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? xxx religious faith. We have not merely attacks on religious faith as such. We have a rival religion. This sounded ominous, were the forces of Islam pre- paring to invade our sanctuaries? Would there be a formi- dable boosting of Buddhism? No, all this solemn warn- ing was provoked by the fact that the Bishop had seen Orientals distributing at a tube station a booklet display- ing a picture of an Indian temple, beneath which, it was alleged was the body of Jesus Christ. The Bishop quaintly added: ‘The assumption that if the tomb was opened the remains would be found not entirely scientific. ’ This he said was another religion undertaking an intensive form of propaganda. Since attending the meeting I have obtained the pam- phlet (book) referred to. It is entitled ? The author is J. D. Shams and it emanates from the Mosque at Wimbledon. It is of considerable interest to those who do not reject the historicity of Jesus. The view taken is that Jesus did not die on the cross, but left Palestine after his attempted crucifixion. This was the view taken by Thomas Henry Huxley, and was propounded in fictitious form by George Moore in ‘The Brook Kerith’. Concluding Leaflet In May, 1946, I published the following leaflet in thousands. It was sent to the Ecclesiastical authorities by post and handed over to thousands in Greater London.