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TINGLEY'S 1899 U.S. CRUSADE

(from Universal Brotherhoodmagazine, July-Sept., 1899)

CRUSADE NOTES.The Congress of the Universal Brotherhood at Point Loma was

continued at the International Brotherhood League Colony until May5. Before leaving an itinerary was arranged by which the Leader andparty would visit the Lodges in California and the Northwest andmany others on their journey across the continent to New York. Withour Leader were E. A. Neresheimer, Chairman of the Cabinet of theU. B.; F. M. Pierce, Secretary General; H. T. Patterson,Superintendent of the International Brotherhood League; Iverson L.Harris, of Macon, Ga., Superintendent of the I. B. L. Colonies; Clark

Thurston, of Providence, R. I.; Mrs. Richmond Green, ofEasthampton, Mass.; W. T. Hanson, of Macon, Ga.; Mrs. Alice L.Cleather and Basil Crump, of London, England.

SAN DIEGO.The first meeting was held in San Diego, in the Fisher Opera

House, and was attended by a large and sympathetic audience. TheSan Diego Union gave an excellent report, from which the followingextracts are taken:

The first speaker was Mr. E. Aug. Neresheimer, President of theTheosophical Society in America, whose remarks were business-likeand to the point. The same, however, can be said of all the otheraddresses, for all the representatives of the Brotherhood who haveappeared in public here and at Point Loma are endowed with unusualintellectuality, and their statements have been received with theclosest attention. In the course of Mr. Neresheimer's address hesaid:

"There is a universal belief among all people that there is anunderlying principle upon which we all exist, and a sympathy between

all men. This principle, although inculcated in every religion -Mohammedan, Brahmin, Buddhist, and all the others - has not beenpracticed. There never has been such distress among mankind as atthe present time. It was for the alleviation of this condition that theBrotherhood Organization was founded. We have a great army ofpeople who are members of various sects of religion. Most of themare sound-headed business men who conduct the Organization on a


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business basis and different from any other organization having thesalvation of mankind as a ground-work. No officer is paid a salary."

Mr. Iverson L. Harris said in part:"The time has arrived in the history of the human race when

something different must be done for the benefit of the human family.For that reason the recent Congress was held - it was held to presenta living picture of what might be. It was something unique."

Mr. Basil Crump then spoke briefly, but none the lessinterestingly, upon the philosophy of life and its influence upon theyoung men and women of today. He referred to the custom "so longprevalent in England of keeping the young men and women strictlyseparate from each other in schools and society," "that men andwomen, to be helpful to each other, must not be educated separately.The moral standard, as well as the intellectual and spiritual, is raised

by the association of the sexes in education." He spoke of the drama"as a potent factor in educating mankind" - not the average drama oftoday, but as presented by the enlightened ancients, and as shownby a study of Wagner's methods. "In Greece the drama, dictated tothe people, not the people to the drama.'"

Mr. W. L. Hanson, also of Macon, Ga., Secretary and Treasurerof the International Brotherhood League Colonies, said:

"The real essence of religion and philosophy is common sense.The eternal welfare of man is the basis of action. Man should donothing mean or small, not because life is too short, but because lifeis so long. He should develop all sides of his being, and harmony willfollow as a part of his every-day existence."

Mrs. E. C. Mayer, President of the Isis League of Music andDrama and Superintendent of the Lotus work, followed on the oldadage, "Know thyself," saying:

"It has a simple sounding, but it suggests the most complexproblem. How many of you would live your lives over again along thesame paths, the same old weary way? And yet you are teaching yourchildren to tread the same paths. In the Lotus work we are teaching

the children the immortality of the soul, the power of thought, and ofself-restraint, or the power of silence, to look within, and not without,for knowledge."

Mrs. Tingley, who was the last to speak, impressed theaudience by her intellectuality and the deep sincerity of her words.She cleared up much of the mystery that has prevailed concerningthe School for the Revival of the Lost Mysteries of Antiquity, by


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remarking that the natural and sensible education of children is one ofthe mysteries to be solved in the School. From the very early life ofthe child up to the age of 12 or 15 the love of Nature is to be instilledin the receptive mind. Mrs. Tingley said that in all parts of the worldparents were waiting for the establishment of the School, evenMohammedans, Buddhists and Brahmins having taken a deepinterest in the institution.

LOS ANGELES AND PASADENA.AN INTERESTING LETTER.

The next place on the route was Los Angeles, where fivemeetings were held, all well attended and most successful. The newfeatures introduced in the meetings aroused the greatest amount ofinterest not only among members but the public generally. After Los

Angeles came Pasadena, which is close by the former place. It washere that greater enthusiasm was aroused than almost anywherealong the route, the members' meeting, at which many of the LosAngeles members were also present, being particularly forceful.Brother A.M. Smith, President of the Chicago Lodge U. B.. writes asfollows:

The importance of the meetings held at Los Angeles and atPasadena seemed to me to rank with that of the entire Congress andto be a distinct onward step, not possible yet to take at the time of theCongress. Indeed the whole time from the opening of the Congressto that date seemed a succession almost daily of great and importantevents transpiring, which in themselves constituted great strides inthe movement, each step so immense as to require all the inspirationof the past to interpret and even begin to comprehend its immensityand prepare for the next. You must have felt it and been taking thesestrides with us, even though not present. The onward march of themovement sweeping with wonderful and irresistible sweep and forcewas what impressed me, and the events so wonderful in themselvesnow transpiring indicating the challenge and the banner now thrown

out to the world. Best regards. Ever yours,Alpheus M. Smith

GREAT INTEREST IN SAN FRANCISCO.In San Francisco five days were spent. It was at first intended

to hold but one public meeting, but the rush was so great that otherswere immediately arranged for, and on the following evening an


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immense crowd was present and the interest was intense. TheLeader emphasized the fact that the Universal Brotherhood and itsdepartments, The Theosophical Society and InternationalBrotherhood League, were not connected with any other societies.Excellent reports of the meetings were given in the papers, thefollowing extracts of the report of the meeting, May 8, in theMetropolitan Temple, are from the San Francisco Call:

The principal subject was "The Philosophy of Life," which waslistened to by a large and appreciative audience. Mr. E. Aug.Neresheimer, President of the Cabinet, said:

"Universal Brotherhood is not spiritualism, occultism or, in fact,any of the 'isms.' It was organized for the people of the earth andtaught the highest philosophy - the philosophy of life, which is in allbooks, in all religious Scriptures, but essentially in the human heart

and soul. The proof of the strength of the soul lies in the fact that aspeople grow older the mind grows more self-assertive. Man is theapex of evolution. He is an intellectual being and not a jumble or achaos. The philosophy of life came into existence by a naturalrealization of those self-evident truths."

He was followed by Mrs. Tingley, who said in the course of herremarks:

"Universal Brotherhood is the mighty force of the nineteenthcentury which moves and touches the minds of men and will carry itinto the next century. One great thing that we teach is the 'heartdoctrine,' which is all that can be really depended on. Humanity hastaught too much of the letter and too little of the spirit of things. Thereare different doctrines, all claiming to be the keynote to the real life,but the 'heart doctrine' more nearly approaches the ideal. Whereverthe heart rules spirituality is, for the heart is the seat of the soul.

"There are people who live in their mentality so much, and intheir souls so little, that they are continually demanding proofs. TheUniversal Brotherhood is endeavoring to bring forward the proofs ofwhat it believes in.

"My experience in prisons and slums is that it takes almost alleternity to change a man's life by reasoning with him, or seeking toconvince him on a faith basis. The Brotherhood in its endeavor touplift humanity tries to touch the man's heart and by appealing tosomething that moves the heart. This method has met withenormous success. Man should be taught to energize his body andsoul with spiritual thoughts, for then bigotry, intolerance and the spirit


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of persecution will be a thing of the past and we will have a mightyhumanity.

"Let the lives of the little ones be molded so that they will hebetter citizens than you or I. Let us cultivate a higher spirit ofpatriotism, a higher spirituality and a greater spirit of brotherly love."

Dr. Jerome A. Anderson said:"We have become one-sided in our development. We of the

West have cultivated the intellect at the expense of the heart. That iswhy the Universal Brotherhood lays so much stress on the 'heartdoctrine.' A man may have all the sciences at his finger tips and yetbe a moral monster. The child is not taught to develop its soul in thedirection of helping his fellow creatures, as it should be. Gold, greed,power and selfishness are our main ideas which come not from theheart, but are intellect born. Let us learn to develop the heart-side of

our nature."The philosophy of life brings to the world a message of peace

and love. The day will soon dawn when men will recognize onedivinity, that humanity are all brothers."

From San Francisco detachments of the Crusade party visitedSan Jose and Santa Cruz, all meeting again at Sacramento. Fromthere on to Stockton, where on May 23 a public meeting was held.The U. B. Lodge No. 3, Stockton, has in consequence of this visitentered upon a new phase of existence under the most auspiciouscircumstances. New quarters were taken and the impossibleaccomplished.

