Life of Ahmad — Page 475
as CONFERENCE OF RELIGIONS 475 religion is the only source of human elevation. We are ready to waste years after years in worldly pursuits but we neglect religion which is more important. I pray that God may inspire my fellow-men to come forward and to assist me in establishing His true glory in the world. I shall wait till the end of May for the acceptance of this invitation and if I do not receive any intimations from any gentlemen up to that date, I shall have to notify with great sorrow and pity the postponing of the conference. MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD, Qadian, 29th December, 1895. Chief of Qadian, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India 111. ' It appears that selfish motives intervened and his opponents did not like to cooperate with Ahmad as even in this most reasonable and useful movement in which he took the lead. The response was not what it should have been. This was due either to petty spite or lack of enthusiasm for their own faiths in the minds of their followers. Perhaps they were afraid of exposure. Ahmad as had made a fair suggestion boldly and magnanimously, because there was nothing to be ashamed of in Islam. Anyhow, his suggestion did bear 111 This leaflet was printed at the Punjab Observer Press, Lahore. Ahmad as wrote in Urdu.