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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 17
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demerred and received « terrific wmnliog. pees [nen @ispetched his benshnen to
kidsap Sironan Bey, who elaieed poesegsion @f UOFWE Ali's Lest will and vectanant. .
Kirkean's wife, secretly suraising that her boshbend was being detained
is dobnson's aparteent, directed the police there. & gun battle enaeod in ie
ms committed to the State Nospital for the erintnally insane
Rin we Sppreheniod after he had feroed bis way into Attorony Payne's B
of Drew Ali's papers.
.~ Services in each teaple chserve with minor deviations, the pattars
sutabl ished by Deer 414. First, o ainor sheik, a sheikess or the shairean reads
end explaing Drew Ali's tersion of the Koran. Then follows @ more elaborate
diecourse by the Grand Sheik (in some temples called the Governor), the whole
gersacney being penctuated at intervals by Christian hyane with the words Allah; ~
Drew Ali, and Mogles mebdstitated for God, Christ emt Christian. Friday fie observed
" as @ holy day of reset, *becauee on u Friday the first man departed out of the flee
" and en a Friday the Mirat man wea formed in flesh and on @ Fridey the first san
Gaparted out of the flesh and ascended wate Bia Dather GCD ALLA, fer that couse
Friday fe the Holy Dey for a1] Hosleas all ever the wordd.*
8, the Propbat's Wirthdey, fe a special gsccagion in a1] teuples.
Jamoary
|Full Boorish regalia is worn by those aenbers whe ean afford 4t, and there da
likely to be fesating and distribution af gifts ae is Coristear eelebrations in
Christian shurches. & muaber of unconverted guests are iuvited; the suatesary
apeeches take on a wore evangelistic tone. | sitions of the teachings and
principles of the Prephet are effered in « simplified form for tha benefit ef those
etill under the influences ef "The Foliy* (Christianity}.
fhe leader of each of the bickering fastions has striven ts sein id ats
ap an organisation ag powerfol and as flucragiye) as th rant boir dir br:
internal warfare and the death of Drew Ali. |
Prophet in one year asassed a fortune ef $396,000 ama command | berenis oF
12,000. Sy .
Further informati
al A visions eee it
y, dasss held eX:
dle Brow Ali Reincarhated.
secesaor ta the prophet. As of Deceaber, 1943, friction e existed between the
saders of the organisation. Kirksan instituted court action in the Geck County
éireuit Court against Shelby an Bfor infringenent. Jnforestion was alae
received that there were 69 active ahd inactive branches of the organisation in
the Gaited States of which Kirkean ard (ivens have the largest following.
e
” Charles. Kirkean Bey iw the head ef Branch ho. 9 Located at 2032 Orleavs
Street, Chicago, T1lincle, which bas approxiaetely 650 to 750 aonbers, Charles
Kirke in Bey resides at 1104 Sedgewick Street, Chicago, Tilincis and is B registered
at $ slective Service Board Ho. 64, located at 844 North Bough Stra hicage.
Ne yma born Septeaber 7, 1896 at ‘wooridge, South Dakota.
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