Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-12
THE TURKS IN EUROPE.
Rev. J. A. Grsy's sunday Evening
Lecture.

Lecture.
We give a skeleton of Rev. j. A.
Gray's eloquent lecture Sunday even
ing. 1t is only the framework on
which he hung his gems of oratory,
but our readers will find it a most in
teresting resume of the status of
tho Turks in Europe:
Three questions naturally arise:
Who is the Turk? What has he done
in Europe? What should be done
with him? The Turk is a member of
the Monaghan family. He belongs
to the race which founded the Jap.
anese, the Chinese, the Sythian and
theMedian Empires. His histories re.
count bloody campaigns with the
Chinese before the Christian era.
The Tartars in Asia embraced the
Mohammedan religion. They natural.
ly inclined to its military spirit. It
organized them into one body and
gave them a definite purpose. They
declared that they "would rule all
Europe" and seemed in a fair way to
accomplish their purpose, In 1853 the
Crescent was floating in triumph over
the walls of Constantinople. Austria
was threatened. While all the Eu-
ropean powers delayed, John Sobieski,
with $4,000 men, fell upon the Turkish
forces, numbering 80, 900, and turned
the tide of conquest. Since the battle of
Vienna the Turk has made no further
incursions into Europe. What is his
relation to civiiiZation?. He is "alien
in blood, alien in language and alien
in r%eligion;" and he is more. There
are many things which the nations of
Europe have In common, in none of
which the Turk has any share. These
differences make it impossible that the
Turks should become members of a
civilized body.
The Hungarians are a Christian
people and are of kin to the Turk, but
the Ottoman Turk is wholly unlike
them. Five hundred years of contact
with civilization has failed to make an
impression. They have no part or lot
in Latin or Greek literature. There is
no community of thought or feeling
possible under the religion of the
Turk. 1t is opposed 10 civilization.
In no Christian nation has polygamy
been sanctioned by law. Bat the Mo
nan A0it6iptt "
gamy and slavery, and that the faith
full shall fight against the .infidel. The
Turk can not administer a national
government. IL is Fart of his religion
to prosecute all other religions. His
rule can not foster a conception of the
dignity of the citizen, because his re-
ligIon teaches that no one has any
rights but the Mohammedan subject.
1t can not maintain the sanctity of
home; it can not give an inspiration of
equality; it can not reform, because
its religion forbids il to reforin. What
has he done in Europe? He has sim.
ply foraged on it. The population of
European Turkey is about Id, 900 900,
aud of these less than 5000, 900 are real
Turks. The Turk is armed and the
Christian is uDarmed. The Christian
has no redress in courts, as his testi-
mony Is not taken. He has nothing
but submission.
What shall be done with the Turk ?
John SobeisKi was a statesman, and
Europe will yet take hi, advice given
200 years ago: mot &c attempt to
conquer or restrain the monster should
be our object. ;" said he, but to fling
1t back to the deserts from whence il
came"
The lecture closed with some re-
marks on our privileges and prospects
as a nation compared with those Of the
Old World.