The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21

| The Houston Philosophical society held
its weekly netting Sunday afternoon at 3'3l
in the Mason block. The subject was RE
Incarnation" and the room was filled VIII
an audience who listened attentlvely 20 the
discussion After "A few remarks by the
president paper OH the above subject
was read. brief summary OF which is as
follows:
In this modern western world II is only
occasionally that anyone Is found VINO Is
willing to snatch a few moments from the
hurry and hustle Of every day life to ask.
why are We here? Whence did we conner
And whittier are we going? But when
such person is found. he is at once struck
with the variety of answers he gets to his
questions. But II is a well known fact that
the old ideas no longer satisfy the human
mind as Of yorc. Man Ia beginning TO think
for himself. and as he sees, one by one
the absurditles Of the modern croeds. he
seeks a logical. just explanation Of the
problems Of life. and asks, What is re-
incarnationY Reincarnaii0n Ii the fupda-
mental teqet of the esoteric philosophy.
The idea in that the self or soul does not
enter life here and now for the Arst tirno
at birth, but takes it's position as nicm
her Of the human family only after a long
COURSE OF previous ncarnatlons In other
Kingdoms Of nature, on this earth and else
where. .ts passage through The man -btage
being likewise hut the necessary prelude or
probation to after experiences In higher
and more perfect organisms; snd that HE.
as human being X not ordained for one
bt,.
the position each person takos Ia any one
earth life being the outcome OF HIS cxpe
r!ence and merit In previous ones.
Many people At once jump 10 the con-
rlusion that relncarnation Is the same
thing az transHigration, but thls Is an
error ReincaruatiOn implies progression
and eYoIuton and when tho monad has
once passed through the lower forms Of
animal life and becomes 4elf-conscious
human being. II can never 80 back to in
habit the body Of beast The belief in
rsfncarnation Is az old az the world. II
was a common doctrine among the FGyp-
tlsns Hlndoos. ancient Greeks. Chinese.
sltxieans, PeFuyians, Jews, and II may be
saiA 10 b. the lo4t chord ~ Christianity.
There are r'aay references In me biple
which can Only be explained IN the llght OF
reincarHafiou Theosophy teaches irn'nor'
talify-snd the soul can not be immortal
sns have a beginning Anything that has
4 beginning must rave an end. and II me
socl will exst forever i5 the future u
r,t,st have existed forever in The past. RE- |
fnearration Is Iaw Of nature Every |
vke-e abou. Us we see evidence or de-
~, a working toward an end. and alter
,srtv. periods OF subjective and ooleetiYs
t,fs shan man alcne be exempt from u.
a. the contrary, nan Is the heat proof Of
ali ana ,hs fist thiag with which We are
s+r,,ck 4. the diversity Of human character.
whtIs heredity wili explain some q these
thiugs. i VIII not explain all--ahe I'll
- 20 explafn by hsrefity the appear
-, n a great neral genlus. Brdaha-
80 Tsa Christi TIE principal stam-
sfssx higsE to shs question a rsfaesrne-
So a. IN ,ne OK naeuary- ELL EaefnfTy
: II. .g~,g. 10 the phFsical body. and 50 can
~ 10 bah further thai this NE "a.
me soul does remsrner ana lsssA