of the resulting karmic force which identifies itself with him will depend on the state of moral consciousness of that m^n, or on the amount of mental energy in the action; the remainder of the Karma being shared by the liuman family.

I fail to see the dilemma into which Mr. Yenkatasubba Row says Mr. Keightley’s explanation places u s ; and I am afraid I cannot understand Mr, VeukatHsubba Rau’s idea of justice, for most certainly, if two men were brought up to me charged with the same offence against some law, and if one were proved to have been ignorant of fche existence of Buch law, I would never dream of punishing that man as I would the other, who knowing the law wilfully broke it.

Mr. Yenkatasubba Rau says—“ Then there is absolutely no incentive for seeking after wisdom, &c.” But I think he has arrived at this conclusion rather hastily, for he forgets that, while suffering for wrong-doing increases with our knowledge of “ right and “ wrong,” so also does pleasure from right- doing increase with such knowledge ; thus the scales of justice are balanced, and we are given the possibility of throwing off the yoke of Karma. In the sacred book of the Christian Church we find the same law of Karma clearly expressed by the Nazarene Initiate, Jesus:—“ And that servants, which knew his Lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according fco hiB w ill, shall be bc*aten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did com­mit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsover much is given, of him shall much be required. (St. Luke xii. 47, 48).”

I t is perfectly true, and a fact; recognised by occultists, that in striv­ing after a higher state (which increases our moral perception of right and wrong) deeds, good or evil, entail heavier karmic results for ub than like deeds for others, for the simple reason, as Mr. Keightley says, that more of our mind is bound up in them. The incentive for seeking after wisdom is this, that by gaining it we may be able to distinguish between “ good” and 44 evil,” and by avoiding the evil gradually grow into harmony with nature, and throw off those karmic chains which must continue to bind us, till we learn wisdom and use it. So that, if the above be at all a correct enun­ciation of Karmic Law, it does not follow that “ nature would be unwise in the working of its law of progress,” as Mr. Yenkatasubba Rau seems to think.

In his concluding para, this gentleman wisely says “ our * good’ and ‘evil* are but relative terms ;” quite so, bufc relative to whafc, if nofc to individual states of consciousness, for what appears righfc to a savage may appear wrong to a civilised man (yefc Mr. Yenkafcasubba Rau would havefch mo punished equally); and ifc is jusfc because our states of consciousness are fleeting (i . e., liable to change) that we are able to progress, for our power to discriminate between “ good” and “ evil” thereby grows, and we can pub ourselves more and more in harmony wifch nature, which is fche aim of pro­gress, and the goal of evolution.

C . L . F b a c o c &e .

OF T IIE

F I F T E E N T H C O N V E N T IO N A N D A N N I V E R S A R Y

O F T H E

T H E O S O P H I C A L S O C I E T Y ,

A t t h e H e a d - Q u a r , t e r s , A d y a r , M a d r a s , D e c e m b e r t i i e 2 7 n r ,

2 8 t h , a n d 2 9 t i i , - ~ 1 8 9 0 .

© f f b i n i | ) 0 t > u w j [ n U .

T h e G e n e r a l C o n v e n t i o n opened at noon on December 27fcli with thd following address from tho President-Founder, who was most enthusi-* asticaily received.

THE PR ESID EN T’S ADDRESS.

BROTHERS,—Most heartily I bid you welcome to Adyar and thank you for yonr attendance. All parts of tho Society are represented.

Besides Delegates from individual Branches, we have hero the General Secretaries of the four Indian Sections or their proxies, the General Secretary of the Ceylon Section, and, in the person of Mr. Bertram Keightley, the regularly deputed Delegate of the American, British and European Sections. Finally, we are glad to welcome in the Reverend Priest Kozen and Mr. Tokusawa, worthy representatives of the Bud­dhists of Japan, and in Messrs. Dhammapala and Hemachandra, Sinhalese brethren, who are actively engaged in promoting the Buddhist revival in the lovely Island of Ceylon. A Burmese Buddhist gentleman will arrive within the next few days to meet his abovenamed co-religionists and consult me on behalf of his people about a religious m atter of tho gravest importance.

T h e G e n e r a l O u t l o o k .

A survey of the whole theosophical field sinco thc last Convention ( th a t of 1888) shows the following facts. I have mado the visit to Japan, then contemplated, under escort of Mr. Noguchi, whom you met here ; gathered together the High Priests of tho eight Japanese sects ; under their superintendence^ made the tour of the E m pire; within 107 days,delivered 76 public addresses to an aggregate of 290,000 people_asestimated by tho Committoe of the Sects; received the most courtcoim treatm ent from all classcs, from His Imperial Majefcty and his Cabinet

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Ministers down to tlie populace ; and, as events have proved, revived public interest in Buddhism and sowed the seeds for very im portant reforms. Upon this topic 1 shall let the Japanese Delegates themselves speak. I have made three visits to Ceylon, two short tours in India, and went to England both in 1 8 8 8 and 1 8 8 9 : during the last visit making a lecturing tour, which took me into England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The results of this tour will be reported to you by Mr. Keightley on behalf of the B ritish Section.

The Head-quarters Staff has been joined by Dr. J. Bowles Daly, LL. l) . , and Mr. Douglas Fawcett, both of London and both literary men. Mr. Fawcett has been deeply engaged in philosophical study, w riting and lecturing at Madras, while Dr. Daly has been serving as Oeneral Secretary of the Ceylon Section w ith great energy. The death of Charles Francis Powell was a calamity indeed.

The effect of our ten years’ labors in the Island have been most strik ing and full of encouragement. Not only have we brought about an enthusiastic revival of religious interest, bu t also have infused into the Sinhalese mind an eager desire for secular education for both sexes. Thirty-five schools for boys and eight for girls have actually been opened and are now under our Society’s supervision ; eighteen hundred Buddhist ladies have acquired membership in the W omen’s Education Society of Ceylon and contribute towards its su p p o rt; about ten thousand rupees were spent thus last year in building and enlarging cchool-houses, and our two journals—one weekly, the other semi­weekly—have an aggregate circulation, which is larger by several hundred copies than any other journal in the Island, w hether English or Yemacular. I consider the Sinhalese people entitled to warm praise for their part in this noble work of national regeneration.

The Indian Branches have been reprehensibly inert as a whole, but there are numerous honorable exceptions. The Recording Secre­ta ry ’s Report will give you all needed particulars, and well merits your most attentive study. I call special attention to the Secretary’s con­cluding paragraph, wherein he shows, as the result of an analysis of the replies to his Question Paper to Branches, the peculiar conditions of Indian Branch existence. The lesson to be taken to heart is that, w ithout a proper working Head-Quarters Staff and the funds to cover a variety of expenses, it is a hopeless task to try to keep our Indian Fellows up to the mark. The independent sp irit and complete self- reliance which are ingrained in the American and B ritish character are unknown in the Indian races, and the la tte r m ust be treated in a totally different way. For example, not a single Branch now classified as inactive or collapsed is really so : everyone can, in my opinion, be revived under a system of proper supervision, visitation and encouragement.

Tho germs we havo planted in those placcs are like the mummy com —however loDg inert, give it the right conditions and its growth is certain.

What, I thought of ihe Hindus in 1879, I still think in 1890; and my Jove for and confidence in them is unchanged and unalterable. If lielp be given to the Head-Quarters in men and money, you may count upon the greatest results in India ; if it be not, the desiccation of most of the Branches is certain. So far as I am concerned, I may frankly tell you th a t even if I had never thought of resigning office, I should feel myself fully w arranted in ceasing a t my age to waste energy and borrow trouble in trying to keep tho Indian Branches up to their work, with such wretched help as they have given mo of late. I can do enough for India and through India for the world, without breaking my heart in vainly trying to make them feel their duty to their holy native land and to themselves and their children. In detailing Mr. Keightley to work in this field, Mme. Blavatsky has conferred a great benefit upon our Society, and if you help him as you should, I expect most important results to be achieved.

Our two years’ survey takes in a view of active altruistic effort in Europe and America th a t is really splendid. The influence and example of Mme. B lavatsky a t London, and of Mr. W . Q. Judge, Mr. Fullerton and their colleagues in the American Section, have borne the most exhilarating and encouraging fruits. The history of the awakening of popular interest in Theosophical subjects in Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden and the European countries, and of the spread of Theosophical Branch Societies and dissemination of our literature throughout tho American Continent reads like an exciting romance. Its most important aspect is tlie perm anent influence all this m ust certainly have upon contemporary W estern thought. In your name, I hail with grateful ardour those distant co-workers and fellow-aspirants, so far away in body, yet so closely kn it to ourselves in heart and soul.

G r o w t h o p t h e S o c i e t y .

According to my custom I shall now lay before you the statistics of the S o c i e t y ’s annual growth, which prove, beyond doubt or cavil, tho u n c h e c k e d onward progress of the movement as a whole. The Secretary’s books made up to last evening (December 26th, 1890) give the follow* ing figures:—

B r a n c h C h a r t e r s I s s u e d . ’

1875 18 7 6 |l877I

1878 1879

0000©OO00rH 1882jl8 8 sj 1884 1885 188ejl887 1888 1889 1890

• M 1 2 2 4 11 27 61 93 104 121 136 158 179 206 241

During the 15 years from 1876 to 1890, both inclusive^ the average

annual issue of charters has beon 16 ; for the year 1888, it was 21; for 1889, 27 ; and for 1890, 85. The details are as follows:—

N e w B r a n c h r s o p 1889.1(5. Malliyadeva (Do.) ;17. Kataluwa (Sariputra) (Do.) ;18. Trincomalee(Mahadeva) (Du);19. Do. (SatcliitAnanda) (Do.) ;20. Batticaloa(Sugatapala) (Do.);21. D o.(ParagnanaM arga) (Do.);22. San Diego (Cal.) ;23. Kansas City U. S. A.24. W eligama (The Sidliarta)

(Ceylon) ;25. D ondra(M oggaliputtha)(Do);26. Tipperah (India) ;27. Fort Wayne, Indiana (L ight)

U. S. A ;28. Oakland, Cal. (Aurora).

1 . A m b a s a m u d r a m ;2. Ja lpaigu ri;3. Ranchi (Chotanagpore) ;4. Singapore ;5. Stockholm (Sweden);6 . Los Angeles ;7. W ellington (New Zealand) ;8 . Brooklyn, U. S. A . ;9. T asm ania;

10. Santa Cruz (Bandhu) ;11. W ashington (Blavatsky) ;12. San Jose (California) ;13. Maha Mahindra (Ceylon) ;14. Matale (Do.);15. H atare Korle or Mawa-

nella (Do.) ;B r a n c h e s D i s s o l v e d a n d S u m m a r y .

C harters issued to the close of the year 1889, 207.Deducting 10 charters extinguished, we have 197 living charters a t

the close of the year 1889. Geographically, the year’s new Branches are distributed as follows: Asia (India) 4 ; Europe 1 ; U. S. America 9 ; Australasian Colonies 2; Ceylon 11; and Singapore 1. Our Indian Branches are .now established as follows in the following countries : Bengal 29; Behar 8 ; N. W. P., Oude and Punjab 23; Central Provinces 4 ; Bombay 7 ; K athiaw ar 2 ; Madras 47 ; Ceylon 21; Burma 3. In other parts of the world we had in England 4 ; Scotland 2; Ireland 1; Franco2 ; Sweden 1 ; A ustria 1 ; U. S. America 30 ; Greece 1 ; Holland 1; Bussia, 1; W est Indies 2 ; Africa 1; A ustralasia 4; Japan 1; and Singapore1. Total 197 Branches throughout the world on the 27th December 1889.

L i s t o f B r a n c h e s f o r m e d i n 1890.N arada; Stockton; Oriental C lub; Muskegon; S ak ti; U pasana;

Melbourne ; Kanigiri ; Balucliar ; Kuch Beliar ; Mozuft'erpore ; A ltruistique ; Le L o tus; E ureka; Triangle ; A m rita ; Brixton ; B irm ing­ham W . of England ; Jaffna [not yet fully formed,] ; E. Los Angeles ; 1 st T. S. Jam es’ T ow n; Die Deutsche Theosophische G eselschaft; Seattle T. S. No. 1.; L ight T. S . ; Lotus T. S .; Yyasa T. S . ; Dana T. S .; Hermes Council U. S. A .; S id d arth a ; Y ish n u ; K esava; New­castle ; Brighton B attersea ; Total, 35 in 1890.

Deducting 14 charters extinguished, we have 227 at the close of 1890. Geographically, the two years’ new Branches are thus distributed. India 8 ; Ceylon 2 ; Europe 11 ; A ustralasia 2 ; America 36. Our Indian Branches are now established in the following Presidencies: Bengal 34 Behar 8 ; N. W. P., Punjab and Oude, 23; Central Provinces 4 : Bombay 7 ; K attyaw ar 2 ; Madras 48 ; Ceylon 21 ; Burm a 3. In other parts of tfce world we have—in England 1 1 } Scotland 2 j Ireland 1; France 2 ;

Austria 1 ; Sweden 1 ; Spain 1; U. S. America 48; Grecce 1 ; Holland 1 ; Russia 1 ; W est Indies 2 ; Africa 1 ; A ustralasia 4 ; Japan 1. Total 227 on the 27th December 1890.

N e w T h e o s o p h i c a l P u b l i c a t i o n s s i n c e 1888.L ist of Publications in 1889 and 1890.

1. Key to Theosophy.2. Voice of the Silence.3. Gems from the East.4. Light on the P a th (American Edition).5. Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge.6. W hy I became a Theosophist P7. A Woman in the Case.8. W orking Glossary for Theosophical Students.9. Improved Edition of Y. D. Catechism.

10. Tamil Translation of Elem entary B. Catechism.11. Sliinshu Catechism.12. New Edition of Raja Yoga.13. Monism, or Adwaitism.14. New Edition of Patan jali’s Yoga Philosophy.15. Tamil Translation of Probodh Chandrodaya.16. Bhagavadgita, by M. M. Chatterjee.17. Complete Edition of E ig Yeda Samhita, with Commentary.18. Introduction to the Kabala.19. Kabala Unveiled.20. The Idea of Rebirth.21. Blossom and the Fruit.22. A stral Light.23. W as Swedenborg a Theosophist ?24. Sabdakalpadruma.25. Rig Yeda Brahm ana in Telugu character.26. K rishnaY ajurvedaTaittiriya Samhita, in DevaNagari character^7. Do. do. do. in Telugu character.28. Thc Gnyana and Karma Meanings of first Four Anwakams,29. M antrapushpam, with meaning.30. Sathathapa Dhurm a Sastram.31. Do. Samhita.32. Do. L ikhita Samhita.33. Do. do. Smrithi.34. Senkha Dhurma Sastram.35. Do. L ikhita do.36. Budha Dhurma do.37. Yagnya Y alkiya Smrithi.38. Brahaspati Dharmasastram.39. Pulasthiya Do.40. H arutha Do.41. V ruddha Parasarasm riti, -

42. Deva la Smriti.43. Buddhism, translated into Urdu.44. Echoes from the Orient.

| 45. Wonder L ight and other Tales.46. Bhagavadgita (W ilkins), American Edition.47. Buddhist D iet Book.48. Clothed w ith the Sun.49. Geomancy.50. Hypnotism.5 1 . In the Pronoas of the Temple of Wisdom.52. Life of the Buddha.53. Patanjali’s Yoga Philosophy (American Edition).5 4 . T a l k i n g I m a g e o f U r u r .

55. Three Sevens.56. An I n t r o d u c t i o n t o Theosophy.5 7 . T h e o s o p h y the R e l i g i o n o f Jesus.58. N ature’s F iner Forces.5 9 . Sacred Mysteries among the Maya and Quiches.60. Occult Science in India and among the Ancients.61. The Tarot.62. The Aitareya Brahmana.63. Principal Twelve Select Upanishads.64. The Poetical W orks of Tukaram Bawa.65 Tbe do. of the followers do.6 6 . Complete Poetical W orks of Dadupanth.67. Srim at Bhagavata.6 8 . Theosophical Concepts of Evolution and Religion.69. Swedenborg Bifrons.70. “ Know Thyself : Study of Man.”71. The Old Now W orld.72. Dreams and Dream Stories.73. Atmabodh, translated into Guzerati,74. Archaic Symbolism.7 5 . Can I t be Love ?76. Zoroastrianism in the L ight of Occult Philosophy.7 7 . Key of Solomon the King.78. Teosofia (Spanish).79. New Philosophy, by McCarthy.80. Theosophical Siftings for the last two years.81. Esoteric Buddhism (Swedish Translation).82. Key to Theosophy ( d o . )

N e w M a g a z i n e s .

1. Bibliotheca Platonica.

2. TheV ahan.T he A dyar L ibrary.

The Adyar Library issues of the year are a Tamil translation of the P rim ary Buddhist Catechism for Children, by Mr. C. W • Leadbeater; tho

Shinsliu Catechism ; and a second and enlarged edition of the Visishtad- vaita Catechism of Pandit Bhashyacharya. The balance in favor of the Library is Rs. 197-3-2 : The opening balance on 27th December 1889being Rs. 81-1-3. The income has been only Rs. 404-4-8, and the expenditure Rs. 288-2-9.

In 1889,15 Sanscrit books were bought and 62 acquired by donation. In 1890 only one was bought, and 205 MSS. and 51 books were received by donation, including 183 MSS. and 8 books presented by Mr. S. E. Gopalaeharlu, which were chiefly on the Visishtadwaita Philo­sophy and the Samaveda.

The W estern Section had added to it, in 1889, 75, and in 1890, 87 books by donation and purchase.

The A dyar Library, Oriental Section, now contains the following works and M S S .:—

1. Vedas, Vedangas, and their Commentaries ... 1622. Ithihasas and Puranas ... 973. Law ... 1544. Philosophy ... 2875. Science ... ... 816. Religions (Hinduism, Jainism, &c.) ... 4357. T antras ... ... 318. Grammars and Lexicons ... 1579. General L iterature ... 226

10. Miscellaneous works of reference ... 14311. Pali ..................................................... ... 6312. Indian Vernaculars ... 25713. H industani, Arabic and Persian ... 5514. Tibetan ... ... ... ... ... 1015. •Japanese... ... 27216. Chinese ... ... 418

Total ... 2,848

Upon the subject of the L ibrary and its potentialities, I shall pre­sently have to speak.

F i n a n c i a l .

As all paths lead to Rome in the proverb, so all peripheral activi­ties in this and every other society spread from the core and centre of the financial situation. We, Theosophists, are trying to move a mountain with a silver skewer, so to say ; for, with a handful of dollars or sovereigns we have been carrying out to practical results schemes of world-embracing audacity. Think of the influence the Society has undoubtedly had upon the educated world during the past fifteen years, and then compare the following compendious financial statem ent of our total receipts and expenses with the Balance Sheet of either of tho chief Missionary churches which, like the Thcosophical Socicty, bave been skiving to affcct the w i d ’s religious th o u g h t;

C o n s o lid a te d A c c o u n t o f I n c o m e a n d E x p e n d i t u r e o f ih e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty

f r o m 1 8 7 8 to 1 8 9 0 , b o th i n c l u s i v e .*

RECEIPTS.

Receipts from the Founders

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T o t a l 1 ,9 0 ,6 6 5 11 8

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v a r i o u s s o u r c e s , t h e e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d i n A m e r i c a p r e p a r a t o r y fco th© r e m o v a l o f

H e a d q u a r t e r s f r o m N e w Y o r k fco B o m b a y ,

Our Head-quarters activities in India, Ceylon, Burma, Japan and Europe, our monster journey ings by land and sea, tbe purchase of Head­quarters, the building and stocking of thc Library, and the support of the entire Head-quarters’ staff, have cost less than £ 15,000, or h 75,000 , which sum, moreover, includes the cost of the H ead-quarters estate, Us. 20,000 invested in the Perm anent Fund, above Rs. 5,000 m furn i­tu re and other movable property in the H ead-quarters buildings, and tlie cash balances of Rs. 3,714 in the Treasurer’s hands. I think we can afford to stand upon th a t financial showing as a test th a t our guiding motive throughout our career as a Society has not been a selfish one.

I now'wish you to give your particular attention to the following exhibit of our income and expenditure during the current year.—

I n c o m e a n d E x p e n s e s o f 1890.Donations received.

AmericaIndia...Great Britain ...European ContinentAustralasiaJapan and China ... •

Fees and Dues.

America -«•India..#

R S A !\7,441 7 61,673 10 91,013 14 0

123 8 083 12 9

128 0 0

10,474 5 0

879 14 1

246 0 0

1,125 14 1

11,600 3 18,321 5 7

Total Income Rs ...Contributed by the /.mO.ican Section ...

Upon reading these figures, I feal a sense of deepest obligation to Mr Judge, to whose kind and unselfish exertions th is resu lt is mainly due. Forgetful of the pressing claims of his own adm inistrative bureau, and iinbued w ith a loyal determination to help me to carry my heavy burden, be has a p p e a l e d personally, officially and editorially, to our American colleagues to spare w hat they could towards H ead-quarters mainte­nance W here should we now have stood bu t for him, and for certain noble-hearted men about him, chief among whom are Mr. Neresheimer atad Mr. F u lle rton ; where should I have found the means to support th is household and keep these offices open ? Even of the Bs. 1,013 credited to Great B ritain, £50, or three-fifths, waa recently sent me by one E nglish friend, in consequence bf reading Mr. Judge’s appeal for us in the November issue of The Path. The least I can do is to thus officially cxpi'eSs my thanks, and to give heed to tho wishes of the American Section as regftrds the direction of the Society. This brings mo to tlio question of my own resignation of office. -

M y I k t e n d k d R e t i r e m e n t .

In the December Number of the Theosophist. I printed a paragraph announcing my determination to relinquish office and withdraw into private life. Five years ago to-day, I asked to be relieved, tha t somo better man might be elected in my place. The history of my life proves th a t I have been ever actuated by the feeling that I would not linger in any place where I was not wanted, or where I had out-grown my usefulness. I felt that the time had come for me to withdraw from this Presidential office. My constitution has undergone heavy strains from my eleven years’ public work in the tropics and my nervous system has been weakened. Things worry me th a t did not before, and the cares and troubles of my unique position bear me down. I have been unable to find time for rest and relief from mental strain. N ight and day, the burden of anxiety has pressed upon me more and more as the expansion of the Society has increased, and as calls have been made upon me to open up fresh fields for theosophical activity. India has stood quietly by, seeing me continually more and more pressed for help, without volunteering to give it, and, because I was not impor­tunate in begging, let me shift as I could for income and helpers. Friendly words and pleasant compliments I have had in plenty, butlittle more. But for my American compatriots—I repeat the question__where should I have been ? So that, w ith old age approaching, my health weakened, and my mind distressed by ever-augmenting worries aud responsibilities, I felt th a t I had earned the right to rest, and tha t if I did not get it, I should soon break down. So I announced my decision, as above stated. No sooner had my paragraph appeared, and my friends been privately informed in advance, than letters, telegrams, and protests from Branches came pouring in. From some of the best men in America, from friends in Europe, and from all parts of Asia, came ono universal supplication th a t I should not withdraw. One of the chief men in India a t once sent in his resignation ; a letter from America warned me th a t hundreds there would follow suit. One and all, without a single exception, prophesied th a t the collapse of the Society would be the consequence if I persisted. Not a single man or woman rea lised my true position, or gave me godspeed into my longed-for retirement. In casting about for my successor, I thought th a t the proper person would be my co-founder and intim ate friend, Mme. Blavatsky, and informed her of my determination to resign in her favour. Besides the fact of our having founded the Society together, and the indelicacy, therefore, of my placing anybody as President over her, I had a still stronger reason. The Esoteric Section has now grown into a compact body, which includes more than a thousand of the most intelligent, active, unselfish and devoted among our Fellows. Each of them is bound by a solemn pledge to obey her orders in all their Theosophical duties. Evidently, then* th e transfer of the presidential functions to my eminent colleague would p u t her in a position to accomplish for the Society infinitely more good than he can now. or than I could, who have no claim of authority over the

Fellows, and no pledged body o f disciples. So, t o reconcile everything-, and promote in the highest degree the best interests of our movement, I asked Mme. Blavatsky to take the office of President. H er answer, thrice reiterated by le tter and cable, was a refusal, coupled with the declaration that if I resigned she should quit the Society and withdraw Mr. Keightley from In d ia : I was needed in my present office, and she would not go on w ithout me. The gist of the whole m atter is this, th e n : if I persist in re tiring now I m ust take the responsibility of break­ing np this grand, world-covering Society, or of whatever loss m ight befall i t in the withdrawal of a large number of most respectable colleagues, to say nothing of Mme. Blavatsky’s own resignation. If I stop where I am, and as things now are, I have the prospect of breaking down, or even worse. B ut my life-work is not yet finished. I have books to write th a t can better be w ritten by me than by another, because of my per­gonal experience. One great block of my plans—a religious pact of the Buddhist nations, and the unification of the two schools of Buddhistic Philosophy—is but ju st begun. And then, there is th a t child of my brain, th a t hope of my heart, the A dyar Library. If I succumb, who w ill make i t the power and the blessing to the world it ought to be ? A large part of the chance for the revival of Sanskrit L ite­ra tu re and the consequent spiritual resuscitation of Indian and en­lightenm ent of modern thought, depends upon the full development of the scheme of the A dyar L ibrary. I wish to live for t h a t ; th a t alone is ideal enough for one man. So this is w hat I have deci­ded upon. I shall w ithdraw for a sufficient time from active official work to recuperate my strength and rest my mind. My resumption of responsibility will depend upon the course of events, and it rests with my colleagues when th a t shall be. Meanwhile, I place tbe Presidency “ in Commission,” hereby appointing Tookaram Tatya, of Bombay, Norendro N ath Sen, of Calcutta, N avroji D. Khandalvala, of Ahmedabad, and W illiam Q. Judge of New York, as President’s Commissioners; to have and exercise all powers and prerogatives remaining to me (save juris­diction over and management of the Buddhistic department of our work, which has always been distinct from the general work of the Society, and which nobody is fam iliar with or could properly manage besides myself) un til this day twelvemonth, or such other time as I may see my way to wholly or partially resuming active duty. This act to have effect from the 1st of April next, or sooner if I can make the requisite arrangements. Should I die, meanwhile, ample pro­vision has been made in the Code of Revised Rules ju s t enacted by the General Council of all the Sections of the Society, for such a contingency. Mr. Keightley’s appointment as General Secretary of the consolidated Indian Section takes effect from the 1st of January , and I bespeak for him the loyal and unstinted support of every Indian Branch. H is plans have my entire approval, and they m ust inevitably resu lt in great good for this country.

