New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
ABDUL BAHIA breaches
Head of Bahai Movement Says All
Shall Be Brothers Some Day.
SPIRITUAL CULTURE LAGS
Persian Philosopher Declares
Humanity Is Merged in Sea
of Materially.

Abdul BAHIA Abhas. head ~ the Bahal
movement for the unifostlon 4 religions
ard for the establishment If universal
peace made lis first public address m
/ America at the Church Of the Ascension.
| Fifth avenue and 10Th street. yesterday
morning The Rev. DR. Percy Stcknev
Grant. rector - The church. introduced the
philosopher and religious leader who spoke
tn Persian ON "Tha Hahai Revelation"
which was interpreted by D~ Ameon Uua7
Fareed. In introducing Abdul BAHIA Abhas
. 10 the congregation ur. Grant said, IN part.
This great representative ~ the East
comes % tell us that knowledge and more
knoUicd-- vii. bring about realization uH
peace and unity Iie ls a man with a
spirit Of understandings Eut. some VIII
ask. "Hhaf has ue done 10 prove his sin
o,ri'g"" An exile from his native land
from rho age Of nine. a prisoner for forty
years are the badges OF Abdul Bana
AhHa-.s sincerity We are going 20 listen
ir the fashion Of the East and listen 20
great student.
Abdul BAHIA Abbas then came forward,
wearing the costume Of the East. He said
"a few words. which Dr. Fareed int"rprerei
as "T.o day shall come when We shall see
each other face 20 face as brothers Then
his sermon. sentence by sentence. was in
tarpretad 20 the congregation. summing
up, for the mos, part az follows.
The realities of uce have been seen
through various glasses, but now lot us
hope that We shall see the light through
the rurest possible medium. have come
hiturr ~ md that material civilization has
progressed greatly. 7 find commerce and
The crafts perfected, agriculture improved
sciences well established. but spiritual c'.-
lalat'pu has been LEFT behind. -he ma
reriaI civilization may well be. u.i 'l-
spiritual civilization must also b,
The material civilization should 90 mana
ODD hand with the spiritual c!lA.1auo4l. u'.- -,
we VIII uar" The Light ana the E'&s7 TO-
u-,rar Natrr.a. civilization may n" lkHnel
unto beautiful body while the Stl'lt-f
civilization I- the spirit that enters Oh" BODY
spirit ot spiritual civilization the result VIII
III fIoHuess Jesus Christ came 70 this
world that the people might have through
Him a sut-tt ~ oneness with God. There
must ba ~ oneness Ct Oh" world with hL-
wauirE Whom this takes place ineA VII
To-day th, body polite IS indeed for the
oneness Of the w0uil-fOr universal peace
Rrr they require a certain 0rOp'..ing power
~ spread tine feeling and to firmly plant ~
II is sclf-ovidsnt that spiritual oteiliza-
--.r cannot Ue accomplished through ma
t.r.aI means for the interests of the Fafi-
D.- nations differ. n is evident that D.
.
f-r fnv countries differ I their ideas oi
patriotism II S. Iwgos-nI" say" through
sr.rirn.I power Compared with fEls all
other means a~a too weak t' brlu- about
universal peace. .,,....,
Man has tw. wings his material doye.-
pruort and power and his spiritual under
standing and arrIo. .eweut- With on" wing
one h., cannot HE TWO wings are ne''--
,ar. Therefore. no matter how i"" ma
rarr4T civilization advances, W''No.i me
Other great things cannot ho ar'o"i Ii@F''I
We must tr- with alI fn" material power u"
holm tn, spiritual U0War humanity. gen
er.Ur speaking is merged i' -'a "' ma
Ear. IUsn i'm Persia, founded 'r.
--|rf,uar civilization and made "a bona
.r..rg various peoples ~ different races
t-.- -.f..G tr. tu.f~iu. ~ uuirar-a. peace"
-.v,. ,aar. s-r na sent -uistiee to nh" Nins-.
,aa. rsr.rs OF th. world. to join him ln peace
Sow 7 find strong movement i0f hh,
..--a| peace sur5uatIuG from Am'ri'a. I'
IS mr hope that here IN ne ocrident iH'
Foundation of this new solidarity may I"
-rr.ugtheued and that the Orient ana me
DrCiGeu- viii le Demeured together that
there may he Il real unity So that lhlS
world NAV ~ last fnd peace May the
hearts II men become as brothers.
s., the end of the regular service Abdul
para Abhas offered "a PRAYER in Persian
standing ar the altar and facing the east.