The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-10-11
FORMER SECRETARY OF TEX
TREASURY FRIENDLY TO
THEosoPHTsTs.
CONVERT TO SIMPLE LIFE
Well-Known Chicago Banker and FL
naneier Settles in Colony Founded
by MaLame Tingley at Point
Iona, California.

Ihcosophical society. These state
mengs are made by the former secrb
tary OF the treasury to set al rest re-
ports that he had joined the school Of
Katherine Tingley He says:
II am trying this life az Point Iona
because 1 have personal friends here;
because the climate is most agreeable:
because ii 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 10 the place
The first is the United States military
reservation. with its fine system Of
harboT defenses. its companies Of ar
ullery 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-conrolled young lives
stimulates my hope for the future Of
the society.
Il am not affiliated except in this
friendly way either with the military
station OF the Theosophieal society.
am too old to enlist in the army and
have not yet been invited to join TIE
theosophists. would consider it 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. It is a
beautiful spot in idyllic surroundings.
inducing the contemplative life which
Is a 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 II il they who
first induced 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 viii 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 infu-
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 $50, 900 a year position with great
New York trust concern to devote
what money he has to the work at
Point Iona.
Gets InstrIS ton 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 and
bought property from Nine. Tingley.
Mr.. Gage. whether the story Of the
dream is correct or not has had the
persuasive voices of relatives in his
ears. for there live at Point Iona
his brother-in-law and sister. Col and
Mrs. Brainerd, the latter a member
of the Theosophical brotherhood. and
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 at
Point Iona Mr. Gage is taking a deep
interest in the work Of Nine Tingley.
attending all the instructive lectures.
Mrs. Tingley and her Universal
brotherhood. which is a seeding or
ganization from the older Thsosophist
movement first came into notoriety
in 1902, when II Cuban children were
imported for the school at Point
Iona. These were known at the time
rs the lotus buds A great stir was
caused and an order secured through
the efforts Of the Gerry society for
the deportation Of the children when
they reached Ellis Island. New York
The order was subsequently revoked
and the children allowed to proceed,
but not until the brotherhood had
been given a thorough airing
A Student Of the Occult.
Mr.. Gage was we'll known during
his residence in Chicago 10 students
OF the occult and the "black art
His interest in esoteric matters be-
gan In a dramatic way in Chicago in