Eileen Coates was an acquaintance of Elizabeth's and had met Baba in 1956. The moment Zasu Pitts uttered these words, two memories rushed into Jane's mind. She remembered seeing an article in her father's newspaper in May 1952 of a Spiritual Master who had come to America. She also recalled driving through Myrtle Beach with her mother-in-law, who had mentioned that a holy man from India visited a retreat there.
Jane heard Zasu and Eileen making arrangements to go to the Meher Center, and she said she wanted to go, too. Eileen ignored her, thinking she was not the "spiritual type," and Jane walked off to fume in the car. On the appointed day, however, when Eileen came to the theater to fetch Zasu Pitts, she found Zasu had gone elsewhere. Jane reluctantly was persuaded to go in her place. At the Center, Elizabeth came out of the kitchen to greet her. Jane recalled: "I instantly felt the peace, joy and loveliness of the place. This is really something, isn't it, I thought."
Jane began visiting often and grew closer to Elizabeth and Kitty. As mentioned, Norina had recently passed away and, apparently, Baba wished Jane to take Norina's place by Elizabeth's side as her new companion and helper for the ongoing work at the Myrtle Beach Center.
Jane began reading about Baba's life and was tremendously impressed by Elizabeth and Kitty's selflessness, purity and love. Jane later recalled: "Never had I experienced these words, these ideals put fully into daily life. This I could not turn away from." In spite of her Christian Presbyterian misgivings, Baba's longhaired younger photographs during the 1920s perfectly fulfilled her image of how Jesus may have looked.
Now the Christ had arrived in Myrtle Beach in the flesh.
Early on the morning of Monday, 19 May 1958, Jane's telephone rang. It was Elizabeth, who said, "Baba has sent for you. He wants to see you now."
Jane was flustered. "I cannot come now," she said to Elizabeth. "You told me no one would be allowed to come the first day, and besides I have so much to do ..."
Elizabeth said very quietly, "Jane, I want to tell you something. When Baba calls, that is the time to come."
