The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25
MR.. CHARLES A. WHITES WILL.
Why He Mude Requests tn the TEeo-
sophical Society.
Seattle. January %. 1893.

Seattle. January % 1885
To the Editor. note in your issue of
this morning a brief paragraph relating
TO the will Of the hate Mr. Charles A.
White, and stating that his property is
left to the Philosophical Society. This is
quite true, but, as the paragraph in ques-
ton contains u statement which is not
entirely correct. perhaps you will allow
me, as one OF the executors, 10 state the
facts; for | consider that the subject Is
enc of general interest and on which the
public has 4 right TO be informed.
Mr.. White, so far as is known, had no
near relatives living at the time of his
decease- Ills divorced wife is now in In
dia. and Is. ] understand, happily mar
ried To a Calcutta physician of high stand
ing At the time OF the legal separa-
ton this lady received by mutual CEN
sent very handsome sum as alimony
She has still not very ineonsiGera BILE
claim against the estate. and this will be
paid her I'm accordance with the instruc-
lions of the VIII at the earliest possible
moment.
GERS of the state and well and favorably
known to many of its most prominent
citizens He was 4 man of the highest
sense of honor. of good education and IL
ceilent business faculties and possessed
"a clear. strong. weil-informed and philo-
sophical mind. while behind a somewhat
c1ld exterior he hid warm and kindly
heart. He was a native OF Finland III,
nationallzed in this country. and was q
strong supporter of liberal institutions AS
a consequence OF his natural bent, devel-
oped and intensified by his studies in the
osophy and the broadening influence II
western life, he took keen interest in
philosophical questions and left
his property to the Theosophical Society
for the special purpose Of translating and
publishing 10 the world the vast and mar
Vicious Sanskrit literature OF India. Of
which the greatest living Orientaiist and
philologist, Prof. Max Muller. writes: III
/ were to ask myself from what literature
we. here in Europe. we who have been
nurtuIed almost exclusively on the
thoughts of Greeks and Romans. and Of
one Semitic race the Jewish, may dfaw
that corrective which il most wanted in
order TO make our life more perfect, more
comprehensive. more universal In fact
more truly human. a life nos for this life
only, but 4 transfigured and eternal life
| should point 10 IndiaV
Mr.. White believed that he could not
devote his properly 10 a nobler purpose,
and all libersl-mlnded men ami all true
scholars throughout the world will am
sure. agree with him. II is scarcely ne
cessary to mention that Emerson and
Thoresu ana others of the illustTiolIs
band Of New England scholars. poets and
sagcs, as also many Of ~hc greatest phil
osopners Of Europe. have drawn deep and
splendid inspiration from the Sanskrit
classics Of India. and more especially
from the Upanishads and the Bhagavad
Ghita. which in their universal exalted
wisdom and profound spiritual knowledge
are. in the opinion OF many. uasurpaSs
among the sacred books of the world.
The Theosophical Society in India pos
sesses in large measure the confidence
and good will OF the natives. and ia l.
Drary At Adyar contains many ancient
and priceless manuscripts-gifrs OF tao
princes and pundts Of Hindusfan. The
society is therefore in a specially adj
vantageous position 10 carry cut the ob-
jects % Mr. Whites bequcst, and under
the able guidance OF its president. Col.
Olcott. the venerable. higt-souled Auleri-
can gentleman. whose Headquarters are
n Adyar. there is every reason 10 believe
that he money will be put to the most
effective use. THOMAS ~ BARNES.