Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
REMARKABLE SECT.

10 BE- average reader Of current lit
oratus It ls. ne doubt, a surprise to
Learn hat there Is In existence large
RELICS body, the distinguishing belief
Of VIII ls that the Savior Is now bodily
presc. on this earth. The sect is a
brana Of the Mohammedsn tree 1t
orisin'si In Persia In 1874, and Is
kno,ut5 the world as Babists, a fol-
lowirs claimed for them OF $4,000, 900
souls be great majority Of whom are
llvh,n the Mohammedan world, but
II Is $50 said that the sect has mem
bers the United States. According
to anccount In the Literary Digest Of
octo,s goth, there are 1900 Babists in
New lork. 500 in Chicago and smaller
colons ln Waukegan, Wis, and other
plasa Some Americans Of wealth and
inhHe are said to belong to the Bah
lists, cd among others Mrs. Phoebe
Heau
II ect has suffered much persecu-
ton @ Persia. because It's leaders and
menHs have been suspected OF revo-
lutiosy schemes The probability 10,
that be revolution they aim az is en-
tlrely Z a moral nature, and not politi-
cat Governments are often too sus-
picioln such matters They see
trea where there Is none, and at the
sam me are apt to overlook the real
dangH that threaten states and COM
moh'nlths. In the form Of vice. open
and a,ret.
n. originator Of the Bablst sect was
Mohi-ned All, young Persian, noted
for Ify and religious zeal He wrote
a eC-nentary on the Koran and
pres,isd purity. Like all reformers
he f,ad il necessary TO criticize Sc
yercy the clerical class. and on this
accom- the flames Of persecution were
kind against him But his follow
ing lgtased and finally he was called
"Bat which Is the Arabian word for
"gatf -an allusion 20 the term door"
Will be Savior applied to Himself.
The sl5Is,s then. are the believers In
the a0' as the gateway to eternal
NE.
II. historical account Of the sect
goes TO say that the attempts Of the
goYe-neut 10 suppress II led to
the rasi.ion Of Zappan. Although
Mofs-meiau An took no part
wha'rsr Ga this outbreak, he was cap
TURF md sentenced 90 death. With
one q bis trusted followers he was
snslH.sd from the parapet OF one Of
the walls by ropes tied about the arms
SO tai, hs b.ly made the form OF the
cross A regiment OF Mohammedan
soldier were detailed 70 execute the
two A. the first yoley the disciple
was A.sl. but the bullets only severed
the r,ss which bound the Bah himself.
so a., De iell TO the ground There
upon %. soldiers refused 10 fire a sec
ona .-s declaring that they had Wit
ness miracle. The Bah. who had
beer stunned by the iall was thereup-
on o'Ia,,hed by an officer.
Nid,he death Of Mohammed All. his
son d-.as became tha head Of the pc
cuba bct Abbls calls himself the
ser'-a, Of God ana his disciples al
way H.er 20 hIm as the Master"
The -e said to see IN him the actual
iml 'aallan Of the second Person In
TIE ..-lI. whose second advent is
pre-, cd DO the Bible. The Babists
woi Hn with reverence. and he re-
eeiN aur expressions OF respect with
hun
~ aa.e9uut from which these data
are Eaa.l the testimony Of two
Am,.-1 women, Who have visited the
Pelsia Us introduced TO prove that
IN ta3uuatry az laas, some people be-
lev E., .aa second advent Of the Son
Of C.laas already taken place. one
OF ih.H,5l,-s. whose name is not Civ
en-, l.t
~ Eh.ra,a wen, ahead. and by
The '..r. beating .f nay heart ] knew
ina No were soon 30 see the blessed
fae 6 Hs Prince u. The House OF
pay .l King FOL. Che whole world.
We HrHl .aa door and stopped-be-
on, .a the center of The room stood
o.' 4. long garment with
SOY .tIau on hF head. stretching
olt band toward ue. While his face
l"l F cannot Do Hbsl, was lighted
BY '9le sweet smile of Soy and vel
coz "e stood thus f0r O moment I'M
3D. p u9rc-whlu mv heart gave
gre -rob and scarcely knowing what
VI" .''-r. Z hc'd ont my arms. cry
ms AY Lord my Lord" and rushed
20 fuaci.nE lt BIS blessed feet
soy '.. .Ee q ch.lI lie put his dear