THEOSOPHY.

Auckland Star, Issue 311, 31 December 1900, Page 2

THEOSOPHY.

The opening meeting of the ann convention, was held on Sunday 'ci ing. at the Society's rooms in Que street, when addresses were dcliv* by three of the visiting delegates, W. IT. Draffin .presiding. 3 Christie, of Dunedin, took for j subject "The Theosophical Sociei for which she claimed the stand of a- chaanel, a special cnaii though hy no means an exclusive 1 of spiritual' truth. She touched \\ the law of cycles and pointed out'] the last wave of deep and dark ma ialism was giving -place to one of ward reaching to things divine, closed by urging all who wished, spiritual knowledge to join a b whose one aim and object is to ci vate the divine within the hui

heart. Mrs Richmond, of Welling; followed, her subject being the t laws of Karma and Reincarnation of Sowing and Reaping and Re-bi She pointed out the working of \ law in the visible universe," ,/ claimed that reason must ackn ledge its continuance in other sphg One little life on earth' gave neii: scope for reaping what men know' well they sow, nor for the lowei of- what they in bewilderment j themselves reaping: a series of pi] lives isl a logical necessity. Mr-Si (Dunedin) then spoke briefly^; "Science and Theosophy," conten|' that in spite of popular assumpti: Theosophy was the one satintact; example of consistent application ] scientific methods. Where stude I had abandoned Western theories favour of the Eastern, doctrine it i because, tried in the balance of own scientific method, the science the Western world had been fOl wanting. Music, both instrumeu and vocal, was introduced for the.fi time in Auckland T.S. meetings, ; the new departure seemed to i favour with the audience. To-day; the first business session of the ci vention, and the interested public invited to attend. '