The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-27
THE THEOSOPHiSTS.
Second Annual convrntion Opens at New
Yorlt-Presidsnt Bucks Address.

Second Annual Convention y lpens - eoNt
York-President Backs Address.
NEW YORK. April 2s.-The second
annual convention Of the Theosophical
society In America since It's reorEanisn-l
tIon, and the tenth in the history Of the
movement In this country, opened In
Madison Square Garden concert hall to.
dny. Delegates from the i0S branches OF
the society In America, as well as proInl-
nent representatives from England lre-
land, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba ana laoi-
land, numbering fully three hundred,
were present when acting president, Dr.
]. D. Buck OF Cincinnati, called the con-
vention to order.
Boston sent q delegation OF eighty
four members OF the various branches IN
that city.
Acting president Buck delivered the
opening address. After dwelling upon
the work accomplished by the society
during the past year, and It's present
prosperous condition, he referred touch-
ingly to the late leader. William =.
Judge. "Ouf leader was stricken with
a fatal disease" he said, yet 80 wen
had he done his work, so compact proved
the organization he had formed, that
even now when he had to record his dls-
appearance with the field Of the confilet,
we record also q steady advance IN the
Theosophica1 society work. space nor
time can measure, nor can aicknesA ana
death defeat, the accompli ishment OF the
work In which we are engaged. BY and
nv the world nj large will realize as
we do now, the meaning and value OF
that work. Then will the names OF n.
P. BlavatslSy and william g Judge pc
honored for. and measured by their
share IN the work. Then will the world
learn why we honor their memory to-
day. ,,.,
d{ssolvlng creeds and the blight Of ma
teriAllsm, humanity cries. with bleed
ing heart and weary feet, for the pearls
Of truth from the great fountain ot
wisdom. That the great toliinB' strlN-
ing masses do not understand, do not
desire or seek, and sometimes scorn ana
ridlcule the idea OF the existence OF GER
tain knowledge, only proves how long
our civilization has sunk in the slough
OF materialIsm already. The external
indifference and internal serenity With
which we face Misrepresentation ana
ridlcule, hos surprised even our uetfact-
ors. It never seems TO occur to them
that they are openly conVicting them
selvea, not US, and that they arc TOO ig-
norant'ot the subject even to be deoentiy
People are ready to listen. II we fail
or grow cary we deserve only the scorn
and contempt Of mankind Our lltsra-
ture extends backward to the dawn OF
history. Our grand masters laid the
foundations OF the pyramids, solved the
riddle Of the sphinx and mapped out the
consultations. The mysteries OF Greece
from which Pythagora's and Plato
learned their secrets and became I'M
mortal IN the memeFy OF man, lie open
to us. The shepherd kings and the wise
men OF the East are our elder brothers.
what are all these hoary secrets but
q knowledge Of the origin, nature ana
destiny Of man, and the method OF his
higher evolution2 We can demonstrate
this step by step and 30 help TO restore
the lost chord in the weary pilgrimage
Of the human soul. This is the mission
OF theosophy Some Of US recognize the
power that Is back of this movement.
We don't work unAided or alone. The
best we can do Is to open up q way Tor
those wiser than We to work tor the
same great end.
: p. NJ. Rambo, OF San Franeigco. was
chosen temporary chairman and ELLIOTT
b, Page. Of New York, was named as
permanent secretary. The chairman
then appointed committees on resolu-
tlons and credentials.
Claude Falls Weight nominated Dr.
Buck, of Cincinnati, as permanent
chairman, and he was unanimously
Tie annual reports Of the secretary
and treasurer were then read and Rp-
RESOLUTIONS were adopted eulogizlng
the late president Of the society, WIZ.
lam O. Judge. and calling upon all
members to offer themselves anew upon
the altar OF sacrifice. and to pledge
their lives, fortunes and sacred honors
to endeavor to push forward to It's full
completion that ideal and perfect
brotherhood rf humanity. which snall
be without distinction OF race, creed or
caste, and which was born in America
amid blood and tears In 1716 ana rein-
carnated in 1875 and attained It's man
hood In 1895, until America shall be-
come that which the guardians OF the
race and karma have already decreed,
the hope Of humanity, the refuge OF the
oppressed, the protector Of the weak
and the light towards which the whole
world may turn for announcement and
example.
denouncInE In scathinR terms the bar
terinE OF occult powers and the indis>
criminate use Of hypnotic powers by the
Ignorant upon the ignorant. Added to
the resolution was a section condemn
ing Viyisection. Several delegates OBJ
iected to bringing this matter IN ana
the resolution was tabled.
A resolution was also adopted euio-
Ei5ing the late Baron de HiTsch ana de-
clarlng that he was one OF natures mo-
blemen and true theosophist IN the
aim OF his life and the basis OF his con-
duct. ,.,!
The following officers were elected:
President. Ernest T. Hargrove. OF Lon-
don; vice president and treasurer, ~ A;
Nochelmer, OF New York; executive
COMMITTEES. DIR. Buck, OF Cincinnntl;
Claude Falls Wright, of New York;
Jerome A. Anderson, OF San Franclsco;
A. H. Spencer, OF New York; II. u. FaS-
terson, Of Brooklyn: and DR.. A. +.
Buchnan, OF Fort Wayne, Ind.
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