The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-18
The EUROPEAN CRISIS.

INE LunoT ENN Nn'o'o'
Europe to-day seems ycrglng upon
other Holy War All that is requisite
produce it is for Murad Ellendi to
mmon to his side the fierce and lanati-
! Sofas and fling to the breeze tho
cred standard of the prophet. The
ntest would spring Mt once from
attering fight between rcbcllious sub
It's to bloody conflict between Mo
mmedanism and Christianity, for
cry true believer from llindoston to
q blue waters of the historical Bos'
orus, would rally to Murads relief
stated by an exchange, the green
" of the prophet is the standard not
| / the Sultan, but Of the Cnliph, and its
nfrling is an act Of the proioundcst
ligious significance, II must be re-
embered that the title of Caliph (from
abic cdiqfa to sHccceO, is the dcsig-
ltion given to the successors OF Mo
lmmed and is much more ancient
tie than that Of Sultan The latter
lie is Of Persian origin, having been
Ist assumed by Mahmond Gazni, the
under of the Go2niyide dynasty A. d.
~.
The word ,Saltoa is originally IN in
eclinable noun of Arabic derivation
his title, like that Of Shah, in Pcrsin,
as nearly superseded the title Of
aliph, though the latter is the prcroga-
i've of all tho true successors Of the
rophet But the Pcrsians, who have
,een described ~ the Broad Church.
nen of Mohammcdanism, care very
much less for ancient words than the
turks do, and with them Sultan (im-
,rotor Emperor has for 800 years taken
he place of Caliph (successor), The
iultan of Constantinoplc, the true head
II the Mohammcdan faith has, however,
leyer abandoned entirely his hereditary
title of Caliph When he Hscends the
hronc and the ordinary ceremonies of
lis accession are concluded, the crown
ng act of the ceremony is per-
ormed by the Sofas, who carry him in
tate to the Mosque Of Saint Sophia and
here invest him solcmnly with the
,cimitar of the Caliphs. After this IN
vestiturc he becomes the absolute spir-
itual head of Islam and if he once tlings
Ihe Green standard to tho breeze and
draws that sacred scimitar, every true
Moslem is bound to follow him to the
heath, Death, mdccdI in such-a cause
would be to the true believer the most
welcome of boons since il ensures him
IN immediate entrance into paradise
N which his Widest visions of rapture
will be more than realized.
The Turk has never lost his hatred
N the Christian dog" who rejects his
rophet, and there can be no doubt but
ihat such crusade against the Cross,
would be supported by all the MohNm-
medan tribes. We have seen that the
Sofas have intimated their desire TO be
armed and sent to the front. Once ac-
lually in the field, it is not likely that
Ihese tiercest of the Musulman fanatics,
will long remain without cXerting their
whole influence upon the course of the
and any misunderstanding
between the Porto and her Christian al
lies, would be eagerly seized upon as II
,retext for casting of all fellowship
With unbelicvers, and concentrating
ipon the line ofreligion and of race.
The issue ofsuch n contest could of
curse, not long remain doubtful. Not
wen another Saladn could lead
slam to successful battle with Chris
ianity. The only gamer, however, from
he complete overthrow of the Turkish
government would be Russia, and to
his fact is attributable the unwilling.
less of England and the other powers to
'ermit the breaking up of that corrupt
nd cruel rule, under which the Slavonic
have been grooming for so
ing. The wiser heads in the Turkish
ounsels no doubt comprehend this tact
eriectly, and so long as any political
agacity is left in Constatinoplc, the re-
gous outbreak we have referred to will
OF be permitted to occur. But no one
m tell how soon the unruly elements
lvolycd may defy control Tho end
lay be very near.
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