The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03

! crowned with felt head dress of the
/ kind called tai by dervishes, but of un-
usual height and make, round the base
! of which was wound small white tur-
| ban.
THE face of him on whom | gazed l
| can never forget, though | cannot de-
scribe it. Those piercing eyes seemed
to read ones very soul; power and au-
thority sat on that ample brow; while
the deep lines on the forehead and face
implied an age which the jet-black hair
and beard flowing down in indistin-
guishable luXuriance almost to the
waist seemed to belle. No need to ask
in whose presence | stood as | bowed
! myself before one who Is the object of
a devotion and love which kings might
envy and emperors sigh for in vain. A
mild voice babe me be seated, and them
continues Praise be to God that thou
hast attainedt'"
Then follows the conversation, or
rather the address of the Beha, for he
did the talking. The good of the world
and the happiness of nations were his
themes, and his prediction was that
fruitless strifes and ruinous wars shall
pass away, and the Most Great Peace"
shall come. Let not a man glory" he
said, lin this that he loves his country;
let him rather glory in this that he
loves his kind"
The Beha who has now following
erckoned at about four millions in Per
STA and the surrounding countries, Is
said to be fifty years of age He has
been in exile since childhood and for
thirty years has been practically pris-
oner in Acre, although he has entire
liberty within the limits Of that dis
trict. He is not an educated man, YER
er having attended any school, yet he
is said to be able to discuss intelligent
ly every subject and knows the history
of all persons who enters his presence.
and can tell them all the incidents Of
their lives, together with their charac-
teristics and thoughts.
In New York, at Carnegie Hall, in
two different studios, one can hear the
teachings of the Beha every Sunday af-
ternoon and evening during the season
Mir. Dodge, who was the Chicago con-
vert of DR. Kheiralla and Nine Aurela
c. Pote, hold meetings regularly. Wo-
men of all denominational beliefs and
men of no beliefs gather in these stu
dos and hear lectures read and listen
to instruction from the books written
by the Beha.
To the matter-of- fact American the
high flown eastern style of the writings
of the Beha, and particularly the pray
ers given to believers to use Is not at
tractive or pleasing, but the converts,
who once accept the Beha as Christ and
unite themselves with the Truth Know
ers, as they call themselves in this
country swallow all the extravaganza
of language without comment. And as
soon as they get a smattering of the
teaching, they set out to interest their
friends, hold meetings in their parlors
and look upon all the erst of the world
as buried in ignorance. Asked If the |
Beha will ever come to this country, |
the converts all give the same reply:
"The Master expects martyrdom and
longs for it that he may escape further |
bondage in the body" He is to be |
killed by Persian or Turkish Moham-
medan, and 1t is said that he knows the
day and hour of the event and has fore
told it to his faithful household
In this country his faithful followers
are spreading his teachings and are
ing year a mass of printed matter
which, with the help of their wealthy
members, they hope to scatter broad
east throughout this land, and with
which they hope to convert to the new !
religion their fellow countrymen.-N
York Sun.