Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24
LOST MYSTERIES
OF ANTIQUITY"
Initiation Into Mrs. Ting1c.,s So
ciet!-Her Dog, !tSpot';-Stnrya-
ton of Children to Bring
Out Their Souls.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, December 23.--Jn
the Tineley-Times libel suit to-day the
deposition of Dr. j. A. Anderson of San
Francisco, once q member Of the Tingley
Cabinet. was finished. Anderson describ-
ed his initiation into the society OF the
Lost Mysteries of AntiGuity.' He said
all who were present sat OF canvas. and
were supposed TO be taking part in a
very ancient ceremony. All were dressed
in light muslin costumes, and the rite was
solemnzed III the open air. Describing
the initiation. Anderson said it consisted
chiefly OF Mrs. Tinglay's telling of her
dog Spot" and what the dog had done.
Then Mrs. Tinglsv ate some fruit which
was supposed to be a mysterious symbol
and a Part Of the high initiation which
was taking place. Anderson then told
OF how he was made a member of the
Order of the Rising Sun-a Son Of the Ris-
ing Sun. :, he chief eature OF this I'M
tiation was he said, that a candidate
held a sunfiower. 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. Tingley. he said had re-
lated how she was very blue and cast
down. and that Spot had gone to a heap
OF letters on the floor and picked out one
from DR.. Allen Griffin. which greatly
cornforted her.
ROYAL GARMENTS.
Anderson said that when Mrs. I'ingley
went TO welcome her visitors, she wore a
large purple robe, that gave her a queen
~ appearance. Describing the sacred
costume, such as was worl, to welcome
bridal couple. married a the home
stead, DR. Anderson said it was some
thing like a skirt, but rather longer. The
one I wore" he said, was like Il wrap
belted at the waist. Men and women
wore about the same.
All those who took part carried lime
lights, in order 10 read imrrovised parts
and the responses OF the ceremony, which
took place at night, and were supposed
to be Of great antiquity.
In reference to the food of the children,
the deponent continued:
The little tots were fed principally on
bread and milk. I am referring 70 those
from a year to two years Old There was
q class of children that Mrs.
Tinsley told me she had great
trouble with, because OF DR.. Woods lAIrs.
Tingey's physician. He would not tall
into line with her ideas as to food. She
said he desired to have them led. while
she desired 10 nave lneNi starved llISt,
because they could thus more quickly
kill out the low animal nature in these
She believed in giving them
very little food, and the doctor protested.
This she told me directly and person
ally
DISCIPLINE OF CHILDREN.
Parents were permitted to sec 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 parental
language interfere with the proper dis
cipline OF the children, and was to be
to the discipline of children, Anderson
said:
"She takes away their food-that is, she
orders them away from the table. and
orders them to cease eating, if they do
that she does not want-that is,
to the rules. l have sean that.
and know that they We're deprived alto
lid not watch very closely but it was
considered natter Of in1pertinence, al
most. to question her on any OF her me-
hods. or to observe things too closely
Referring to the feeding OF the babies,
Anderson said:
II was going through the grounds once
With Mrs. Tingley. We came to the |
She was explaining her nethods-starva- |
food. She said that in !!
me case she withheld food twentyfour
hours. The child was about ! year old. |
She said that the children's lower ma !
ure was to be subdued and broken; that |
he quickest way to bring it about was
o adopt the course of withholding food !
enses-until its soul appeared