The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16

ter brings before the people the entire
controversy in regard to the teachings
of the faith which has divided the
members of the sect into factions in
this country. The text Of the letter
follows:
To His Excellency Abbas Effendi,
ABDUL Beha.
Dear Sir:
Inasmuch as your views and doc
trines in our religion are radically diff
ferent from those Of my father, your
younger brother, Moham,ned Ali Effen-
di, who was chosen by God in "The
Book Of My Covenant the last will
of Beha Ullah, to occupy after you the
same position you occupy now,
And, inasmuch as this difference be-
tween both of you spread among the
followers of Beha Ullah and divided
them into two parties; one following
you and believing in your personal
teachings and the other party joining
your brother believing in the teachings
of Beha Ullah only and considering
them final as he declared,
And, inasmuch as we were all COM
manded in the HMost Sacred Book =
(Kitab-i-Ackdas), to bring our diff
ference to the utterances Of Beha I'll
lah, which suffice the world, whereby
they should be settled,
And, inasmuch as our duty is to es-
tablish peace at home, among ourselves
first, before we preach others to do so,
| hereby beg of your Excellency, to
appoint a conference of peace and
spirituality to hold it's meetings at the
city Sof Chicago, or some other place, at
a certain time, in order to discuss with
the language ofllove and kindness the
differences between said two parties
and settle them in accord with the ut
terances of Bella UIlah and his com
mandments.
IF it please you, said conference
would be composed Of Your Excellency
with some learned ones of your follow
ers, myself and DR.. |. G. Kheiralla,
who introduced Behaism into America
and Christiandom with few of our
party.
Ny father, Ghusn Akber, authorized
me to state, that he will accept and
sanction whatever Your Excellency
would establish with me and with his
representative, DR.. |. G. Kheiralla.
The official language Of said confer
ence shall be the United States
language, neutral interpreter should
be hired to translate from the Arabic
language all what you would like to
say and in the meantime to translate
to you all the discussions of the con-
ference.
Also to ask the Associated Press to
send reporter to write the minutes
Of the conference; and to inyite three
American savants to attend the meet
ings and act as witnesses and judges
| suggest the questions of discussion
should be the following:
First Why your Excellency conceal
ed part of the Book of Ny Covenant,
the last will of Beha Ullah? That will
was entrusted to you that you might
give all Of it to the followers of Beha.
Second-Ghusn Akber, was chosen to
occupy after you the same position
which you occupy, and your Excellency
claimed that he was cut off and fell.
How is is possible that he fell from
said position before having chance
to occupy it?
Third-What grounds have you to
claim that you are the Center Of the
Covenants God only is the Center of
Covenant.
Fourth-Why do you claim to be the
Interpreter of the Utterances of Beha
Ullahs He declared in the Book Of
Wisdom that there is no Interpreter
| to them save himself.
Fifth-How could it be that you are
the Manifestation of Servitude and
Beha declared it to Himself only, Also,
He taught there are no Manifestations
after Him until one thousand years
past from His appearance.
Sixth Why you claim the Great In
lfallibility calling your letters sacred
Tablets and Revelationsa Beha III
lab said: whatsoever elaimeth a mis-
sion before the completion OF one
thousand years from His manifestation
lis lying lmposfer.