THE NEW MESSIAH

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 12 January 1926, Page 5

THE NEW MESSIAH

AWAITING HI,S COMING GATHERING IN INDIA (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright (Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.; LONDON, Jan. 10. The Daily Sketch states that thousands of delegates from the Theosophical Society’s branches in thirty-three countries, including seventv-one Australians and New Zealanders, have assembled at Adyar, India, awaiting the coming of the new Messiah. Mrs Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society, declares that the great beings ruling the world, including tlie King of the World, have revealed to her that the new Prince of Peace is hastening his coming with the purpose of preventing another war. He will inaugurate a religion uniting all religions throughout the world. A young Hindu, Krishna Murti, whom' Mrs Besant has been training for many years as a prophet., will he the vehicle whereby the Messiah, or worldteacher, will come, Krishna Murti lending his body to the spiritual entity as, according to the old Christian tradition, Jesus lent his body to Christ. Seven Apostles out of twelve to accompany the /Messiah on a preaching mission have already been selected, and include Airs Besant, the Rev. Oscar Kollerstrom of the Australian Liberal Catholic Church, and Bishops Leftdbeater and Wedgwood, of the Liberal Catholic Church, also a Buddhist and a Hindu woman.