New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
TIE THEOSOPHISTS CONVENTION.
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CONGRESS- OF PHYSICIANS AND PERHAPS ONE
OF CIERGYMBN TO BE FEATURES OF THE
sFss1oN MuIc-H OPENS NEXT SUNDAY.

A CONGRESS OF PHYSICIANS AND PERHAPS ONE
OF CLERGYMBN TO BE FEATURES OF THE
SESSION Which OPENS NEXT SUNDAY.
The annual convention OF the Theosophical Society
IN America will open on Sunday morning next, IN
tho Concert Halloof tho Madison Square Garden
Three sessions VIII be held on this day. and II Will
probably take further sessions on the following
Monday to complete the business OF the convention
As was the case last yea. Monday evening VIII be
given over 20 recreative purposes as fitting ending
TO two days OF serious thought. Last years con-
vention of the society, which was also hed IN this
city, was admittedly the largest and most note
worthy In the annals OF Theosophy In this country.
Fully fifteen hundred delegates and members came
to this city from Europe and from all parts OF
America to attend the meeting A. the gathering
on Sunday however, this number Is expected to be
easily eclipsed. The society has made such rapid
strides In the last twelve months that IL IL esu-
mated that the aggregate number OF delegates ana
their wives and friends will be no less than three
thousand.
Tho arranpemen.s for the convention have not
vet bcen completed but several features have been
definitely decided on. One OF these Will DO con-
gress of physicians, who VIII discuss the hpphca-
ton OF the principles Of Occultism to medical prac-
tice Among the doctors who Will take part In this
will be Drs J. D. Buck. dean OF the Pulti Medical
College Of Cincinnati; Jerome A. Anderson, or San
Francisco: A. b. Archeson, of Youngstown. ONO;
A. p buchanan of Fort Wayne; William Atkinson.
Of Indianap polls: W. II. Dover. of Syracuse; e. F.
Mohn. of Los Angeles; Thomas r. Docking OF San
Diego: ]. Henderson, Of Columbus. Ohio: Thomas
NJ. Stewart Of Cincinnati. and Allen w. Grlfiths,
OF San Francisco 1t is alyo expected that the nu-
msrous clergymcn who allied TO the society. and
who will attend the convention. will hold con-
eress and will discuss the best means OF promoting
from clerical opportunities the principles OF univer-
sal brotherhood. go ,,, . ,
The convention will be attended by many prom-
nent Theosophists OF Europe. Among them will be
Dr. Franz Hartmann the weil-known Phiiosoph,cal
president OF the Theosophcal Society In Sweden;
sonhicaI Society; D. ~ Dunlop. Editor OF The
irish Theosophlst," Dublin; A. T. Russell, Dublin;
Herbert Crooke. deputy vce-president OF the Theo-
sophical Society in Europe: pr Archibald Height
land. and Mrs. Keightley; Basil Crump. London:
Mrs Barclay Cleather. Miss Hargrove. president Of
the Lotus Circle In London; Dr.. n: A. Coryn, Lon
don: Nine Peterson. Paris, and Pom X: Sob. Co
rean Ministry to the United States: Judge r. w.
Mcbride of the Supreme Court OF Indiana; Judge
Deputy Controller Of the Currency; c; A. Jowett.
city Engineer OF Nashville: Harland p Pettgrew,
of South Dakota; Colonel William M. LUDLOW.
Staten Island; Lieutenant Dombough, y. S. NJ,
and Colonel Henry NJ. Hooper. Of Brooklyn.
The election Of officers. with the exception Of
Tingey. the esoteric head OF the society will
read comprehensive report upon the recently
ended crusade around the world and will also
speak upon the future OF the school for the
Revival OF the Lost Mysteries" the cornerstone
OF which was laid few weeks ago at San Diego.
Or. Franz Hartmann arrived In the city yester-
day. from Austria He is staying at No. 1913 West