The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-09
THE THEosOPHIsTs.
Christian Michelsen's Lecture on The
osophy and Spiritualism.

At the headquarters, ass South Broad
way, Mr. Nicholson addressed full
house. He said:
Theosophy means divine wisdom and
does consequently not admit Of any
nonsense or falsehood. Divine wisdom
is true, precise and clear; there is no
tiuctuation or wavering about 1t. 1t
cannot compromise with fallacies or err
rcrs of any kind. 1t aims at the truth
and nothing but the truth, and the
truth is plain, exact and unmistakable
to its children. True enough, truth is
sometimes hidden. as a kernel in its
shell, but it is the very life essence for
all that. Some people say that truth is
relative. l wonder if they mean to in
dictate that truth is in relationship with
falsehood? Whatever is in harmony
with natures laws is truth, and what
ever was truth ten thousand years ago
is truth today and will forever remain
truth. Love or universal brotherhood
will never be lie. 1t is divine at
tribute. 1t has been said this or that
system is not strictly the truth. but it
was truth ages ago to the people who
followed it. I dislike that kind of soph-
istry. 1t is misleading. Karma, or
cause and effect. ever was a truth, and
will forever be a truth. Truth is not
like rubber, that you can stretch 1t, or
perhaps turn it inside out. 1t is firm like
a rock; 1t is itself. 1t is not for sale.
1t courts no favor nor fiattery. It will
help man to solve the great problems OF
life. 1t is the key to his spiritual and
physical development. Man, know thy
self" was the advice of the Delphi ora
Gle three thousand years ago. Because
the great multitude do not know them
selves they are cropping around in dark
ness and are. continually stumbling;
they are blind led by the blind, who
fall into thousand sitfalls Humanity
mistakes shadows for realities: it thinks
matter is the essence of life. Theosophy
will teach man to solve the great prob
lem of life-how to make life success,
materially and spiritually.
AT BLAVATSKY HALL
At the Theosophical societys meeting
last night Abbott Clark spoke to a full
house on the subject of The Power Be-
hind the Throne.
Mr.. Clark said: The throne is the sur
face of things behind which stands the
power which the Theosophist calls the
soul. In the mineral kingdom this is
evidenced by the law of cohesion with
out which all would be chaos. The plan
cts in their circles around the sun, when
retarded by interference, make haste
to catch up, thus showing intelligence
unlike clock which, when stopped for
ten minutes and then set going, again
resumes its original rate of movement.
This was called by the ancients the rec
tox or presiding spirit of the planet.
The power behind the throne in man
is the thinker, which is the real human
soul; the thought becomes an act, the
act becomes a habit, the habit forms
character, and the character moulds the
destiny, hence we see everything in
human life is the product of thought.
In national and political affairs, the
laws are only operative when backed by
the thought of the community, when
they are in advance of public opinion
they simply become a dead letter.
Theosophy is here to raise the thought
of the world to higher plane of moral
rectitude and unselfishness. Altruism is
expansion, selfshness, contraction, and
mans growth comes about by means of
expansion.
At the close of the meeting Mr.. Clark
read a letter from the American Theoso-
phical crusaders, dated Athens. Greece,
in which the writer mentioned that
been formed in Athens with 40 men,
bers. The town is on fire with Theoso-
ply, everyone is talking of it. The cru
saders held meeting at Parnassus hall
to an audience of 1000 persons, half as
many more trying vainly to gain admit
lance.
Just outside the city of Athens are
camped about 500 fugitive Armenians to
whom the crusaders were happily able
to supply a large quantity of blankets
and clothing, which these poor people
were greatly in need of and they were
touchingly grateful for them. Mrs
Tingley prophesies that Greece will
again attain her ancient Theosophic
greatness