And now, I pray you, be convinced of one thing, viz., that I have no intention of returning to my country or to Europe to settle down. Asia is my home and my paradise ; here let me live and die.

The R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y and Assistant Treasurer next read the following re p o r t :—

RECORDING SECRETARY’S REPORT.S u m m a r y o f B r a n c h W o r k .

At tho beginning of the year 1889 there were on the rolls, 119 branches in India; aud 4 more were formed during that year. They are :—

Ambasamudram; Julpaignri; Tipperah ; Ranchi.Mr. Powell visited several of the Branches of the Madras Presidency

and Ceylon, and more especially the former ; and formed the Ambasamudram Branch, which is now in a working condition.

As several of the Branch Reports, sent annually to the Head-quarters, did not contain such information as would be necessary for a correct judg­ment of the year’s work, circulars were sent to all the Branches in India, containing questions as to their working, and with a request to return the same to the Head-quarters with replies noted opposite the questions. Only about half the number of Branches replied, but as nothing could be made out of those answers, the circulars were sent a second time, about seven months a«*o. A few more answered this time, but thirty-seven branches still remained°to send in their replies. A majority of these had preserved no real existence.

The result of those enquiries was that out of a total of 123 Branches on the 27th December 1889, 22 were in an efficient condition, 38 passive and 63 inactive or defunct, including the 37 that did not reply to the circular at all—although reminders were sent four times.

In the middle part of the current year (1890) fresh circulars were sent to those branches that reported want of activity in them, asking (1) what they thought the reason of decline of interest in Theosophy due to; (2) whether political agitation had anything to do with such a decline; Ind (3) what remedies they suggested. Out of 93 branches circularized, 51 uniformly replied by saying that decline of interest was due mainly to transfer, owing to exigencies of the public service, of devoted Fellows of the Society, who are Government servants : that it was not due to political agitation; and that the best suggestions they could offer were that Inspectors should be appoint­ed to visit the Branches a t short intervals and lecture for their benefit; and that the Head-quarters should frequently commnnicate with them.

In compliance with the above suggestions, the President-Founder deputed Mr. C. Kotayya, F. T. S., to visit the Branches of Southern India, and try his best to revive the activity of those that were defunct. The result of this partial tour was that the Branches at Chingleput, Cuddalore, Pondicherry and Negapatam were revived, while those at Tinnevelly, Madura', and Mayaveram were a little stimulated, besides forming one at Jaffna, con­sisting entirely of Tamulians. The President-Founder having been on tour in July last, renewed the activity of the Trichinopoly Branch, which, however, does not seem to work well now, as may be gathered from the Secretary’s Annual Report, although a new President was nominated. In the month of September Mr. Bertram Keightley visited, on his way from Bombay to the Head-quarters, the Bombay, Surat, Baroda, Poona, Hyderabad, Bellary, Gooty and Cuddapah Branches,

In October, again, the President-Foundcr went to GVyIon and was mot on his return by Mr. B. Keightley at the Tinnevelly Station, and they visited the Ambasamudram Branch together on invitation, and lectured th ere : and on their way addressed the Tinnevelly, Madura, and Trichino­poly publics.

Mr. R. Harte visited, in the months of August and September, the Calcutta, Berhampore, Darjiling and Durbhanga Branches, and lectured in these places.

In the month of November, Mr. Keightley visited the Palghat, Coim­batore, and Ooty Branches.

Branches have also been formed during the year at Baluchar, Mozuffer- pore, Kanigiri and Kuch Behar. The last was founded by H. H. The Maharaja of Kuch Behar, himself.

The total number of Indian Branches now on the rolls is 127, and may be divided into three classes :—

I. Those that hold regular meetings, read Theosophical works, discuss philosophical questions, and undertake some educational, literary, philoso­phical, or philanthropic work. Foremost among them, may be mentioned the Bombay, Surat, Calcutta, Berhampore and Chota Nagpur Branches. The following is the complete list in this class:—A m b a s a m u d r a m . B a n g a l o r e C a n t o n m e n t . B a l u c h a r .B e l la r y .B e r h a m p o r e .B e h a r .B o m b a y .C a lc u t ta .C h i t t o o r .C h o t a N a g p u r .

C o m b a c o n u m .G o o ty .G u n to o r .H y d e r a b a d .J a l p a i g u r i .J u b b u lp o r e .K a n ig i r i .K a p n r t h a l a .K u c h B e h a r .L u c k n o w .

M e e r u t ,M i d n a p u r .M o z u f f e r p o r e .N a g p u r .L a h o r e .R a j m a h a l .S u r a t .T i p p e r a h .

II. Those that consist at present of a small band of workers, the rest having been removed either by death or transfer, but who, nevertheless, continue to take a deep interest m Theosophy, and try to disseminate its truths.

In order that the activity of such Branches might be renewed, circular letters were addressed asking for a list of sympathizers in the districts in which the Branches are located, and to whom our free pamphlets, tracts, and reprints, should be distributed, and thus keep on the Theosophie activity. Lists continue to come in from Branches, and the names of sympathizers are posted into a book opened for the purpose: and due effect will be given to the circular when a fairly large number is reached, and the whole list is complete. Under this head come :—A lig a r h . C u d d a lo r e . P a h a r t a l i .A r r a h . C u d d a p a h . P a lg h a t .A n a n t a p u r . D u m ra o n . P a r a r n a k u d i .B a r o d a . D a r j i l i n g . P o n d i c h e r r y .B a r a B a n k i* F a t e h g a r h . P o o n a .B a r i s a l . G o r a k p u r . R a n g o o n .B e n a r e s . G y a . R a j a h m u n d r y .B a n k u r a . J a m a l p u r . R o h iJ c n n d .B e a u l e a h . J e s s o r e . R a i B a r e i l l y .B e z w a d a * M a d u r a . S a id p u r .B u l a n d s h a h r . M a s u l ip a t a m , S e c u n d e r a b a d .B h a v n a g a r . M o r a d a b a d . S im la ( H in d . EC a w n p o r e . N e g a p a t a m . T i n n e v e l ly .C h in g le p u t# N e l lo r e . T r i v a n d r u m .'C o c a n a d a . N o a k h a l i . M a y a v e r a m ,C o im b a to r e . O o ta c a m u n d #

III. This includes all those that have not replied to the circular nnd those that are inactive. In the former case, the condition of some of them has been ascertained from other sources, such as correspondence, including a few of the papers left about those in this Presidency by the late lamented Mr. C. F. Powell, who visited them last year and in the beginning of,this year. Theyare :—A d o n i.A lla h a b a d .A r c o t .A r n i .B a n g a lo r e C i t y .B h a g u lp u r .B h o w a n ip o r e .B o la r u m .B u r d w a n .C a l c u t t a ( L a d ie s ’ T . S .) C h a k d ig h i .C h in s u r a .C h i t t a g o n g .D a c c a .D a k a h i n e s w a r .D e lh i .D in d ig u l .

D u r b h a n g a .E l lo r e .F y z a b a d .G a z i p u rH o s h a n g a b a d .H o w r a h .J e y p o o r .K a r u r .K a r w a r .K r i s h n a g u r .K u r n o o l .M a d r a s .M o n g h y r .M u d d e p o o r a h .N y n e e T a i .N a ra il*O r a i .

P e r i a K u la m .P o lla c h i .R a n g o o n (2 B r a n c h e s ) . R a w a l p i n d i .

S e a r s o le .Seo,n i C h a p p a r a . S h o la p o r e .S i l i g u r i .S im la ( E c le c t i c ) . S r i v i l l i p u t tu r .T a n jo r e .T r i p a t u r .T r i c h n o p o ly .U d n m a l p e t t .V e l lo r e .V iz a g a p a ta m .V iz i a n a g a r a m .

The general conclusion reached from an active study of the official answers to the Head-quarter question pajpfcrs is that the remedy for the present state of inertia among our Indian Branches is to strengthen the work­ing staff of the Head-quarters and increase the number of Indian travelling Inspectors. If a dozen men with the ability and devotion of Mr. InspectorC. Kotayy a could be kept moving about Ind ia ; if there were enough workers at Head-quarters to edit a class of minor publications, like the admirable series of the American Section, and to maintain active correspondence with the Branches; even a greater activity than of the olden days would be stimulated. W ith the resources at his command it has been a sheer impossibility for the President-Founder to keep the Head-quarters in touch with the Society at large- The plan of four Indian Sections haa broken down, and a consolidation of four into one would have been a forced necessity even if ifc had not been strongly recommended to the President in a Resolu­tion of the Conference of Theosophists held afc Bombay at Christmas 1889.

In view of the peculiar conditions of Branch existence in India, it can never be said that the local centre of Theosophical activity represented in a Branch Charter has been destroyed until the official request is made for the cancellation of the Charter. The experience of the past two years, as well as tha t of the preceding year, strikingly proves that a Branch which, perhaps, has been long torpid, may again resume activity upon, tho arrival, by Govern* jnenfc transfer, of an ardent Theosophist from some other station.

g . E . G o p a l a C h a r l u ,

llzm ding Secretary,

AdiaB; 27th Dzwnfor 1800*

The Secretary then read the Financial Reports, as follows:—1 8 8 9 .

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A i r i e n d ot' M r , B. K e i g h t l e y . .. 7 5 0 0J \l. J . C . H a l p e r n i ( O d e s s a ) 1 5 01 0M e s s r s . I l a r i K . M a z u tn d a r , a n d C h a r a n K . M a s u m d a r ( B e r h a m p u r ) . 2 5 0» 0D r . J . K . D -iji (B o m b a y ) 4 0> 0M r. R h o d e s M o r g a n ( M a n a n t o d d y ) 3 3 01 0

„ C . S . I t a iu a s a w m i I y e r ( S a ty a n u m g a l a m ) 2 01 0B a b u K a li C h u r n ( ' l i a t t e r j i ( C a l c u t t a ; 5 01 0M r . A n a n t a r o y N a t h j e e M e h ta ( B h a v n a g a r ) 8 4 0 0

, , A . S iv a R o w ( R a m u a d ) . . . . . . . . . •• 4 0 0,, B a i jn a t h S in g h ( M o r a r p u r ) 1 0 0„ K e d a r n a t h B h a r g a v a ( B u la n d s h a h r ) a n d f r i e n d 2 0 0

T h e S e c r e t a r y , S u r a t B r a n c h , T . S . . . . . . . 1 4 0 0M e s s r s . A . F u l l e r t o n ($ 2 5 ) a n d J , J , L . H o u s t o n ($ 5 ) N e w Y o r k . . . 8 6 7 0M r . S , D e J a s t r i z e b s k i ( H a l i f a x ) 2s 1 7 0

„ A . P . S i n n e t t ( L o n d o n ) 1 4 3 4 6„ D . D . J u s s a w a l a ( B o m b a y ) . . . 25 0 0

M r s . C . A . E v a n s ( N ic e ) £ 2 5 . . . 3 5 2 14 0M r . a n d M rs . J . S id d le ( W a n g u n n i ) N . Z . 4 a. . . . . . . 2 14 0M r s . G . S . B r o c k le s b y ( H a r t f o r d , l i . S . A ) £ 1 . . . 1 4 2 0

, , A . S e y u io u r ( d o . ) . . . . . . . . . 1 4 2 0M r . F . L . A la th e z J r . , ( B r o o k ly n ) $ 2 5 . . . 7 2 0 0

,, C . A . P a s s i n g h a m ( D e v o n ) $ 1 J A 2 0,, R S i v a s a n k a r a P a n d i a ( M a d r a s ) 1 0 0

M a jo r G e n e r a l H . R . M o rg a n ( O o ta c a m u n d ) 1 4 0 0M r- J e h a n g i r S o r a b j i ( W a r a n g a l ) 1 2 0 0

„ I s h a n C h u n d e r D e v ( D e h r a D u is ) 2 0 0„ E d w a r d I v e y ( H o b a r t , T a s m a n i a ) 10s. . . . . . . 7 3 0,, R . A n a n ta R a m a I y e r ( T i n n e v e l l y ) . . . 3 0 0„ S . K a m a c h e n d r a S a s t r y ( d o . ) . . . 1 0 0,, S . R . R a m a k r i s h n a I y e r ( d o . ) . . . 1 0 0„ T . A . A n a n t a r a m a I y e r ( d o . ) . . . 1 0 0„ W . H a r n q u i s t ( S to c k h o l m ) £ 1 1 2 -1 0 23 9 0,, L . P . M c C a r t h y ( C a l i f o r n ia ) 10? . 7 9 0„ S i v a d a t t a P a n d e ( S h a h r u n p o r e ) 1 0, 0„ P . H . M e h ta ( N a d ia d ) 1 0 0„ C . V a th a r a n i e m P i l l a y (R a n g o o u ) 3 0 0

M r . A n a n ta r a m G h o s h ( D a c c a ) . . . 2 5 0 0„ M a n ju n a th V i t h u l ( K a r w a r ) £ 1 2 0 0

P r i n c o C h a n d r a d u t ( B a n g k o k ) . . . 1 4 2 0M r . P - Y a n d e r L in d e n ( P h i l a d e lp h i a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 2 0

„ F r a n k l i n S a u n d e r s ( d o . ) . . . 1 4 2 0,, P a u l W e b e r s i n n ( S a n F r a n c i s c o ) £ 1 -1 2 , a n d f r i e n d £ 1 3 6 12 0

M e s s r s . E l l i o t t W i 'd ia m s ( d o ) § 2 ; ( ) . K . K r a m e r | 1 4 2 o( d o . ) 2 ; a n d A . W . G o o d r ic h ( d o . / $ 1. T o t a l $ 5 o r £ 1 . . . . . .M r . A . N . S e y m o u r ( H a r t f o r d , U . S A .) £ 1 1 4 2 QM r s . A n n ie K . B o t t s f o r d $ 2 ; M rs . J . W . M o lie r e $ 1 ;M iss* A . M o lie s e $ 1 ; M r s . E . S . W u - lh a m $ 1 ; D r . J , A . A n d e r s o n $ 5 ; I 4 3 1 0

M r. E . B . R a m b o $ 5 . T o t a l $ 5 o r £ 3 -1 . . . )14M is s . E .A . B o w r in g ( L o n d o n ) £ 1 0

M r . H . B o w m a n ( C a l i f o r n ia ) £ 2 . . . . . . . . . 28 1C 0

L o r d P o l l i n g to n ( S u r r e y ) £ 1 . . . ••• ••• 1 4 5 (1M r . M a r t i n E n n i s ( N e b r a s k a ) . ? 1 * 5 0 ; M is s I I . R . P h i l l ip s ( N e w Y o rk )

§ 1 ; M r . L , M . B a r t o n (N o w Y o r k ) $ 2 ; E m m a H . C lo f lin $ 4 87 ; M is s E . P h i l l ip s (N e w Y o r k ) $ 1 ; M is s L .L o u g $ 3 ; T o Lal $ 1 3 * 3 7 o r £ 2 - 1 4 - 7 ............................................................................................................ 3 9 2 0

B a b u G- C . B h a t t a c h a r y a ( H o w r a h ) 1 0 0 0,, A v a d h B e h a r i L a l l ( A r r a h ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0

M r . A . N u n ju n d a p p a ( C u d d a p a h ) . . . . . . 1 0 0 0

,, U p e n d r a n a t h B a s u ( B e n a r e s ) *•« ••• ••• 5 0 0 0

B a r o n e s s K r o n m m is ( A d y a r ) . . . . . . ••• ••• 3 6 0 0 0

M r . J . W . B r o d ie I n n e s ( E d i n b u r g h ) 5 s 9 d 4 2 0

M is s T h e r e s a C . S im p s o n ( P o r to b e l lo ) 3 9 0M e s s r s . H . M . H u n t a n d W * O x f o r d a n d W i lh e lm in e J . R u le (M e l-

4 8b o u r n e ) £ 3 . . . . . . •»• ••• 0 0M r . S . E . C la r k e , a n d M rs . M . J . S e y m o u r ( H a r t f o r d U . S . A .) £ 1 e a c h 2 8 4 0

^ o t a l . . . 2 ,9 6 6 5~4,

IS

RECEIPTS. A m o n n t. E X P E N D IT U R E . Amount.

■ Ja p a n e se g if ts 410 Y ens a t R s . 2— 2— 0 cach

N o rth C eylon su b scrip tio n ' S o u th „ ,,’ P a ssa g e m o ney from M adras

to Colombo an d r e tu rn• S e c re ta ry B ritish S ection T,

S. c o n tr ib u tio n tow ards P re s id e n t’s to u r in G rea t B rita in £ St) .

• A m basam udram b ranch , in ­v itin g th e P re s fd e n t

T o ta l...

8719381

6;

738

49

1,901

P re s id e n t’s ten r ex p en ses to Ja p a n : —

B oat and carriage h ire s , &c. Passage from M adras to

Colom bo Do. from Colom bo to M adras

N orth Ceylon to u r South ,,Mr. C. F . P ow ell’s tra v e llin g

expenses in S ou th ern In d ia )o. do. iu Ceylon

P re s id e n t’s oour tx p m s e s h< G t. B rita in (fo r 1889) ...

T ra n s fe rre d to S ocie ty ’s a/c..

T o ta l...

219

25

I C C )

G O

6

8830

900

404

1,901

0 0

° r0 0

1 4

3 . 4

1 8 8 9 .

L O A N S .

*To Mr. D ovipada Roy of Cawn- p o re

BS.

700

A.0

p.

0B y N il.

B a lance on 3 1st D eer. 89.

KS.

700

A. P.1

0 0

T o ta l R upees... 700 8 0 T ota l R upees ... 700 0 01

1 8 8 9 .

P E R M A N E N T F U N D .

R E C E IP T S , A m oun t. E X P E N D IT U R E . A m ount.

B a la n c e on 2 6 th Dec. 1888 ... 9,267 8 3 In te re s t paid to Society ...1

35913 9i n t e r e s t on S av ings, B an k T ra n s fe rre d to S oc ie ty ’s a c ­

D ep o sit ... 79 13 9 co u n t ... 417 8 3' , , G overnm en t P ro m is­

so ry N o tes 280 0 0d o n a tio n s :—£ ir . R am a P ra sad (B are illy )... 50 0 0

P . ly a lo o N a id u (H y d era ­bad) .................... 100 0 0

A n E n g lish F . T . S t £ 700 T o ta l... 777 1 « O(c o n d itio n a l g if t) 10,200 0 0 B alanco on 26 th Dec. 188^... 19,200 i ° O

' i T o ta l.. .’ 19,977 6 0 G rau d T o ta l... 19,977 ° O

1889.T . S U B B A R O W M E D A L F U N D .

L S S S

„ In terest; ou Savings* B ank D eposit

T o ta l R u p ees...

RS. A, P.

591 13 0

22 2 0

613‘ i

0

B y Expenditure

,, B a lance on 26tli De cem ber 1889 613

Total R upees... 613 15, 0

1 8 8 9 .A N N I V E R S A R Y F U N D .

R E C E IP T S .

B a l a n c e o n 2 G t h D e o . I s s 8 A n n u a l s u b s c r i p t i o n s o f i n d i

r i d u a l m e m b e r s . . . U d i i m a l p e t B r a n c h M a d r a s

t o i r n b a t o r e

A n a n t a p o r e C h i t t o r n

T i n u e v e l l y *MeerutN a g p u rB o m b a y )tB h a v a n a s a r , ,B abu U p en d ran a th Basu

(B en a rjs)M a n n e r “ S a n d a r e s a ” I n t e r e s t o n S a v in g s , B a n k

D e p o s i t . . .

. T o t a l . . .

A m oun t. e x p e n d i t u r e .

1,273115 2

23 12 64516 2 02

J24 32 5

1024

36

1,474

13 6

8 81 8 8 9 .

L I B R A R Y F U N D .

j ’ood expenses o f the X H ltb A n n iv e rsa ry

P rin tin g c h a rg es of th e H ind i tra n s la tio n o f Buddhist C atechism

Do- do. o f 500 copies of th e L igh t on P ath

. # (S a n sk rit) P rin tin g X l l l t h A nniversary

R e p o rts In v ita tio n ca rd s LicBDBe fo r P ach eap p a’eH ail. Loan to L ib ra ry Sundries, C a rt-h ire , h ire of

ch a irs , &c,

n . T o ta l...B alance on 2 6 th Dec. 1889 ...

G rand T ota l...

A m ount.

170 3 &

60 0 0

39 2 0

12181

198

75

674800

9 0 1 3

1 ,4 7 4 ! 8 8

r e c e i p t s , A m ount.e x p e n d i t u r e .

B alan ce on 26 th Dec. 1888 ... In te r e s t on Savings* B ank D e­

p o sit ... .................R a i B. P . B asu B a h ad u r B aroness K roum m ess M . F ra n c is M ontoliu (M ad rid ) P a n d i t P aram esh ri D as (B ara-

B a n k i ) ..............................M r. C. Sam biah (M ylapur) .*!.* M rs. H . N ow lands (C astle -

m ain e) 10s .....................M r. T hom as G reen (do)

„ T. H e rb e r t W rig h t (N ag l p o re ) ............ ............

1>r£]0OnryPratt Leami°&to^)M r. F - W , T h u rs to n (L u ck

now ) ...........................L o an from th e A n n iv e rsa ry

F u n d .............................. JJU r.R . S u ry a Ilow N aidu (Ma-

e u l i p a t a m ) ............

26

620

19028

10050

77

12

140

A m ount.

3 0198

75

T o ta l.. . 865

P a n d it ..............................C ustodian Pandit’s travelling expenses C harges fo r m edicine, &c

d u rin g P a n d i t ’s illness ’’ f r e ig h t on E n g lish books ... f u rn i tu r e (one long table) ...B i n d i n g b o o k s ...............P rin tin g C ata logue ...S u n d rie s ........................... 'C a rp e n te r’s w o rk .......... .S an sc rit books boughtF re ig h t on d o ............E x tra C harg es ............Postage on th e “ Adyar* Lib-

ra ry S eries” N os. 1 an d 2

Total...

Balance on 26th Deer. 1889,

G rand T o ta l,#r

390 () 0120 () 0

10 (t 0

42 6> s0 8' 0

16 4 014 8 014 12 015 5 1114 0 028 12 131 1 676 14 0

9 8 6

784 0 3

81 1 3

>05 -I &

Jf)

R E C E IP T S . A m oun t. E X P E N D I T U R E . A m o u n t.

