The herald., 1896-11-02
THE THEOSOPHISTS.
Interesting Lectures at Both Headquar-
ters Yesterday.

A large audience assembled at Bla-
| vatsky hall, headquarters of the Theo-
sophical society in America, 525 West
Fifth street, last night to listen to a
symposium on Brotherhood, by Mrs.
Lydia Il. Weiersmuller and others.
Mrs. Weiersmuller said that theoso-
ply is living thing that is now sinking
into and permeating the most advanced
thought, both in the east and west-in
fact all over the world.
Theosophy is not a religion nor
''fad'-it is science, philosophy and re-
ligion. 1t is scientific religion.
There is much more truth In theoso-
ply than can be told or given out in
books. But that we need something to
unity and harmonize all men is evident
to all who realize the state of affairs
existing in the world today and mems
hearts must be changed before we can
hope for any Improvement, and theosO-
ply is going to Go this.
All religions. sects, orders and soci-
eties have preached universal brother
hood for centuries past, and it has
been proved to be a hollow mockery.
There has not been any spirit of real
brotherhood in them as we all know.
But theosophy has come to show men
that they are brothers, and everything
depends on our realizing that fact. Men
must awake to the fact that they are
ndissolubly linked together and to the
universal whole; that all space is God,
and that erything in manifestation
is an aspect of the Deity; that all is one,
and that we cannot be selfish or un-
kind to anyone, or injure another with
out all being more or less affected by it,
THE PLACE OF PEACE.
At the Theosophical headquarters.
356 South Broadway, Mrs. Randolph lee
tured on The Place of Peace. She said: ::
Peace is the great disideratum in the
lives of both individuals and nationAan
is usually acquired through warfare
Warfare, as it We're, the mother of peace
carrying her in her womb for many ages
through much pain and travail but un-
able to deliver her child until she her.
self is in her death throes But no
earthly warfare, however fierce, can be
compared to that waged by the strug-
Cling soul against her enemies, no earth
ly peace, however desirable can be COM
pared for one moment to that attained
by the struggling that in this warfare
listens to and obeys the voice of the
higher self. There are no words in our
language Of today that can give clear
conception of that place of peace within
where the soul may retire for rest and
guidance and when she emerges with
renewed strength and courage, ready
to begin again the battle of life. Some
time in the far future, when this place
of peace has become more of reality to
us than it is now, there shall be added to
our language many new and beautiful
words expressive of happiness and joy
untold and bliss and love unspeakable; :;
then shall we have some idea of it's
meaning. At present it is but dimly
sensed or seen, as through glass dark
ly, yet even this faint vision of its deep
and silent happiness makes us long for
that time when it shall be not merely
city of refuge to the soul, but its abiding
place.
Theosophy points out ways and means
by which the struggling soul may be
helped to reach this place of peace. some
of which are training of the body acqui-
sition of good mental habits such as
concentration of thought. steadfastness,
patience and control of conduct. the en-
deavor to acquire these qualities helping
of course in the training of the will.