Theos-Talk Archives (September 2006 Message tt00175)

Jake,

You write:

"Thanks to Carlos for posting the
1900 Letter and the comments. I
think it is genuine. Who else could
write about "service to that Supreme
Spirit alone"? What Dan doesn't say
about the people who thought it was a
phoney letter (except Harrison?) is
that none of them saw the whole letter,
as the Adyar version was excerpted,
until the Eclectic published the whole
letter in 1900. E. Small said that
someone just sent it to him out of the
blue, and didn't say who. Endersby
didn't think it was genuine either."

Now I am somewhat puzzled by what your point is
when you write:

"What Dan doesn't say
about the people who thought it was a
phoney letter (except Harrison?) is
that none of them saw the whole letter,
as the Adyar version was excerpted,
until the Eclectic published the whole
letter in 1900."

Should I have told readers what you add?
I don't get your point.  Even after they 
(Harrison, Carrithers and TenBroeck)
saw the complete transcription, they still
thought the letter was not genuine.

If you turn to the Jan./Feb 1988 issue, p. 12 of the Eclectic 
Theosophist, you will see a letter from Dallas TenBroeck in which he 
writes (in part):

"I read with dismay the reproduction of an alleged letter said
to be from the Master K.H....Its authenticity is suspect, to me...."

So here we see Dallas had read the complete transcription and still 
had the opinion as stated.

Daniel
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