, 1870-01-29
THE EREteEAr AND THE CROSS,
Lecture By bishop Simpson, In Centenary
Church, Lat E.enin6.

aThc Crescent ard the cruss WAS the subject
OF lecture delivered under the autp1cea Of tha
IcurR Mcn's Christian Association, before lAEae
a1d refined audience, In Centenary Methodist
Church. BY Bishop Simpson, last eraalag Tns
reputation Of the reverend speaker Is an orator
md speaker Is - Pre.emlnort that 1t IL almost
supercuous to ssJ that the dlkcou1sc VA one of
t1s1rcendeut beauty. and sg!ow Win The Ip.p:rs.
ton Of seE1uA
1.-THE Crescent and The croas,'' he said, we1e
symbols Of two dtsucct lorna Of rrns1ou. Tho
Ctefcent had not been the original 1u1gnis Of lie
MohammedsuA, AId some Urttefs Eay it WIS no.
adopted until tho lan Of ConAt2nti1ople. Iste-
snteLed trCrtsSe II the crescent finally Increases
r sas stn.a fall smoon sgoit5tnx eoplste Whole
thought ia. liz aohsnnedaa rs,@.oa n, a q
lecture 10 Christian younR men, especially ~
miny toEegu trlve.lesa nrd 10. called philosophical
WttetB CAlM that tnefc Il bnt little difference te.
the un!s5 Of God, The existence Of angels, Ind
in1tfe punishment, but after tnat tat,e was great
o!ve1genoe- In The drat p!:ce It weso wcl 70 LOOK
fei,g,ops, because they nerr tuze TO sta1up sae.r
Ind ytd1a1ty upon tho fotm Of rnelr teachiasA
The speaker then gave a brief biographical
Be W1s born II the s,xta century, aad sIter pass-
trE through varioas phasss md s.eisSttudes, DO
uta:l, naa11,ed 1.ca Tseav. which p1aeed h,3a 10
beesn 10 hare v1lionf, aud unally he proclaimed
that ht had hal sts'oa WHICH nad proclaimed to
sn,, I'm thar sns1s 's 1.,o Mas nt @ ere Go so be- No
n1t disciple but ihe people reirled 70 believe ii
hin. ana be ned 70 Asd.na, where len ysa5s aiter
90 sacceeded IN e4saoiisang his religion. and on
While he dest.o1ed tne IDOLS of ,ne people. t. ~
c,s,1ninK fnll heavenly paldcns 10 III aiasea and
nsie!actots Wao ahou!d JON his 1tkndAfd, he
feutded his empire. When he died Il gaTe =
hin immortal; and. but ior Inc trnnesa d lii
ercceao,, tho religion 1oald, In al pronaolll.Y.
hare tooIdered and gpce to pieces. Fer1onauy.
Physical teauty, md OF rce1tnus disposition,
having nsTed i1ei7e or mora wives.
Hew dtaelent1 continued the speaker. was tie
tie aaozd. tho other With lose. Mhoames tod
h:a followers. .Wecne!er you meet n unoe-
egsf e., o r. n. G,, ons .s m
| wrought the!r influence upon taoIi
PagsSei ~ wsss i
had oeen yer, REMARKABLE. and in iea1 than haa-
| ared years Of its origin. lie followers Of tic
aae M Fse ,sts o. ~;
| Coinans Of Charles Martel. WIZ their proTres1
ehcckel. Then they ansutahed for . time, ua,
| ~ ne !ine Of the Crnsades they appeared again
,one q Inc chi5i eeaen.s of strength in ,a.
| HohaEmedsn religion, besides the sworl, he con.
tnUeo. Ia IT. belief IN Invisible pc IL this re-
spect It itaprfoachedr the Chfatan seligtoc. Another
| element was the!r trm capyicIon, quality with
| out which no great wcrk had eyes been accom-.
pl1.bed. Il IVES conviction tnAt placed Jo1o c1
AID not tn Rhe herself lnss faith, did her po1e:
1al'r sLd the laid lutte!; With her life.
II W&B The couFsct!1n OF right which hal EtTeE
tho world 10 Christ Conviction OF the train o1
| God - revealed Ia the Savior. Tbs speaker con
| ceded thst AoAaumedantim ca1 Let existed with
! out dcpR great good In IN age Of darkness 1t
hsd cultivated letters and thc arts acd his te1ca.
usn!ts, eIen gctDr 20 far a 10 declaro the In
naculate conception OF Mary long before 1t Eaa
promulgated By the Po1sttIs OF Rome. But the
heaven Of the Prophet WIS ike his earthly career
essentially sensual, and the lecturer gaze mani
| ar some rather humorous citations from ths
1 Koran On the point. Among them was that al
trnc nsn believers 60 10 heaven 70 TO the lovers
OF seGco hours, whllo all tho earthly wiyca 90 t,
| be1L
The speaker then spoke at length OF the bcsu
nea o. c45i.San,s,' sn4,ns, ,so9 I'D ine Ersa,
1 accomplished under tt1 boniEn influence. Thct,
had been thinkers among the follower Of TIL
/ Prophet, hut none VINO had couIefred Ioy psaeI
| cal good 1por the world. There had peon ouE
l!stlc srt, and DO Eetcnce. -Ioe1ered amon- than
and all The great DISCOVERIES, Of physcAl chAE1c
| t!aciry. Aoshmu edanisn landed 70 degrade. a1'
| women wgrr looked upon II mele creature
CT ated fer the eradication Of U1An- Christianity
| sr-,hc Other hapd, tended TO the eieralor Ct M1
| Women n made The tqIal OF mtn. and hn 500
free md rrlighteled before God, tuhel!nE oaly I
| Elm ~ the one matter OF the world. The spea1c
coted amid loud and lorg-cc1tlnued applause.