| Show TI Ill ISIS A A few tew days ago oCo thO San Diego Dl go Cal CuI Union contained a II numerously signet signed letter otter In whIch the teachings of Theo Three ts were vere characterized as the antithesIs of or Christianity a n system or of denying tire the fatherhood d of oC God GoI Jon nOd and the tho brotherhood of ot man himIn The Tire letter concludes The rue circumstances attending the he modern revival of ot under thi th of or Madam are not such uch ns as II commend themselves th to our reason or Ot moral sense nonce while Its It I ancient sway may In the tho Orient has hall blighted count countess countless less IWI ess lives liveR and has hag left India ft n moral md and spirItual desert The teachings of Theosophy are aro diametrically opposed to the tie Gospel of ot Christ nil as It Is presented In n the New Testament and taught by b bylie he lie Christian church Tho The students lU nt itt Point Loma Imme lately challenged the tho authors of ot that letter excepting one of ot them thom whom they hoy do tie not regard as RB entitled to to a n public debate on rn hi reposition tion That Thai Theosophy as 3 promulgated from PoInt Is la lant not nol nt the tho antithesis of the teachings of Christ Will the HIP clergymen accept Ice that challenge It If they the do much will be taken In the time debate debato throughout the lie country It Is doubtful though that the result Mil be Worth all nil the tho trouble Such debates seldom amount to anything Tire The parties engage In them thein not for tor the of comparing views with the native motive of or finding truth and have errors corrected II They are arc both con eon that they have hn 8 the tire truth and that hat thi tho th opponents are arc wrong and they the consequently aim olm at breaking down the opponent o without listening to tt argument argument ment Such debates generally amount to o an un exhibition of ot dialectal fencing and antI prize wrestling for tor prominence In elo When It Is over oer both parties generally claim victory victor anti and the public Is g no wiser than before Time The aim was WO not to 10 ascertain truth but to the tho superiorIty of ot the disputants n al as jugglers with words and phrases and ind that Is really of no public Im Ira Importance If It public debates could be held for the purpose of or ascertaining truth they the would be bo of great grent service erlee nut flat unless that Is the ire real object they the are of at less two 1150 than prize fights with lists fists or duels with swords or pistols |
