Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00112)

"I believe Judge had a good sense of 
things when he wrote..."?????

Bruce, you wrote:

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I believe Judge had a good sense of things when he wrote:

"In the years that are gone, necessity existed for repelling mean
personal attacks on H. P. Blavatsky's character. To take up arms in 
her behalf was wise. Now her works remain. The necessity for constant
repulse of attacks on her does not exist. Judgment can be used in 
doing so. Loyalty is not thrown to the winds when good judgment says 
there is no need to reply. One of the best replies is to carry on the 
work in the noble and altruistic spirit she always pointed out . . ."
- Williaim Quan Judge, Lucifer, Vol. XIII, December,
1893, p. 305. (Quoted in Theosophia #139)
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Bruce, I'm sorry but I don't agree that Judge "had a good sense of 
things" when he wrote what he did in LUCIFER.

AND THANK GOD THAT BEATRICE HASTINGS, K.F. VANIA, ADLAI WATERMAN
(WALTER A. CARRITHERS, JR), VERNON HARRISON, etc. DID NOT FOLLOW 
JUDGE'S ADVISE.  INSTEAD THEY PRODUCED IMPORTANT WORKS DEFENDING 
MADAME BLAVATSKY!!!!

Judge wrote:

"The necessity for constant repulse of attacks on her does not exist."

But if no one repulses the "attacks" what are new people, new 
inquirers to rely on???

Vague appeals to "work in the noble and altruistic spirit"??

Certainly such WORK needs to be done but ALSO reasonable and 
intelligent replies to "attacks" against Madame Blavatsky.

There are always new generations of inquirers and seekers who need to 
have access to material about these "attacks".

Some in each generation will ask the same questions again.  There 
should be answers available.

Daniel