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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 14
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"nig reincarnation. Col. C, KIRKMAN BEY of Chicago, Tllincis id their chief
officer. DEY and bis followers are wider the jurisdiction -
EL, als a
' assist injured persona and lend first aid ia to do good.
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aa there is EY 'a Temple building.
composed of members who shave, smoke, drink ifquor, est
themselves in al] ectivities aa other persons.
the principles laid down by the Prophet NOBLE
meat and conduct
EL seid they follow
but do not, believe in.
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EL's group meets at their tenple every Sunday sft arnoon fron.
2;00 PM to in accordence with the rules laid down in the “book” as
described i =. On Sunday, July 24, 194%, Brother a
and hie wife from Trenton visited Temple No. &. This Temple consiets or 3 ’
total of abo vefive or thirty menbers, all of whom reside in Glassboro,
family o by could recall. no 2 otberp :
Ever since 1932 this gr 8 en contributing whatever each mem-.
ber was able to afford. to Brother EY of Trenton toward the . —
purchase of a f cently the payment was made and this branch of the = __
. Temple io ag now has the Moorish Farm in Moorestown, New = ;
Jersey whieh ie to be used, according EL, 88 en old folks' home. for”
sged Moors. All their own food will 4e grovn righ ght on the grounds.
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es = explained thet the Koren EL himself is illiter-
ste) saya thet he belongs to the Asiatic race which includes the Japanese and
Ethiopisns. However, his ancestors were originally from 4 tribe in North
Africa called the Moors. When they were brous™ to America they were called
negroes, black men and other similar mene “In reality they are not thet,
they are Moors and 5s such, eccording to the Koiun, have so much Japanese
blood in them and so much blood of various other colored races. Wevertheleas,
since they sre born in the United States, they are Americans toc, that is
Moorish-Americang. They pay allegiance to the Flag of the Imited States and
also have a red fleg with ea green five pointed ster on it. Esch point of the
ater represents one of the principles of the Moorish Scienc:» Temple, namely
love, freedom, justice, truth and peace:. As Anericans,' the thet ,
they muat obey the lows of the United States and ee oO
has told them thet it 1s their_duty to register for the Concerning any
_ objection to war (even thoug EL himself is beyond the Draft.age), be-%
“ gaid the Koran admonishes one to accept only the good : il pad, to
EL could not»
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