General Report - Thirty-Eighth Anniversary & Convention of the Theosophical Society - 1913 Presidential Address

Sep 4, 2026

A 1913 General Report covering the Thirty-Eighth Anniversary & Convention of the Theosophical Society, held at Benares from December 26 to 31. The document presents the President’s Address, beginning with a dedication to the Guardians of Humanity and recalling the Society’s founding through H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott. It contrasts last year’s account of slowed progress in India with a newly reported quickening, describing legal defenses that cleared the Society of circulating falsehoods and recounting the court’s refusal to charge libel.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages351

Reading Time14 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Presidential Address

Reports of the General Secretaries of the National Societies

Reports from Non-Theosophicalised Countries

Books published during 1913

Report of the Treasurer of the T.S.

T.S. Subsidiary Activities

The Theosophical Educational Trust

Report of the T.S. in Bohemia (Received late)

Report of the T.S. in Hungary (Received late)

The Theosophical Society: Memorandum of Association

General Council and Officers

Meetings of the General Council

Report of the Director of the Adyar Library (Received late)

Branches of the Theosophical Society

GENERAL REPORT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY &CONVENTION OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SoCIETY Held at Benares December 26th to 31st,1913 Prlce is.or 12 Ans.or 25c. Theosophical Publishing HouseAdyar,Madras,India 一 CONTENTS PAGRPresidential Address ……· … 3Reports of the General Secretaries of the National Societies… 19Reports from Non-Seotionalised Countries.… 95Books published during 1913..…101Report of the Treasurer of the T.S....107T.S.Subsidiary Activities…...119The Theosophical Educational Trust.…147Report of theT.S.in Bohemia(Received late).. 151Report of the T.S.in Hungary(Received late)….…157The Theosophical Society:Memorandum of Association…163General Council and Oficers . … …177Meetings of the General Council.…. … ……181Report of the Direotor of the Adyar Library(Received late)..191Branches of the Theosophical Societyy … … i—cxxix ………… : : THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARYOF THE T.S. A2714 THO-7TT 3 H220 # PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 2 △ PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BRETHEEN:We are gathered here for the Thirty-EighthAnniversary of the Theosophical Society.May the Guardiansof Humanity,who sent Their servants H.P.Blavatsky and H.S.Olcott to found and build this Their Society in thephysical world,ever fill it with Their Life,guard it withTheir Strength,and crown it with Their Peace. Last year I began by chronicling a“retardation inthe progress of our movement in this sacred land,theMotherland of the true Founders of the Society”.Aftera year of storm and stress,of unexampled and unbrokenattack by the group of our persecutors and of their organsin the press,I have to begin by chronicling the mostremarkable quickening of progress in India that our move-ment has ever known.The figures that presently will beread will demonstrate the truth of the statement;for themoment I only mark the contrast between the openingwords of this year's Address and that of last year. The action taken by me in defence of the Societyresulted in its complete clearance from all the falsehoodscirculated about it.The magistrate in the George TownPolice Court,clearing the Society,refused to formulateany charge of libel against those who had attacked mepersonally,and was supported in his refusal by Mr.JusticeAyling,a Judge of the High Court;but both thesedignitaries confined themselves to refusing redress to me,declaring,against all the evidence,that I had approved

FAQs

Where and when was the Thirty-Eighth Anniversary & Convention of the Theosophical Society held in 1913?

It was held at Benares from December 26th to 31st, 1913.

What is covered in the document’s main section listed under the table of contents?

The contents include the Presidential Address, reports from General Secretaries and various countries, financial and subsidiary activities reports, educational trust information, and organizational materials such as council meetings and branches.

How does the President’s Address describe the Society’s progress in India compared with the previous year?

It contrasts last year’s narrative of retardation with this year’s reported quickening of progress, supported by figures to be presented in the Address.

Sep 4, 2026

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