 
OBJECTS.To form a nucleus of the universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science. To investigate unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in man. Any person desiring information as to the Theosophical Society is invited to communicate with any one of the following General Secretaries: America: Alexander Fullerton; New York, 46 Fifth Avenue. Britain: Bertram Keightley, M.A. (pro tem.); London, 28 Albemarle Street, W. India: Upendra Nath Basu, B.A., LL.B.; Benares, N.W.P. Scandinavia: Arvid KnÖs; Sweden, Engelbrechtsgatan 7, Stockholm. Australia: H. A. Wilson; Sydney, N.S.W., 42 Margaret Street. New Zealand: C. W. Sanders; Auckland, Mutual Life Buildings, Lower Queen Street. Holland: W. B. Fricke, Amsterdam, 76 Amsteldijk. France: Dr. Th. Pascal Paris; 59 Avenue de la Bourdonnais. Italy: Rome, SocietÀ Teosofica, 70 Via di Pietra. Germany: Dr. Rudolph Steiner (pro tem.); 95 Kaiserallee, Friedenau, Berlin. The Theosophical Society is composed of students, belonging to any religion in the world or to none, who are united by their approval of the above objects, by their wish to remove religious antagonisms and to draw together men of good-will whatsoever their religious opinions, and by their desire to study religious truths and to share the results of their studies with others. Their bond of union is not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and aspiration for Truth. They hold that Truth should be sought by study, by reflection, by purity of life, by devotion to high ideals, and they regard Truth as a prize to be striven for, not as a dogma to be imposed by authority. They consider that belief should be the result of individual study or intuition, and not its antecedent, and should rest on knowledge, not on assertion. They extend tolerance to all, even to the intolerant, not as a privilege they bestow, but as a duty they perform, and they seek to remove ignorance, not to punish it. They see every religion as an expression of the Divine Wisdom, and prefer its study to its condemnation, and its practice to proselytism. Peace is their watch-word, as Truth is their aim. Theosophy is the body of truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any. It offers a philosophy which renders life intelligible, and which demonstrates the justice and the love which guide its evolution. It puts death in its rightful place, as a recurring incident in an endless life, opening the gateway of a fuller and more radiant existence. It restores to the world the science of the spirit, teaching man to know the spirit as himself, and the mind and body as his servants. It illuminates the scriptures and doctrines of religions by unveiling their hidden meanings, and thus justifying them at the bar of intelligence, as they are ever justified in the eyes of intuition. Members of the Theosophical Society study these truths, and Theosophists endeavour to live them. Every one willing to study, to be tolerant, to aim high, and to work perseveringly, is welcomed as a member, and it rests with the member to become a true Theosophist. BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY.
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