| Show CONVERTED IN STRANGE WAY i woman led to see beauties of chris through advice given by brahmin theosophist mow itow a woman was converted to christianity by a brahmin is told in the boston herald by miss lilian freeman an clarke cella celia thaxter the poetess was an earnest student of strange and mystical teachings at one time she as much dominated by the teachings of 0 john weiss and she did not dot appreciate the beauty ind anil power of the bible she saw a good deal of a hindu theosophist named darned and under his guidance came to regard herself as a theosophist one day slie she said to her ber friend barkman pai kwaii did I 1 speak contemptuously of such a person I 1 ought not to for one of tile the principles of theosophy Is to feel no cn contempt tempt for any human being chos Par harkman kinan replied but did not jesua teach that Is it not all in I 1 the sermon ou on the mount by and by 2 himself happened to get hold of a copy of tile the new testament and was much surprised od and impressed by the beauty of its contents he spoke of it komrs to mrs thaxter and found to his amazement that she knew nothing about the new testament what he said you do 10 lo not dot read your OMI religious books I 1 ne acer er heard beard anything more beautiful than 11 sirs mrs thaxter forthwith began to read the new testament and became so much interested in it that she went about with a copy in her pock pocket et Nh whenever enever she had it a chance she would read it r from rom that time she began to attend brooks church she was comer concerted ted to christianity by a brahmin theosophist BIG DAY IN LIFE great spanish explorer first sighted the pacific ocean on september 25 1513 on sept 25 1513 vasco nunez de balboa had his first peep at the blue expanse of abe racilla ocean remarks the los angeles times it was gained from the t top of tile the mountain range at the isthmus of darlen darien four days later on tile the lie he reached the slopes him himself elf and stood waist jeep deep in the waters lie he called it the great south sea and he took formal posses L falon ion in the name of the MD king of spain after tile manner of tile the old time explorers that was the big lay day in balaoas Bal boas life ile he came to the new world as n stowaway and lie he attained the title of admiral of the pacific and governor of panama yet four yea years later he was executed in the public square at ada acla on a trumped up C charge barge of treason balboa was an adventurer with the passions of tile gambler the drunkard and the spendthrift yet as lie be gathered power and authority he be indicated prudence jul judgment ment and foresight ih HP vas nas a regular scout and now california has a delint tul ful beach beace h rind it guard guarded ti bay named after him it would be very proper to call the last week in september balboa week in this section for from the discovery to the possession of tile the pacific tour four lays days elapsed |
