The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-11

Around the World On Thursday he will
speak at Unity Hall on The Purpose of
TheoSOphy."
The subjects of other discourses will
be announced later.
PHILOSOPHICAL PROPAGANDA.
In answer to questions touching the
theosophical propaganda in this country,
Mr.. Harding said:
The tremendous Importance of the theo-
Sophlcal movement is not appreciated.
| but the time is coming when we shall
recognize this. Those whose vision is
bounded by the narrow limits of creeds
and SectS cannot grasp the grand idea of
the universal brotherhood of humanity
The school for the revival of the lost
mysteries of antiquity marks an epoch in
the history of the world. For nearly 1000
years the real truths of man and nature
have been lost; but next year. and on
American soil. they will be revived in this
school and taught to all fitted to receive
them For long centuries we have not
known about the real nature of man,
which is spiritual, but have been domfnat-
ed by materialsm, both in science and
religion.
The school for the revival of the lost
mysteries of antiquity Will have dis
tinguished teachers, besides whom our
men or science and theology will be pyg-
mics This will place il at the apex of
wisdom. and its teachings will form the
highest authority upon all subjects-scien-
title. religious, educational A moments
consideration shows the tremendous
change in the realms of thought which
this portendS. The necessity for some
such institution is clearly seen Any per-
son with average speaking ability, with
q curSOry knowledge of books upon occult
subjects, can command an audience. The
pubic will pay freely anyone who offers
10 teach mystic truths for money. Hence Q
the great following for such movements
as Christian science and others which
promise spiritual development by the
practice of DOSturing. breathing exercises
and other absurdities-
TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Theosophy has nothing to do with such
people and such suicidal practices and
the public should be cautioned against
the terrible consequences following them
Wherever such claims for practical Oc-
cultism are held. numbers of wrecks are
found-people ruined physically and men
tally. individuals must first be acclimated.
az 1t were, by eliminating every atom OF
SelflShneSS before practical OccultiSm can
be safely studied. and then only with
the motive of using the powers gained
for the Service of mankind.
The eSOteric school of theOsODhy is for
the extension Of practical occultism.
Quietly it has been accomplishing its
work for some years. Its doors are open
to all who are truly DESTROYS of becoming
effective workers as helpers of humanity.
Killing out selishness is the hardest les
son in life. No wonder many try to get
there by a side door; but the result is
mental or physical destruction.
The esOteric school of theOsOphy is pre-
pairing a band who can utilize the teach
ingS of the school for the revival of the
lost mysteries of antiquity. where in
StructiOn Will be given without fees or
paw. The school for the revival of the
lost mysteries of antiquity is an occult
college. TO be built next year in this
country. where the ancient mysteries of
Egypt and Greece viii be revived and
conducted as in the days of Plato and
PythagOras and the shepherd kings of
Egypt. According to the belief of many
theOSODhistS, numbers of persons now in
the TheOsODhical society lived on earth
in the time of those mysteries and took
part in them
MADAME BLAvATSKY AND MRS.
TINGLEY.
Now then. we come to quite another
subject. Sensational reports have APP
peared that Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley,
the present leader of the theOSOphical
movement. claims TO be a reincarnatiOn
of the tate Madame Blavatsky. These
reports have no foundation whatever, as
Mrs. Tingley denies having made any
such assertion. \ leading New York
as its authority. and this has been re-
ported all over this country and Europe.
had a letter from England Yesterday.
coming from Cambridge itself. saying
that this was so. and that they had read
il in the London Chronicle. wish to
deny most categorically ever having made
any such statement. as my views upon
the subject are very different
Yes, I viii tell you what they are.
Mrs Vera Johnson. niece of Madame
Rlavatisky. has recently settled in New
York with ner husband. Charles John
son. the eminent singer and Oriental
scholar. Mrs. Johnson has warm friend
ship for Mrs. Tingley. and entertained her
in her home in Dublin. and recognizes
many characteristics in Mrs. Tingley
similar to those found in her aunt,
Madame BlavatslIy. Many who were in
innate with H P. B. (as we called
Madame BlavatsSy) find similar methods
and traits in Mrs. Tingley; but this does
not r,ean that the one IS a reincarnatiOn
of the other
Now. about the crusade of theosOphica1
workers who are going around the word
Mrs Claude Falls Wright is a Chicago
girl formerly Miss LeOline Leonard. and
has developed into a wonderful speaker
and writer
When daylight is waning. my dearest.
And I dream in a half wistful way,
That quiet it's vigil is keeping,
Then, love, you're the nearest to me.
The days dawn seems so gentle and
That / turn in my soft. coy lair
But you're always alert then. Nemesis,
With Get out you mean cRssi Start
"A BENEDICT.
Weather Went Back on Him.
Chicago Tribune: I am sorry to
hear that Allwuhl, the clothing mer-
chant, has failed in business. How
did it happen?"
"Overconfidence. He brought on a
of "a rrnuffs