The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-09
FinanCie'r.
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Cult Aims to Establish Faith in
Reincarnation 81 Souls Men IL
81 Dressed Like Ancient
Greek "starva-
stion' One 81
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sl.s. n Los AN GELEs, July Z n man 81.
Gage, secre tary; II the Treasury under
h Presidents Mel Klnley and Rooseve cit, has
taken lip his residence at Point Iona:
\ to study theosonhy under Nine. r Tingley:
Tho distinguished flnancier, who wa g
seventy years Of age on June m \ 2Stfl last, +s
Z has taken this step. 4 he says. in accord \
ance with N Instructions receive 3 N III q @
dream. IA gS "a 855s. .i.s t ;}55 .sg i35
Eli Gage, n 81 Chicago; VI Mrs. Brainerd.
OF Denver son and dau ughter5of Mr.S Gage, gE;,
and Mrs. z. e. 1iller, q niece, al so sin-,
.fluenced Mr. Gage y to join the 'Tingley,
i..,lniyersal brotherhood n cult. Is &avoWed
object is to promote the study OF ancihen en- I
ana modern religions, rfilosophile:s am ~
sciences; to inYestig ate the unex 'ed ed
IL man, and to establish faith in the res
Incarnation of souls. Mrs. Tingle her
5gelf: has memory extending back 81 tt!o to
1900 B. c. she say when she and Nine.
Blavatsky$ capered around on the X banks IS
ofSsthe Nile. NJ .s sss 5 4. 81.
Weird Cerem onies.
81 s,rhe life lived by embers o. the Point
H I,oma.y co lony. 5whi ich Mr. ges Il adopt,
ia On \ Si succe ession az weird $cerem monies.
The m en- are Edr dressed ssomewha t.asiG Greeks
"a IA II on1ans we're wont to array them
selyes--in Witt u n ,,rld dershrts. . suit
pa 1an1as reaching to s the knee " below
which the leg lis bar Draped ts anous 1i
the sfouldersd a piece OF eeseclo sc i n .s
n Passing to the sacred ground nm lles'e
man range themselves ia cling the sln.
There Is a short rea ding rfals fru e tie
.Ch,ta q, perhaps 4 one o { E Spot le tters.
which this inspired dog cont ributes res.!r
larry 10 the brotherhood. Y and then each
Il eps down and picks &up g. ~ tie hand "
nf dirt and tosses It hack q s ain. = rltj
d All. E,x 4! yites sttl ta
that stns her dog, spot. Name. ngley found
~ retr,carna ated @ soul Of liam lt z
Judge. former III g1l riest OF the l'nt n
sversal Brot ttlsrhood and y founder$o OF \; me
American School Ct y = 7 heos i. nh ~ ";
starvation Is a feature OF theS theoso,
ntists regime. BY degrees Nine, TingltYi
has cut down their rat long q nd she COM
forts those who get IA lqunrtHr$ OF an esq
ap,ece, a piece of toast. q Walnu { OF Two
and a few raisins, by saying his ls an an
Ideal I akfast, and vii make nose c'
who eat 1t more refined and spirltuasI al
/ Is Superb Tract.
III Point % Iona is a superb tract Eof Y, ,tt,}
acres, adorned with magnificent build 4
sings. The total 5valu y OF the tract and
the buildings rs estimated at 81 aD, 600.
The Theosoph!sts are possessed Of other
property which In all forms. is worth
A close to S, 900. COO Gtl53
T ~ Since 1875 the society, which hal ls'
branches in America. Great; Britain, In
sdia. Scandinavia, Holland. France, Italy.
Germany, Australia and New Zealand,
has admitted 5000 members and char
tered 75O branches. In the United States
there are 2,4o0 members and SO branches.
3 Since his retirement from II President
sRoosevelt's Cabinet In 1902 MI. u Gage,
perhaps the mcst conspi picuous% %of recent
STU dents OF theosophy, has ma de his home m
In New York, where he Is presslidd!e dent OF
the United States Trust Company. Be-
fore entering President NICK Kinley' $ Cabi-
net IN 1887 he was president Of the First
National Bank OF Chicago. & the largest
financlal Il institution in the West.
& IN Chcagp Mr.. Gage was q memo,s y
OF David Swings Independent Church,
In Central Music Hall. The ss8 Rev DR..
Newell Dwight n ILLS, now OF BROOKLYN,
succeeded Dr. Swing. Mr., Gage never
was active In church work. Swing was
asPresbyterian, who was ousted for heresy
years IA so. 81 s * S58a
"a. e.. spalding, the once famous base
ban Il pitcher. and millionaire Z sporting
goods manufacturer. has been q member
Of Point Iona plony, for six years.
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