VISIT TO THE NORTHWESTPortland, Oregon, was the next stopping place, where they

were greeted by Brothers Wilber and Barton, and in Tacoma byBrothers Lund and Sheffield and other staunch and true Comrades.Some of these joined the party and went with them to Seattle,Victoria, B. C., and Vancouver. The field in this great Northwest ismost promising, and the Leader says she was particularly impressed

with the magnificent set of men, workers in this great Cause. InTacoma an extra stay of two days over the time previously arranged,was made. Here the Leader spoke especially on the Cuban question.The Daily Ledger, May 28, had the following account:

The Universal Brotherhood maintains a relief corps in Cuba,recognized by the government on the same standing as the RedCross, having free transportation and the co-operation of the army. It


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differs from the Red Cross, however, in having no paid officers. Allnurses or other workers in Cuba pay their own expenses. The moneyis all raised by subscription within the Brotherhood.

Mrs. Tingley at present is devoting much of her attention to theCuban question. Her close contact with the people of Cuba, whileworking to release the suffering consequent upon the war, enablesMrs. Tingley to speak eloquently concerning the situation in theisland.

Mrs. Tingley reports that, notwithstanding the great injuries andinjustices through long years of oppressive misrule done to theCubans, and the blight of ignorant superstitions fastened upon themin an evil, selfish interest, they possess fine qualities.

Their patriotism and gratitude for clothing, food, and for wordsof encouragement bestowed upon them by herself and her Comrades

of the International Brotherhood League; their quick response to ahuman interest and kindness, showed them alive to influences of thatnature, and their capacity of growth along such lines.

"Incidentally," says Mrs. Tingley, "this also suggests how theirnatures had hitherto practically been starved in such regard, as wellas for other common necessities of civilized life. While qualities ofthis kind render the Cubans vitally sensitive to the forces of growth,the fact remains that having had their minds for so long fettered bysuperstition and warped by wrong and suffering, they are for themoment thereby hindered from fully realizing the true meaning ofliberty, and grasping at once the opportunities opening to them.

"But it requires a delicate treatment, because of those amongthe Cubans who, insensate to patriotism, and inflamed with ambition,are endeavoring to craftily play even with the wrongs of Cuba and soto subtly enlist the fine qualities of its people, to the attainment of theirown selfish ends."

Detachments of the party visited Olympia and Spokane andother neighboring Lodges, infusing new life into the work and carryingeverywhere the inspiration received at the Congress, and continually

added to at each successive place visited. Wherever the Leaderwent she infused new life and vigor into the work; everywhere thework is opening out and the members are beginning to realize moreand more fully the "Universality" of the scope of the work, to whichthere is no limit whatever. The enthusiasm of our Leader and hernever tiring energy inspire all, little by little we begin to understand themagnitude of her all-embracing work and to realize the privilege that


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is ours to share in the accomplishment of this work, to follow whereshe leads and to learn to become in the truest sense "servants ofhumanity."

The following editorial appeared in a Victoria, B. C., paper:

A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.Victoria is honored today by the visit of a woman who has made

a great name for herself in the world, Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, theLeader of the Universal Brotherhood and the Theosophical Society.One of the remarkable things about the Universal BrotherhoodAssociation is that it has not an adverse critic. The aims of theassociation are so entirely beneficent that men of all creeds and of nocreed can find in it nothing to assail. Of itself this fact is sufficientlynotable, but it proves the truth of the saying that kindness, like music,

is common to all lands, and is welcome to all peoples. This society istrying to bring about in a practical way the condition sung by the poetBurns:

"When man to man the world o'erShall brothers be for a' that."

And they are getting on finely. Mrs. Tingley is in many respectsa woman who represents the age in which she lives and shepossesses in a remarkable degree the qualities of a leader andorganizer. Victorians who take the opportunity of listening to heraddress this evening will no doubt be able to understand why it is thatthe Universal Brotherhood has made such astonishing progressthroughout the world within the past five years. - Editorial in a Victoria

paper, May 22, 1899.

Leaving the Pacific coast the next place visited was Salt LakeCity. Here the members have done splendid work among theprisoners, and a visit was made by the Leader and party to the

penitentiary. The following account from "One of the Party" is takenfrom The New Century, June 10:

HELP FOR PRISONERS.On Tuesday morning, May 30, Katherine A. Tingley and her

party visited the penitentiary, close to Salt Lake City, in pursuance ofone of the objects of the International Brotherhood League, viz. - The


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helping of those in prison. The party included Mrs. Cleather, MissAtkinson, Messrs. F. M. Pierce, W. T. Hanson, I. L. Harris, H. T.Patterson, B. Crump, and three local members, Mrs. Ferguson andMessrs. Turton and Roberts.

After the prelude to "Lohengrin" on the chapel organ, theLeader and Foundress of the League spoke in effect as follows: "Webelieve that every man is divine, and that you are no morecondemned than any one else. There are many in the world todaywho would be better for the discipline you are undergoing. It mayseem harsh to you at times, but if you are wise enough to use youropportunities here, avoiding in your thoughts all the gruesome andgloomy aspects of life, you will learn a great lesson. Many of you arein your present difficulties simply because you have not understoodyourselves. I would give ten years of my life to have ten years here

with you. As you have rules here, so I have to have them in myorganization, not for those who keep them but for those who breakthem, and I have enormous sympathy with the officers of theseinstitutions, because of the difficulties I have to deal with myself. Butif you can take the right attitude with them you will command theirrespect. Don't think of your prison walls, but imagine you are in ahospital. All of you have beautiful thoughts at times, and I believethat you have the possibilities of heroes in you if only the right note isstruck in your hearts. Remember that all that is unpleasant in youbelongs to your lower nature - the only Devil we believe in. I suffermore than you do, in a sense, because I have to stand up before theworld and endure attacks and misrepresentations, and I feel todaythat I would be glad to be in here for a time away from harsh and hardhumanity. Before we can hope for better times we must eliminatecreeds and dogmas, such as the idea of being born in sin. If youdwell all the time on this idea how are you ever going to rise out ofyour present conditions? Two things cannot occupy the same placeat the same time, hence the lower thoughts should be kept out by thehigher. Imagination is no fairy tale but a real power. Keep on

imagining you are noble, and good, and straight, and you will riseabove your past and your lower nature. Forget the past. I am sickand tired of the 'pity and compassion' attitude, and the long sermonson 'sin.' Stand up like brave boys and do your duty, and you willmake men respect you and break down the fetters of the past. I haveknown men's lives changed in the twinkling of an eye by these ideas.Realize the power of your thoughts, which can affect the minds of


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occupied and those who were forced to content themselves withstanding room found many others in a like predicament.

When Mrs. Tingley stepped toward the front of the platform shesaw before her a sea of upturned faces that betokened a willingnessto learn. The hall was profusely decorated with the national colorsand the royal purple and gold of the order. The decorations, thearrangements - in fact, everything accorded with the spirit of thegathering. All was simplicity.

"Ever since my first visit to Denver," began the speaker in herdeep, but clear and resonant voice, "this city and its people have hada warm place in my affections. It was the kindly spirit of that trulygood man, Myron Reed, that made the most profound impressionupon me," and here the audience, notwithstanding the fact thatTheosophists are not given to making demonstrations, gave vent to a

voluntary and prolonged burst of applause."He greeted me in a most friendly manner," she continued, "did

all in his power to make my stay pleasant, and accorded me the useof the hall which was then occupied as the house of worship for hiscongregation. I accepted his kind invitation with the result that wewere forced to turn away people who desired to hear the doctrines ofTheosophy expounded. But he is with you no longer, and for that notone of you grieves more than I."

She spoke along the line that the importance of existence restswith a realization that there is such a thing as inspiration in humannature. To her mind America is a land of the gods, and its discoverer,Christopher Columbus, was an inspired man. He felt in his soul thatgreat things were destined to emanate from the new world, and it wasthe divine inspiration which enabled him to overcome the obstacles inhis way. Madame Blavatsky and W. Q. Judge also were inspired.They overcame insurmountable obstacles in the same indomitablemanner that Columbus did.

"Let us cast aside creeds and dogmas," said the speaker, "andunite as brothers, each to improve the condition of the other, and all

working for the common good of humanity. The great trouble with thehuman race is that its members do not value the imagination withwhich they are blessed. It is imagination reduced to fact thatproduces the germs of poetry and art which we so admire, and it isthe mind properly utilized which will elevate us all to one plane ofexcellency."

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the meeting. He briefly outlined the principles of Theosophy. IversonL. Harris followed her in the answering of questions submitted bymembers of the assemblage. The speeches were interspersed withWagner selections on the piano and organ by Mrs. Alice LeightonCleather and Basil Crump, of London. Appropriate stereopticonviews were thrown upon a screen during the rendition of thesemusical numbers.

