The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-03
She Long Studied the Strange
Philosophy Which Is the
Religion of the Indiana Yoga1
Before Taking Step.
MASTERED THE CONTENTS
OF STRANGE BELIEF.
President Stone Says He Can
not Believe That His Wife
Did Not Intend to Go to
Mother When She Left Him.

Lafayette. Ind. May 2-It Was no
emotional impuisive action that took
Mrs. Winthrop Ellsworth Stone from
her family to the eNactine faith she
now possesses. that Of Yoga philo-
sophy, Her course was matured. de-
Hberate one and she has followed 1t
after counting the cost.
More than wear ago she announc-
ed to ner husband that she was going
10 her old home in German Poland
10 visit her mother who was old and
feeble. Nothing was thought of this
a the time. nor Of the Length of her
stay at first. a. she had made visits
six months in duration several times
previously. But letters have come
from Mrs. stone TO her husband in
which she states she will never come
back, prefering 10 continue the study
of The Indian faith.
How She Fell Under Spell.
Most singular is the story of Mrs.
Stones tall under the mysterious spell
Of the YoCa cult. For Years she had
been reading tleosophv and kindred
subjects and Was mildly interested in
them. Three wears ago a Dir. George
Moulton organized in LAFAYETTE a class
in tie IOga philosophy, Many women
and some men in West Lafayette. the
college town, Joined the class and it
. became quite the fad with certain
highly educated people
Hypnotism and Telepathy.
Moulton taueht that the Yoga philo-
sophy was tie religion Of the Indian
Yoga. or SCothsayers. Il was the doc
| trinc Of the Ego. an exaggerated in
| diyidualiSm. So wonderful was IL that
| its dcvout adhcrcuts became themsel-
YES hcalcrs. hYpnOtists and clairvoy-
ants. he said. All things were posi-.
| bic 10 them, even tclepathv and the
| power 10 project an astral body
Meetings of DR.. Moulton's class
wCr" held in various fine homes.
! Books issued by the Yoga Publishing
| Company. imprinted first AT Palmyra,
! y. J.. and later at 44O0 Cottage Grove
avenue. Chicago. and finally in the
Masonic Temple. Chicago. were put in
/ the hands OF Ms. Stone and other
| members of the class. These books.
! in themselves. taught strange doc
! trinc of Withdrawal" or separation
| from kindred friends II taught that
| the complete power of the Yoga. the
! second sight the power of tclepathy
| hypnOtism and the like could only be
| the reward of celibacv.
/ Mrs Stone took complete course
/ including the most secret orders In
truth. she took the course twice. so
infatuated was she with the philoso-
! ply.
President Stone said today: When
my wife went away she told me she
was going 10 her mother cannot be-
lieve that then there was any other
thought in her mind. At that time.
Who loves the mortal creature. end
ing there is no more free-he has Civ
en- himself away to death
If one loves another in such a way
thar II that others love be Withdrawn
all happiness will fade out of life.
then that first person is slave of
circums tances a slave to the others
emotions and passions
SO long as one is tied or attached
TO any particular person or thing so
that his happiness seems dependent
thereon he is the slave Of that person
or thing
Love, glorious though it be. Ia a
disease as long as 1t destroys or even
impairs tho freedom Of the soul.
Therefore, if thou woudst love. with
draw myself from love. make II thy
slave and al the miracles OF nature
shall lie in the palm of thy hand
Prayer Of the Ego.
Here is the Yoga PRAYER 10 be re-
pedted BY the devout 1t exempIifies
the doctrine Of the ego:
! am master Of my mind. not its
slave. can set aside my sensations
emotions, passions desires. intellsctu-
al faculties and all the rest of my
mental collection Of tools as not -
things, and still there remains some
thing. and that something is r. that
cannot be set aside by me, for it is my
very self
Tears were in the eyes OF the dea-
cons and elders who listened and they
lost no time in extending to DR.. Stone
vote of faith and confidence.