Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
ABOUT MRS. TINCLEY
Former Member Tells of Lost
 Mysteries Society.
INITIATION CEREMONY DESCRIBED.
Treatment of Children at Point dc Loma Home--LittIe Tots Starved Into submission--Pr6mi
 of Dog "Spot.''

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 24.--In the Tingley-Times suit the deposition of pr. J. A. Anderson of San Francisco; once a member of the Tingley cabinet, was finished Anderson described his initia- tion into the Society of Lost Mysteries of Antiquity. He said all who were present sat on canvas and were sup posed to be taking part in a very an cicnt ceremony. All were dressed in light muslin costumes, and the rite was solennized in the open air. Describing the initiation Anderson said it consisted chiefly of Mrs. Tingley's telling of her dog Spot" and what the dog had done. Then Mrs. Tingley ate some fruit which was supposed to be mysterious sym bol and a part of the high initiation which was taking place. Anderson then told how he was mnde member of the Order of the Rising Sun, son of the rising sun. The chief feature of this ini- tiation was. he said, that candidate held sunfowcr. There was another order known as the Ancient Order of Scribes, which was very high.
 Anderson related in some detail what Mrs. Tingley had said about the dog Spot" Mrs. Tingley, he said, had re- lated how she was very blue and cast down and that "Spot" had gone to heap of letters on the floor and picked out one from Dr. Allen Griffin which greatly comforted her.
 In describing the ceremonies the de. ponent said there were great number of them. Tn some those who took part went barefoot. but they varied s6 much that 1t would take much time to do. scribe them. Anderson said when Mrs. Tingley went to welcome her visitors she wore large purple robe that gave her a quee1ly appearance. Describing the sacred costume, such as was worn to welcome bricai couple married at the homestead, Dr. Anderson said it was something like skirt, but rather longer.
 '"rhe one I wore," he said, twas like a wrap belted at the waist. Men and women wore about the same"
 In reference to the food of the chil. dren, the deponent continued:
 "The little tots were fed principally on bread and milk. I am referring to those from a year to two years old. There was class of new babies there. These, Mrs. Tingley told me, she had great trouble with because of Ilr. Woods, Mrs. Tingley's physician. He would nos fall into line with her ideas as to food. She said he desired to have them fed, while she desired to have them starved first, because they cc1ld more quickly kill out the low animal nature in those children. She be- lieved in giving them very little food. and the doctor protested. This she told me directly and personally"
 As to parents being separated from children, Anderson said:
 Parents were permitted to see their children once in two weeks. Of course there were exceptions, but that was the rule. Mrs. Tingley's reason was that parental favoritism and parental language interfered with the proper development of the children and were things to be avoided as much as pos sible' r.r4s.#
 In reply to question Andersan said he left the Universal Brotherhood be- cause Mrs. Tingley had substituted her will for the institution. As to writings that he had prepared for publica- tion managed by Mrs. Tingley, he said they were rejected by Mrs. Tingley be- cause he would not acknowledge her as divine, as others did.