New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-19

feet 7 hardly know what TO say that I have no
official position. lecture, and after the mere ex-
penses are paid the surplus goes TO the society.
Would you meet Mrs. Tingley II you should be
requested TO attend the coming Congress AZ which
she will he present." was asked.
That cannot say" responded Mrs. Besant. 4
would have 10 think over the matter before deciding
10 meet her"
Mrs Besant expects TO stay in this country for SIX
months and will visit all parts OF the United States
Her first lecture is be In Chckering Hall on Sun
day She said that theosophy rapidly gaining
ground and recruits. Speaking OF the powers OF a
theosophis she made the statement that she. or any
one who by training had acquired second sight could
read the mind of any else and added benieny
But &; takes a great effort and never DO Il
without the permission OF the person in question. II
would hardly be courtesy. But have other pow
ers. For instance, II you engaged In keen intel
lectual activity. a yellow glow is srffused around
your head: blue glow means devotion, rosy glow
love and on
Mrs Resant then went 10 explain how second
srh. was 10 be obtained. and said that some people
had greater power than others Strangely enough '
she added Il find that more Americans than Euro
peans have the rudimenis and the further west IN
this country go the more people find who. by
nv training am able tell have the latent power
This is a dangerous power and we do all We can TO
keep II from falling into the hands OF a vicious per
SON. but each one experiment with Is one more
risk assumed"
Miss BeSdnts 0rSf lecture y 10 DC upon TIC cpli-
stitutlon OF man in his invisible shape. 1t IS rath-
er paradoxcal title. as Mrs Besant explains. and
the mystery is heighen by the fact that her
lecture IS 10 be illustrated by stereoptcoD views
How one can get a picture OF the invisible would
naturally puzzle a layman, but Mrs. Besant says
these pictures are taken from descriptions far
nished by those who through their power OF second
sight enabled 10 the inVislDie- -, $780,
While in India Annie Besant was deeply inter
ested in the work Instituted by the Iheosopnical
Society for relief In the famine districts, IN con-
junction with the Government. -,
In every section" she said. where we hau a
they would rather so with one meal day man ASK
ior help We opened shops and sOd gram - pei
cent below the market price. ~.
Dr Richardson organized hospital WnicsI ", va -
SAINT during this last trip 70 India fouhueQ t5 LIZ
new branches and lectuTed fifty five times IN SiIlu
dno vicinity. She then went SCUM 10 ny
which is independent State. and found Inc peo-
lecture In that place on female education al WIZ
Nlr rrlme Minister presided. ana Inc lu'rI -
pressed most hearty approval OF the meeting. no.
The education OF woman H. q subject IN Whlrl
Mrs Besant seems deeply Interested and she calnls
20 De herself a student under the same teacher WI"
instructed Nine. Blavatsky, 49,
Iheosophy described by her as "a restate-
n..it OF the fundamental principles OF Ie"s'"''
ao6Ited 10 the nineteenth century needs ~
many thoughtful persons have outgro"n w SIn
S1runodox creeds. and offer them reneioH
'VsnueG on scientific principles she salh 81 IN
- IT Bdraduc, OF Paris. has recently succeeden ~
Ssnotoer@ phtne some thought and all THESE
o'scoveries are leading our way.
pr,rn pe!lson born with pyscnic power un~,
feoloi uhlflls can always perceive these ihour.l'
n ylrns az SHOWN IN the human or the Amos
W. "nlch surrounds the body
Is -. besshts hair s snow white, ana her a. g.
" drowned ~ sea voyage which has lasted nF0