Africa Speaks — Page 56
President Tubman of Liberia held a State Banquet at Chief Executive Mansion. This was a State function and the diplomatic corps and the elite were invited. Liberian Star carried a detailed report on this State function in its issue of May 4. Dr. TUBMAN DEMANDS PLAN TO RESOLVE IDEOLOGIES President Tubman, on Thursday, urged all religious sects to prepare and formulate a plan that will resolve political ideologies that believe in world domination. The Chief Executive was addressing guests who attended the dinner which he and Mrs. Tubman tendered in honour of the visiting Islamic Leader, Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad Sahib, at the Executive Mansion. "Politicians and Statesmen have lost ability to cope with the situation in the world today, the President declared. They have fumbled, sinned and are frustrated with the deteriorating situation," he noted. Earlier, the President described the occasion as "unique" because. it was for the first time that "the sheep were being separated from the goats. " He was referring to women being separated from the men at the dinner, which is part of Pakistani culture. The President recalled that the founding fathers of the nation believed in God, but their concept of Him was not narrow. They wrote that no Christian sect shall enjoy any privilege or benefit over another. Every religion shall be tolerated. He said being a Christian does not make his religion better than another. All religions believe in the supreme Being, which we Christians call God, and Muslims call Allah. The President asserted that it was an honour to welcome the Caliph. "one of the greatest leaders in Islam, who has missionaries all over the world. " 55