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{{Style S-Small capitals|The}} Septenary Anniversary and general meeting of the Theosophical Society in Bombay is, we understand, postponed to Thursday, the 7th December. Madame Blavatsky, accompanied by delegates from several Branches, left Allahabad on the evening of the 23rd instant for Bombay. A large number of friends, both European and Native, waited at the railway station to see them off. Delegates from other Branches, which now number above forty in this country, will soon follow.

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{{Style S-Small capitals|A public}} meeting in connection with the first anniversary of the Prayag Psychic Theosophical Society was held at Allahabad at 5 {{Style S-Small capitals|p.m.}}, on Wednesday, the 22nd instant. All the leading European and Native gentlemen of the station were present on the occasion. They evinced a great interest in the Theosophical movement, and many questions about Theosophical matters were asked by the audience, who very much appreciated the remarks of Mr. Sinnett, the Editor of the ''Pioneer'', who occupied the chair. We hope to publish a short account of the meeting in an early issue.

{{Style P-Subtitle|Correspondence.}}

[''We do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.''—{{Style S-Small capitals|Ed.,}} ''I. M.'']

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{{Style P-Title|The Theosophical Society and its Enemies.}}

<center>{{Style S-Small capitals|to the editor of the “indian mirror.”}}</center>

{{Style P-Signature custom|Yours, &c.,|2={{Style S-Small capitals|Mohini Mohun Chatterji,}} F. T. S,|1 style=plain|2 style=plain|align=right}}

<center>ARYA DARPAN. 15 September 1882.</center>

{{Style P-Title|An Appeal to the Educated Natives.}}

India was once the great centre of civilization and education; and its varied sciences, arts, and philosophy, astronomy, pure and mixed mathematics, geodesy, metaphysics, logic, poetry, &c., were taken and sent over to the different countries of Europe and Asia, from which those European countries reached the climax of civilisation and education by culture; but those sciences and arts gradually sunk in the abyss of the most oppressive foreign rule in mediæval India. Through the medium of western civilisation and education, those very sciences and arts are appearing anew and creating a good deal of wonder in modern India.

It is a matter of deep regret and humiliation that the modern educated Indians do not take a bit of interest in the recovery and in the cause of the furtherance of the long-lost Aryan sciences, and they are not prone to encourage the veteran Indian Philosophers, who may still be found living in many a corner of the vast Indian empire, for the re-establishment of the bygone fame of the philosophy and the sciences of the ancient Indians; but, on the other hand, they discourage those Indian philosophers by their arch remarks and derision. We, therefore, make an earnest appeal to the masses of the modern educated natives to instil the minds of the veteran Indian philosophers, of different schools of Indian philosophy and sciences who are still found living, scattered over, in different parts of India, with the spirit of encouragement for the furtherance and improvement of the Aryan sciences and philosophy, and for the recovery of the full harvest of fame, which India once had the good luck to gather in. ''Theos.''

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{{Style P-Title|Fund to Enable Mr. Bradlaugh to Fight the Bigots.}}

Subscribers to the Fund through the ''Philosophic Inquirer'', Madras: P. Murugesa Mudaliar, 1r. (This gentleman also paid the cost of remittance, 1 rupee, 8 annas); P. Ruthnavelu Mudaliar, 1r.; R. Soobaroya Mudaliar, 1r.; A. Govinda Charlu, 1r.; J. S. Lincoln, 1r.; R. Jagannathiah, 1r.; V. E. Sudarisana Mudaliar, 8a.; P. Tiruvambala Pillay, 8a.; N. M. Doraisawmy Pillay, B.A., 2r.; V. Soobaroya Mudaliar, 1r.; A Friend of Freethought, 2r.; V. R. Gopaulasawmy Naidu, 1r.; G. Sreenevasulu Chetty, 8a.; C. Runga Charlu, B.A., 8a.; K. Seshia Chetty, 8a.; C. Etherajulu Naidu, 8a.; some Friends (12 at 4 annas each), 3r.; A. Anthikasavulu Naidu, 8a.; M. S. A., 1r.; S. N., 8a.; V. A. Rajarathna Mudaliar, 1r.; V. Condasawmy Mudaliar, 5r.; E. S. Sreenevasa Row, B.A., 8a.; A. Kistnasawmy Iyar, B.A., F.T.S., 2r.; T. R. Gopaulakristna Pillay, 1r.; R. Jayaraja Row, B.A., F.T.S., 1r.; N. Parthsarathy Naidu, 1r.; P. Vencataramia Naidu, 1r.; A Madras Master of Arts, 1r.; P. C. C., 8a.; An F. T. S., 1r.; H. S. Olcott (Col.), President Theosophical Society, 10r.; H. P. Blavatsky, Editor ''Theosophist'', 10r.; D. K. Mavalankar, Recording Secretary, Theosophical Society, 5r.; Seven Poor Theists (Theosophists), 10r.; T. Ramanuja Pillay, F.T.S., 2r.; P. Parthsarathy Naidu, and three others, 1r. 2a.—Total, 73 rupees 2 annas.—{{Style S-Small capitals|R. Forder}}, 35, Alderney Road, London, E.

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The ''Theosophist''⁵ for October contains an account of the curious movement, part spiritualistic, part heretical, part mystic, now being conducted by Colonel Olcott in the island of Ceylon. We are not quite sure that we ought not to add “part Buddhistic” to the above description. Colonel Olcott and his friends are clearly at war with orthodox Christianity, but it is not so clear whether they mean to remould Vedism, or what they quite mean when declaring their opposition to materialism.