Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00300)

Daniel, 
As I already stated in my initial reply to your specific question about 
the Voice: I have long been aware that ULT printed a version modified 
by Judge. This is very old news to me. In your replies, you have since 
come up with considerable material from the OE Library Critic, which as 
far as I'm able to discern, perfectly confirms my initial statement. 
So, I don't see that we have a problem here. Do you?

In light of my initial statement, which I did not eloborate, your 
speculation that I must have meant that the ULT founders were ignorant 
of the fact that Judge made those changes, might be a reasonable 
speculation. But, it is incorrect. I have always been under the 
impression that ULT knew all along that they were printing an edition 
that was modified by Judge. I also believe that this was clearly their 
intent all along. From the perspective of those founders, who held 
Judge and Blavatsky in equal esteem, this would have been a perfectly 
reasonable thing for them to do. If you have evidence to the contrary, 
then I would be interested in seeing it. 
So in this context, and not the context you have speculated, I will 
directly answer your questions:

> Are you contending that the changes
> and corrections to Theosophy Company's 1928 edition
> of THE VOICE were "errors of ignorance"?
No. They were, as far as I know, perfectly aware that they were 
printing a version modified by Judge.

> And are you contending that the Theosophy Company
> in 1928 was NOT "trying to 'improve' on the original"
> VOICE when they published such changes and corrections??
No. As far as I know, they printed the Voice exactly as Judge had 
modified it, without making improvements. 

Now, on another matter: Dan, I have to say that I find your combative 
tone rather disturbing. I feel as if I am be persued by a mad man 
coming at me with a two-by- four. If you feel that I make an error of 
fact, I invite you to politely correct it and offer your evidence for 
the correction. But, for you to pick apart my statements, pit them into 
your own context and try to beat me over the head with them, does not 
fall into the catagory of what I consider polite conversation. As we 
used to say--Its time for you to chill out. 
--j




Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:

> Jerry, in light of your general statements
> made earlier, I was simply trying to
> clarify your position by asking these
> two questions: 
> Are you contending that the changes
> and corrections to Theosophy Company's 1928 edition
> of THE VOICE were "errors of ignorance"?
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> And are you contending that the Theosophy Company
> in 1928 was NOT "trying to 'improve' on the original"
> VOICE when they published such changes and corrections??
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> Daniel
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