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| “—“yiembers. been first @ member of the Socialist Workers Party, and member of a group of dissidents who broke off to form the Workers world ep Party. Finally, after contacts with Malcolm, he allied himself with the Muslims. As might be expected, the many Muslim ministers, with varied back- | grounds , education, and experience, and with very little control over them {rom national headquarters, use a variety of techniques in maintaining the interest of their members and in their appeals for new DMusiims. 3 could be said the ministers’ style of preaching is @ blend of the revival preacher and the ward- heeling politician They deliver their messages sometimes in a calm voice with unctuous earnestness and sometimes with rash and inciting statements startling their listeners. Anything goes, as long as it holds the ~ interest of the present followers of Elijah, gains new converts to the cult, and keeps the donations coming into the temples’ many funds. Below the minister, the next highest authority in an individual temple is the captain of the FOI, the group within the NOI composed of the adult male members. Though answerable to the minister, the captain is responsible for discipline in the temple and is the leader of the temple's te the Terrer tarnles, the captain frequently receives financial gupport and is furnished an automobile irom ghe Golesi Ve Woon oe eis h al. are u ‘usually aggressive, domineering men who relish the opportunity | to command the members. They maintain strict military- -type discipline over or the temple