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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 6

95 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 10, 1943 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Moorish Science Temple of America · 95 pages OCR'd
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Oe RD EE NG rate a ee ee BL RIL IF NR a nome, : ie ie @etroit File 190-6603) 1 4669 then atated that members of the Divine Mini stry are sunnosed to teach “truth, love, peace, freedom and justice." He advised thet the highest degree in the organization is thet of Subtan and that ¢. KIRAN BSY ts the only peraan who holds that degree taday. According to BEY several years agp B peraon by the “POae vhonetic), whom he leves to be an Algerian, was inetramental ‘rn bavtab many meabers leave the Noorish Science Temnle of America and af- filiete themselves with a group which he referred to as the “Hooselems.# It should be neted that he was very careful to pronounee this word as it is ewilod distinesishing it from the word Moslem. He advised that he knows hocking concerning the Noosclema but that rumors have come te him te the eflect that the organization ida radical in its teachings and is definitely ovqesed te the Urited States Government, He refused to elaborate further eracecming this organisation. « « br SEY advised that the ordmary purvose of his organi- bye as the day of res * ator is te teach truth, love, peace, freedom and justice to his neople in che tat the, might gradually clevate thomsclves and be recognized by etlte sists og their equal. He advised that the terms "negroes and colored pecrte | wre oung in that these sewple aro really olive in color and are “psigtices or to be mre specific Noorish-Americans, He stated that the yenhers of the organization attached the words BEY or EL after their slave hus because these two words are part of their names which were taken away wnen they wer. mede slaves durtn2 the eighteenth century, REY advised that under the ews .of the Yoorlsh - sienec Temple o orice the mesbers are not supposed to draw bleod which would naturally prevent them from serving in the United States Army in com batant duty. He stated, however, that all members of the organization are registered ureder the Selective Service Act and thet to the nresent time no one has refused to enter the Army. de stated that regardless of the fact that their entering on dutly in the Army is against the teachinga of the organization, the erganization insists that the members obcy all laws of the United States. Ther fore, ther are required to ecrve in the Army by the leadera thomsclves. He stated that to his knowledge no member had filed a chaim to be exempted from military service as a ronscientious objector. BEY stated thet dn the organization Friday is regarded hence, thoir metings are supposcd to be held on Friday and continue into Friday night. However, duc to the fact that all of the Members are working, mectings are usually held on Sunday afternoons and occasional mecting on Friday night, This organ’ Sunday nighte with an Lon: on Fri according t SY, has been granted e charter by the State of . ~~
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