James Morgan Pryse - Revision history

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	[[File:HPB with Mead and Pryse.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|James Morgan Pryse, H. P. ~~Blavatksy~~, and G. R. S. Mead]]		[[File:HPB with Mead and Pryse.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|James Morgan Pryse, H. P. Blavatsky, and G. R. S. Mead]]
	'''James Morgan Pryse''' ([[November 14]], 1859 - [[April 22]], 1942) was an American Theosophist born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He assisted [[William Quan Judge]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] in setting up publishing operations.		'''James Morgan Pryse''' ([[November 14]], 1859 - [[April 22]], 1942) was an American Theosophist born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He assisted [[William Quan Judge]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] in setting up publishing operations.

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	* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118. Illustrations by [[J. Augustus Knapp]]. Available online at [https://books.google.com/books?id=Af4FAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and [https://archive.org/details/adorersofdionyso0000euri Internet Archive].		* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118. Illustrations by [[J. Augustus Knapp]]. Available online at [https://books.google.com/books?id=Af4FAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and [https://archive.org/details/adorersofdionyso0000euri Internet Archive].

	== ~~Online~~ resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	===Articles===		===Articles===
	*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/pryse-james-morgan Pryse, James Morgan] at Theosophy World		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=James+Pryse&s=title 24 articles about James Pryse]'''.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/pryse-james-morgan Pryse, James Morgan] at Theosophy World,

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	=== Articles ===		=== Articles ===
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~pryse~~+~~James~~&~~method~~=~~all~~ by ~~or about~~ James M. Pryse]. These are some significant articles:		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=James+Pryse&s=author by James Pryse]. These are some significant articles:
	* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# Blavatsky Archive.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.		* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# Blavatsky Archive.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.
	* '''"Side-Lights on T. S. History"''' ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 13 (June, 1932): 124-126.		* '''"Side-Lights on T. S. History"''' ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 13 (June, 1932): 124-126.

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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=pryse+James&method=all by or about James M. Pryse], and ~~he also wrote several important books and pamplets~~:		=== Articles ===
			The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=pryse+James&method=all by or about James M. Pryse]. These are some significant articles:
			* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# Blavatsky Archive.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.
			* '''"Side-Lights on T. S. History"''' ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 13 (June, 1932): 124-126.
			* '''"Mr. Pryse taken to Task"''' by H. Henderson ''The Canadian Theososophist'' 20 (June, 1939(: 109-111. About James Pryse.
			* '''"Random Notes"''' ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 20 (August, 1939): 182-183.
			* '''"George William Russell, Poet of the Inner Life"''' ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 41 (August, 1935): 164-166.
			* '''"The Mummy"''' ''Lucifer'' 13 (September, 1893): 23-29.

			=== Books ===
	* '''"Brotherhood"'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (March, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v12n12p289_brotherhood.htm# Theosophical University Press.]		* '''"Brotherhood"'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (March, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v12n12p289_brotherhood.htm# Theosophical University Press.]
	* '''"The Evangel according to Iôannês'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (September, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v13n06p321_the-evangel-according-to-ioannes.htm# Theosophical University Press.]		* '''"The Evangel according to Iôannês'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (September, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v13n06p321_the-evangel-according-to-ioannes.htm# Theosophical University Press.]
	* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# Blavatsky Archive.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.		* '''''The Restored New Testament'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse and London: John M. Watkins, 1914. Subtitled "The Hellenic fragments, freed from the pseudo-Jewish interpolations, harmonized, and done into English verse and prose, with introductory analyses, and commentaries, giving an interpretation according to ancient philosophy and psychology and a new literal translation of the synoptic gospels, with introduction and commentaries." 848 pages. Available in several versions at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive]. Subtitle: "The Jewish Fragments freed from the Pseudo-Jewish Interpolations."
	* '''''The Restored New Testament'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse and London: John M. Watkins, 1914. Subtitled "The Hellenic fragments, freed from the pseudo-Jewish interpolations, harmonized, and done into English verse and prose, with introductory analyses, and commentaries, giving an interpretation according to ancient philosophy and psychology and a new literal translation of the synoptic gospels, with introduction and commentaries." 848 pages. Available in several versions at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive].
	* '''''The Apocalypse Unsealed'''''. New York: John M. Pryse, 1910. 244 pages. Subtitled: "being an esoteric interpretation of the initiation of Iôannês (Apokalypsis Iōannou) commonly called the Revelation of (St.) John : with a new translation". Available at [https://archive.org/details/cu31924029295289 Internet Archive]. A gnostic work.		* '''''The Apocalypse Unsealed'''''. New York: John M. Pryse, 1910. 244 pages. Subtitled: "being an esoteric interpretation of the initiation of Iôannês (Apokalypsis Iōannou) commonly called the Revelation of (St.) John : with a new translation". Available at [https://archive.org/details/cu31924029295289 Internet Archive]. A gnostic work.
	* '''''Reincarnation in the New Testament'''''. New York: Theosophical Society, 1904. 109 pages. Three versions available from [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive].		* '''''Reincarnation in the New Testament'''''. New York: Theosophical Society, 1904. 109 pages. Three versions available from [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive].

