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According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br>
'''William Henry Terry''' (1836–1913) was an Australian shopkeeper and [[Spiritualism|Spiritualist]]. He was the founder and editor of the Spiritualist magazine [[Harbinger of Light (periodical)|''Harbinger of Light'']], published in Melbourne. He was a member and Councillor of the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]], and received a letter from [[Morya|Master M.]]
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Terry, William H., 1836-1913. An Australian [[Spiritualism|spiritualist]] and founder and editor of the magazine, [[Harbinger of Light (periodical)|''Harbinger of Light'']], published in Melbourne. He joined the TS in March 1880. He made a number of inquiries concerning theosophical ideas and these were considered sufficiently important that [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|APS]] and [[Allan Octavian Hume|AOH]] were persuaded to answer them at length. Out of this grew the series of articles, [[Fragments of Occult Truth (article)|"Fragments of Occult Truth"]] [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 246; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW]] II:80; [[H. P. Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku (book)|BTT]], p. 259; [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], pp. 164-5. See also ''How Theosophy Came to Australia'' by Mary K. Neff.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 244.</ref>
== Early years ==
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William H. Terry was born at Islington, London in 1836. He went to Melbourne in 1853 with his father, a brother and a sister.
 
== Theosophical involvement ==
 
In March 1880 Mr. Terry became an inaugural member and Councillor of the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. He made a number of inquiries concerning theosophical ideas and these were considered sufficiently important that [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|APS]] and [[Allan Octavian Hume|AOH]] were persuaded to answer them at length. Out of this grew the series of articles, [[Fragments of Occult Truth (article)|"Fragments of Occult Truth"]].<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 244.</ref>
 
On December 1881 he received a note from [[Morya|Mahatma M.]] precipitated on a letter that [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] had sent him.<ref>Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series No. 80 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977), 152-153.</ref></blockquote>
 
[[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 246;  
[[H. P. Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku (book)|BTT]], p. 259;  
[[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], pp. 164-5. See also ''How Theosophy Came to Australia'' by Mary K. Neff.
 
== Final years ==
 
Mr Terry died on [[October 27]], 1913, at Malvern, Victoria, aged 77. He was buried in Melbourne cemetery.


==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
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*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Terry,_William_H.# William H. Terry] at Theosopedia
*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Terry,_William_H.# William H. Terry] at Theosopedia
*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/terry-william-henry-4704# William Henry Terry] by F. B. Smith


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William Henry Terry (1836–1913) was an Australian shopkeeper and Spiritualist. He was the founder and editor of the Spiritualist magazine Harbinger of Light, published in Melbourne. He was a member and Councillor of the Theosophical Society in Australia, and received a letter from Master M.

Early years

William H. Terry was born at Islington, London in 1836. He went to Melbourne in 1853 with his father, a brother and a sister.

Theosophical involvement

In March 1880 Mr. Terry became an inaugural member and Councillor of the Theosophical Society in Australia. He made a number of inquiries concerning theosophical ideas and these were considered sufficiently important that APS and AOH were persuaded to answer them at length. Out of this grew the series of articles, "Fragments of Occult Truth".[1]

On December 1881 he received a note from Mahatma M. precipitated on a letter that Mme. Blavatsky had sent him.[2]

ML, p. 246; BTT, p. 259; D, pp. 164-5. See also How Theosophy Came to Australia by Mary K. Neff.

Final years

Mr Terry died on October 27, 1913, at Malvern, Victoria, aged 77. He was buried in Melbourne cemetery.

Online Resources

Articles

Notes

  1. George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 244.
  2. Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Second Series No. 80 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977), 152-153.