The party arrived over the Rio Grande yesterday morning andput up at the Brown Palace. During the day Mrs. Tingley wasengaged constantly in answering correspondence, and refused to seevisitors. Her capacity for work, Mr. Hanson said, was phenomenal.She out-did all the men in the party.

Among the visitors is a Cuban girl, about 22 years old, whomMrs. Tingley brought with her from Santiago, Cuba, with the idea of

teaching her the American spirit, giving her a chance to learn thelanguage and training her for work in Cuba. This young woman isMiss Antonia Fabre, whose father starved to death during the warwith Spain. - The Daily News, Denver, Colo., June 2.

OTHER LODGES TO BE VISITED.After Denver, the Lodges of Universal Brotherhood in Colorado

Springs, Colo.; Kansas City, Mo.; Omaha, Nebr.; Sioux City, Iowa,were visited and several other stops will be made on the way home toNew York. I do not think we yet fully realize the possibilities of workthat have resulted from the Congress. But one thing we all know, thatis, that there is work for every one, and that it is the privilege of everyman, woman and child to help. Our Leader has hewn out the Path,and has given us the example of boundless compassion, tirelessenergy and indomitable perseverance - it is our privilege andopportunity to follow her example and her guidance.

- Observer

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Since the report of the Crusade given in the July issue, theLeader and party have visited Kansas City, Falls City, Omaha, SiouxCity, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lake City, Milwaukee, Chicago, Ft.Wayne, Indianapolis, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown. In all theplaces visited full reports have been given by the local press, andwith hardly an exception there have been large audiences and much


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interest has been aroused in the work of the organization. Thefollowing are reports from members and extracts from press reports.

KANSAS CITY, MO.Brother J. Frank Knoche, Secretary of the Kansas City Lodge,

sends the following report of the Leader's visit:

U. B. Lodge No. 47,Kansas City, Mo., June 27, 1899

On the way back from that important and glorious gathering atPoint Loma, the Leader and party - consisting of Mrs. Alice L.Cleather, Miss Atkinson and Basil Crump, of London, and Mrs. H. K.Richmond-Green, F. Pierce, H. T. Patterson, Iverson L. Harris, W. T.Hanson and Senorita Fabre (Mrs. Tingley's Cuban protege)

sojourned a few days in Kansas City.A public meeting was held at the Academy of Music, 1221

McGee street, Sunday evening, June 4. where an attentive audiencelistened to the excellent lectures delivered by the Leader, Messrs.Harris and Hanson and others, also some musical numbers on theorgan by Mr. Crump. Another public meeiing was held at the sameplace on Monday evening, at which Mrs. Cleather and Mr. Crumpprovided a rare treat of Wagnerian music on the organ and piano,and exceptionally strong and practical talks were given by Mrs.Tingley, Mrs. Cleather, Messrs. Pierce, Patterson, Crump, Harris,and, in fact, about every member of the party spoke. At the close, asense of general satisfaction was observable, and many inquiriesregarding Universal Brotherhood, its aims and objects, were made bystrangers. Too much cannot be said of the excellent music renderedand the thoroughly practical and common sense doctrines presented.

The members of the Lodge feel it a very great privilege that theLeader included this place in her itinerary, and on their behalf I cannotspeak too strongly of their appreciation of the help received. A newimpetus has been given and the practical side of the work, especially

that among the children, is to be pushed vigorously. - J. FrankKnoche, Sec.

The Kansas City Journalreports the Leader's address to thepublic meeting as follows:

"It is quite apparent to me," said Mrs. Tingley, "that there aremany prejudices and misapprehensions about Theosophy, and there


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are as many false doctrines about it as there are in Christianity. TheTheosophical Society was established by Madame Blayatsky in NewYork City in 1875 and has grown steadily ever since.

"Theosophy has no creeds or dogmas. It accepts the idea thatwe are all Brothers and a part of the divine scheme of Nature. Itteaches that we have come to our position in life according to the waywe have sown in the past. This follows from the doctrine ofreincarnation. We declare that there is no hell except that whichabides in man, and there is no heaven except that which man makesin himself.

"America must rise to something more than commercialprosperity or intellectual advancement. I believe that this is thechosen spot for solving life's problems. But we must become moreunited and recognize the fact that Brotherhood is a force in Nature.

We must live up to it in all the smallest duties and all the time. If welearn the necessity for right living and justice to all, we shall not haveto wait for the kingdom of heaven. The results of the neglect of thoseduties are seen in history.

We should teach this Theosophy to every one. If every mothercould fashion the life of her child, not only through that love whichcomes from the consciousness that it is a part of herself, but from thatdivine love which raises her plane so that she can understand thelaws of her own being and of her child's, then the child would be agrander type of Humanity. The father, also, should realize that he hasthe key to the whole problem of life.

"It has been stated that the Cubans are very ungrateful to theAmericans. It was an insult to our nation, and when I was in Cuba Ifound it was not so. They show the results of their sufferings and thelack of Brotherhood towards them, but their faith in Humanity is stillunbroken. A great number of them are cultured people. Families arebroken up and there is one man to about twenty women. But theirpossibilities are enormous if the American people educate themproperly.

"The knowledge that we are Divine gives the power toovercome all obstacles and to dare to do right. Theosophy in variousways is uplifting men and teaching them to enjoy their heritage ofpeace."----------

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THEOSOPHICAL EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE OFCYCLONES

Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, Leader and Official Head of theUniversal Brotherhood Organization, spoke at Raudenbush Hall onSunday evening to an audience composed of earnest inquirers anddeep thinkers, men and women who are in sympathy with everymovement that tends toward the uplifting of humanity and theamelioration of the world's widespread misery. Whatever criticism ispassed upon Mrs. Tingley in her crusade through the cities of theUnited States, no one ever doubts her intense earnestness andhonestry of purpose. It is the object of the Leader and her coworkersto present a philosophy of life which will be applicable to all conditionsand can be used under all circumstances, and so the truths ofTheosophy are presented in the utmost simplicity.

Mrs. Tingley said in her address that people have lost sight ofthe fact that all people are souls and within each one there is thedivine essence which, if only recognized, will enable men and womento attain to the heights of Godhood. This thought alone, if actedupon, will redeem the world. When we go to our unfortunate brothersand sisters with our own hearts full of the grand conception of man'sdivine nature, then we infuse them with hope, faith and aspirationstoward a higher life. Go down on your knees, help a fallen sister, lether see in your face that you believe in the possibility of her rising topurity, happiness and truest womanhood. To do this you must know itfully yourself and there must be no lurking feeling of doubt in yourown heart.

Realize that all men are brothers by right of divine origin andnothing can prevent you from doing the great work of lifting uphumanity out of the depths of despair. Reincarnation being anessential idea in the philosophy of Theosophy, many references weremade to it during the evening, also to the Law of Karma, which isembodied in the saying of Paul: "As ye sow, so shall ye reap."

The question relating to the cause of the recent cyclone was

one of deep interest. Basil Crump, in answering, said in part: "Manthrough his thought is responsible for cataclysms and all minordisturbances of Nature. The Karma of the race is so inter-blendedthat we can none of us excuse ourselves when anything terriblehappens in any part of the world. As all the powers of Nature arelocked up in man himself, he must look within for the cause of allmanifestations about him, and likewise for the wisdom that will enable


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him to do the right thing at the proper time, thus avoiding harmfulresults. In making excavations, strong buildings have been foundwhich were not in the least degree disturbed by earthquakes, whilethose of a later civilization were entirely destroyed. The sin andselfishness of Atlantis caused that continent to disappear.

"We know that we destroy our bodies if we persist in a life ofsensuality, and as the earth is the body of the whole race of peopleon it, it is not surprising that so many terrible catastrophes occur." -The Pioneer Press.

OMAHA, NEBR.From Kansas City en route to Omaha the party stopped for one

night at Falls City, Neb., where is an isolated member who haddevotedly worked for many years in the cause. An interesting

account of this visit and of the arrival in Omaha is given in The NewCenturyof June 24, and is here reprinted:

Omaha, Neb., June 9, 1899Katherine A. Tingley and seven members of her party are

meeting with phenomenal success in their Brotherhood work. Innearly all the cities they have visited, their meetings have beenlargely attended by a very intellectual and cultured class of thinkers,who have not only given their ready attention to the broad subjectspresented, but have shown their interest by securing our literatureand some of them joining our organization.

The Crusaders arrived in Omaha yesterday and have plannedto give two public meetings in the city. They visit Council Bluffs andother locations where branches are established and also townswhere the broad unsectarian teachings have never been presented.

In this way an enormous amount of work is accomplished andnew and solid branches are formed. En route from Kansas City toOmaha, at the solicitation of an isolated member in a nearby city, theparty stopped for one night and held a public meeting in the large

Court House of the town, where a representative of the Mayortendered an address of welcome to the "distinguished party ofhumanitarian workers." The meeting was largely attended andgreatly appreciated by those present, and a strong appeal was madeto have the Crusaders remain in the town and deliver a series oflectures on the different subjects included in the teachings of DivineWisdom. Before leaving, Mrs. Tingley established a Brotherhood


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Lodge and made it possible that further good seed might be sownamong the gentle hearts of this progressive Western town.