! RS."B a lan ce o n 2 6 th D e c . 1 8 8 9 . . . i 1 ,5 4 4 l> o n a t io n s t o t.he S o c ie ty

d arin g 1 th e y e a r I n itia t io n F ees ... 216-0-0D iplom a a n d C h a rte r

F e e s ...879-14-1

8 ,502

U n ex p e n d e d b a lance le f t by M r. Pow ell

C o n trib u tio n s tow ards tra v e l­lin g expenses ...

T ra n s fe r from P erm an en t F u n d . . /

I n te r e s t on H ead -Q u arte rs F u n d ...

G ard en incom e ... ...S a le of calves, &c. ...

, R e fu n d s . . . ...S u n d rie s ...M r. C. S am biah fo r p u rc h a ­

sin g a house a t U ru r fo r th e S ociety

L o an from Theosophist Office.

1,125

80

150

5 8

214 725237 8

14

11

11

5 0 01 ,3 0 8

r i ' ; ;

11

T o ta l . . . 13,467!

R e t r r n o f L o a n t o T h e o s o - ■phi..<t O ffice

K e f u r id s . . .F o o d e x p e n s e s F e e d , & c., o f a n im a l* P r i n t i n g C h a r g e s . 4 6 5 - 5 -3 P o s t a g e . . . 4 7 8 -1 4 -0

T ravelling expenses T elegram s W ages of c lerks and se rv a n ts P erm an en t a d d itio n s to th e

b u i l d i n g s -1. C onstruc tion o f

a roofed passage from t l i e . M ain

H all to th e L ib ra ry 258-2-112. V eran d ah on

th e so u th e rn side o f the M ain H all. 253-6-7

3. Cowshed, an dim provem en ts to th e E uropean k i t ­chen ... ... 197-5-3

Im p ro v in g th e old sta ircase, an d c o n s tru c tin g a tip w one ...2 0 7 -1 0 -9

D igging n ew ta n k s in th e g a r ­d en . . . 73-10-9

RS* A.r

1 ,3 0 8 2 ' u6 5 8 i1 1

1 ,6 0 4 1 l8 3 6 n i i

9 4 4 3 o 1 #>9 6 6 9 81 8 8 7 1 0

1 ,4 3 3 1 1 3

R e p a i r s :—Coloring and w h ite ­

w ash ing th e b u ild ­ings ... ... 100-14-0

Im p ro v em en ts to R e co rd ing S ec re ­ta ry ’s Office ... 109-0-6

R epairs an d im prove­m en ts to r o a d s ... 142-11-9

Ftepairs to c a rts ... 123-5-3 S u n d ry rep a irs of

various k inds ...1 ,018-7-6

P u rc h ase of fu rn itu reof a p iece of land

n ear th e en tra n c e to th e g a rd en

Of a house a t U ru r v illage for th e Sooiety

L ig h tin g charges Tolls an d taxes ...S undry expenses (clo thes,

m ate, a n d 20 o th e r item s,

T o ta l...B alance,

G ran d T o ta l...

990

1,494 7 029 8 0

ICO 0 0

500 0 0165 14 9129 12 3

671 0 11

11,427 13 12,039 3 1

13,467 0 2

R E C E IP T S . A m ount. E X P E N D IT U R E . A m ount.

RS. iA. p. RS. A. P.B alance ou 2 6 th Dec. 1889 81

11

J3 C ustod ian ... ,, 120 0 0

M r. C. Sam biah (M ylapore)... 55 0

!

0 W est <fe C o .’s B ill fo r m ed i­c in e supp lied to P a n d it ... 3 10 0

I n te re s t accoun t fo r 1889 ... 1 6 9E ng lish books purchased ... 90 11 0

M r, K. Seshayya (K u rn o o l)... 15 0 0

,, R. S u ry a Row N aidu (M asu lipatam ) 30 0 0

F re ig h t on E n g lish books...

S an sk rit books purchased ...

7

1

15

12

0

0

3, R. S iv asa n k a ra P a n d ia (M adras) 1 0 0

F re ig h t on S an sk rit books... 3 14 0

,, P . D. K h an (C eylon) ... 5 0 0S u n d rie s (fo r dolls, repairs

to fu rn itu re , &c) 29 14 6

C. R. S rin ivasa Iy e n g a r (K um bhaeonam ) 9 0 0

R efunds ... 10 0 0

D r. H en ry P ra tt(L e a m in g to n ) his an n u a l su bscrip tion fo r 1890 .....................£ 10 132 13 11

R epairs to P ic tu re Room ... 20 6 3

A m basam udram B ranch T. S. 40 0 0

T h ro ’B abuN orendranath Sen,

C a lc u tta

M r. J . F . M adan ... R s. 25.

j , F ram jiM u n e lie rji „ 25.

ii S. J . P ad sh a h ... j, 15.

H r . B. K e ig h tley ...6525

00

00

'

T o ta l... 288 2 9

», A , K ee lacan ta S a s tr i ... 25 0 c B alance, *. 197 3 2

T o ta l... . 485 5 11 G rand T otal... 485 5 U

R E C E I P T S . | A m o u n t . | E X P E N D I T U R E . A m o u n t .

RS.1

A*: r. KH. A.

B a la n c e o n 2 6 th D o c . 1 8 8 9 . . . 1 9 ,2 0 0 0 0 T r a n s f e r r e d t o T . S . a / c . . . 5S 0

M r . P . I v a l u N a id u ( H y d e r ­ — •

a b a d ) 1 0 0 0i

0 T o t a l . . . 5 8 0

A N e w Y o r k P . T . S . £ 1 0 0 . . 1 ,4 1 7 0 8 B a l a n c e :—

I n t e r e s t o n 4 p . c , p a p e r a n d I n S a v in g s B a n k . . . 7 0 -7 -3S a v in g s B a n k D e p o s i t 4 0 9 7 3

„ 4 p . o . G o v t .D i s c o u n t o b t a in e d o n 4 p . c P a p e r . 2 1 ,0 0 0 0 -0

p a p e r f o r R s , 2 ,6 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 ,0 7 0 7

T o t a l ... 2 1 ,1 2 8 8 2 G r a n d T o t a l . . . 2 1 ,1 2 8 8

I

W . Q . J U D G E F U N D .

R E C E I P T S .

R e c e iv e d f r o m M r . W m . Q , J u d g e a d r a f t f o r £ 82 , c a s h e d f o r

T ota l...

A m o u n t .

1 ,0 3 5

1035

E X P E N D I T U R E . A m o u n t .

P a id C o l. O lcotfc a s p e r i n ­s t r u c t i o n s o f M r , W m . Q J u d g e

T o t a l . . .B a l a n c e . . .

1 ,0 3 5 11

1 ,0 3 5 l l N i l . I

T . S U B B A R O W M E D A L F U N D .

R E C E I P T S . A m o u n t . E X P E N D I T U R E . A m o u n t .

B alance on 2 6 th D ec. 1889, ..

In te re s t on Savings* B ank D eposit

D onation fro m th o N agporei*i| n«

T o t a l . . .

6 1 3

22

21

657 13

C o s t o f a m e d a l a w a r d e d t o M a d a in e B k i v a t s k y . . . 5 0

T o t a l . . .

B a la n ce ...

G rand T o ta l...

5 0

607

657

O 0

0 0

13

13

189C.A N N I V E R S A R Y F U N D .

R E C E I P T S . A m o u n t . K X P K N D I T U B B . A m o u n t .

B a la n c e o n 2 o th D e c . 1 8 b 9 . . .

RS.

8 0 0

iA.

0

p.

0

I n t e r e s t o n S a v i n g s ’ B a n k D e p o s i t 3 4 3 9 £

H y d e r a b a d B r a u c h T . S . 2 4 0 0

G o o ty T . S . 1 0 0 0

A m b a s a m u d r a m T . S . . . . 1 0 0 0

G o r a k p u r T . S . 4 0 0

M r . J . D . K a r a n i , B o m b a y . . . 2 0 0

M r s . I s h a n C h a n d r a D e v (D e li - r a d u n ) . . . 2 0 V

K i n c h i n j a n g a T . S . . , 1 0 0 0

C u d d a p a h . . . 2 5 0 0

M r . A . S a n k a r i a h . . . 4 0 0

N a g p u r T . S . 4 8 0 0

J u b b u l p o r o . . . 1 0 0 0

B a b u R a m a P r a s a d . . . 9 0 0

R a i B s r o d a P r a s a d B a s u B a h a d u r 1 0 0 0

S a t y a m a r g a T . S. ( L u c k n o w ) . . . 9 0 0

!M r. N a r o th a m d o s s . . . 10 0 0

B a n k i p u r T . S . . . . 1 8 0 0

L t . C . L . P e a c o c k e , S u r a t 15 0 0

D r . D . J . E d u l B e l i r a m . . . 5 0 0

B o m b a y B r a n c h T . S . GO 0 0

M r . P . S . K a g l i a v e n d r a R o w ' ( C o im b a to r e ) 2 0 0

I n d i v i d u a l S u b s c r i p t i o n s 4 7 12 0

T o t a l . . . *1,108 IS; 9

T r a v e l l i n g e x p a n s e s o f d e l e g a t e s

t l i ed e l e g a t e s

L a m p s p u r c h a s e d

S u n d r ie s ( z in c f o r s h ie ld p a i n t e r , iitc)

T ota l...

B alance...

G rand T ota l...

25 j 0

61 4■I34 0

j

30 8

146 15 3

2 9 7

571

1,1G 8

RECEIPTS. Amount.

Paid by the Government of|

Madras, on account of Col. Olcott/s trip to Salem as a Judge for the Agricultural Exhibition

Mr. A. Sankariah’s contribu­tion towards the expenses of the President to Tiichi- nopoly ... ... ...

Ambasamudram Branch Women’s Educational Society

CeylonContribution of the Jaffnese

towards Mr. Kotayya’s ex­penses ...

Unexpended Balance with Mr. Kotayya returnd to the

Treasurer To Balance

Total...

RS.

35

2535

55

5

8799

11

96G

0 0

5 3 9 5

9 8

E X P E N D IT U R E .

Mr. Harte’s Expenses for the Bombay Conference

Mr. Powell’s tour in Southern India ...

President’s Salem trip Freight on Mr. Powell’s

paicelsMr. Leadbeater’s ticket to

LondonPresident’s tour in Gt.

Britain.„ Trip to Trichino-

i)()1yFreight on Mrs. Annie

Besant’s pamphlets to Calcutta

Mr. C. Kotayya’s tour President’s tour to Ceylon

and Southern India

Total.,

Amount.

RS.

61

7530

1

280

347

31

785

40

966

L O A N S .

RECEIPTS. Amount. E X P E N D IT U R E .

To DevipadaRoy (Cawnpore).

9i Theosophist Office

Total...

700

1,308

2,008 2111

By Theosophist Office

„ Balance

Total.

Amount.

1,308

7C0

2,008

2 11

0 0

2 11

1 8 90 .

D O N A T IO N S TO T H E SOCIETY.

RECEIPTS. Amount.

GoraUpur Branch 5 0 (5

Mr. F. G. Gleason (Chicago, U . S. A.) £ 2 ... 28 9 0Lala Sriram (Muttra) ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0Mr. Priyanath Mukerji (Julpigori) ... ... ... ... 3 0 0j, Pramathakanth Mnkerjif do. ) ... 2 0 0„ Gagan Chandra Biswas ( do. ) ... 2 0 0„ Rajakumar Chakravarti ( do. ) ... ... , 1 0 0„ Binod Behari Benerji ( do. ) ... ... 1 0 0.. W . L. Ducey (Muskegon, T7. 8. A.) £ 1 ... 14 8 0

Mrs- Mary Stubbs and Mr. Henry H eavur (San Jose, U . S. A) $ 5 ... 14 12 0Mr. Kali prasanna Ghosh (Brisal) ... ... ... 1 0 0Hon. Mrs. Malcolm (South Wales) £ 3 ... ... ••• 42 15 0The Ilaya Raja of Nilambur ... ... ... ... ••• 10 0 0Mri Durga Narain Mitra (Mozufferpore)... ... 1 0 0K T; Herbert Wright (Nagpur) ... 12 0 0

RECEIPTS.

Mr. Kalkaprasad (M oradabad)», £. Narayana Iyer (Madara)"' .................

.. Bh,mchandra Simha (Baidyanath) ‘.V.

ji’ j S“ darsana Chari (Madras)Mrs. L etitia Dorathia B urland (New YnrtV * 9 Bab„ U pendranath Basa (B enares) ■ ”F a teg a rh Branch T . S. ... .Mr. Gyanchand (Guzeranwalla)"*

” p Q „ orderli.ng (England) 10s.

. *T -’anath Jha (Benares) ...

t r F - T- S. £ 100 ... ....................t u mTasacharI7 (Ootv)

M r. M B ° sseIar (Queensland) £1 2 Gobhard (Elberfeld) ...

W H60 8 l f ^ X (Seventh Dividend)” w n ^ ? wlands (Castleraaine) $ I .” y- Gonltoa ( do. ) l 0s• t I . G reen ( \ ere **•

{ ! " • / • , Stuart (Sydney) £ l-3g. .................Narain Pandit (Etah) .

Mr “t H ' w f 0l? J 8 °,">‘h W a 'ea) £ 5 "Jwr. i . H . W ilson (Y ork) £ 2R u tto n ji P esto n ji (B om bay)” *

,» C. V a th arn iam P illay (R angoon) '**Wh«™ 3* P oaabb°y (H yderabad)B ha van a g a r B ranch T. S.I jpperah Branch T. S. ...

Mrs Elizabeth Hughes'(Los Angeles) $ i "M r Uunj.bhoy J. Medhora (Bombay)

” « 8 1 Mnkerji (Barisal)

” T c ni UDda Naidu (Sagar)MlsJ L S7 knaI anaraya na Iy e r (M adura) . " m iss h . A . Off (Los A ngeles) £ 1 U h o tan ag p u r T. S.A . H artfo rd frien d ' **' ***

& £ £ S S f i 'p f f ijTork) •••a Basu (vmup,;ram) :::

jK Bv >>nS p n er) (P1;:ladelp,:i ;) £ i :::

f f b| - (Calcntta>"

Mr' p T r w ! " e <s ' 8 W ) •••* . X S S ? " • s - a -> * ■ » :::A V s S ^ , ^ y) B^ > « :::

Raosf-hT- AUand S0D sympathizer)KaoSaib Jsnwanprasad (Balaghat C. P.)

N P MW?la"-f0f 0 akland, Cal) £ \ .N . C. M u k erji (C a lcu tta ) ‘ —

Oolden o r ^ t r i 1 " ^ “(San J ^ c i s c o )Aurora Branch £ i

RECEIPTS. Am ount.

Received through Mr. A. T. Seymour (H artford), the donations ofKS. A. i*.

M rs. M. A, Newton, Miss M. J. Hampshire and himself £ 1 each £ 3 35 1 1Mr. C. K. Rajagopala Iyer (Narsingam pett^ 1 u» 0„ A nantaroy Nathji (K attyaw ar) 84 €> 0„ L. P. McClarthy (San Francisco) £1 ... 13 2: o„ V. Jochooram (Bombay) 5 0i 6

Chinglepnt B ranch ... ... ... ... . . 2 81 0A New York F . T. S. £100 l , 2Gl 15• 03Ir. W , H arnquist (Stockholm) £ 1-1G-2 21 15• 0Miss T. C, Simpson (Portobello) 5s 3 01 J lM r. S . DeJostrzebski (N. S A.) 2.<? 6d ... 1 10 5S ig n o r F. M antolin (Madrid) £ 1 13 1 OM rs. Brocklesby and Mr. Sydney E. Claike (H artford) £ 2 ... 27 0 OMr. O. K. Kram er (New York) 8s. 3d . ... ... 5 <) 0M r. P. Dosabhoy (Hyderabad) ... 20 0 3

„ G. IS. Finch (Cambiidge) £ 50 ... G31 8 0Donations received at the Bombay Conference :—

Bom bay B ranch Rs. 100Rai B ahadur S. Subramania Iy e r ,, 50

Do. A. Sabapathy Mudelliar „ 50Babu N orandro Nath Son ,, 25Kasi Tatw asabha T. S. (Benares) ... ... #f# „ 25Postonji D. Khau (Colombo) ... „ 25M r. Dadabhai Jnssowala ... ... ... ... „ 25

„ Tnkaram Tatya ... ... ... „ 25Dewan B ahadur R . Raghunath Row „ 24Sanatan Dhurm a Sabha (Surat) „ 21Secundm bad Branch ...Dr, J . K. Daji ... ... ... ... » 15N agpur Branch „ 75Khan B ahadur N. D. Khandalwala „ 15D r. V ithaldoss 15M r. Byram ji Panday ... ... ... ... .., » oM asulipatam Branch ... „ 10Mr. M artanda Row Baboji ... ... ... „ 10Messrs C. Kotayya and Buarnddin K ur... „ 20Dr. Pandurang Gopal... „ 10Mr. M anm ohanaass D ayoldass... „ 10

J . Srinivasa Row ... „ 10,, P. Kesava Pillay ... „ 10„ Byramji M uthiaw ala ... ... ... ... „ lo

M eerut B ranch 5M r. A .D . Ezekiel,D rs.Fakirji R utonji andAbasaliRs. 5. eaoh. „ 15Messrs. Horm usji D. Sontook, P. B. Pillay, Nusserwanji

Billiworia, R ustonji Modi, and T. J . Naidu @ Rs. 5 each ... „ 25F. T. S.” ....................................................................................... i» 3

Ueserg. Vinay&k Muknnd, K. E. Pillai, P. R. Naidu, K. Shir:M$homed ahd Mahalaxmiwala, @ Bs. 2 each „ 10

$fet>srs. Krishna Shamraoji, M. Rustonji Mobedji, and F.Mtithfawala Re. 1 each 3

Amount received in the Hall without names „ io 679 0 0Do. from Mr. W. Q. Judge, General Secretary AmericanSection T. S. the following donations

M r. W, Q. Judge ... ... ... ... £ 16-B-G 218 1 8. Peter Long . $ 1*00

9i John Smith ... ... ... ... , 0*30, .3, William Maine... ... ... ... , t< )f 0*50

,, J . H. Scotford... ... ... ... 3*10, „ B. W. Prim er ... ... ... ... . . 0*20

No. 842” ...................................................................... „ 0*502fr. A lbeit Targee ... ... ... ... }} 0*40

, , E dw ard Leeds... ... ... ... ... „ 150C ashdonation ... ... ... ... ... 4*00^Iw . M. J . Robbins ... ... ... ... „ 1000

„ Id a R- Patch ... ... ... ... ... „ 10*00

RECEIPTS. Am ount.

Mr. C. H. L ittle ... )»r. M. J. Gahan ... Prof, G. C. Carpenter Mr. J . L. Loyd Satw a Lodge T. S. Mr. J . Falkensten...

j, W. C. Tem ple...„ 0 . P . Olmstead ,, A. Fullerton

II. Schoonmacher ,, F . Saunders ,, C. McKenny ...

Miss II . 11. Philips „ M. Fortescue ...

Mr. D. J . H unter ...„ A. O. Robinson

A. New York F. T. S. Mr. A W. Goodmit R. L. Scannell ,, T. R. P ra te r

Miss E. A. Hill Miss M. K. Glaaner Mrs. K. M. Tills tone

Mr. W. Q. Ju d g e (on h is own account)

Received from Mr. Judg Mr. J. J. L. Houston M iss Hanna R. Philips Mr. F . L, Mathez Jr.

, , A. O. Robinson . . .

Mrs. Mary J. Robbins ,, Ida R. Patch

Mr. A. Fullerton ...,, F ranklin Saunders

Miss. K. E. H ill ...Mrs. Annie^E, Percy Mr, H. M. Warren

„ R. O. R. Bergath ...Mrs, M. A, Slocom Messrs " L ” and W. L. Ducey M rs. B. Wakefield ...Mr, Albert Targee “ C. B .” .....................

$ 1000 7*50 100 2 10 2*00 2’iJO

1000 (3-00

IGO* 00 3*50 2 002 00 1 00 1 '2 *> 100 2 00

469 75 100 7 50 2 00 250 5001 00

$ 5

$ 8J9 50 0 £ 6-2-G

500 100

2500 2*00 500 5-50 5 00 2-00

15000 7*00

•30 ] 00 1*00

each 10*00 10*00 100 0*20

$ 230*00 or £ 47 30 5

Miss E. A. Bowrip:;(Lonrlon^Gl ...Mr. J . II. Norderling ( do. )Mr. P. H. M ehta (Bombay)Hr. J , K. D aji( do. )... ...Babu A nantaram Ghosh (Dacca) Jeh an g ir Sorabji (W arangal)Mr. R. Sibbold (United Kingdom) 10.s\ „ Bezanji Adarji (Secundrabad) j, (iagan Chandra Biswas (Jalpiguri) „ M anoharlal (Jubbulpore)3, M. N. Dvivedi (Nadiad)„ Vetharniem Pillay (Jaffna) ...,, A. Siva Row (Sivaganga) ...a P . D. Panday (Sym pathisers)

611

1313104

25126

1025 534

11

2,090 41 73 10

___ ______ Total.. 8502RusTlwji K. MopFj Auditor,

80O00000006t)0

JI

• Meetings arc held every Friday morning, and Vedantic subjects arc explained. A series of interesting lectures on H indu Theology was delivered by a local Pandit who was recently introduced into the Theo­sophical Society. A Brahm in P andit is also engaged to read and explain the Upanishads, and in re tu rn for th is service he receives a small rem u­neration from the Branch. The progress made during the year waa chiefly due to the fact th a t the meetings were opened to the public, and the lectures on Vedanta were interesting. Bro. B ertram Keightley visited the Branch and a public meeting was held, in which he explained the wonderful progress Theosophy is making in Europe and America. Devan Bahadur P . Srinivasa Row also visited the Branch. Its financial condition is by no means discouraging. The anniversary of the Branch was held on the 21st November last. The Branch hopes th a t if the impression th a t “ the Society’s meetings are only of a private nature is removed from the tninds of those who happen to have formed such a notion, and if greater publicity could be given, it can get more people who m ight be benefited by hearing the lectures.

1 T h e C o o c h B e h a r T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie t y .

A meeting to organise a branch of the Theosophical Soociety a t Cooch Behar was held a t the Jenkins* School premises on the 5th August, 1890, a t 6 p.m. His Highness the M aharajah Bhup Bahadur of Cooch Behar, who was empowered by Colonel Olcott, the President- Fonnder ofthe Theosophical Society, in a telegram dated Adyar, Madras, the 2nd August, 1890, to organise a Branch Society here, presided over the m eeting; the officers of the State, the zemindars, and the residents of |bhe place were present.

The meeting to initiate candidates and to appoint the Executive Committee of the Cooch Behar Branch of the Theosophical Society was held at the Palace on the 6th August, 1890, a t 8 a. m.

The candidates were duly initiated by His Highness and tho following were then appointed members of the Executive Committee :

President.His Highness Lieutenant-Colonel M aharajah Sri N aripendra N ara­

yan Bhup Bahadur, of Cooch Behar, g.c.i.e ., f .t .s ., &c .

Vice Presidents.Babus Priya N ath Ghosh, m . a . , and A m rita Lal Sen.

Members.Kumar Rangila Narayan, Babus K unja Behari M ajumdar, n. A.,

H arendra Narayan Chaudhuri, B. l . , and Pashupati N ath Chatterji,F. T. s. Babu, Kedar Nath M ajumdar, Treasurer.

Kumar Gojendra Narayan, (Jr.) m. r. a. c., and Babu Santa Prasad SinhiFi* F. T. s., Secretaries; Babu Nagendra N ath Mitra, M. A., B. L., Assistant Secretary.

T h e F u t u r e o f t h e O r i e n t a l L ib r a r y .

