Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00020)

Robert Crosbie quotes 
W.Q. Judge on Katherine Tingley    

In the book titled THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT [both 1925 and 1951
editions] in the chapters on Katherine Tingley, the anonymous ULT
writer tries his best to throw doubt on certain quotations attributed
to William Q. Judge.

These quotations can be traced back to the E.S.T. circular headed "To
the Members of the E.S.T." and dated "April 3rd, 1896."

Looking on page 9 of this circular, I find the following:

"This is the 'Rajah's' [Judge's] statement in regard to our new Outer
Head [Mrs. Tingley]: 'This Head is as true as steel, as clear as a
diamond, as lasting as time.'"

Judge's statement is given in italics.

It would appear that the anonymous ULT writer considered this as one
of the many bogus Judge quotations to be found in the 1896 document.

Yet consider the following.

In 1902 Robert Crosbie, the founder of ULT, not only spoke of Mrs.
Tingley as Judge's "chosen succesor" but gives in the following words
this SAME Judge quote:

"We feel that he [William Q. Judge] 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 [Judge]
said, 'she is true as steel, as clear as diamond, and as lasting as
time.'"

In 1902 Robert Crosbie had no doubt that this quote was bona fide
Judge.

SIDE NOTE: In the E.S.T. circular of 1896 are many other quotations
attributed to Judge and said to be taken from one or more of Judge's
diaries. The ULT's THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT book considers these bogus,
ie. NOT written by W.Q. Judge. They are considered concoctions and
fakes but I have seen the original of Judge's 1894 diary and it
appears to be in Judge's handwriting. Many of the quotes in the 1896
circular are to be found in this 1894 diary. Also I have seen 
photocopies in what appears to be Judge's handwriting of other quotes 
that are found in the 1896 circular.

Daniel H. Caldwell
BLAVATSKY STUDY CENTER/BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
http://blavatskyarchives.com