conversation as to the real identity Of
the new leader, thew are strenuous lii their
deniais thai Mrs. BeSant is or cOuli BE- in
the place held by Mr.. Judge She IL going
Oft on another tangent 1t in said, and Is
trying to swerve the theosophists Off 10
HindoO movement ard to form q cOterio
solely for the discussion Of esoteric prob
lens. This the genuine theOsophists will
have none Of.
When reporter went to Mr.. Claude
Falls Wright to ask for further information
ABOUT tile prospects of the TheosOphical
society and about their NV leader, Mr..
Wright was not inclined to give very many
particulars.
1.-The announcement made In this morn
ing's paper" he said, us substantially
correct, wherever you got It, but there IL
mt very much as to detail that can give
y)u."
do sou know the new LEADER" Mr..
Wright was asked.
II have knowledge of him." he replied
us he ilere?'
THAT cannot say"
us he native or foreigner"
"He Is foreigner"
Man. woman or child?"
IL refuse to answer"
us he to be at the conventiOnP,
mo. for that would involve his becoming
known, and that must not be yet"
The convention Is to be held in the
Madison Square Garden concert hall on
Sunday, April 90. Although Mr.. Wright
did not like TO acknowledge that III. place
OF meeting Of the convention had been
changed from Chicago TO this city at the
that It was done at the leaders suggestion.
The reason ascribtd for the year OF In
coghiiO OF the new leader is curious one
Mr.. Wright said: IF he were known, the
tremendous thought waves that would
come at INN from all over the world would
IN his sensitive condition kill him, Just ~
| they killed the late Mr.. Judge and Nine.
Blavatsky. I'm the other hand, TX know
ledge OF his identity Is deferred for awhile
there will be less curiosity and the thought
waves will have become settled.
Moreover, he Will have time to form psychic
connections with MANY pupils aud thus en-
able himself to work with freedom"
OF his power 10 make these connections
Mr.. Wright had no doubt. II know him
to be Ut great power aud attainmen,s,' he
| said. II know that at this present mOm-
ent he can tell tie character of every
person In the society, although they are all
unknown to him, and that he can tell
| whether any one is for or against him as n
leader. He can tell also their status and
/ their mental. psychic and spiritual cOndi-
tiOn. | have had very strong personal
demonstration Of these powers in the new
adept"
The society is fortunate l.. having In
this new leader one Of better heaiiji than
his predecessors, for Notwithstanding the
great powers OF mind wOrship~d and
developed by the theOsophists Mr.. Wright
admits that health Is essential to great
leadership. Mr.. Wright added:
s.He has more vigOr and opportunity
than Nine. Biavatsky had or more than
Mr.. Judge had In his last years. BY
more opportunity mean that the time ID
ceming soon when the world will have =
striking demonstration Of the new era and
of the fact that the society has 4 special
work to do. don't see just why we have
been laughed at 80 much, but laughter
does no harm and suppose It will con-
tinue for time in spite Of R0entgen's
demonstration OF things unknown. TO
these who are Ut all able to stand 1t the
demonstration will De clear. And II will
come soon."
And what about the rest OF the peo-
ple?" asked the reporter.
.'For the others they will have to SGT
out" said Mr.. Wright. "Of course to
| students II will b. the clearer"
1 '.Can you speak of the character Of this
coming demonstration, Mr.. Wright"
sit will be demonstration OF the ex-
istence of the soul" he answered, land,
secondly, of the fact that matter ~ we
now know 1t Is not all that It seems;
thirdly, Of the fact that man posses higher
powers than ordinary mentality; fOurthly
and finally, that there are human beings.
living men. possessing developments and
ability tar bevond the average mortal man.
and. further. that development 10 such =
4 point OF perfection Is possible to oil. I"
Mr.. Wright said that while perhaps not
all that had been written about Judge was
true, yet he, Mr.. Wright, believed that
Judge had unquestiOnably the power OF q
hI0h adnnt. that hA C,na IN ANN mn - tna tinr,