Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

1896.] EDITORIAL. 289
working upon an absolutely independent basis. The general
plan embractos the study of
Ancient and Modern Philosophy.
Oriental and Occidental Tradition
and their practical 111~eR and application to modern conditions.
Each of these l!nbjects is rt~viewetl from several standpointi:
the Philosophic, the S01~ial, the Spiritmtl, the Seitmtific, and the
At·tistic.
One of the !listinct.ive features of the organization i11 its
Vniver!lity of High StudieR. The program. which has been
anaugwl by Dt>an F. Charles Badet. (a nom de plume covering
the pet·sonality of one of the greatest profe!IRors of France
and a member of several st•ientific bodie11) repreRents a "Ynthetit•
cour·Re of study in numerous bt·aneheR and preRiclecl over
by a laa·ge Ktaff of compewnt inRtrnctot·!l. Opportunity ill also
ulfet·e.l fm· i111li vidnal cm·respondelwe with memhers of other
groups and fratet·nitieK throughout the world.
Another feature is rept·eseuted in the magazine isllnecl by the
.. ( ironpe,'' in whieh are published letter!! from conespondents
in all part!! of the wnrl!l, mntters of general interest to the
11rwiet.'· and a•·ticlt>!l c•ontt·ibuted b.v 11nrne of the most prominent
Jl>en of laruing in Em·ope. So well anti favorabl.v known a•·e
these contl'ibutmll that the sale of the magazine ful'lliMhes suftideut
fu111lR to pa,v all the ~>xrenses of the" Grnupe," inchulinl{
the mainteuaut:e of the University of High SttHlieR, leaving 1111
fet>;~ nnr tlneMof any kind to be p~i.t h.v the membet'!l m· 11tutlent11.
Of cour~e it will not l,e )JOII~ible fur 1111 to at ont•e ~>StabliNh
all of tllt'se •lep;u·tnu.. nt!l, hut the_v •~1m be added from time to
ti111e aM •ma· f:wilitie!l anrl the intet·est in the work iucrea~.
Plan!! at·e nnw ht>in~C made, huwevt•t·, whi"h will, wlwn perfeewtl,
enable us to off~>r a ver.\' rlt>Mit·ahle pt·n:,:t'lllll. The )JI't'lltige
which Chi,~~tgu g;• i alt'tl oy tht• \\'.u·ltl',.. Fai ,. anrl the Parliautt>nt
uf Heli~io11;~ Ita~ canst>rl Eut·opeall!l to think that l\nything Wl"
llltol•·t·tal(t> will he ••aiTi,.,.] to a sum·P>~IIful i~Kne .
The ~~!lotPrit: timnp of Pa•·i>~ not only ft-et•l_v offet• us the
J,..udit of theit· t!Xptwi.·nee fm· om· gni.lanr·e atul the use of theit·
llallle if we wish to ut·g-anize 11.'1 a branch of that gmup. hut
,..,,,.,:.,:-nizing- that thi11 count•·y it~ det~tinetl t.o leatl iu the spit·itual
e\'olution of the fntHJ't', thev al11o wi,;h to he the fir4 to t•ome
Ullllet· UJII' st:uulartl in t•as~ we rlet~it·t> to make Chi.,agu tht>
headt)ltat·t .. rM fm· the wo..lrl. Hy the !!lUIIe mail we re••eive
oiiea·,; of the atl hellion of a num lll'r nf the most powel'fnl octmlt
ot·tler!l in ~~m·ope anti A sill :-thtl l' nivet·sal ( htler of the lllu.
,. minat.Ptl Brntlwt·M of the ){osv Ct·nll!l: the Mat·tini11t Ot·cler; the
•· D.:-;:· (It·i•• L'uinn) 11f Df'nm:u·k, ~ot·wav, and Sweden:
the vc•·.v oct:ult awl high initiate t•lltt>r. the F;·aternitv nf the
TtPal4JII'e nf Lig-ht, and othet·s. If. tht>t·t>fure, it shouid b4il tlecitled
to effed au iutel'llatioual org:utizatiou, we ean depend
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