The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-18
BrotherLy Love Alone
Can Make Peace Secure
Says TheOSOphiSt Head
BY FoNTAIhE FOX.

gency Society to feed the starving
in New York during a critical winter
until today, when. at seventy-two,
she has left the seclusien of her beau
tifuI estabIis hment. to, tour the coun-
try in an EFFORT to awaken thoughts
of saner, p1Fer living in world reef
ing from its long draught of blood
sized and burden. Katherine Tingley
has been a great humanitarian.
With Nine TingIey are dozen
students from her Raja-Yoga college.
Had she no other tribute to her genius
than this dozen boys and girls. she
could feel life had been well worth
living. Several OF the girls are per-
feet examples OF the Tingley theories.
since they have been under her train
ing since infancy. One is tempted
to label them perfect young women
II perfection were not usually such
an obnoxious term and il madame
herself did not object.
At nineteen and twenty they are
gifted musicians. they can discuss
world affairs and policies with the
case or statesmen. and withal they
are radiant examples OF healthy
Young womanhoOd. full of dimpling
laughter when met informally. with
radiance shining from a steadfast
gaze and the serene beauty that can
only come from beautiful thoughts.
Students Pity ID. &. Girls.
I'm not going to let them be
spoiled with undeserved praise" Nine.
Tingiey warned me with eyes twink
ling with satisfaction at the admira-
ton her charges everywhere elicit.
They must he very humble about il
all because they have had the op-
portunity. the environment. the eX-
ample that the hundreds OF young
girls walking up and down r street
have never had"
And one Of the girls spoke up: 81
feel SO bad when ! look in their
times almost misery in them and
they're maybe only nineteen or
twenty-they Iook-why. just as il
they'd never been girIs-but had
jumped right from childhood into
women"
Il called my college Raja-Yoga."
Nine. TinSIey explained. because that
means the royal Union--the unioL
OF the spiritual. mental. and physi-
cal sides of life. The real secret Of
the system Is TO evolve the chiId's
character rather than 70 overtaX the
child's mind it H. to bring out
rather than 10 bring to the faculties
OF the child, the grander part from
within.
The terms education has much
wider significance At Point Iona than
Is usually given 1.-THE basis is the
essential divinity of man and the ne
cessity for eliminating everything in
his nature which is not divine.
RaJa-YOEa system.
ss-T,t.
permission to the child TO grow with
out the chains of self-love, which will
ever remain outside Of its nature If
the foundations Of its education De
aid Alright.
The world mas not yet realized
how much of truth children already
know and how much Of that ruth We
destroy by our mistakes.
Music is required. not necessariIy
20 make great musicians but because
music makes for beauty and harmony
and rhythm. Theosophy comes TO
Them as q science Of life-thc art Of
i'ying-the application Of aItruism in
every act Of everyday living. The
phase Of reincarnation gives hope
that il teaches that the soul CON
Linues forever. returning again and
a gain to this world"
Nine. Tingley plans to give A free
lecture at the National Theater Sun
day evening on "Education-a Vital
Factor in World Reconstruction" To
persons who ask why she gives SO
much and asks so little, she only
smiles. which seems to say that those
who have an understanding OF q
great truth or principle arc in duty
bound 10 disco nina tc-it, .-...-. :,
"HoW much betr6r. pcrh ans. iCI