In Tée Near East. They attracted the notice of 'abdul Baha, who was good enough to ex press approval of my attempt to expound the gospel preached by his illustrious father, Baha 'ullah. I therefore yielded to a suggestion that I should give my sketch Of Bahaism a more permanent form. In doing so I have rehandled the entire subject, in order to assign Bahaism a place in the evolution of organised creeds. Their ultimate ef?orescence is sometimes styled Mysticism; but this is surely a misnomer. The Mystic searches Nature for symbols of God, and cultivates his own soul that it may become worthy of union with Him. In the quest of personal holiness he utterly ignores the cravings Of his fellow-men, doomed, like himself, to grope in darkness. Mysticism is static as well as self-regarding. It injures the devotee, whose life is spent in sterile con.