Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-20
"PURPLE MOTHERS" DEFENSE

The case Of Mrs, Tingley and The
Universal Brotherhood promises to be
kept before the public for some time
The purple mother" as Mrs Tingley
is called. has commenced a suit for
SANDER against one of her opponents
In the hearing before the Immigration
authorities In New York. It was alleged
that the brotherhood school was not
ut place for children and that MIS-
TlngIey's training was not desirable
one witness testified that Mrs Tinsley
had told him that her spaniel spots
given her By the late William Q Judge
was inhabited by Mr.. Judges spirit
and IS now directing the movement she
was also said TO have taught that mar
rlages as at present made are wrong
and that the ultimate object Of Tinsley-
ism is sort Of free love-
Among the doctrines taught at foht
Iona, according to the testimony CIV
an IL this. that there is a succession
Of teachers--through Confucius' Buu-
dha. Jesus. Mohammed, and now Inc
greatest OF all, Katherine Tingley. she
claims power, 1t was stated to stay III
the spirit world, but preferred to come
hack as the savior OF humanity Sew
oral witnesses testified that when MRS.
Tlngley lived in New York. In iSSz' she
was a claIryoyant she was frequently
pnaer the influence of liquor, and went
away leaving all her bills unpaid. one
witness testified that Mrs. Tingley pre-
tended TO be a hypnotist, and that 'her
methods we're indecent" ,,,,a
such was the nature OF the oalhas'hs
Testimony" against the purple moth
or" There was more OF 1t. Mrs TIM
e,ev pronounces 1t all false and malic-
ious. Regarding the story of the DOG
she says
81 would feel that was insulting the
Intelligence OF the ordinary reader III
taking the trouble to deny the grotesQue
statements about q little dog. made by
some Of our maligners, We're II NOT 'ha'
some regarded as intelligent nave ap-
parently made these statements serlous-
w. There Is, to be sure, a little dog az
the point named "spots'-a great PEI
with everybody, and II Is Just possible
that some may have been heard TO say
IN fun (for even very earnest people
NAV relax into baby-talk)-that spots ls
very wise and knows good Theoso-
nhist nj sight, or that he knows all Yhat
is being talked about, or that he Is BET
Ter than many people. But ] should De
sorry for anyone who could not dlscrlm-
mate between fun and seriousness
spots can do that, but the further state
ments which have been made about him
ere the results Of imaginations when
are. 10 say the least, unnecessary, and
as / said before, to the person OF aver
age intelligence 1t is unnecessary to
deny them.'
The school. Mrs. ringley explains,
now has about $50 children. A great
many nations are represented because
the intention is to draw all parts Of the
world together. By this means The
character of the children viii become
more rounded" They win have
broader ideas. and a higher type Of
manhood and womanhood win evolve
out of this mixture than would be pos
slble were children from one locality
only selected. The purpose Of the In
stitution, We are told, Is TO 1T each
child to MI the career for which he Is
best suited, be it a profession, a trade,
business or artistic career
These are the two sides Of contro-
versy that is attracting national atten-
ton, on account Of the interference OF
the immigration authorities with the
importation OF children for the school
That jealousy on the part of some
church people is at the bottom of the
trouble cannot be doubted. The re-
llgion OF the Point Iona people may
be queer. II may be some form Of pa
ganism revived. II may be superstition
but 1t should not be interfered with OF
that ground, through government
agents. II should be fought. II at all
by the Intellectual and spiritual mean
always available in the defense o
truth,