The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29
GEN. WARD STONED
Another Chapter Written by His Re-
cent Sensational Arrest in
the Antipodes.
Wealthy Widow Loaned Him Over
$5,00O-His Meteorio Career
in N. D. Recalled.
Special to The Journal

Dpeclal TO The Journal
Grand Forks. N. D., Oct. 29.--Most Of the
early residents Of the state remember the
man who, nder the name Of General
Ward exercised a hypnotic sway over
many usally level headed people. He left
Grand Forks suddenly on reading a para
graph which merely stated that Arthur
b. Worthington, late of Seattle" was in
the city. His subsequent adventures have
been many. The latest Is related by the
Argus, of Melbourne. Australia, which says
that Arthur Bentley Worthington, de-
scribed as a Unitarian minister, was
charged at the central police court in
Sydney by warrant from Melbourne with
having obtained from Miranda May de
JuVeny, by means Of false pretenSes, a
sum Of e1,O96, between July %, 1900, and
April 1, 1902
Arthur Bentley Worthington, who is al
legged to have at different periods of his
career adopted variety Of names, has had
strange and eventful career, says the
Argus. He was first heard of U.S. as far as
Melbourne people were concerned, in con-
nection with his doings In Christ church
New Zealand. where he preached as the
Apostle Of Truth, and attracted large
crowd Of followers. The religion which
he preached contained elements Of spirit
ualism, faith healing and Unitarianism,
Into which was infused germ Of the Pytha-
gorean belief in the TRANSPORTATION of
souls. 1t was known that he had practi-
cally been driven out Of Christ church, and
that his attempts to live down the repu-
tation which he had established there
caused such resentment that on his last
appearance he was stoned by the pOpulace.
simultaneously with his departure from
Christ church the students of TRUTH" as
the society which he founded was termed,
addressed a strong letter to the religious
denominations in Tasmania. charging
1,;y
and hypocrisy, which they were prepared
to sustain with a mass Of evidence.
With this unenviable record WOrthing-
ton came to Melbourne in 1899. He opened
at Buxton's Art Gallery, where he de-
ltVered addresses on Sundays, and gath
cred about him the nucleus Of a congrega-
tion Wealthy widows had always strong
attraction for him, as Madame de la Jul
Veny has discovered to her cost. She was
carly enrolled among his disciples, and
IN July, 1900, few months after he had
started teaching, he told her that he was
anxious to build a new temple in Flinders
street, on the site secured by him adjoin-
ing the Australian church. He unfOlded
q comprehensive scheme, which included
the establishment of kindergarten and
other institutions, on the lines which he
had followed in Christ church and needed
great deal Of money
She states that she first Of all advanced
him sum of 3200, and that she after
wards lent him sums Of money ranging
from G2O to $500, the total Of the
amounts being nearly 5000. By this time
she had exhausted her ready money and
told him so. The naughty spirit of Osiris,
which did not obtrude itself during the set
Element Of these monetary transactions,
did not prevent Mr. Worthington from
making a final pressing demand upon her
purse. He told her that he wanted 5000.
and that if the money was not forthcoming
his plans would all be upset Madame de
la Juveny, though an enthusiast in Worth
ington's cause, had yet certain business
instinct. and she began to feel that his de-
mands were becoming excessive. and de-
INJURED against further loans. Her be-
lief was put to the test by the receipt Of
O. letter which Worthington handed to her
one day in a sealed envelope. 1t protested
to be a message from the five Mahatmas.
each of whom advised her to assist Osiris
in the project which he had on hand,
otherwise the Nile would rise and over
whelm their work for 1900 years.
The message was too peremptOry to be
denied and Madame de la Juveny fastened
to obey the order Of the Mahatmas by
raising G200 promissory notes, which
she handed to WorthingtOn.
The building Of the church. kindergarten
and sana torium was never carried into eff
feet. About twelve months ago Mr.. Worth
ington, whose reputation q speaker
and entertainer are beyond question, re-
ceved call from the Hyde Park Uni
tartan church, Sydney He gladly obeyed
the call, and was accepted, in spite of the
protests Of the Unitarian body in Mel
bourne, which urged that he was not a fit
and proper person to hold this position.
The church was in difficulties when he
took charge, but the preacher rapidly be-
came popular, and at the time of his ar
rest had large congregation.