The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-01

Turkey Pictured by an Oriental.
Hope Chapel, Broadway, was the theatre (n such
term be apped) Of scene on Saturday night last
rather unbecomipg Q Christisa chunch-nothng iess
than the appearance OF Turk In full Aahommedsn cos
tune going through the observsnces OF that ritual 70 the
eminent qualification Of anumber Of our citizens. Mr.
Oscanyan detvred the first Of series Of lectures on
turkey and her Institutions" In the full ~ o. aGrnd
Mutt, and listened to throughout with more than
usual attention.
The subject Of the evening the the religious obser
of the followers of the Prophet and 10 order to
give the exact idea Of the whole arrangement Mr.
Oscanyan had alfred himself In the Mutt robes turbAn
&C. and saug char ted prayed took CT his Shoes bump
cd his forehead against the noor and performed various
other operations which Eastern people consider approach
Al eight O'Clock, the lecturer came from hts robng
room, and was received with the applause which hts
.maie up certainly deserved. he began BY informing
than 100 COG, eco AAhomedsns. TIE Koran or the Writ
the comp Of faith, practice and civil laws Of
Prophet and Is styled BY the faithful tina Light of God
Sober Guide to Paradise Divine Director TO Heavenly Clio
and IN common ses me a,sas orssn 81
Penateuch the Prams Of David and the four Gospels
and upon these books with the Koran osths are taken
The great ar tice Of faith called Salava and express
in these words;-'La llah, II Allah, Aohammsd Res
soul Utah." There is NO God but God, and Mohammed
trinity but acknowledge the gres,ness goodness jus
tice omnipresence omniscence and incompreheusibiy
Msbomet They style him the sword Of Cod supoo to
been m.rsculously conceived, but NOT OF divine
origin ihey regard me crnc'hxion :: inconsistent Win
led out to die he was inviby 10 his prosecutors trans
ported into heaven Judas the berayer beng substituted
viii appear at the head Of their followers Cain win
lead the mmeuee number OF the damned, who will ua
selves clean Of H. M ' Whilst thai ev spirit
known TO children - old Go Aeberry viii be sud
denly anplala,sd narrow BRIDE ans :. hair called
safely, While the guilty fall down into awful
water unit, they BURT Such Of the faithful Is have the
good luck TO get into Paradise will possess Al the
least renue Of SO cC0 servants and ~ wves "of the
sweet odorierous oamsels ere ated OF pure musk" Be-
sides the Koran there other sacred and traditional
books called the Sonnab written by the Of the
Prophet Some have been ADDED b. the Capos OF Egypt
ard sEd much dsenson has been caused BY the
various commentaries on these books and sectaransm
The principal schisn IL that Of the sunnees and the
Shoy ees-ihe former being the orta0oox party, be-
Turks are ali sunIees the Persisns sheyecs, and
the difference between them being small their mutual
hatred 9, co1rss iDepse Inc aa5xs use eeS 20
shoes, 20 that they may rampie upon aud ctLerwss
cesptefuiy use It, One shaves the Other docs not and
the Persian keepe dirty for the sake OF bis dis
gust at the clearly custom Of the Turk Most Ingenious
and virperAtive are their mutual curses-'kay your
fstgued and hated soul, when damned 70 Purgatory,
find DO more rest than Giaours hat enjoys on earth
aoubess abiding the custom Of western nations In
covering the head in salute and consequent wear and
tear that head gear has to undergo. "May trans
mued soul become In bell hackney ass for ire Jews
themselves 10 ride On, and many similar emphatic COM
pnsns the height OF ashon amongst the jealous sd
b. rents Of either party.
Fasting lie an important element OF religious ooser
1rere sort Of genuneness in the Moelem style
Of fast For fourteen consecutive hours they allow
nothing to ass their s rot drop OF water, nor even
the saliva 10 swallowed. they abstain from smoking
or anything that may palhate the gnAwipgs Of hunger
ana thirst The great national fast u called the KhamA
ran and occurs annually. When happens. a. Il somo
times in The cog day. the suuerings OF the
this fast ne faithful at the gate Of religion and the
very OF her breath ID considered to be swseter
than musk 10 the oac,ories Of allah The breaking OF
the fast called 1tar and permitted at sunset Each
ptrsop Is furnished with small table upon which
bowl II light soup. few Olives preserves and cakes
ss well a. achieouk ready for smoking They are only
yous 10 their evening prayers after which they are per
miited 10 gorge 10 extent they please According
the ira6ons OF the Arabs Mecca has boeo from the
earliest pmes, place OF religious venerauon Near this
place Acar 10 ssd TO have met Eve two hundred years
alter TIE eapnkion from Paradise here, when Abraham
ready sacrifice his lshmsel mot Isaac) the
heatos ram, which lad been offered by Abel many
years beiore, sent from heaven tosi,ute The
boy mple OF Mecca has been under the patronage OF
The Calys,s. the Saltans Of Egypt and Turkey, Who
have, a dfsrcnt times, endowed II with I'm
mstse vs.b and mAgnidcerce; unbeevers must no. ap
fahfui Obliged keep Of Je~s and Christians
for ear Of getting dehied. Abtuons, prayers, aims,
lasting and the grmsgs 70 Meccs are ali obligatory on
professors OF the religion Of hs Prophet There other
Traditional observALces followed by the Turks and ether
sunnees-crcuncs ion amongst the rest and these rea
me 90, ooS Spo,s me, Ss VA more 'enCou
son Usually perfor med when the child able repeat
The formula la fiah &C.
Saturday DeSt, when Mr. 0scsnyan viii appear In the
n the sussn. 1.-The Women OF turkey the
s1hiec, thcu 10 DC discussed and ~in Doubtless draw .
good audience.