Miss Rebecca Wilson, an old and staunch member, one of Mr.Judge's "precious workers," rendered most valuable services in thearrangements of the meeting referred to. Miss Wilson is well knownand much respected in the town where she lives and is a livingexample of a Brotherhood worker. Her unselfish devotion to oursacred cause is an inspiration to all who have an opportunity to knowher.

In this Crusade the Southern Brotherhood work has been wellrepresented through Brothers W. T. Hanson and Iverson Harris, ofMacon, Ga. They have helped as exponents of philosophy at all ourpublic meetings and have rendered valuable service in other ways toadvance the work. Brother Harris has returned to Point Loma, where

he takes his position as Superintendent of the InternationalBrotherhood Colony established by Katherine A. Tingley at the recentUniversal Brotherhood Congress held at Point Loma, California.Brother Hanson returned to Macon with the intention of making hishome at Point Loma before many months.

Omaha presents many possibilities for great Brotherhood work.Already much has been done in that direction. Brother Lucien B.Copeland, President of Lodge 73, is a very earnest worker, and in hisenthusiasm and love for humanity, and his ability, promises much forthis section.

Here the party met Mrs. N. A. Crouch and daughter, who hadtraveled miles to meet the Crusaders. Brother John Shill, one of theoriginal charter members of the first Theosophical Branch at Omaha,also added his greetings to the Crusaders, together with another oldmember, Dr. M. J. Gahan, and others.

All the party are well and are looking forward with muchpleasure to meeting other members of the society, and by the timethis great Crusade is finished it is expected that many new brancheswill be established and that the work will receive a new impetus - that

strength and help, which will make possible still greater work in thecoming years.

As this great plow-point, this work of brotherly love wedges itsway into the hearts of men, all humanity feels the touch and a newhope is born for those who have heretofore lived in the despair ofdoubt and discouragement. If our philosophy is all that we declare itto be, its beneficent heart must radiate through all the dark places in


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human life, must shed a radiant light of hope and help to everysorrowing one of the human family, must build for the future, for thecoming time, when the now unborn shall become of the human familyand enter into the heritage which we shall leave to them. Great is ourresponsibility. Let us realize it more and more, and in the knowledgeserve better, that we may broaden the path for all who will follow afterus.

Yes! yes! we will, as faithful workers for the poor orphan,Humanity, serve nobly for all that lives. - Observer--------

MRS. TINGLEY ELUCIDATES THE DOCTRINE OF THEOSOPHYAT UNITY CHURCH.

"That religion which teaches man to look down instead of up,

which teaches oppression instead of liberty, and which makes of mana coward instead of a hero, should be obliterated from the face of theworld."

Such were the words of Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, Leader andthe Head of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society.She made an address at Unity Church las night on the principles andwork of the Brotherhood. Other members of the official party madeaddresses, and Basil Crump answered a number of questions.

Mrs. Tingley said, in part: "The Universal Brotherhood is aunique organization. Its constitution enables one who enters theorganization in the proper spirit to be able to help his fellow man.Theosophy is as old as the hills. Mme. Blavatsky brought the truthsto the world and by the example of her life brought a new hope to thepeople. It is free from creed and dogma. It teaches that man isDivine. It teaches that he is his own saviour and has in his own handthe key to save his own soul.

"Notwithstanding the advancement and education in thiscountry, we are standing face to face with the greatest problems ofthe age. We know that thousands are bound down by tyranny and

creed. We know there are factions in this country trying to down eachother. Unless we change our condition it will not be many yearsbefore we find ourselves on the downward path. We cannot bring outa better existence until we go to the root, until we recognize theBrotherhood of man and do away with intolerance.

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there is we make for ourselves on earth, build it up from ourenvironments. Theosophy solves the trying questions of life." -Omaha Daily Bee--------

SIOUX CITY, IOWAUNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATION SETS OUT

ITS DOCTRINE IN ITS NAME - IDEA IS TO HELP THE ENTIRERACE.

The district court room in the Court House was handsomelydecorated last night upon the occasion of the public meeting held bythe party of Theosophists who reached Sioux City yesterdayafternoon. Many members of the local society of the UniversalBrotherhood were present as well as many other persons.

Briefly, but adequately, Mrs. Tingley outlined the UniversalBrotherhood idea as follows:

"The teachings of Universal Brotherhood are absolutely withoutcreed or dogma. They help men and women to understand thedignity of their calling and their true position in life - to care fordeserted and destitute children of all nations, assist those who havebeen or are in prison to an honorable position, and to helpunfortunate women to a higher life. Universal Brotherhood does notpauperize, but is full of the truest and broadest compassion; is full ofhope and encouragement for all, teaching by the great laws of rebirthand cause and effect, reaping as we have sown that justice alonewhich must and does rule the world."

She presents the principles clearly to show that Theosophy isno mere abstraction to be found only in books and in craving afterphenomena, but is a living power to all who try to live a life of trueBrotherhood. She teaches a splendid common sense view of life andits many problems, sorrows and perplexities. True humanitarianismis the object of the Brotherhood.

To those becoming members of this organization there is

absolutely no worldly gain, none of the workers are salaried and theactual hard work never ceases at Headquarters nor near the Leader.No personal or selfish schemes have a chance to grow, for she has aclear judgment of human nature and a deep insight into life, and shehas wise and practical methods of dealing with the affairs of theeveryday world.

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master of his own divinity; he has been taught to live on faith; he hasbeen taught that heaven is a place and that hell is a place. I say thatheaven and hell are conditions on earth. Theosophy teaches theduality of man - the higher and the lower natures. The higher belongsto God and the lower to the body. Man has been taught to fear themaster. Think how the whole world is hypnotized today with fear. Aman should have nothing to fear except himself. The mind is thefactor through which a man must learn of his own power of divinity. Ifwe look into Theosophy, into the laws of incarnation, into the Divinityof Nature, into the laws of evolution, there we will find problems in ourlives that we have been wondering at all these years. When we lookat our institutions, at our business concerns, at our families, the factbecomes plain enough that man is ignorant of the laws governing hisown being. Miss-mated couples tell the story. The responsibility of

parentage is not realized by them in its fullest scope. There shouldbe an illumination of the soul, that they might see the grandeur oftheir being. Let me have a child from the time of its birth until it isseven years old, and all the temptation in the world will not move it. Itwill have been taught the divinity of its own soul. This is not a theory;it is a fact. The child will become so imbued with its own power that itcannot he moved by all of the allurements in the world."

The speaker thought the whole race was responsible for thecrimes of the century, because of ignorance. She said that was theonly fear she had of responsibility. That was her Theosophical satan.She said the drunkard would never be reformed, the fallen wouldnever be lifted up until they were taught to understand the power oftheir own being. "When we are taught that we are a very part of thisdivine scheme of Nature," said the speaker, "there is nothing wecannot overcome. The tendency will be from the lower to the highernature in man."

Mrs. Tingley explained that in the organization there are severaldepartments - the Theosophical Society is the literary department,and for all practical humanitarian work there is the International

Brotherhood League, which is now known all over the United Statesfor the splendid work Mrs. Tingley and her helpers gave to the sickand dying soldiers at Montauk Point on their return from the war inCuba. More than 6,000 were cared for and nursed in the "I. B. L."tents. So great and efficient was the help so freely given for the sakeof Brotherhood that it was recognized by the President and theGovernment, and free transportation given to Mrs. Tingley, her party


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and the great quantity of stores which she took to Cuba to help thesufferers in Santiago, where every morning hundreds of men, womenand little children received medical aid, food and clothing.

Other members of the party answered questions that weresubmitted in writing. Mr. Pierce, who was with the Brotherhood in itswork among the soldiers in Cuba, spoke of that work in response to aquestion as to how the Universal Brotherhood differed from others.As to the Cubans, he said that if the principles of Theosophy weretaught those people, and they were scattered among the citizens ofthe United States, they would raise our standard of morality. He saidthat Brotherhood is a fact in Nature.

