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Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Horace Holley, The Baha'i Cause, Jamaica, NY: The Occult Press, 1925, bahai-library.com.
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HARTMANN'S
WHO'S WHO
IN
Occult, Psychic and Spiritual Realms
EMBRACING
Alchemy, Anthropology, Anthroposophy, Applied Psychology, Archaeology,
Astrology, Baha'i Movement, Bio-Chemistry, Bi'O-Psychology, Buddhism,
Christian Mysticism, Chromatics, Divine Science, New Thought,
Numerology, Occultism, Phrenology, Psychiatry, Psycho-analysis,
Psychical Research, Ros.i crucianism, Sacred Science, Spiritualism,
Sufi Movement, Theosophy, Transcendental Science, Vedanta
Philosophy, Vegetarianism, Vocational Guidance, and
Cognate Subjects.
IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Compiled and Edited
by
WILLIAM C. HARTMAN, Ph.D., O.Sc.D.
"Seek and Ye Shall Find"
To be issued Annually, about October first
Under the Auspices of The Occult Brotherhood
PRICE, $3.00
THE OCCULT PRESS
Jamaica, N. Y.
U.S. A.
Copyright 1925
by
William C. Hartmann
Published, November, 1925
All Rights Reserved
CONTENTS
PAGE
"If," a Poem, by B. F. Austin.... ... .. . .. ... ..... . ..... . .... .. ...... ........... .... 5
Introduction, by Dr. Guy Bogart.. . ..................... . ................ . ......... 7
Foreword, by Wm. C. Hartmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Notice, to the Public........... . ............. ..... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Prominent Officials of Societies, Editors of Periodicals, Leaders of Different Move-
ments, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • 11
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Commends T he Occult Brotherhood . ..... . .... ......... .. ... 24
Book List-Authors and Their Works. .. . ......... ... .. ....... ........ .. ...... ...... 25
Periodicals . . .................... , ............................... ........ .. ... .... , 45
Applied Psychologists, Astrologers, Character Analysts, Graphologists, Numerologists,
Palmists, Phrenologists, and Vocational Counsellors.. .. .. .. .. . . ............. ... .. 55
Jesus and Siddartha, A Poem, by Dr. Guy Bogart. .. ....... .. .................... . .. 60
New Thought, Divine Science and Magnetic Healers, Metaphysical Practitioners and
Psychologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spiritualist Associates, Mediums, Healers and Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Psychics and Occultists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Light, A Poem, by William Hardy .. . ......... .. .. ...... . ... ... ............. . ... .. . . 76
Prominent Mediums, Past and Present ... .......... .. .. ... .. . . ... ...... ...... ... .... 77
The Ahmadiyya Movement, A lchemy, Anthropology, and Anthroposophy . .. . ......... 81
Applied Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
.Archaeology, and Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Baha'i Movement............... . ...... . ............... . ......... . .. .. ......... . .... 85
Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Psychology, and Buddhism. . .. .. . .. .. ... ... . ................ ... . 87
Christian Mysticism, and Chromatics. ........... .. ..... ... .. ........ .. .. ..... . . .... 88
Emanul! l Movement, The Essenes, and Human, Humane and Humanitarian Movements 89
The Liberal Catholic Church......... .. . ... ........... ...... . ........ . ....... .. . . .. 91
New Thought, Divine Science, Metaphysics, and Unity Movements .. .. . . . . . ......... . 94
New Thought, Divine Science, Metaphysical and Unity Societies............... . . ... . 98
Numerology, and Occultism . ... .... ..... .. . ..... ..................................• 107
The Order of the Star in the East ........................... .' . ................. .... 110
Phrenology, Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis ...... ......... . .... . ........... . ......... 112
Psychic Phenomena, Scientific Research of, by Charles L. Hyde, Sr ................... 113
Psychical Research Societies .... . ...... . ................................ .... . .. ..... 117
Rosicrucianism, Societies of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sacred Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Science . ...... .. .. . . ......................................... . . .. ..... ............ . 128
Spiritualism, Movements, and Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 129
State Auxiliaries of the National Spiritualist Associatio·n, U. S. A .. ............. .. ... 132
