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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 4
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Newark, New Jersey, State Secre
Newark, New Jeraey, Chairman; and
st Orange, New Jersey, Assistant Chairman,
ere ali found to be registered
a. and the other temple which is operated by
Hewark, Kew Jersey, were identical
ie wear beard ia to be noted that
ence engaged
sy, In addition tothe five above named officer
= bae list had 32 male members whom he stated were of draft age. eae, through
= determining addresses at the time of registration and checking with local boar
or by interview at which time registration cards were examined, 23 of these 3°
ware faund th he Anle restataresd and ast dalinavent with ¢hads lace] heat h
Bet TD AMA We Te abating SU BS OS Wek VEN be hehe ee Pal WS MEDS Or I, EO, SE
.members could not bé located inasmuch did not have their complete nar-
- nor any addresses for them, In the other resses of members which he and hi
secretary furnished, there was no indication they were trying to give erronsov
addresaes,
x gb id a. SEED ores, ioe sarsey, we
: terviewed at the temple of which he 1s Gran at 230 Co
im
New Jersey. He likewise made his membership list available.
that there was considerable difference between hia temple ope:
that his temple believed in the reincarnation of noble Jew ali.
a temple did not believe in this raincarnation
was ac a secessionist group. The membership list whi
able was in chronological form which showed the members which = tain
from April 3, 1931 to October 18, 1942. It is to be noted that only one nls
menber was taken in between May 26, 1940 and September 13, 1940, and that joi
ing was as sporadic in 1941 and 1942 as in other years.
$7 At WIN creinoa to have 800 members, “However, the large registr:
{f tion book indicated that no more than that number had ever joined the temple
and that over one half of these were women members, He claimed 300 to be in
attendance at each meeting. An examination of his hall indicated that no mor:
than that could be accommodated at one time.
- by waa outspoken in his statement that he did not believe i
conscientious objections, that there had been only one conscientious objector
in the temple, that he had refused to support thie member in his stand, and
$ Wah ery: ‘ sees wih
rs
as i mteartn ing ea on! ~ ef ST mie peer ae
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