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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 9
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Chicase Tile No. 14-40
forced his way into Attorney Peyne's home in
search of Drew Ali's pepers. -
¥-4veons Koo, wes sent to the insane _szilum, but
E® released several yeers leter. In 1941 he was
treading a Chiceco temple on Lest 40th Street end
still psserting “clair to the title of Grend Sheik
of ell Eoorish-American Sclence Tempies. Gibbons
wes one of six contestants, each one a temple
leader and «ech one desi-neting his own es Temple
ho. 1.
tcervices in each temple observe with monor dev+
jetions, the po ttern esteolishec by Drew fli.
First, 8 minor sheik, ¢« sheikess or the cheirman
reeas and explsine Drew S1i's versbn of the coren,
Then Tollows a more eleborate discourse by the
Spend Shei fin some temoles called the Governor),
tis whole cecrenomy bein, vonctueted et Intervels
ty. vistien sovtin. vitr the word. sileL, mew
wll, €nG .csles eveostitioteo for Coc, oopiet, end
Christian. friday is observec as 4 holy aay or
rest, because on & Fridey the first man ueparted
out oF the flesh anda on a zrider the first men was
formed in flesh sna on a Friday the first man de-
perteca ovt of tie Slesh enc escended unto nis
fatier God Alleh, for that ceuse friday is the
Eoly Day for 411 :.oslems all over the world.'
‘since Drew Ali coicsidered .arcus Gervey his fore~
runer (in a rel¢tionskio analogous to thet of
cohn the Zevtist end Jesus) and psia trivute to
nim in his 'Korant enc in his sermons, loorisn-
émericens freuuently laud anc quote the Jansican
or_anizer.
Nisnvnery €, the vrorhet's birtice,, is a snp. cial
occasion in all temples. Fuli +ucrisk regelia is
worn- by those menbers who canafford it, end there
is. likely to be feastin, ana distrioution of sifts
Ss
too in Ji pisues celeprations in Thristian chrvches.s
se nutcver ve “Yconverted we ote eve tinvitvecs tre
enstoreny cecles “ele on © ore oven. ,elistic
OE RE a eS a MEN em gem ES om eer et
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