The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-24
A ROYAL THEOSOPHIST
QUEEN LILIUOKALANI on SIDE
OF MARQUES.
Mrs. Hendricks Claimed to BE Unor-
thodoX by the Majority
Olcott is Appealed To.

The theosophists of the city. repre-
senting the majority of that sect resi-
dent in the Hawaiian Islands, are lay
ing plans for the reinstatement of their
leader as head of the local branch from
which they were ousted last January
at minority meeting held during the
sickness of DR.. Marques The doctor
has wide acquaintance and consider
able prestige among the heads of the
order in Europe and the farther East
and interest has been taken in those
quarters over the present local affair
that seems likely to result In the ITEM
pest in teapot assuming considerable
proportions and breaking over the
heads of Mrs. Hendricks and her imme-
date followers, Mrs. Albene Rowe j.
Rice and the Misses Alice and Nellie
Rice. The latter young ladies do not
appear to be very virulent partisans of
the Hendricks faction and, it is said,
were led into the split more through
sex favoritism than any other feeling.
One of them is quoted as saying that
/ Or Marques is a wicked, wicked man.
He said that Mrs. Hendricks was not
telling the truth"
DR.. Marques has made an appeal per-
sonally to Colonel Olcott, the president
| of the American branch of theosophy
and Will until he receives reply, re-
main quiescent i'm the matter as he does
not wish to disturb the work of the
visiting lecturer Thomas Prime.
1t was the need for and the selection
Of a lecturer for the local field. that
first caused the little rift" within the
theosophcal lutte that has made the
music if not mute" extremely dis
condant. When a lecturer was pro-
posed about a year ago it was found
| that the only one available was a
Miss Walsh, who had previously visited
! the city. At this time Mrs. Hendricks
was not member of the Theosophical
| Society. Certain assertions against the
fitness of Miss Walsh We're made and
| looked into by Dr. Marques. The re-
plies to his inquiries are said to Nave
been altogether satisfactory but he was
accused of subveTting the facts. Later
charges were preferred against him. a
meeting had been called for January
( but DIR. Marques was sick at the time
and his friends knowing of his illness
stayed away. Mrs. Hendricks who had
by this time become affiliated with the
society, convened the meeting and de-
clared the-doctor a non-eXistent factor
/ ir local theosophy, further making such
| representations to A. Fullerton gen
eral secretary of the American section
as induced that functionary to cancel
the old and install a new Aloha Branch
with Mrs. Hendricks as it's acknowl-
edged head
There are many degrees of TheOsophi-
cal thought among the converts to that
| line of research and it is claimed that
Mrs. Hendricks, Comparatively a new
convert, belongs to those, including the
general secretary, who incline towards
the more esoteric tenets of the faith,
wandering in the bye paths that lead to
spirit manifestation, faith healing and
/ general dealings in spookiness as OPP
| posed to the more purely mental de-
/ VelOpment and research of the older
| disciples under DR.. Marqes.
Queen Liliuokalani is one of the theo-
| sophists who are indignant at the ar
bitrary action of Mrs. Hendricks. S. I
! Shaw, S. W. Shaw, w. Dix, l.. d.
| Merry, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, l.. S
| Herbert and Mrs. Foster are other pro-
minent members of the majority. One
| of the matters concerning which their
gorge rises is the calm assumption by
! Mrs. Hendricks of the local library
which is furnished with fine supply OF
! literature towards which DR.. Marques
| has contributed $500 as the principal
| share. The factions are composed res
| pectively of seventeen in the majority
and five in the minority. The fight, il
is claimed by the majority is essential
ly one between orthodox theosophy as
! taught by DR.. Marques and his fol
lowers and Esoteric principles as ex-
pounded by Mrs. Hendricks and hei