The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-30
.FivisectiOnist Pictured as Cruel
Wretch in Lecture on Coming
Religion by TheOsophist
Gentle Words Given Generous
Rich Who Give Libraries
and EndOw Colleges


lists within the scope of her charity.
a vivisectionist. in fact, might not
even be included In a cousinhood OF
man. such a futile and cruel wretch
did she picture him 10 be- The famous
leader OF one angle of theosophy had
q gentle word for the generous rich
: R.lro give Libraries and endow colleges.
but the savant who explores the living
organs Of viyisected creature got
not a crumb Of hope from the voice
tRst is proclaiming the coming of a
CHRIST VINO is TO teach a spiritual re-
eime. founded on the brotherhood of
usn
A DtENCE PROVES PARTIAL
Mrs Besant drew tremendous
crowd to the theater that was once the
orBheum. 1t was not the sort Of sun
day night assembiage that used to MI
The orchestra chairs and balcony on
Sunday nights when the orpheum
people produced nonesoterie vaude-
aille- Nor was IL such an audience as
fTill gather next sunday evening when
The Girl From Rector's." already pro-
claimed by semiclad presentments on
the billboards at the entrance, will lit
through her JOY ride farce.
II was a meditative audience that
greeted Mrs. Besant. They heard an
Interesting woman deliver an excellent
lecture with force. charm. grace and
-eloquence. The audience responded
warmly TO her sentiments. indicating
Individually by their acts what partic-
ular cults they, as individuals. fol-
lowed Her APPRECIATION Of mental
dealing" in its several aspects drew
applause from certain of her hearers:
-l2er Partially 10 the ideals of social
ism stirred lustier commentator from
Others in the house Among her au-
ditors was z turbaned Hindu.
BABY EMPHASIZES HORROR
. &. Mrs Besant reached the hercest heat
.5of- her argument in her arraignment Of
Nivisection- She stated in substance
that she considered that the science of
llhedicine had reached the limits of GER
sia-n lines OF its development. The
physiological laboratories have become
ais Of torture" she declared. for the
miserable animals martyred there that
Inc doctors might discover cures. Ger
man doctors say that animal expert
tnentation must so on and develop into
experimentation on human beings
: >: At TINS stressful point OF the lecture
g oapy cry, coming from the front
~ the house. emphasized the feeling
OF horrer which the eloquent wonna1
mad by her art stimulated in the an
Gience.
I'm hospital in Austria Mrs
Bssa9t continued, they have inocu-
lated 50 babies with the virus OF the
.Ilthiest disease Of the race 10 study
:Its effects This is not the science
of health, but the science of poison"
she argued that the method of seek
ing 10 cure by incubation lowered
the vitality Of the race.
GREAT TEACHER PROMISED
Mrs Besants lecture was on the
SUBJECT, The Coming Religion and
the Coming Christ She said that
the hrst great race Of people on
earth. the Celts. were dominated nv
emotion: the second. the Teutons
were dominated by intellect: and the
third great race, which Is yet to come
would be dominated by spirituality.
She said great teacher. the Christ
81 the new cispensation. was coming
and urged the people to become spir-
-t-r- IA p-lt- 10 De ready Tor the
teacher She did not discuss theos-
ophy particularly. Mrs. Bessnt. who
IS international president Of the
Theosophical society will speak AT
Ebell. hall. Oakland. Tuesday night
on "Reincarnstion." and "Wednesday
night on Brotherhood Applied to
Social Conditions.
Reply Made to Mrs. Besant
\. K Somers Of ale Fulton street.
this city. a follower of the Universal
Brotherhood and Philosophical society.
Of which Mrs. Katherine Tingley of
Point Iona is the head. in a state
ment 10 The Call yesterday strongly
criticized Mrs. Annie Besant for her
defense OF Charles T. Leadbeater. for
merly OF the Theosophical society. of
which Mrs. Besant is international
president Somers said:
I wish 70 reply 10 the statement
published in The Call regarding the
Leadbeater case, in which Mrs. Besant
said that Mr.. Leadbeater has been
. disgracefully lbeled" / beg leave IN
take stand in defense OF Mrs I
. H. Russell and Of the high moral
p teachings Of theOsophy as opposed to
riously labels Philosophy" which lat
ter teachings have brought India TO
. its present degenerated moral status
In defense Of Russell and opposing
the Cn6TiLaDle view mrs. BeEant
fertafns toward Leadbeater Somers
produced an affidavit made by Fred
erick Petit and sworn to by R.
NJ Lund, a notary public Of Tacoma.
The affidavit accused Leadbeater of
having taught immortality. Pettits
son was alleged to have been under
Leadbester's influence.
Somers said that in addition to the
Petit affidavit he had In his posses
sion other evidence against Lead
better. including the record OF the
trial OF the man before Colonel OIL
colt. formerly head OF the theosophi-
cal society
IN view Of this reputed evidence
somers asks what right Mrs. Besant
has 10 denounce Russell for his ex-
posure OF Leadbeater. He says that
the revelations in the case lead to
many influential members Of the sect
fn England withdrawing from the
'Resant branch Of the society Sorners
said his plea is made on behalf of
pure morals and for the protection of
children and that no "caluminous op-
probrium be attached to those who
adhere 10 the true teachings of the
oeorhv as Taught by the world center