Tensas gazette., 1911-11-10
:, WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

,.,.stiue-Having given the
- rc,r,stianity, the one most near
-, .'.,..IIy accepted religion, Pales-
,ov become headquarters OF
a Bshaism. formerly called Bao-
~ .'ss rs followers and some
4 Europe and America. claim
r, ,ss universal and final religion.
have found religion to be, In
fundamental to my main the
,sIa series Of articles. The
'..s d the older Nations" re-
snher to the hcme of the head
a,hIsts and its Messiah" AS-
4 Bshs Abbas.
g. somewhat of shock to be
her I made inquiry at the large
-oue house here. that Abbas Ell
=. away on a vacation for his
y. The house was full Of people.
.,sld tell by the voices of scurry'
I. ,.naIes m the echoing hall, when
'.,,.eded in making my presence
-,vu Il the knobless doorbell. There
q. s,yersl children playing in the
!. unsodded yard. and doubtless
a these reported the strangers
'-,rs These we're grandchildren;
lsbas Efendi has four daughters.
10 sons The whole family. or
- of families. live in the one
g, Oriental fashion. An English
-.r,ess who is not a Behaist. lives
"A hem 10 teach the children.
messiah" at a Summer Resort.
mere are no disciples of the Beha-
Messiah in Syria, except the
arms who come here. and the rum-
= d these is regulated by Abbas Ef-
a. himself. He Is highly spoken of
\, neIghbors, and especially by the
q, % whom be gives presents. some
b. sanding on the corner. and Civ
( sray hundred garments. He is
uslsd 10 do this by the rich pres
d q bis followers. who are said
rumber several million in Persia.
ntzs Efendi makes no claim to be
.,altr. and he himself occasionally
~ lhe DOCTORS attention. He IL
rbIe IN his manner of life. and has
zdiastly refused to take more than
y wife. despite the fact that he has
nn, and that his father before him.
~ Blessed Perfection" had two
ss HIS teachings permit polyg-
~. but they counsel against It.
< hcongruous though II seemed to
ds Messiah" gone away to a health
Art. followed Abbas Effendi TO
kundria. in Egypt, where I trailed
- By trolley ear from a huge sum-
II hotel to a magnificent private
ws which he has rented for his
r>afn. There, Hospitality received.
Abbas Efendi Is fond of visitors,
~ most interesting interview with
nan whom a considerable number
kuericans and Britons. and mil
r1 In Asia. call Master" and hail
be latest and fullest manifestation
tie Deity.
New Religion and Its Martyrs.
ne proof Of martyrdom has been
eandsntly given to Babism, or Beha-
y The Bah himself was executed at
'i1siz IN 1850. at the age Of 81. six
Fln after he had enupciated his gen
9 doctrines. and had called himself
'1s Gate" to knowledge. recalling
e pt0phecies Of the Bible and the
.aaa. concerning a coming one. In
= bitter prosecutions by the Mos
.rs that ensued. the followers of the
- net death finely. There were few
rs1iArions. ard In single year the
An,er OF martyrdoms amounted to
many a. 10000.
no years after the death of the
~ group Of leaders fed to Bagdad
.e'1s them Mira Hassyn All. whom
y 1aD had called "Beha UIIah." /" "The
~ q Cod" He srent two years in
nonntains IN seciusion and medi-
After a time he announced to
q q bis closest friends. that he
W Manifestation" Of whom the
haa been the forerunner. In
~ ne bagdad Bablsts we're sent
" sI's At Adrianople. Five years
' ',aa who had come to be gem
accepted by Babists as the
% although not without rivals,
penceforth called themselves
% was sent into confinement
- few miles north of Haifa.
a. g produced many writings. and
n N . lSs2 He was succeeded bv
Abbas Enendi. who is called
n.a'sts "our Master" and .Orr
He. too. has had rivals--and
~.tentions Of aspirants for the
- .alp has been a blot on the his
80 Hehaism, but he seems now TO
snerally accepted BY nearly All
. .'.sors . Of the faith. His Tables :
-'ssaees' are regularly read in the
'nss Of the faithful. - '-s
4 Picturesque Personality.
:. ~ essence OF Behaism Is the doc.
IL ua. messengers. or manifesto
~. uod. are sent whenever the
|,.-.' ,neir predecessor becomes oh.
|,-. These "Messiahs" are fire.
|..,n. sven as Moses. Zoroaster
,-,. Christ. Mahomet. and the
s.s.. u the Behai faith. OF the
~. -n'estations. the last Is the
IA, u, Fs'ation Of all So read in
Is. upon Behassm which finds
e. or with the leaders OF the
X. y course this doctrine makes
~. aendi the greatest Of all the
and incarnations OF God. Is
~ .onder that should want TO
~ especially SO. as all the ar.
l. 'aEe read upon him picture
very wonderful individual