The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-30
COLLEGE OF THE0soPHIsTs
Chicago Nay be Selected as the Site
of a Theosophic School

Chicago Nay be Selected as the Site
of q Theosophic School
Chicago. Nov. 3O.-The Times Herald
today says:
Chicago may be chosen by the EIahat-
mas Of the Universe as the site for the
new theOsophic school which viii be
organized within the next few months.
to delve into the ages of the past and
unearth the secrets that have been
hidden in oblivion for hu S5reds of cen
turtles. 1t viii be called the college for
the revival of the lost mysteries Of an
tiquity."
This new college VIII open soon after
the return next March of the crusade
which American theOsOphists are now
carry ing around the world The college
viii be supported and patronized by the
world.
The theosophists new college and the
american crusade around the world
formed the very Interesting topics OF
Burnham Harding's lecture in the Au-
ditorium recital hail Sunday. About
100 OF ChicagO's theOsophists gathered
to hear the New Yorker
The new crusade is being carried on
by Americans began Mr. Harding.
j uSt as the middle ages the NEST civ
ilized countries of the world sent cru
saders into the Holy Land, now, while
the twentieth century is budding into
life, America, the most civilized cOun-
Try OF Vhe present age, has sent band
of crusaders around the world to carry
the new religion into every cline and
every country
1.-The crusaders are few in numb
but strong in their own force, and in
the power of the stars and stripes, I'M
der whose protecting folds they are ad-
VOCatng the standard of their faith.
The band numbers but eight-three wo-
men and five men. The leader is Mrs.
Catherine E. Tingley of New York, who
now Ills the place at the head oftheoso-
phists made vacant year ago, by the
death of William Q. judge.
The entire party left England and
Travelled eastward as the American
Crusaders, but, though carrying only
the American flag when they went forth
upon their trip around the world, they
have been presented in each country
they have visited, with the cOlOrS of
that nation. Their experiences have been
most varied, and their trials hard to
bear Besides Europe the crusaders
have now invaded India. They viii next
travel through Australia, China and
Japan. They are expected to reach San
Francisco on February p, next. Their
arrival in New York city next March
viii complete the first American the
OsOphic crusade around the world
This crusade lasting over a year. has
been undertaken by the men and Wo-
men, who are conducting it only at
great personal sacrifices of time ener-
gy, and expense. Not one of the eight
crusaders receives a cent for services
and each have contributed part toward
the expenses although the bulk of the
expenses are being betrayed by the
theosophists of this country
How hard the work is telling upon
the crusaders may be judged form a
letter recently received from one of the
women in the party. In it she avs:
w nope to return soon, but, it will be
either IS Aahatmas or as Skeletons
Large amounts of mental force are
being released by the many conversions
made by the crusa ders in other coun-
tries This released energy is reacting
upon US in this country, and the result
of our own forces being thus increased
is continually taking form in the num-
started in all the big cities Of America. .