The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
His Most Likely Successor Is Said to
Be DR.. ]. D. Buck of
Cincinnati.

NdtlOudl CACCutAVO bOOAN5 otdtC0 UnO wv
ject OF the assemblage. Subsequently he
called upon number of brothers and SIS
ters, residents of distant cities. to make
brief addresses. Those who responded
were:
Mrs. Russell of Santa Cruz, who related
an incident of the persistency of William
O. Judge in advocating theosophy. She
told how for weeks the great man held
meetings in a hall he hired for that pur-
pose. 1t made no difference to hum
whether or not ne had an audience.
Finally one day a newspaper reporter
heard of this peculiar man, who talked to
house full of empty chairs, and he went
there to report the ecture. After that Mr..
Judge never lacked large audience.
Thomas Slater spoke at length on the
subject of Mr.. Judges writings.
DR.. Campbell of Santa Cruz told of Incl
dents in Mr.. Judges life, showing his
great goodness of heart.
Mrs. DIR. Patterson of San Diego and
Mrs. Mo-cie M. Thirds also spoke briefly.
The one point which came out in all the
addresses was, 'WhO is to succeed the
dead leader?"
This, some of the speakers averred, was
the inquiry when Nine. Blavatsky died.
The answer was not long in coming, for
William Q. Judge was on hand to grasp
the reins.
DR.. ]. ID. Buck of Cincinnati will, it is
thought, undoubtedly become the presi-
dent. Both he and Mr.. Judge were in this
CITY at the time of the Midwinter Fair in
attendance upon the congress of religions,
before which both spoke.
J. D. Buck Md, is about IS years old.
For many years he was dean of the Pulte
Medical College of Cincinnati. He has
been connected with the Theosophical So
tu ipco re on riost 0avs
He is large and broad man. physically
as well as mentally. He is genial, whole
souled, erudite and able leader. He is
the author of "A Study of Man," "Chris-
tos" and number of pamphlets. Unani-
mously elected vice president OF the So
ciety of Theosophlsts in America he had
full knowledge of the probability that he
leadership at the death of William @.
Judge He was trusted by Nine. H. T.
Blavatsky and the entire society. At one
time he repre- esented the society at the
worlds parliament at Chicago and at the
Congress held in this City.
In speaking of William Q. Judge last
evening DIR. Jerome A. Anderson said:
William Q. Judge was born in Dublin,
Ireland, April Ii, 1851, and was the son Of
Frederick ii. Judge and Alice Mary Quan.
His childhood was spent in his native
city, but when be was Ii years of age, hls
mother having died. the family moved to
the United States, arriving in New YORK
in 1864 on the City of Limerick.
CAT the age of seven he suffered terri
BILE illness. which caused remarkable
change in his whole being, and his parents
found it necessary to study the child anew.
During convalescence he manifested a
peculiar aptitude for learning and as early
as his eighth year began to show deep in
terest in religion, magic, Rosicrucianism
and the book Of revelations.
subsequently he became great reader
OF books on mesmerism, on phrenology
and on character reading.
Shortly after arriving in America ne be-
gan his first employment as clerk. Then
be entered the law Office of George P.
Andrews, afterward Judge of the Supreme
Court of New York.
ION coming of age, in 1872, he was natur-
allied and within month thereafter was
admitted to the bar. He attained success
in his profession, particularly in CONNER
cial law, which was h is speciality.
..In 1874 Ella NJ. Smith of Brooklyn be-
came his wife, and she now survives him.
When, in 1875, the whole world was at
tracted to the subject of "spirit' '-rappings
he met Nine. H. P. Blavatsky, and to-
gether with her and Colonel Olcotl founded
the Theosophic Society. After the depart
ure of his co-founders for India he assumed
the leadership of the society in America,
and later, when it was organized into a
section, he became its general secretary.
'For many years he was the mainstay of
the society, intellectually and financially,
and devoted all the proceeds of very
large legal practice to the work, the result
being that he died poor man.
-Four years ago, wnen the society had
by phenomenal growth attained such
size that Mr.. Judge found it necessary to
n ofr oil h tiy,,o 10 l,o hov, H.;
profession in order to do so.
"a year ago there was division in the
original society, and the entire American
section and parts OF other sections formed
an independent body, united by the prin-
ciple long championed by Judge, who was
elected president first of the American
branch and afterward of the Theosophic
Society in England and in Australia.
"a quiet, unassuming man, his chief
power lay in his ethical teachings. He
was tireless worker, devoting in later
years his days and large parts of his nights
to his profession and to his writing and
study. His death resulted from consump-
ton, aggravated by overwork.
His first writings. published anony-
mously with the title, Letters That
Have Helped Me- were considered by
friendly to him or not, as the work of an
adept Other published works Of his are,
'Ecnoes From the Orient and The
Ocean of Theosophy.'
During the last ten years he wrote
almost lnnumerable magazine articles,
published principally in the Magazine OF
Theosophy, which at times was nearly
filled with his contributions under differ
ent pseudonyms."
There are between 1000 and 5000 Theoso-
phists in this country. The avowed OBJ
lecss of the society are first to form the
nucleus of brotherhood OF mankind.
This is the oniy object to which students
are required to subscribe upon becoming
members. The other two objects are SUBJ
sidiary and not compulsory upon men,
bers. These are to study Eastern and
Aryan sciences and PHILOSOPHERS and to
acquire knowledge OF the psychic powers