The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-30
HIS TRUTH is GIVEN
DR.. KhrieIIa Gives a Learned Discourse
on the Belief of the Truth Knowers
at Rhode Opera House.
GREAT CROWD IN ATTENDANCE

erS Are MOI SecreL sect ana GAdV Iue1I
Teachings are Given to All Who Desire
Them-Some of the Cardinal Points ofthe
Belief that has Caused Stir in the World
of Comparative Religions.
Last evening Kenosha was the scene
of one of the greatest religious gath
erings ever held in the city, it being a
meeting of the Truth Knowers for the
purpose of listening to DR.. khriel1a,
the leader of the sect in the United
j States. as he declared the truths and
belief of the sect to the uninitiated for
the first time. The event was made
one of National Importance and many
people from all parts of the country
were in attendance. Chicago, Mil
waukee and Racine sent large de1ega-
tions of converts, while Indianapolis,
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Buffalo
were represented with many followers
of the religion. The meeting was set
to begin at eight O'Clock but half an
hour before this time every seat In the
house was filled and many people were
c1amoring for standing room in the
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On the stage, surrounded by coterie
of the distinguished believers in the
principles of the sect, was DR.. Khrie11a,
the central figure of the meeting. He
is a Persian by nature and birth and
every trait in his appearance suggests
his oriental birth. There were no pre-
1iminaries to the meeting, the speaker
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this city. He at once launched into
the subject of the evening and for two
hours interested the people in the
mystical teachings of the new sect.
With marvellous candor he proclaimed
that there was nothing of secret ITO
the belief and in the following sentence
he stated that the teachings were pri-
vate and given only to those who
burned with desire for learning. In
prefacing his remarks DR.. Khrie11a
read a portion of the ritual of the sect
and to the uninitiated it appeared to
be little more than fantastic weaving
of words. From the midst of the fan
tastic phrases, bringing up memories
of the mysticism of the Persians, one
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of belief were justice, humanity, self
sacrifice, love, mortality, hatred of
hypocrisy, charity, right living and
submission to God.
Following the reading of the COM
mandments, as he term ed them, DR..
Khrie11a said that the teachings of the
Truth Knowers were not secret but
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earth and could be had for the asking.
| The teachings, however, are private
for reasona bic reasons. ''In the first
place the teaching of truth is sacred
and those who want it must thirst for
/ knowledge. When they are thirsting
then they are ready to prepare them
selves for higher and better life. If
one needs and wants the truth he will
seek it with open arms and he will be
be received with a cordial welcome.
Man is independent and God wants
him to step toward Him and he will
come miles and miles and leagues and
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ings should not be thrown away upon
those who do'not want them. If any
one seeks to know the truth the doors
are opened and he can see it and know
it. If we are in error we shall be glad
to be corrected but we do not care to
give the teachings to those who seek
them from a standpoint of curiosity
or for the sake of making them the
base of debates and wrang1es. Christ
taught that it was no use to teach peo-
pie who were not willing to learn the
truth and said to the apostles that
they Should not cast their pearls be-
fore swine, and we follow our master.
But we must protect the teachings and
in privacy we3 find this protection.
The seeker for curiosity gets few
words and from this he judges the en-
tire creed and teachings. Three car
dina1 points are to be found in our
teachings: Where man came from,
Why God madeleine race, and Where
the race goes after death. The race
was created to enjoy it's God; but be-
fore one may enjoy the ECreator he
must know Him in His fu1lness. He
to know Him. The idol in the brain is
worse than the material idol.
cit is right to say that we are finite
and God is infinite and that it is i'm
possible for the finite to know the in
finite. Does the watch comprehend
the matchmaker or the building the
builder? Just SO it is impossible for
the created to comprehend the creator.
But God was DESTROYS that his creation
know him and for this reason he as
sumed focus-a form if you will
and shows a face that IN be known
and in which form we a. enjoy and
g1orify him. This form was the fun
damenta1 basis of religion 1000 years
ago and it is the foundation of belief
today"
The speaker then took up the script.
ures and showed that repeatedly God
had stated that there was but one di-
; vine being and that there would never
: be another, but he said God was merci-
full and had sent teachers of his truth