West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-27
B A b IS M
It's Astonishing Spread in This
Country.
Thousands OF Converts Who Hold
That the Rcdcemcr Is Now Alive.


Our old friend Col Nat Ward Fits.
gerald formerly OF this county, but now
living in Washington city is now playing
tn new aud unique role. lie has been
pracucing and preaching Christian science
Tor some time and maintains that thorc is
NO use of person dying ull he gets ready
aud that people should live as long as
they did In old times aud claims that he
expects TO live 600 years yet An this has
been astonishing and amusing enough TO
the Coloucls friends, bat his latest tad
knocks Il all out The Philadelphia North
American OF sunday Feb. 10th contains a
whole page devoted to Babsm and the
spreading OF this new doctrine In the Tar
cast and m this country aud gives full
page pictures OF Mira Abul FAIL Gul
Pagan aud Niat EHcndi. IN Kcdmanl the
Persian leaders OF this new sect. now In
this country seeking converts. Right
between the pictures OF the above named
distinguished prophets was that OF Col
Nat Ward Fitzgerald and the sunday
American says that lac Is az present. per.
haps, the leading native male eXpouudVr
OF this new faith In this country.
MI We make the same percentage OF
~ al converts throughout the country
~ as we have made Ia baltimore aud
~ Washington, Within a years time
tue babist ialth viii have 1000 coo adher'
cnts Ina the United States.
This astonishing prophecy was made
lew days since 10y Mirza Abul raxi. of Gul
iaygan, "A Persian OF distinguished lineage,
who rs now in this country as the personal
representatives. OF Abbas Encndf. Christ
Ia Person, aud Gods Blessed Manifest. A"
according to the followers of Beha UllAh
Otherwise the Bahaists, OF. as they were
formerly called, Babists. Tho real Christ,
he asserts, Is now in Palestine. where he
is being Joined by thousands of the
faithful.
AZ FIRST thought IL seems hardly credible
that In such short time such an amazing
number might be brought to adopt
Iougion which IS now practically unknown.
but examining closer Into the facts. 10 will
be seen that che prediction is not as wild
as it seems.
A mouth ago the Bahalst faith had never
been heard OF in Baltimore and Washing.
ton now IL numbers hundreds OF believers
in both cities, aud scores Of converts are
being made every day.
Moreover the converts come not from
the ignorant foreign element. but from the
best people OF the native population.
Mira Abul FAIL came 20 America un-
announced. lie took up his temporary
habitation Ia a modest house az tziZ be
sales street, Washington. and there in a
room severely plain, destitute of Oriental
furnishings, the ambassador Is in daily
conference with Investigators that come
from many states.
Mira Abul FAIL is a man who would al.
tract attention anywhere. OF a little above
medium height, and thin as TO body. lac
looks 10 be about IS years old His face
rs kindly, but when hc is telling of his
mission it lights up wonderfully.
As a religious proposition the propa-
ganda work OF the Bahaists Is decidedly
nOycl-indccd 10 Is Unprecedented BE YOU
Protestant Catholic lew Buddhist
hristian Scientist. Mohammcdan or Spir.
itualist-no matter what. so long as you
are not aguostc effort is FIRST made 10
confirm and strengthen YOU in your own
faith. That accomplished the prophecies
OF each religion are pointed out to be so
alike that they must have cmanated from
common source and all having as their
eliminating glory the second coming OF
Christ Then the Bahaist says
This second coming that an your pro-
phets have predicted 10 here. lie. the
Christ tarries at Acre Palestine Ho
comes to unity all religions; TO destroy
none
Ia detailing the history OF his cult and
the three men who formed H. Mira pref
aced the story with quotations from Scrip
tgral prophecies Of the second coming OF
Christ He seemed TO have 0hc whole
Bibic at hs tongues end, lie quoted
from the Koran to show that second
In Isli,' said Mira Abu FAIL. there
appeared in Persia q young man OF noble
family aud purcst lineage the son Of
great merchant lie proclaimed that the
time had been fulfilled. and the Kingdom
Of Coo had come to the world. Hy tens
OF thousands the people hockcd to him
lac Mohammcdan doctors saw that unless
the new teachers career could be- cut
short an Persia would cast Of the old
ihith. This young man s name was Mira
d.. Nfg.1a Il u. 81.
Bab, and said that hc would teach nine
years and then suffer q martyrs death
That event he said. would be followed by
a manifestation Of God himself
The Bab was put 20 doath in I8s2 Two
years later young man. IS years Old pro.
claimed himself as the ono Of whom the
Bah had been the f0rcrunncr This was
Bcha Ullah, which means tine Shining
cory OF God The people followed him
in such vast numbers that the Persian
government caused him 10 be- arrested
and then bdnishcd. lie was sent TO Adua.
nople. and from hcnCc ho went 20 Acre
on tbc coast OF Palestine. AZ the close of
bis earthly career Doe 1880 his followers
numbered more than 100000 boz Persia
dud asia Minor alone
Bcha Ullal lcft writing prepared scy
cutccu years before DIS death Hc dcClar.
cd his mantle To- have fallen upon bis SON.
Abbas Ehcndi tO whom De commanded all
1's followers 90 turn their eyes as toward
I'm 1903 thc Bah sent invitations to all
governmental heads throughout ihc world
commanding their attention and obedience
Queen Victoria replied if this bc OF God
10 VIII stand 30 not time will take care of
ii This ] consider very wise answer
Napoleon Ill declared 10 th,s man bc God
then nm two Gods second tablet was
sent him saying ho would soon be- humia.
icd Iic was NorcpIy came from President
Grant OF the Pope of Rome
mos far but }oooo followers of Abbas
Ihcndi arc claimed in America. But then
no organized effort has been made until now
t9 extend thc faith
Upon one woman .n th.s country bias
Abbas E0cnd conferred % uuc She is
Mrs Louisa M. Ceisiugcr OF Washington
who has devoted much time 10 thc study
ol comprehensive religions For one year
snc took ID hcr residence lu thc Acre dom
.r..o oi tho mJu WHO claims to bc tha sec.
oud Christ aud daily hcId communion with
hIm When She lcit h.m Abbas EHcudi
gave to Dor The name Maid Servant of tic
Lord