The following le tte r from the learned Indian Sanskritist author, Professor Dvivedi, was then read by the Secretary :—

G e n t l e m e n ,

I t is over four years since the day when our respected and beloved P r e s id e n t -F o u n d e r performed the very noble ceremony of declaring open the A dyar Oriental L ibrary. The results of the institution will, no doubt, be as far-reaching and universally beneficent as the idea of it, which has been conceived in the true sp irit of universal brotherhood, originally intended. The endless topic of its inexhaustible advantages and benefits,— individual, national, and universal,—has well-nigh been exhausted by our worthy President-Founder in his Inaugural address of 1886. I t is now for us to see how far these aims and objects have been actually realised, and w hat remains for those interested in tho revival of ancient literatu re to accomplish. And, the rem ark may be permitted, i t is difficult to conceive not so much who are, as who are not, interested in such a revival. For such a revival means national regene­ration, and moral and spiritual progress, not of any particular nation or community, bu t of the whole world. I t has repeatedly been observed by intelligent and thoughtful men, here and abroad, th a t the ancient learning of India deserves a place, and perhaps the topmost one, even in the republic of modern advancement and research. None, bu t one whose eyes are entirely blinded by materialism, could fail to seo the immense influence which the revival of Sanskrit literature has exercised on comparative philology and mythology, and therefore on the historical development of religion and metaphysics in general. And indeed the claims of ancient wisdom for recognition a t our hands have been very well pu t on as neutral a ground as possible by our large-minded President-Founder. He says, “ if the ancient books are as valuable as some allege, the sooner we prove it the better; if they are not, we, cannot discern the fact too speedily.” E ither way a careful study of these books is extremely useful, to say nothing more.

W hat we want a t present therefore is such a thoroughly permanent footing for the library and its works as will ensure permanance to its fu tu re well-being and activity. The work before the institution is two-fold: tho collection of fresh books and MSS. and the translation and publica­tion of im portant works into English and subsequently into the several vernaculars. This is a question of funds, and competent co-operation. The library as i t stands a t present is unprovided for, though the work above alluded to, is ju st tile one, w ithout which the original object of the institution cannot be said to be fulfilled. I t is therefore tho duty of every native of India,, from the richest prince to the poorest peasant, to contribute his mite towards this national work. I t is truly national, inasmuch as it is a work, nay the work, most essential for national regeneration, accompanied with moral and spiritual exhalta-

tion. I t is in fact the only way to polish into nicety the various rough

ends and angularities of tlic dead-lctter crceds of superstition and ignorance. The idea of universal brotherhood which we all cherish, cannot have a better way prepared for its actual realisation than the work before the Oriental Library. These certainly are ends, practical ends, worthy to be striven for, and the duty of every true son of India lies plain before him.

I t will not here be out of place to give an outline of a scheme for carrying out the said work. Our estim ates should naturally be very modest and moderate to begin with. The whole work must be placed nnder the definite superintendence and guidance of a thoroughly com­petent English and Sanskrit scholar, who should combine in himself the duties of Director of the Oriental L ibrary and Superintendent of the Translation and Publication Department. He m ust have at least one competent Sastree to assist him, and to serve as general referee in m atters of difficulty. Both these should be assisted in the work of looking after the library, doing sundry translations, examining proof sheets, and serving generally as copyists, clerks, and librarians, by a t least two competent men. The expenditure on account of these may be estimated as follows :

Director and Superintendent... ... Bs 150 to Bs 200Sastree and General Referee.,. ... „ 30 to „ 40Assistant ... ... ... ... „ 30Clerk ... ......................................... 20Peon and contingencies ... ... „ 15

Rs 245 per month X 12Rs 2,940 per annum

Printing, book purchases, payments for piece work, such as doing certain trans­lations, copying MSS., etc ... Rs 2,060 per annum

Total Rs 5,000 per annum• I t is intended th a t the Director and Superintendent should add to

the stock of books and MSS. ever year, as the funds a t his disposal per­mit, and as the Council of the Library sanction. B ut besides this w hat he should chiefly attend to is translations of im portant Sanskrit works into English. He may, however, from time to time, invite competent specialists to take up translations of different Sanskrit works into Eng­lish arranging with them, from the funds a t his disposal, the terms of their honorarium, which, however, we do not expect any gentleman serving so noble a national cause will ever condescend to accept.

When the English translations leave the press, the Director should arrange to have them translated in the Tamil, M arathi, Guzarati, Hindi, and Bengali vernaculars, and published through eminent book-houses in the several provinces.

Tlic expenditure for m aintaining an establishment of tliis kind and for keeping up the Library would thus be about Rs- 5,000 per annum, or an amount equal to the interest on a hundred thousand Rupees at 5 per cent. The sale of the L ibrary’s publications would, in time, be able to supply some considerable item, but this cannot, however, a t present be counted upon ; for with the increase in the income, there will be pro­portionate increase in the calls on the activity of the Library and there­from increase in the expenditure on account of staff, etc.

The direction in which the energies of the said staff may be engaged for a number of years to come, may briefly be indicated. A large stock of Sanskrit works has been brought to light, published, translated, annotated, or edited. But the Darshana literature, as well as the Tantra-literature, is still, on account of its internal difficulties, a sealed book for Orientalists. B ut these exactly are those phases of thought which, with the Puranas, all of which are still not translated, represent the metaphysical and moral aspect of Indian philosophy. Not only that, but they are most im portant in bringing about th a t moral and spiritual progress which we are aiming at.

Translations of im portant works is not all that we require. We require elementary manuals and easy catechisms, after the system of W estern scholars, to familiarize the rising generations w ith thd sublime tru th s of higher learning. These ought to be attended to. I t may not be out of place to hint a t the most burning necessity which a t the present moment exists for a catechism of the Advaita, on tho lines of Col. Olcott’s Buddhist Catechism. The necessity is felt not only in Theosophical circles, but throughout India and the civilized world, for the Advaita, besides being tho groundwork of the sublime edifice of Theosophy, is at the same time an easily accessible form of th a t universal T ruth which ia present in all formal religions of the world. The late lamented Mr. T. Subba Row contemplated some sucli thing as an A dvaita Catechism, and he was best fitted to do it w ith the depth of thought and richness of intellect tha t he possessed. All the same, the necessity for such a book is daily pressing upon us, and it behoves any gentleman in our midst, who may be qualified to take up the work, to come forward, and undertake it.

These few remarks fully explain the scope, utility, and emergency of w hat the Library has to attend to. I t is all a question of fund and we earnestly invite all to contribute towards this grand work of national regeneration.

M a n t l a l N . D v i v e d i .

A d d r e s s e s o f G r e e t i n g r e a d b e f o r e t h e C o n v e n t i o n ,

O d e s s a , 1890.The President said that one of the most curious and interesting

features of the year was the following: Ever since the Founders of the Theosophical Society had been in India, the Brahmo Samaj had been un-*

friendly, regarding them as working in the interests of heathenism. B ut in the first place Mr. Norendro Nath Sen, who had been a most active man in that movement, and was the uncle or cousin of Keshub Chunder Sen, himself, was one of the most devoted of Theosophists; and now they had a son-in-law of Keshub Chunder Sen, who had.m ade Brahmoism the state religion,—His Highness the M aharajah of Cooch Behar himself applying for permission to form a Branch Society.

T h e P r e s i d e n t F o u n d e r ’s I n t e n d e d R e t i r e m e n t .

' T h e R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y next proceeded to read some out of many telegram s and le tte rsr eceivedfrom eminent men in India and elsewhere protesting against the President Founder’s retirem ent and requesting h im to continue in office. A question was raised by D r . D a l y as to the propriety of reading such communications in presence of the P resi­dent-Founder. A fter further expressions of opinion on the m atter by M r . P h e r o z s h a w R. M e h t a , D r . D a l y , M r . H a r t e , and M r . T o o k a r a m

T a t y a , —

M r. B e r t r a m K e i g h t l e y , M. A. (Cambridge), pointed ont th a t to sim ply mention in the Report of the Convention the statem ent of the Colonel’s having received appeals from all parts of the world protesting against his intention to resign, an announcement of which he had pub­lished in the Theosophist, and to leave th a t statem ent as a statem ent would scarcely be dignified. He thought th a t the feeling of every one of them present there was absolutely unanimous against the Colonel’s proposed retirem ent (hear, hear), therefore it seemed needless to read out further appeals a t the Convention. B ut in the interests of the President-Founder’s dignity, he begged to move th a t extracts from these letters and telegrams should be appended to the Report of the Convention in order th a t readers of the Theosophist all over the world, who had seen th e Colonel’s statement, m ight be aware of the very great pressure and absolutely unanimous demand from all quarters and all sections of the people, to which he had yielded. He added that, in justice to the unsel­fishness and devotion and to the spirit of self-sacrifice which had inducted the President-Founder to consent to remain in office, those documents should be issued in the Report of the Convention. He moved, accordingly, th a t extracts from the communications received bo incorporated by the Secretary in the Report.

Mr. T o o k a r a m T a t y a seconded and Mr. C. K o t t a y y a spoke in support.’

T h e P r e s i d e n t put the motion to the meeting. In doing so he thanked Mr. Keightley from the bottom of his heart for the kind spirit which prompted his remarks. Mr. Keightley, he thought, had seized upon the situation. The question then was w hether the Secretary should be authorized to publish extracts from communications regarding his retirem ent.

D r . D a l y thought tha t a judicious selection of them should be made fpr the Report. The motion was then carried unanimously.

A d d r e s s e s f r o m F o r e i g n B r a n c h e s .

The next business of the programme was the reading of the ad­dresses from the European, B ritish and American Sections by M r. B e r t r a m K e i g h t l y . Before doing so, as Special Delegate. from the respective Councils of those Sections, he proceeded to read two or three letters from various unofficial groups standing upon the roll of the Society,—although not recognized as chartered bodies—which thereforo could only be brought officially to the knowledge of the Convention, in the form of letters, so that they m ight appear in the report of the CoriTcntion and the groups might realize tha t their existence was known and recognized as part of the Theosophical body.

Speaking of the Odessa group, he remarked, that the reason why it had no existence as an official Branch, was simply because the Russians did not permit the formation of such Societies within their terri­tories (Laughter). He had thought it desirable to read the address of the Swedish Branch, as the Branch numbered 100 active members, and, in two years’ time, it had translated into Swedish three or four of their most im portant works : “ Esoteric Buddhism,” u Voice of Silence,’’ and “ the Buddhist Catechism,” “ The Key to Theosophy,” and many pam phlets—very real activity for any branch to exhibit.

He then read paragraphs from letters from the Presidant and Secretary of the Ionian Theosophical Society, and from the officers of other Branches.

C o l . H. S. O l c o t t , P . T. S.,Adyar, Madras, India.

R e s p e c t e d S i r a n d B r o t h e r ,

The small group of F. T. S. a t Odessa avail themselves of tho opportunity of the Annual Convention of our beloved Society to send ifc their hearfelt expression of fraternal feeling.

Though far away and, so to say, prevented by circumstances over which they have no control from tak ing a more active part in the move­ment, the Odessa group follows with the deepest interest the grand work th a t is being done by the Theosophical Society, and its members beg to express their deep feeling of gratitude for the help received at the hands of the valorous workers in the field of spiritual enlightenment and ethical elevation.

W ishing the Convention, the President and his co-workers God­speed, we beg to remain,

Yours fraternally,For the Odessa Group,

G u s t a v Z o r n ,

Cor.. H. S. O l c o t t , Secretary.

President-Founder of the T. 8.E s t e e m e d P r e s i d e n t a n d d e a r B r o t h e r ,

As there are for the present no Theosophical Lodges in the countries which we represent, and as we would deeply regret to be excluded for

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tlmt- reason from the privilege of sending our fraternal greeting* to the Convention, we have agreed to join together for the purpose of express­ing our united feelings of grateful and affectionate respect to you, and of hearty fellowship to all our Brothers.

We will be among you in our thoughts, and will sincerely rejoice with you in the progress made by Theosophy during the past year. And though we too are experiencing in our own work the difficulties that could only be expected, how could we feel otherwise than thankful for the present and hopeful for the future, at the sight of the ever-untiring and eel {-sacrificing activity of both our beloved Founders, and of the devotion of the energetic members who are following in the ir steps ?

May this year bring “ L ight ! more L ig h t!” to all hearts ready to deceive i t ; and to us, an increasing understanding of the meaning and duties of true Brotherhood.

Brothers of the E a s t ! the Fellows of the Theosophical Society of Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, and Holland, wish you hail and success !

Fraternally yours,C a t h a r i n e I m m e r z e e l , F. T. S.H e r m a n c e d e N e u f v i l l e , F. T. S. .J o s e X i f r e , F. T. S.U. S. O p p e r m a n n , F. T. 8.F r a n c i s c o M o n t o l i n , F. T. S.A l b e r t o d e D a s , F. T. S.A l f r e d o P i o d a , F. T. S .

C ol. H , S . O l c o t t ,

Fresident of the T. S .D ear S ir ,

The Members of the Swedish Branch of the Theosophical Society offer th e ir fraternal greetings to the ir Indian brothers and sisters in A nnual Convention assembled a t Adyar.

Also over our distant northern country Theosophy has begun to Spread its light. Slowly bu t incessantly it pierces through hearts and minds of our countrymen, filling a void which nothing else could fill. The number of our members has reached the first hundred, anel •we hope, nay, we are convinced, th a t the spiritual seed, now spreading from the East over the world, sprouts in silence, preparing to penetrate the hard crust of dullness and prejudice, and in times perhaps not far away to ripen into a harvest for the universal brotherhood of humanity.

A great genius of ours has said th a t the Swedes are an “ indolent people, full of ardent emotions.” Our history gives many evidences of the tru th of this saying, and this disposition of mind is like a reflection from the nature tha t surround us, which, after the long sleep of winter, eagerly vests itself in the array of summer, as if i t feared not to regain a ll th a t has been lost during the long winter.

T h e re fo re o n r l i t t l e tro o p lo o k s lo n g in g ly f o r n e w s ig n s a n n o u n c in g

ib© approaching spring time iu gar £pu'itual life, trusting thi*t th©

(spiritual darkness and indifference may then be more easily dispelled by the sunny glow shining towards us from tha t country, where “ the Sons of L ight” have their peaceful abode.

Indian brothers and sisters ! We thank you for yonr rich and precious contributions to Theosophical literature, and call down tho inspirations and protection of all Good Powers on your deliberations, through which we hope for new and strong impulses for the spread of the spirit of brotherhood on earth.

G. Z a n d e r ,

Fresident of the Swedish BranchS t o c k h o l m , 1890. <?/ the Theosophical Society*

D e a r S i r s a n d B r e t h r e n ,

In tho name of the Fellows of the Ionian Thcosophical Society in Greece, the oldest after the London Lodge,—I, beg leave to greet your and all Indian Brethren in convention, most cordially.

The Theosophists of this humble small branch, see with astonish­ment and adm iration the rapid progress which Theosophy is making throughout the world.

I much regret th a t this branch did not correspond to the general progress, and i t is lamentable th a t various unavoidable circumstances of a private and public nature, prevented me the mouth piece of th is small branch to cause the voice from Greece bo heard in previous Conventions.

Still we are hopeful of bringing about in due time reunion and co-operation w ith those Italians and Foreigners residing in and scat­tered throughout Italy, Switzerland and A ustria who sympathize w ith Theosophy—and the objects and aims of the Theosophical Society—and enter into communication with the Odessa group for active work and co-operation and thus strengthen the section by uniting distant outposts and isolated Theosophists.

W ith hearty and respectful salnlationa to yonr highly esteemed self and to all Theosophists assembled in Adyar, I, the representative of this Ionian Branch greet you again thrice in the name of all the Fellowa of this Branch.

Believe me to remain, ever faithfully and devotedly attached to tha cause of Theosophy, yours fraternally,

P a s q u a l e M e n e l a o ,

Fresident of the Ionian Theosophical Society• Referring to England, he said th a t within his own knowledge, in

1887 or three years ago, there was practically no Theosophical work being done in England. There was then only one Branch, the London Lodge, which had not held an open or public meeting for many months, find had been doing literally nothing. One branch in Ireland, tho Dublin Lodge, had been doing som ething; in Scotland all the lodges had been inactive; so th a t as an organization, very little indeed had beeu

dune. Tlie whole of the progress achieved since th a t time had been due to the inspiration and the example of Madame Blavatsky (applause, hear, hear). From the date of her arrival in England it had gone on steadily increasing day by day, and month by month, and, a t the present moment, it had resulted in the location of the permanent H ead­quarters of the Society in London, which was not dependent upon the good-will or pleasure of any person, for the property, amounting in value to about £3,000, had been invested under the term s of a legal do­cument which any of them m ight see. The funds for the building had been contributed voluntarily, in addition to all the funds collected for various other purposes. The additional amount of money subscribed was, roughly speaking, £1,200 or something over Rs. 15,000.

T h e P r e s i d e n t : I could comment upon M r . K e i g h t l e y s rem arks ■with a single parenthesis, th a t although he does not say so, he himself has spent Rs. 50,000 for the Theosophical Society (Loud applause).

M r. K e i g h t l e y , continuing, said th a t he had rem arked th a t the activity of the Society in England was due to the presence of Madame Blavatsky, because i t was her presence which brought together the workers, and it was the immediate cause of a request being made to the Colonel to come to England and make the first Theosophical lecturing tour which had ever been made there (Hear, hear).

T h e P r e s i d e n t • And the money for which was rem itted by M r. K e i g h t l e y . (Applause).

M r. K e i g h t l e y went on to say th a t the Colonel s first lecturing tour started the great wave of Theosophical thought which was sweeping a ll over the country a t the present m om ent; a wave, the growth and epread of which is very largely due to the great devotion, courage and ability thrown into the service of the Society by M r s . A n n i e B e s a n t

(applause).M r. K e i g h t l e y then read the following address from the Council of

B ritish Section of the Theosophical Society.R e p o r t o f t h e E u r o p e a n S e c t i o n o f t h e T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y

t o t h e C o n v e n t io n o f 1890.

D e a r S i r s a n d B r o t h e r s ,

A s the European Section is still in a state of formation, I am nofc in a position to present any accurate report of its condition a t tha present moment.

The object of centralising the activity the Society in Europe ia not so much to have a Section organized precisely on the same lines as the American Section, where all the members are of one language, if not of one nationality ; bu t ra th er to aid the efforts of our workers in Europe so tha t they may organize Branches and afterw ards Sections in the ir own countries. In th is direction the B ritish Section already leads the way and sets an excellent example before our brother Theosophists pn the Continent,

On the Continent itself, the Swedish Branch presents the greatest activity and i§ doing excellent work. The Ionian Branch has also very good prospects. In France, Theosophy is passing through a critical period owing to the original current of Theosophical activity (which promised very great results), being turned in other directions by individuals who have since either resigned or been expelled from the Society.

The most difficult and laborious task in the inauguration of th is Section has been the revision of the list of members on the Continent, and it is chiefly owing to this th a t I am not able to submit a fuller rep o rt; the work however is steadily progressing.

The Branch at the Hague is no longer existent and, as far as I can ascertain, the Vienna Branch is also non-existent.

There are, however, scattered over the Continent, earnest and self- sacrificing workers for Theosophy, and new centres are being formed which already promise well. The most prominent of these are in Spain and Holland, where lodges are in the course of formation. I t is however, judged advisable to let such centres develop of themselves, and not to force them into an organization of exotic growth.

The great difficulty in introducing Theosophy into a foreign country is the lack of literature in the vernacular of th a t country, and until we have a sufficient num ber of works on Theosophical subjects translated into the principal languages of Europe, we cannot hope to cover a very large area. I am, therefore, happy to report th a t the “ Key to Theoso­phy” is being translated into Swedish, Spanish, French, Italian, Greek and German.

In other respects also we are filled w ith “ great expectations” for the future. A new cycle of Theosophical activity seems to have been in- augerated in the W est since the arrival of Mme. H. P. Blavatsky in England. If we compare the present state of affairs with th a t which existed three years ago, we cannot but be greatly struck w ith the enor­mous progress achieved. Theosophy which was then, even in name only, known to the very few and considered by most of them to be some fashionable form of mysticisim designated “ Esoteric B uddhism /’ is now a familiar word throughout the country and is fast being recog­nised as a powerful factor which has to be dealt with.

F raternally yours,G. R. S. M e a d ,

General Secretary

F r o m t h e C o u n c i l o f t i i e B r i t i s h S e c t i o n T . S . t o t h e G e n e r a l

C o u n c i l o f t h e T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y .

B r o t h e r T h e o s o p h i s t s ,—We arc happy to be able to report to you to greater activity for Theosophy in Great B ritain during the past year than in any of the preceding years,

W ith regard fco our publications ; in tho firsfc plnco, our beloved Madamo Blavatsky has enriched our literature by writjng an excel­lent work on Theosophy and tho Theosophical Society. The Key to Theo­sophy is a text book which may be safely placed in tho hands of all enquirers, and will supply the long-felt want of an introduction to the more abstruse works of the Society’s greatest writer.

Of her last gift to us, The Voice of the Silence, it is impossible to speak in too high terms. I t is the Key-stone of all.

In addition to these im portant books, the following new works have been, or are being issued by the T. P. S.

1. Under the heading Theosophical Siftings, many excellent pam phlets have been issued, mostly original papers and articles.

2* The Astral Light, by Nizida.3. Can it be Love f by W. C. Eldon Serjeant.4. Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge, P a r t I, being discussions

on Volume I of The Secret Doctrine.5. Gems from the East. A Theosophical B irthday Book.6. In the Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom, by Dr. Franz Hartm ann.7. Natures Finer Forces, by Rama Prasad.8. Archaic Symbolism, a reprin t of the Symbology of the Secret

Doctrine, w ith additional m atter and a most voluminous and instructive glossary by H. P. B.

By the prompt and practical response of Theosophists, Lucifer has been put on a sound financial basis, and grows more interesting with every issue.

One of the chief features of this year’s activity has been the large number of public and private lectures which have been delivered. Our venerable and beloved President-Founder did splendid service in this departm ent during his visit to us.

B ut foremost of all, as far as this membership of the British Section is concerned, we m ust mention the lectures of Annie Besant. Nor is th is the only m atter on which we have to congratulate ourselves in this connection: we have the greatest cause for rejoicing in th a t she has thrown herself heart and soul into our work, and initiated many reforms of management and organization.

There are also other lecturers who are very competent to deal with our Theosophical views, and their number is gradually increasing.

Moreover, working groups for various objects are being continually established, and a growing body of members are devoting themselves to introducing Theosophy into the Press, w ith the resu lt th a t bundles of cuttings daily pour in upon us.

Another satisfactory departure is the establishm ent of Theosophical Libraries. Besides thc libraries of the Section and of the T. P. S. afc Duke Street and of several Lodges, we have free libraries established at

M erthyr Tydvii, Edinburgh, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Penrith, Brixton, Sheffield and Mile End. I t may also be mentioned tha t hundreds of leaflets and pamphlets are given freely a t all lectures and continually distributed in other directions.

Besides the above, we have established a Theosophical Press at Head-quarters, named the ‘ H. P. B. P ress/ the first work ofwhich has been the printing of our new monthly summary The Vahan, which has been started to form a readier and cheaper means for the exchange of thought between our members, than is afforded by the existing maga­zines. Like the American Forum, i t is sent gratis to every member^of the Section.

Thanks to a munificent donation of £ 1,000 from a friend who does not desire to be known, a “ club for working women founded by the Theosophical Society” has been inaugurated in the East End under the direction of two of our members. A large house has been secured and a number of girls who are orphans and friendlesss, have been admitted as inmates, while a club w ith sitting-room, reading and work-room will be opened for working women. In connection therew ith a dining-room for women-workers, has been opened where good and cheap food can be obtained in warm th and comfort. Already the place has developed into a centre of useful activity, for the service of women whose lot in life is often so hard to bear.

Our most im portant effort, however, during the past year, has been the establishment of new and commodious Head-quarters for the work in Europe, a full account of which you may read in a special pamphlet forming Vol. I l l , No. 9 of the Theosophical Siftings. Suffice ii to say th a t our members in Europe and America have subscribed a sum of over Es. 14,000 for th a t purpose, over and above a sum of Rs. 4,300 for the support of Lucifer; both these being in addition to liberal contributions to other branches of Theosophical work.

Among the provincial Branches, we may especially mention the activity of the Dublin and Edinburgh Lodges. Five new charters have been issued to Lodges a t Newcastle-on-Tyne, Exmouth, Brixton, Brighton, and Birmingham, and since the beginning of the year diplomas have been issued a t a g reat rate every week.

