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for abandoning his sacerdotal functions. All attempts made
by the ecclesiastical authorities to withdraw his decision were
of no avail. There was no personal quarrel or dispute
between Father Benjamin and his superiors; it was all ques-
tion of conscience.
For several months Mr. Dawud, as he was now called, was employed
in Tabriz as Inspector in the Persian Service of Posts and Customs
under the Belgian experts. Then he was taken into the service of
the Crown Prince Muhammad 'Ali Mirza as teacher and translator.
It was in 1903 that he again visited England and there joined the
Unitarian Community. And in 1904 he was sent by the
British and Foreign Unitarian Association to carry on an
educational and enlightening work among his country people.
by the ecclesiastical authorities to withdraw his decision were
of no avail. There was no personal quarrel or dispute
between Father Benjamin and his superiors; it was all ques-
tion of conscience.
For several months Mr. Dawud, as he was now called, was employed
in Tabriz as Inspector in the Persian Service of Posts and Customs
under the Belgian experts. Then he was taken into the service of
the Crown Prince Muhammad 'Ali Mirza as teacher and translator.
It was in 1903 that he again visited England and there joined the
Unitarian Community. And in 1904 he was sent by the
British and Foreign Unitarian Association to carry on an
educational and enlightening work among his country people.