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	== Online resources ==		== Online resources ==
	===Articles===		===Articles===
	*[~~http~~://theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=~~Pryse,~~_James_Morgan#~~ James Morgan ~~Pryse~~] at ~~Theosopedia~~		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/pryse-james-morgan Pryse, James Morgan] at Theosophy World

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== Later years ==		== Later years ==

	In 1895, Mr. Pryse followed [[William Quan Judge\|W. Q. Judge]] when most of the American Section seceded from the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society based in Adyar]]. Pryse continued his theosophical work in the [[Point Loma]] community, but eventually lost faith in the leadership of [[Katherine Tingley]].<ref>Emmett A. Greenwalt, ''California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942'' 2nd revised edition (San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978), 207</ref> He died on [[April 22]], 1942, in New York.		In 1895, Mr. Pryse followed [[William Quan Judge\|W. Q. Judge]] when most of the American Section seceded from the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society based in Adyar]]. Pryse wrote,
			<blockquote>
			In 1895 by advice of [[William Quan Judge\|Mr. Judge]] and [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Keightley]], I shipped the original H.P.B. Press, which belonged to Dr. Keightley, to Dublin, joined the lodge there, and for over a year helped [[George William Russell\|Russell]] and the others to get out [[The Irish Theosophist\|the Irish Theosophist]].<ref>James Morgan Pryse, "George William Russell, Poet of the Inner Life," ''The Canadian Theosophist'' 16.6 (August 15, 1935). Available at [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/ae.html KatinkaHesselink.net.]</ref>
			</blockquote>

			Pryse continued his theosophical work in the [[Point Loma]] community, but eventually lost faith in the leadership of [[Katherine Tingley]].<ref>Emmett A. Greenwalt, ''California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942'' 2nd revised edition (San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978), 207</ref> He died on [[April 22]], 1942, in New York.

	[[File:Pryse book flyer.jpg\|240px\|right\|thumb\|Advertisement for Pryse book]]		[[File:Pryse book flyer.jpg\|240px\|right\|thumb\|Advertisement for Pryse book]]

	== Writings ==		== Writings ==
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=pryse+James&method=all by or about James M. Pryse], and he also wrote several important books and pamplets:		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 35 articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=pryse+James&method=all by or about James M. Pryse], and he also wrote several important books and pamplets:

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	* '''''The Sermon on the Mount and Other Extracts from the New Testament'''''. New York: Elliott B. Page & Co., 1899. Subtitled "a verbatim translation from the Greek". Available at [https://archive.org/details/sermononmountoth00prys Internet Archive].		* '''''The Sermon on the Mount and Other Extracts from the New Testament'''''. New York: Elliott B. Page & Co., 1899. Subtitled "a verbatim translation from the Greek". Available at [https://archive.org/details/sermononmountoth00prys Internet Archive].
	* '''''Prometheus Bound'''''.		* '''''Prometheus Bound'''''.
	* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118. Illustrations by [[J. Augustus Knapp]].		* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118. Illustrations by [[J. Augustus Knapp]]. Available online at [https://books.google.com/books?id=Af4FAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] and [https://archive.org/details/adorersofdionyso0000euri Internet Archive].

	== Online resources ==		== Online resources ==

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	* '''''The Sermon on the Mount and Other Extracts from the New Testament'''''. New York: Elliott B. Page & Co., 1899. Subtitled "a verbatim translation from the Greek". Available at [https://archive.org/details/sermononmountoth00prys Internet Archive].		* '''''The Sermon on the Mount and Other Extracts from the New Testament'''''. New York: Elliott B. Page & Co., 1899. Subtitled "a verbatim translation from the Greek". Available at [https://archive.org/details/sermononmountoth00prys Internet Archive].
	* '''''Prometheus Bound'''''.		* '''''Prometheus Bound'''''.
	* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118.		* '''''Adorers of Dionysos'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse, 1925. This is a study of symbolism in Euripides' ''The Bachhanals'' and a sequel to ''Prometheus Bound'', per review by M. L. T. in ''The Messenger'' 13.6 (November, 1925), 118. Illustrations by [[J. Augustus Knapp]].

