The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-12
THEPUsION OF RELIGIOUS IOEAs.

fessed himself good Mussulman,
quoted the Koran, and proclaimed
himself the Man of Destiny. But he
never really gained anything by II, aud
historians like Alison, In the history OF
Europe, and many others, made great
handle OF IL, TO prove his habltual In
sincerity on the most solemn subjects.
But the Sultan in bis recent speech de-
livered at Guildhall, London, has as
tonished the world by his llberality.
he spoke with the utmost huency in
Arabic, and his speech was not only
interpreted by a secretary, or .drago-
man, bur printed, and copies OF it free
ly circulated, to the great admiration of
the assembled. crowd. He seemed to
hayeleft behind him all the peculiArl-
ties Of the Moslem faith, and to have
brought out only some of those great
principles of universal religion that
belong to all Kingdoms and nations of
the earth, as men, He desires not only
40 see in other centres of civilization
what still remains To be done In his
own country, but 10 show his desire to
establish, not only among his own sub
jects, but between his people and the
other nations of Europe, that feeling of
brotherhood which Is the foundation
OF human progress and the glory of
our age" a.l-- tu.- -srls ..II. --r-
No doubt this speech was carefully
prepared for him, prepared specially
for the London market; but he clearly
understood II, and adopted Its senti-
ments. His great maxim, ''Lte brother
hood of gldti0HS, the foundation Of human
progress" is indeed II sentiment worthy
the highest admiration. No wonder an
English poet SO FAR forgot the ancient
antipathY OF Christian and Mohomedan,
as to pray God to protect this represen-
tative Of the false prophet. Not onl y is
religious persecution now being put an
end to through the earth, but there are
certain great principles of religion
clearly becoming established among
the nations of the earth worthy OF spe-
clal notice. Rev. Henry Martin, when
he went as missionary to, and travelled
through Persia, astonished the Moham-
medan doctors by conducting public
controversy, in which hequoted lurgely
from the Koran. Since his time, not
the Arabic alone, but the Sanscrit and
Zend languages have been carefully
explored, the Nedas ana Avestas trans
lated for the East India Company, so
that now, in India, the English Judges
administer the laws and protect the
religious liberty and rights of the ma
derful precision and knowledge, far
exceeding the Judgment and Justice
OF the natives, andrSSi knowledge
of the history of their religious
books and traditions which seems
likely to have the most important
and beneficial effect on human rights.
Individuals have a right to believe and
profess what religious principles they
please, but il seems now to be under
stood that the governments of all ma
tions must act on the principles of uni
versal religion. The brotherhood of
nations, and of those holding different
faiths, seems to be melting down the
whole human race into Il condition in
which the moral principles and justice
ofeach will be preserved, and their rev.
erence for all they esteem sacred, re-
spected, so that the essentials of univer-
sal religion, stripped of all particular
formalities, are being developed with
surprising rapidity. In Calcutta an
East Indian, marriage lately took place,
in which the bridegroom and bride
were united, and publicly promised to
be faithful to each other, in the presence
OF the great, the all-seeing God. Chris
tianity, stripped OF its technicalities, is
unquestionably the basis of all these
movements. It furnishes the idea and
the principles, even where the name
and the multiplication of sects,
names aud partieSs seem to. contribute
to the necessity and power ofthis move
ment. 1t was in the border land be-
tween Judaism, Paganism and Sa-
maritanism, that Christianity, with its
universal principles and charity,
WAS first introduced, and through
out the Roman Empire, with its
diverse religions. that it first ex-
tended its conquests. 1t has often
been dwarfed by a thousand narrow
sects and parties and forms, but its no.
blest triumphs have been won blythe
comprehensive spirit of its own great
Ikingdom OF Heaven" Probably the
real power of this system is nowhere SO
thoroughlyfelta and understood,as in our
own country, and under onr own Con-
stitution, where alone all religions are
equally protected, but not exclusively
eStablished-where everything Is free,
and the universal dictates OF morality
form the basis of the laws. While the
established Church in England may
vary from Low to High, or the reverse,
the extensive domains of the British
empire are leading to breadth ofyiew
that enables her ablest statesmen TO
take into view ideas of universal reli-
gion of the greatest practical breadth
aud application. But 1t is on our own
continent that the relations of Roman
Catholic and Protestant, Greek Church,
Chinese, Persian and Indian, are crea-
ting . legal liberty and forbearance,
must produce the very best fruits
among mankind, and the establish
ment OF those truths among the wisest
and the best, that shall give to all a re-
ligion which, under the names of vari-
Gus sects and parties, perhaps shall
embrace principles broad as humanity
itself, and living, earnest and charita-
bic as Christianity in its earliest and
purest days. 70 -uEg AZ 1AaA tsi - T.
A DENVER paper publishes the fol-
lowing pathetic code onto the Friend
less" There is truth in it, If there
isn't much poetry: Z t-:slsl.552.
Noble red men of the plains, pounc
ing on unguarded trains, where you
come and where you go, Sherman'sl
scouts would ike to Know. Burning
here aud scalping there, east and west
and everywhere, prowling like the
Platte, stealing boldly at your will,
all along the Smoky Hill, first you
come in parties small, now In numbers
that Rppal, spreading death and devas-
tation, robbIng ranches, burning sta
tions, such persistent visitation, does
not claim our admiration. Mr.. Lo, now
quit your tricks, surely you'll get in
tx;-now just stop the ugly capers, or
we'll send you TO, the Quakers.r If our
boys start on the scout, surely they
will wipe you out; go bold red men of
the West, here your stay is short at
best, go and hunt the Buffalo, 0we can
spare yon. Mr,Io." EFTlill6inA1
RULES FOR HARD T1MEs.-Stop grum-
bling. Get up two hours earlier in the
morning, and begin TO do something
out of your regular profession. Mind
your own business, and with all your
might let other peoples alone. Live
within your means. Sell your horses.
your cigar through an air stove. Eat
with mOdaratiOn and co tn bn1 early \