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OP hota Chicago File 314-39 _F AVeSY 2 pe ik Jesus - the whole bound together with the Prophet's own pronouncements and interpretationse The Prophet began to do a profitable business in various nostrums and charms he moncected, among them Old Moorish Healing 041, Moorish Purifier Bath Compound, and Moorish Herb Tea for Human Ail- MENts « "More and more 'Asiatics' flocked to the star and crescen standard. They flaunted their ferzes on the stroet and treated the white man with undisguised contempte The Prophet announced that each devout Moorish American must carry a card bearing his credentials and his rcal (or Asiotic) namo, signod by the Prcephot with his scal. Often onough ‘slave' namos were trans= formed into 'real' ones by the simple addition of 'E1' or 'Boy,* these being titles signifying Moorish dignity. The membership card and button, when displayed to Europeans would eccnvince them that tho bearcr was enlightened and a member of an organi- gation to be feared ond respceoteds "To the Prophet this theory of new-found independence had been a@ more or less purely ethical or theoretical point, and he had net reckoned on its vractical effect among his zealous followers. dlarming repcrts of street brawls, threats, insults, and minor violence centering around Moorish-Americans were brought to his ncticea hembers were accosting the white enemy on the streets, showing their vierbership cards and buttons, and-pro= claiming in the name of their prophet, Noble Drew Ali, that they ha d been freed of Burcpean domination. "Recalling the downfall of the militant Abyssinians and con- templating the current difficulties cf the Garvey movoment, Drew 414 issued this order: "Il hereby warn all Moors that they must cease from all radical or agitating speeches while on their jobs, or in their homes, or on tho streets. Stop flashing your cards before Europeans os this only causes confusion. We did not como to causa confusion; our work is to uplift the nation.'