The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-19
CHOSE A NEW LEADER
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMER
ICA REORGANIZES ITSELF.
Mrs. Tingley Now in Control of the
international Brotherhood League
Her Proclamation.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The Philosophical
Society of America, which met in annual
convention in this city to-day celebrated
the close of the Kali Yuga (Which accord
ing to the Asiatic philosophy followed by
the Theosophsts was the fourth cycle of
1900 years each of human progress) by a
complete change of government. Autonomy
was overthrown and an autocracy was es-
tabllshed, with Mrs. Katharine A. Tingley
as the spiritual head. Theosophy as a
name was given a subordinate place and
the International Brotherhood League was
the new title with which the movement
was christened An active crusade will be
inaugurated for the purpose of interesting
the common people in the cult. The Theo-
sophical Society will be continued, but only
as literary auxiliary of the Brotherhood
League. The esoteric school, or inner cir
Gle, of which Mrs. Tingley has been the
head, will practically direct the destinies
of the whole movement. Spiritual power,
absolute and unconditional, is now vested
In Mrs. Tingley, and, as IL the case of
Nine. Blavatsky and VIM. @. Judge, she
will select her successor, thus perpetuating
the autocracy.
The convention was called to order and
organized with DR.. Jerome Anderson as
permanent chairman. A proclamation was
read from Mrs. Tingley in which she re-
ferred to the plans of Nine BlaVatsky and
w. @. Judge regarding the future of the
society. She quoted them to show that they
considered theosophy in a broader sense
than commonly presented. They were de-
voted, she said, to the universally of the
brotherhood of mana brotherhood that
would be helpful and protective in it's OPP
Grafton The proclamation declared that
the organization established two years ago
under the name of the International Broth
erhood League was the plan of Judge, and
that the time had now arrived to make
public the purpose of the dead, leaders and
to establish the league as the form OF gov
eminent of the Theosophists.
The proclamation was referred to a COM
mittee, which quickly formulated a set of
resolutions accepting the new form of gov
absolute authority over the organization.
The resolutions were adopted practically
by unanimous vote. Some opposition
came from II. T. HargraVe, former DIeSi-
dent of the society, and II. S. Spencer of
New York, who head the faction opposed
to Mrs. Tingley's rule. Provisions were
made in the resolutions for the issuing OF
new charters to all branches OF the society.
Mrs. Tingley named j.. A. Nersheimer as
president of the society for the coming
year. Her candidate was elected by an
Overwhelming majority
This evening a reception was held by the
initiated members. The leaders predicted
much good work by the universal brother
hood, which begins work on the birth of
the fifth cycle of human progress. The fra
ternal delegates to the convention-Dr.
Erie Bogren of Sweden: d. N DUNLAP of
Dublin; Prof. Basil Crump and Mrs. Alice
Cleather, of London, have assured Mrs.
Tingley that the Philosophical societies
which they represent VIII accept the uni
versal brotherhood and her absolute leader
ship.