The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-24
HOME FOR The
WEAK MINDED
Ridiculous Ceremonies of Spuri-
Gus Theosophists.
SOUL TREATMENT FOR BABIES
THEY BECOME MORE SPIRITUAL
BY BEING STARVED.

G AN DIEGO, Cal. Dec. 2s.-In the
y Tingley-Times libel suit today the
deposition of DR.. ]. A. Anderson of
San Francisco. once a member of the
Tingley cabinet, was finished. Ander-
son described his initiation into the So
ciety of the lost mysteries of antiquity.
He said all who We're present sat on
canvas and were supposed to be TAX
ing part in a very ancient ceremony
All were dressed in light muslin cos
tunes and the rite was solemnized in
the open air. Describing the initiation
Anderson said it consisted chiefly of
Mrs. Tingiey telling of her dog Spot,
and what the dog had done Then Mrs
Ilngley ate some fruit, which was sup
posed to be very mysterious symbol
and part of the high initiation which
was taking place. Anderson then told
how he was made a member of the Or
der OF the Rising Sun-a son of the
Rising Sun. The chief feature of this
initiation was, he said. that each can
dldate held a sunflower There was
another order known as the Ancient
Order of Scribes. which was very high.
Part the Dog Played.
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 thate''Spot'' had gone to a
heap of letters on the floor and picked
out one from DR. Allen Griffin which.
greatly comfOrted her.
In describing the ceremonies the de-
poHent 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 de-
scribe them.
Anderson said when Mrs. Tingley
| went to welcome her visitors she wore
a large purple robe that gave her a
queenly appearance. Describing the
/ sacred costume, such as was worn to
welcome bridal couple married at the
] homestead, DR.. Anderson said it was
something like a skirt, but rather
longer.
THE one wore" he said, was like
a wrap belted at the waist Men and
women wore about the same
Carried Limelights.
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 chill
dren, the deoonent continued:
The little tots were fed principally
on bread and milk, a suitable food, /
SuppOS0. 1uOy S66IueO TO nave SUM-
cient. I am referring to those from l
to years old. There was a class of
new babies there. Those, Idrs. Tingley
told me, she had great trouble with be-
cause 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 de-
sired to have them starved first, be-
cause they could more quickly Kill Out
the lower animal nature in those chill
dren- She believed in giving them very
little food and the doctor protested
This she told me directly and person
ally"
!. A Matter of Discipline.
As to parents being separated from
children, Anderson said: Il know OF
one instance in which they were sep
arated. 1t was a matter of discipline
Parents were permitted to see their
children once in two weeks. OF course
there were exceptions, but he said that
was the rule. Mrs. Tingley's reason
was that parental favOritism and par
entail law interfered with the proper
| development of the children and were
things to be avoided as much as pos
sible
Referring to the discipline of chill
dren. Anderson averred: ''She takes
away their food-that is, she order:
them away from the table and orders
them to cease eating if they do any,
thing that she does not want, that il
contrary to the rules. I have seer
that and know that they were deprived
altogether OF a meal for the time be-
ing. / did not watch very closely, be-
cause it was considered a matter O.