Such is the result of a twelve months* harmonious industry. B ut looking to the future, we ask ourselves continually, what can we do to bring ourselves in closer touch with our Indian Brothers P If we were in India and among you, it would be easy to show our great interest in your grand philosophies, religions and records,—but we are separated by many thousands of miles. If, by any chance, an Indian Fellow visits us or, residing among us, comes to our lodge meetings, we listen to him with all eagerness; if w e can get such an one to write for Lucifer, we rejoice; for we, here in Great Britain, wish to learn from you what you can teach us. No better work has been undertaken than the publica­tions of those excellent catechisms on Buddhism and the Dwaita and

Vasislitadwaita Philosophies, and we are eagerly expecting the comple­tion of the series, especially the Catechism of the V edantas ystem. Short, concise and cheap treatises on your great Philosophies and Religions are w hat we want, and w ritten by native pandits. For we desire above all things to hear w hat you have to say for yourselves; we do not wish to hear what some European scholar has to say abont you. If we could have some such simple statements, as are contained in the cate­chisms above-mentioned, of all the Philosophies and Religions of the Orient, we should extend the horizon of our knowledge most marvel­lously ; and, guided by the grand device of our Society, “ There is no Religion higher than T ruth ,” and by our common faith, the Brotherhood of Humanity, we should be better able to correct our misconceptions and gain power to build an edifice of progress, founded on the eternal basis of righ t reason and righ t feeling.

So that, Brothers, if any of you should come w ithin the limits of our Section, or should have friends interested in Theosophy who are coming to Great Britain, tell them th a t our Lodges are ready to welcome them ; and those of you who cannot travel so far, believe th a t we would hear whatever of good you can tell us on paper, for we look to India to work a reformation in the thought of the W estern World, even as Greece revolutionized the thought of Rome, and the philoso­phers of Byzantium lit the ligh t of the Renaissance in Europe.

W hat then can we do to bring about this most desirable of con­summations ? The W est is giving you the results of its scientific stu­dies the results of many years of patient labour in the field of m aterial investigation. Your forefathers have, w ith equal if not greater labour, tilled a field of richer soil, the field of pure m entality and psychology. The W est is growing ready to appreciate the ir labours,—will you refuse them this gift ? In this same W est the Fellows of our beloved Society are striving all they can, to direct the attention of all thinkers to th is rich harvest, and have, so far, been making this effort unaided. Now, therefore, is the time for our H indu Brothers to help us, standing with ns shoulder to shoulder in our worthy warfare for progress.

W e are printing magazines and pamphlets, and they are freely open to the contributions of your pandits, scholars and writers. And if there be those among you who have the knowledge of your great scriptures, bu t are indifferent w riters of the English tongue, you have many friends among us who will be only too ready to pu t your ideas into words. W hat we w ant is your ideas. For thus we should remove the reproach of speaking w ith indifferent authority on subjects which we consider of prim ary importance. You can scarcely form any idea of the ignorance on such fundamentals of all true philoso­phy as Karma and Re-incarnation which obtains in the West.

W e believe tha t justice and reason demand the acceptance of these two laws, and wish for your support in our efforts to establish them on a firm and philosophical foundation ; for w ithout them we can havo

little hope th a t Theosophy and Universal Brotherhood[ can be put upon a rational basis.

Therefore we look to your council to impress upon the numerons branches of the Theosophical Society in the East, the eagerness of our Section to welcome your co-operation, and if there be anything in which we can, as a body, aid you, we should esteem it a favour if you would tell us frankly of it.

(Signed)

AnnieBesant,Pres.Blav.Lodge, Countess W achtmeister. Isabel Cooper Oakley.W. Kingsland.H erbert Burrows.Count Bubna.

G. F. Rogers, Pres. Cambridge Lodge. bp Proxies.

G. R. S. Mead, Dublin Lodge. Alice Gordon, Scottish „

r% Laura M. Cooper, Liverpool „ Baroness. de Pallandt, Newcastle „

J* A. W. Cobbold, W est of England „S

F. L. Gardner, Hon. Treas. B. S. T. S.W. R. Old, Genl. Secy. B. S. T. S.

He next read the report of the American Theosophical Society which he thought should bring a blush to the cheek of every H indu member of the Theosophical Society.

R epo rt of th e A m erican S ectio n T. S.To

Col. H. S. Olcott and the Convention.S i r s a n d B r o t h e r s :

The year ju st closed has been one of great interest and activity in the work of the Society in the American Section, which a t present includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the W est Indies. The last three I will speak of first. In the W est Indies there is not a great deal of activity, which is no doubt due to the smallness of the population and to the climate ; I have no report from the Assistant Secretary there. In Canada, we have a few members but as yet no Branches ; but as Bome notice of the Society and its magazines is taken by the press of the country, there is hope for the future, and there are some, readers of our literature there, and from th a t more work often arises. In Mexico City there are some members also, who are engaged in sending out tracts and printing small books on the subject, but for some time the work there will not grow, because the whole native population speaks Spanish and is very much under the rule of the Roman Catholic Church.

From time to time, as new Branches have been organized in the United States, I have sent reports of them to the Head- quarters and no doubt the President will give a full account of all, but it may be well to set down some details here. The number of active Branches now in this jurisdiction is forty-eight. Three Branches have gone out of exis­tence, the Gnostic of W ashington, the Esh-Maoun of St. Louis, and the Occidental of New York. All of these were Branches formed by Dr.

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Elliot Coues, exccpt tlic Esli-Maoun, and none of them ever had any real vitality. In the case of Esh-Maoun the Founder, M. A. Lane, con­fessed tha t it was a bogus one from the beginning, and we can believe it, as he further confessed th a t it was gotten up on purpose to in jure the Society. The forty-eight I have mentioned as now active are well known to me and to many members in all parts of the country, and they have all been organized by men and women who are in earnest and devoted to the cause. The list of these follows a t the end of this report.

The activity on the Pacific Coast since the visit there of Bro. Ber­tram K eightley is very rem arkable and encouraging. That is a Sec­tion of the United States which is geographically divided from the rest by a high range of mountains running nearly all the way up and down the coast, and has a large population of people who are very enterprising and liberal in their ideas, more so, i t would seem, than on the A tlantic Coast. The g reat extent of th is field of work, running as it does so far to the north as the confines of Alaska, is hardly appreciated even by us who live in the same land and, of course, cannot be by our Indian brethren. From New Y ork to San Francisco, in California, is nearly 4,000 miles, and then A laska stretches almost as fa r again to the N orth W est of that. On this coast there are 17 of our Branches, and they are in my opinion as active as any on the A tlantic side or else­where. They are so far off from Chicago, where we have been accustomed to hold our Conventions, tha t it was necessary to havo ad interim Conventions to give the members an opportunity to meet each other for m utual intercourse and to lay plans for fu ture work. These Conventions have been in San Francisco, and others w ill be held.

An indication of the extension of our growth in the South, even w ithout the help of lecturers, whom we sadly need, is to be found in the forming of Branches in cities of th a t section. These are in New Orleans and Vicksburg. The first was due to the former President of the K rishna T. S. of Philadelphia, and the one in Vicksburg arose through a gentleman who wrote to Mme. Blavatsky in London, who sent the le tte r to this office. I t is composed of some of the most prom inent men in the city. I do not include the Blavatsky T. S. of thc city of W ashington among the Southern Branches, because i t is not strictly in the South, as Col. Olcott can well explain to you.

A very powerful agency, adopted by us and carried on m a most admirable manner by B rother Fullerton, is the Tract M ailing Scheme, by which tracts on various theosophical subjects are sent all over tho United States by members in widely-separated cities. The number of these tracts already prin ted for distribution is 219,000. This scheme has been sustained by private help from members, and no call has been made for it upou the funds of the Society.

Among the agencies for the purpose of helping the members of the entire Section, and to give them a feeling of solidarity aud acquaintance­ship, is the Theosophical Forum, now over a year in existence, and edited

by Mr. Fullerton. In it are questions and replies on Thcosophical subjects, and ,it is sent free to the members every month. A great deal of interest is exhibited in this, and the office has received thanks from time to time for its establishment.

Next comes the D epartm ent of Branch work, which so far is only devoted to sending to all the Branches, free, every few weeks a printed paper on Theosophical subjects already read a t some Branch meeting, or written for the purpose. These are m eant to aid the Branches in their work and to furnish good material. So fa r the number issued is 8. As funds and time allow, the D epartm ent may be further extended to meet other wants.

The establishment of the Aryan Press, through the help of one of the members of the A ryan Branch, m arked an era in our work and is full of great promise for the future. I t was conducted from the beginning by Bro. Jam es M. Pryse, and la ter by his brother John M. Pryse, as James went lately to London to s ta rt the Blavatsky Press, which has followed the lead of th a t in New York and will be of use there.

The Press is not for profit, bu t solely to enable the General Secretary to do more work a t cheaper rates than could be done without it.

Although no doubt the financial report of your Treasurer will show the items of remittances from America since the last Convention, we feel pleasure in pointing to th e fact tha t since the 5th day of February 1889, this office has sent to the Adyar H ead-quarters the sum of Three thousand three hundred and seventy-three dollars and 62 cts, of which9 596*75 was for fees and 2,776’87 for donations. We have found th a t the time for putting the Society on a voluntary basis has not arrived, and the reasons are various. People like to be reminded of a definite obligation, and are apt to forget th a t they should send to th a t which asks no fees, for indeed they can never be sure when any money is wanted nor how much, and if they th ink others are giving they may grow care­less. So it seems better to have a definite fixed sum, leaving the liberal and those well-off to add in the way of donations as thsy see fit and are able. I t certainly never attracts any good m aterial to make the entry free to those who can pay the small sum asked, and if worthy poor people wish to come in, i t is easy to have a rule th a t the fee in tha t case may bo rem itted.

In conclusion, I can only say a few words from personal knowledge about the reverence and respect th a t are felt all over the United State, among our large membership, for the two fellow-students and workers who, in the face of opposition, have for so many years held aloft the banner of the Society. I refer to my old friends, Col. H . S. Olcott and H. P . Blavatsky. The former has steadily worked, a t personal sacrifice, in a climate for W estern men severe, and through good and evil report, in and out of season. H. P. B lavatsky has given us most of all. She has given to the W est what it never had, and to the H indu members some of the

keys tliat they had lost, but which they need, and she, in my opinion, has made it possible for ns to have a Theosophical Society. I take no credit from any one when I say this, for each one has his own particular work, and we have yet to see the one who can even im itate her in her own Bphere. We should therefore never forget these two, and should not allow the malice and the rum ours started by those who are wicked, or by those who are only ignorant, to shake our loyalty or overcome our gratitude.

Receive, then, brothers, from the American Section the assurances of onr fraternal regard, and the expression of our hope tha t, as the year rolls away, we may all learn to know each other better and to do more work for the cause of humanity, which I believe is in great p a rt bound up in th a t of the Theosophical Society.

Signed, on^behalf of the Executive Committee.W illiam Q . J u dg e ,

General Secretary, American Section T. S.

M r. K eig h tley mentioned th a t in the formal le tter appointing him delegate for the American Section was contained the following resolution with reference to the proposed resignation of the President-Founder, which had been supplemented by several letters which he had seen and received personally from America to the same effect; and he thought that th a t resolution and the le tters received to the same effect, coming as they did from th a t section of the Society which had done more to assist the President-Founder in his work than any other, had a very great a weight in inducing him to abandon his intention to retire.

S pecia l R eso lu tio n o p t h e A merican S ection .

The American Section does not wish to accept any resignation from Col. Olcott of his office of President of the Theosophical Society, b u t proposes th a t he be given leave of absence for the purpose of a vacation for whatever time is necessary for a full re-establishment of his health, and th a t an acting President be appointed who shall be se­lected by him to perform his duties during his absence, and tha t an advisory board be elected to help the said acting President in tho per­formance of his work, and th a t a t the samo time any suggestions made by the President in vacation to said Board shall have the same effect as if he were still in Head-quarters, bu t th a t i t be distinctly understood that trivial and unnecessary business shall not be sent to said Col. Olcott during his vacation.

By order of the Executive Committee.

W illiam Q . J udge,

General Secretary.He added that wben Colonel Olcott’s need for rest became known

in America, funds had been offered by one of the members of the Society there to help in enabling him to do so ; which certainly showed

tha t the Americans wero earnest in their wish tha t he should retain liis office of President of the Theosophical Society.

D r . J. B owles D aly , L L .D ., General Secretary, Ceylon Section, in presenting the very brief report of th a t Section, said th a t on the 8th or 9th November last, a Convention was held in Kandy of tho various branches of the Theosophical Society in Ceylon. He had edited the report of th a t Convention, and hoped, when i t was finished, to place a copy in the hands of some of the delegates present, which, he had no doubt, would give a be tter idea of the work of the Society in th a t Island than the brief report he would read.

The following report was then read :—•R eport op t h e C eylon S ection o p T. S.

There is every reason to be satisfied w ith the work done here during the past year. The sectional work during the absence of a General Secretary has been conducted by H. Dhammapala, assisted by Mr. Buultjeans and others. Branches were visited in the W estern Province and some schools organized by the native villagers. In the month of March I visited the Island on my way to India. During a few weeks’ stay I visited some of the more im portant towns, delivering addresses in several places. The presence of a European seemed to inspire the people w ith energy and resolution to prosecute the work already begun.

Thousands of cheap publications have been issued by the Buddhist Press. The introductory Catechism by Mr. Leadbeater has had a very wide circulation. The Olcott Catechism has been used only in the higher classes of the schools, 28,000 Sinhalese copies having been circulated in the Island.

The circulation of the Sandaresa has been increased. Since I started on my tour I was enabled to secure a large num ber of subscribers. The following works have been issued during the present year.

We have issued during the year the following publications :M adyapana—on Intemperance.Dham m apala Jataka.Avavada Sanglira.Sisubodha, P a rt II.Dhamma Chakka Sutra.Olcott’s Buddhist Catechism.»Sisubodha, P a rt I.Kama-mithya-charadinawayaGoghatadinawa.Musawada-di-nawaya.

The Christian missionaries are unusually active ; they are using every effort to deprive the Buddhists of the opportunities of educating their children.

The English High Schools in Kandy and Colombo aro showing great activity. The number of passes in Colombo school and the favourable report of School Inspectors has been eminently satisfactory.

My visit to several of the schools in the Island has convinced me th a t a great want of order. Method and system are needed. The Kandy school forms a brilliant exception, owing to the activity of the Secretary and the skill and ability of the H ead Master, Mr. Jayatilika.

The Second Annual Convention of the T. S. was held on the 8th and 9th of November last a t Kandy. A report of the proceedings will be placed in the hands of delegates.

The W . E. Society, nnder the leadership of Mrs. Werakoon, is pushing on its operation. Five girls* schools are now opened within the year.

From August to 14th December I was engaged on a lecturing tour in the Central and Sabaragamawa Provinces. Received a very friendly welcome in every village and to w n ; visited from 70 to l00 places ; deli­vered about 120 lectures and addresses on Buddhism, Theosophy, Occult learning, Condition of Christianity in large towns in England, showed the importance of industrial and technical education. The money collected after lectures amounts to Rs. 1,911-90. Sold Rs. 300 w orth of books.

I was not able to visit several of the Branches owing to the necessity ofi keeping to my lecture course. Felt greatly impressed w ith the ear­nestness and devotion of several of the friends who assisted me in my tour.

The social condition of several of the villages was very low ; drink- ing, gambling and idleness very prevalent. The people in every in­stance hailed w ith acclamation my proposal to introduce industrial Schools. The w ant of technical education is very much felt.

Several Branches exist only in name. Nine made no response to m y invitation to attend Kandy Convention. I regard those silent Branches as u tterly worthless.

The necessity of linking some positive work with ethical teaching is absolutely necessary. My Report of Convention will show more fully the possibilities of the future.

I am glad to be able to report th a t the heads of the Government in Ceylon have given me their assurance of sympathy and support in developing the schemes of industrial and technical education.

I have virtually pledged myself to the Public Instruction D epart­m ent to comply and support the scheme of Government education.

A small section of the Colombo society have embarrassed me con­siderably by not carrying out my instructions. The supervision of the existing Buddhist schools, the appointm ent of teachers, &c., is very defective. More method and discipline will ensure greater success.

J . B o w l e s D a l y ,

Genera I Secretary.

T h e P r e s i d e n t explained th a t Dr. D aly’s present labors included several objects. He had authorized him to raise by public subscription a new Buddhist Fund, which should be exclusively under his own—the President’s—supervisory control, and which might be used to advance the general interests of Buddhism and, especially, those of the Bud­dhists of Ceylon. The two Funds he had already created a t Galle and Colombo were restricted by the clumsy drafting of the respective Deeds? and experience had proved th a t the Sinhalese people were quite ready to tru st to. his personal honor for the judicious disbursement of their money. The President hoped th a t Dr. Daly’s public appeals will result in the raising of a large sum. In the Kandyan country he had collected about Rs. 1,500. He had also made Dr. Daly General Manager of Buddhist Schools in Ceylon.

A d d r e s s o p M r . T o k u s a w a o n b e h a l f o f t h e K io t o T h e o s o p h i s t s

a n d t h e B u d d h i s t s o f J a p a n .

B r o t h e r s ,—My presence, and th a t of th is Buddhist Priest, Mr. Kozen Gunaratne, indicates the influence which your Society, through the President, has acquired in our d istan t country. W ith my little sm attering of English, it is impossible for me to describe all th a t Colonel Olcott has done there. The effect of his tour through Japan last year has been so great and so lasting, th a t the current of public opinion has been actually turned in the opposite direction. The letters and news-

' papers received weekly a t Colombo by myself and compatriots prove what I have just stated. I t is wonderful th a t one man could have done so much. W hen I th ink of the condition of my religion three years ago, I feel inclined to shudder, because it was then a t its lowest ebb. The more I reflect upon these evil times, the more inclined I am to bless the Theosophical Society and Colonel Olcott. A comparison between the state of Buddhism then and now justifies w hat I say. Some of you may know tha t Buddhism was introduced into Japan in 70 A . D., and it appealed so strongly to the sentiments of the people th a t it soon acquired widespread influence, and finally became the national religion.

But, unfortunately, some centuries la ter the Portuguese mission­aries arrived and persuaded some Buddhists to change their creed, and Christianity gradually acquired power in the land. Especially was this the case during the last 30 years, when Buddhism was tram pled under foot by the missionaries, for till quite recently the more educated of our people regarded Buddhism and its priests with contempt. A few staunch followers of the Lord Buddha’s doctrine tried to counteract the influence of the Christians, but it was in vain. I t was at this dark moment th a t the Buddhists came to hear of the work of Colonel Olcott, and asked his aid and sympathy. Therefore, last year, Mr. Noguchi was sent to this country to persuade the Colonel to go to Japan and mako a lecturing tour through the whole country. This, I am happy to say, he did, and his success was far beyond our most sanguine expectations. Buddhism took life again, and Buddhists

began everywhere to undertake the revival bf their ancient faith. Among the most conspicuous effects of this revival are the three Buddhist Universities and various Colleges now about to be in stitu ted ; and the establishment of about th ree hundred periodicals advocating and defending Buddhism.

You, no doubt, know all about Colonel Olcott’s historic mission to Japan,—how he went there, escorted by Mr. Zensiro Noguchi, and laboured for nearly five months in our country for the renovation of Buddhism. By his fiery eloquence and earnestness he aroused the sleeping Buddhists and pu t new life into religion.

The spread of materialism and scepticism was checked; the in­sufficiency of Christianity for our wants was shown ; and the tru th of Buddhism vindicated. A reaction of a most marvellous character haa —as I have rem arked—set in in favor of Buddhism. The founding of many Buddhist schools, Buddhist newspapers and religious journals, are the visible results of the Colonel’s mission. Im perial P rinces and Princesses have begun to take a prominent part in Buddhistic education and propaganda. An Im perial Princess has become the patroness of the Buddhist Women’s Society of Nagoya, which wa^ founded soon after he had lectured in th a t city and in consequence of his tribute to woman. An Im perial Prince has become President of the “ Dasa Sila S o c i e t y a body founded for promoting the observance of the ten precepts of Buddhism ten years ago, but which, owing to the strong opposition of the Christian and sceptical classes, had died out. A fter the Colonel’s mission it has been revived and is now working. The people now look to the Colonel as the ir benefactor, and to many he is almost their father. The Christians have ceased to be so ag­gressive as before: their converts are inventing a new form of the ir faith. Yes, the mission of Col. Olcott to Japan will be recorded in history. The Japanese w ill ever rem ain grateful to him and to his Society, and I hope, Brothers, you will always take a kindly interest in our people.

L isr o f C o m m i t t e e s . *

T h e P r e s i d e n t then proceeded to appoint 4Committees on Finance and the A dyar Library:—

No. I.—T h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e .

The Committee to audit the accounts of the Society was as follows:—*1. Mr. Tookaram Tatya, and2. Mobed Rustomjee K. Modi.

No. I I .—T h e A d y a r L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e .

The following Committee was appointed to report to the Conven­tion on the best measures to be taken to realize the object for which tho A dyar L ibrary was formed:—

1. Mr. Tookaram Tatya.2. Mr. Shama Row V ithal.

J. Dewan Bahadur P. Sreenevasa Row, Judge.4. Dewan B ahadur J. Laksbmikanta Row.5. Pandit Gopi Nath.6. Dr. D. K. Daji.7. Mr. R. Sivasankara Pandiah.

T h e P r e s i d e n t said th a t what might bo called the imperial business had been transacted. A report had been read, and a Council composed of the Committee representing the Secretaries of all the Sections had revised the rules of the Society, copies of which might be had on ap­plication to the Secretary, and would also be distributed to all the Sections throughout the world. A fter explaining the constitution of the Council and the Indian Sections, he requested M e . K e i o h t l e t and his colleagues, the Secretaries of the four Sections and their represen­tatives, to prepare a system of bye-laws for the Indian Section of the Theo­sophical Society and to present the same to the Convention for adoption.

No. I I I .—T h e P r o p e r t y T r u s t C o m m i t t e e .

T h e P r e s i d e n t said th a t the uncertainty with regard to his life which had been pressing upon him very heavily of late, made him think agam of troubling the Convention about his being responsible for the property of the Society. H e wished th a t some way could be devised by which th a t property could be pu t in trust with some three persons. He ( T h e P r e s i d e n t ) had been told th a t it was a m atter of honour for him to be responsible for the p roperty ; but he wished to disembarrass himself ° . resPons^^ ^J> as> if he died, the property might get mixed upw ith his personal property and pass to his heirs. If he could reason- ably get himself out of the difficulty by passing the property on to the c arge o ree trustees, well and good; if not, he wished th a t some-

y wou ra t a will for him by which he could hand the propertyover to somebody, so th a t he could work on without tha t haunting res­ponsibility resting upon him. He trusted, therefore, th a t the gentle­men present would name a Committee to take his request into their serious consideration and to give him final advice regarding it. If no one else would nominate a Committee, he would himself nominate one.

M r . K e i g h t l e y made a suggestion which, he said, m ight be practi­cable, safe and easy to be carried out. The same difficulty as was felt w ith regard to the Society’s property in India was felt concerning the property of the Society in London, and very competent legal advice on the position was taken. As a result, a tru st deed was drawn up, very carefully drafted, and setting forth the objects of the Society, in great detail, the purposes for which it was organised, and the purposes to which the property in question or any sums of money received in future for the Society by will or donation, or in any way, could be ap­plied under tha t trust. A body of trustees was formed, not less than seven and not exceeding fourteen in number, who had absolutely uncon­trolled power in applying those funds and property in any way they thought fit, to the purposes set forth in the deed, subject in tha t case to

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the proviso tliat Madame Blavatsky was entitled to leave directions in w riting which would be binding upon those trustees, so long as tho Theosophical Society continued to exist. Thus, as to the manner in which that property should be applied to the general objects of the Society, Madame Blavatsky could prescribe any special mode in which those funds should be used. There were provisions by which any one of the trustees could resign when he liked, by which they could add to

* their number, by which any one of them who made himself obnoxious to the rest could be removed, and so on. He thought it m ight be possi­ble to adapt a t any rate, a portion of th a t deed to the purpose which the Colonel wished (hear, hear). Portions of the deed were then read.

M r . T o o k a r a m T a t y a said th a t they m ust all be thankful to M r .

K e i g h t l e y for the copy he had obtained of the deed from the London Head-quarters. He moved th a t a Committee consisting of the following, be appointed to consider the subject.

1. D e w a n B a h a d u r P . S r e e n e v a s a Row, P a n t u l u , Small Cause CourtJudge, Madras.

2 . M r . B. K e i g h t l e y , Barrister-at-Law.

3 . M r . S h a m a R o w V i t h a l , High Court Pleader.

4 . M r . K . N a r r a i n a R o w , b. a ., b. l ., High Court Vakil, Madras.

5 . M r . P . K e s a v a P i l l a i , Pleader, Gooty.

