The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
Two Believers in Reincarnation.

Our interesting and sometimes amusing
contemporary, TheoSophV, contains in its
September umhe an article by a Fellow
OF the Thcosophical Society, DR.. j. A.
ANDERSON, explaining "Why I Believe
in Reincarnation." Tho Doctors explana-
tions are not very clear to the untheo-
sophical mind. Apparently he believes
in relncarnation because It relieves him
from the necessity Of believing in vicarious
atonement because the doctrine OF r~eincar-
nation "enlarges the horizon Of life in
tfnitelv:" because "to ono who would find
an ethical solution for the puzzling prob
lens of existence reincarnation Ia an abso-
lutte necessity :" and because that doctrine
resolves all the douhter's doubts, and re-
moves all stain of cruelty or injustice from
the universe"
We are not examining the Doctors rea-
sons for his faith. If they are satisfactory
to himself that Is quite enough for US, and
we do not see why anybody should quarrel
with them. II reincarnation Is an absolute
necessity to him, why should he not be
permitted to believe in it7
But the organ of the Theosophists does
not seem to have heard yet Of the case Of
another student Of occult philosophy who
has just manifested his faith in the doc
trine OF reincarnatton in the most practical
and convincing manner possible. His name
was ERNEST MULLISER and he lived in the
suburbs of London. He was the author Of
several novels. besides An unpublished
treatise on Roman Law and International
Equity; and among his possessions were n
set of the publications OF the Theosophical
Society and letters from eminent Theoso-
phists in this country and In India.
Mr.. MULEINER put up at the White
Horse Hotel in Dorking on Tuesday Of week
before last. The boots of the hotel went 10
call him in the morning and found MuL.
LINER dead in bed. with a bullet wound in
his temple. He had left this memorandum
for the Coroner:
Here is fls IS. for hotel and tho cremation OF my
body. with all clothes on. Only my hooks and papers
to he preserved. The Bar Society are to u have my leo.
lures on Roman Law and International Equity. NV
papers will explain fully. This Is the act Of a s.ne
man. There must be no posi-. mortem. II Is true that
have heart collapse, but this d ~rlaration that I have
taken the lfo Of my hody IS sufficient, in law for the
verdict"
Among the papers of the Dorking suicide
was an extraordinary document setting
forth his connection with the Philosophical
Society, his Investigations in the science
of mental telepathy, his firm belief in the
doctrine OF rei%ncarnation, and. last but not
least, his assertion Of a rightful claim TO
the throne now occupied by Queen VIC.
ToR1A. Mr.. MULLINER's statement of the
facts concerning his royal origin was cir
cumstantial:
81 am the true heir to the Throne OF this Realm nv
reason OF the change OF Monarch about the year
1881. when the present Monarch Apparent, crowned
In 1897. did "bdtcate In favor OF a woman truly en-.
uti"h 70 IN" Throne. which woman 10 said to have
given birth to myself. say tina. by reason OF
this l am the true Heir TO the Throne OF Great
Britain and Ireland. and that now at present
the welfare Of the Crown and Commonwealth
is damaged and j'opardlzed. Tho present Mona,ch
Apparent. VICTORIA. was not In 1897 thu true Mon.
e'ch' out another woman was. and in the year 1891,
the year or the death of the Prince Consors, and OF
my certinrated birth a ERNEST MuIIISER, this
woman did accept the Throne from VICTORIA
by abdication. I say I was given BIRTH to by
th's 'a' ~ when Sho was Queen. and that I was take en-
away and said to he dead or lost, and was placed in
the family OF huLLIsER of Bolton. whoae wife did
bear n son child which was taken to Windsor Castlo
and still lives there. This was done secretly and
without tho mothers knowledge. After the French
war. about 1879. the present Queen returned to tho
throne"
Mr. MULLINER had learned these facts. it
appears, through mental telepathv; and his
attention had been turned to mental teIen.
athy' as an instrument of knowledge, by
MS theosophical researches. He does not
seem TO have had much confidence In the
courts as a means Of restoration to his ROYAL
rights but relied chiefly upon reincarna.
ton. His last will and testament specia.
caliy provided for his return In reIncar.
mated form in case the people of the United
desired hin as their ruler. We
quote now from this T~heosophist's will:
"ih'Se not signed this VIII because the change
=" ' taken Is not the change called death Of ordi
nary people, |. as 'APoyYA,' am well known "a an
oecui'ist' The change which Will OCCUR when I am
o'emAFuiS simply that ] cast OF my Boda, Astra
e'Hs' ana l have remaining the subssn. subsln. and
true soul shall live about, and continue to do my
WORK IL Ia possible that l may return by 4
process OF naturalization. which I can direct, and,
W. NAture' bring about. but this depends or
"he'ner tho Nation desires mo to rule or not. Il Il
'ue ! am an extraordinary man. | desire to b
v''Ha'eu win lib. OF ~saltpetre. l ID. OF charcoal, y
W. or'nslone, and NO religious ceremony"
MT ERNEST MULLINER, or APoFYA. oil
Whatever his subsln's true name may be,
was a reincarnationist not afraid to On
counter the supreme test of faith in that
noctrine' In this respect he probably diff
Tered from most of the theoretical reincar,
nationists among his fellow members of the
lheosophical Society. 1t is easy to say that
huLLiNER was crazy. The fact remains
that his style Is quite as lucid and his
statements quite as credible as much that
Is contained In the tremendous literature
OF Theosophy. And we search In vain