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282 lecturer to stand up, as there were many who wished to shake hands with him. I marked also that many who had during the day called me a kafir to my face, now pushed forward and not only shook hands with me but also kissed my hands. The reason why so few attended my lectures at Lucknow and Benares and so many attended them at Cawnpore seemed to lie in the fact that at the first two places I was unknown to the people whereas at Cawnpore, on account of the presence of many Punjabi traders, a section of the people knew and respected our family. This induced them to come and attend the lecture, and then truth was able to enter their hearts and their former regard was further enhanced. In short, the Community at this time suffered from a conflict between two opposite attitudes. This state of affairs continued for about two years. It was now 1912—a memorable year in the annals of Ahmadiyya Movement. This year certain events took place which have since exercised a lasting influence upon its history, and it was in this year, as I think, that foundation was laid of dissensions in the Movement, and it happened in this wise. During this year Khwaja Kamaluddin lost his wife. To forget the loss, he proposed to go out on a tour throughout India. It was, however, publicly announced that the tour was