Eureka Reporter | 1903-10-02 | Page 4 | Preach a New Religion

N PREACH A NE nea RELIGION persian missionaries seek convert converts in new nem england it will doubtless startle many ninny peo pie to learn that persians descend anta ants of edans are at work in new england trying to malke a converts and the religious movement which they represent Is not only purely eastern aut ut persian and in a sense mohammedan since it originated in a reform movement of edans new england has certainly reached an interesting period in its history when moni a of a religion that did not exist when the mayflower came to anchor there are not only preaching but making converts the new religion is represented by mirza mirla abul fase an eminent oriental scholar a distinguished pro fessor in the leading college of phi and theology of teheran ll 11 A abra I 1 ersia ersla and all kull kahn of the royal college teheran a scholarly young persian who la Is also educated in english and who acts as interpreter to mirza faal the spirit of tolerance the cry for economic and social adjustment the efforts toward peace and unity which are abroad in the world at the present time are said to be due directly to the presence of tie tt e great prophets of this faith who have been manifest ed in persia during the past sixty years S nee the advent of jesus the western world has been prone to brush drush aside all such claims as un worthy of notice