6. M r . T . S a d a s iv a I y e r , m . a . , b. l ., District Munsiff, Madura.7 . M r - A. N u n j u n d a p p a , b . a ., b . l ., High Court Vakil, Cuddapah,

8 . M r . T o o k a r a m T a t y a , Merchant, Bombay.

The motion was seconded, supported and carried unanimously.

M r . K e i g h t l e y said that, before the meeting adjourned, he had a

duty to perform which he felt was incumbent upon them, and would be performed w ith much pleasure. As representing there, M a d a m e B l a ­

v a t s k y , the American and B ritish Sections, and in their name he would call upon them unanimously to thank their President-Founder most deeply for his self-sacrifice in consenting to remain in office as President of the Society (loud applause); and he begged that, in expressing their thanks, they would pledge themselves on the ir consciences to give him their active support in the carrying out of the work of the Society ; so that, when the President returned to his post with renewed health, he would be gladdened by the sight of increased activity being ex­hibited in all the branches of the Society, and would find the Indian Section in perfect order and able to compare favorably w ith th© Sections in the West. (Loud applause).

The Convention then adjourned a t 3 p. m,

The Convention re-assembled a t 12 noon as the Indian Section ol the T. S.

M r . K e i g h t l e y proceeded to put to the Convention and ask it to adopt certain constitutional rules—article by article—which he had drafted for the Indian Section as its acting General Secretary, pro tern.

C o n s t it u t io n a n d R u le s o p t h e I n d ia n S ec t io n o f

t h e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie t y .

ARTICLE I.1. The Indian Section of the Theosophical Society is constituted

under the Rules of the Theosophical Society, as adopted in the Session of the General Council held a t Adyar, Madras, on December 27th, 1890.

2. The Indian Section consists of all chartered Branches and Unattached Fellows of the Theosophical Society within the geographical limits of India.

3. The General Adm inistration and supervision of the Section isVested in a Council, composed of the Presidents of all Indian Branches, ex-officio, and not less than seven additional members, who shall not be Presidents of Branches, elected a t the annual Convention of the Section to serve for one year. *

4. The Council shall meet annually, in Convention, on December 27th and two following days at such place as the Executive Committee may determine, and of which due and ample notice shall be given. The Convention shall be presided over by a chairman elected for the meeting only. A Quorum of the Council shall consist of actual representatives not less th an seven B ranches; but Branches not represented by Dele­gate may vote by proxy.

5. Any Theosophist in good standing, not a delegate or councillor may attend the Convention, but w ithout power to vote.

6. Special Conventions may be held, a t the call of the General Se­cretary issued upon the w ritten request of m ajority at the Executive Committee.

7. Each Branch composing the Section makes its own bye-laws ' and manages its own local affairs without interference from the Council* the General Secretary or the Executive Committee, provided alwaya th a t the fundamental rules of the Society are not violated.

ARTICLE II.1. There shall be an Executive Committee composed of seven mem­

bers of the Council, the General Secretary being one ex-officio. A ll executive functions of the Council shall be performed by this Committee* it shall serve one year, and be elected annually in Convention, and it may fill vacancies occurring, by resignation or otherwise, between Con­ventions.

2. There shall be a General Secretary, who shall be elected at each annual Convention. In case of liis death on resignation, his place shall be filled pro tem by thc Executive Committee.

3. The General Secretary shall be the Executive Officer of the Committee and shall exercise its powers, subject to the supervision and ratification of the Committee.

4. There shall be a Treasurer of the Section, whose office may however be held by the General Secretary.

5. The General Secretary may appoint Provincial Secretaries in hia discretion and define their powers, subject to the supervision of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE III.

1. Membership in the Society is open to all persons w ithout distinction of sex, race, creed, or caste.

2. Any person may be a fellow of the Society without joining any particular Branch, and when so admitted is an “ unattached” member.

3. Admission as an Active Fellow in the Society is obtained in the form prescribed in the General Rules of the Society. Forms of application may be obtained by applying to the General Secretary or any officer of the Society.

4. Branch Presidents, while so acting, the General Secretary, or others on whom special authority has been conferred by the President Founder or the Executive Committee, and no others, have authority to admit members and all powers on this behalf hitherto conferred are hereby annulled unless revived by the Executive Committee.

5. The number of Branches which may be formed in any one place is not limited, but no second branch shall be chartered in a given place unless the Executive Committee is satisfied to its advisability.

6. The name Branch is not obligatory and any such body may adopt any designation tha t it may wish.

7. Application for charters, or authority to form a Branch within the lim its of India, must be addressed to the General Secretary and signed by a t least five fellows of the Society who intend to acquire membership in the new Branch, or persons who have complied with the conditions of membership.

ARTICLE IV.1. Every Fellow of the Society residing permanently in India

shall pay to the General Secretary of the Section an annual subscrip­tion of Re. 1 in the case of a member of a Branch and of Rs. 2 in the case of an “ unattached” member, for the expenses of the Section.

2. The Secretary of each Branch m ust a t once notify the General Secretary of the name and address of any member of his Branch, who, by default of payment of his Branch dues, loses his Branch membership. Thereupon the General Secretary shall register him as an unattached m ember and collect the higher subscription.

3. The General Secretary is empowered to collect the annual dues of members by issuing receipts per V. P. P. for the amount of tho

dues plus the money order commission, and refusal of the packet shall be considered as resignation of membership. Thereupon the General Secretary shall notify their names to the Secretaries of their Branches (if any) as no longer members of the Society.

4. Annual dues shall become payable on the 31st March in each year in advance.

5. Every application for admission as a Fellow m ust be accom­panied by an Entrance Fee of Rs. 10.

6. Any person wishing to exchange membership in a Branch for unattached membership, m ust notify the Secretary of his Branch and also the General Secretary of the Section, and the Secretary of the Branch must also certify the fact to the General Secretary.

7. Any member wishing to transfer his membership from one Branch to another, must produce to the Secretary of the Branch he joins a certificate from the Secretary of the Branch he leaves tha t his dues have been paid up to date.

8. Any Fellow not paying his annual subscription to the Section, for two consecutive years shall be held to have resigned his membership and his name shall be erased from the list of m em bers; but he may revive his membership a t any time by payment of all arrears.

9. The Entrance Fee may be rem itted or reduced by the Executive Committee in special cases a t the ir discretion, or on the recommendation of the President of a Branch and they may also allow exceptions to be made to the foregoing rule.

ARTICLE V.

1. The General Rules of the T. S. are hereby adopted as an integral part of the constitution of the Indian Section and shall apply equally w ith the above to all its members.

ARTICLE Y I.

1. Temporary alterations and amendments in these rules mav be made by the Executive Committee subject to ratification by the annual Convention of the Section.

O f f i c e r s .

Bertram Keightley (M. A., Cantab.), General Secretary*

Councillors.

Tookaram Tatya. P. Kasava Pillai.N. D. Khandalvala. C. Sambiah Chetty.Dorabji Dosabhoy. Dr. J. K. Daji.C. Kottayya. Babu Dinanath Ganguli.Lieut. Peacocke. Dewan Bahadur R. Raghunath Rao#Y. Coopooswami Iyer. R. Jaggannathiah,

and all Presidents of Branches,

E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e .

Mr. Tookaram Tatya, Mr. N. D. Kliandalvala, Pandit Gopi Nath, D r. Daji, Mr. Kesava Pillai, Mr. C. Sambiah Chetty, and the General Secretary.

He said th a t th e idea of having additional members of Council besides Branch Presidents, was in order to associate in the active work of the Society, individual members who m ight be scattered over a vast territory and not be acting as Presidents of 'Branches, but whose advice and active co-operation would be of g reat value in carrying on the work, for instance, such members as Prince H arisingji Rupsingji, Messrs. Cooppoosawmy Iyer and Tookaram Tatya.

Referring to the article prescribing the holding of the Convention meetings, C o l o n e l O l c o t t said th a t the only time when the Convention could be held was the Christmas holidays. He mentioned th a t some years ago a proposal had been made to hold alternative Conventions of the Theosophical Society itself, in different parts of India. He had opposed such a proposal, because Head-quarters represented Europe and America as well as India, and Adyar was as natural a centre for all aa any other place. Further, the archives of the Society were a t the H ead-quarters, and it would not be convenient to convey them to Calcutta, Bombay, Lahore or Allahabad. The Indian Section might, however, have its Convention in any p a rt of India ; and if it was decided a t any time to have it in Calcutta, it m ight be convenient to hold it d a r­ing the D urga Pooja holidays. W henever it was not held elsewhere, it m ight be held here, in this Convention Hall.

I t was, after some discussion, carried unanimously th a t the Con­vention be held during the Christm as week and th a t the question of place be left open.

Referring to clause 4 under A rticle III, M r . K e i g h t l e y said th a t anything done by the General Secretary which was not approved by any one member of the Executive Committee, could be called in question Jjefore th a t body.

T h e P r e s i d e n t : The understanding being th a t the GeneralSecretary shall be acting on the general lines of policy laid down by tho Executive Committee.

Mr. P. R. M e h t a proposed th a t the whole of the subscriptions bo paid to the Head-quarters Fund ; but considerable discussion ensued, a t the end of which it was arranged th a t the question be left to the dis­cretion of the Council of the Section.

A motion was brought forward th a t the subscription be changed from 10 Rs. to 5 R s.; but a poll was taken, when it was found th a t a m ajority of Branches were in favour of Rs. 10, and the motion was lost.

E l e c t i o n o f O f f i c e r s .

P a n d i t G o p i n a t i i moved th a t the appointment of M r . B e r t r a m

K e i g h t l e y as General Secretary, made by the President-Founder, be ratified by the Convention.

M r . P. R. M e h t a seconded, and it was unanimously carried amidst acclamation.

M r . K e i g h t l e y in acknowledging the honor they had done him in ratifying his appointment, said th a t he hoped he would prove himself worthy of their tru s t and confidence, and capable of doing great and good service in the cause of India through the Theosophical Society (Loud applause). They had also to elect additional members of Council, and he would suggest, w ith the ir permission, the names of

1. Mr. Tookaram Tatya (Bombay).2. Mr. N. D. K handalvala (Ahmedabad).3. Mr. V. Coopoosawmy Iyer, m . a ., Madras Presidency.4. Mr. C. Sambiah Chetty do.5. Mr. P. Kesava P illay do.6. Mr. C. Kotayya. do.7. Lieutenant Peacocke, Bombay Presidency.8. Mr. A. Nanjundappa, Madras Presidency.9. Dr. D. K. Dajee, Bombay.

10. Babu Dinanath Ganguli.11. Dewan Bahadur R. Raghoonath Row (Madras Presidency).12. Mr. R. Jagannathiah ( Do. )13. Mr. Dorabjee Dosabhoy, H yderabad,

and all Presidents of Branches.The motion was then carried unanimously.M r. K e i g h t l e y next addressed the meeting at great length. He

said th a t before entering upon the office of General Secretary, he wished to make his position in the m atter perfectly plain. He did not take up the work for mere compliment, or to remain as a mere figure-head, but he wanted to make the Indian Section a centre of real active work. W ith the help of their active support and cooperation, he hoped to make it the m ightiest of all the agencies a t work for the national regeneration of India (applause). For th is purpose he had a scheme which was as follows. To begin with, the Theosophical Society in India had suffer­ed for years past by the inertia of the Branches, because there was no touch or communication maintained w ith the Branches by the Head­quarters. He would make it a sine qua non for accepting the office th a t he should be provided w ith two Assistant Secretaries to reside with him, who were required to be educated and intelligent men, w ith some taste for philosophy and metaphysical thought, and whose duty it would be to communicate regularly w ith the Branches and keep touch with them. I t was his plan th a t press copies of letters written to the Branches should be kept for his reference, and for this purpose he would divide

-the correspondence with all the B randies between hia two Assistants, and make them, so to speak, his eyes and ears. Besides that, i t would also be part of their work and of his own duty to keep in communi­cation with scattered and unattached members, whose help wonld be of great importance to him so far aa the ir time would permit. The second branch of his schene was to prin t and circulate to every member of the Ind ian Section gratis every month a pam phlet of 12 pages (duodecimo) consisting of questions and answers on topics of Theosophical interest. In doing this, he would make free extracts from the “ Theosophical Forum ,” but, broadly speaking, i t would deal w ith any questions of in terest bearing on Theosophy in any sort of way th a t would be sent him. In this work, he looked to unattached members helping him very particularly. In the pamphlet he wished to give as much of H induthought as of W estern thought, and he would send it to Mr. Judge,who would make use of the m atter about H indu thought there. In the case of the members of Branches, the required num ber of copies ■would be sent to the Secretary for distribution, and in the case of unattached members they would be sent direct to them from the Head-quarters. He would collect the annual dues by Y. P. P., sending bne number of the new paper out of the whole year’s issues to everymember who had not paid his dues, for the amount of his annualdues plus postal commission. These issues would form something tangible and a member would practically receive something in re turn for his subscription,. and he would be apprised in advance of the sending by V. P. P. by a notice in the previous number. His th ird scheme of ■work was to prepare and issue for all Branches in India a paper or papers which m ight be read a t Branch meetings, once a month a t least. This was the American scheme, and such paper would be a pam phlet of16 or 24 pages uniform in size with the new paper, and would be issued only to Secretaries of Branches and not under any circumstances to the individual members. The object was to give an inducement to the members of a Branch for attending its meetings, to afford a stimulus to scattered members to form a Branch, to assist in the work of the Branch, to furnish m aterials to Branches for study and discussion, and to attract outsiders. Those were the three lines of work he proposed to initiate. Another p a rt of the work would be to get up lecturing tours and visitations by the Provincial Secretaries, and such inspectors as Mr. Kotayya, and to a r­range for the visit of such able and prominent exponents of Theosophy as Mbs. Annie Besant (applause). That lady earned her own living

' iii England by lecturing, and before he could invite her to pay a visit, he should feel i t his duty to guarantee, a t any rate, all her expenses m India. He then read a draft circular which he proposed to issueshortly. .

; Passing on to the question of funds necessary for carrying out his ' scheme, he said he required a short-hand w riter on Rs. 50—half of which

salary he was prepared to give himself, and reckoning for postage, “printing, &c-, be was of opinion th a t Rs, 200 a month would cover all

the actual expenses of the Sectional Staff, and that Rs. 500 more was necessary for his own travelling expense on a six months’ tour of inspec­tion to the Branches. Roughly speaking, he would require Rupees 3,000* a year for the General Secretary’s Office. Including Rupees 1,000, aa minimum expenses of residence for the staff a t Head-quarters, represent­ed by the sectional contribution, they had to raise Rs. 4,000 during the next twelvemonth. He was not prepared to enter upon the work of General Secretary w ith an hypothetical prospect before him, and he begged tha t those present wonld pu t on paper the amounts they were prepared to guarantee for tho expenses of the current year, adding th a t the guarantors would have returned to them such proportion of their con­tributions as m ight not leave a deficit.

The President-Founder headed the list w ith Rupees 100 for Mme B lavatsky and the like sum for himself, and the subscription paper being circulated, the Indian Section Convention adjourned at 3-45 p. &!♦

TH IRD DAY, MONDAY, 2 9 t h DECEMBER.R e p o r t o f t h e A u d i t C o m m i t t e e .

On the reassembling of tho Convention of the T. S., the following Report of the Audit Committee was read :—

We beg to report th a t we have carefully gone through all the accounts, and find them correct to our complete satisfaction. We are glad to see th a t the Colonel has contrived a system by which no bills are passed w ithout his sanction ; and consequently a very good check is brought to bear upon the expenditure. Yet, we beg to suggest economy in the keeping up of animals, the cost of which has increased enormously this year, as there are more than the necessary animals in the stables.

W e also beg to suggest th a t all the Government papers which are kept w ith the Treasurer in the safe, and are likely to be stolen when the Treasurer is not in the office, as was recommended, be lodged in the M adras Bank for safe custody.

We also find th a t the wages of servants have increased, which may be reduced ; and they may be engaged temporarily when their services are needed.

T o o k a r a m T a t t a .

R u s t o m j e k K. Monr.TnE P r e s i d e n t said th a t all the horses had been s ick ; the cows had

had their young and he did not want to sell them to the butcher, but ra ­ther to keep them till they could work. As regards the cost of the estab­lishment, they had been paying the Recording Secretary and Treasurer a salary, which had not been done before. Ab regards the garden, the servants employed on it had been the same. I t was impossible to reduce the staff of labourers in the place w ithout allowing the cocoanufc trees to die from want of water, which ivould entail heavy loss. The

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Government Securities could, of course, be put in tlie Bank if the Com­mittee thought necessary.

R e p c r j ? o p t h e A d y a r L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e .

• The following is the report of this Committee :—Your Committee consider thafc, owing to the present urgent needs

of the Society in India, it will be impossible for the Indian Section, as 'euch, to raise the funds necessary to pu t tho Adyar Library on a pound wprking basis, and therefore advise th a t for the ensuing year things go on as before. . T o o k a r a m T a t y a ,

J . K. D a j i ,

L a k s h m i k a n t a Row,P a n d i t G o p i N a t h .

&DYAR, December 1890.

D i s c u s s i o n o n t h e a b o v e R e p o r t .

Mr. Keightley moved a resolution entreating the President-Founder to profit by every opportunity, during his enforced holiday, to urge u p o n the consideration of persons able to contribute to the Library, the desirability and necessity of their doing so. I t must be a special re ­quest from the Convention to him to help in starting an endowment for th e Library in the future (Hear, hear, and applause).

• D b . D a ly supported M r . K e i g h t l e y , and said th a t if the President- Fonnder or some other gentlemen would give a series of lectures 0 1 1

value of the L ibrary throughout India, he believed th a t a t the end-of “three months, a sum of money sufficient to permanently endow theLibrary, m ight be raised. Appeals through the Theosophist and Lucifer ■would not avail much, for the simple reason th a t those publications had not a sufficiently wide circulation. He added th a t money would be forth­coming if th e public were also appealed to through the newspapers.

I t was then carried unanimously th a t a formal resolution shall be drafted by the Committee requesting the President-Founder to use, dur­

in g his holiday* all available means to raise funds for the Library,

T h e T r u s t D e e d C o m m i t t e e .

Mr. K e i g h t l e y , after a few prefatory remarks, said th a t it had been fonnd absolutely impossible both in London and India to give the Theo- eophical Society any legal status. I t could not be registered under any

' of the acts relating to charitable institutions or educational bodies of tho ordinary kind, because of the fluctuating character and geographical distribution of its membership. Consequently, in the early p a rt of th is

■ year iii London, when th e Theosophical Society had become possessed, *’ through Mrs. Annie Besant’s generosity, of the lease of her house as its ’ Head-qti&rters,—*a measure which also involved the expenditure of a ' ©xmi ol money on alterations an d 4 additions—ifc became imperatively

necessary th a t the title of this property should be vested in some legal body representing, so to speak, the Society. On the one hand, it was not righ t to have left the house in Mrs. Besant’s name, and on the other, Madame Blavatsky’s health precluded it being in her own name. A fter very careful consideration w ith able London lawyers, it was decided ta draw up a trust-deed which set forth the various objects and purposes of the Society, the broadest possible scope being given to it. Under the terms of tha t deed, full powers were given to the trustees w ith regard to the disposal, realisation and expenditure of funds. Among their provisions, it also set forth th a t any objectionable trustee could.be ex* eluded from office by a frd m ajority of the trustees, and ipso facto his. trusteeship ceases with a formal notification to him. He then presented the following resolution which, he said, had, been arrived a t by the Trust Committee appointed a t the first day’s Convention a t his recom­mendation.

Resolved—Your Committee recommend, in compliance w ith the desire of the President-Founder, tha t the property of the Society shall be trans­ferred to a body of trustees, consisting of Colonel H. S. Olcott, Mme. H* P. Blavatsky, Mr. W. Q. Judge, Mr. Bertram Keightley, Mr. N. D. Khandalavala, Mr. Tookaram Tatya, and Pundit Gopinath, Mr. Sambiah* Chetty, Mr. Narendro Nath Sen under a deed of trust, which shall be' drawn up on the general model of th a t executed afc London on August4, 1890, for a similar purpose. '

The number of the trustees was rather large as compared with the English Committee. As the property of the whole Society was repre-, B3nted, it was obviously desirable th a t Colonel Olcott, President-Founder,.- Madame Blavatsky of London, Mr. Judge of America, and the speaker; himself, as Indian General Secretary, should be included in th a t deed. Then, for convenience of business, i t was most desirable tha t there should' be a large element of the Indian Section on the body of the trustees. As the property was situated in India, the gentlemen of the Indian Section, would be the righ t persons to advise as to the disposal of the property,, if any doubt arose.

T h e P r e s i d e n t said tha t he m ust have control over the manager ment of the property as long as he retained his present connection with the Society, because if they were going to divide the management over'' such a large field, it would be practically impossible to carry on the work. If he could be made the managing trustee, so as to control the property until he was relieved of office, and somebody else should then manage ifc* who lived at the Head-quarters, the plan would be workable. For instance, there was a passage tha t had been required to be made to the Library. There was no money for the work; but he advanced money out of the funds^ of the Theosophist and recouped it subsequently, whereas under the terms of the resolution, he would be obliged to write to; New York, London, and elsewhere, and the place m ight go to rack and ruin before hp received^ answers.

A n a n im a te d d iscnR suon t h e n to o k p la c e .P andit G o pinath supported the President’s view, and was bf opinion

Jjafc he should be made the Managing Trustee. 1Mr; K eig h tley reminded them th a t they were in the presence of

a host of legal difficulties. He suggested th a t a clause be added to the Deed to the effect th a t the trustees be empowered to appoint one of their number as m anaging trustee of the property, whose decision in all m atters of detail should be final, subject to the approval of the general body of the trustees, if necessary. They would then appoint Colonel Olcott as such managing trustee (hear, hear), and when he died, the appointment of his successor was provided for in the deed.

D r . D aly thought tha t Colonel Olcott would then only be the care-taker of the property.

Mr. K eig h tley said th a t if they appointed trustees, such trustees m ust have power, but th a t if they did not appoint them, they stopped where they were. W hatever trustees they nominated, they as a body m ust exercise legal control over the property.

D ewan B ahadur P. S reenevasa Row pointed out th a t if Colonel Olcott wished to term inate his responsibility for the property he should execute a, deed of t r u s t ; if he did not wish to do so, he could make a ■will.

Mr. G o pinath read a clause of the tru st deed of the London Theosophical Society, and was of opinion th a t it covered the case.

M r. K eig h tley did not think so. He pointed out th a t the great difficulty was to frame a clause which would give the Colonel the prac­tical management of the property. On considering the m atter, it geemed to him th a t the best way of effecting th a t object was by insert­ing a general clause, which practically gave him control over the trustees in one aspect, and in the other nominated him dnring his life, or till his retirem ent from the trusteeship, as the executive officer. He would only too be delighted to accept any other way of getting over the diffi­culty; bu t the legal obstacles involved were discussed for days in London, where they tried every conceivable plan to evade the necessity of a tru s t deed of this character, and they could not escape from it.

M r . P. R. M e h t a suggested th a t a clause be added to the effect th a t the Colonel should remain the managing trustee during his life­time and moved th a t the trust-deed as prepared by M r. K eightley be adopted w ith the proviso tha t a clause m ight be added to the effect tha t the Colonel should remain managing trustee of the estate.

M r. T ookaram Tatya seconded.Mr. K eig h tley suggested th a t the Convention had better appoint a

small Committee to take the m atter in hand with power to carry i t th r o u g h on the lines on which they had decided.

/ ' M r . T ookaram T atya suggested th a t the following gentlemen should •form th a t Committee. Colonel Olcott, Mr. Keightley and Dewan B aha­d u r S. Subramania Jyer, c. j. e .

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M r . K e i g h t l e y then added the following rider to the above resolu­tion, which was seconded, and carried unanimously.

T hat a Committee consisting of the President-Founder, Mr. Bertram K eightley and the Hon. S. Subramania Iyer be and is hereby appoint­ed to draw up a Trust Deed for the Theosophical Society on the general model of th a t adopted in London on A ugust 11, 1890 ; providing how­ever for the President-Founder retaining the management of the pro­perty during his life.

E xtracts

From some of the Letters and Telegrams received by the President- Founder regarding his resignation from Office.

To S e c r e t a r y , I F ro m S e c r e t a r y ,Theosophical Society. | Gyan Marga Theosophical Society.

“ Resolved—Colonel Olcott be requested to continue President.”

