Life of Ahmad — Page 470
CONFERENCE OF RELIGIONS as 470 such expenses in any bank where they shall be paid on their departure. 4. Proper arrangments for their lodging shall also be made by me. 5. The meeting of the conference shall continue at least for 30 days, which period shall be equally divided into as many speakers as shall be present on the spot. For instance, if they are ten in number three shall be given to each; if five, six days shall fall to the lot of each. But if the number of persons who have to speak may render an equal division of 30 days impossible, some extra days shall be added to this fixed period in order to give an equal share to each speaker. 6. The antiquity of a religion shall decide the precedence of speaking i. e. , the first day shall be given to him who claims his religion to be the most ancient, the one next the former in antiquity shall follow him and so on and the last day shall be reserved for the advocate of that book which is claimed to be the latest revelation by its followers. Everyone shall speak one day in the above order. When all have taken their turn, the same round shall begin again to the end of the conference. 7. Every speaker is requested not to make any reference or allusion to any other religion in his speech, but to give an exposition of only the beauties of his own and excellences of its