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rules of the Association, every Theosophical Society is "Catholic" in its aims and intentions, and we do not see the propriety of calling any particular section of the Society Catholic or Universal—in contrast with any other section, to limit it, after all, only to one particular person's views. I gather further, from Mrs. Kingsford's letter, that the object of the Catholic section is to proclaim Esoteric Christianity to the Western world. If this is to be its sole object, and if Esoteric Christianity is to be interpreted, agreeably to the authority of two individuals, and every other system of Esoteric doctrine is to be treated in the same manner in which Mr. Sinnett's book has been, then the section in question will be as much entitled to the distinctive appellation proposed, as an obscure Hindu sect to identify itself with the Ancient Wisdom-Religion. As for all practical details of administration, the President-Founder, who will be in London within a short time of the receipt of the present, will be best competent to deal with them, in accordance with instructions received by him from the Mahatmas—his, and our guides and Masters.
