, 1903-01-22

Who in later days can Y APP
preach the sublimity of the religious
thought, intellectual splender of the
philosophy and the breadth and pur-
ity OF the -thic thought by the vari-
Gus Sacred Books of the far East
Comparative Religionists find these
books contain teachings about God,
man and the universe that are identi-
cal in substance whatever the outward
appearance. " hat more natural and
less unreasonable than to refer them to
a central source-to a central primary
body of doctrine. That body of doc
tune is called Th-osophy. Claiming
thus TO b. the origin and basis of all
religions it can not be the antagonist
of any: 1T socks to be their purifi-
er revealing the valuable inner
meaning of much thai has become
mischeivous IN its eternal %presenta-
tion by the perverseness of Ignorance
and the a%ccretions of superstition;
but it recognized and defends itself
in each, and seeks to unveil its hid
den wisdom. No ma, in becoming n
Theosophist need cease to be a Chris
tian, a Buddhist, Il Hindu: he will
but acquire "A deeper insight into his
own. faith. n firmer hold on its spiri.
tual truths, u broader understanding
of its SACRED te~achings" savs Mrs
Anni. Res,nt in bar i,t,oductiou In
the Ancient Wisdom And She CON.
tinues thus: As Tbeosophy of old
paye birth 10 relipi,ps so in modern
times does it Justify and defend them.
II iustifes AT the bar of intellectual
criticism the deepest longing, and
emotions of the human heart il yeri.
lies our hopes of man: it gives II.
back .nnobled orr faith in God
With There is no religion bipbe,
than truth for a motto the Theoso.
phical Society stand. unioue in the
history of The present day by reuiir.
ing no article of belief from its mem.
bers -no dogma and mo creed tn Inc
imposed upon them Their. j.; hut
one plank To which all subscribe TN.
universal brotherhood If man reward.
less of sex. creed. caste or color. On
this platform necessarily il will find
in various parts of tn. world thos.
who will be unable tn take this broad
view of humanity hut all who arr.
able to reach il and who desire ia.
study of comparative rehpiv. nm.
| hedged by any bias will find within
its ranks lust tn, help he needs Tor
while requiring no especial belief of
its members. each is expec ed IN give
the courteous treatment, of his faI-
lows that he would desire (nr his
OWL faith in God
MANY of its members have. Tound
! their highest religions comfort in ne
c.ptiup ,s true those ,hings wb,ot,
| have been universally accented in all
ages and their own mot caring tn
| feel that at n tim. God dealt NOR.
kindly with his children than at auo.
Their. They will tell Won that tn
them such and such teachings ar.
true or at least are a likely hvpotb.s.
is. A few students who have studied
longer speak more definitely of what
they have learned but all r~ecnruiz.
the fact that much in front j. still A
sealed book to all. OF one thing
they are assured that AS we evolve
there will be less and less of seeing
through a glass darkly" and more
and more of the development of the
spiritual understanding. The glass
through which we see darkly
are these human selfish ewes of
ours which Judge everything by the
way in which it will effect ourselves
and not IN the light of the service of