Show THEOSOPHY THEO auphy s modern has been called the be younger sister of spiritualism and ft is i more than probable that thai it will a fate similar to that of its ita older relative at present 11 t endeavors endeavor to soar high above chris ti anity it claims recognition as a the ore moat in the ranks of 0 sciences 1 0 jIng up to view the holy ot of balite atho psychological world anti and grasp 1 lag inc we the alleged facts of the great on n it has assumed a name familiar 4 believers since the days day a of jacob manie but carrying with it no char liatta I 1 at ot of be spiritual conception of his hie hool onla a brief generation ago spi espiritu ritu allam or of rather was at ile ice If fbi at the french court the ane eng medium home performed hla his ex X in the presence of emperor atoo empress eugenie eugenic prince karat arat and others so bo called spirit sande ado W were are made visible even the arst napoleon apoleon gp oleon was supposed to have favored the imperial circle with his big Vre nence land dd given ea his hib hand to the and empress to kles kiss solen joined antho in the se ances pro fat dwor crooks crooke undertook to stake hit 40 on the genuineness ot of the experiments of mr corner who beut so go far r as to photograph the allured spirits professor Z elguer in became converted and every think thing appeared to be favorable for the general recognition of the superstitious fed fad but then hen the reaction bame home had bad the misfortune of being of fraudulent conduct to in certain financial operation and had to refund to the heirs of a rich widow shortly afterwards his bla performances at 8 bt petersburg burg turned out a complete tai allure failure lure mr blade who had bad gained in scientific eire irole jog consented to a strict in of his bis methods but as the time el for this arrived be disappeared from germany and went to lo australia mrs adm corner was detected at a in london aad her spirit manifests bons found to be humbug eglinton Bg linton in Mue had a experience and was wag compelled to flee to part parl 4 dabers met with a similar late fate and in a abort time the whole movement was held up to in its proper light it alpean however that bat the defeat of resulted to ia its ite resurrection in another form since 1886 a pub li lioa cation tion has appeared in bl germany ermany as the orgen organ of theosophy theoe ophy according to this the theosophists have two organizations in the first all those are gathered in who may be but im perfectly prepared tor for the principles of the new faith the idea is to gather amo g others the remnants rem nanta of the scattered ranks of ts in order to lilt them up ap gradually to the higher plane of theosophy with regard to the origin of this religion it la Is known that it cornea comes trem tram india mine Bla hlavatsky and colonel henry are mentioned AD aa the me organizers of the society Bo clety through their united efforts the book lala isis unveiled was waa produced it is claimed or lot this work that it was inspired by deceased celebrities and that Blavat Bleva eky taky and only obly acted as amanuenses to the ap trite the celebrated english philosopher henry more who died in 1687 and who in his day was waa an aim enthusiastic au of platos plato A philosophy la Is said to 10 have hare been one of those who prompted tale literary production Blava toky taky claimed to have the most moat intimate acquaintance with this celebrated pro assor as aa claimed per donal interviews with the celebrities ot of antiquity believe mis and claim that soon relations between we living and aad uie 00 dead are the natural result of familiarity with the acts ol of their higher science in india and aad the united states the now new dio dLe trine has haa found many particularly in the former country where it was wai found that opy borrowed many of its tenets teneta from buddhism I 1 it is IB essentially in a 8 new form and no 16 will n not ot stand an earnest investigation ti I with any more probability of than that mat system it must be condemned frum the outset by all who believe that necromancy la Is prohibited by the word of god because of the not act what that by all attempts attempt fl to communicate with tie the great beyond except in the ahe menner manner prescribed by god people are in great danger of encountering deceiving spirits and or of being led into error anti anil barkness instead of intelligence and truth those who have made theosophy the subject ot of a critical investigation re cognize in it the rationalistic tendon oleo everywhere visible where the Christ christian lau religion Is ia subS subjected CLed to to refining processes of mere human wisdom its great principle is from lioa hod to god oa the foundation oi of the recognition of the image of god in man immortality and the necessity oi 01 a return to god on the line principles the system is built but atutes SM are not now new principles principled the now new arrangement is the union of ahwee with the ancient doctrine of reit re it air carnation aud the ibe belief that theosophy isme ia be highest form ol of religion relt glun sit an albere being regarded equally good or of equally bad its conception concern lug josue jeans may be understood irona from a saying of anna bassat bessat we have we the Cur corienna ienna of the me and their buddha and the christ arist of the Cari atlant but they are all the repeated instances of lae one cruth O that places the savior of the world on ik a level with the founders foun dera of 01 ancient religious systems no lower anil and so BO higher need we say that the poor ideas ot of rationalism even when colored with the uncertain speculations of a mote meta oby nature are eutre entirely ly inadequate to the needs ot of mankind the alleged mission of theosophy to be a protest in ID the world against the of materialism aud naturalism is ia superfluous since the voice ot of revelation has baa been heard board and the spirit of the almighty has baa been promised to 11 all II who will comply with the requirements of the gospel |