THEOSOPHY

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 79, 29 December 1925, Page 3

THEOSOPHY

ANNUAL CONVENTION. The thirtieth annual convention, of the New Zealand section of the Theosophical Society was opened in tho Theosophical Hall, Marion Street, yesterday morning. . Tho opening address was delivered by tho general secretary, Mr. AV. Crawford, who said that this was tho jubilee convention. for theosophy was now fifty years old. The former general secretary. Mr. J. R. Thomson, had been sent by the New Zealand section to attend Ihe great jubilee convent ion at Adyar, Madras, the Indian headquarters of the society. At that convention lhe Theosophical Society was to be openly declarer! the corner-stone of th? coming universal religion. After Mr. Crawford's address, Mr. B. Yeates was elected chairman of tho convention.

In the annual report, mention was made of th? A’asanta Farm near Henderson, Auckland, consisting of 114 acres, which had been presented to tho society fourteen years ago, and then valued at .£'237. A member who was a trained farmer had riven bis whole time. Io working iho place, which was now worth 23420. and carried a well-built cottage, besides tho manager’s house. 'l’he report also favourably mentioned flic Vasanta School in Auckland. where the niipils were trained along fheosophical linos. The roll number this year had increased.

Mr. W, Crawford was re-elected general secretary and national lecturer, nnd Miss G. M. Hcmus wes re-elected treasurer.