Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00112)

SUBJECT: Robert Crosbie's 1907 opinion of Katherine
Tingley

Dallas Tenbroeck has recently allowed Katinka
Hesselink on her website to publish a complete copy of
"autobiographical notes" written by Robert Crosbie. 
In these notes dated March 24th, 1907, Crosbie writes:


"I went to Point Loma at Mrs. Tingley's urgent request
to assist in the proposed work, and was there for two
years, helping to prepare the way for the expected
developments, before I began to get back the touch I
had lost. I am slow to turn back from any task I have
set myself, and am prone to excuse inconsistencies and
deviation in others, so that although I had begun to
doubt, and to see, it was more than a year afterwards
before I saw so clearly and unmistakably that I took
occasion to tell Mrs. T. the facts as I saw them, and
to state my intention to withdraw from all connection
with her. She tried of course in every way to change
my determination, but finding me unchangeable, she let
me go, and as I afterwards heard, gave out that she
had sent me away for 'bad conduct'--just what I do not
know. This of course, to 'save her own face' as the
Chinese say. I am quite will aware of her capacities
in the above direction form the history of others who
had discovered her real character, and left; there is
no slander too low or mean for her to use in such
cases to justify herself. Sorry as I am to say it,
such is the character of Katherine Tingley, the Leader
of the Theosophical Movement Throughout the World, as
she styles herself--(there is more of it that is
simply too nauseating to write.) It was a hard
schooling for me, but it had its good uses and
effects. I feel no enmity towards her; I truly pity
her and would help her do right any time it might be
in my power. I also feel most deeply towards those who
are held in mental bondage by her; but nothing can be
done--they must open their own eyes, they mare not in
a condition to have them opened by anyone else."
Quoted from: 
http://www.geocities.com/ondkh/his/dtb_7.htm#bionotes

These are quite strong words and one wonders exactly
what Robert Crosbie is referring to. Dallas, are
there other letters or documents by Crosbie that shed
more light and give more details on the above?

More light needs to be thrown on Crosbie's words
because it is now known that less than five years
BEFORE Crosbie had written the above, he had in a
public address (1902) spoken highly of Mrs. Tingley:

". . . we who have the privilege of assembling at this
place and taking part in this ceremony of sweet and
grateful remembrance---know that the establishment of
this great Center [by Mrs Tingley at Point Loma, 
Calfornia] is a realization of what William Q. Judge
lived for, worked for, hoped for, and we cannot but
feel deep in our hearts that he knows and rejoices
with us today. 

"We feel that he knows of the self-sacrificing efforts
made by the faithful ones, and that those efforts have
been called forth by his chosen successor [Mrs
Tingley], of whom he said, "she is true as steel, as
clear as diamond, and as lasting as time." 

"By her work has she [Mrs Tingley] shown to all men
her fitness to demonstrate the principles laid down by
H.P. Blavatsky and W.Q. Judge, by making them
practical in the daily life of mankind. 

"Her [Mrs Tingley's] work and our work stand today as
an offering of gratitude and love to that noble soul
and loving human heart, whom we knew as W.Q. Judge." 
Quoted from: 
http://members.tripod.com/davidgreen_2/robertcrosbie.html

Dallas, can you throw any additional light (by citing
evidence in the form of letters and documents) on this
remarkable, radical change of position by Crosbie? 

Daniel



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