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RIVAL PROPHETS.Mr. Smyth Pigott, of the Ark of the Covenant.’' who sonic months ago .announced himself as the Messiah, has been quite forgotten in England. But he has a rival in India, who keeps an eye upon him. In a pamphlet Mi ran CJhulam Ahmad, Qa-clian, I’uujnub, ncedsos Mr. Pigott of blasphemy. I am the true Messiah, come to declare the glory of God upon earth, writes Mi ran. Ghulam Ahmad. He is also something of a sportsman. “If I die before Mr. Pigoit, he continues. “I am not the true Messiah, nor am I from God. But if Almighty God makes me a witness of Mr. Pigott's death, which shall be brought about by the efficacy of my prayer, let the whole world bear witness that. T nm the true Messiah” That seems fern enoiHi. e^ecialJv as the Indian demigod is some fifteeni ve-n older than the Clanton claimant. If the challenge is accented a curious duel to the death across half a hemisphere will be wit-I nossed.
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Orange Leader

Orange, New South Wales, AU

Sat, Feb 28, 1903

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