The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-02-19
The Bahai Movement.

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special invitation of the pastor, Rev.
N. r. Haygood, d. u. Arriving at the
church before the hour COR beginning
the services, we were asked to take
seat in the pulpit, which We did.
While sitting there racing the congre-
agation ,and watching the people as they
entered the temple oil worship, We no.
ticed one OF the ushers as he con-
quoted stranger to front seat. The
stranger was man, anu he was not
progressing in his appearance. He
IIooked ordinary. He sat quietly and
listened to a good sermon. He had
previously arranged with the pastor
TO deliver free lecture in Sydney
Park Church at o'clock D. H., and
|at the close OF the sermon, Pastor
aaygood introduced the stranger as
Prof. Louis G. Gregory OF Washing
ton, D. c., and requested him to speak
Oh his lecture. Then Prof. Gregory
arose, and. in a good. clear voice, he
stated that At 4 o'clock he would dis
cuss the / lciples of The Bahai
Movement" and invited everybody in
Columbia to come out. and hear him.
= But when We heard Dir. Haygood
say that professor Gregory OF Wash
ington. D. c., will say word" then
our treacherous memory by associa-
tion recalled the fact that about Is
years ago, when we were stationed at
Old Bethel in Charleston, a man by
that same name came to that city.
and delivered several lectures on the
Bahai Religion in some OF the churches
and halls. At that time there was q
brilliant young lawyer in Charleston
who was a member Of, Old Bethel. His
parents before him were members of
this church. This young lawyer was
christened in this church and grew
up in the Sunday School, became q !
member and a trustee Of the church.
This young lawyer took hold of this !
new religion. and tried to master it. |
We heard him deliver an address in |
Old Bethel at platform service OIL
a Sabbath night, and his subject was
Love" And this is the principle doc
trine of the Bahai religion. His ad-
drAss was beautiful and eloquent, and
impressive. And this young lawyer
continued to wrestle with this Bahai |
religion, trying to master it, until he /
completely lost his mind, and had to |
be brought to the insane asylum here
in Columbia.
But what is The Bahai Movement
or Religion?" We heard Professor
Gregory at Sydney Park on the fifth
Sunday. afternoon in Columbia, and
can truly say for him that he was
really eloquent and forceful. He held
the close attention of his audience for
more than an hour. And these are
the principles Of his religion as he
taught them:
"The Search for Truth; The One
ness of Humanity: the Unity Of Re
lisions: Religion and Science Agree:
Of Men and Women; Aban.
donment OF Prejudice: Universal
Language; Universal Education; : Uni
Versal Peace; An International Tribu-
nal; Solution Of the Economic Prob
lem; The Power Of the Holy Spirit"
The principles seem to be all right.
but the Lord Jesus Christ Is not recog-
nized in them. and any religion that
has no Christ in it, is not worthy Of
the attention of Intelligent Christian
people,. And any attempt to teach,
enforce and build up q religion with
out Christ will be an utter failure.
The Bahai religion teaches love, but
It Is not the love that Christ taught,
1t Is not the love that the Apostles
taught. It Is not the love that is pro-
nulgated by Christianity. It seems to
ls to be head religion, and not a
heart religion. Nicodemus. a ruler
of the Jews, was man who belived
|n, and taught the Bahai religion, but
Christ told him that he must be born
again: And no man can love God and
his neighbor without being converted.
But another word concerning the
young lawyer who. was brought to the
asylum. After he was brought here
bis parents wrote us to visit him as
often as possible land we did 80. The
first time we called to see him he
held in his hand little pamphlet,
and we asked him for it. He readily
gave it to us. and when we examined
It., we found it to be- book on the
Bahaf religion. We took 1t from him
and brought II homa knou,inn t1,a4 u .