The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-04
|EosOrhY AND ......o..s

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Soro he many windows to your soul,
", The glory of the universe
.,,ifv IL. Not the narrow pane
moor creed can catch the radiant
rays a. ma,
.,,nds OF superstition; let the light
,, ptf fair windows, broad as Truth it.
self
h nigh as Cod -
sbould the spirit peer through
nriest -curtained orifice. and grope
along aim corridors OF doubt,
iii the splendor from unfathomed
seas OF space -.
hit battle 1t WIN tue eo'uen ""'e' VI
Love? ~
dnwn the cobwebs of worn out be-
throw your soul wide open to ths
p.ason and OF knowledge. Tune your
III The wordless music of the stars
and TO the voice of Nature,
YOUR heart shall turn to Truth and
Goodness, as the plant
mo IN the sun A thousand unseen
hards
=, down to help you to their peace
crowned heights.
ali the forces of the armament shall
fortify your strength.
m, afraid to thrust aside halftruths
and grasp the whole
,be mind OF the writer the above
btation most aptly describes he differ
between the darkness and supersti-
NJ the hundreds of creeds and sects
n which the world is cursed today. and
broad, bright light of Truth, which
eosophy teaches is to be found in all
gicns.
INT before beginning the discussion OF
differences between Theosophy and tho
riches, it might be we'll to explain shat
ateyer opinions or ideas are brought
h In this article are the opinions and
as Of the writer alone. and that the
eosophical society. as a society. is in no
responsible for. or bound by. them.
tdhlUE up lut subJ'NN IL VIII Nv N'i
bear In mind that we are discussing
kosophy and the Churches. and not The
phy and Christianity For between the
rches OF today and the Christianity of
list, even the most casual observer can
fail to see a vast difference.
hrist came among men to teach them
&c and love. He came at a time wnen
priests and clergy had so corrupted
religion of the people that naught but
emory and hypocrisy remained. The
hples were fast becnming like the mar
places and brotherhood was an UNI
bwn idea. Born of humble parents, Jesus
Nazareth was truly child OF the peo-
and 1t was TO them that He came. He
no lofty temples in His name. lie
BITE no learned books and He asked no
rings Of gold and silver. But He went
png the lowly and relieved the suffer
and taught the doctrines of brother
d. love and compassion. Instead or
big the Son of God, He was truly the
Of Man.
Nth Christianity. in so far as it consists
fhe teachings of Christ. Theosophy is ia
son, heart and hand because He simply
|ght what Buddha taught. what Krish-
taught what all the great teachers in
Is past have taught, and the essence of
these teachings, the one truth which is
all religions. Is Theosophy.
|ut let us take the church since the time
Christ and see how it has followed His
Ehings
Tor many years after the death Of Jesus
re was no church at all and absolutely
hing was written concerning His life
teachings. His followers consisted
Pity of little bands of the poorer peo-
whom He had helped and comforted.
some of them tried to preach and
Fh His doctrines to the other. 1t was
Dng time before Christianity was finally
bgnized by royalty, but the clergy be-
gradually to separate itself from the
y and form class by itself, and from
time the corruption OF Christianity
Rn, The real teachings and writings
Ie suppressed. and only such interpreta-
$ as the priests chose were given out
he people, until finally the church be,
e power greater than the State. and
clergy became, instead of the spiritual
sers OF the people. a body of designing
seeking their own advancement I'M
the cover OF religion. This was the
gy @! the Middle Ages. Coming down
me present day, what do We SCI In
er1ca alone. sixty thousand men are
w N't'if INV stltItt VI WA
HIS relations TO His creatures. Hun
rs Of temples, costing millions Of dol
are built in the name of Him who had
here to lay His head. Into the ma
W OF these temples the poor, whom He
ed' never enter. Ind should He come
40 as He came to the Jews. while He
nt not be cruciii ID, yet lie would meet
n the same scorn that He did then. And
ooubt H. among all the chaff Of dogma.
enution and bigotry of the hundreds ~
posing sects, He would be able to find
Piy OF the golden grains of wheat of His
Fnihgs or love, brotherhood and COM
sion
nat there Is vast difference between
ieht and modern theology every one VIII
UT mo tortures of the inquisilion ami
salem witchcraft have passed away. as
Tue process OF evolution the people have
{oine more enlightened. And in the past
fhly-ilVe years a great wave of modern
|usht mas swept over the minds of the
|iil1ed races, doing away with much OF
superstition which belongs to barbar
Much as tho clergy may have dis
bu mis- change. they have been COM
LEV 10 adapt themselves to it, and the
lu'' mas been change of front. The old
t,s OF nell fire have been relocated TO the
Ensiound and many have even gone so
M, 90 10 preach evolution from the pulpit
~ all the teachings of the modern
r.eh we have neither tine nor space to
4. ihueed, 1t would require great labor
AM up all the different teachings OF
hundreds of sects making UP modern
aahiy' But there are one or two
|, a. when are common To all Of them
|er "t =, ,hese we viii briefly touch. We
~ 10 the Ideas OF eternal punishment