The sun., 1893-06-06
1rs 4 NEST OF raxosorHK.
Two More Cases nre Developed .t IN.
Wilson school.

Wilson school,
The Wilson Industrial School and Mission
for Children. 125 st. Marks place. was In q
state OF turmoil yesterday. Early In the
morning. when It was learned Tint Misc
Chaplin had been removed to North Brother
Island. 80 to speak. for bcng & infected with the
osophy. tho matron OF the mission and one OF
the teachers promptly and without reserve
proclaimed that ,hcy we're infected. too. 90
the Mission has two moro cases to quarantine.
Mrs. Armstrong is the matron and resides at
the mission. Sho is an English woman OF
good deal Of energy. Miss Louise ]. Kirk
wood is the sewing teacher. She boards with
Miss Chapin's folks at 404 Classon avenue
Brooklyn, and. like Miss Chaplin, has been
teacher at tho mission for about ten years.
On the day that Miss Chaplin wns dismissed
for being Theosorhst Mrs. II. II. @. Sharp
less OF Isl East Thirty seventh street. second
direotress OF the mission. interviewed both
Miss Kirkwood and Mrs. Armstrong on the
subject OF their religious beliefa Mrs. Sharp
less asked Miss Kirkwood whether she would
give up theosophy during her connection with
the mission. Miss Kirk wood has a sick sister
to support. and she agreed that she would.
Miss Kirkwood understood Mrs. Sharpless to
mean that sho was not to mention the subject
Of theosophy In school, or TO allow her thco-
In tho way OF her mission work. As she had
never done this. she had no hesitancy In ao-
ceptng the condition. Then. a few minutes
later. the following letter was handed to her:
DEAR Mss KiRxwoop, We reported our interview
with you tho Board and the adies accept the condl
tons which you state viz. that as long you remain
Nth g T SSsndcn all e. ws 'ao.1 a.ss
to adopt any OF the beliefs Of that sy,eR s,,,.,
NJt.a irkv hardlv bnau chat fo Al
With sick sister on her hands depsndinR
upon her for support. she felt as though she
when she read In the morning newspapers
yesterday of Miss Chapln's dismissal she
wrote the following note:
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to '''h lot truth from any u.a
No letter had been written to Mrs. Arm
wren sSH heard MISS
dismissal she wrote the following:
~ ths Members of fhs Board
LApirs: have seen the articles In this mornings
papers. and. as my name is mentioned AS q possible
state that member OF he Theosophical society
p s ANA e
so plainly but told Mrs Stone that would not
here and feel that was bound In my interests.
that my own church does not prescribe what books
ehoudireAd. what lectures should hear. or through
what means shonId seek truth. and will not allow
wnte this now that there may be no misunderstsnd
In regard to my position. Yours very truly.
There 10 but on Q rernnin ming teacher who 10 not
under FIRE. She is Miss Ludlum and even she,
1t is said. is interested In theosophy. though
not member OF the society. The Theoso:
phists say that several members Of the Board
are them selves interested in theosophy.
When Miss Chaplin heard yesterday Of the
action taken by her twp associates. she said
sho hoped the Board OF Governors would be
sen; ;ibIe enough to recognize that they had
m made mistake. and OF make another one By
diminishing Miss kirkwood and Mrs Arm
strong.
Lhe directresses meet on Friday. and Mrs.
Armstrong and Miss Kirkwood expect 10 be
asked for their resignationa