Mr. Crump, in answer to a question as to the Brotherhood'sbasis of morality, said: "We are not only responsible to ourselves forwrong doing, but we are responsible to the race through the

Brotherhood."Mrs. Cleather, answering a question, said she believed in the

inspiration of the Bible. True Theosophy and true Christianity areidentical and the same, she said. In response to the question of helland heaven, she said they were earthly conditions and that personswere constantly fluctuating on the borders of these conditions. Shesaid: "I positively do not believe there is any worse hell than thewicked man on earth." As to her belief in the atonement, sheanswered that she did not believe in it in the orthodox sense, saying:"I do not believe in hiring anybody to do that which I propose to domyself." She was called upon to answer the divinity of Jesus. Shebelieved every person is a potential Christ. She said the mission ofJesus was to teach that the soul was immortal and that persons mayshape their lives after his image. - The Sioux City Tribune--------

AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.Katherine A. Tingley's address at Voegeli's Hall last evening

was unique and remarkable.... In part Mrs. Tingley said:

"It is impossible to treat fully or properly in one evening thesubject of 'Universal Brotherhood,' but fragments can be given, likegood seed sown by the wayside. Theosophy was brought, in thepresent time, to Western civilization by Helen Blavatsky, who gave allthat she possessed of worldly goods for its spread, even sacrificingher life for it. Then followed W. Q. Judge, who took the same path,preaching to empty seats, seemingly unheard, but he was so attuned


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to the vibrations of humanity that some of his thoughts moved out andpercolated through the substrata of materialism, till today Theosophyencircles the world. Those who said, in the beginning, that 'Hindoononsense' was being brought to the new world, must in justice, seethat its outcome in Universal Brotherhood is practical common sense.

"The movement offers the widest liberty to all who wish to followthe truth, and work for humanity, but, in its course of experience,there came a time when strict lines were drawn and such as hadentered the ranks for personal gain or ambition, were eliminated.There is no room in the movement for ambition nor selfishness. Theworld was going wrong. It was overburdened with disease, andignorance, and crime, and creeds. It needed a religion of simplicity,not a religion for the cultured and elect, but one for the sufferingmasses. Theosophy came to teach that man is divine - not alone

man who follows the law, and is a good citizen, respected andhonored, but the untaught, the drunkard, the outcast, the criminal.Theosophy came to teach that all the heaven in this world or anyworld, is within, and that the worst hell is the result of man'sdeliberately prostituting his divine self to low and selfish ends.

"Looking at the boasted nineteenth century civilization,"continued Mrs. Tingley, "it is a question whether it has really so muchto be proud of. Willing and waiting as it is to war with some weakernation, often for some little piece of territory, America is said to beworking for liberty. Its organizations for the accomplishment of thispurpose number more than the creeds that are begotten of themisinterpretation of the teachings of the Nazarene.

"Theosophy makes no attempt to proselyte. There is very littletime for anything save practical work. It has been doing practicalwork in Cuba, and the time will come when America will be proud ofthat work. Theosophy has visited the Maoris and Samoans, andfound among them men who are educated, and who speak severallanguages. These nations look to America as a nation of gods.Theosophy does work in prisons, and the results are enormous. It

educates abandoned children, it says 'give me a child from its birth tillit is seven, and I will show you a type that will astonish you.' Theremust be a balanced development of the physical, mental arid thespiritual, before man can realize his divinity. Man must be taught tosave himself by creating this harmonic balance."

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talking with Brother Patterson and Crump at Hotel Pfister until the "wesmall hours," and anon condoling with Brother Denicke, who wasobliged to leave on business at daybreak for Fort Wayne, Ind., to beabsent a week.

The next night, Tuesday, June 20, the train was again an hourlate, so the Leader and the remainder of the party were obliged to gofrom the station to the theatre direct. The audience was very muchlarger than on the previous evening, and generous and discriminativein its applause. Mr. Patterson again acted as permanent chairman,and after a brief address, introduced Katherine A. Tingley, who spokeon the "Work in Cuba." She had traveled all day long, andquestioned her ability to do the subject approximate justice until shehad had a little rest. But there was no time for this, and she didspeak, and with her usual force and power, which never seem to give

out. Those who had come out of curiosity or interest in thepersonality, soon forgot that in their interest in what was being said.The entire audience was awakened to the fact that a "soul" wasaddressing them as fellow-souls, on matters of the greatest import tothem, to the race and to the world. Her graphic description, hermarvelous way of reaching the heart of the matter, her ability to seethe relation of things, all presented without a moment's hesitancy,with a flow of words, with a rapidity that fires the mind and makes theheart beat with responsive sympathy.

Katherine A. Tingley has the heart-touch, and has the power ofimparting it to others. Greater than these "hath no man." Theaudience showed its responsiveness to all that was said by theLeader, when she had concluded, with great and prolonged applause.

Mr. Frank M. Pierce was next introduced, and he spoke with hisusual directness that captured the audience at once. Brother Piercealways endears himself to all who come within the range of his voice;for his unquestioned sincerity, his unwavering devotion, his aptillustration and forceful expression, draw people to him, much asmetal is drawn to a powerful magnet. There was no mistaking the

applause that greeted the various "points" he made, nor the approvalof his entire address at its close. The speeches were alternated withmusic, Mrs. Alice L. Cleather and Basil Crump furnishing it thesecond night, interpreting their master, Wagner, in a manner that washeartily applauded. A feature on this occasion was the stereopticon,using lantern slides containing extracts from the writings of H. P. B.,W. Q. J. and Katherine A. Tingley. These were thrown on a canvas


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"drop" on the stage during the music. After the last piece of music,and while the canvas was still down, the powerful "Render nobleservice," and "Truth, light and liberation" were intoned, the audiencemaintaining breathless silence.

The meetings did incalculable good, and many strangers saidthey could not refrain from expressing gratitude for the opportunity ofhearing such noble sentiments. The next night, Wednesday, a publicmeeting was held in the Lodge hall, and the room was crowded. Mr.Crump, Mr. Patterson and Mrs. Cleather answered questionsinterestingly, after which the Leader gave an intensely interesting talkon Cuba and the work yet to be done. Senorita Fabre then spoke inSpanish, Mrs. Tingley interpreting what she said. After this Mrs. H. A.Anderson presented a Cuban flag to the Senorita, with appropriateremarks. With permission of the Leader a contribution was taken up

for Cuban work and turned over to Mr. Patterson, the superintendentof the I. B. L. Thursday afternoon a Lodge meeting was held, theLeader, among other things, touching upon the vast importance of theCuban work, and all the members present pledged themselves, at therequest of the Vice-President, to support the Leader in any work shemight promulgate to bring truth and light to discouraged humanity.The Lotus Groups held a meeting presided over by Miss IsabelHayden, directly after the close of the Lodge meeting. A briefprogramme was gone through with, after which a white silk flag,bearing the letters in purple, "From Milwaukee Lotus Buds, '99," waspresented to the great Lotus Mother by one of the Buds. The flagwas the work of Axel Axelson.

On the following afternoon the Leader gave a "talk" to mothersin the Lodge hall, and in the evening a public reception was held inthe parlors of the Hotel Pfister, which was an enjoyable affair. Afterthis, although the hour was late, Mr. Pierce, "by request," gave a talkto "men only," much to the discomfiture of the women. Thus, withindividual conversations and meetings, the time was well crowded,and the "Crusaders" left Saturday night on the boat for Chicago.

Milwaukee parted from them regretfully; grateful, however, for theirvisit, for their suggestions and other helps, and for the faith in us thatprompted the Leader to leave a monumental task for us to do. Thereis always some flaw to the perfect enjoyment of anticipatedhappiness, finally realized. The necessary absence of Mr. Denickewas a source of regret to all. Dr. Morehouse, Miss Potvin and Mrs.Hagermann, from the interior of the State, came to the city to meet


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the Leader. Janesville Lodge sent congratulations and regrets. Mr.Alpheus M. Smith arrived in Milwaukee Friday, to accompany theparty to Chicago. I think he feared the beauty, peace and quiet of ourcity might tempt them to remain. They left Chicago Mondayafternoon for Ft. Wayne. As we stood watching the train slowly leavethe station, Brother Smith said, "It doesn't seem like an ordinaryparting; it doesn't seem like parting at all!" Maybe it wasn't! For thatmatchless Presence will never fade from the memory of one who hastaken it into his heart.

- Lucius H. Cannon---------

CHICAGO, ILL.MRS. TINGLEY ADDRESSES A MEETING IN THE MASONIC

TEMPLE - HER WORK IN CUBA.Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, of New York. who bears the title of

Leader and Official Head and Founder of the Universal BrotherhoodOrganization, addressed a meeting of Theosophists in room 511,Masonic Temple, last night.

Although the meeting was held with the principles of Theosophyas the central thought and purpose, even greater interest wasaroused by Mrs. Tingley's story of the work in Cuba carried out by theInternational Brotherhood League.

Mrs. Tingley said the United States was carrying out a missionin both Cuba and the Philippines. The educated Cubans and those ofthe masses not fired by misapprehensions of American purpose, shesaid, fairly worshiped the name America. She decried as shamefulthe words of those who had returned to this country saying theCubans were not worth saving. Emilio Bacardi, Mayor of Santiago,she praised as one of the greatest patriots of his people.

