The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-06
MRS. TINGLEY
ON THE STAND
Prophecies and Seer of Point
Iona Sharply Questioned.
MANY STATEMENTS DENIED
SACRED GROUNDS WERE NOT
HELD TO BE REALLY SACRED.

San Diego. Cal. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Ting
ley was recalled TO the stand when the
trial Of her action against the Los An
geles Times was resumed this morn
ing.
Samuel Al. Shortridge Of defendants
counsel, continuing the cross-examina-
ton, asked in regard 70 the craftsmen
at Point Iona ana their peculiar uni
forms. she said that the garments
were not symbolical, but had been pre-
pared for i corner stone laying
In the reading Of essays by the stu
dents" asked Mr. Shortridge. were
you not referred TO as a teacher and
compared with COnfucius, Buddha and
Mohammed2"
No. sir. I never heard of such a
thing answered Mrs. Tingley
Have you not heard yourself re-
ferred TO by students who compared
you to Jesus Christi"
No. sir"
One On Mrs. Tingley.
The cross examination turned to
thought waves. Mrs. Tingley stating
that the spreading of thought waves
was net as described. A pure thought
she said, would influence others IF
! had pure thought" she said. by
way Of Illustration, Il might influence
you
IF you had. madame" retorted the
lawyer, you might
Mrs. Tingley was asked if she ac-
cepted the doctrines of Madame Bla-
Vastly and William Q. Judge. She said
she did. Asked if she was a theoso-
phist, she replied:
I am trying 20 be" adding: The
osophy teaches Us to be pure, unselfsh
and gOOd-I am trying to be all that"
Returning to the portion of defend
ants deposition that had reference to
her life in New York, Mrs. Tingley said
she had bitterly opposed hypnOtism,
but that she had accepted spiritualism
to a certain extent. She absolutely de-
MED that the admission fees received
from character readings" formed a
part of her source of maintenance.
Denied Fitch's Story.
Did you ever tell Mr.. Fitch "a de-
PENDANTS deponenO that his wife had
not advanced far enough to be his
companion continued Mr.. ShOrtridge.
No, sir; absolutely not
Did you discuss with him the secret
Of happy marriages"
4 told him that our people on Point
Iona were happy because they were
living the right life. They were en-
ergetic and unselhsh, while he was in
dolent and absorbed in himself"
The cross examination had reached
the deposition of DR.. Jerome A. Ander-
son of San Francisco when the noon
intermissiOn was taken.
Mrs. Tingley said that DR. Anderson
was not in good standing at the time
of his last visit to Point Iona.
Are there grounds around Point
Iona that are known as sacred
grounds?' " asked Mr.. Shortridge.
! only in the sense" said Mrs. Ting
| ley, that they are dedicated to hui
jmanity. We feel toward Them, T sup
pose, as Christians feel toward theiI
churches.
Order of scribes.
was the Order of Scribes devoted 70
the study of occultism and mysti-
! cism?"
NO, sir.
Did the scribes study archaeology
with reference to America? What was
/ their garb?"
Yes: but of Europe as we'll Their
garb was the same as that of the
/ students"
Did you tell DR.. Anderson that h,
was being initiated into a very ancien
|
mo, sir"
Questions concerning the initiation
into the Order of the Sons and Daugh
ters of the Rising Sun were not al
! lowed to be answered and Mr., Tiugle,
gave brief description of "Greel
/ symposiums' and plays that took plac'
I in the open air at Point Iona anC
at the Isis theatre at San Diego, say
ing that these consisted largely of quo
tations. some of the quotations beinc
( from Jesus Christ.
Did you quote from Buddha :?
( asked Mr. ShOTtTidge.
Il cannot say positively. but if Their
was anything beautiful or good in tn
words Of Buddha, I have no doubt w
| quoted him..
Did you quote Nine Blavatsky ant
William Q. Judge?"
Il think so"
Colonel OlcOtt."
mo. sir: we do not accept his teach
ings. and Of course we did not quot
him
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