Show The Progress of Theosophy I Since the showing made by the Theosophical I The-osophical society at the Worlds Fair Parliament of Religions theosophy has come to be more widely recognized as an active factor in affairs of the religious reli-gious world The five meetings held there were attended by 15000 people When Mme Blavatsky died two years ago many thought that this society which had met with so many ups and downs from the moment of its organization organi-zation in 1875 would collapse Instead it grew on with wonderful strides until today the Theosophical society has eighty branches in America 150 in India and fifty in Europe In India where Colonel Olcott is in personal charge the society is a aIn a-in founding schools for native children for the study of Sanskrit and is roing much to emancipate the native women and to destroy j caste the society being be-ing open to all without distinction cf creed race sex color or caste Agieat deal is also done in the way of brine ing to light and translating ancient sacred books and MSS which have been hidden away for ages In this work TheosopnNt hav a peculiar advantage over western philologists phil-ologists and Orientalists m account of having as members of their organization organ-ization a number of high caste Brahmins Brah-mins and native princes Recently new theosophical nlrra zines have been started in Germany Ireland and France In America the latest innovation is Lotus Circles or unsectarian Sunday schools for children chil-dren New York Brooklyn Chicago and San Francisco now have Lotus I circles and efforts are being made to start them everywhereNew York Word |