The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-17
HARRIS UNVEILED.
Vigorous Exposure of the Santa
Rosa Prophet.
Miss Chevaillier Tells Some Realistic Truths
About the Doings Of the Mystic
Inner Circle

Irving Hall was well filed last night. when
Miss A. A. CheyailIier began her lecture on
''MysIicsm and Harrisism." Dr. j. A. Ander-
son, President OF the TheOsOphIcal Society, pre-.
sided and introduced the lecturer who was
frequently applauded The audience was
thoroughly representative aud seemed to be In
sympathy with The theme.
Miss CheVaillleT, VINO IS young woman, has a
pleasing platform delivery and Is progressing
in appearance Her denunclauons OF The Santa
Rosa apostle of So-caIled mysticism were yigOr.
Gus and effective.
Spirituality aud sensuality must be divorced
said she This vile two 10 one forms the web
and wool OF the whole fabric of Thomas Lake
Harris theology and practice. 1 stand here,
then, in the namepOf religion aud purify 10 aid IN
the enforcement Of sensuaty and spirituality.
My object is to appeal 10 the citizens Of Cali
fornla TO destroy tns prophets power for evil
b. driving him flOm the Son0ma Eden.
HISTORY OF MYSTICISM.
Mysticism IN lis phllOsOphic and speculative
sense is an endesyOr Of the human mind TO grasp
the divine essence or the ultimate reality OF
things, aud in It's practical sense 10 enjoy actual
communion with the highest.
" Musician involves the loftiest aspirations,
after ideal rtfeciioni or the f0ules. psychic and
sensual imsglnIngs. There Is nothing nOber
than the true mystic, nor more degrading than
the false. Annie Besant says. True mys tlcsm
Is pure calm, untouched by earthly desire.
Tie speaker said that her motive IN dealing
with Thomas Lake Harris was not revenge or
bitterness, for he was invariably kind 10 her.
She was IN no sense victim, but her motive was
entirely a sense Of highest duty.
Thomas Lake Harris Is no ordinary man.
size said. We can easily ignore Self-clGmed
chaTletAn ~ ssiahs ike Teed, Swnefurtn, and
others, but here IS a ioeman worthy Of our steel.
H. Is no vulgarlRn. bu5 man OF towering intel-
lect and HCkuOW Legged genius. His dupes mum
Der learned and cultured men Of Wedlth-a man
N h.tsa tff
the British Parliament, Lawrence Olipu3nG and
Lady OliphRpi, his mott er. Lord Murent Fem
pie, ana hosts Of other English nobility aud peo'
PIE OF bIOadtSl culture.
HARRIS ADMIRERS
Only last summer his present queen regnant,
Miss Naiing, iOld Us Of a letter Just received
from the vile OF the Archbishop Of CanteI bury,
full OF enthusiastic praise Of the sttauge mans
writings. Horace Greeley, Mrs. GeTrett Smith
and Charles A. Dana have been among his many
devoted admirers IN America. Professor James
Of Harvard aud William Dean HUwIus aIe
among ms latest duEeS.
have read and reIead the sermons OF Chal-
mers Hall, Dean Stanley. Feecher Phillips
Brooks aud HeOer Newton, but DO not hesitate
10 say that f9I inspiration, poetic nre and genius,
vivid imagery, Ola;OIlcal display aud uDiliitd
eXaltaIluu 40 To and over the brink Of spiritual
iutOAlcaiiOn, the earlier spoken written utter
auces Of I. l.. H.-prose and poety-eciips
them all.
He undoubtedly commenced with sincere
Christian pose. In 1914 lie entered protest
against Calyulsm aud became a Universalisf.
lie Was also interested In the famous BOOK
Farm community with Parker Claiming Curtis,
Greeley hawthorne and others.
lie BeNt became an ardent SpirituaiSt. In The
midst OF bis brilliant success as a preacher To
New York, surrounded 10y coterle of cultivated
minds, we hnd MN leaving ali and betskIug nim-
self 10 1880 ~ Mountain Cove ". Va. with
James A; Scott. Here they drew around them
many followers and first made the claim that
they talked face to face with God.
A FULL-FLEDGED PROPHET.
In 1906 Harris emr ged u fun hedg,d prophet
aud resumed his ministry III New York for IN &c
yrars. he made his first appearance In England
In 1859 aud willie there secur' d the attention OF
the OiphauJs and many other distinguished
people.
