Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-04
THE MooLAH CoNCLAvE.
rho Ancient Arabic Order OF Mobiles
ofthe Mystic Shrine.
r,.o,,, the 81. Louis Republican,

sont. 90, will be the entertain
mont and mystic workings i'll mag
n,4cent oriental style of the "Ancient
Arsbic Order Of the Mobiles Of the Mystic
Sarine.v given by,Moolah Temple of st.
louis. This is said to be the most select
ond popular order in America or any
Eastern country. Following is a brief
skerch of the history of the ancient order
as furnished to a reporter by one OF the
o4icers Of the Moolah temple:
.,fbe order of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine was instituted by the Mohammedan
Kallf Alec, the cousingermau and son-in-
law of the Prophet MOhammed, in the
year of the Hegira % A. d. $685., at Mex
kan. in Arabia, as an Inquisltion or vigil
lance committee to dispense justice and
execute punishment upon criminals who
escape their just deserts through the tar
dlness of the courts, and also to promote
religious liberation among cultured men
of all nations. The order is ye6One OF the
most highly favored among the many
secret societies which abound in Oriental
countries, and gathers around its shrines
a select few of the best educated and cul-
mred classes. Its membership in all
countries Includes Christians, lsraelites,
M0slems and men ia nigh positions OF
learning and of power. One of the most
noted patrons OF the order is the present
KhedlVe of Egypt, whose incllnati0ns to-
wards Christians are well known. Fire.
0uept revolutions, however, in Arabia,
Persia and Turkey have Obscured the
order from time TO time, as appears from
the many breaks in the continuity Of the
records of Mekkah, but it has as often
been revived.
THE MOST NOTABLE REVEALS
are those OF Mekkah and Aleppo in A. D.
1893 A. ID. 1ll0), and at Cairo in A. ID.
1887 A. Ii. 1858 }, the latter under the pro-
lection of tae Khedive Of Egypt, who
recognized the order as a powerful means
of civilization. The Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine are sometimes mistaken tor GER
tain orders of the Dervishes, such as
those known as the Heneieeyeh, Hitaee-
yeh, Sadireeyeh and others, either howl
ing, wnirling, dancing or barking; but
this is an error. The only connection the
order ever had with any sect Of dervishes
was with that called the Bektash White
Hats). This warlike sect undertook to
favor and protect the mobiles in time
OF great peril, and have ever since been
counted among its most honored patrons.
The famous Arab known as Bektash,
from a peculiar, high, white hat or cap,
NLICn hC Huu IhduO nun olCCNO VI LID
gown, the founder of the sect named in
his honor, was an Imam in the army of
the Sultan Amurath l., the first Mobam-
medan who led an army into Europe, A.
D. 1860. This Sultan was the founder OF
the military order of the JaniZaries so
called because they were freed Christian
captives who were adopted into the faith
of the army, although his father, Ork-
han, began the work. Bektash adopted a
white robe and cap, and instituted the
ceremony of kissing the sleeve.
The Bektash Dervishes are numbered
by many hundred thousands, and they
have several branches, or off-shoots,
which are named after the founder of
each. Among the most noted of them are
the Darkaweeyeh, the Khowaneeyeh, the
A bd-el- Kader el-Bagdadeeyeh and the
EesaWeeyeh, who have their headquar-
tiers at Cairo in Egypt, Damascus and
Jerusalem In Palestine, Smyrna and
BrOosa in Asia Minor, Constantinople
and Adrianople In Turkey in Europe.
Teheran and Shviazin in Persia, Benares
and many other cities in India, Tangiers
IN Morocco, Oran in Algiers and at Mex
6ah in Arabia, where all branches and
seets of DerYishes are represented at the
annual meeting, which is held during the
month OF pilgrimage. The Bektasheegeh's
representative at Mekkah is noble of
the Mystic Shrine, is the chief officer OF
Alec Temple Of Mobiles, and was IN 1877
the
CHIEF OF THE ORDER OF ARABIA.
The chief must reside either at Mekkah
Or at Medinah, and in either case must be
present In person or by deputy in Mekkah
during the month of pilgrimage.
The Egyptian Order of MOBILES has been
independent of the Arabian except the
yearly presence Of the deputy in Mekkah,
since the expedition of Ibraheem Pasha,
the son of MObammed Alec, the great
Pasha OF Egypt, in 1878, when tae W ah-
habees We're conquered. Among the
modern promoters of the order in Europe
was Herr Weishaupt, a ROsicrucian
(ROsy Cross Mystic and Professor Of Law
IN the University OF lngoidstadt, Bavaria.
THIS distinguished scholar opened tenn
pie May /, 1916, the members of which
We're sly led illuminate, and exercised q
profound influence before and after the
french revolution. From this parent
stem the temples were spread throughout
Europe, recording such names as Freder-
lex the Great, Mirabead, Duke Of Orleans,
6oethe, opinoza, Kant, Lord Bacon and
many literary, scientific and professional
men on their rolls. In no single instance
Las the government in any country VEN
workings Of the 'nobles,' although the
secret agents Of the government are al
ways present and exercise a careful sur
'eilance IN every mystic temple.
Inc leading spirits OF the order are
Muud IN every circle OF the higher
e,@sses' even Including the fuucti0naries
government, aud exert an influence in
proportion to their position,
DANGEROUS TO THE VICIOUS,
beneficial to the virtuous. The Order Of
NooIes oil Mystic Shrine IN America does
loI advocate MOhGmmedanism as a sect,
puI lucuioales the same respect TO Deity
sere RS III Arabia aud elsewhere, and
ueLce The secret of its profound grasp on
we intellect and heart of all cultured peo-
pe. Inc ritual in use is translation
I'm I'm lhe original Arabic found preserved
"a Iue HchleVes OF tie order at Aleppo,
1sJH0 nom whence it was brought to
h"r,In,eeIS, thence 10 Cairo, aud to London
~ MA Allah HassoOn Eh,endee, cele-
Ecu author and historian. The ritual
o "ss a'so translated into the Italian Lam
Ne oy the great Orientahst, Luigi
T,til dCol, aud a temple constituted,
"oIeu found active cOlabOrers In the per-
s ouS ~ o' Count Cav0ur, MazZini, Garibaldi
"ue AIhS Victor Emanuel.
hoH making the present version, the
Idlor mas had tho benefit of the work
"a Iuasa0 Of Marracci, and Hassoon,
Nc Ienuerln2 Is literal where the idlom
rsli'',u,lN'Isd, except where local reference
0fu,V0 the substitution of American for
boa s"laI names of cities. The work has
H. ", perfected under the supervision Of
o., diter NJ. Fleming. Vhirty-third De-