Spiritualist Camps in the United States . ......... . . . ... . . . ...... ... ................ . 134
Spiritualist Societies, Churches, etc ......... . . ...... .. ..... . . ...... ......... ... ...... 135
Spiritualist Societies and Movements in Other Countries ... . ............. ... .. .. . . .. . 148
Sufi Movement .. . . ... . .... ..... ... ........................ ...... .. . . ......... ..... 153
Theosophy, in the United States and Other Countries ... . ... .......... . .............. 155
Transcendental Science, and Vedanta Philosophy ... ... .............................. 163
Vegetarian Societies, and Vocational Guidance .... .......... ..... .. ................. 164
Book Dealers . .. ..................................... . . .. ....... .... .............. 165
Guest Houses .. . ............ . .... .. .... .. ......... ..... .. ... ... . . .. ... ... ......... 168
Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Occult Products ................. .. . .. .. .......... .... ............... ... . .......... 170
Publishers ..............•. . ... ..... .. .. ... . ·· ... .... .. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Sanitariums .. . ... . ... . ................... · ....... · .. · .............. . . .......... . . 174
Schools, Colleges and Individual Instructors .. . . ................................... .. 174
Talismanic Jewelry .. ....... ..... . .. · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · ....... .... ..... . ...... 176
Advertising . . ..... ......... . ... · · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Index to Genera l Advertising . . . ... .. . . . ..... . ............. . ..... .. .. . ........ . .. . . 180
Occult Bulletin and New Thought Guide Announcement ............. . .. .. . .......... 181
HARTMANN'S WHO'S WHO 85
ENGLAND
THE ASTROLOGICAL LODGE OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
IN ENGLAND
President, Charles E . 0. Car-ter, B.A., 10 Woodborough Rd., S.W. 15; Vice-President,
L. Protheroe Smith, 76 Langridge Rd., S.W. 5; Secretary, Miss W. P. Rigg, 25
Southwick St., W . 1; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Norman R,hodes, 25 Rodenhurst Rd.,
S.W. 4; Librarian, D. Bartlett; Committee Members, Miss L . Marsh, J. H. Cox,
R . H. T. Naylor. All meetings are held at the Hall of the Art-Workers' Guild,
No. 6 Queen Square, London, W.C. 1. The Astrological Lodge exists in order to
study Astrology in all its branches.
THE ASTROLOGICAL SOCIETY, Care "Modern Astrology," 40 Imperial Bldgs., Lud-
gate Circus, London, E.C . 4.
THE BRITISH ASTR:OLOGICAL SOCIETY. Sec., Miss D. W. Ashdown, 112 Mill Lane,
West Hempstead, N.W. 6, London.
LONDON ASTROLOGICAL LODGE. Mrs. Leo, DolUs Lodge, Church End, Finchley,
N. 4, London.
FRANCE
FRANCO-BRITISH EXCHANGE. G. Lajuzan-Gylden, 8 Rue de Richelieu, Paris, 2.
GERMANY
AKADEM ISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR ASTROLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG, Berlin.
Founded, July 9th, 1924. Dr. F. Quade, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Winfriedstrasse, 4a
INSTITUT ALCYONE, Leipzig, 66784 P.O.
• • •
BAHA'I MOVEMENT
THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA. Offi:ce of the Secretary : Green Acre, South Eliot, Maine.
THE BAHA'I CAUSE
(Contributed)
"The sou1·oe of all learning i S' the lcnowleclge of Goa, exalted be His glory I and t1uis
camnot be attainea save through the lcnowle,age of His divine Manifestation."
-B.A.HA'U' LLAH.
"The gift of Goa to tlvis enUghtenea age is t he lc?wwleclge of the oneness of mant-
kind OAtcl tlU:J f111nclMnental oneness of religion. War shall ce.ase between nations, ana
by the win of Goa the JJfost Great Peace shall come; the woTld will be see?t as a n ew
wo1·la, ana all men wil~ live as bTotheTs."
- ABDU'L BAHA.
Since May 23, 1844, the Baha'i Cause has been steadfastly presented to the world
as the expression for .this age of the same universal Spirit that in other ages spoke
thr·o ugh the Zoroaster, the Moses, the Jesus, and the Mohamet; one divine utterance
giving forth one a nd the same message, albeit adapted to the conditions and human
capacities of each time. In Baha'u'llah, according to the faith of the Baha'is, the
Message has been given mankind in its fullness and universality, and the Baha'i Gause
accordingly represents the fulfilment of that which was but partially revealed in previ-
ous religions.
A significant part of the teachings of Baha'u'llah consists of an interpretation of
the Bibles of the past, proving that they are several expressions of one fundamental
Truth and hence to be regarded with equal reverence by all races and peoples.
