William H. Terry
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
- William H. Terry at Theosopedia
- William Henry Terry by F. B. Smith
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), 244.
- ↑ Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Second Series No. 80 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977), 152-153.