Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-16

One phase of theosophical agita-
t1on relates to guardian Angels, and
the worthy folks who devote their
brains to interesting the public mind
| in the doings of mahatmas, devas,
adopts and other occult things have
gone to much pains to produce evil
dence in corroboration of their singu-
lar theory.
They do not use the words guard
ian angels, however, in describing
these pleasant things, but refer to
them as invisible helpers" and their
existence is attributed to an intense
uutpouring of love by a second per
son, this love creating force which
watches and guards the object of the
love from all danger In the instances
cited the invisible helpers" have
mainly directed their efforts in behalf
of children, but this is explained b,
the overpowering love of parents for
their young.
This theosophical wrinkle wouli
ordinarily cause no discussion and be
thrust aside as a simple absurdity
created by the distorted intellects of a
company of human freaks, but coming
on tor Of Professor Crooks acknowl-
edged belief in the existence of
Thought waves it has earned some
credence. 1t is argued that If one
person can communicate with another
situated a thousand miles away simply
BIZ the exe1tiom of mental power, why
cannot that mental power be strong
enough TO guard the other against
i3ngeT.
But the trouble is that the theoso-
phists claim that the mental force is
sufficient to create visible beings and
the powers credited to these beings
are so unlimited thai they go beyond
all reason and pass within the bound
aries of the grotesque. For instance,
one of the examples cited in London
Deals with a lady who once found her
self in great physical peril. 1t is de-
scribed in this way: "She happened
to be in a certain Gown where an lille
gal demonstration of some sort was
taking place, and, with the best pos
sible intentions, though with more
courage than discretion, she placed
herself between riotous crowd and
i body of police whose orders were to
dispense the mob. Duty must be
done, Whatever stands in the way, and
In spite of her presence the police
charged the crowd. In an instant she
found herself in the very center Of a |
dangerous fracas, and seeing several
men struck down aud evidently badly
hurt close 70 her. was in momentary
expectation Of a similar fate, since
escape seemed quite impossible. Just
then she felt sort Of scmi-uncon- /
sciousness seize uron her. and as lie |
thought flashed into her mind that She |
must somehow have been wounded |
without knowing it, she experienced a |
sensation of bling lifted into the air /
AMI at the same moment, as it seemed. (
she found herself standing quite I'M /
injured and entirely alone in a small I
by-st-eet parallel with the one in
which The disturbance had taken place
She still heard the noise Of the stiug.
gre anu Wine S4AE EiODd NOEutIlEE
what o. earth had happened 10 her,
two or three VINO had escaped from
the crowd came running round the
corner Of the street, and on seeing
her expressed great establishment and
pleasure, saving that when the brave
lady 50 suddcni disappeared from
the midst Of the fight they had felt
certain that she had been struck down.
The case remains a very extraordinary
one, both with regard TO the great
amount Of power exercised and the un-
usually public nature Of its manifesto