The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-02
GAGEJOINS SECT
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY FRIENDLY TO
THEosoPHIsTs.
CONVERT TO SIMPLE LIFE.
Well-Known Chicago Banker and FL
nancier Settles in Colony Founded
by Madame Tingley at Point
Iona. California.


leading the simple life. Though in
terested, he is not member of the
Theosophical society. These state
ments are made by the former secr1
tary of the treasury to set at rest re-
ports that he had Joined the school of
Katherine Tingley. He says:
81 am trying this life at Point Iona
because I have personal friends here;
because the climate is most agreeable;
because 1t is just outside of the rush
and roar of the world; because here
one can lead the simple life.
Beyond these reasons there are two
institutions established here which to
me lend much interest to the place.
The first is the United States military
reservation with its fine system OF
harbor defenses, it's companies of ar
tillery men, etc The second is the
Raja Yoga school for children and
youths of all ages.
"This school was established and Is
being carried on by Katherine Ting
ley as leader and official head of the
Universal Brotherhood and Theosoph-
ical society throughout the world. The
school excites my interest, and the
magnificent work it is doing in the de-
velopment of clean, healthy, well-edu-
Gated, and self-controlled young lives
stimulates my hope for the future of
the society.
II am not affiliated except in this
f,4e ha nil 20
station or the Theosophical society.
am too old to enlist in the army and
have not yet been invited to join the
theosophists. I would consider 1t hon
orable to be related to either of them"
Mr.. Gage is at present occupying
Prospect cottage, which he owns, near
Katherine Tingley's temple. 1t is a
beautiful spot in idyllic surroundings,
inducing the contemplative life which
is feature of the Theosophists' cult.
With Mr.. Gage are Col. and Mrs.
Brainerd, Mrs. Brainerd being Mr..
Cages sister and a member of the
Universal Brotherhood. 1t is they who
first inducsd the distinguished prose-
lyte to visit Point Iona and drink at
the fount there.
Becomes Ready Convert.
The former secretary of the treas
ury visited his grandchildren. who are
in the Raja Yoga school at Point
Iona, several months ago and became
imbued with the belief that he should
identify himself with the Theoso-
phists. He Is attending the lectures
and his friends say will take up the
course"
Plenty Of probation is allowed be-
ginners and they may withdraw at
any time when they find their ideas
| clash with those of the brotherhood.
The society maintains its own theater,
halls and printing plant and is grow
ing in accessions, wealth and infiu-
ence.
That Mr.. Gage has taken up his
residence in Prospect cottage, Just
south of the homestead in the Ting
ley domain, and that he has bought
for $4,000 property on the top of
Point Iona for a permanent home
does not verify but lends added in.
terest to the story of why he dropped
business affairs at a moments notice
and came west; also why he gave up
a $4,000 a year position with a great
New York trust concern to devote
what money he has to the work al
Point Iona.
Gets Instruction in Dream.
The story, briefly, is that he had re.
ceived instructions in a dream to seek
advice at the hands of the Point Iona
leader and that when he got the in
structions on his hurried trip he went
back and quit his lucrative job ant
bought property from Nine. Tinglev
Mr.. Gage, whether the story of thu
dream Is correct or not. has had tn,
persuasive voices of relatives in hi.
ears, for there live at Point Lomf
his brother-in-law and sister, Col. ant
Mrs. Brainerd, the latter member
of the TheOsophical brotherhood an,
some OF the former secretary's grand
children are pupils in Nine Ting
ley's Raja Yoga school at the home
stead. Now that he has settled
Point Iona Mr.. Gage is taking a dee,
interest in the work of Nine. TingIev
attending all the instructive lectures
Mrs Tingley and her Universe
brotherhood, which IS a seeding or
ganization from the older Theosophis
movement, first came into notorjet,
In 1902. when II Cuban children wer
Imported for the school at Poin
Iona. These We're known at the tim
as the "lotus buds" A great stir wo
caused and an order secured throne,
the efforts of the Gerry society IN
the deportation of the children who,
they reached Ellis Island. New yor,
The order was subsequently revoke
and the children allowed to proceed
but not until the brotherhood ha
been given thorough airing.
A Student of the Occult
Mr.. Gage was well known durir
his residence in Chicago to student
of the occult and the black art"
His interest in esoteric matters hs
gan in a dramatic way in Chicaeo /,
1895. He has been considered cand