The Holy War — Page 3
[First Paper] Proceedings 22 May 1893 On Monday 22 May 1893, the debate session took place in the resi- dence of Dr. Henry Martyn Clark. The program commenced at 6:15. Mr. Munshi Ghulam Q a dir Fasih, Vice President, Municipal Committee Sialkot, was agreed upon as President on behalf of the Muslims and Dr. Henry Martyn Clark on behalf of the Christians. H ak i m Maulaw i Nur-ud-Din , Sayyed Muhammad A h san , and Sheikh Allah-Diya were settled upon to assist Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] sahib, and Reverend G. L. Thakur Dass , Reverend Abdullah , and Reverend Thomas Howell were settled upon to assist Deputy Abdullah Atham. As Reverend G. L. Thakur Dass had not come today, Reverend Ehsanullah was assigned in his stead to be an assistant for the day. Mirza sahib began documenting his question at 6:15 and finished at 7:15. And this was read aloud before the audience. Then Deputy Abdullah Atham spent only five minutes presenting his rebuttal. Mirza sahib then dictated his rejoinder, but the objection was raised that the question Mirza sahib had presented for writing was not in accord with the procedural rules; that is to say, the first question should be regard- ing the Divinity of the Messiah. On this, the procedural rules were