The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01

| Teal society ma" '"e
| Himself.
| NEw YORK. June l3.
| Ibaye endeavored for the past two
weeks TO interview the new Maha'na
| (so called) Of Theosophy, Mrs. katherine
"A. Tingley, but, owing TO the many de-
mands ON her time ana the preparations
for her departure tor Europe today
found il impossible to get more than
handshake and few words oil greeting
and regret for her inability to grant me
an interview.
| know the first feminine impulse IL To
ask, ''What is she like" Mrs. l1ngley is
a woman of fifty years, though no
threads of silver shine among her aound-
ant dark tresses. She is quite stout, stu
bears traces of considerable beauty in her
youthful days and possesses that indehn-
able quality, which for want OF better
name we call personal magnetism.
have met many who knew OF her some
ten or twelve years ago when she claimed
to be clairvoyant medium, though, oi
course, she now repudiates spiritualism'
Well. the world edo move" and there IL
no law against one changing ones belief.
Mrs. Tingley's first husband was Mr..
Parent who, at the time OF his death some
nine years ago, was an 81" road detec-
tive. Mr.. Tingley, thelMahatma' second
| venture in matrimony, is clerk In
steamship company, takes no stock IN
Theosophy and is considerably annoyed
by the notorietv achieved by his more Ia
nous half.
Today seven or eight of the leading
lights OF Theosophy in America started
on tour OF the world for the purpose oil
spreading the knowledge OF Theosophy
and incidentally to add to the numerical
strength OF their cult. The crusaders in
cluded among others, Mrs. Tingley,
whom DIR. Buck designated as the outer |
head of the society, Mr.. Ernest I. Har-
grove, the English lawyer, and president
OF the Theosophical Society in America,
Mr.. Claude Falls Wright, the one time
private secretary of Madame Blavatsky,
Mrs. Wright and II. T. Patterson, presi-
dent OF the Theosophical Society OF
Brooklyn.
The departing members were given
farewell reception yesterday at the soci-
ety's rooms, IA Madison avenue, which
l attended. The platform was beautiful
ly decorated with palms and flowers, and
an orchestra in one corner discoursed
sweet music at intervals. Mrs. Tingley
seemed to be the idol of the hour, espe-
cially with the female contingent. They
lowered around her like moths around a
candle-the patted her hands - they
gazed at her with the rapt alteration one
might accord ones patron saint, and one
enthusiast exclaimed, "Oh is it really
you have hunted you all over the
world"
Mr.. Hargrove, the president, with his
tall, slim figure, ascetic face and students
stoop, seemed emphatlcally not I'm it"
while that other great light, DR.. Buck, OF
wandered around without at
tracing any particular attention. No
doubt Mrs. Wright would have divided
the honors with Mrs. TiDgley, but she
was absent through indisposition. Mrs.
Wright, by the way, Is quite girlish in ap-
pearance and while not exactly pretty
has an exceedingly interesting face. Her
husband is very bald, has very red
beard, a short chin and very high fore
head. That is one popularity among the
prominent male members of the society
the maj ority of them seemed to have
weak chins offset by high intellectual
ioreheads.
81 am 80 sorry said Mrs. Tingley as
shook hands with her, that l could not
spare time to see you for your letter at
tracted me, and felt that you would re-
port me correctly, but l have been so
overwhelmed with business that it has
been simply impossible. have only
talked with one reporter and that was
some time ago for the Tribune All the
Others that published interviews with me
simply drew on their imagination. But
you will know what to write for me and | |
depend on you not to write any OF the
trash that is published about me. Not |
that care personally but il casts ridicule
on the society"
What could do but accept the situa-
ton gracefully, wish her God-speed and |
try to get an expression of opinion from
some of the,other members. "Mr. Patter-
son." said on being introduced to that
gentleman, 81 find people as a rule have
very hazy ideas on the subject OF Theos- |
ophy. Can you tell me, so that we poor
ordinary mortals can understand, Just
what Theosophy teaches" 1--WE have
no doctrines" wasthe reply. "Our object
is purely iraternal, and we welcome all
creeds aud nationalities, You may be
Jew or Gentle, Protestant or Catholic.
black or white. Our principal object is
the formation OF a nucleus of Universal
Brotherhood without any distinction
whatever, and the only requisite for
membership is an expressed willingness
to help in this formation"
'But do you not also require belief
in the theory OF re-incarnation?" Not at
all. Why have friend who said to me,
Patterson, like your idea OF Universal
Brotherhood, but, as you know, am
member OF the Episcopal church and ex-
pect to be until die, / would like to Join
VOL but | cannot accent your thanh oi