The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-18
Has Joined Mrs. Katherine Ting
|ey's Brotherhood
THE SAD STORY OF HIS CONVERSION
WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN
CALIFORNIA AND DEVOTE
LIFE TO WORK..

the treasury, financier and until re-
Gently president of one of the largest
of New York's trust companies, has
forfeited a salary of $4,000 per year
and has Joined Nine. Katherine Ting
ley's Universal Brotherhood at Point
Loma Cal.
Influenced by a vision seen in
dream. Mr.. Gage has purchased an
$4,000 site on Rock PromOntory, ad-
Joining Nine. Tingley's temple, and
from now on he will devote his life
and fortune to the spread Of theosophy.
His grandchildren and children will
attend the Raja Yoga school at the
homestead. the training school for the
cult. and his relatives, his sister and
brother, will occupy houses adjoining
his.
The action of the former ChicagOan
followed two mysterious visits to
southern California within the past six
months. On both of these trips he
conferred with Nine. Tingley, the
Purple Mother of Theosophy." Her
persuasive words, coupled with those
of relatives and friends already mem
bers of the brotherhood, finally won
the banker over to the faith.
Story of Conversion.
The story of Lyman j. Cages con-
version to theosophy is briefly told
1t was shortly after becoming presi-
dent of the trust company, which he
left in order to take up the new creed
of theosophy, that the noted financier
had a dream. In the dream he was
told to seek advice concerning certain
matters at the hands of the Point
Iona woman.
He at first doubted the dream and
the actual putting of it into operation,
but continued visions persuaded him
that he should seek the advice of the
Purple Mother" His two visits to
the brotherhood colony followed. No
one with whom he was connected
knew of the object of these trips. Only
Nine. Tingley and a few relatives and
friends know what Lyman ]. Gage was
seeking.
Among these friends was A. G.
Spalding, the sporting goods man of
Chicago, and close friend of Captain
Adrian C. Arson during the cham
piOnship days of that veteran baseball
player. Cages sister, Mrs. Brainerd of
Point Iona. was also instrumental in
securing the conversion of the veteran
tinancier.
Some of the Rites.
The brotherhood into which Lyman
J. Gage has thrown his fortune and
his life was founded by William Quar-
Judge. AT the time of his death
Nine. Katherine Tingley assumed the
reins of government. She still rules
the cult, and in her hands rests the
has financed deals where millions o.
dollars were needed, who handled the
war debt of the nation through tn.
Spanish American war, and finall,
gave up a $4,000 position to become
a life member of the cult of theoso
phists
The faith adopted by Mr.. Gage is {
peculiar one. When he entered tn,
portals of the temple of Katherin,
Tingley he was greeted by the bark o
a little black and white dog. In Thu
mystic dog, the mahatma of all dogs
dwells the spirit of Judge, the founde
of the Point Iona colony. When Spo
grows cold, the Purple Mother" ha
one of her attendants wrap it up II
shawls. When it grows hot, we
cloths are placed on its head
Spot is the reincarnation, the me
dunn whereby Judge keeps watch owe
his colony. 1t is through him tina
ooNoS' NhOSO oOuS oIIiS 10 dCpdI lS'
from his brotherhood, sees what
going on.
In place of the luxurious apart
ments. with servants on all sides anx
ious to do his bidding, the forme
Chicagoan will tread around the sacre
ground each morning at sunrise, a
the sun rises above the eastern hori
ION. Mr.. Gage may be seen with tn
Raja Vegas STOPPING down and seiz
ing a handful of dirt, which he wi
pass over their heads Then the pro
cession will retrace it's steps and tn
men will doff their Greek garments
for some of them will do duty a
guards while others will act as guide
In place of the garments worn b
the financier and banker while sittin
in his palatial offices at Washington
or while comforting with his bushes