P urno C handra M u k e r je e , President of the Jubbulpore Branch, and signed by all the Members':— “ W e believe th a t your retirem ent at this stage would prove ruinous to the movement, a t least in India, for we know of no gentleman, Indian or European, who commands enough public confidence here to be able to fill your place.”

R eso lu tio n s of th e N agpur T heo so phica l S ociety :__“ That it isentirely owing to the un tiring zeal and energy of the respected Col Olcott th a t the Theosophical Society has begun to gain a firm footing in India.

“ T hat if it had not been for the sowing and the grow th of Uni­versal Brotherhood on the broad lines and principles laid down by the revered President-Founder, the several societies which are now pro­gressing in social and political m atters would never have come into existence.

“ T hat the Society has not grown sufficiently old to survive without the life in i t of the beloved benefactor. I t is sure to suffer by his absence and retirement.**

(Four other resolutions in the same strain.)

C a pt . B anon (Kangra) I hope you will not think o f resigning the Presidentship—the Society would go a t once to shipwreck.”

P rop. M a nilal N abubhai D v iv ed i {Nadiad).—“ It a p p e a r s y o u a r e d e te r m in e d to ‘r e t i r e . ’ I a m s o r r y f o r i t ; a n d I w o u ld a g a in a n d a g a in ask you to reconsider your decision.”

J udge N. D. K handalvala (Ahmedabad) “ I f you resign you break off all connection w ith the Society. R ather than do sodelegate your authority for a year and travel............ This is a reasonablerequest that I make to you, in the name of a host of Theosophists who harve been flooding me with letters, arid I have no doubt that the whole body of Theosophists will beg of you to act np to some such suggestion'/*

Babo S a t k o r i M u k h e r j i , Pres. A. B. B. T. 8. (B e r h a m p o r e ‘ The immediate effect of your resignation would be ihe resignation of a large number of influential and active members, and a general lack of zeal on Theosophical m atters thoughout Ind ia .......Ever since your a rr i­val in India, the denationalizing, sceptical influences are receiving a check, and we hail with delight the faint light of the dawn of our na­tional life, and we th ink it was all owing to your efforts and th a t of the Society you founded.”

Rustumji M ancherji Mobedji {Bombay) : —“ Keep tha t peace of n^ind which blessed Buddha had nnder the Bodhi Tree against thedevils...........W hatever you do, do for the better growth of Theosophy....... My love and reverence to you, w hether you go or remain.”

. Dina N ath Gangooly (Berhampore, Bengal) : —“ The Theosophical Society is passing through a serious crisis, and under its peculiarly try ing circumstances in which it is placed, your retirement, I fear, will affect its interests greatly.”

M uncherji M. SfcROFF (Bombay) :—“ I must sincerely tell you th a t your sudden w ithdrawal will cripple and almost ru in the Theosophical. Society in India. I know th a t there are certain circumstances which have combinedly made your position in the Theosophical Society difficult, but I tru st you will be able to overcome these difficulties, as yqu have in the past successfully passed through crises more serious.”

J udge J . S. Gadgil (Baroda) '.—“ I (feel p retty certain th a t with* your resignation there is the greatest fear of the whole movement going down, so far as India is concerned . . . . Your resignation is likely to quench what still exists.*

P. Iyaloo Naidu ( Hyderabad) : — Knowing, as I do, the highly valuable services rendered by you to the Theosophical Society and to mankind in general, it is my earnest wish th a t you should continue to occupy the Presidential chair during your life-time.”

J udge N arain Dos (Lucknow) :—“ We are indeed sorry to learn fr6m the last Theosophist tha t our worthy and respected President intends giving up the reins of the Society. He is not only the soul, life, manas of the body, bu t the higher spirit and wisdom which can alono control the whole constitution. In fact, the Rishi, as we regard him to be, should retain the guidance* if not the detail of the working or management of the Society.”

Tookaram Tatya (Bombay).—“ I feel1 strongly th a t you aije commit­ting a very serious mistake. This step, if taken, will not only ruin the Society* but it will also reflect great discredit upon you. The public wiil compare your past utterances with your present conduct, and itr will confirm the statem ent made , by some enemies th a t you were an adventurer and impostor.”

, Gnyana Guru Yogi Subhapati Swamy (Bombay) W hy repignyonr office ? Because of trouble to your person ?, I f sq? hold fast and

stand by yonr posts, and continue in your good work. The world wantsmany workers of your stamp.”

Babu K ali P. M ukherjee, (Berhampore) ;— “ I t is with inexpressi­bly deep sorrow th a t we have come to know th a t you are going tor e s ig n ................H itherto, by your tact and judgment, you guided yourSociety as no other man could guide ; your courage and presence of mind never failed you ; do you flinch now ?

P and it Gopi N ath (Lahore) :—“ The present is not the time at all when we can spare Colonel Olcott. I t is through him only tha t we people living so far away have an attachm ent towards the Society andi ts H e a d -Q u a r te rs ,”

Babu Norendro N ath Sen (Calcutta) :— (Telegram).—“ I beseech you not to give up Presidentship. I t is the wish of all. My sympathy with you unbounded. Yery, very sorry, I cannot go (to Convention.)”

P rince H arisinghji Roopsingiiji (Bhownagar) “ I have learned with horror your determination to resign the Presidentship of the Theosophical Society. You, who have sacrificed so much;for this Societyand the teeming millions of our M otherland.......I t is quite true youhave worked for us—nay, you have done more for us than another* human being can do. B ut now it is our turn. We will give you rest, but we will keep you President. W e will have no other President while the defender of our faith lives.’

Y. S undararamayya (Masulipatam) :— (Telegram) .—“ Colonel’s resig­nation calamitous. Implore him to re ta in office.”

N. U. Trevedi (President of Surat Branch, and all the Members) :—“ I t is with the most profound regret we received notification of your intention to resign the office of President of the Theosophical Society. In tendering this our humble bu t earnest supplication tha t you will remain a t the head, we but echo the prayer th a t will sound from end to end of this vast nation, you have done so much for.”

W m. Q. Judge (New York, TJ. S. A.) .— “ There is a strong feeling throughout the U. S. of gratitude to yourself for all your past work, and no one wishes you to resign, but, on the contrary, they would all be very much exercised if they had any idea th a t you intended to do so.”

J. C. V e r Planck (Cincinnati, U. S. A.) “ I do not think you canrealize how many among your countrymen look over to India and to you, with a faith in the friend who has never failed us, to hearten their own labors . . . . A rest you must need, should have, and can now take, we hope. B ut let no word of resignation be coupled with it.”

X. X. X. (A personal friend ofthe President and prominent Theos6\ . phist in Boston) “ You m ust not resign, Colonel, if you really care any longer for the T. S., for your resignation would be followed by th a t of a large num ber of members in the U nited States, who look to you and you alone as the preserver of their rights and liberties.”N Madame H. P. Blavatsky (London):—(Cable telegram).—“ If youresign, I will sever my connection w ith the Society.”

Mr. Tookaram Tatya rising said tha t he had a resolution to propose, to which he felt sure there would be no opponents. Such eminent services as had been rendered to this country by the Founders, he con­sidered to be altogether beyond acknowledgment; but he felt that, for the sake of this Society, some permanent memorial of those honored personages should be preserved at Head-quarters. As he understood th a t a bust of Col. Olcott was a t present being made by public subscription, he would move th a t a copy of Col. Olcott’s bust should be procured, and a companion bust of Madame Blavatsky made, and th a t these two busts should be placed in the A dyar Library, as memorials of the Founders and an honor and ornament to the Library itself.

This motion having been seconded by Mr. Mehta, gave rise to some! discussion, in which Pandit Gopi Nath, Dr. Daly, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Keightley, Mr. Kasava Pillai, Mr. Harte, Mr. Coopooswami Iyer, and others took part. None of the speakers opposed the object of Mr. Tookaram’s motion, but there was a unanimous feeling th a t if it were adopted, the fact should bo made perfectly clear to the Fellows and to

* the public th a t these busts were in no way intended to represent all tho Society’s recognition to the Founders for the services they had rendered. Mr. Tookaram Tatya having vehemently disclaimed any such intention, and it having been understood that the honor done by the placing of the busts in the L ibrary was rather to the Society than to the Founders,

r the motion was carried unanimously.

T he P resident’s H oliday.

On the motion of Mr. K eightley a Committee was appointed to consider the best way to meeting the expenses of Colonel Olcott’s respite from the cares of office, during which time it was the wish of the Society th a t he should have all th a t m ight be necessary for rest and recreation in whatever p art of the world he m ight elect.

This Committee reported a t the evening session of the same day as follows:

“ That, in our opinion, i t is our duty to provide liberally for Colonel1 Olcott’s needs during the furlough which his present state of health has

rendered necessary. We therefore recommend th a t a subscription list be opened by the Assistant Treasurer for this purpose, and tha t all

’ Fellows of the Society and all well-wishers of the President-Founder be urgently requested to send in, without further solicitation, any sums they may wish to subscribe for the purpose.’*

The report of th is Committee having been adopted, a resolution to r- the above effect was unanimously passed by the Convention.

The proceedings of the Convention term inated w ith a most hearty and enthusiastic vote, of confidence and loyalty in Madamo H. P. Blavatsky.

A s R ev ised in Session o f the G eneral C o u n c il , a ll the S ec tio n s being represented, a t A d y a r , December 2 / , 1890 .

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AHTJCTjE I.C o n s t i t u t i o n .

1. T h e t i t l e o f th is S o c ie ty , w h ic h w a s f o rm e d a t N ew Y o rk , U n i te d S tn t.es o f A m e r ic a , o n t l ie 1 7 th of N o v e m b e r 1875, is th e “ T h e o s o p h ic a l

S o c ie ty .”2 . T h e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty is a n I n te r n a t io n a l B o d y .

13. T h e o b je c ts o t th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty a r e :

F ir s t ,— T o fo rm th e n u c le u s o f a U n iv e r s a l B ro th e rh o o d o f H u m a n i ty , , w i th o u t d i s t in c t io n o f ra c e , c re e d , s e s , c a s te o r c o lo u r .

Second, —T o p ro m o te t h e s tu d y o f A r y a n a n d o th e r E a s t e r n l i t e r a tu r e s ,. r e l ig io n s , p h i lo s o p h ie s a n d sc ie n c e s , a n d to d e m o n s tr a te th e i r im p o r ta n c e to

H u m a n i ty .T h ird .— T o in v e s t ig a te u n e x p la in e d la w s o f N a tu r e a n d th e p sy c h ic

p o w e rs l a t e n t in m a n .4 . T h e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty is a b s o lu te ly u n s e c ta r ia n , a n d n o a s s e n t to

a n y f o r m u la o f b e lie f , f a i t h o r c r e e d s h a l l b e r e q u i r e d a s a q u a l if ic a tio n o f m e m b e r s h ip ; b u t e v e r y a p p l ic a n t a n d m e m b e r m u s t be in s y m p a th y w i th th e

, e f fo r t fco c r e a te th e n u c le u s of a n U n iv e r s a l B r o th e rh o o d of H u m a n i ty .

5. T h e S o c ie ty d o e s n o t i n te r f e r e w i th c a s te ru le s , n o r o th e r so c ia l o b s e rv a n c e s , n o r w i th p o litic s , a n d a n y s u c h in te r fe r e n c e in i t s n a m e is a b re a c h o f t h e c o n s t i tu t io n . T h e S o c ie ty is n o t r e s p o n s ib le f o r t h e p e r s o n a l

. o p in io n s o f i t s F e llo w s .

A R T I C L E I L

Fellow ship.1. T h c F e llo w s o f th e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty a r e e i th e r A c t iv e , C o r r e i -

p o n d in g , o r H o n o r a ry .

C o r r e s p o n d in g F e llo w s a r e p e r s o n s o f d is t in c t io n a n d l e a r n in g , w h o a ro w il l in g to fu rn is h in fo rm a t io n o f i n te r e s t to t h e S o c ie ty .

H o n o r a ry F e llo w s a r e p e r so n s e m in e n t fo r t h e i r c o n t r ib u tio n s to T heoso* p h ic a l k n o w le d g e , o r fo r t h e i r s e rv ic e s to H u m a n i ty .

A ll o th e r F e llo w s a r e c la s s if ie d a s A c t iv e .

2 . A d m is s io n to t h e g r a d e o f C o r r e s p o n d in g o r H o n o ra ry F e llo w s h a l l r ^ s t w i th th e P r e s i d e n t ; b u t t h e C o u n c ils o t S e c tio n s m ay s u b m it to th e P r e s i ­d e n t f o r a p p r o v a l t h e n a m e s o f p e r s o n s w h o m th e y c o n s id e r w o r th y o f t h a t h o n o r . N e i th e r o f th e s e tw o c la s se s h a v e th e s t a tu s o r r e s p o n s ib i l i t ie s a t t a c h in g to A c t iv e F e llo w s h ip .

3. F e l lo w s h ip in th e S o c ie ty is o p e n to a ll p e r so n s w i th o u t d is t in c t io n o f se x , r a c e , c r e e d , c a s te o r c o lo u r ; b u t n o w a rd , a n d n o p e r s o n u n d e r e ig h te e n , s h a l l b e a d m i t t e d w i th o u t t h e c o n s e n t o f t h e i r le g a l g u a r d ia n s .

4 . E v e ry a p p l ic a t io n fo r m e m b e r s h ip m u s t b e m a d e o n a fo rm d c l y1 7

a u th o r iz e d by th e e x e c u tiv e o f th e S o c ie ty , a n d m u s t b e e n d o rs e d by tw o A c tiv e F e llo w s of th e S o c ie ty a n d s ig n e d b y th e a p p l ic a n t .*

5. I n a c o u n try w h e re a S e c t io n e x is ts , a p p l ic a t io n s m u s t b e f o rw a r d e d to th e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r y ; in a l l o th e r c a se s to th e P r e s id e n t .

6. A ll a p p lic a t io n s f o r F e l lo w s h ip sh a ll b e filed a t th o H e a d - q u a r te r s o f t h e S o c ie ty , a f te r b e in g d u ly r e g i s t e r e d b y th e G e n e r a l S e c r e ta r y o f th e

S e c tio n r e c e iv in g th e m .

7. N o d ig n i ty o r p r iv ile g e s h a l l b e c o n fe r re d u p o n , n o r a n y o b l ig a t io n a c c e p te d f ro m , a n y F e llo w of th e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty , t h a t c o n f lic ts w i th a n y o f th e R u le s of t h e S o c ie ty , o r is c o n t r a r y to t h e s p i r i t o f i t s C o n s t i tu t io n .

8. A n y d ip lo m a , c e r t i f ic a te , d ig n i ty , p r iv ile g e , o r o b lig a t io n is s u e d o r accepted, in c o n t r a v e n t io n to th e s e R u le s , s h a l l b e n e c e s s a r i ly n u l l a n d v o id .

A R T I C L E I I I .

B r a n c h e s a n d S e c t i o n s .

1. F o r t h e c o n v e n ie n c e o f a d m in is t r a t io n th e F e l lo w s o f t h e S o c ie ty a r# o r g a n iz e d in to lo c a l B r a n c h e s f a n d t e r r i t o r i a l S e c t io n s .

« 2 . A B ra n c h is c o n s t i tu te d b y th e i s s u e o f a C h a r te r , w h ic h m u s t b e r e c o r -d e d a t th e H e a d -q u a rte rs of th e Society , s ig n e d a n d sea led by th e P re s id e n t

: a n d co u n te rs ig n ed b y th e C o rresp o n d in g S e c re ta ry of th e Society a n d b y th e G e n era l S e c re ta ry of th e te r r i to r ia l S ec tio n , i f a n y , in w h ich th e p ro p o sed

. B r a n c h is lo c a te d .3 . N o C h a rte r sh a ll be issu ed to le ss th a n five a p p lic a n ts , w ho m u s t b e

‘■Active Fellow s.4; N o B ra n c h sh a ll b e o b lig ed to a cc ep t a n y F e llo w a s a m em b er w ho

b a s n o t b een d u ly e lec ted b y th e B ra n ch , a n d w ho has n o t ag ree d to ab id e b y . i t s B ye-law s, b u t ev ery F e llo w of th e S o c ie ty re s id in g w ith in th e te r r i to r ia l : lim its of a S ec tion is, ipso facto, a m em b er o f t h a t S ec tio n , a n d w ith in th e ju r is d ic t io n of i ts C o u n c il, u n less a sp ec ia l e x cep tio n fo r v a lid reaso n s is m ad e b y th e P re s id e n t.

5. N o Fellow sh a ll b e on th e ro ll of active m em b ers o f m o re th a n ono

B ra n c h a t once.6. A p erson m ay b e a n A c tiv e F e llow of th e S o c ic ty w ith o u t jo in in g

any B r a n c h : su ch p e rso n w ill be c lassified as “ U n a tta c h e d .”7. A territorial S ec tio n may be fo rm ed b y th e P re s id e n t of th e S o c ie ty ,

w ho sh a ll p re sc rib e th e lim its of i t s ju r isd ic tio n , u p o n th e a p p lic a tio n of n o t le ss th a n seven c h a r te re d B ran ch es w ith in th a t te r r i to ry .

8. A ll B ra n ch e s a n d u n a tta c h e d F e llow s w ith in i t s g e o g rap h ica l lim its

sh a ll be su b je c t to i ts ju r is d ic t io n .9 E ac h S ec tion sh a ll h av e au to n o m o u s ju r is d ic t io n w ith in i ts p r e ­

scribed g eograph ica l lim its , su b je c t to th e te rm s of th e C o n s titu tio n a n d Rules of th e Society , as h e re in p re sc rib ed .

10 E a c h S e c t io n sh a ll h av e th e pow er of m a k in g i ts ow n L aw s a n d R e - la w s aiul o f fixing i ts ow n E n tra n ce F e e s , D u es a n d S u b scrip tio n s . P ro -

■ vided ' alw ays th a t su ch L aw s a n d B ye-law s do n o t conflict w ith th e O bjects a n d

• P e r s o n desiring m em bersh ip b u t u n acq u a in ted w ith m em bers m ay addreBB them PoV es fo fche ;* ~ •• rai Secre tary .

» f Thu tu rm :t id a u e J i ' inc ludes u L odge” o r “ G ro u p ” ( if ch a rte re d ).

R u le s o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty h e r e in c o n ta in e d , a n d th a t no o b je c tio n iH m a d e by th e P r e s id e n t w ith in t h i r t y d a y s a f t e r his re c e ip t o f a co p y of th e sa m e f ro m th e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r y o f th e S e c tio n . T h e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r y Bhall fo rw a rd to t h e P r e s id e n t , w i th in se v e n d a y s o f th e i r a d o p tio n , co p ies o f th e C o n s t i tu t io n , R u le s a n d B y e -law s o f h is S e c t io n a n d of a n y a l te r a t io n s th e re o f , u n d e r r e g i s te r e d co v e r.

11. N o C o n s t i tu t io n , R u le , o r B y e -L a w o f a B ra n c h sh a ll b e v a l id u n t i l c o n firm e d b y th e P re s id e n t , o r b y th e G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry o f th e S e c tio n in w h ic h s u c h B r a n c h is s i tu a te d , w h o s h a l l b e ex-officio th e a g e n t of th e P re s id e n t .

12. T h e e x e c u t iv e o fficer o f e a c h S e c t io n s h a l l b e a G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry , to b e c h o se n a n n u a l ly a c c o r d in g to th e R u le s o f t h e S ec tio n .

13. H e s h a l l b e ex-officio a S e c r e ta r y o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty , a n d a s s u c h s h a l l be th e o n ly o ffic ial a g e n t of c o m m u n ic a t io n b e tw e e n h is S e c tio n a n d th e P re s id e n t o f t h e S o c ie ty .

14 . T h e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r y sh a l l f o rw a rd to t h e P re s id e n t a n n u a l ly , o n o r b e fo re th c 1 s t d a y o f N o v e m b e r , a b r ie f r e p o r t o f th e w o rk , r e c e ip ts a n d e x p e n se s o f th e S e c tio n d u r in g th e y e a r , a n d a l i s t o f th e n a m e s a n d a d d re s s e s o f a ll w h o h a v e jo in e d , le f t , d e c e a se d o r b e e n e x p e lle d d u r in g th e p r e c e d in g tw e lv e m o n th . H e s h a l l a t o n c e n o t i fy t h e P r e s id e n t o f th e is su e o f a C h a r te r to a n y n ew B ra n c h .

A R T I C L E I V .

O f f ic e r s .

1. T h e S o c ie ty s h a l l h a v e a P r e s id e n t , a C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c re ta ry , a V ic e -P re s id e n t , ex-officio S e c re ta r ie s , a R e c o rd in g S e c re ta ry , a T re a s u re r , n n d a n A s s i s ta n t T re a s u r e r . T h e office o f Y ic e -P re s id e n t sh a l l r a n k n e x t a f t e r t h a t of C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e ta r y d u r in g th e te n u re o f office o f t h e p r e s e n t in c u m b e n t .

2. T h e r i g h t o f th e P re s id e n t - F o u n d e r , C o lo n e l H . S. O lc o tt , to h o ld th e office of P r e s id e n t o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty fo r life , is r e c o g n is e d a n d T e -a ff irm e d .

3. T h e s im i la r r i g h t o f M a d a m e H . P . B la v a ts k y , as c o -F o u n d e r , to h o ld th e o lfice o f C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e ta r y fo r life , i s lik e w ise r e c o g n is e d a n d re -a ff irm e d .

4. T h e office o f C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e ta r y s h a l l n o t be f illed w h e n le f t v a c a n t b y th e p r e s e n t i n c u m b e n t ; b u t i t m a y b e re v iv e d a t a n y t im e b y th e u n a n im o u s v o te o f t h e S e c tio n s i n f a v o u r o f a sp e c if ie d in d iv id u a l . I n su c h c a se th e n ew in c u m b e n t sh a ll n o t h o ld office f o r m o re th a n se v e n y e a r s w i th ­o u t re -e le c tio n .

5. T h e Y ic e - P re s id e n t h a s n o a d m in i s t r a t iv e fu n c tio n b e y o n d th o se b y R u le h e r e in p ro v id e d , e x c e p t in c a se o f th e d e a th o r r e s ig n a tio n o f th e P re s i* d e n t , in w h ic h e v e n t th e f u n c t io n s o f t h e l a t t e r s h a l l d ev o lv e u p o n h im u n t i l a n e w P r e s id e n t is e le c te d .

6. T h e office o f P r e s id e n t s h a l l b e co m e v a c a n t b y re a so n o f a n y o f t h e fo llo w in g c a u s e s : R e s ig n a t io n ; D e a th ; o r u n d e r R u le 2, A r t . V I . j

7. T h e r e s ig n a t io n o f a P r e s id e n t s h a l l be a d d re s s e d to t h e V ic e - P r e s id e n t , w h o s h a l l a t on co c o m m u n ic a te i t to the General Council; Isuch resignation to take eifcct according to its te rm s .

: 8 . T h e P r e s id e n t sh a ll h a v e th e r i g h t to a p p o in t h is su c c e ss o r, a n da l s o t o fill a v acan c y in th e office of V ic e - P r e s id e n t ; s u b je c t , h o w e v e r , in

’ e i t h e r case , to r a t i f ic a t io n b y a tw o - th ir d s m a jo r i ty v o te o f th e S e c tio n s . A n d i t s h a l l be th e d u ty o f th e G e n e r a l S e c r e ta r ie s o f S e c tio n s to c o m m u n ic a te t o

t h e P re s id e n t th e d e c is io n o f t h e i r r e s p e c tiv e S e c tio n s w i th in th r e e c a le n d a r m o n th s a f t e r r e c e iv in g f ro m h im n o tic e of th e s a id a p p o in tm e n t o r a p p o in t ­m e n ts . S h o u ld th e n o m in e e o r n o m in e e s f a i l to o b ta in th e r e q u i r e d tw o - th ir d s V o te o f r a t i f ic a t io n , t h e P r e s id e n t s h a l l m a k e a n ew n o m in a t io n .

9. S h o u ld th e office o f P r e s id e n t b eco m e v a c a n t w i th o u t a n o m in a t io n h a v in g b e e n m a d e u n d e r th e p re c e d in g R u le , th e n th e V ic e - P re s id e n t s h a l l e n jo y th e sa m e r ig h ts , a n d m a y o ffe r h im s e lf a s a c a n d id a te .

