The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
WILL FIGHT MRS. TTNGLEY.
TIE AROUSED
By RECENT EXPOSURES.


city, has there been SO much excitement
among thcosophists as has been created
bv the frh, between Mrs. TinCley's rep
resenta,ives and the Gerry society over
the Cuban children sen, here to be taken
TO Point Lcmt. Cal The excitement *
OF tina, happy kind that is natu TO persons
who are suddenly released from long
strain.
In 1895. when Mrs Tinglev got possession
of the Theosophical Society through the
action of the Chicago convention. a large
number Of persons who had accepted her
as the successor of william Guam Judge IA
president Of the society denounced her
and left the organization. The dissatiS-
faction was openly expressed In this city
after the Chicago convention had passed
resolution subordinating the society TO
Mrs Til g'ev This resolution said IN at
there should bc one supreme Office. In
which shall reside paramount authority
regarding all matters which concern the
welfare of the brotherhood, this officer 10
be leader and official head
Mrs. 1inglcy was named in the consti-
tuition as that officer for life, With the priv
lege of naming her successor. from that
time Alrs. Tingey, who changed the
ma ne Of the organization 10 the nlversal
Brotherhood Society. has been III control,
and the ma iority OF the men and women
who we're in the old theosophical society
have ignored her and her society The
headquarters were moved TO Point Iona
and the tneosophists here severed their
connection with the movement.
c. A Griscom, Jr., OF the International
Steamship Company. who had selected
the site a, Point Lorna for the Brotherhood
School: Donald Nicholson Of the Tribune;
Alexander Fulletou, Dr. Thaddeus p.
Hyatt and many others prominen, in the
old TheosophiCal organization, abjured
Mrs. Tingley's society and they have not
taken public part in the movement from
that time In fact, the old society was
virtually disbanded, and the members We're
divided as to Mr. Judges responsibility
in fostering upon the society the woman
who had caused So much contention and
hard feeling
Recent events have led many Of them
TO question if Mr. Judge ever named Mrs.
Tingley as his successor. and now that
they are free from the fanatical influences
then Operating, they declare that there
never was satisfactory evidence on this
point and there il determination ex-
pressed To reopen the case.
Mr.. Judge died in 1895, and two years
later Mrs Tingley had been around the
world on a crusade which had cost the faith
full s34, 900. Tie crusaders consisted Of
Mrs. Tingley. Mrs. tleather. an English
Patterson. F.. W. Pierce. MIR, and Mrs
Claude Fails Wright and the Rev. W. Will
Jams. All # these persons except MIR.
Patterson have repudiated Mrs, 1ingiey,
and Mr.. Hargrove. who was presid..lt Of
the Theosopnical Society. resigned his
Office and returned TO live in England.
Since he trouble over the Cuban children
began MIR. Hargrove has been invited to
return here and 10 reopen the war against
Mrs. Tingley that he waged, SO reertlessly
after his return TO New York from his trip
around the world with the crusaders.
Mrs. Judge. the widow Of William Guam
Judge. who II at present living in BROOKLYN,
will be asked to give testimony relative
to the last year of her husbands life, during
which time he was suffering from con-
sump ion. II is freely stated among he
osophists that he was failing 30 rapidly hat
his friends did most of his work for him,
and il is not believed that he fully realized
his unfitness To manage the affairs of the
organization over which he had presided
for so long
His death was not anticipated. rs II had
been predicted that hi life was to extend
over long period of time. and when II
OCtuTTfl seven years dHb, litIt was ilo ANll''
CONSERVATION among the members Of the
society ard great anxiety a. to his success
sor. And from that time until the present
the society has been spit in factions. all
Of them differing in ali their views except
one All believe in the existence Of an order
Of men, who have developed powers far
bevond those of the average man. except
Mrs TinCev's followers. who accept her
a. the highest authority on earth.
Hence, while me Theosophis,:, generally
Ia, I-...,a g. hall,
come TO them from their lea d"rs, the Uni
versal Brotherhood in California has agreed
that Mrs. Tiugey's authority Is enough for
them and. until the trouble arose over
the little Cuhaus who were destined for
the Point Iona community no one could
foresee in what mar ter change could
come. The Gerry society by its exposure
Of the Universal Brotherhood Schoo! has
helped the Philosophical Society, which
will now begin an Investigation Of the
methods adopted by Mrs. Tingey to get
the control she secured II is promis. d
that ventilation Of the whole business
will follow
The general public is not so much inter
ested the result Of this reconsideration Of
the fanatical cour,r Of the theosophists in
regard to Mrs. 1ingl y, as it is in the fat
- the Cuban CHI DIR now III the school at
Point Iona This school is known az the
School Of the Ron awal of the Lost Mys-
teries Of Antiquity and just how child
a
ton II importance 10 the Treasury Depart
mcnt, which is 20 iuvc-tigl te the matter
When Mrs Tingley started this school
she invited Charles Johnston of London
20 he Professor of Sanscrit in il Prof
Johnston, who married niece Of Nine
Bavatsky, came TO this country TO do so
He l. AT present al the Brevoort Tafavette
Hotel in this city, and Is not likely to make
an acqua 'ntance with the mystic institu-
ton He and Mrs Tinglev did not agree
and Sanscrit i not vet one of the studies of
tho little Children AT Point Iona
II was ssidlyestordav by one of he leading
Theosophists of this city hat arrangements
for a meeting of all the old members Of he
Theosophical Society are being made fer
the purpose Of considering the investiga-
ton of the case Of the late president Of he
society and of doing his memory justice
at this time, when the members know
more than they have ever known before
of the manner in which his work was set
aside and Tingleyism substituted for il.
A. @, Spalding gave out for publication
yesterday correspondence between him
self, Mrs. Katherine Tingley and Kellogg
4 Bnckwi'h her counsel. the object Of
which seems TO be TO show that Mr.. Spald-
ing has ceased to act as agent Of Mrs Ting
ley's Raja Yoga School at Point Iona
Cal. II also appears that Mrs Tingev
has home in Santiago, 70 which she ex-
poets the eleven Cuban children, now de-
taipal ne llig Leland 70