THIEOSOPHICAL LECTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16349, 2 October 1916, Page 4

THIEOSOPHICAL LECTURE.

, . ' - r Before a large audience? at' the, concert chamber of the Town* Hall last.evening, i liss ■C. W. Christie ; lectured upon . the subject- of "Killed in Action: Life not Death." .The lecturer said that although she had to attack many current ideas she did riot - attack Christianity, which she loved. If •♦cen in trouble they had not a satisfactory theory they would go through an agony of soul. ■" Many, of the Church teachings would not fit in with the present troubles. _ Nearly everyone had lost" a friend at the war, arid there was a common' grief. ' For over 40 years ; tho Theosophical Societyhad, announced ; the teachings which gave the comfort' needed to-day. The speaker said, " I feel so sad when L-seo the limitations put. upon the Christian teachings,, and yet " people will not listen to thecsophy and ban all . that go- beyond ''their own narrow creeds. I' find in.all .the other scriptures the same fundamental, teachings as are found in our own Bible. l You must get rid of the doctrine of ' eternal hell!' It is illogical and blasphemous against a'God of love. ' Original sin' must also go; thero is no original ' sin—there is original. righteousness. The lecturer gave i the' theosophical vie\» of tho' fate of Uiose killed it the front and who died without any definite religions views- 1 -• V- "