The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-06
PURPLE LOTUS MOTHER" OF
 THEoSOPHY IS 60 TO-DAY.

Those whose universal brother hood flows from the fountain att Point Lorna, Cal, one of the world s Theosophical centers" -the other be- ing in Madras, India, will celebrate today the sixtieth birthday of the
 Purple Lotos Mother Katherine T1ngley. Of the three high priest esses of Theosophy who, in the last half century, have preached, the doc- trOnes of ttkarma' and reincarna&iOn to a world that is constantly demand ing new faiths for old Mrs. Tingley is not the least remarkable Mme Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who gave the cult it's start and brought 1t to it's greatest vogue, was -eminently a mystic, and her fat body was clJri- ously at variance with her airy-fairy imaginings of things that never were on sea or land. Annie Besant, who in her earlier days was the comrade and co-worlker of Charles Bradlaugh, the ajtheistic philosopher and states man, was easily the most intellec- tual of the leaders of the movement. Katherine Tangiey brought to the cult a commercial acumen that was her heritage from thrifty New England colonial ancestors. At Point Lorna, not far from San Diego, Cal. she has established a worlds 7 Theosophical center that Is one of the wonrers of the world On a peninsula jutting Into the clear waters of the Pacific, combining the beauties, of the sea with the natural loveliness Of the Hand of sunshine and fowers,~ the architecturaly magnificent edif1ces of the ssUniversa1 Brotherhod and The osophical Society have a setting that is little short of perfect. There the Purple Lotus Mother has created a Mecca for her followers throughout the world. Included in the group of buildings are a "Raja. Yoga" school where children of all nationalitieS are taught the principles of Theosophy, as well as other subjects of more prac tical value in winning a livelihood; a library, an auditorium for lectures, a publishing plant, and various other edi1ces for living aand studying pur- poses.
 Mrs. Tingley explains her creed in the following language: "The prin- .cipal purpose of the Universal Broth erhood and TheosophicaI Society is to teach universal Brotherhood, demon strate that it is a. fact in nature, and make it a living power in the life of humanity, by establishing Raja Yoga creating a. new literature. It's sub sidiary purpose is to study. ancient and modern religion, science, philos- ophy and art, to investigate the laws of nature and the latent divine pow CTS dn man. Tt declares in it's con- sitution that every member has a right to believe Or disbelieve in any religious system or philosophy, each being required to show that, tolerance for the opinions of others which he expects for his own.''
 Katherine Westcott was born in New buryport, Mass, July 6, 1852, and married P. B. Tingley, an inventor, in 1889. After the death of Helen Bla- vatsky and her co-worker, Col. Henry S. Olcott, the leadership in Europe. devolved on Mrs. Besant, while in American William o. Judge became the head of the movement. Mrs Be- sant preferred charges against MT. Judge, and the result was a lively fight among the disciples of brother hood and the founding of a separate society in America Upon the death of Mr. Judge in 1896, Mrs. Tingley claimed that the mantle of leadership had fallen to. her, and in 1898 she formed the Universal Brotherhood and began the famous colony at Point Loma. Mrs. Tingley son made her in fluence felt not only in the United States but in Canada, England and other countries, and people all over the world now look to the Purple Lotus Mother as their spiritual and intellectual guide.