Another part of the Baha'i Message is devoted to an expositio·n of the fact that it is
only through spiritual ignorance that mankind divides truth into separate, unrelated
and frequently hostile sections: religion, science, ethics, politics, economics and art;
and that in this new age these false and arbitrary divisions shall be destroyed, since
from them derive the fatal divisions of society into nations, creeds, classes and the
many diverse interests rending the modern world. Still another, most significant
86 HARTMANN 'S 1
WHO'S WHO
portion of the teaching concerns itself with revealing the new, universal possibilities
of the present age~an a ge wh ose essence is the fact that now all the ideals and
visions of the past can be translated into realities for the expansion and enrichment
of all lives according to the capacity of the individual soul.
In the limited space of this brief outline, the Baha'i teachings can not be men-
tioned in further detail. The inquirer wiil find thos e teachings fully expounded in the
works of Baha'u'lla h, th e founder of the Baha'i Cause, and of Abdu'l Baha, whom
Baha'u'llah appointed as the center of his covenant •and the interpreter of his books.
Of importance second only to the teachings themselves, however, is the history of
the manner in which the world r eceived the Message of Bah a'u'llah . His forerunner
and h erald, now known as the "Bab," meaning Door or Gate of Truth, was executed
by order of the Persian Government under the instigation of the clergy, in the public
square of Tabri'Z, Qn July 9, 1850. Practically all who· accepted the new message
suffered martyrdom during rthe next few years. Twenty thousand deaths have been
r ecorded among the followers Qf the Bab and Baha'u'llah at the hands of the fanatic
mob, isolated cases of religious murder occuring in Persia even up to the year 1924.
But persecution has resulted in the more rapid and determined spread of the Cause.
From. the first, therefore, the Baha'i teachings have been identified with an extremity
of persecution proving beyond all doubt the essentially spiritual character of this
movement and distinguishing it from other modern movements content with a mental
acceptance involving no sacrifice or loss.
Baha'u'llah himself, together with his ei"dest son Abdu'l Baha, then a child of
eight, the other members of his family aud some three score followers, was exiled
from Teheran to Bagdad, from Bagdad to Constantinople, from Constantinople to
Adrianople, and from thence finally t o Acca, in Palestine, where they remained under
the surveillance of the Turkish Government until freed by the victory of the Young
Turks party in 1907. Those years were occupied with training his followers, directing
the a ffairs of the movement, and the writing of his books, until his death in 1892.
From 1892 to 1921, Abdu'l Baha guided the movement and caused its spread to
Indi.a and -other part of the East, to Europe and to North America. The Baha'i Cause
today, under the guardianship of Shoghi Effendi, the grandson of Abdu'l Baha, is a
spiritual fellowship embracing men and women of all races and religions, organized
in a true world-wide unity that might w ell be taken as a model, both .as to spirit and
form, by other organizations in the inter-national field .
HORACE HOLLEY, Secretary,
National Baha'i Assembly of No1:1th America.
SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
Chairman, Mountford Mills Secretary, Horace Holley
Treasurer, Florence Morton Asst. Treas., Alfred E. Lunt
Elizabeth Greenleaf May Maxwell Agnes S. Parsons
Siegfried Schopfiocher Roy C. Wilhelm
Tlte Baltatf ~le s sage is a c a ll to r e li g ious 4. R elig ion must b e the cau s e of unity.
unity a nd not an Invita tion to a n ew r e - 5. R eli g ion must be in a c cord with
l igion, not a n ew path to immorta lity, sc ie n ce a nd reason.
God forbid! It Is the a nci e nt path cl e a r e d 6. Equ a lity b e twee n m e n a nd women.
of th e d ebri s of imagin a tion s a nd s up e r s ti- 7. Pre judice of all kinds mu s t be for g ot-
tion s of m e n, of the d e bris of s trife and t en.
mi s under s t a nding and is aga in m a d e a 8. Unive rs a l p e a ce.
clear p a th to th e since r e s eek e r, th a t h e 9. U ni ver sal Educa tion.
m a y e nter th e rein in ass ura nc e, a nd find 10. Solution of th e e conomic problem.
th at th e word of God is one word, though 11. A unive r sal l a nguage .
th e s pea k e rs w ere many. 12. An international trib unal.
-Words of 'Abdu'l-B a hll.
BASIC BAHA'I PRINCIPLES Compile d from the words of 'A bdO.'l Bahft.
1. The onen ess of mankind. Th ese principl e s w e re laid down by
2. Independe nt inv e sti ga tion of tru t h . B a hll'u 'lla h in 1863 a nd a r e to b e found in
3. Th e foundation of a ll r e ligion s i s one. hi s publish e d writings of that time .
For information of Local Bahai's Assemblies, address, The National Spiritual Assem-
bly, at Green Acre, South Eliot, Maine.
