The herald., 1896-04-26

10 know something about him or her, but
they soiemnly assert that if they attempt
ed to converse with this leader thought
wave would knock them dead. Naturally
they keep out of the path of such thought
waves.lQ
Moreover. the new leader himself is
afraid of these thought waves. 1t seems
that if he were to allow his identity to sud-
denly become known a series OF tremen-
dous thought waves would sweep upon him
from all quarters Of the world and kill him
quicker than an electric shock. 1t was
heavy caliber thought waves like these
which caused the decease of Blavatsky and
Judge, according to theosophists, but the
physicians who attended them attributed
their deaths to very commonplace all
ments.
This new leader is said to be greater
than either Blavatsky or Judge. He will
dominate the approaching convention,
and, for that matter, has already had con-
siderable to do with it. Until few weeks
ago it was a settled fact that the conven-
ton was to take place in Chicago, but by
with a majority of the members and Or
dered them to change the convention
place to New York. Thus for the first
time on record Chicago was deprived of a
convention, but it took the invisible hand
of the Mahatma to do it.
In addition to the influence of this mys-
terry at the convention, some of the dele
gates expect that both Judge and Blavat-
sky will, from the other world, help to
direct its affairs. Letters are expected
from them applauding the selection of the
new leader, and mapping out the future of
the society. 1t was hoped by many The
osophists that Mrs. Annie Besant of Lon
don would be selected to fill the vacant
shoes of the deceased Mr.. Judge because
of her prominence in Theosophical affairs,
but it seems the Mahatmas were not
strong enough to keep the leaders from
indulging in petty auarrels with Mrs. Be-
SAINT in England and Col. H. S. Olcott in
India on one side of the dispute and the
American leaders on the other.
In view of this convention it is of inter-
est to note that Theosophy will shortly
reach its majority-that is, it will soon be
twenty-one years old. 1t was launched in
this city in. the summer of 1875, although
its leaders claim it has existed in India for
countless centuries. AS a matter of cold
fact, it was never heard of in India until
Nine. Blavatsky and Col. II. S. Olcott
went there and made much of it.
India was shrewdly selected as fitting
place to locate the Mahatmas. because
very few people 60 there, and even if they
did it is such big place that they could
not honestly feel disappointed by failing
to run down few Mahatmas. Then, as
the latter are described as spending most
of the time in their astral bodies, fitting
about the universe, it would be quite natlI-
raj for them to be away from home when
inquiring visitors called. Colonel Olcott,
who used to be newspaper man in New
York, and who was employed in the secret
service of the north during the war. is now
in India.
Regarding the origin of theosophy, the
late Henry J. Newton of New York, and
one of the charter members of the society
said this: "fn the summer of 1875 Mr.
Henry M. Stevens, at that time on the ed5
itoris1 stAff Of the New York Observer. bs'
eaUle acquainted with My. George Henry