	== Online resources ==		== Online resources ==

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	* '''"Brotherhood"'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (March, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v12n12p289_brotherhood.htm# Theosophical University Press.]		* '''"Brotherhood"'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (March, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v12n12p289_brotherhood.htm# Theosophical University Press.]
	* '''"The Evangel according to Iôannês'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (September, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v13n06p321_the-evangel-according-to-ioannes.htm# Theosophical University Press.]		* '''"The Evangel according to Iôannês'''. ''Universal Brotherhood''. (September, 1898). Available at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/ub/v13n06p321_the-evangel-according-to-ioannes.htm# Theosophical University Press.]
	* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# ~~Theosophical University Press~~.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.		* '''"Memorabilia of H.P.B."'''. ''The Canadian Theosophist''. (March 15, 1935), 1-5. Available at [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pryse.htm# Blavatsky Archive.] This is a reminiscence of H.P.B.'s final illness and death.
	* '''''The Restored New Testament'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse and London: John M. Watkins, 1914. Subtitled "The Hellenic fragments, freed from the pseudo-Jewish interpolations, harmonized, and done into English verse and prose, with introductory analyses, and commentaries, giving an interpretation according to ancient philosophy and psychology and a new literal translation of the synoptic gospels, with introduction and commentaries." 848 pages. Available in several versions at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive].		* '''''The Restored New Testament'''''. Los Angeles: John M. Pryse and London: John M. Watkins, 1914. Subtitled "The Hellenic fragments, freed from the pseudo-Jewish interpolations, harmonized, and done into English verse and prose, with introductory analyses, and commentaries, giving an interpretation according to ancient philosophy and psychology and a new literal translation of the synoptic gospels, with introduction and commentaries." 848 pages. Available in several versions at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Pryse%2C+James+M.+%28James+Morgan%29%2C+b.+1859%22 Internet Archive].
	* '''''The Apocalypse Unsealed'''''. New York: John M. Pryse, 1910. 244 pages. Subtitled: "being an esoteric interpretation of the initiation of Iôannês (Apokalypsis Iōannou) commonly called the Revelation of (St.) John : with a new translation". Available at [https://archive.org/details/cu31924029295289 Internet Archive]. A gnostic work.		* '''''The Apocalypse Unsealed'''''. New York: John M. Pryse, 1910. 244 pages. Subtitled: "being an esoteric interpretation of the initiation of Iôannês (Apokalypsis Iōannou) commonly called the Revelation of (St.) John : with a new translation". Available at [https://archive.org/details/cu31924029295289 Internet Archive]. A gnostic work.

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	== Theosophical Society involvement ==		== Theosophical Society involvement ==
	[[File:James Morgan Pryse.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|James Morgan Pryse]]		[[File:James Morgan Pryse.jpg\|left\|150px\|thumb\|James Morgan Pryse]]
	He and his brother [[John Morgan Pryse]] purchased and operated newspapers and printing plants in Nebraska, Montana, and Wisconsin, finally moving to Los Angeles in 1886. ~~They both~~ joined the [[Theosophical Society]] ~~in its first decade~~.		He and his brother [[John Morgan Pryse]] purchased and operated newspapers and printing plants in Nebraska, Montana, and Wisconsin, finally moving to Los Angeles in 1886. He joined the Los Angeles Lodge of the [[Theosophical Society]] on August 7, 1887.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 4042 (website file: 1B/31).</ref>

	~~They~~ were soon invited by [[William Quan Judge\|W. Q. Judge]] to New York to assist him with the printing work. They formed the [[Aryan Theosophical Press]] which printed the Esoteric Instructions of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and other Theosophical works.		The brothers were soon invited by [[William Quan Judge\|W. Q. Judge]] to New York to assist him with the printing work. They formed the [[Aryan Theosophical Press]] which printed the Esoteric Instructions of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] and other Theosophical works.

	At the request of Mme. Blavatsky James Pryse went to London in 1889 and became one of HPB’s staff in Avenue Road. While there, he set up the [[HPB Press]].		At the request of Mme. Blavatsky James Pryse went to London in 1889 and became one of HPB’s staff in Avenue Road. While there, he set up the [[HPB Press]].