The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-04-07
PERSIAN HERETICS.
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b. Professor Browne. lsetuFerin ,Psrsian
ss the University q Cambridge. has
written . curious book. entitled The
Episode Of the Bab.'s Probably . few
people, know who tho Bah IS, but Mr.. 4.
Brownies researches are certain to
awaken interest In the NAH who was the
arch hereto of Persia in the earIy part
Of the reign Of the present SHAH He :
died violent death at the hands Of tho
government when II was learned that
the heresy that he preached Threatened
the peace Of the, national church. His
followers live and arc faithful to his
memory and teachings.
Their leaders - in sAsRA,.s sI1 p.,fos-,4
sor Brownies book tens 81 his extraorli.
nary exertfohs to see thsm and get their
story from their -sysni lips. They afeis
scattered far and wide Some Of then,
are In Cyprus others ars in Palestine,
safe from The vengeance Of the shah. All
Of them would expect 70 lose their heads
II they showed themselves in Persia.
Only tho humble followers of the Bah
live unmolested IA their own country, :
holding their meetings secretly for fear.
Of the persecution of tho angry Mollahs.
Tho Bah was . Mohammetlan. re.-
former, who won't to Mecca and eanlc =.
back with q hew commentary on tho
Koran. He spoke of himself as superior
u Mohammed and tQ, an other great re-
Ggfous reformsrs, but no announced
that a greater than hewas coming: That
greater one Is Beha, who lives In an
earthly paradise called Behje, .nea-, -
Tyre, where Professor, Browne found
him. The author says he feels quite I'M
equal to the task Of conveying vivid
impression of the faces and forms thut
surrounded him during his visit to thu
strange retreat. BE almost runs short
Of sdjeotiEes whom, he describes tho
wondrous and. venerable figure Of tho
holy man. He says he beheM o face
which he will never forget. although h.
cannot describe It. Tho piercing eyes
seemed to read his very soul. mo need
TO ask tn whose presence / stoel M I
bowed myself before one who is the oh
teet of q devotion and love which kings
might envy and emperora Sigh for in
vain."
Beha's preaching Is prophecy Of tho
"rnost great peace" and OF the brother
hood and unity Of man. The brother
hood of the entire race is coming, Ire
predicts. Prof. Browne says Beha k1ows
tho exact position of European bffairs
and is sorry for the western nations.
He sees kings and rulers hvishing their
treasures in the purchase of means of
destruction instead of procuring the
means of happiness. Meekncss, con-
cord, obedience, submission are the es-
sentials of his secret in the perfect way.
He IS loved and revered by all his fol-
lowers whnravar fhny s-ey- ~, ~ ~ .,,,v
q message from him Is read in the secret
meetings IN Persia Of the humble fol-
Lewers Of the Bah. s-s.-,-- -.
The Bah was not learned IN the .iaw
Hhe the Great doetors 81 the church,
and for that reason they held him in d.
contempt Il was his habit to dispute
with them in tho temples. and although
rs was ignorant his wisdom put their
knowledge to shame. They said he
proved himself an impostor because he
talked bad grammar. He showed them
that his grammar VIA the grammar of
the Koran, and asked them if it was not
better to be wrong with the prophet
than right With tho rest Of tho world.
Whenever he became too Troublesome
they beat him with rods. At last they
had him shot. A company of Infantry
was drawn III, and the Dab and one of
his followers Tcr.- placed before it rs
targets. The first discharge killed the
follower, but o:,ly i.coke the cords that
bound tho prophet. He might have c.,n-
verted his executiolers then If lie hs,i
had time to make the most Of tho situa-
ton. But before lre could speak fine,
second vollcy was .ired and the Bah
died of many wsyinds>
His followers ware terribly ineensSa
at the Outrage, slk' Tried to nss;,ssinats.
the shah. It lad that he tainted witIs
terror at the sight of the eonspiratorsv
and was only saved by the timely ami
val of his cscers> For time he ma,sr
Persia very unsufc FOR the followers ok
thu Bah. He killed their leaders. and
to this day those who escaped from their
native land have peSsr dared to returm.
Among the xietims vas the. one Saliva
ton I4ass 81 the movement. the beauti-
full Kurratu 1-.Ayn. &ho, It is said. wa
miracle Of learning and of every f. NJ
nine charm. She vas killed BY SLOW
torture, and 10 the very last She declared
her supreme faith u The teachings OF
the Bah. The Sollahs who slew he.-
came nea' rebelling s few months ago
Hbeh their lord ara master threatened
to interfere with the tobacco question
in PersSas They made him tremb'e for
his life and throne until tho obnoxious
measures he proposed were rescinded.
Meanwhile Beha is waiting patiently
IN sxiie, confident that the day will como
when bis teachings will triumph in Ter
STA aud the leaders of his faith ean re-
turn to their land.-Nsw York Sun.
A Gee, story s"''.s'
Two men located varmint In a trce
and one sealed up for; the prize. After