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HARTMANN'S
WHO'S WHO
IN
Occult, Psychic and Spiritual Realms
EMBRACING
Alchemy, Anthropology, Anthroposophy, Applied Psychology, Archaeology,
Astrology, Baha'i Movement, Bio-Chemistry, Bi'O-Psychology, Buddhism,
Christian Mysticism, Chromatics, Divine Science, New Thought,
Numerology, Occultism, Phrenology, Psychiatry, Psycho-analysis,
Psychical Research, Ros.i crucianism, Sacred Science, Spiritualism,
Sufi Movement, Theosophy, Transcendental Science, Vedanta
Philosophy, Vegetarianism, Vocational Guidance, and
Cognate Subjects.
IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Compiled and Edited
by
WILLIAM C. HARTMAN, Ph.D., O.Sc.D.
"Seek and Ye Shall Find"
To be issued Annually, about October first
Under the Auspices of The Occult Brotherhood
PRICE, $3.00
THE OCCULT PRESS
Jamaica, N. Y.
U.S. A.
Copyright 1925
by
William C. Hartmann
Published, November, 1925
All Rights Reserved
CONTENTS
PAGE
"If," a Poem, by B. F. Austin.... ... .. . .. ... ..... . ..... . .... .. ...... ........... .... 5
Introduction, by Dr. Guy Bogart.. . ..................... . ................ . ......... 7
Foreword, by Wm. C. Hartmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Notice, to the Public........... . ............. ..... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Prominent Officials of Societies, Editors of Periodicals, Leaders of Different Move-
ments, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • 11
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Commends T he Occult Brotherhood . ..... . .... ......... .. ... 24
Book List-Authors and Their Works. .. . ......... ... .. ....... ........ .. ...... ...... 25
Periodicals . . .................... , ............................... ........ .. ... .... , 45
Applied Psychologists, Astrologers, Character Analysts, Graphologists, Numerologists,
Palmists, Phrenologists, and Vocational Counsellors.. .. .. .. .. . . ............. ... .. 55
Jesus and Siddartha, A Poem, by Dr. Guy Bogart. .. ....... .. .................... . .. 60
New Thought, Divine Science and Magnetic Healers, Metaphysical Practitioners and
Psychologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spiritualist Associates, Mediums, Healers and Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Psychics and Occultists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Light, A Poem, by William Hardy .. . ......... .. .. ...... . ... ... ............. . ... .. . . 76
Prominent Mediums, Past and Present ... .......... .. .. ... .. . . ... ...... ...... ... .... 77
The Ahmadiyya Movement, A lchemy, Anthropology, and Anthroposophy . .. . ......... 81
Applied Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
.Archaeology, and Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Baha'i Movement............... . ...... . ............... . ......... . .. .. ......... . .... 85
Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Psychology, and Buddhism. . .. .. . .. .. ... ... . ................ ... . 87
Christian Mysticism, and Chromatics. ........... .. ..... ... .. ........ .. .. ..... . . .... 88
Emanul! l Movement, The Essenes, and Human, Humane and Humanitarian Movements 89
The Liberal Catholic Church......... .. . ... ........... ...... . ........ . ....... .. . . .. 91
New Thought, Divine Science, Metaphysics, and Unity Movements .. .. . . . . . ......... . 94
New Thought, Divine Science, Metaphysical and Unity Societies............... . . ... . 98
Numerology, and Occultism . ... .... ..... .. . ..... ..................................• 107
The Order of the Star in the East ........................... .' . ................. .... 110
Phrenology, Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis ...... ......... . .... . ........... . ......... 112
Psychic Phenomena, Scientific Research of, by Charles L. Hyde, Sr ................... 113
Psychical Research Societies .... . ...... . ................................ .... . .. ..... 117
Rosicrucianism, Societies of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sacred Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Science . ...... .. .. . . ......................................... . . .. ..... ............ . 128
Spiritualism, Movements, and Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 129
State Auxiliaries of the National Spiritualist Associatio·n, U. S. A .. ............. .. ... 132
Spiritualist Camps in the United States . ......... . . . ... . . . ...... ... ................ . 134
