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’ f .- NK 100-214714 F . * x { t er Wao. “f blood spilled in the atreet. Another member of the Temple said we ee the crescent, the etar and the number “7” were the only things that could aeve. him. He could not recall the exact identities of these persons, nor could’ ter _ recall the identity of the person he remembered saying that the Moora were not ~ ‘supposed to go to war. Hovever <n ‘ough his acqueintenceship among the negro population in Cemden, mew of no persuasion not to abide by the Selective Service lawa. 2 At the beginning of istence of the Temple in Camien and for « ss 6ome time theres! ter, al was the Grend Sheik ves ee ample om several octasions, although he hed not jo andl say _ preset act in thet capacity. At that time | | *" “Koren : He learmed from that the reagon the n ¥ i i with reverence by the members of the Temple. The Koran explains it by refer- — . énce to the Bible which in Genesis epeaks of the acven daye taken to create 4 od Saree te taza: is considerea ¥ the vorld and itn Revelations in varioua chapte “8 mentions “the seven churches” Which ere in Asia, “ “seven gold candlesticks, " ," “seven eters,” a beast with =. « <-- "seven heads" and "seven angels,” ~ The major reference for the number “8g fe agi, the quotation, "she seven churches which are in Aelia.” This, according to} ).. "*<" the Moora’ philosophy, ties up with the fact that they consider thensgelvea _ bat astatics. . b d 6 personally é th the present leader end Grend =~ “Ys Sheik of Ene MOORTSH SCIENCE TEMPLE EL, who BE eleo operates the MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE grocery store at {55 Koi Avenue snd manages severe! apartment housea or rooming houseea for the Temple. has been emplcyed for e number of yearg by the | , . * * afbat aa never been able to widerstand in comection with ¥ - the Moora is how they, the majority of whom are poor end ignorant and scm of a whom ore illiterate, can acquire an automobile after belonging to the Temple fae oe ahort while A an. he venders how sama of thar get ints bhusinasees, a Cte | Ahh A Ae FR ee eho, aA SP OA Wer a ane Oe ee oe In addition, he wonders where they obtein the fvnda necessary to set up these . yerious enterprises. He believes thia possibig’ might come from 6 soures in Chicago, Idlinois where the headquarterg of tL. Forganizetion are located and to which city oe delegation from Camden goes about once a year to ase the Prophet. The expenses for thie trip are borne by the perent organizetion. According to thie informent, ‘the Moore appear to be a fanatical Broup snd do not discuss thelr affeira with non-members. 2 thet he he ken to an ecqueantunce of bie in the : og a | MOORTSH SCIENCE TEMPLE EY, in August 1945 who said the t the . | __ Moors were connected with the Japanese and thet 1f he, would join ho ek By Leas ~ LARS NET PAR SE eR DE? ia I q ¢