The sun., 1901-03-16
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R.ns 'Ulish. tho Glory Of God.

yery curious books come to us from Chi
,.,o This has been the case during more
,ban ten years. Why Chicago especially
.horld be the American clearing house for
,ublications setting forth tho mysteries OF
oriental philosophers and religions We have
aver known. We have thought at times
tha, Chicago, beating particularly with the
Material and gross heart of the age. was
aager TO redeem itself. and for that reason
Lal made itself theosop phistical in a degree
a, paraleled by any other American COM
,rnnity. Doubtless We should have said
srheosophical" rather than "Theosop phisti-
cal but the word that we have thought
s..ly employed Is interesting. and we will
Ist il stand Mscaulay. e circumscribed
ssrIus. sneered at Indian learning, As We
ronember, he charged the Indians with the
n.lIef that the universe was made OF treacls
and bread and butter. lie was disposed to
give way 10 the passion OF his rhetoric. and
!, NAV be that he smote tho Indians with
more vehemence and less politeness than
,hsy deserved. How he ever came 10 be
sure that the universe Is not made OF reacle
and bread and butter We do not know.
Ne have Just received two handsomely
manufactured volumes entitled "Beha 'Ullah"
the Glory OF God. written by Ibrahim
George Kheiralla. assisted by Howard
MacNutt. and published by the leading
author in Chicago at &00i Grand Boulevard.
I, occurs to US that years ago we were
allied upon to review q book from Chicago
entitled The Light OF Egypt; or. the Science
ot tho Soul and the stars" and that We were
much impressed by the circumstance that
Chicago should interest itself In matters OF
tbs kind. As We remember. there was some
dlspute set up in that audacious book con-
corning the length Of life waves. As every
body knows, life waves have been measured
IN India time and again With unousstioned
skul and with the best Implements. and IL
VA, distinctly startling TO hear from Chicago
that a life wave was ls.s52,Ooo years long.
mi. differing from the universally accepted
Indian measurement by something like three
wears. We thought at the time either that
,he Chicago book was bound TO make sensa-
ZION In India. or that its conclusions would
be ignored; and. II We are not mistaken the
latter alternative has proved TO be the case.
We recall also, rather dimly. many other
hooks some Of them from Boston, but most
Of them from Chicago. which dealt. In such
perspicuous fashion as may be thought. with
The same difficult theme There was one
which concerned itself with the composition
and moral influence OF the moon Our mem
orv Of II, frankly ls not quite all that It might
he but II seems to US that the moon. accord
ing TO this thoughtful view. Is made OF an
excellent tooth powder, and that its inhu-
ence "a nalev olent We do not remember
whether cows give less milk and hens lay
fewer eggs than they should by reason OF
the presence Of the moon In Heaven. but we
teIieve that the nuisances committed by the
moon. In the opinion Of the sage who wrote
this book, amount 70 a good deal more than
the inconvenIent phenomenon OF the tides
A. 70 the allegation boldly advanced by
a Terson opposed to theosophy, that ma
ha,ma from Thibet was at the considerable
Ia!ns TO carry all the way TO London ms
,hough IL were newly from heaven, and
accordingly important, message which
had been published three years before, word
,or word In the Boston Bonner Of Light we
csn well imagine that an invidious person
would be moved 20 performances which
would never even be contemplated by the
generous That there are persons in ThIbet
Who I've In a state Of body that we could
never approve. but who know the meaning
o. The universe notwithstanding, we have
never seriously doubted. To deny them
rould be to deny Madame Blhvstsky and the
Herophant Olcott, and that is something
quite unthinksble The late Mr. ". Q Judge.
who founded the great magazine called
Thsosophv, and who previously contributed
articles Of great value and credibility 10 the
paper called Luc,fcr, told us In his imperish-
able essay entitled Tho Forty-nine Sheaths
n, the Soul" that Of these the astral sheath
ras greater than the sheath made up OF the
mucous membrane II was undoubtedly the
astral sheath Of her soul. rather than any Of
= merely physiological sheaths which enabled
Madame Blavatsky 20 project out OF tho
mpalpable air, directly over the head o' Col
O,rott, large fine bunch Of Malaga grapes.
o. an hour Of tho night when 1t would have
cen nconvenient 10 so out for the purchase
~ beverages, and when the Colonel was
NStrto lngly thirsty
Begging pardon for rambling, and prom
sing 10 say nothing Of consequence further
upon tho subject OF theosophy- not even
Mr judges Ocean Of Theosophy," which
vas written to point out the tremendous
'anr that Mrs Blavatsky vas the superior
o' the English Mr.. Sinnett upon the subject
NJ he Seven Globes OF the Earth Chain (may
'hcv in mercy endured, I'VE recall ourselves
20 the immediate consideration OF the two
Chicago volumes before us The author of
The Glory Of God" looks upon us azreeablv
from frontIspiece We may be permitted
,rorrap' 70 acknowledge that the only por-
rra' which has ever stupehed rs IL that Of
NIr Mark Twain Whatever the fnct' IN
hts case he looks az though II were perInlssl-
N.a In him 10 be an instructor In this por-
'rRr ~ Mr. Rheralls we perceive no superior
tr1's His head is no larger and no more
sting ished in It's contour or Ia il, amount
hair 'han plenty Of other heads II u
we're We do not know that any imp ortance
"oul necessarily attach 20 the circumstance.
ure hing j. here obvious When the pho-
'0rrapher asked Mr KhsirnNs to look pleas
~. 'ho request was not made in vain tn"
IN oho flashed unexpectedly across The
n "rt glass Of he photographer In Africa,
a"i who failed 70 leave satisfactory I'M
rre,son ~ himself because be had given
'0 'he artist no time in which 70 ask him to
COX slosspnt, suffered. Of course. by reason
o. t's hurry and hlI inadvertence; but here
evidently there v ere time and aCquiesccnce,
and 'ho pictur" Of Mr Kheirslla has come
o'i' with perfection based upon nll the con
nlors that could have been desired
The preface 10 these two volumes ac1ualu's
rs p few words with the purpose Of them
over soven wears ago.- the author sav~,
nogan ~ preach the f.lflment of N"
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