The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-07-11

society known as tie Truth Knowcrs
has been engaged in .mulgating its
doctrines throughout The West While
the headquarters OF The society was at
kenoshl. Wis, htanehea were estab
lished in other cities. even few con
yerts heing made IN the East.
As the society was ret in character.
however. and rs the members were care
full 10 e5uredl their belirfs as we'll as
their identity from the world. the general
public knew little about them. In fact.
this SECRECY VAS maintained until about
a year ug0. when St0yau Naralsky. a
Bulgarian Who had heen devoting his
time To the etudy of religions since his
graduation from Harvard, in 1891, took
the imitation necessary to become a
member OF the society, aud then promptly
exposed its secrets.
\ PERSIAN SECT.
According to Natralshy Truth Know.
ers' is simply another name for BabSm.
one OF the leadiua seets OF Nlohamme
lan,sm This sect arose III Persia in
the year 1913. Seycd Mohammcl Ali be.
ing lis prophet and founder He made
pilgrimage 10 Mecca and returned 10
Persia with commentary on the Koran.
composed by himself. He then proceeded
TO make the claim that all previous reve-
lations had been but predyuraiions VI
him, and that he himself Was Bah the
gate through which all true knowledge
rame to mortals Disciples Hooked to
him and he headed an insurrection but
being defeated. was executed His fol
lowers, however. fled To Turkey. aud
from that place has spread the Babist
doctrine that has found its latest con
verts in Wisconsin.
Although the sect Of Truth Knowers
Is composed entirely OF law abiding and
refined American citizens. Natralsky can
not say enough in condemnation OF it,
The teaching" he says. is in,.liuu-
II is more pantheistic than Christian
Science, more absurd than Mormunism.
and is powerful through its esoteric
IDEAS Secrecy lends il strength, aud is
by far the most dangerous cult that has
as vet made its appearance on this con
tinent. | cannot believe that the ma
iority of these people know in reality the
nature Of the teachings to which they
have surrendered themselves"
NatralskY claims to speak with the
authority resulting from careful study
Of the religion, and he states that he is
prepared at any time To substautiate his
assertions
The Truth Knowers, on the other
hand. claim that their religion does not
concern the outside world: that this
country recognizes liberty of belief and
worship. and that if they. then wish to
worship according to the faith of Mo
manned, il is their business and no one
has the right to forbid them from doing
so, position that is undoubtedly cor
rect
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10 quarrel among themselves it is doubt
full if the general public would have done
more than devote ordinary curiosity 10
the dnings of their society. Now that
the disputes have assumed such pro-
portions that il has been necessary to
summon the head of the sect from
Egypt, 1t is but natural that people should
taEe trifie more interest in this Ameri-
can adaptation Of the religion OF the
TUX
THE REAL HEAD.
DIR. lbrihim q. Kheiralla who has
been the cause of all this publicity and
discord, is a most interesting character
Few years ago he was a clergyman of
the Church of England. but he had long
been interested in occult matters. and
when the opportunity to make a study OF
hem in Persia presented itself he read.
ly accepted it. and withdrawing from
ais charge, Went to that country as the
3upil of Persian community and
motherhood. There he studied deeply.
his teachers being Persian mystics. who
i've all their instruction orally and who
xact from their pupils promise that
hey will neither receive pay nor any
,ther reward for imparting this instruc.
ion to others.