The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04
THE INVISIBLE MAHATMA.
moro Hr-WATEs Would EFT avn
KILL HIN WE'RE NE

n. u. Rish, Hsrs II New Torh, Tho-sA.
ualins Psyehie Coassctisus, and u.,. :
SMART Oue-Couid Tell How a ao-,h.r-
negro DeieEnts Will Vets as -. Lo-,s.
A. ruE srN announced yesterday morning
the Thecsophists have got . new MahatmA or
initial, or adept or leader. Furthermore IL has
s.en I.covered that he Is right here In New
YORK. The Theosophists at the headquArtsrs in
Mad son Avenue will not announce in so many
,o-is Eat be Is Ia New York, but IL IL plain
,-cm thy,r r0uversation that he Il. He Is a for.
,fsre- though. lie Is not 10 become known 10
men get. Indeed, only a few OF the elect are
4, kasv e his identity for the next twelve
moE.1.
I. ma seem 70 the world NJ large an odd
,htas .r lie Theosophists 20 have an invisible
Leader i,s- they have had two leaders so much
n %. ..-.a a. Nine. Blayataky and William q.
ygdgp. '.. - It Is. They had al option on q
y,.a.- -t!er. for Mrs. Annie Bcsant Is still
Awe AL has often been talk ed OF as judges
,rccessyr, bat however guarded the Theoso-
nh - are IN their conversation as to the real
id.n.tY x Tue new leader, they are strenuous In
thr.r I.u.al4 that Mrs. Besant Is or could be In
TIE lre held by Mr.. Judge. She Is going OF on
an.tae. ;angent, it Is said, aud is trying to
,verYs .Ag TAeoso phists of TO q Hindoo move
uea, Ilt 70 form a ~coterie solely for the dis
cue. . q - esOteric problems. This the genuine
TA-,scvh.sts Will have none OF.
wlrn 4 reporter went to Mr.. Claude Falls
wr!.ht yesterday to ask for further informa-
t.ga Ihogt The prospects OF the Theosophical
Society lnI a5ou: their new leader, Mr.. Wright
WI, 20, inclined to give very many particulars.
The announcement made in this mornings
pa.e-.' lie said. is substantially correct.
wherever you got IL. but there is not very much
a. % ..,ll that 7 can give you."
TO you know the new leader - Mr.. wrigh.
WIS a-6eh
"ILAye knowledge OF him." he replied.
as be here -
THAT cannot say"
is be A native or a foreigner ?"
" He il 4 foreigner"
"Mal. woman. or child ?"
- refuse to answer"
is ne TO be at the Convention ?"
NO. FOR that would involve his becoming
h., va. and that must not be yet"
Tie Convention is to be held in the Madison
:, uare Harden Concert Hall on sunday. April
%. Although Mr.. Wright did not Ike to ac-
vsuton had been changed from Chicago to this
city AZ the diCtation OF the new leader. he ad-
mt''td that it was done at the leaders sugges-
tIon.
The reason ascribed for the year OF incogniso
Of the new leader Is a curious one. Mr.. Wright
sad: III 10 were known. the tremendous
thI~ukht-wayes that would come at him from all
over the world would. in his sensitive condition,
III him. Just as they killed the late Mr.. Judge
knowledge " his identity is deferred for a while
there VIA be less curiosity and The thought
will have time to form psychic connections with
many pupils, and thus enable himself to work
~ his power to make these connections Mr..
Wight had no doubt. Il know him to De Of
know that at this Present moment he can tell
tho character Of every person in the society,
although they are all unknown to him, and that
he can tell whetheranyone i for or against him
a. 4 leader. He can tell also their status and
their mental. psychic. AID spiritual condition.
i have had a very strong personal demcnstra-
ton OF these powers n the new adept"
The society is fortunate in having in this new
leader one Of better health than his predeces-
sors. for notwithstanding the great puWers u
mind, worslipped and developed by the TheOso-
phIsts. Mr.. wright ADMITS that good health is
essential to great leadership. or the new adept
Mr.. Wright said:
He has more vigor and opportunity than
had in his last years. BY more opportunity |
mean that, the time j. coming soon when the
new era and OF the fact that the society has =
special work to do. | don't see lust why we
have been laughet at so much but laughter
. time in spite Of Roentgen's demonstrations Of
things unknown. 10 those who are at all able
to ,tand Il the demonstEation will be clear.
And what about the rest OF the ~people7" the
For the Others. they will have to get out"
said Mr.. Wright. "Ot course to students it will
be the clearer"
Can you speak of the character of this COM
ing DEMONSTRATION Mr.. Wright2'
1T Will be q demonstration Of the existence
OF the soul" he answered. and secondly. Of the
fact that matter as we now know it is not all
that II seems: thirdly, OF the fact that man
Possesses higher powers than ordinary mental
ity: tourthly and finally that there are human
beings. living men. possessing Developments
and ability FAR beyond the average mortal man.
ard further, that development to such q point
OF perfection Is possible to all"
Mr.. Wright said that while perhaps not all
that had been written about Judge was true,
yet he. Mr.. Wright. belle we'd that Judge had,
ungGestt0nably, the power OF a high adept, that
he was in communication with the initiates
the TEeosophists ike that word better than
N~alatmas-and that he possessed powers OF
n nd far beyond those OF ordinary men.
The new unknown. Mr.. Wright said. had been
Known OF a few OF the elect for several years,