Of Theosophy and the purposes of the organization of whichshe is the head, Mrs. Tingley said:

"We have been taught to look outside ourselves for spiritual

support. We are spiritual cripples. It will take the voice of a god toawake the people. Theosophy says: 'Take the essence of allreligions; tear down creeds and make a living belief.' It is our realmission to make honest men, to compel them to be honest. Ourmessage all along the line, as we have come through the countryfrom the coast has been: 'Wake up, ye children of earth! Realizeyour heritage, and in doing this the illumination of your souls will


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come so that you and all the world may know that you are immortalbeings.'" - Chicago Daily Tribune---------

FORT WAYNE, IND.PROMINENT LEADERS IN THE "UNIVERSAL

BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATION" ADDRESSED A LARGEAUDIENCE IN THE TEMPLE THEATRE.

The Universal Brotherhood movement or the Brotherhood ofHumanity, as it is called in its constitution, is an organizationestablished for the benefit of the people of the earth and all creatures.The practical work of the organization has been demonstrated by itsLeaders and followers not alone in this country and not entirely in onedirection. At a meeting held in the Temple Theatre last evening, Mrs.

Tingley, Mr. F. M. Pierce, Secretary General of the organization; Mrs.Alice Cleather, President of the movement in London, and Mr. BasilCrump, Secretary of the London society, addressed the audience.Judge O'Rourke and Mr. Patterson, of New York City, sat on thestage. Mr. Patterson introduced the speakers, Mrs. Tingley being thefirst. Mrs. Tingley speaks with great earnestness and carries theconviction of her absolute devotion to the cause of which she is theLeader. Mrs. Tingley said that it is important to know what placeUniversal Brotherhood, which is a nucleus of Theosophy, holds today.It stands as a liberator and teacher. It recognizes that its life is apower possessing the quality of the Divine. It is in a measure anepitome of our past lives; has no creeds, no dogmas. It teaches thatman is dual in his nature; that he is a part of the Divine and haswithin himself the power to master the purely physical and materialand to cultivate the soul; that in his nature is a potent factor by which,if a man but knew it, he might revolutionize himself. The brain forceshe calls but the piano upon which the divine quality of man may play.This divine quality may become a living, compassionate love for allHumanity. It adapts itself to every human need in life.....

Brotherhood is a part of Nature, affirmed the speaker, whocontinued by saying that Humanity has for ages been dependingupon the brain-mind of man, resulting in too many words and too littlecultivation of the spiritual. This condition is appalling in many parts ofthe world. Selfishness is the ruler, and love for mankind gives placeto creeds and dogmas. Theosophy admits all reliable religions, infact encourages the study of both ancient and modern beliefs, as well


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as the investigation of things scientific and the Divinity of man. - FortWayne Times.--------

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.RECEPTION GIVEN TO THE LEADER, FOLLOWED BY

ADDRESSES AND WAGNERIAN MUSIC.Universal Brotherhood Lodge No. 83 last night tendered a

reception to Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, who is the Leader and OfficialHead of the Theosophic Organization. The reception was given inthe form of a very interesting entertainment at the Plymouth Church,at which excellent music was rendered and short addresses weremade by Mrs. Tingley and several other distinguished Theosophistswho are accompanying her and are allied with her in the work. The

church was well filled with local Theosophists, and those interested inthe humanitarian principles advocated by the followers of Blavatsky'steachings.

After an introductory address by George W. Strong, Presidentof the local Lodge, Mrs. Tingley talked upon Theosophy. She outlinedpresent conditions with the human race as alarming, with tendenciesstill downward; mind, she insisted, is fettered by ignorance,selfishness and fanaticism; mankind does not appreciate the duty ofman to man - the duty of mutual assistance, of loving kindness, ofUniversal Brotherhood. Mankind must be startled into thought; into arealization of responsibility, and some terrible calamity must overtakethe world to bring about this result. She predicted that such acatastrophe, affecting nearly the whole world, would happen. Thereis, she urged, an organization fettering mind which is drawingmankind down to even lower depths and preventing its rise to higherplanes. Such an organization, she said, is in Italy and Austria; it wasin Spain and it is now in this country with a tightening hold on theGovernment, and only such principles as those taught by theUniversal Brotherhood can prevent the evil that must follow in its

path. This was as explicit as Mrs. Tingley made her statement.Mr. F. M. Pierce, who is the General Secretary of the Universal

Brotherhood, spoke of the work of the Brotherhood. He said therewas a general misconception of the object and work of theTheosophic adherents, due to misrepresentations and egotisticalclaims made by those who professed to be friends of the work. Mr.Pierce said the Brotherhood taught responsibility of man to his


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"Its principal purpose is to teach Brotherhood, demonstrate thatit is a fact in Nature and make it a living power in the life of humanity.

"Its subsidiary purpose is to study ancient and modern religion,science, philosophy and art; to investigate the laws of Nature andDivine powers in man."

Mrs. Tingley received the Sentinelreporter cordially and in thecourse of conversation said:

"I wish you would accentuate the facts that none of our officersis salaried. Trying as I am to do all the good I can for Humanity, itwould place me in an embarrassing position if I ever received money.I hold that this policy should be followed by all reformers. Thefinancial part of our work is conducted by as reliable business men asthere are in the country, and we depend on them to handle the funds.We are paying our own expenses on our trips.

"Our organization is founded for the benefit of all of thecreatures of the earth as well as the people, and therein it is differentfrom other organizations. That is because we believe in the evolutionof souls from the lower to the higher forms of life. We have no creedsand dogmas, and receive into our organization all classes of people,irrespective of religious beliefs.

"The Universal Brotherhood today girdles the earth. It is foundin Europe, India, Australasia and America. Local societies areorganized in nearly all of the large cities of America and Europe. Inthe last three years the Brotherhood has grown enormously. Myparticular object now is to try to simplify Theosophy so as to adapt itto the needs of the masses. I try to discourage anything that savorsof fadism and theory. If Theosophy is to be made the divine power inman's life it must be lived in the smaller duties of life."

"Reincarnation is one of the cardinal teachings of Theosophy, isit not?"

"If the thinking minds of the age," said Mrs. Tingley, "will onlystudy reincarnation, they are bound to believe it. It is the only key tothe situation. There is no real justice unless reincarnation be true.

Reincarnation teaches that what we sow in this life we shall reap inthe next, and it accounts for the many aspects of life we see aboutus. It is the greatest force for good in the world, for the soul isinspired by it to believe that the sooner it commences to sow thesooner it will reap.

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three-score and ten years - a time when man only begins to see whatreal life is. There is a superb hope in believing that every man isDivine, that nothing is lost in this great scheme of Nature, and thatevery soul has an opportunity to regain its place in Nature."

"Is it true, as some Theosophists claim, that they can recallinstances, scenes and circumstances in their previous lives?"

"That is a foolish thing to even talk about. The soul retains thememory of its experiences in previous lives, but without anyknowledge of time and place. I have noticed in my own life that whenI had a problem to meet I could meet it with knowledge obtained fromexperience that I usually know I could not have acquired in this life. Iwould like, however, to eliminate all of the nonsense about recallingscenes and incidents of former lives. People who talk that way arenot Theosophists. Spasmodic touches and extreme ideas can't be

accepted by the human mind and they ought to be discouraged. Theworld needs to get together on a basis of mutual co-operation, and todo this the laws of human nature must be understood." - IndianapolisSentinel.---------

DAYTON, OHIO.NO SALARIES ARE ENJOYED BY THE STAFF OFFICERS OF

THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATION.Katherine Tingley, Leader and Official Head of the Universal

Brotherhood, arrived at the Hotel Beckel yesterday from Indianapolis,with her party of workers. They left Point Loma, Cal., after theBrotherhood Congress on May 4, and have held meetings in theprincipal cities on their way back to New York. In a short interviewyesterday evening, Mrs. Tingley made a great point of the fact thatthere are no salaried officers in her organization, nor does any one inany department derive any profit from work done. The chief officersare well-to-do business and professional men, who are glad to givetheir services. The School for the Revival of the Lost Mysteries of

Antiquity, founded by Katherine Tingley at Point Loma, is anincorporated body, but all money received goes toward the buildingand improvements. The Foundress accepts no money for theteachings.

"This question about salaries," said Mrs. Tingley, "was the firstone asked by the Secretary of War when I obtained the help of theGovernment in my relief work at Santiago. The suffering there is still


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severe, according to the report of the Mayor, who took charge of thework when left in March. I expect to go back there, and also toManila."

In the room were Senorita Antonia Fabre, a young woman ofabout 22, and little Ricardo Maceo, both of them fine types, whomMrs. Tingley is training for future work in Cuba.

Asked as to other societies having similar titles and aims, Mrs.Tingley said that the Universal Brotherhood had absolutely noconnection with any of them, nor did it endorse their methods andteachings.

"Several," she declared, "have stepped aside from H. P.Blavatsky's root teachings, on to a cold intellectual basis which hascaused them completely to lose sight of her real purpose. Theosophymust be simplified for the masses. The condition of the world today is

such that we have no time to spend in theorizing. We aim to havethose who profess brotherhood, live it."