Spiritualist Societies, Churches, etc ......... . . ...... .. ..... . . ...... ......... ... ...... 135
Spiritualist Societies and Movements in Other Countries ... . ............. ... .. .. . . .. . 148
Sufi Movement .. . . ... . .... ..... ... ........................ ...... .. . . ......... ..... 153
Theosophy, in the United States and Other Countries ... . ... .......... . .............. 155
Transcendental Science, and Vedanta Philosophy ... ... .............................. 163
Vegetarian Societies, and Vocational Guidance .... .......... ..... .. ................. 164
Book Dealers . .. ..................................... . . .. ....... .... .............. 165
Guest Houses .. . ............ . .... .. .... .. ......... ..... .. ... ... . . .. ... ... ......... 168
Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Occult Products ................. .. . .. .. .......... .... ............... ... . .......... 170
Publishers ..............•. . ... ..... .. .. ... . ·· ... .... .. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Sanitariums .. . ... . ... . ................... · ....... · .. · .............. . . .......... . . 174
Schools, Colleges and Individual Instructors .. . . ................................... .. 174
Talismanic Jewelry .. ....... ..... . .. · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · ....... .... ..... . ...... 176
Advertising . . ..... ......... . ... · · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Index to Genera l Advertising . . . ... .. . . . ..... . ............. . ..... .. .. . ........ . .. . . 180
Occult Bulletin and New Thought Guide Announcement ............. . .. .. . .......... 181
HARTMANN'S WHO'S WHO 85
ENGLAND
THE ASTROLOGICAL LODGE OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
IN ENGLAND
President, Charles E . 0. Car-ter, B.A., 10 Woodborough Rd., S.W. 15; Vice-President,
L. Protheroe Smith, 76 Langridge Rd., S.W. 5; Secretary, Miss W. P. Rigg, 25
Southwick St., W . 1; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Norman R,hodes, 25 Rodenhurst Rd.,
S.W. 4; Librarian, D. Bartlett; Committee Members, Miss L . Marsh, J. H. Cox,
R . H. T. Naylor. All meetings are held at the Hall of the Art-Workers' Guild,
No. 6 Queen Square, London, W.C. 1. The Astrological Lodge exists in order to
study Astrology in all its branches.
THE ASTROLOGICAL SOCIETY, Care "Modern Astrology," 40 Imperial Bldgs., Lud-
gate Circus, London, E.C . 4.
THE BRITISH ASTR:OLOGICAL SOCIETY. Sec., Miss D. W. Ashdown, 112 Mill Lane,
West Hempstead, N.W. 6, London.
LONDON ASTROLOGICAL LODGE. Mrs. Leo, DolUs Lodge, Church End, Finchley,
N. 4, London.
FRANCE
FRANCO-BRITISH EXCHANGE. G. Lajuzan-Gylden, 8 Rue de Richelieu, Paris, 2.
GERMANY
AKADEM ISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR ASTROLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG, Berlin.
Founded, July 9th, 1924. Dr. F. Quade, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Winfriedstrasse, 4a
INSTITUT ALCYONE, Leipzig, 66784 P.O.
• • •
BAHA'I MOVEMENT
THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA. Offi:ce of the Secretary : Green Acre, South Eliot, Maine.
THE BAHA'I CAUSE
(Contributed)
"The sou1·oe of all learning i S' the lcnowleclge of Goa, exalted be His glory I and t1uis
camnot be attainea save through the lcnowle,age of His divine Manifestation."
-B.A.HA'U' LLAH.
"The gift of Goa to tlvis enUghtenea age is t he lc?wwleclge of the oneness of mant-
kind OAtcl tlU:J f111nclMnental oneness of religion. War shall ce.ase between nations, ana
by the win of Goa the JJfost Great Peace shall come; the woTld will be see?t as a n ew
wo1·la, ana all men wil~ live as bTotheTs."
- ABDU'L BAHA.
Since May 23, 1844, the Baha'i Cause has been steadfastly presented to the world
as the expression for .this age of the same universal Spirit that in other ages spoke
thr·o ugh the Zoroaster, the Moses, the Jesus, and the Mohamet; one divine utterance
giving forth one a nd the same message, albeit adapted to the conditions and human
capacities of each time. In Baha'u'llah, according to the faith of the Baha'is, the
Message has been given mankind in its fullness and universality, and the Baha'i Gause
accordingly represents the fulfilment of that which was but partially revealed in previ-
ous religions.
A significant part of the teachings of Baha'u'llah consists of an interpretation of
the Bibles of the past, proving that they are several expressions of one fundamental
Truth and hence to be regarded with equal reverence by all races and peoples.
