The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-11
TEMPLE OF MYSTERY
MAHATMAS MAY SOON Be SEEN IN
AMERICA.

After Plans Left by the Late Mr.. Judge.
Outside of IA bare announcement of
the t~hcosophistS that a college of oc-
cultism is soon to be built i'll this COun-
try little has been said Of an institution
which is destined to be a standing mvs-
terv TO the uninitiated. The late Wiz
liam q. JudS" once told some newspaper
reporters that the reason the mahatmas
stay in Tibet instead of this cOuntry
was that the reporters would give them
40 rest. But not SO when this college
may then be locked for, and the college
will be their retreat.
According to Burcham Harding, the
noted New York ~thcosophist, the new
college will battle reporters. Though it
will stand in their midst for ages, no re-
porters will ever be able to CLEAN so
much as all inkling of the nature of the
ceremonies that will there take place.
1t is to be America sphinx.
The very tirstmystery about the col
AVEt 4" l lNb' va IN -
dozen persons in the T~heosophical So
ciety know where it is to be. Boston
theosophists think it may be Boston,
and California theosophists say Cali
fornia. But one thing is known, and
that is that an unknown quietly secured
the ground some years age and that the
mahatmas ave had their eye on it ever
since to see that the vicinity was not
encroached upon.
Among the papers Of the late Mr..
Judge were found plans for the new col
lege. They had been drawn about Il dec
AIDE ago and were found to be complete
down to the smallest details. In the
building Of the college there will be ex-
actness down to the very inch. There is
reason for this. Occult philosophy holds
that the whole universe is constructed
on lines of pure geometry and mathe-
MATES and that a perfect reproduction
of divine mathematics on earth carries
with it a tremendous potency. The great
Egyptian pyramids are recognized by
~theosophists as being such reproduc-
tons. In fact it is asserted by theoso-
phists that America as a nation is an
incarnation of ancient Egypt and that
the new temple is to be but a revival by
the very ones who ages ago trod Egypt's
soil.
AS to the appearance of the temple, il
is stated that there will be nothing
prosaic about it. Mr.. Harding says il
will be unique, but not fancy, and tina,
it may reasonably be assumed that the
cube will enter largely into its design
and each will have a distinct occult
value in the general economy. Mr..
Harding suggests the following by way
of illustration: The first story might be-
circular with O cube as second story ant
surmounted by an equilateral triangle
pyramid as q third story. The three
principal figures of geometry, the circle
square and triangle, would thus be pre-
sented. If this were the design it vii
be seen that a very unique structure
would be the result. Every ROOM, com
partment, door or window, will. it i
said, have the most exact dimensions
Each stairway will have just so man,
steps. The numbers Z and 13, it is ex
pected, will play a conspicuous part il
all measurements.
According to Mr.. Harding the da,
may not be far distant when it will b.
the privilege of America to see a ma
hatma, and when that time arrives jok
ing Oh the subject, he says, will cease
The appearance of a real mahatma, h,
asserts, is sufficient to inspire respect o.
the part of any beholder.
THE most idealistic conception o
Jesus ever transferred I canvas" sai'
Mr.. Harding, would be weak by tn
side of the living face Of a mahatma
There are a majesty, power and lofty ten
derness there which no artist can con
ceive without seeing. Mrs. DR.. Archi
bald Keightley of London has a life siz
oil painting Of one Of the greatest c
these beings who now treads the earth
it was bequeathed to her by Mr.. Judge
and any n fortunate enough to be a.
lowed to see it would recognize at ono
that it was the face Of a man incompal
ably superior to any ever met with
the walks of life. The only thing thu
gives any idea is an idealistic picture
Jesus, but, as l have said, non of the1
is adequate. They do not begin to e.
press the peculiar combination OF powe
and gentleness to be found in the rea
The picture in the possession Of Mr.,
Keightley, was painted by an artil
without seeing the original. Nine. Bl,
vatsky precipitated the image into I'll
artists brain and held it there viii
the latter transferred it to the canva
Corrections were made when necessar,
and the result was pronounced very "a
i~sfactory. Several other theosophis
are in possession Of pictures Of maha
mas"
Bot Of all mysteries connected wi,
the temple Of mystery. the greatest /
What will be done there? On this poi
nothing whatever is to be CLEANED e
cept that there will be no resemblaD
between occult initiation and initiate
Of the secret societies. There will be
physical phenomena connected with
The neophyte, explained Mr.. Har
ing, will be brought face to face wi
his own soul. By what means cannot
revealed, but ! may say that the obje