The herald., 1896-08-31
Local Theosop'lists Discuss the
True Religion
THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE
Councils All 10 Live to Benefit Man.
kind
A Dwelling Burncd-FuneraI Services Over
the Remains of Mrs. La Spada.
General News Notes

PASADENA, Aug. 30.-At this even
ing's meeting of the Pasadena branch
of the Theosophical society in America
Mrs. Marian B. Lull of Brooklyn, N y,
a prominent worker in the Theosophical
movement, addressed a few earnest
words to the audience and read the fol-
lowing beautiful little poem, written
by member of the society:
Love thyself last. Look near, behold thy
duty
To those who walk beside thee down
life's road,
Make glad their days by little acts of
beauty
And help them bear the burden of earth's
load.
Love thyself last. Look far and find the
Who staggers meath his sin and his de-
Co. lsnd sRdiri a hand and lead him out of dan.
To heights where he may see the world
is fair.
Love thyself last. The vastness above
thee
Are flied with spirit forces strong and
And fervently these faithful friends will
love thee,
Keep thou thy watch DER others and en-
dure.
Love thYself last, and oh, such joy shall
thrill thee
AS never yet to selfish souls were given;
Whateer thy lot perfect peace will fill
thee
And earth shall seem the ante-room of
heaven.
Love thyself last and thou shalt grow in
spirit.
To see, to hear. to know and understand
The message Of the stars. Lo thou shalt
And ali Gods joys shall be at thy COM
mand.
Love thyself last. The world shall be made
BY thee, if this brief motto forms thy
Go follow it in spirit and in letter;
l ms Is the true religion that men need.
Mrs. freeman Nellis of Los Angeles
then made an address on the Heart
Doctrine which was highly appre-
ciated by the audience. Mrs Nelis re-
cited the story of Jean Vatican in Vic
tor Hugo's Les Misrables, citing the
noble life of the sanity Bishop Myrel
as that of true Theosophst, "one who
lived to benefit mankind" as THE Voice
or the Silence counsels all to do He
was at home in the hut and on the noun
tains; he was the same to all. whether
the people of wealth or fashion, or
those living in poverty and rags. He
never condemned anything hastily Let
US look at the road by which the fault
has come" he would say Man has
upon himself the flesh, which is his temp
tatlon. He must watch, restrain and
repress it, and yield to it only in the
last extremity" He also said, teach the
ignorant as much as you can-society
is to blame for not giving instructions
freely. soul is full of darkness, and
sin is committed; but the guilty person
is not the man that produces the sin,
but he who produces the darkness.
Interest in the meetings is steadily
on the increase, and it is safe to say
that all who heard Mrs. Nellis' beauti-
full rendering of the words of the bishop
and her graphic recital of the woes of
Jean Vatican will be anxious to hear
her again.
COTTAGE BURNED.
The fire department was called out
at about 9:10 o'clock this morning for
a fire on South Raymond avenue near
the opera house A small cottage occu-
pied by c. H. Wilson colored had caught
fire while the family was absent. The
nearest hose connection was from Fair
Oaks avenue, corner Bellevue drive and
all the hose from the hose cart of the
department except fifty feet was needed
to reach the burning house. 1t was a
total loss, as there was no insurane.
hoSt Oh lne furniture was burned, and
about $40 in cash lost. There is no clue
as to the cause of the fire.
THE LAST SAD RITES.
The funeral services over the remains
Of Mrs. Jennie La Spada were held this
afternoon at the Christian church. Rev.
Elliott Ward, the pastor, officiating
There were a number of beautiful floral
pieces, and the number of friends in
was large. Deceased was
he mother of La Spada brothers the
BARRIERS.
BREVITIES.
The two ladies who propose to Ire
-wo of seven to give SOS each to help
the Montclair Children's home in a case
If extreme emergency, have generously
waived the original consideration and
paid in their donations. The way is
open to others who wish to do likewise.
Mrs. Mary Z. Teats of San Diego
state lecturer of the w. C. T. IT,, will
speak in the NJ. E. church Tuesday
evening, September 1, on the subject,
The Growing Glory of the Nineteenth
Century" Free to all.