, 1880-05-03

.r,o Tev. +. D, Nasl1, Jr.. ncctor Of Christ's
rnIsoopnn Church, Ottnwn, ILL.,, yesterday
,rracbod tho following sermon to bis congrega-
l ton, being review OF M article ID recent
rnmhcr Of Blacknood's Md9asfne entitled
fschIstendom md Islam. by n Turkish ENendi."
ma reverend gentleman took ns bis toxt:
,ssst ys nrst tho Kingdom OF God and lila Right
soIf Thsvc hcen reading With profound intorest IN
article which Is given to tho public In tho shape
,of latter from Turkish EGcnd to IN English
.counIntaucp, nvowcdy written for publication.
n th,s lettor a Mohammedn., OF evident learn-
tnr. and culture, and character. gives bis Ideas
Of Chr1steudom and Christianity: and FIRST 10
1sys down his basis OF comparison between varl-
.'ou. fa,ths Ho tells US Of hts strange and wan.
dcnnr life: how he started out to study all res
J,Ir.ons and how mnny years he devoted to tho
lstudy Of each. His min object hero, howovcr,
IA ,stotpstttuie comparison bGtwccn Christcndom
md Islau,, This Is the title Of bis letter pub
tl,shed In Blaekloood's 0fagazfne or COURSE ho
looks at his question from n Turks standpoint,
and soon pluusos hoadlons ln'o tho midst Of Ills
teuh1ect. .-...-.
Briefly stated, tho gist Of what he has to say
ris this, as regards Christianity itself his Views
arc heYcl given In his own words rs nearly rs
may be. Ho e4ys: "Aftor a cnrcful study
LOT the teaching OF tho great founder
I? g. dsiorcs III 5rsSa sssqsc.er Il has, aa;fa
,Thcre Is no toachLng % taorouEhy alfFl,istiio
fa %Heh seu 70 81 ay
esssns e & e9S me ns ~ @
religious thin so-oaIlcd Christians. innsnaueh, Us
10y paesS nero anscr aao
Inferior T. ri Christ" AEaIn says: II"
aaotes a not sarPsgly. BIT n il i seemed attins
ksls q te VIZ @ 1n s Toud S' sG
dl1icult for suoh \ man to nuke stronger nd
mlsstousor moro utterly conoedc the tremonlous "
dIvinest ; truth taught % mai,, wh,c contessits
standard tan q il followers, at and fhat. TO Guoto
e!mss ,hpro Is n1 religious ro,s ,Spohas q
iotty," after admittins hts own faith to po In:
hnluy inferior to #, and aftor confossng that L
would Be- tho highest loon poss,bIe to man, be-
cause It ID 80 divine III its character and 30 atru-
Tora ho 4sss, nay 10 best dec ened hy contrast.
oFa.S Of & &otheIs. and regardfu and true, 't! aHd
regrets ChsIstlanity.. Xnd upon what grounds!
liz ls ias!sts that chrstsnom has reversed tho
ts1e, and lnst9ad Of seokng aret tho kingdom
9"d sbt sd H. IN t ~ chst 9s J.
ct,1iiiy nnT hvnneriav JIts snjn Int,inntinm M
c6Estisnsy Is ehrstaaom Is 'fts 10 seos % IL aud
e% sTS 81 ssao a' hts ease correctly Ad5mt,ng
cs5,s I ssSsl!oa SSs 5ssa utterly Ss.yessdi
Casstendom has radIcaiIy roycrsed lis Msstcr's
Gh!tstondom," in orlor TO- distingaIsh
Asa bo says roa ~
@ dom ! Z n MMau,anon.", Ho insists that Chrls.snsoal
rot oi ali Hu nakSs @ iTs somS snS
ffh6cs fhsTs absolutely ttne,Goumtres II which m
Sasssai sslses 6y whs niiISons aee rsissd
eia % be 10 s9S Of When ne
VIZ ea az III. ao SnM to ~
Sqs q u moral error whish would b The s,so
ysI IL ss:eai!ea ea9Iss]as IL hetsss 9
aud moraf w acatS ~ '"'hoF'a' alo' o"' pnss'ea'
Notioe VIII whnt finn .corn IN ,,.ca thu op1.
nd os.1r G1e aso taey Lev keey
81 1Sa Chslste3aons greatest a. dsgraco End
SH.ssss ass
as I'D gaGs sado M gtoss sasons and
of Woman ~ Lila foraootn! nnea Sayesy
Tars hava 70 am nn hsst, ana af man 70 en atdcf p
fhIns!s Tooh Ho commands moderation ~ ~
1inax goN nsohnges ils beAtItudes: and Wlth u
vh.t!panM.Gr poMGr con eomManHs. "Ihoreloro gu Things
Tms ~ ~, Icy you would tnat men e1nala 20 nnto
lila enmersIad ~ sa b sa ~ iis
- ias door Of the socallGd Christian, and they
M en,,+sa %ons.f19s ,tFs pile enongh. =. ..,.
mr., usseI rn, WIta fae political bearing o. th!a
III rtea .omarxao!G sotter l hayo nothing 20 90
thn,sH ssHoEnng: n!g: therefore, ! conine myselt 70
erooc p@sE9Hee H Wn!ch arc religious ~ ther rGl.
1S1s. Ee; IN Ino 1allaclcs in the position of the
ANNE Eaondi arc plain enough. Ana u u
ehotIia hawa ua,F tSae an tntoligGas man
america an md SEQ only what he seens to have seer,
fasrn nxo T. on!X h!s Ftoyqus concls!ons m ~
ChrstoIa 70 portion ot truth u his Indictment OF
70 noWhero faults. dcprccates. Or accuse.
h. .naanty Oa tue contrary. III speaking of i
H. "a tspeaka over Ia highest forms Of approval;
sv tSfs thSecounts tor hls name Of chrlstenaon