The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-25
EVOLUTION OF NAN.
A Lecture on Thsosophy by
Countess Waehtmeister.
Joseph shtppen Lectures to tho Young
Sssurxissts' society on the Life
OF Gray, the Botansss-

Almost every seat IN Psstls' bali was
oer1pte1 last evening BY at 2z1sencs
oTAwa - hear tie lecture os the Countess
= AcatHzessgsr. The lecture. wa4ca Is tne
nrst o. a SERIES OF ~. 10 De given oy TIE
csanEsss, Eas anGer sfs1 auspices ~ tae
local Amanda lodge d IRE American sec
ton q the TasosopA1cAi soeieiy. The
SUBJECT Has. a Conscious Universe. And
tn@ Evolution OF Aan"
re countess - = very clear ard force
sGl sE<a&e-. ard she aesd ne undivided
GS-snzsoa Of aeT aGdenee. Ser voice -
ws-4 nsoaa4@tsa ard Fs&eaes every oae.
] sls use c1 sanskriG terms Il almost ~aol-
~ ssossni- and the subject aEsosds IN slzza-
Pc and direct LngflsA The TheosopAy
~ss4es nay % formidable ~ 74l7eT hands
becomes clear ~ a4rg
"A Speaking 4ast eVeEgng % the svola-
tsoa a. rss2G, the lecturer enforced the
thought tAsst egeFytslag n Tia universe
ws4s eenseao0s- From the E1ofn to n1@.
shsNs-ga Al IRE p.AE&s q Development.
spirit Vas E-zss4fest1Eg t1zsIs-Eae ray from
tue dsE.ne- IaA oa5ges c. taa descent -
spirit laSo matter WAS Manifestation. As
ore passes through The different king
ecEss, TIE mineral. yeSeiaase S@c animal,
Spite was AAslse 81 gE@A.er degree % ssia u
lies. Use Z, aEs1 = raaa TITS consciousness
developed tafo sse sesf-coz ses04sness
which Vas aes- expressed IN the phrase,
fr!s feeling Il am !. led 10 ihe idea Of
sefstszsteEsess. WaeFeas there had been BE-
fore . unity. there vas naW diversity aud
13sEis@ssaotsy, 2is1 the struggle Tor exist
enee seer Gu every hand TIE lecture de-
Eelo2ed that this in11ar.nony cou.d oaly
d harmon -z.1 by man as ~ sseen4ed
through the Alxasr plates 10 divine con-
se1oGsusSs- IGs attainment q tAIs ~as
potential IN al men. As spirit descends
into matter 10 manifest t.s9If. 50 through
seif-coasciousfsss Il Must ascend out Of
matter. 20 come az Ieasi again into aar-
naany with the divine, OF wa!@h each Lnai-
vldt1ai is a spark
The necessity OF re!ncarnaifon was
touched upon over ana over again w8s
II nee9tali saat man should return 10 Ire
s4Tfn In order than - may build up his
Individuality. which was lasting as efer-
nifty itself To su0sfantiaie her points. nu-
merous scientific facts ard es perlmengs
were reeouated by the countess.
In answer 70 q question. the countess
said that u read correctly every human
hand bore the chart 81 the fsIturs--rlapped
cut by the Individual in former life, but
few palmssts we're competent 10 ressi i.
Somebody IN the aud IeHce wanted 10 know
whether the lecturer believed in she d.
vin!ty OF Christ Most certainly 7 do
said the countess. Being God. In Ills In
faiie expression. lie took upon Himself
the flesh aud returned 10 The earth 70
help mankind in tteir sore need. Read
the Bible and you w..l see hog full OF love
His He is.'
In order TO meet fnq1irers the countess
announced mat she would be at the rooms
o. the Amanda lodge. over Guys drug
store, between and and and p. n.
every day. and w0uld also hold parIor
meetings at request. The Countess
Waohtme.ster Is stopping with Mrs
Henry u. Stein. So OFexei avenue. whore
she can also be seen AZ any time
After the lecture the countess said a few
words on the split In the Theosopbical so
ciety. explaining how seventeen months
ago a portion ~ tire members seeded
from the society founded hy Nine. Bla-
vatsky and & oil II. 5. Oicott and founded
a new society formed by Mr. Judge. As
the Judgeltes had taken the name OF The
Philosophical society. the resulting coufu-
sion was 80 great that the lecturer fo-ai
* necessary Ia state that she was here 10
work for the uia society. which she Joined
liz gssi. that she had nothing 10 DO with
the seceierS. but pitied them with all her
leaders. and she earnes,iy hoped that TIE
ttne would soon come when the scales
would fail from their eyes and they would
see the mistake they nad made. As freely
as they had left the society. SO freely
could they return. 70 be heartily well
coined by their former comrades.
The second lecture az the series viii BE
delivered III the same hall on Sunday
evening at o'clock. on tia subject OF
death and After"