Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00230)

Feb 19th 1998

Dear David G:        Re:  Wm. Q. Judge,                 [ Born:
1851 - Died:  1896 ]
                                      Founder and  Vice-President
of the Theosophical Society,
                                        General Secretary,
American Section T S (1880 - 1895 )
                                            President, THE
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN AMERICA

( 1895 - 1896 )

All the material about Judge will be found in PATH Magazine 12
vols 1886-1897.  One has to go through it very carefully.  His
articles and notes are of great help.

Additionally you will find more about him in a book:  LETTERS
THAT HAVE HELPED ME
(Theosophy Company, 245 W. 33rd St., Los Angeles, Ca., 90007 --
Phone:  (213) 748-7244.

Mr.Judge wrote many articles, and they have been collected in 2
volumes.

    In addition some books:

AN EPITOME OF THEOSOPHY                32 pp.
ECHOES FROM THE ORIENT                  58 pp.
THE OCEAN OF THEOSOPHY                178 pp.
The BHAGAVAD GITA  (translation)         130 pp.
NOTES ON THE  B. GITA                        237 PP.
        (all published by T. Co.)

He was General Secretary for the American Section T S from
1880-1895 and during the period 1887 - 1895 he annually published
Reports after the annual convention of the American Section T S,
usually held at the end of April each year.  These annual Reports
give a view of the work done to promote Theosophy in America
during that time.

His close friend Jasper Niemand ( Julia Campbel Ver Planck, later
Mrs. A. Keightley) published in the IRISH THEOSOPHIST some brief
biographical notes towards the end of his life  March 21st 1896.
He was then 45 years old.

He contacted Mme. Blavatsky in 1874 and was one of the Founding
members of the T S in New York in 1875 -- he was then appointed
Counsel for the new society.

Sven Eek and Boris de Zircov published a slim biography (96
pp. -- TPH, Wheaton) on W.Q.Judge embodying the Jasper Niemand
material, eulogies from his close associates, some samples of his
article writings, and extracts of important letters that HPB sent
to or about him, etc...  Some more material on Mr. Judge will be
found in BLAVATSKY COMPLETE WORKS is several of the volumes.

Information about his life and his work is also included in the 2
volumes

        THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT  1875 - 1925        E. P.
Dutton, N.Y.

        THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT  1875 - 1950        Cunningham
Press, L.A.

The first is now rare and is out of print.  The 2nd is available
through T. Co.
Both are based entirely upon documentary evidence.

The Edmonton T.S. (Independent ) is currently working on a
chronology covering the "Judge Case."

There is very little to be known concerning his private life.

His great work was the support, resuscitation, and promulgating
of Theosophy.  He was very close to HPB all his life and
represented her in America as her trusted agent.

Some of his letters to her and to others are reproduced by the
Pasadena TUP, a department of the THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY in a book
entitled :

 PRACTICAL OCCULTISM. 310 pp.

        I hope this will help you
Best wishes                    Dallas