Theosophical Society
The fabric of Camden’s social life in the days before television was woven in great part by the many social, service, and fraternal groups that were active in the city. Most of these are long gone, some are extinct and some are on the verge of disappearing. One group that was active in Camden in the 1920s but gone from the city today is the Theosophical Society. The club met, in the late 1920s, at 515 Cooper Street.
The Theosophical Society is an organization founded in New York City in 1875 to investigate the nature of the universe and humanity’s place in it, to promote understanding of other cultures, and to be a nucleus of universal brotherhood among all human beings. Today the Society has branches in some seventy countries, with its international headquarters in India.
Thesophist Declares Man Master of Destiny
Camden Courier-Post —
“Man is the master of his destiny,” declared Elaine Scribner, a member of the Theosophical Society, in an address last night before the Camden Theosophical Society, 515 Cooper street.
“The conscious mind represents those tendencies that combine to drag man downward, and to hold him back from success and happiness,” declared Miss Scribner, whose topic was: “How to Dominate the Sub-Conscious Mind.” “The super-conscious mind stands for the highest things in life,” said Miss Scribner. “It is constantly at war with the material, lower desires. Right suggestion is the method for the control of the sub-conscious mind.”
Miss Scribner will talk at 8.15 o’clock tonight on “The Return of Christ,” and tomorrow night on “The Super-Man Called Master.” She is a graduate of Smith College and has been lecturing in leading cities of the country for the past seven years.