The herald., 1897-05-10
PASADENA

PASADENA, May 9.-ReGular Corre-
spondence.) The electric street railway
ard lighting controversy IS practically al
an end. AT a meeting of the reorganiza-
tion committee of the Pasadena and Pa
cific last evening it was definitely and for
mally decided to take the action which has
been deemed sure to come for some avs.
A. r. Metcalfe, as attorney for the road,
was therefore instructed to appear be-
fore the council on Monday and withdraw
the proposition TO give Pasadena free
lighting of streets. The situation up to
last night was this: AT last Thursdays
special assemblage of the council to meet
the reorganization committee the latter
presented an instrument setting forth the
roads offer. The bondholders were to ex-
pend $4,000 Immediately upon the improve
ment of the road in this city. Every guar
antee and safeguard demanded by the
council through its attorney was conceded
and all the previous offers and promises
o. the road We're again made good. AT this
jrncture the city trustees informed the
committee that the stock of the road must
be placed with a trustee as a guarantee
Los Angeles would not be raised This was
City Attorney Arthurs little joker, and
this the reorganization committee could
not see fit to do. Hence the committees
offer is null and void. Further develop
monts will be awaited with interest, but
Il is not thought that the trustees will be
careless enough of the peoples interests
to consider the matter of allowing
monopoly.
PHILOSOPHICAL
MI ADDOll L. oldfk OF Los Angeles was
the speaker at the regular public meeting
of the Pasadena branch of the Theosoph-
ical society, in America this evening. Mr.
Clark's subject was characterization, a
Hope of the Soul The soul is not like a
precious purse-something which may be
found or lost. saved or damned but is the
very self of man. This reincarnaton was
a part of the religious teachings of Chris
tianity, in fact. until about 800 years after
Christ. The hope OF the early Christians
was in the Immediate reincarnation of
.IpSllS The IfNS likewise believed in
Incarnation. For them Moses. Adam,
Noah Seth had all reincarnated. and Elias
was confidently expected to return and pro-
claim the return of the King Of the Jews.
And later when Christ had come and was
asked by his disciples concerning John the
Baptist: Master who is this man." Jesus
replied: "Ifye will receive it. this is Elias
who was to come" Reincarnation Is
the lost chord" of Christianity and must
be restored to replace the fear of God and
dread of death by love and certain hope.
Reincarnation is also the lost chord Of
modern science, because evolution from
body to body. and race to race, without the
soul is like Il string of beads without the
string. In evolution there is no final hope
unless 1t means the progress and perfect
ibility OF the soul.
BREVITIES
Mrs. Elmira Stevens Of Los Angeles lee
tured this afternoon in the Universalist
church upon THE Cause of Poverty" Mrs
Stevens is the founder of the Los Angeles
Orphans home and has been for many
years it's president.
j ne camera cluD spent yesterday pic
nicking and taking snap. shots of-scenery
along the arroyo from Pasadena to YER
dugo canyon: IN the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. + Jardine. Mrs Montague. the
Misses Hubbard. Miss Dobbins. Miss Bolt,
+. r. Kellam and others.
Messrs. w. b Clapp, John York and
Welsh are fishing in the San Gabriel can
yon
Mrs. Charles A. Gardner of East Col
orado street is entertaining Mrs. ]. c.
Potter of St Helena and Mrs. c. W. Fill
k;ns of Riverside.
Mrs. Ida Harry leaves on Monday for
her home in the east.
Mrs. James Parker of Madison avenue
will entertain the Pasadena and Los An
goles Hearts club Monday afternoon.
Harry Cobb of the Star is out after a long
illness.
Thomas Nelmes, son and daughter de-
part on Monday for Europe to be gone enc
or two years.