The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-16
One OF the Seven
Bibles of World
Prelude Subject

Calvary Baptist church, Daytons
Beach Saabreeze. January il. 1922. by
DIR. Robert Stuart Macarthur, OF New
York and Boston. president vi the
Baptist World Alliance. with head Oh
nee in London, and winter preacher il
this church:
| we have il the seven bibles of the
world an interesting and instructive
topic Tor discussion ia these preluaes
There is material sufficient in this
topic for volume. but shall strive
to present It's substance in few pre-
ludes. I begin with what is supp osed
! 10 be the oldest of these Bibles--tne
Zendavesta. This Is the name given
to the sacred writings of the Guebres
or Pa,sees
This Bible is ascribed to Zoroaster
but he was rather its compiler than its
author. Many of it's books are now
lost Its books represent many stages
in the development of this system OF
religious thought.
The Parsees were the inhabitants
OF Pars or Persia. They were the dis. :
ciples OF Zcroaster In India they
number now not fewer than 100 600
They are found chiefly in the Bonba,
presidency They are for the most
part wealthy. and are prosperous mer-
chants. They are widely known for
their great generosity. In Bombay
| they Fave built and endowed great
hospital for sick dogs. horses and 9th
er animals which need rest and nurs
Ing. In their care for needy animals
they sIrpass all other peoples in the
world
The Parsees We're fercely perse
cutel in Persia by the Moilammedans
and they fled for protection to an isl
and on the coast of India, but their
prosecutors followed them there and
lrenevewed their persecution. The
Parsees then fed to India. and under
| The British government they found
immediate ami ample protection. The
result is that they are very loyal to
Great Britain.
The Parsees pay homage 10 the sun
as the symbol of the Deity; they are
thus known as fire worshlpers' They
never allow their fire to be estinsuish-
ed Few of them would light and
throw away a match; few OF them
smoke pipes or cigars-fire is toe
| SdtItN u Dt QlSIOuOIeu III tulS way
They neither burn nor bury their dead
TO burn their dead would poiiute fire,
Ito bury them would dishonor the earth
Therefore they expose their dead apart
in the open air until their flesh is
eaten by vultures and other beasts
OF prey
| "On Malahar Hill Bombay. there
are the lofty Towers OF Silence and
when Il Parsee dies his body is placed
on an iron grating and then pushed
into one of these nigh towers. The
vultures which are perched on the
top of the tower drop down and speed
lily consume the flesh. The bones fal
through the tower an4 are consigned
Through the grating of the tower ant
are consigned to slibterranean cav
ern.
II have myself seen the entire woll
Of the men engaged iii disposing OF til.
holies-a special ana dishonor"d cia-!
Of men ana the .ultures as ihe,
lswoopei down 70 their meal. ana ther
returned to Their perch on the toi
Of the tower gorged with their gret.
some meal Ne had two Parsee Won
en- at enc ii our hotels and IN sa.n'
of our homes ii baytona Beach tw'
Years ago
"Zorcaster AS The founder or re
former al this religion Some writer
doubt whether y. not he vas truly
historical character am satisiie'
that there Was such :. man, huf titti
is known Of him except that his FAINT
name was sDisama and tnat he WA
born IL BactTia He appears to hay
been a pure nonotheist. and not re
tsponsiSle for the Manichean doctril
!, Of dualism associated with us name
neither wass ne responsible io' the in
dst:tlt.on Of fire worship
4 anichean;sn is the creed Whic
p ascribes the created universe 20 T..
Il artagnnistic principles: the one rs
l.. sentialiv good God. spirit, light an
/, the other essentially evil-the Gevi
l.natter darkness The name Nam
c'4eas4isn Is applied 10 every systei
lnf fclion founded on the like dualisn
Mani The author 81 the system. AZ
iucsrs ia have borrowed the idea srpi
Y Worcester
.ZoroastriaHsra IS the religion {
= ne MaeIAns, the wise men who can
: To worship he infant Christ Tie dos
}. times oi zoroas;er are those tausi
. ia tho Zen1avesta Zend' reiefs
:. The i4agaage Of the ancient PERSIAN
land .ayesta 10 the doctrines recordt
, IN that language. Osnuea vas q
aeod spirit, ana Ahriaan vas ne 81
81 irit.
y rnc zenaayesta is. next t. o.
Fihle. t8e able~t oil at Inc saeri
\ aaoFs Of TIE nations Il contains