The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
DR.. Anderson Will Be Honored
by the Society Of The.
osophists.
MYSTERIOUS OCCULT LEADER.
The Unknown Adept Who Will Carry
For ward the Work of B await.
sky and Judge.

to attend the annual conclave of Theoso-
phists to be held in that city, commencing
April 26. A dispatch from New York de-
clares that DR.. Anderson is looked upon
as the probable choice of the convention
for the presidency, and the memb bers
OF the local society feel confident of his
election.
Some doubt has been expressed as to the
probable success or OF W. @. Judge as presi-
dent of the society. The matter seems
now, however, to have been definitely de-
cided in favor of Ernest Temple Hargrove,
young man who has had rathea q ro-
mantle career.
It began at Harrow, in England, after he
had been to several preparatory schools.
At Is he left the university aud studied for
the diplomatic service. A little later he
went to Australia. visiting Tasmania and
making an extended tour through New
Zealand, where some time was spent
among the Maoris. He returned home
by way of Ceylon, and became barrister
of the Middle Temple.
Mr.. Hargrove is the second son of James
Sidney Hargrove, one of London's best
known solicitors. The name has been for
long time connected with literature, sew
eral members of the family heing men,
toned in England's Dictionary of Ma
tional Biography as authors of considera-
BILE repute. His fathers family comes
from Yorkshire; on his mothers side he
is Scotch, she being an Aird. The best
known representative of this line has been
tor some years the member of Parliament
for one of the London constituencies.
There is also fighting streak in the
stock, for among his ancestors is such men
as General Hargrove, Governor of Gibral-
ter during the war in the early part of the
eighteenth century, and Sir Martin Fro
bisher, who fought against the Armada.
Mr.. Hargrove first heard of theosophy
during the time of the great discussion in
the London Chronicle. He was at sea-
side resort, and saw placard announcing
a lecture by Annie Besant. He bought
books on the subject. and soon became o
member-at-large. Since then he has been
treasurer of the Blavatsky Lodge, and has
written a good deal for the theosophical
journals.
According to The United Press telegram
received by THE CALL yesterday morning
there is another parsonage who could
readily succeed TO the presidency were he
not bound not to at present disclose his
identity. This mysterious person was
declared to be an adept whom w. @. Judge
had discovered during his lifetime and had
named, in document recently brought to
light, as his successor. This paper con-
tanned an injunction that the adopts name
and identity were to be kept secret for a
specified time, and it is this restraining
clause which prevents the unknown leader
from accepting the exoteric as well as the
esoteric leadership.
DR.. Allen Griffith, Pacific Coast lecturer
of the Theosophical Society, stated that
the appearance of an adept to succeed w.
Q. Judge was not a surprise to Theoso-
phists of the occult body. 1.-THE occult
body" he explained, sis entirely different
from the exoteric body, that part which
the world generally knows and which hold
stated public meetings. The exoteric body
is perfectly democratic. Any one can join
and mbers are not required to believe
anything, but they are expected to be
truthseekers. The occult body is some
thing entirely separate and distinct. 1t
holds the mysteries of the order and con-
sists of those so far advanced in theosophy
that they can recognize an adept at sight.
An adept is a person who has reached a
higher plane than that to which human
ity ordinarily rises. They are intrusted
by the Mahatmas with knowledge of oc-
cult forces which t. hey use, not as you or l
might use them for personal gain, but for
the uplifting OF their fellow-men.
About this time of the century, the end
as we reckon time. there is grand spring
time in which new truths are born to us.
At just such periods we have received the
great chain of adopts of which Jesus
Christ was an initiate and Plato and Aris-
totle were links. When Nine. Blavatsky
left her body finally, which she could
always do temporarily at will. because her
work was finished, w. @. Judge, who was
also an adept, took her place as the head
of the occult body. When he died we
knew some one else had taken up the
work, and we did not worry. Whether or
not we now know who il is I cannot say.
The workings of the occult body are
known only to the members, and only
those who have reached the proper stage
of development can become members.
DR.. Anderson was to have addressed the
meeting of the Theosophists last evening
at 800 Post street, but owing to his alb
sence Mercie NJ. Thurds consented to
speak. Her subject was, "Our Other
Selves" mo matter how near or how
dear to us others may be" she said, "there
is always that division between life and life
which we cannot help but feel. The near
est lines are at best like parallel streams,
sometimes merging thought with thought,
but always separate" The speaker pro-
ceeded to show that in the scheme of the
Great Intelligence there was but one com
posite life, of which we were each integral
parts, and all other parts were our other
selves. She reasoned that by recognizing
this truth we would eventually realize the
ideal of brotherhood contemplated by re-
Iigions and fraternities, and man might
hope to be raised to the plane of the adopts.
This view of our other selves, she declared
would inculcate tolerance, patience and
love.
A Toothpick Town.
Only one characteristic differentiates the
little village of Strong, Me-, from the thou