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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 3

103 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Mar 17, 1930 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Moorish Science Temple of America · 103 pages OCR'd
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b- be! bv that this church, according SQ the cornerstone was founded June 2, 1340 and that the mesibsra are spoken of by other colored people as Moslems, Hindus, and Beys, These members were aaid te wear tifbane and yellow kimonog s ts be a branch of an organization of four milliog members formation had come to him throud Poat of the American Legion that a man need one time had attended this church and sleimed hey were extremely redieal, a Acedrding t he Japaness taperor HIRGHITO was aupposed to be the head of this churen and the | members Bane em Bong “ahen The Sun Goas bp and the G Flag Goes Darth” This ot oe Teake pu 3 id not wish te ately ond haa not * he had heard thie gong being sung and inasmuch ag get into any kind of trouble hoe left the church imes roturncd, §& Fhat approximately three years age he was ettending a City Political meting when ten ar fifteen men and women came in wearing red turbans and yellow robes frem this church. Contact was then had with the following members of the Louisville, Pelice Departmont: & * These dotectives advised that thoy had heard of a movemant of = Ninth Strect which corresponded with ST. MARY's CHURCH and that about a year age some of the group were arrested on either vagrancy or disorderly candugt churges., When it came time for this member of thia organization to come up in Court, the whole organization attended polices court wonring their red turbune and their yelloyr robes, None of the above. officers and men contsetei could advise as to the names of the members involved or as to the date of thie court action. (Confidential National Defense Tarornen MER chose identity an has previously been furnished the Bureau, advised that she has heard of | a a movement which came te town from Chicaso a little over two years age and that this movement Had located at a church on South Ninth Street. She added that the people of this church worse red head-dreases; the men wearing red fes,es and the women wearin go curbans while ell wore yellow kimonos on ceremonial occasions, thas the pastor of wa “O os. \ oe
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