The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-10
MEMORY OF
BLAVATSKY
White Lotus Day is
Observed in
Honolulu.
PRAISE FOR THE
GREAT EXPOUNDER
Addresses Of DR.. Marques and
Mrs. X. B. Davis Of Boston
on N. p B" Life.
(From Thursdays daily)

(From Thursdays daily)
In comnemoration of the death OF
the great expounder of theosophy, the
followers of II. p. Blavatsky in this
city met last evening in Foster Han
to praise her memory and perpetuate
her work. The hall was handsomely
decorated about the chairman's plat
form. which was concealed beneath
great masses of lilies and white flow
ers. relieved by dense screens of green
cry. Palm branches and ferns placed
in the corners and arranged behind the
platform set forth in bold relief large
photograph of Madame Blavatsky. The
lilies were the nearest approach to the
white lotus to be found in the islands.
The meeting was given under the
auspices of Aloha branch, Theosophi-
cal Society, in commemorati3n OF
White Lotus Day and in loving rern-
ory Of II. b. p, the symbolic initials
of the teacher of the cult, known the
world over.
The meeting was graced by the pres
ence of Mrs Kate b. Davis OF Boston,
who made an address last evening on
Madame Blavatsky and her work.
which thrilled her auditors. Possessed
of a commanding personality and pleas
ing address, clear enunciation and
clear-cut knowledge of theosophy, she
carried the attention of those present
while she narrated the noble devotion
to a great principle of her teacher and
friend Mrs. Davis is a womal whose
mental qualities are far above the usual
and she speaks with an authority
which marks her at once as one of the
leaders in the theosophical movement
The exercises were presided over by
Mrs Hendricks, who sat upon the
platform directly beneath the picture of
II. P Blavatsky. They were pleasingly
varied with addresses and music. The
latter was a feature OF the evening,
and added not a little to the interest.
Dr. A. Marques opened the meeting
and made the following address:
Today all over the world, wherever
branches of the Theosophical Society ex-
list. special meetings have been held to
commemorate the tenth anniversary OF
the death of the great teacher known to
all Theosophists under the symbolic ini-
tials of II. p. B. So the little band OF
students mere, who have requested the
pleasure of your presence tonight, are
merely following the precedent which has
become a pleasant annual duty-the pi-
Gus duty of sending out thoughts OF re-
membrance and gratitude.
In all systems of religion or philosophy
gratitude-gratitude for favors received
is held as a high virtue: but. through
Theosophy, We learn that the highest
gratitude is that due to our teachers.
The Oriental nations give touching ex-
amples of this sentiment, and Hlndoos
are known to devote their whole time,
their very life, to their spiritual "Ju-
rus" whom they serve in the most hum
BILE manner.
Therefore, IL by the study of Theoso-
ply We do learn more of the duties of
life-if we gain new and larger insight
into many of those problems which or
dinary religions may mention. without
any satisfactory explanaton-it must be
expected that we also more fully under
stand the nature and necessity of grail
tude to the teacher through whom we
are enabled to obtain correct occult
Knowledge, whereby to hasten our evo-
luton and progress. NoN the only way
we can manifest our gratitude to this de-
parted teacher, outside of keeping her
memory ever green. is by following her
example and the way she pointed out,
by carrying out the work she devoted
her life to; that Is to say, working, each
of us within our humble sphere, for hu-
manity. and learning, in order TO help
linus our lOluS dblOI 10
not simply a mere honoring of the de-
parted, such as we find in the Christian
anniversaries, but 1t is a yearly renewal
of our promise to continue our teachers
work. Moreover in this celebration We
lind other higher ideals than the mere
remembrance of ii. T.. BIS lasting person.
ality or the mere commemoration of her
life work and departure, although for
Theosophists the idea of death Is in IT.
self very different from the common
views, since we regard death as lber-
ator, as. the entrance into a higher con-
dition of life and as periodical phenom-
enon in our evolution; not as the end OF
all existence or of all physical life. Some
of these higher ideals OF Theosophical
White Lotus commemoration are the fol-
lowing: an idea OF homage and thanks
giving TO the living great masters. whose
devoted instrument ii. l.. B. was, To
them II. i. B. owed her knowledge; from
them she received the order TO dissent
nate II in order 10 make IL available TO
all the souls thirsty for truth, and they
still remain the protectors OF the Theo-
sophical Society. the inspirers OF all
the teachings given out since H. l.. BIS
death. So, honoring the memory OF their
instrument Is really including them In
our manifestation OF grstituds.
Another idea Is that OF the good that
can DE done through the proper use OF
thought The power OF thought was
nearly unrealized before Theosophy
pointed TO Il; now science readily admits
that man has In his mind a dynamo OF
tremendous possibilities, both creative
and destructive. Thsosophy adds that
the individual power u thought IL great
~ increased whsn many people emit the
nams thought At the same time. The
thoughts sent out simultaneously
around the world In our Lotus oslssTa-
tlon nust produce results extremely
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