The sun., 1900-11-19
BABIsT MISSION TO CHRISTIANS.
High Priest From Egypt EIpounds In New York
the Doct rines Of 'Our Lord. Abdei Beha."

A meeting II Babists or as they prefer TO
he called. Truth Knowers. J." was held in Fast
Fifty-second street yesterday afternoon OF
which were present number OF New York
and Brooklyn people The meeting was held
in the parlors of private house and the audi
ence was an invited one They were asked
to meet the new High Priest Of the Faith.
Mira Asad I'llah. who has come as n repre-
sentative from the Master. (the Christi, and
who expounded the doctrine through an in
terpret.r With Mira Asad lllah was
Mira fIassan khorasani. a wealthy and dis
tinguished merchant Of Cairo. and two inter-
prntors, one II them. yourc MIrla llonsscln
Ronhir. being fluent English scholar with
d-ightfullv sympathetic voice. and frank.
cordial manner
Mira A.ad 'rllah occupied the seat Of honor
In the room and his audience was arranged In
circle facing him His two interpreters
were beside him. and for two hours he talked
earnestly, and with much gesture. of the re-
gion he has come SO far To explain. Tn" mon
and women who listened To him. saw before
them an elderly man Of slight frame. sone-
what bent II shoulders. hut alert and active
II motion. lie wore white turhan and his
Eastern costume was composed ~ Rowing
garments eirdcd at the waist line with cord.
II. held printed tablet" IN his hands and
tntuSlbrltlN I"du from ~
Opposite him across the parlor sat the most
d'sn,4"d .'okrs Syn'Iain Iias., MI' KbGrn."n f"T r,
j. a digl lti-d and stately f'rsuhHg", NOR"
richly drrs-rd than his Cunraniun~ and muCh
looked up To hy them all. II" vc'aS! 'il,iy
iu,st unrt .Gt silent and grave ~, uius to the
spiritual teacher who's coming (" tins country
VII i I. h"gyCa d. 9rrs ,F@ f,. %.ry to f'"" the
Mira Asai I'llah was shoemaker by trade
hut i known H. tgyIt 6rd 'f-" a. one oL ne
greatest at the follower of l,h1. lnsiN ysJt-,
thre" Of which !" was IN Tr1'"n tor ms ih''h'
hc converted 500 IeoIic ly iLdividua, t'n,n L.
Ins He carrie n II, n,aE , n any W. W. e cs
las great reverence shown him IN 'he East.
because he vas the Ch''"n uieciJle who I'r-
.ouHlly brought the remains Of The Bat from
India To Acre. ~ Syria where they are now
Much Of the FIRE ard eloouence of the man
VII" followed tho ir'cri rctels learned l,uch
nfthe do trinr of the Truth Knovcrs" They
believe in God. the ore supreme ALL "Nad'uH
ovcrruliur Power. and IN US Pr"pho'S rom
Adam tp Naluirot Theybelieye That NnhoTct
was a propt"t. but they do not t'ao h NOLAN.
riedi-m as II is known IN the East This s'ct
has come out from Mohaumedsm. and has.
since it~ faith wa first rroclaired. t"cn per-
secuted by the Mohanredars ard their rl!ers
They believe that The Beha. their n astsi, is
none other than Jesus Christ. returned 'o earth.
in fuhlrent Of rroI l"cy. and that II is 'le,r
rre1t mi-SG1 t" mae kTSwn TSs ,his gao eod. 1d
10 have a peculiar fascination for tmeri-
can, for In tne past elk wears II has taken
root and grown with astonishing rnIidltv.
The teachers now holding meetings In New
York citv viii remain horo n week or ten davs
longe- and then 90 ~ Chicago. whore there
is a la-ver number ~ menhers than hero.
Last night a la-co meeting wna held ~ Ma
sonir UnN, lIohokc0, 10 whl"h many or TIE
NJ l'n1oa II the afternoon meeting wen'.
on Tge4 l1v avor0r anNthe~ lar.'c meeting
W. 40 IA ~ in this citv. and on FRIDAY evening
Mira tsld 'flah will % , Rrooklvn with his
ir'o-,,-r.a-s - instruct 'e'inve-I. on SUNDAY
afta-op,n pri rveulrr ueyt. meetings will
10 hold IN Car0egi" Val A. rreseut the
hoinve-S ~ Greater Nev Nor, are not organ
izat IN ono soo"'". and mis- Is tho worl, ''a'
tNa ras-s~r 'cncNn-s viii arooT Dlsh Neforc
rNnv -n'i-n - Fyvvt. Fntil 'hcv havo aCCnrn-
rlShoi thl= ..u-no,n. the meetings ara 70 Nn
.ani-nIb'iN ONLY. a-i a-o attended ~ such
roorIo as 'ha ha'ovarS invite NN1'cver
-ln SCOT WAY haco"o In The future when Il has
--1vni strong ce-'n'n " is MAT NJ present y
Il 4 united p7.hu='7s'lo and hnn0v C~ouD ~
roo-lo n rr0,i~ v'rcol that " - 40 hOro o-oa
with The to0v'civa 'hn' tho 7 ord. whose
second coming has heon fo-"'ot fr0rn tho
hn-irr'ng "a he-e IN cath. md that 20 th"-n 's
ir.-ls'aS tho -os0NnshN'" " making known
-ho rlad -iinrs 20 ~ who wiz hnnr them.
And rho str1rcest Da-t ~ nv tlil rNa'fo- ls
49, thn-a n-o rnnnv reo'' % ~ Now York
vrNo have 1ccartei 40 rroo's oNe-"' 'Noin thot
.Ioaus 'ho christ hos c0'~n and That wo are In
the dawn " tho rnillenn'ur,