10 . T h e R e c o rd in g S e c r e ta r y a n d T r e a s u r e r s o f t h e S o c ie ty s h a l l b e a p p o in te d b y th e P re s id e n t a n d h o ld office d u r in g h is p le a s u re ; b u t s u c h a p p o in tm e n ts s h a l l b eco m e v o id b y a m a jo r i ty v o te o f t h e S e c tio n s , w h ic h e h a l l b e t a k e n b y th e P r e s id e n t u p o n th e w r i t te n d e m a n d o f t h e G e n e ra l S e c r e t a r y of a n y S e c tio n .

A R T I C L E V .

G e n e r a l C o u n c i l .

1 . T h e g e n e ra l c o n tro l a n d a d m in is t r a t io n o f th e S o c ie ty is v e s te d in a G e n e r a l C o u n c il , c o n s is t in g o f th e P re s id e n t , C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c re ta ry , V ic e - P r e s i d e n t a n d G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r ie s o f S e c tio n s .

2 . T h e b u s in e s s o f th e G e n e ra l C o u n c il m a y b e c o n d u c te d b y c o r r e s ­p o n d e n c e ; a ll q u e s tio n s to b e d e c id e d b y a m a jo r i ty of v o te s , a s c o m m u n ic a te d t o th e P re s id e n t , w h o s h a l l h a v e a c a s t iu g v o te in case of a t ie . T h e n a m e s o f S e c t io n s v o t in g fo r o r a g a in s t a n y p ro p o sa l s h a l l be c o m m u n ic a te d b y tb e P r e - B id e n t to t h e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r ie s to g e th e r w i th t h e d e c is io n of th e C o u n c il.

A R T I C L E V I .

T h e P r e s i d e n t .

1 . T h e P re s id e n t s h a l l b e th e c h ie f E x e c u t iv e O ffice r o f t h e S o c ie ty . H e s h a l l h a v e d is c re t io n a r y p o w e rs i n a ll m a t te r s n o t h e r e in sp e c if ic a l ly p r o v id e d fo r , a n d b e re sp o n s ib le fo r th e i r e x e rc ise a n d f o r tb e d u e p e r ­fo rm a n c e o f h is d u t ie s to th e G e n e ra l C o u n c il f ro m w h ic h h e d e r iv e s h i s

a u th o r i ty .

2 . T h e P re s id e n t m a y b e d e p r iv e d o f office, a t a n y t im e , f o r c a u se sh o w n , b y a th r e e - f o u r th s v o te o f th e G e n e ra l C o u n c il ; p ro v id e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t

' o p p o r tu n i ty h a s b e e n g iv e n h im to d isp ro v e a n y c h a rg e s b r o u g h t a g a in s t h im b e fo re t h e G e n e ra l C o u n c il. S u c h c h a rg e s to b e s e n t in d u p l ic a te to t h o P r e s id e n t a n d V ic e - P re s id e n t .

3. U p o n r e c e iv in g a c o p y o f s u c h c h a rg e s , th e V ic e - P re s id e n t sh a l l a t o n c e fo rw a rd to e a c h o th e r m e m b e r o f th e G e n e ra l C o u n c il a co p y th e re o f , to g e th e r w i th a co p y o f t h e d e fe n c e o ffe red b y th e P r e s id e n t , a n d ta k e t h e i r v o te s th e re o n . A n d i t s h a l l b e t h e d u ty o f e v e ry m e m b e r o f th e C o u n c il to c o m m u n ic a te h is v o te to t h e V ic e - P re s id e n t w i th in t h i r t y d a y s o f t h e r e c e ip t o£ s u c h c o m m u n ic a tio n . P e n d in g t h e is s u e of th e a b o v e p ro c e e d in g s t h e e x e c u t iv e p o w ers of th e P r e s id e n t s h a l l v e s t in th e V ic e - P re s id e n t .

4. The same procedure sh a ll a p p ly , miUaiis mutandis, to th e ea se ol th e T ic e -P r e s id c n t .

5. T h e P r e s id e n t s h a l l b e t h e c u s to d ia n o f a l l th e a r c h iv e s a n d r e c o rd s o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty .

6. T h e P r e s id e n t fo r t h e t im e b e in g sh a ll b e o n e of th e T ru s te e s a n d A d ­m in i s t r a to r s o f t h e S o c ie ty fo r a l l r e a l - e s ta te , fu n d s , u n in v e s te d m o n ie s , a n d o th e r p ro p e r ty o f a ll k in d s , o f w h ic h th e so c ie ty a s a w h o le is o r s h a l l a t a n y t im e b eco m e p o ss e s se d .

7. T h e P r e s id e n t s h a l l b e th e C o u r t o f F in a l A p p e a l in d is p u te d q u e s t io n s a r i s in g b e tw e e n F e llo w s , o r in o r b e tw e e n B ra n c h e s o r S e c tio n s . B u t a il d if fe re n c e s b e tw e e n B ra n c h e s o r F e llo w s m u s t , in th e f irs t in s ta n c e , be s u b m it te d fo r s e t t l e m e n t to th e C o u n c il o f th e S e c tio n , a p p e a l b e in g re s o r te d to o n ly in e x c e p tio n a l ca se s , o r w h e n th e C o u n c il o f th e S e c tio n is u n a b le to d e c id e th e c ase .

8. T h e P r e s id e n t sh a l l h a v e th e p o w e r to d e le g a te a n y o n e o r m o re o f h is p o w e rs to p e r s o n s c h o se n b y h im se lf , a n d s h a l l fill pro tem a ll v a c a n c ie s t h a t o c c u r iu th e offices o f th e S o c ie ty .

A R T I C L E V I I .

C h a r t e r s a n d D i p l o m a s .

1. A ll C h a r te r s , w h e th e r o f S e c tio n s o r o f B ra n c h e s , a n d a ll D ip lo m a s o f F e llo w sh ip , s h a l l d r a w th e i r a u th o r i ty f ro m th e P re s id e n t , a s th e E x e c u ­

t iv e of th e G e n e ra l C o u n c il, a n d m a y b e c a n c e lle d b y th e sa m e a u th o r i ty .

2. T h e lo c a l a d m in i s t r a t io n of th e S e c tio n s a n d B ra n c h e s sh a ll b e v e s te d in t h e i r r e s p e c t iv e o ffice rs , a c c o r d in g to th e te r m s of t h e i r c h a r te r s .

3. T h e B r a n c h e s sh a l l e n jo y c o m p le te in t e r n a l s e lf -g o v e rn m e n t, p r o ­v id e d t h a t th e y do n o t in f r in g e th e C o n s t i tu t io n , n o r c o n tra v e n e th e R u le s o f th e S o c ie ty , o r o f t h e S e c t io n to w h ic h th e y b e lo n g .

4. E v e ry a p p l ic a t io n to th e P r e s id e n t f o r a C h a r te r fo r a S e c tio n o r a B ra n c h , s h a l l c o n ta in a n u n d e r ta k in g o il th e p a r t o f th e a p p l ic a n ts t h a t t h e s a id S e c tio n o r B r a n c h w ill a b id e b y th e R u le s o f t h e S o c ie ty .

5. E v e ry a p p l ic a t io n f o r a C h a r te r fo r a B ra n c h sh a l l b e s ig n e d b y a t l e a s t five a c t iv e F e llo w s o f t h e S o c ie ty . S u c h a p p lic a tio n , if fo r a B r a n c h w i th in th e l im its o f a n y S e c tio n , m u s t b e a d d r e s s e d to th e G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry o f t h a t S e c tio n : in o th e r c a se s , to th e P r e s id e n t o f th e S o c ie ty , w h o s h a l l

e x e rc is e h is d is c re t io n a s to th e i s s u e o f th e C h a r te r .

A R T I C L E V I I I .

H e a d - Q u a r t e r s .

1. T h e H e a d - Q u a r te r s o f th e S o c ie ty a r e e s ta b l is h e d a t A d y a r , M a d ra s , I n d i a .

2. T h e H e a d Q u a r t e r s a n d a ll o th e r p r o p e r ty o f th e S o c ie ty , in c lu d in g t h e A d y a r L ib r a r y , t h e P e r m a n e n t a n d o th e r F u n d s , sh a ll c o n tin u e to b e v e s te d in th e P r e s id e n t a s T ru s te e fo r th e S o c ie ty , u n t i l su c h t im e a s t h e T r u s t D e e d o rd e re d b y th e C o n v e n tio n o f D e c e m b e r 1890 s h a l l h a v e b e e n d u ly e x e c u te d .

A R T I C L E I X .

E x p e n d i t u r e .

1, The legitimate objects of expenditure shall be j

Tho maintenance of Head-quarters, including repairs and im« provemcnts to the property.

T h c su p p o rt, a n d e x te n s io n of tb e A d y a r L ib r a r y .

W a g e s of e m p lo y e s .

P u rc h a s e of b o o k s .

Office a n d t r a v e l l in g e x p e n s e .

P u b l ic a t io n s .C o n v e n tio n s .A n d su c h o th e r w o rth y o b jec ts a s m ay fro m tim e to tim e p re se n t

th e m s e lv e s .

2 A n y su rp lu s incom e, over a n d above a reaso n ab le p rov ision fo r c u r- r e n t w o rk in g e x p e n s e s , and su ch othor d isb u rse m en ts a s m ay be p ro v id ed fo r b y th ese R u les, sha ll be in v es te d by th e T ru s te e in G o v e rn m en t o r o th e r f irs t-c lass secu rities , an d a d d ed to th e P e rm a n e n t F u n d , in a u g u ra te d by

order of the Convention of 1883.

a r t i c l e X .

A c c o u n ts .

T h e accounts of th e S o c ie ty sh a ll be a u d ite d y e a r ly by a q u alified

C o m m ittee ap p o in te d by th e P re s id e n t.

A R T IC L E X I.

F e e s a n d D u e s .

1 . I t shall be the duty of each S ection to contribute as liberally as its c i r c u m s t a n c e s allow towards the maintenance of th o E x ec u tiv e S ta ff and tho upkeep of Head-quarters.

2. T h e fees pay ab le to w a rd s th e su p p o rt of th e E x ec u tiv e S ta ff by -B ranches n o t comprised w ith in th e lim its of a n y S ec tio n a re as follow s ; Fo* C h a r te r £ 1 ; fo r each D ip lom a of F e llo w sh ip 5 S h i l l in g s ; fo r th e a n n u a l

subscription of each F ellow 2 S h illin g s .

3. U n a t ta c h e d fellows not belonging to any Section or Branch shall pay an annual s u b s c r ip t io n of 5 shillings to the Head-Quarters.

A R T IC L E X I I .

Conventions.

1. E a c h S ection sh a ll ho ld a n an n u a l C o n ven tion fo r leg is la tiv e a n d social p u rp o ses a t su c h tim e a u d p lace as m ay be p re sc rib e d in tb e R u les of

th e S ec tion .

2- The President shall also hive tho p ower to convene meetings at discretion.

A R T I C L E X I I I .

O ffe n c e s .

1. A n y F e llo w w h o s h a l l in a n y w a y a t t e m p t to in v o lv e t h e S o c ie ty

in po litica l d isp u tes sh a ll be im m ed ia te ly expelled .

2. No Fellow, Officer, or Council of the Thcosophical Society, or ol any Section, or Branch thereof, shall promulgate or maintain ftBy doctrina as being tbat advanced or adyocatcd by thc Society.

3. A n y F e llo w o f th e S o c ie ty a c c u s e d o f s la n d e r in g a n o th e r F e llo w ; o r o f w ilfu lly o f fe n d in g th e r e l ig io u s f e e l in g s o f a n y o th e r F e llo w a t a n y m e e t in g o f a n y B r a n c h o r S e c t io n ; o r o f b e in g g u i l ty o f g ro s s m isc o n ­d u c t ; o r a n y F e llo w c o n v ic te d o f a n y o ffen c e u n d e r th o P e n a l la w s of th o c o u n try h e in h a b i t s , in v o lv in g m o ra l t u r p i tu d e , s h a ll be g iv e n a n o p p o r­

t u n i t y to d e fe n d h im s e lf , a t a sp e c ia l m e e t in g o f s u c h B ra n c h o r S e c t io n ; a n d o n b e in g f o u n d g u i l t y , o r f a i l in g to m a k e v a l id d efen ce , th e E x e c u t iv e o f t h e S e c tio n m a y , if d e e m e d e x p e d ie n t , e x p e l s u c h fellow , n o t i fy in g th o P r e s id e n t of th e f a c t t h a t h is n a m e m a y b e re m o v e d fro m th e r e g i s te r o f F e llo w s ; p ro v id e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t th e a c c u s e d s h a l l h a v e th e r i g h t o f a p p e a l to th e P r e s id e n t w h o se d e c is io n s h a ll be fin a l, a n d p e n d in g th e P r e s id e n t ’s d e c is io n h is r i g h t s o f m e m b e r s h ip s h a l l b e su s p e n d e d .

A R T I C L E X I Y .

R e v i s i o n .

1 . T h e p r e s e n t C o n s t i tu t io n a n d R u le s o f t h e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty sh a ll r e m a in in fo rc e u n t i l a m e n d e d b y a fu l l tw o - th ir d s v o te of t h e G e n e ra l C o u n c il.

2 . S h o u ld a n y p ro p o s e d a l te r a t io n la c k o n ly o n e v o te of th e r e q u is i te tw o - th ir d s m a jo r i ty , t h e P re s id e n t m a y in h is d is c re t io n c a s t th e a d d i t io n a l v o te r e q u i r e d .

3. A n y p ro p o sa l f o r t h e a l te r a t io n o r a m e n d m e n t o f th e C o n s ti tu tio n a n d R u le s o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty m u s t , in th e f i r s t in s ta n c e , be c o m m u n ic a te d to th e P r e s id e n t in w r i t in g , w h o s h a l l w ith in 30 d a y s t r a n s m i t th e sa m e w i th h is r e m a rk s th e r e o n to t h e G e n e ra l S e c re ta r ie s o f th e ’S e c tio n s .

4. N o a l te r a t io n n o r a d d i t io n to t h e R u le s o f t h e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty s h a l l b e m a d e w i th o u t f o u r m o n th ’s p re v io u s n o tic e h a v in g b een g iv e n to th e G e n e ra l S e c r e ta r y o f e a c h S e c tio n o f t h e p ro p o se d a l te r a t io n o r a d d it io n w h o sh a ll a t o n ce a s c e r ta in th e o p in io n th e r e o n o f h is S e c tio n a n d r e p o r t t h e s a m e to t h e P re s id e n t .

5. A ll p re v io u s R u le s o f t h e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty a r e h e re b y rep ea led , a n d a l l R u le s o r B y -L a w s of S e c tio n s o r B ra n c h e s w h ic h co n flic t w ith th e s a R u le s a r e h e r e b y d e c la r e d i l le g a l a n d in v a lid .

A R T I C L E X V ,

A ff i l ia t io n .

1. I t s h a ll b e c o m p e te n t to th c P r e s id e n t to a ffilia te an y S o c ie ty w i th th e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty a t h is d is c re tio n .

Note.— T h e fo llo w in g h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n a ff il ia te d :

(i.) T h e Sanskrit Sabha o f B e n a re s , w i th P a n d i t B a p u D e v a S h a s tr i ag P r e s id e n t .

(ii.) T h e L iterary Society op Benares Pandits, w ith P a n d i t R a m a M is ra S h a s t r i , P ro fe s s o r o f S a n k h y a , B e n a re s C o lleg e , a s i t s P re s id e n t .

( iii.) T h e Hindu Sabiia, fo u n d e d b y M . R . R y . A . S a n k a r ia h A v e rg a l , B . A ., N a ib D e w a n of C o c h in .

A t a B h a r a t M a h a m u n d a la (C o n v e n tio n ) o f o r th o d o x P a n d i t s a n d o th e r f r ie n d s o f H in d u R e lig io n a n d S a n s k r i t L i te r a tu r e , |c o n v e n e d a t H a r id w a r , 3 0 th M a y 1887, th e fo llo w in g R e s o lu t io n s w e re u n a n im o u s ly a d o p te d :—

JResolved,— T h a t th i s S a b h a u n a n im o u s ly re c o rd s i t s a p p re c ia t io n o f th e s e lf is h a n d e ffic ie n t a id g iv e n b y th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty to th e c a u s e o f

o u r n a t io n a l r e lig io n d u r in g th e p a s t te n y e a r s th r o u g h o u t I n d ia , a n d in d i s s e m in a t in g in d i s ta n t c o u n tr ie s a k n o w le d g e o f th e t e a c h in g s o f o u r h o ly s a g e s .

Resolved ,— T h a t th is S a b h a e a r n e s t ly r e c o m m e n d s a l l P r in c e s ancl o th e r s fa v o u ra b le to I l in d u re l ig io n ( S a n a t a n a D h a rm a ) to a s s i s t th e S o c ie ty a s m u c h as p o ss ib le to m a k e th e A d y a r L ib r a r y a s u s e fu l a n d p o w e r fu l a n a tio n a l u n d e r ta k in g a s i t s p r o je c to r s in te n d e d t h a t i t s h o u ld be .

S igned by the M embers o f the General Counci I:—

H . S . O L C O T T , P . T . S .,

B E R T R A M K E I G H T L E Y ,

Sp ecia l Delegate A m erican, B r itish ,

a n d E uropean Sections.

J . B O W L E S D A L Y ,

Gen. Sec. Ceylon Section .

P A N D I T G O P I N A T H ,

Gen. Sec. N . W . Section , In d ia .

S H A M A C H A R A N B H A T T A ,

Delegate N . E . S ectio n o f In d ia ,

R . N A R A S I N G A R O W ,

D elegate , So u th ern Section •

J . K . D A J I ,

Gen. Sec. C en tra l In d ia n Section .

P O S T S C R IP T A .

I . S h o r th a n d n o te s w e re t a k e n o f t h e v a r io u s i n t e r e s t i n g a n d in s t r u c ­

t iv e L e c tu re s w h ic h w e re d e l iv e r e d b e fo re th e C o n v e n tio n , a n d a r r a n g e m e n ts w il l b e m a d e fo r th e i r p u b l ic a t io n .

I I . T h e a p p o in tm e n t o f C o m m is s io n e rs to a c t d u r in g th e P r e s id e n t ’s f u r lo u g h d o es h o t c a r r y w ith i t t h e r i g h t o f in te r f e r e n c e w i th t h e d u t ie s o r w o rk o f G e n e ra l S e c re ta r ie s o f S e c tio n s a s d e f in e d in t h e R e v is e d R u le s o f t h e S o c ie ty , o r w i th th e sp e c ia l p o w e rs b y m e c o n fe r re d u p o n H . P . B la v a ts k y i n a r e c e n t o rd e r .

H . S . O L C O T T , P . T . S .

A d y a u , 7th Ja n u a ry 1891.

T h k T iiK osop inoA ii S o c ie t y .

T jlR O M t h e o b je c t s o f t h e S o c ie ty i t w i l l b e o b s e r v e d t h a t i t s programme J - o f fe r s a t t r a c t i o n s c h ie f ly to wueh p e r s o n s a s a r e im b u e d w i t h (a ) a n

u n s e l f i s h d e s i r e to p r o m o te t h e s p r e a d o f k i n d l y a n d t o l e r a n t f e e l i n g s '

b e tw e e n m a n a n d m a n ; (b ) a d e c id e d i n t e r e s t i n t h e s t u d y o f a n c i e n t

l i t e r a t u r e a n d A r y a n i n t e l l e c t u a l a c h i e v e m e n t s ; o r ( c ) a lo n g in g to k n o w

s o m e th in g a b o u t t h e m y s t e r i o u s d e p a r t m e n t o f o u r h u m a n n a t u r e a n d of t h e U n iv e r s e a b o u t u s . T h e t h r e e b r o a d d e p a r t m e n t s o f o u r r e s e a r c h

m a y o r m a y n o t b e e q u a l l y a t t r a c t i v e t o a n y g i v e n p e r s o n ; h e m a y

s y m p a th i z e w i t h e i t h e r o n e a n d c a r e l i t t l e f o r t h e o th e r s , o r w i t h tw o

a n d n o t w i t h t h e t h i r d . I n t h e S o c ie ty a r e m a n y w h o r e p r e s e n t e a c h o f

th e s e c la s s e s , a n d t h e a c t o f j o i n i n g i t c a r r i e s w i th i t n o o b l ig a t io n w h a t ­

e v e r to p r o f e s s b e l ie f in e i t h e r t h e p r a c t i c a b i l i t y o f o r g a n i s i n g a b r o t h e r ­

h o o d o f m a n k in d , o r t h e s u p e r i o r v a l u e o f A r y a n o v e r m o d e r n sc ie n c e , o r t h e e x i s te n c e o f o c c u l t p o w e r s l a t e n t in m a n . L o o k in g , h o w e v e r o n

t h e S o c ie ty a s a w h o le , i t m a y be t r u l y s a id to a p p e a l to t h e s y m p a th i e s

o f a n y o n e w h o w is h e s t o d o w h a t l ie s in h i s p o w e r to m a k e t h e w o r ld

b e t t e r a n d h a p p i e r t h a n i t is n o w , b y a w a k e n in g in m a n k in d a g r e a t e r

lo v e o f a l l t h a t is n o b le , g o o d a n d t r u e .

W h a t e v e r m a y b e a m e m b e r 's r e l i g io u s v ie w s , h e is a t p e r f e c t

l i b e r t y to e n jo y t h e m u n m o l e s t e d ; b u t i n r e t u r n h e is e x p e c te d to s h o w

e q u a l f o r b e a r a n c e t o w a r d s h i s f e l lo w - m e m b e r s a n d c a r e f u l ly a v o id i n s u l t i n g th e m f o r t h e i r c r e e d , t h e i r c o lo u r , o r t h e i r n a t io n a l i t y . I f h e

b e lo n g s to a c a s te , h e w i l l nofc b e a s k e d to l e a v e ifc n o r to b r e a k i t s

r u le s . F o r , w h i le t h e F o u n d e r s o f t h e S o c ie ty b e l ie v e t h a t i n t i m e

e v e r y s o c ia l b a r r i e r t h a t k e e p s m a n f r o m f r e e i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h h i s

f e l lo w -m a n w ill b e r e m o v e d , t h e y c o n s id e r t h a t t h i s r e s t l t c a n a n d

s h o u ld b e b r o u g h t a b o u t o n ly b y t h e p a r t i e s c o n c e r n e d .

B u t t h e y h a v e n o s y m p a th y w i t h t h o s e m o d e r n c r i t ic s w h o , w is e

o n ly in t h e r e o w n c o n c e i t , d e n o u n c e o ld c u s to m s , l a w s , b e l ie f s a n d t r a d i ­

t io n s , a s v e s t ig e s o f a n i g n o r a n t P a s t , b e f o re t h e y h a v e i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e m

w i t h i m p a r t i a l c a i e a n d l e a r n t w h e t h e r t h e y e m b o d y i m p o r t a n t t r u t h s , a n d s h o u ld b e c lu n g to r a t h e r t h a n d i s c a r d e d .

T h e p r o m o te r s o f t h e S o c i e ty ’s o b je c t s d o n o t e v e n d r e a m o f b e in g a b lo

to e s t a b l i s h u p o n e a r t h d u r i n g t h e i r t im e s a n a c t u a l lo v in g B r o th e r h o o d

o f p e o p le s a n d g o v e r n m e n t s . N o r , s p e a k i n g o f I n d i a , d o t h e y h o p e t o

o b l i t e r a t e t h e d e e p - r o o te d p r e j u d i c e s a n d r a c e - a n t i p a t h i e s w h ic h a r e t h e g r a d u a l g r o w t h o f m a n y g e n e r a t i o n s . B u t w h a t t h e y d o h o p e a n d m e a n

to a c h ie v e , i s to in d u c e a l a r g e b o d y o f t h e m o s t r e a s o n a b le a n d b e s t

e d u c a te d p e r s o n s o f a l l e x t a n t r a c e s a n d r e l i g io u s g r o u p s t o a c c e p t a n d

p u t i n to p r a c t i c e t h c t h e o r y t h a t , b y m u t u a l h e lp a n d a g e n e r o u s t o l e r a n c e

o f e a c h o t h e r ’s p r e - c o n c e p t io n s , m a n k i n d w i l l b e l a r g e l y b e n e f i te d a n d

th e c h a n c e s o f d i s c o v e r in g h i d d e n t r u t h im m e n s e ly in c r e a s e d .

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CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

H . P . B la v a t sk y .

VICE-PRESIDENT.

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S. E . G opala Charm-.

GENERAL SECRETARIES OP SECTIONS.

Bertram K eig h tley , G en era l S e c r e ta r y , for the Indian Section.

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