Another part of the Baha'i Message is devoted to an expositio·n of the fact that it is
only through spiritual ignorance that mankind divides truth into separate, unrelated
and frequently hostile sections: religion, science, ethics, politics, economics and art;
and that in this new age these false and arbitrary divisions shall be destroyed, since
from them derive the fatal divisions of society into nations, creeds, classes and the
many diverse interests rending the modern world. Still another, most significant
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portion of the teaching concerns itself with revealing the new, universal possibilities
of the present age~an a ge wh ose essence is the fact that now all the ideals and
visions of the past can be translated into realities for the expansion and enrichment
of all lives according to the capacity of the individual soul.
In the limited space of this brief outline, the Baha'i teachings can not be men-
tioned in further detail. The inquirer wiil find thos e teachings fully expounded in the
works of Baha'u'lla h, th e founder of the Baha'i Cause, and of Abdu'l Baha, whom
Baha'u'llah appointed as the center of his covenant •and the interpreter of his books.
Of importance second only to the teachings themselves, however, is the history of
the manner in which the world r eceived the Message of Bah a'u'llah . His forerunner
and h erald, now known as the "Bab," meaning Door or Gate of Truth, was executed
by order of the Persian Government under the instigation of the clergy, in the public
square of Tabri'Z, Qn July 9, 1850. Practically all who· accepted the new message
suffered martyrdom during rthe next few years. Twenty thousand deaths have been
r ecorded among the followers Qf the Bab and Baha'u'llah at the hands of the fanatic
mob, isolated cases of religious murder occuring in Persia even up to the year 1924.
But persecution has resulted in the more rapid and determined spread of the Cause.
From. the first, therefore, the Baha'i teachings have been identified with an extremity
of persecution proving beyond all doubt the essentially spiritual character of this
movement and distinguishing it from other modern movements content with a mental
acceptance involving no sacrifice or loss.
Baha'u'llah himself, together with his ei"dest son Abdu'l Baha, then a child of
eight, the other members of his family aud some three score followers, was exiled
from Teheran to Bagdad, from Bagdad to Constantinople, from Constantinople to
Adrianople, and from thence finally t o Acca, in Palestine, where they remained under
the surveillance of the Turkish Government until freed by the victory of the Young
Turks party in 1907. Those years were occupied with training his followers, directing
the a ffairs of the movement, and the writing of his books, until his death in 1892.
From 1892 to 1921, Abdu'l Baha guided the movement and caused its spread to
Indi.a and -other part of the East, to Europe and to North America. The Baha'i Cause
today, under the guardianship of Shoghi Effendi, the grandson of Abdu'l Baha, is a
spiritual fellowship embracing men and women of all races and religions, organized
in a true world-wide unity that might w ell be taken as a model, both .as to spirit and
form, by other organizations in the inter-national field .
HORACE HOLLEY, Secretary,
National Baha'i Assembly of No1:1th America.
SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
Chairman, Mountford Mills Secretary, Horace Holley
Treasurer, Florence Morton Asst. Treas., Alfred E. Lunt
Elizabeth Greenleaf May Maxwell Agnes S. Parsons
Siegfried Schopfiocher Roy C. Wilhelm
Tlte Baltatf ~le s sage is a c a ll to r e li g ious 4. R elig ion must b e the cau s e of unity.
unity a nd not an Invita tion to a n ew r e - 5. R eli g ion must be in a c cord with
l igion, not a n ew path to immorta lity, sc ie n ce a nd reason.
God forbid! It Is the a nci e nt path cl e a r e d 6. Equ a lity b e twee n m e n a nd women.
of th e d ebri s of imagin a tion s a nd s up e r s ti- 7. Pre judice of all kinds mu s t be for g ot-
tion s of m e n, of the d e bris of s trife and t en.
mi s under s t a nding and is aga in m a d e a 8. Unive rs a l p e a ce.
clear p a th to th e since r e s eek e r, th a t h e 9. U ni ver sal Educa tion.
m a y e nter th e rein in ass ura nc e, a nd find 10. Solution of th e e conomic problem.
th at th e word of God is one word, though 11. A unive r sal l a nguage .
th e s pea k e rs w ere many. 12. An international trib unal.
-Words of 'Abdu'l-B a hll.
BASIC BAHA'I PRINCIPLES Compile d from the words of 'A bdO.'l Bahft.
1. The onen ess of mankind. Th ese principl e s w e re laid down by
2. Independe nt inv e sti ga tion of tru t h . B a hll'u 'lla h in 1863 a nd a r e to b e found in
3. Th e foundation of a ll r e ligion s i s one. hi s publish e d writings of that time .
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