Litchfield enquirer., 1849-10-25
Ne. "a. Whole No. 1870.

atoms, should receive their learning, civ
ilization and religion at the hands Of the
false prophet. The tide of human affairs
now indicated that the crescent, instead
of the cross, would monopolize the vast
resources acknowledge, of discoveries, in
ventlons, improvements in the arts, adj
vancement in the sciences, and of all the
modern facilities for the propagation and
establishment of religion which Christian
! ity now enjoys. Had not the tide of
Mohammedan advancement been arrest
ed just at the time it was, "a year before
the discovery of America in all human
probability the vast advantages which
now accrue to Christianity from the use
OF the press, the mariners compass, the
application of steam to the purposes of
motion and the arts, and from the va
rlous rich improvements of modern days.
would have been engines to propel on
ward the terrific car of Islam, and crash
in its course every rising germ Of Chris
| tianity.
But He that watches the falling spar
row. and numbers the hairs of your head,
would not have it SO. The mandate had
gone out from the throne of the Majesty
Of Heaven. saying to the rolling pillows
Of Arabia's mad fanaticism, "Thus far
shalt ,hSu come. aod no farther" When
the imperial city of Grenada yielded to
! the arms Of Ferdinand and Isabella, and
the banners Of the cross waved triumph
ant over the red towers of the Alhambra,
the tide of Mahommedanisn was turned
back, and from that good hour the reli-
gion of Calvary was fledged for her inn
mortal flight. She now began to rise
FROM the dust Of her debasement, to be
seated on the "white horse" to be borne
aloft and far away by the hand of her God.
and through the instrumcntality of the
facilities which the world in its late prog
rsss has afforded, for the spread and pros
perity of religion. Henceforsh, these fa-
cilities should be friends and servants of
Christ and not the slaves Of Mohammed.
A few more historical references will
set Providential interposition in a still
clearer light. God places the Moslems
tor eight centuries in Spain, just in the
position where they might act most ef-
fectively as the handmade of Europe. in
the restoration of learning and general
advancement, uses them as long as he,
needed, then sends them back to Africa
Just in time to give the empire of letters.
and the power Of knowledge to his
church. Hon. their progress was ares
ted cannot be matter void OF interest.
! In the eighth century (7s2,) it seemed
that all Europe must yield to tho arms Of
! the Moslems. From the rock of Gibral-
tar to the Lsire. nothing i,npsded their
progress. Another such distance would
have made England a province of the
Grand Caliph; "the Interpretation Of
the Koran had been the scholastic di.
vinity of Oxford and Edinburgh our ca
thedrals supplanted by gorgeous mosques
} and our pulpits employed in dcmonstra-
ting to circumcised people the truth Of
the apostleship and revelations of Mo-
hanlned. Such was the destiny that
; seemed to impend over all Europe, from
I the Baltic to the Cyclades, when the
5 standard of Islam doatsd over the walls
S of Tours" But this cloud of devouring
, locusts should be turned back. The
hand of Providence was stretched out to
arrest the progress of the conqueror, and
save the church of Christ. CHARLES
MAR1EL was the "hammer" in the hand
OF Omnipotence to break the power of the
foe, and save Europe, to be field for the
Development Of Gods truth. The fin.
ger Of God is here remarkable. France
Gaul was attacked by an army of Sar-
acens. $4,000 strong. They were met
| by the French, under Charles, near Tou-
louise. The great Abdalrahman was
slain. and "after bloody battle, the Sar-
acens. in the close of tie evening. return
ed to their camp. In the disorder and
and despair of the night. the various
tribes OF Yemen and Damascus, Of Afri-
ca and Spain. were provoke to turn their
arms against each other; the remains of
their host were suddenly dissolved, and
each emir consulted his safety by hasty
and separate flight" So fed the Midi
antics, and fell on one another before
Gideon and his three hundred; and the
Philistines before Jonathan and his ar.
NOR, bearer; and the Syrians when Israel
was afar Off
Mohammedism should not have Eu-
rope. Again, when in full tide of sue
cessful conqaest. the Saracens attack It.
ally. sail up the aiber. ravage the country.
and bsseige Rome; on attempting to
land, they are furiouAy driven back and
cut to pieces. II storm scatters oss-half
Of their ships. and unable to retreat.
they are either slaughtered or made
prisoners. And again was Earope near
falling into the hands of the Ta.ks in The
18th century, (16SS) when john Sqbies-
XII king of Poland defeated them:
| No one can take his position ON this
summit Of historical record, wit lout
feeling that he staads on > high and mar
row promontory between two broad seas,
tina OnM pocndiuop amI roIIines hS~l- zee