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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 12

94 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 2, 1943 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Moorish Science Temple of America · 93 pages OCR'd
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i 100~§286 be a member of the subject. organi sation ard his wife were interrviemed sates maeeeing| at home and expressed desire to cooperate in furnishing any information to the F.B.I. Hoth are manbers of the Church of Jalan, which da a Mewles reli. is employed as a F — . oS stows group and strictly non-political in nature oy riveter et Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corp. and neither yr his wife wrer heard 3 4 . of the MeSaTeda 2 Me of E io n rescontact had been wnable to find any informe » tion indiesting ¢ organisation La extatent St ant stated “ o7" het if guch information should ever come to bis attention b rare iamediataly advise this office. @ a that if any information concerning subj e¢ Louis should ag ect organita come to his attention, he would immediately jane, | Inquiries « gich 1m listed in the 1942 st. ' ' Poule Gitg Dlrectory ag the address o EY, failed to reveal this ( individual ever living there. Ps oo ‘The files of Local Draft Board #17 reflect thatl ee, : white, 26 ysare old, resides at@i—nn — : mcted Lr aaa the Army on June 4, 19h2. - : BY, a dentist Sessa romre are waa contacted by the writer as a potential patient and Dr. BEY, and ie » advised that : _ he is a graduste of St. Louis University, @ Catholic of French dascent, and zB that he has never heard of the MOORISH SCIENCK TEMPLE oF AMERICA. 7 Und gy ns apes Sy ape eae asa emi er the pretext of being a genealogist from Chics . grein of the BEY fenily, the writer approachoginnn and in general conversation the following informa- obtained from Ala. This individual is of negro-doroccan deacent and esn't actually know where or when he was born. Hie father, who was supposed to have been of Moroscan descent, died when thie individual was en infant, and : he grew up in St. Louis, going to Chicago, Tilinois in the late 19206, where he became interested in the W.S,T.d. The then Jasder of the temple died in 1928 and for a while thereafter until about 193 BEY gave lectures in : the temple, Since that time BEY has lived in St. ae and fron time to time ) C) has lectured at various gatherings of colored people, He works ag an Evangelist minister fn hie own home to people who call on kim and vielte various colored people in St. Louls who are interested in hie religious viewse BEY eopreaned himself as being very much a patriot and believing that the present government is doing much for the educational and sconomie advancement of the colored race, and stated that he feels Mra. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ic one of God's chosen. BT stated that his religious beliefs are based on his early leanings in the MOORISHY SCIENCE TEUPLE and that he prays in the morning and at noon every day, facing to the east and bowing to Allak and to Jesus Christ. BEY indicated te the writer thet he would be glad to pray for him, and intimated that for hie prayere he
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