Armenia. y y, aud 10 SCI lie founded nj, CON
muniry al Brocton. y. y, whicn was Dr oxen up
WREN the people protested against II. lie came
10 Santa Rosa 10 1874
IL calls bis lace Fountain Grove its spiritual
name being "AesivOssa,' sicuiiyDg the high
county OF divine joy.
Personally Hams IL very nervous full OF hre
aud energy, bis uieFciog gray ewes denotug
craft aud cunning. Al one mOmeni lie Is gentle,
chudllke aud c0uhdug, aud lie Al. Al foxy, re-
yeuEcful and even un-ctuIulOus
dld not know II was community when /
went there from New York last summer. / bad
resd Tie beautiful writings OF the mystic, and
wished refinement fOr study fOr greater useful
ness. l felt That Harris would be a peerless
Ie cher and guide.
thought him KIND Of pdssiOn,esS angel But
when left and when facts were disClos o me,
with incoutroyertibie proof. l felt tuat | should
guNty OF crime not TO uncover thls monster OF
mlqUiIy. / believe that Thomas Lake Harris Is
lie greatest black magician to-day. tic has
driven peorie 10 suicide through desperation
He told me that he visited Haifa. Syria. in
BIS astral body The day before Alice OlIphant
died, aud o. edicted her death 10 her. aud nc also
told me that he caused Lawrence ELEPHANTS
death through his holding his issues Of life
EXTRAORDINARY POWERS
he has elsewhere claimed that be killed Law
renee and Alice oHphant foi their trai Orshlp.
Tie people M here fully believe that he holds
the power OF lie and death. aud feared that they
would be shot II th,y revealed his secrets.
The - eakei described Iu detail Harris strange
and tyTauuoUs aciS. he would fnguteu them
into confess iuus and direct cultured members OF
The community 10 40 the most yeual acts.
He yISiiS complaint, doubt o. suspicion with
seYeresi punlShmeut often solitary confinement,
not allowed 10 speak OF 10 be spoken TO, often
for weeks or months
Harris claims 10 have had TWO children born 10
him IN heaven by Mother Lily bis spiritual cOun-
terpart. Their nsme, are ChIlsanlhue ana Ar
bateIle. J hes children are now IN hell VITA
pots OF salye, which they are Kindly administer
Ing there. de claims he can 70 al viii 10 hell or
heaven.
The best peOple Of Santa Rosa are hoodwinked
by his cOurtly, genial manner
II Is with great hesidncy, delc3cy and re-
lueianee tbat Just touch upon tie leading
features OF evil which were practlced both al
Broct0n aud Santa Rosa uuder the command of
Thomas Lake HLuis. but puriy Is fearless and
outspok q. My evidence for All tins Is a mass
who have left The community. | cannot 20 into
shocking details Of Edenc baths given by oppo-
site sexes 10 each other The names OF pattici-
pants, with proofs, ale lodged In ba4k in this
city,
CELESTIAL MARRIAGES.
j cannot particularlZe Ru, heuticated written
statements Of now force and deception we're
used by Harris, through his sO-called knighls
aud queens, toward his subjects Of both sexes
hus oands aud wives are separated, old men are
given 10 comrly young women. and yoduE men
10 Ola women according as Harris directs the
ldeA OeihR thdt thUS puIe communion with cUuu.
teIparts 10 heaven are gained.
Young people have been forced into marriages
though Tie marriage tie Is not resp cted One
young man even SAID his mother was the mis-
tess OF Harris, and he told her that ne would
rather see her dead. The poor woman replied
1t Is Tor lie Lord" No doubt she was "a uure
In heart aud motive as You aud l.
Every man or woman VINO SITS silently nv and
knows OF such den and does not lift hIS or her
voice, pen OF influence 10 tear II down aud save
young men and women ale guiltler than the
hypuOlized victims.
PLEA FOR PURITY.
call upon all women, IN the name OF virtue
aud purity, upon the WOmen's CHRISTIAN Fem
perance Union, the Social Purity and White
Cross societies everywhere TO Aid IN This work
OF saVloTShlp. l call upon eVerf society and
every citizen upon the press, the Executive 10
unite In wlplng this foul den from the face OF
the earth. III false charges have been made bv
myself eK'members and the press, then, how
proper place. But II We have abundant nrnof Of
our charges tue prison should have another oc-
cuDant, /. l.. H. / challenge DENIAL i'm INC
name OF truth; 1 demand luves iratI0n In Inc
name oil purity justice Sud liberty.