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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> | According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | ||
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Brown, William Tournay, a young Scotsman who had been educated as a lawyer. He joined the TS in London while [[A. P. Sinnett|APS]] was there and sailed for India in 1883. Apparently he was a man of nervous temperament but of considerable promise. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] sent him to join [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO]] and [[Damodar K. Mavalankar|DKM]], who were on tour in North India ([[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], p. 62). In Lahore he was visited by [[Koot Hoomi|KH]] ([[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], p. 68) During the absence of the [[Founders]] from [[Adyar, India]], he served on the [[Board of Control]] appointed by HSO and was present at the time of the [[Hodgson Report|Hodgson investigation]]. He left India in 1885 and traveled most of the rest of his life, principally in the US and Europe. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 421; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], pp. 184, 185, 192; [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 570; [[H. P. Blavatsky | Brown, William Tournay, a young Scotsman who had been educated as a lawyer. He joined the TS in London while [[A. P. Sinnett|APS]] was there and sailed for India in 1883. Apparently he was a man of nervous temperament but of considerable promise. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] sent him to join [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO]] and [[Damodar K. Mavalankar|DKM]], who were on tour in North India ([[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], p. 62). In Lahore he was visited by [[Koot Hoomi|KH]] ([[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], p. 68) During the absence of the [[Founders]] from [[Adyar, India]], he served on the [[Board of Control]] appointed by HSO and was present at the time of the [[Hodgson Report|Hodgson investigation]]. He left India in 1885 and traveled most of the rest of his life, principally in the US and Europe. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 421; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], pp. 184, 185, 192; [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 570; [[H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] VI:31, 32, 429; [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 3: 23, 42; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW]] 1: 28. See Chronology <nowiki>[</nowiki>of [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|RG]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. | ||
<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), 222.</ref> | <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), 222.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:43, 10 July 2012
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Brown, William Tournay, a young Scotsman who had been educated as a lawyer. He joined the TS in London while APS was there and sailed for India in 1883. Apparently he was a man of nervous temperament but of considerable promise. HPB sent him to join HSO and DKM, who were on tour in North India (LBS, p. 62). In Lahore he was visited by KH (LBS, p. 68) During the absence of the Founders from Adyar, India, he served on the Board of Control appointed by HSO and was present at the time of the Hodgson investigation. He left India in 1885 and traveled most of the rest of his life, principally in the US and Europe. ML, p. 421; SH, pp. 184, 185, 192; D, p. 570; HPB VI:31, 32, 429; ODL 3: 23, 42; LMW 1: 28. See Chronology [of RG]. [1]
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 222.