The herald., 1896-12-13

society is simply that he believes in the
brotherhood of man, and that he will
have the same liberation and charity
for the beliefs and opinions of others
as he desires for his own. There are no
dogmas. or creeds. or articles of faith
to which he is asked to subscribe, for the
theosophist believes that the Apostle
Paul knew whereof he spoke when he
said Know We not that ye are the
temple of God. and the spirit of God
dwelleth in you?" John speaks of true
Light which lighteth every man that
colneth into the world Let a man
strive earnestly and sincerely to follow
that Light, to become unityd with his
own higher self by always living up to
the very highest and best that he knows,
and in the progress of time-perhaps af-
ter l~any lifetimes-the great atonement
is effected. the potentiality has become
the reality, man has finally reached Ill
vinity. We are plainly told that God Is
no respecter of persons; but in every ma
ton he that feareth Him and worketn
righteousness is accepted of Him." In
the reading of the Bible we are fire
quently warned against a deadletter
Interpretation, for 'the letter killeth,
but the spirit maketh alive" When the
disciples of Jesus asked him why he
spoke to the multitudes only in para
bles he replied: Because it is given
unto you to know the mysteries of the
Nil Suoll Vi HedNeu. pul UNTO tHeIH IL is
not given" He also tells us, "Ye shall
know the truth and the truth shall make
you free But the theosophist
knows that it is only by living the life"
that mans embodiment to the great pos
sibilities Of his being is brought about.
Only by setting up vibrations of right
thought can he adjust himself to the re-
ception of higher truth" The Voice of
Silence says: ITO live to benefit man
kind is the first step" There are ct
least two or three ministers of the gos-
pei in Pasadena who are known to have
the highest respect for the Theosophical
society, and it Is to be hoped that this
is true of ALL One of them stated only q
few days ago that he considered the
work of the Theosophical society the
greatest movement that he knew any
thing about. A gentleman who is recog-
nized as one of the most scholarly men
in this community said, in speaking uf
Madame Blavatsky'sl great work, '',rhe
Secret Doctrine:" mo man or woman
that ever existed could have written
that work unaided even though he had
access to all the libraries of the worl1
Let any doubter simply glance over the
1900 pages of that work, not to speak of
her many deep writings, and he can
come to no other conclusion. This is
what she said of her works herself
they are the inspiration of the Masters,
the elder brothers of the human race,
ordinary humanity in their evolution
upward toward divinity. 1t is popu-
lar misconception, however, for ordinary
men to suppose that they cannot gei
much knowledge of theosophy and
hence that it is not worth while for them
to devote time and study to it, What
ever progress is made in spiritual
knowledge, be it much or little is never
lost. but we bring 1t back with us in the
next lifetime and are just that much
farther along the path in conse-
Quence. The late William @. Judge, who
was the great leader of the theosophists
throughout the world, after the death 0f
Madame Blavatsky, in his work, "The
Ocean of Theosophy,' thus defines the
Wisdom Religions" "1Yaeosophy is
that ocean of knowledge which spreads
from shore to shore of the evolution Of
sentient beings; unfathomable in It's
deepest parts, it gives the greatest minds
their fullest scope, yet, shallow enough
at its shores, it will not overwhelm the
understanding of child. 1t is wisdom
about God for those who believe that He
Is all things and in all. and wisdom
about nature for the man who accepts
the statement found in the Christian
Bible that God cannot be measured or
discovered, and that darkness is
around his pavilion. Although it con-
tains by derivation the name God, and
thus may seem at first sight to embrace
religion alone, 1t does not neglect
science, for 1t Is the science of