The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-26
DR.. Anderson Tells ofHis
Initiation Into
Society
THE spot
In Tfngley-Tfmes Libel Suit, DR..
Anderson Deposition In Finished.
TinEley's Telling of Her Dog
"SpOt"-He Tells How He Became
a Son of the Rising Sun-The Treat
ment OF the Little Children Was
Inhumane.

Sandiego. Cal, December 2s.-In the
Tingley- libel suit today the de-
position of DR.. ]. A. Anderson, of San
francisco, once member of the
lingley cabinet. was finished. Ander-
son described his initiation into the So
ciety of lost mysteries Of antiquity. H
said all who were present sat on can-
vas and were supposed to he taxing
part in very ancient ceremony. AL
were dressed in light muslin costumes
and the rite was solemnized in thu open
air. Describing the initiation Ander-
son said it consisted chiefly of Mrs
Tingley's telling of her dog Spot" an6
what the dog had done.
Then Mrs. Tingley ate some fruit
which was supposed to be a mysterious
symbol and a part of the high initia-
ton which was taking place. Andcr-
son then told of how he was made a
member of the Order of the Rising
Sun-a son Of the rising sun. The chief
feature OF this initiation was. he sad
that candidate held a ~sunfiower.
There was another order known as The
ancient order scfibes which was very
hish. "a
Anderson related in some detsil. VIVA.
Mrs. Tingley had said about the dog
SDot." Mrs. Tingley, he said, had re.
lated how she was verv blue and Cast
down and that Spot" had gone to q
heap of letters on the floor and pick"i
out one from DR.. Allen Griffin which
greatly comforted her.
Anderson said when Mrs. Tingley
Wen to welcome her visitors she wore
I!fQQ hn
oueenly appearance. Describing the
sacred costume, such as was worn TO
welcome bridal couple married at the
homestead. DR.. Anderson said it was
Homething like a skirt, but rather
longer.
''The one 1 wore" he said. was like
wrap belted at the waist Men and
women wore about the same
Ali those who-took part carried lime
lights in order to read i'm proviSed parts
and responses of the ceremony, which
took place at night and was supposed
TO be of great antiquity.
In reference to the food of the chill
dren. the deDonent continued:
The little tots were fed principally
on bread and milk. 1 am referring to
those. from year to two years Old
TheI 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 fine with her ideas
as to food.
She said he desired to have them I. Il
| while she desired to have them starved
first, because they could more quickl:2 =
kill out the low animal nature in those
children. She believed in giving their
very little food and the doctor protest
| ed. This she told me directly and per.
| sonally.'
Parents were permitted to see Their
| children once in two weeks. OF course
| there were exceptions but. he said, thai
was the rule. Mrs. Tingley's reaso,
was that parental favoritism and pa
rental language interfered with tn,
] proper development Of the children ant
/ were things to be avoided as m'.cI: Il:
| POSSIBLE.
ReforrIn-, to the discipline 1f children
| Anderson averred:
"She takes away their food-that is
! she orders them away from the tabi
| and orders them to cease eating !
they do anything that she does no
| want; that is contrary to the rules.
have seen that and know that the!
were deprived altogether of a meal 70
the time being. / did not watch yer.
closely, but it was considered a matte
of impertinence, almost, to question
her on any of her methods, or to oh
serve things too closely"
Referring to the feeding of the babe
Andel son said:
Il was going through the ground
once with Mrs. Tingley. We came 1
the babies and one was only feS
days old. She was explaining h
methods. starvation-withhold tn
food twenty-four hours. The chiI
was about one year old. She said tina
the children lower nature was subdue
and broken; that the quickest way :
bring it about was to adopt the cour
of withholding food from tie chill
until the child came to its sense-unt
it's soul appeared