"Reincarnation is a prominent teaching of Theosophy, is it not?""It is the key to the seeming injustices of life," said Mrs. Tingley,

"and the greatest force for good, for the soul is inspired by it tobelieve that what it sows in one life it reaps in the next. The souldoes not, as some think, remember the details of its past lives, but itdoes retain the experience gained. I find in my own life that I meetproblems with knowledge obtained from experience which, as a rule, Iknow that I have not had in this life. People who talk all the nonsenseabout remembering scenes and incidents of past lives are notTheosophists." - The Dayton Daily News.---------

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.THE LEADER OF THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD

ADDRESSES A LARGE AUDIENCE IN PRETTY WICK PARK -KATHERINE A. TINGLEY, OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,EXPLAINS ITS PRINCIPLES.

The audience that gathered at Wick Park Monday night to hearMrs. Katherine A. Tingley and other speakers of the UniversalBrotherhood, was well pleased and never were more personsgathered in Wick Park than on this occasion. Admission was free,and as the evening was delightful, a large number took advantage.The principal address of the evening was, of course, the talk of Mrs.Tingley.


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The prelude to her address consisted of a piano and organduet, by Mrs. Alice Cleather and Basil Crump and the throwing ofsentences and quotations from prominent Theosophists and writersupon a screen by stereopticon. These affairs related to law, moralityand brotherhood and made deeper impression by reason of theharmonizing effect of music. At intervals during the evening thesetalented performers played, interpreting the grand and beautifulphrases of the great Wagner with exquisite ability and taste. Inaddition to the paragraphs concerning Theosophy, which wereexhibited on the screen, there were also shown ideal pictures of SirGalahad and other heroes of the operas. Selections were fromLohengrin, Parsifaland the Niebelungenlied.

Mrs. Tingley did not depend upon oratory for her effect, but shespoke plainly and in a manner calculated to hold her audience. To

visit our jails, crowded thoroughfares, asylums, was to realize thathumanity is falling away from its heritage, so she believed; that it is ina great degree ignorant of its innate divine nature and possibilities.This, she said, can be largely attributed to the limitations of tilehuman mind. Our ancestors pursued the wrong tactics, and weblindly follow in their own track; man is dual in nature; he has aspiritual and a lower quality. The philosophy of Theosophy teachingselflessness, contains the balm for the pain and suffering of today.False ideas, false ambitions, inharmonious methods of living,selfishness and an unbrotherly spirit are accountable for unhappinessand dissatisfaction.

She asserted that there are many negatively good people wholive exclusive, egotistical lives, who propound fine theories and livefor themseIves alone. In their good works they are spasmodic and ill-

judged. To teach the babes, the little children their divine nature, toimpress this fact upon them in the years of their early youth, is to laythe cornerstone of a healthful, happy manhood and womanhood. Ifmothers would spend one-half as much time in drawing out anddeveloping the fine inner nature of their children, that they do in

dressing, petting and indulging them, the new generation of men andwomen would be worthy of the responsibilities which are now theirs inthis age, and would be able to satisfactorily carry them,

The work of Madame Blavatsky and Mr. Judge was referred to.Mrs. Tingley explained the various humanitarian works of theUniversal Brotherhood, such as the rescue of fallen women, ofinebriates and street waifs, the work which was carried on among the


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sick soldiers at Montauk Point, and in Cuba among the starvingpeople and the sick.

At the close of the meeting questions which had been handedin were capably answered by Mrs. Alice Cleather, Basil Crump, JudgeO'Rourke and F. M. Pierce. Interested parties were given invitation tocall upon Mrs. Tingley. Among the large audience present werecounted many ministers of the city who listened attentively to thearguments in favor of Theosophy brought before them by Mrs.Tingley, and her associates. - From a Youngstown paper.-----------

THEIR PLEA IS FOR THE UPLIFTING AND ENNOBLING OFMANKIND - MRS. TINGLEY, THE LEADER OF THE UNIVERSALBROTHERHOOD, ADDRESSES A LARGE AND INTERESTED

AUDIENCE IN WICK PARK.The second open air meeting of the Universal Brotherhood, a

branch of the great Theosophical Society, conducted by Mrs. Tingley,the official head of the organization, assisted by several members ofher cabinet, was held in Wick Park last evening. The addressesmade by the speakers of the evening on the subject which they arechampioning and which has recently enlisted no little attention froman interested public were listened to with unaffected attention by anaudience much larger than attended the previous night's meeting.The musical selections by Mrs. A. L. Cleather and Mr. Basil Crump,members of the Isis League of Music and Drama, were pleasantdiversions that interspersed the deep and cultured discourses of theexpounders of the doctrines of the School for the Revival of the LostMysteries of Antiquity.

Captain L. F. Barger, of the Local Brotherhood, called thegathering to order about 9 o'clock, and in a few explanatory remarksintroduced the chairman of the gathering, H. T. Patterson, whorepeated the remarks upon the nature of the Society which he madethe evening before and introduced the Brotherhood's Leader, Mrs.

Katherine A. Tingley, of whom so much has been written in all parts ofthe world. In a clear, distinct and perfectly audible voice she slowlymeasured the doctrines of her school and gave a brief history ofTheosophy's inception into the Western world with the advent of thelate Madame Blavatsky and said that what she taught was not new,but as old as the ages. Theosophy, as Mrs. Tingley says, is thathigher nature outlined in man which teaches that heaven lies here as


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is now doing in the establishment of Lotus homes in various parts ofthe country, where the neglected children are placed in positions thatcultivate their nobler instincts.

Mrs. Tingley closed with a review of what the Brotherhood hadaccomplished in this world and dwelt at length on its good workamong the neglected Cubans during the past year. - The YoungstownTelegram.-----------

THE TRUTH BEING SPREAD TO ESTABLISH AN UNIVERSALBROTHERHOOD - MRS. KATHERINE A. TINGLEY TALKS ONTEACHINGS OF THEOSOPHY AND THE MISSION OF ITSADVOCATES.

An active band of conscientious members of the Universal

Brotherhood is at present engaged in the mission of spreading thelight of truth, charity and unselfishness as taught by the doctrines ofthe School for the Revival of the Lost Mysteries of Antiquity in thiscity. The exclusive commission is quartered at the Tod house andhave held two open air meetings in the recesses of Wick Park,closing the stay in the city with a meeting in the hall of the localbranch on East Federal Street this evening. The band is headed byno less a distinguished personage than Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, theofficial head of the Universal Brotherhood, "friend of all creatures,"and successor of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and William Q. Judge,successive organizers and promoters of the organization's branches,both in this and the Eastern Hemisphere. The great problemssuggested in the teachings of these missionaries on their trips acrossthe continent; their work among the soldiers in the hospitals duringthe late war; their charity to the sick and dying Cubans, haveawakened an interest in their cause that justly arrests the closestattention wherever the little band rests and begins the spreading of adoctrine as simple when considered as it is mysterious when theteachings are first given to one ignorant of what they wish to impart.

At the meeting last night the attendance was double what it was onthe dreceding evening, a condition that testifies that the interest isbecoming more general among local people who are ever ready tohonestly consider anything that will teach to advance their spiritualconditions.

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Leader and the Comrades with her, but throughout the past three anda half months that they have been away we have felt the inspiringeffect of the work accomplished both at the Congress at Point Lomaand during their tour among the Lodges of the Organization. We feelthat they are getting very near home, as today (July 13) a telegramhas been received of their arrival in Buffalo, so that very probablythey will be in New York before the present issue is in the hands ofthe members......

- J. H. Fussell

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The last place mentioned in the report of the Crusade given inour August issue was Youngstown. Toledo was visited before

Youngstown by the Leader and party, but has not been reported -then to Niagara Falls for a short rest which, however, meant newwork along other lines, and then home to New York, arriving Tuesday,July 25. It has been impossible to give more than a few of thenewspaper reports, and many interesting incidents must be leftuntold, though not unrecorded, for the events are engraved in thehearts of the members and the seed everywhere sown is alreadyspringing up with the promise of harvest. The following is the reportof the meeting held in

TOLEDO, OHIO

KATHERINE TINGLEY ON UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOODKatherine Tingley, who had been unable to appear at the

Universal Brotherhood Meeting Wednesday night, made herappearance last night, evidently none the worse for her slight illness.She addressed and interested a large crowd, and sent most of themhome thinking. Some claim that Katherine Tingley does not becomeoratorical in her addresses: but she does. True, she does not resort

to the use of wild gesticulations, nor does her voice rise to grandclimaxes. But she has a simple directness of style, a clear,comprehensive and incisive tone of meaning, that combine to makethe most telling oratory.

She dwelt on the philosophy of Brotherhood, which, she said,contains the balm for the great suffering of today, to which she addedthe statement that false ideas, false ambitions, selfishness and


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unbrotherly spirit are the causes of unhappiness and dissatisfaction.She said that if mothers would spend half the time drawing out theirchildren that they do in dressing and petting them, the cominggeneration would be more able to sustain the burden of responsibilitythat will be thrust upon them. She then contrasted the work that sheand her followers are doing - the actual humanitarian work, as it iscalled - with the work of some other societies which, she claims, findsits limits in words, not actions.

