Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-02

New York Herald.
The institution is to be called THE
School of the Revival of the Lost Mys-
teries of Antiquity" If the carpenter,
the painter and the plumber do their
duty the school will open for the
study of the occult early next April. The
founding of this school has been pet
project among theosophists for more
than year. 1t was exploited last year
at the convention of the theosophists
held in Madison Square garden. Dona-
tions were received from all parts OF
the country, and an English woman
has given f4,S00 to found a professor
ship. The objects which the school
hopes to attain, as given in the arti-
cles of Incorporation, which are duly
filed in Albany, are: 1.-The mutual i'm
provement in religious knowledge by
the comparative study of religions; in
vestigation of the secret mysteries OF
antiquity; the performance of charit-
able and benevolent services The Of
ficers of the institution are: DR.. j. ID.
Buck of Cincinnati, president; F. M.
Pierce of New York, vice-president; To-
Augustus Neresheimer of New York,
treasurer, and Clement A. Griscom, Jr.,
secretary.
The only member of the faculty who
has been selected is Charles Johnson,
who will give the pupils key to the
locked up mysteries by instructing
them in Sanscrit and Parsee. The 9TH
ers are coming from India, Egypt and
other lands of the far east. If you see
intellectual looking persons in flowing
garments and turbans arriving here by
steamer next April you will know that
the honorable faculty is coming to
town.
The school will be on high ground,
overlooking the sea and tho city Of San
Diego.
The school has purchased 1870 acres.
The theosophists are building a high
fence around it and temporary wood
en- arch is being placed over the en-
trance. The fence will in time be re-
placed by wall of granite and the arch
will be of stone. The cornerstone for
the first temporary wooden building
will he laid some time next month.
and it is expected that the temporary
buildings will be done in the early part
of April. Theosophists reck not of
contractors, carpenters and such other
human agencies. The buildings which
10 tx,i1I hn
trail shells of the stone structures Of
massive Egyptian architecture which
will succeed them. The permanent
buildings will be built slowly, while
the work of unwilling the ancient mys-
teries goes on behind walls of pine and
poplar. The plans for the permanent
buildings have not been officially de-
cided upon. Those who have attained
great proficiency in the study of the
occult will form a community apart.
There they will commune with the mys-
teries which were lost and have been
found. They will have nothing in
common with the neophytes who take
the train for the city and dinner. The
bother them as long as somebody regu-
larly clips the coupons Of the bonds
which will be invested for their sup
port The students who come in con-
tact with the outside world will wear
the ordinary American garb. Those
who live the inner life of the colony
and whose minds are filled with esote-
ric knowledge will not be circum-
scrbed in their choice of attire by any
fashion plate. Mr.. Neresheimer said
that the more advanced will wear East
Indian dress. That means pajamas and
turbans.
Several hundred persons have al
ready applied for admission to the
school. 1t is likely that when the ma
circulation cards are given out only
three or four of these students will be
selected. The conditions of admission
are very strict indeed. The student
must. first of all, be thoroughly in earn
est He must know about theosophy
and his inner gifts must be of a high
standard of excellence. 1t is expected
that most of the students will devote
their lives to the study of ancient mys-
teries. A man must be much in earn
est to conform his habits Of life to the
severe regimen and the earnest, in
tellectual life which is expected of
those who intend to enroll themselves
as students. Schools will also be estab-
lished in Ireland and Egypt when this
American institution is well under
way. AS there Is no prescribed course
and there will probably be no gradua-
ton day the progress of student will
be noted by his transfer to the greater
schools abroad. Ireland has been Sc
,lected as place for the school because
the theosophists think that it is the
second oldest country in the world and
Egypt has been chosen because it is
supposed to be the most ancient land
of all. "The institution" said Mr..
Neresheimer, in outlining the work of
the school, will be unsectarian. Teach
,ers will be appointed at meeting to
be held in New York on the fourth
Tuesday in April. 1t will be the duty
of these teachers to devote their entire
time to the study of the following mys-
teriac that have hitherto heen closed