New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
BAHIA TALKS ON PEACE
Throrg of Women at Meeting to
Hear Persian Prophet.
SAYS y. S. WILL TAKE LEAD
Many Creeds Represented at
Gathering Under Auspices
of Social Committee.

50 many worshippers came 10 sit AZ the
feet ~ Abdul BAHIA YESTERDAY afternoon. AT
the Hotel Aston that the white turhaned
prophet himself had considerable difficulty
in even getting into the room. There was
not even standing room an hour before his
entrance was expected. and all the aisles
had been filled in long since
The womans social committee Of the
New York Peace Society had estimated the
number Of guests by the number of &C
ceptanoes they had received, which did not
begin to represent the amount Of popular
interest in Abdul Baha. The crowd was
unusually cosmopolitan. There was group
Of japanese students from Columbia Uni
versity. the men following the lead OF
trim little maid in gray silk kimono.
Here was A little knot OF swarthv men
from the Persian brotherhood in this citf.
Here were many II the members % The
cult ~ the Pahai. followers of Abdul BAHIA.
waiting with rart attention FOR the coming
OF their leader Here We're club women.
rhilsnthropists. ministers and ,olle-" pro-
fessors
AT rose ~ their Ccet with orc accord
when the prophet appeared They stood -
silence while W'N vas made for 1'1
through 'he crowded l'trle gilt chairs i-
gray beard brushed against woman lace
gown as he passed. and one saw He- hp
tremDla He reached the platform 6nd. 'y
and stood looking INTO the hundreds %
watching faces Ther 10 settled hack WIN
sigh IN his big chair and buried his face
IN tho pink flowers Ee carried.
Rahb, Stephen : Wise presided over ne
9 L.. ..a
one woman. Mrs Anna Garl'n spencer and
bv Ir Percy Suc11sy Grant. consul Gen
era Topakyan. 81 Persia and Professor
William Jackson. Of Columbia Jniv"rz.N.
Abdul BAHIA spoke last his Interpreter re-
citing each sentence after him
Although l feel aeary and ~ this after
noon. because | attach great importance
20 this meeting anc because ! have been
Longing o. see YOUR faces. her" am !. ! am
most grateful for ne expressions % kind
feelings on The part ~ my 'rterlo. .iors.
and 7 an thankful for 're Susceptibility q.
your hearts for ] discover that the create
Susceptibility II All g vo. I- for .rfs.ua-
tCral peace Truly there IS no create
glory for man than The service Of most
great peace
FeaCe is light. war IS darkness Peace IS
I life. war is death. Peace Is guidance. waI
| l. misgudance Peace g. founded on good
war is q satanic institute Peace is con
duCive to Illumination. war rs DESTRUCTIVE
/ OF light Peace and swiiy are factors 81
/ existence, war Is decomposition. or lack II
existence
| Wherever the hammer of peace Is raised .
! is conducive 10 the welfare 81 the world
| Consider the essential oneness Of human
! 'ty his holiness Adam vas the parent 81
/ al. He vas the trunk Of ~" tree You arc
/ all leaves OF the tree You must ne united
and consort win one another IN perfect
| arity and accord
! 30 doubt this revered democracy will h
/ 20 n - = Fr7T % a
| the cause Of peace The banner Of lnicIua-
| tloual peace will Re unfurlcd here. Thus
/ will the sun shine on the East and the
West The clouds VIII pass away. Your
! thoughts shall take an upward fight.
abb Wise spoke Of the meeting as a
| miniature religious congress because 50
many creeds were met together and not
| In a spirit OF tolerance only. but Of fellow
| ship" Tolerance IS insult he quoted
| from Goethe.
The term religious war he continued
is a msnomcr. because there can he no
war where religion IT, We still have war
| in the world because We have no religion
All we have Is hollow sham. a rretence
When once We have real religion war Will
! cease"
Mrs. Spencer was greeted with applause
|
| themselves the children OF God and tho
others only stepchldren.
! "Our honored friend she said, comes
TO us with the same message proclaimed by
| our own Emerson that there are as many
roads 70 the Infinite az there are travellers
upward
| After the addresses. Abdul BAHIA divided
his pink blossoms. giving the finest ones 10
Mrs Spencer and the rest Of the other
sneakers His interpreter, romantic look
ling person with coal black hair and a scar
let tie. presented rose TO Mrs. Howard
NcNutt. Of the reception committee.
Those who sat on the platform with the
! sneakers were Mrs. Gertrude Atherton
Mrs Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. Lua Moore
IGetsinger. a disciple of Abdul BAHIA; Mrs
Ernest Thompson Seton and Mrs. Frederick
Nathan.
The reception committee included MRS
Inward McNutt. Mrs William n. Hotch'
kin. Miss Maud Wyman. Mrs. Katharine
4 Martin. Mrs William w. Beales. Mrs
George r Golfer and Mrs. Frank Z. Had
i,,y chairman