The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
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 IN TINGLEY CASE  Witness Tells of lniation Into
 Mysterious Society DOG SPOT AGAIN DISCUSSED The Canine Which Was Supposed to Be Supernatural Once Selected Letter Which Gave His Mis-
 tress Great Comfort.
DOG SPOT AGAIN DISCUSSED

tress Great Comfort.
 San Diego, Cal, December 2s-In the Tingley-Times libel suit today the deposi- tion of pr. J. A. Anderson of San Fran cisco. once member of the Tingley cab. snet, was finished. Anderson described his initiation into the school society of Lost Mysteries of Antiquity. He said all who were present sat on canvass and were supposed to be taking part in the ancient ceremony. All were dressed in light muslin costumes and the rite was solemnized 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 very mysterious symbol and a part of the high initiation which was taking place. Anderson then told how he was made a member of the order of the Rising Sun Ca son of the Rising Sun). The chief feature of this in itiation was, he said, that a candidate held a sunflower. There was another or der 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. Tfngiey, 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 eere- monies the deponent said there were a great number of them. In some, those who took part went about barefoot, but they varied so that it would take much time to describe them.
 Wore Simple Robe.
 Anderson said when Mrs. Tingley went to welcome her visitors she wore large purple robe that gave her a queenly ap- pearance. Describing the sacred cos tune, such as was worn to welcome a bridal couple married at the homestead, Dr. Anderson said it was something like a 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'
 All those who took part carried lime lights in order to read improvised parts and responses of the ceremony, which took place at night and was supposed to be one of great antiquity.
 In reference to the food of the children, the deponent continued:
 '"rhe little tots were fed principally on bread and milk, a suitable food I sup pose. They seem to have sufficient I am referring to those from a year to two years old. There was a class of new babies there. These. Mrs. Tingley told me she had great trouble with, because of Dr. Woods (Mrs. Tingley's physician). He would not 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 theS could more quickly kill out the low anil nal nature in these children. She be- lieved in giving them very little food and the doctor protested This she told me directly and personally"
 Parents Were Fined.
 As to parents being separated from children, Anderson said:
 'I know of one instance in which they were fined. It was a matter of discipline"
 Parents were permitted to see their children only in two weeks. Of course there were exceptions, but he said that was the rule. Mrs. Tingley's reason was that parental favoritism and parental language interfered with the proper de- velopment of the children and were things to be avoided as much as possible.
 Referring to the discipline of children, Anderson averred:
 "She takes away their food-that is, she orders them away from the table and orders them to cease eating if they do anything that she does not want, that Is, contrary to the rules. have seen that and. know that they were deprived altogether of a meal for the time being l did not watch very closely because it was considered a matter of impertinence almost to question her on any of her methods, or to observe things too closely"
 Feeding of Babies.
 Referring to the feeding of the babies, Anderson said:
 I was going through the grounds once with Mrs. Tingley. We came to the babies and one was only a few days old. She was explaining her methods starvation- withholding the food. She said that in one case she withheld the food twenty fours hours. The child was about one year old She said that the children's lower nature was subdued and broken; that the quickest way to bring it about was to adopt the course of withholding from the child, until the child came to It's sense-until Its soul appealed"
 In reply to a question touching the status of the institution at Point Loma, Anderson said:
 ''Truthfully, it is not a theosophical so- ciety at all. It Is a seeded movement from the thesophical society-a branch"
 He said he left the universal brother hood because Mrs. Tingley had substitut- ed her will for the institution As to writings that he had prepared for the publication managed by Mrs. Tingley, he said they were rejected by Mrs Tingley because he would not acknowledge her divine as others did