The evening was made pleasant by duets rendered by BasilCrump and Mrs. Alice L. Cleather on the piano and organ. Questionshanded in at the close of Katherine Tingley's address were answeredby members of her Cabinet. An invitation to call upon her at theBoody house is extended to whomsoever may be interested. - ToledoBee

[[photo: The Newsboy's Home, Toldeo, Ohio]]

Mrs. Cleather writes to The New Centurythat: "Although astrenuous attempt has been made to tear down the work, the onlyvisible result appeared to be our two well-attended public meetings,at which the best people in the town were seen, in spite of thelateness of the season. Truly, a little opposition only bring out theinnate force and strength of the movement and proves the moresurely its irresistible power. It has been shown to be so all along theline, and always does our Leader utilize the evil forces which opposethis movement and turn all to ultimate good. Of course theNewsboy's Home was visited by the Mother and the packed room fullof boys were cheered and encouraged by her loving and helpful talk.A charming outdoor treat was given to the little ones of Toledo, who inthe name of the I. B. L., were publicly invited out to one of the parksand given a good meal and some interesting talk from the Leader andher party, including' Senorita Fabra and little Ricardo - who nowspeaks English charmingly. - The New Century.

Thu Newsboy's Home in Toledo is a great center ofBrotherhood. Hence boys, large and small, newsboys andbootblacks, hold their weekly meetings and work for Brotherhood.The hundreds who gather there are learning the lessons of rightliving. Their bright faces and cheery voices show plainly that they arefinding joy in helping and sharing. Bless them! - Bless them! thehelpers of the race. - The New Century.


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KATHERINE TINGLEY TALKED - PROGRAMME OF MUSIC ANDBROTHERHOOD LISTENED TO LAST NIGHT - THE MEETINGWELL ATTENDED

An intelligent audience gathered at the National UnionAuditorium last evening to hear Katherine Tingley and the otherspeakers for Universal Brotherhood, and considering the time of yearit was a remarkably large gathering.

Mr. H. T. Patterson opened the meeting by explaining the natureand objects of the Society and announcing the programme for theevening.

The prelude to the principal address of the evening byKatherine Tingley consisted of piano and organ duets by Mrs. Alice

Cleather and Mr. Basil Crump, and the throwing of sentences andquotations from the three Leaders of the Movement by stereopticonupon a screen. These propositions and statements related to law,morality and Brotherhood, and made a deep impression. Mrs.Cleather and Mr. Crump played a number of selections at intervalsduring the evening, interpreting the grand and rarely beautifulphrases of the great Wagner with exquisite baility and taste. Inaddition to the paragraphs concerning Brotherhood, which wereexhibited on the screen, there were also shown ideal pictures of SirGalahad and other heroes of the operas. The selections were fromLohengrin, Parsifaland the Niebelunglied.

Katherine Tingley spoke first. She did not depend upon oratoryfor her effect, but spoke plainly and simply, in a manner calculated tohold her audience. She began her address by calling attention to thegeneral cheerful aspect with which one is confronted in studying thefaces of the people generally. Continuing, she declared that to take abroader, deeper view, to observe the great mass of people, to visitour jails, crowded thoroughfares and asylums, was to realize thathumanity is falling away from its heritage, that it is in a great degree

ignorant of its innate divine nature and possibilities. This, she said,can be largely attributed to the limitations of the human mind. Ourancestors pursued the wrong tactics, and we blindly follow in theirtracks. Man is dual in nature, he has a spiritual and a lower quality.

The philosophy of Brotherhood, teaching selflessness, containsthe balm for the pain and suffering of today. False ideas, falseambitions, inharmonious methods of living, selfishness and


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unbrotherly spirit are accountable for unhappiness anddissatisfaction.

There are too many negatively good people, she asserted, wholive exclusive, egotistical lives, who propound fine theories and livefor themselves alone. In their good works they are spasmodic and ill-

judged.To teach the babes, the little children, their divine nature, to

impress this fact upon them in the years of their early youth, is to laythe cornerstone of a healthful, happy manhood and womanhood. Ifmothers would spend one-half as much time in drawing out anddeveloping the fine inner nature of their children that they do indressing, petting and indulging them, the new generation of men andwomen would he worthy of the responsibilities which are now theirs inthis age, and would be able to satisfactorily carry them.

She spoke further of the work of Madame Blavatsky and Mr.Judge. . . . She then proceeded to explain the various humanitarianworks of the Universal Brotherhood, such as the rescue of fallenwomen, of inebriates and street waifs, the work which was carried onamong the sick soldiers at Montauk Point, and in Cuba among thestarving people and sick there.

At the close of the address questions which had been handedin were capably answered by Mrs. Alice Cleather, Mr. Basil Crump,Judge E. O. Rourke and Mr. F. M. Pierce, who made quite a lengthyand interesting address.

Interested persons were given an invitation to call uponKatherine Tingley and other members of her Cabinet at the BoodyHouse today. - Toledo Commercial.

A very interesting feature of the Crusade has been the use of astereopticon by means of which were thrown upon the screenquotations from the writing of H. P. B., W. Q. Judge and Katherine A.Tingley. They aroused much interest and made a deep impression.Four of the quotations used are as follows:

THE ONE ETERNAL LAWThere is one Eternal Law in Nature, one that always tends to

adjust differences, and to produce final harmony. It is owing to thisLaw of spiritual development superceding the physical and purelyintellectual, that mankind will become freed from its false Gods, andfind itself finally Self-redeemed.


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- H. P. Blavatsky------

Unbrotherliness is the insanity of the Age.- Katherine A. Tingley

------Experience we must have, and if we accept it at our own hands

we are wise. That is, while striving to do our whole duty to the worldand ourselves, we will not live the past over again by vain and hurtfulregrets, nor condemn any man, whatever his deeds, since we cannotknow their true cause. We are not the Law, and it is a species of thathypocrisy so deeply condemned by It for us to condemn any man.

- William Q. Judge------

Many teachings of great value to the world cannot be taught tothe masses - not because they are secret, but because they wouldnot be understood. Where one would understand, many would not.To bring back the old wisdom, to make known again the old truths,new methods must be adopted; this will partly be done through therevival of some of the ancient dramas, and partly by the study ofhistory. How many students seek for a knowledge of Occultism anddo not know the history of their own country!------

I cannot tell you what secrets await to be revealed to those whostudy along these new lines. Even the greatest historians of ancientand modern times have had their limitations and also have had toadapt their writings to the comprehension of the times in which theylived. But with the new light that is dawning, with the awakening ofthe knowledge of man's divinity, the day is not far distant when theglory of the past shall again become known and the glory of the futurebe assured.

- Katherine A. Tingley

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WELCOME HOME.On July 25 we welcomed the Leader and her hand of

Crusaders back again in New York. It was indeed a welcome thateach and all of us gave to her. Who can tell the future of the work?What we have already seen as the results of the efforts, and in spite


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of opposition of those who sought to hinder and destroy, during thepast two years has been great; so great that two years ago it wouldhave been almost beyond belief. Today the promise is even greater,and our opportunity of sharing in the work and of upholding the handsof our Leader is greater also. Shall we not accept this opportunity?Comrades, we should belie our own natures and powers did we notaccept it. We do accept it, we have seen the light and henceforth willfollow it.

- J. H. Fussell

NEW YORK.On July 25 the Leader and party arrived. It is difficult to

describe how refreshing the presence of the Leader is after anabsence of several months. Every member of the staff seemed to be

exhilarated, and the effect was something like that produced by thesudden appearance of the sun after a cloudy day. There is life, forceand vitality in her presence which is remarkable in its effect.

One by one the members of the staff went to greet the Leader,all expressing their joy at seeing her again. Then the words ofgreeting from her to each, and the inquiries about the work each onehad in charge; the giving of new orders, bringing about fresh impetusin every direction; accounts of the interesting developments on theCrusade, just concluded; little incidents which only the eye of theLeader can observe, told in an inimitable way, as all who have heardcan fully testify. Is it any wonder that around this heart, andemanating from it, is to be found the fiery energy which is the secretof success. Of what value would the labor of each be, if it was notwisely directed and made universal in its application by the one whowisely watches the work from all points? A glance at the growingactivity of the movement tells its own eloquent story, and no wonderits success is a block to the self-seeking and unprogressive and tothose who would like to use our Organization to further their politicalschemes. It is a fact that the Universal Brotherhood Organization,

springing directly from the parent T. S., is doing great constructivework all the world over, and daily increasing in power and influence.The secret is easily found; there is a guiding heart and head, and thesoul of compassion is breathed into everything.

In the evening - on the day of arrival - the Aryan T. S. held itsusual weekly meeting, and after a warm friendly greeting fromPresident Neresheimer to the Leader, and the Crusaders, the


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