The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
DRUSES LOOK TO THE EAST.
soOy, THET BELIETE. FL HAHN WILL
REAPPEAR IRON EdRTH.
Events in China Regarded as signs of the
FulHlment of the Promise Made Centu-
ries Ago, the Exterminntlon of Their En-
enies and tho Triumph of Their Faith.

Events In China Regarded a. StGns OF the
FulHlment of the Promise Made Centu-
ries Ago, the Exterminntion of Their En-
emies and tho Triumph of Their Faith.
sHwEIR. Mourn LEBANON. Syria. Aug. L.
The time set for the return OF III Hakim Is
drawing near. The eyes ofthc Druses are turned
I, the Far East. The war between China and
Jarau and the PROSPECT Of the dismemper-
mcnt OF the Chinese Empire ARE condolences
which they regard "a symptoms and On which
they base hopes OF the coming triumph OF their
faith. Among them there are rumors OF war
and antlcipations OF the determination Of their
enemies.
Near the end OF the tenth century a youth IL
Years Of nge, u Fatimlte descendant OF Mo-
BANNED. succeeded 10 the throne OF Egypt.
and having assassinated his sister, named him
.eli Ell Hakim the self-appointedl.nnd began an
Interesting career. which was equally iIstin-
Eulshed for murder and religious frenzy. He
secretly employed some forty old women.
who lid excellent detective work for him and
supplied him with many OF the secrets OF his
subjects. whom he would call at times and
question about matters which they supposed
were not known and could not be known to
any save themselves. The knowledge thus ac-
ouired through his female spies FL Hakim
urged as proof OF his own divinity. for he said
he possessed not the gift Of prophecy or the
function OF an apostle. rs others had done be-
fore him. but was deity itself. Once he caused
hundreds OF Egyptian women to enter q GER
tain public bath. and then walled them In and
they persisted. while at different times he had
many women sewn up In bags and flung into
the Nile. His whole career. both as q man and
% a Prince. was in keeping with such acts
Of reckless assassination and murder. till at
last his own sister caused him to be despatched
- tha aonNtnnnrnnn rynu rSOafo1 nm NJ fhn
door OF the great mosque that FL Hakim had
disappeared for the necessary trial OF believers.
During his lifetime his tyranny had extended
over Jews and Christians. and among other
dcpredations he destroyed the Church OF the
Holy Sspulchre in Jerusalem. Nevertheless,
men were found to take UP his cause and pro-
mote his views, chief Of whom were Ell Durzi
and Hama, men OF unusual ability. The
former wrote and once started to read in one
OF the mosques Of Egypt q book to prove the
deity Of FL Hakim, but the author was mobbed
and he fed to the vicinity Of Mount Hermon.
There he preached the divinity OF FL Hakinn
and called on men to accept the faith. FL
Durzi changed his mind later. and began to
put himself forward to the disadvantage Of FL
Haklm. whereupon his wi converts charged
him with heresy and turned upon him. He
fed. and in his fight he CHANGED to take refuge
ln al ONCh nhClC SOAhV VSLAOA WIN OA4h0s
The women we're his converts and had heard
OF his a~postacy. and in their indignation
roasted him alive in the oven. To this day
members Of the sect execrate his memory;
but he has imposed upon them his name.
D%ruse-that is. followers Of Ell Durzi.
Hama remained loyal TO FL Hakim. and he
Is the author OF most OF the epistles which
make up the six books recognized as the Druse
Scriptures. The Druses who are to be found
in the land of Bashan. Mount Lebanon. and
northern Syria hold their religious meetings
on Thursday evenings in the utmost secrecy.
and to this day. during nearly nine centuries
OF the existence OF the sect, IL has been found
impossible to induce any OF them to sell q sin
gle leaf OF their Scriptures or reveal the least
thing about their religion to an outsider. Not
ish Museum that he could furnish to 1t a cor
tain copy, Of the Druse Scriptures. in manu-
wr Of at once Hoe's saying. Please send the DOE
and state your price," but very soon he found |
that while it was the easiest thing in the world
to name the price. it was utterly impossible to
secure the book.
In the second and fourth quarters of this
ian and Turkish governments respectively. In
the course Of which some Of the Druse homes
s eop psA Of these he sG books t G1ss .hy TSsse 1 arc : now tsw
for the most part safely deposited in Euro
pean museums or libraries. But since these
only by q few Of the initiated, it cannot be said
now accessible By the public; But this much
Es cf boI5 50 IA sa 4 that hat The The fGi IsNEes q Ell n IA e.
zas s6solateIy The iass; shas Re savs the ESoSrRtdi
find to submit themselves to r RGatffm. and
t tReso " S6e t Rsrs sW ionHSd WitS SfaF the y1 icld eR Tssa
S SSisI 6 but t shS s Soam Of dT e Idmsl was iTEeySGa6ly
We who are lying at the present day and are
without the fold cannot dispute the. Justice Of
doctrine Of the transmierstIon Of souls. The
s sS5S IKE Iyi5r AZ sSfSas :I E t sSsasS St: s /: y! 4 HsEia
eEain somewhere. else In the woFld-that is.
otSs lou T& Ris'f SaiS SiHS g. Il bEG rs s SaS e9d tbt e s en-
souls Of the Ehole human. race did live during
S SSsns sgesR o have {saES Of D! srsSSS and And A.. 3
those Who are not Drpses noWare those who re-
!ectsd the message then. a1d therefore there is
no !. mIuSsics In cloSing the door Of mercy
The best q the pruse souls. those that have
S Ave R ePSasn 1i1sntss ' e Sb HiSn and RHsrsSSSSHbasa ssS;
tSs: q Hahn shsf @sEs his ID tFtu a@SRl tn sPe
MED By tho best Of bis loyal bruises or 6iS Uni
come omen T. q he sni ps ssG iTs aSIf aS. snllSq h soa ' saa
Sonslgn ths faithlese to Appropriate puniah-
RRinesns palaces, which shall Be lnumined. NOT
VARiSSS sdorn 't he Tfy SOP % tS Ssi fai q she Jewels
Y Y . curious coincidence that the troubles
~ Onlna. nrst with Japan and now with Euro
Rean powers. should happen Just sufieientIy
eS1r ne time indicatedAs the period for II
HIAklm,s return from the Far East No wonder,
men; that the pEuse heart. from Moab to the
or '1 nnap96S II OF aamath: aliysrs with lnteregt
y = TIe n celebrity which occurred 4 month
Of . quiet but beWildering demontsra-
s a0n. One hundred and thirteen villages were
at the funeral by sympathizers
y bad PO s6r sexes and every ago. Many Of them
fpugh roads, not only on foot, but also barefoot
~ oI Sneif reward might be, enhanced. They
W. SiHsf zap blessed him for his entrance into the
IN ,Gi nm whence he shall soon return dis !
Y uisned IN III Hakim's triumphant army.
pi tSE nearly fifty years American Protestant
have labored among or been In
contact with these people. Years ago they
USp1Zea and admitted into communion q
Jun man TFnuD q nra,s