The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-04
NOT REAL THEo soPHIsTS.
Countess wachmeister. Fri OF Bla.
vatskN. RnastS he .Iudgei, es-

vatsky. Raa~tS the Judgef' es-
The Countess wachmeister returned TO
Seattle a few days ago, after an absence
OF two years. during which time she has
been around the world. lecturing in India.
Australia. Tasmania. New Zealand and the
Hawaiian islands on theosophy. For the
past few weeks she has been working with
considerable success in California. and at
present Is quite worn out with her inces-
SAINT labors. Ii is her intention. however.
10 take a complete rest for few weeks
in this state. after which she will make a
lecture tour of the Sound. commencing IN
Seattle.
wachmeIster. minister OF foreign affairs in
Sweden. She has been a member OF tho
iheosephieal society since the year lssi,
and was an intimate friend and pupil of
the late Nine. Blavatsky. having lived
with her a number OF years.
The countess is well acquainted with the
inner history OF the organization. and her
thorough mastery of the principles OF the
osophy renders her remarkably inter-
esting conversat ionalist. and in public she
Is a clear and forcibie speaker. In an In
terview yesterday the countess said.
II have come 10 America 10 work for the
parent theosophical society. This society
was founded by Mime. Blavatsky and Col.
Olcott. Nine. Bfavatsky nominated Col.
holds today. The society is composed OF
six sections. India Europe. Scandinavia,
Australia, New Zealand ard America. ana
numbers among It's members some Of the
foremost scientists and thinkers OF the
world.
Unfortunately. In this country a split
occurred I'm the society little more than a
year ago. serious and grave charges of de-
ceit and fraud having been brought against
Mr.. Judge, the general secretary OF this
section. and OF which he was unable to
clear himself. He left the parent society
and formed new one OF his own. drawing
away with him a large number OF Ameri-
cans. who followed him biindly like sheep
MANY were nislei rs 10 the motive OF
the foundation of this new society. Their
love OF American independence was ap-
pealed to. and they were told that they
would be governed only by an American.
Yet when Mr.. Judge died young Eaglish-
man was chosen as their leader. II Is
claimed now that he IS an American. bvt
this is not so. because the law OF the
United States declares that no man can be-
come an American citizen until he has
lived IN the country five years. and Mr.
Hargrove has not been IN America one
year
when the salvationists left the parent
body they called themselves the "Nolna-
teers OF God" but these Judgeites, or fol-
lowers OF MT. judge SUI retained the
name OF the theosopbical society. This
causes such confusion that the members
OF the real American section are compelled
TO call them Judgeitss SO as 10 distinguish
them from the original theosophical So
cie;y.
AN account OF the elaptrap sensation
aiism that has been going on In New York
with spookicsf appearances OF Mahatmas
these travestiei representations OF theos-
0phy never having been denied In the pub
lie papers by the leaders of the Judgeites
I am compelled puhlieiy 10 GIssociate NY
self and the American section OF the the
osophical society from ali such flap
doodle. We have no connection whatever
with the Jn5gettss. who call themselves by
the name OF sTheosophlcal Society In
America neither have they any right 20
use this name. ] was close associate and
intimate friend % Nine Blsvatsky and re-
gard theosoF rv as a grand and beautiful
philosophy. AM % me the Maha tmas are
sacred ideals. and abhor The thought that
the grand truths theoSophy teaches should
be dragged BY the Ju6geites into the mire
Of rlileule. fnedIumship and cIaptrap sen
sa.ionaIisr."