The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-08-03
DdohammedIsm and Christianity.

On Sunday night DR.. Smith at tn,
Baptist church discoursed on this subject
commenting on the connection of tn,
Egyptian conflict with the grea
contest foretold in prophecy between
organized opposition to Christ and thu
forces of christianity. The following is {
condensed sketch: After reading the
9th chapter of Revelation, he showed tina
it foretold and described the rise and les
Enlistment Of the Saracenic and Turk
ish powers. The series of symbols il
the first part of the chapter paints tn,
picture of Mohammed's fall fight anC
wars upon christianity waged by himself
and his successors for century and ;
half. From the year 629 the conquest
including the fall of Damascus and Jeru
salem, the reduction of thousands of citiss
the building of Mosques went on unit
even Constantinople the capital of tbs
Empire was besieged. For $50 years
just the period prophesied, their conquest
were continuous. Then came rest annie
the magni6cence of the Caliphs, while
military decadence was going on. The
Bible shows that this great plague was
permitted because of the corruption
of Christianity. The second military
conquest of Northumberland began with
the dominion of the Turks, people who
arose in the East In the vicinity of the
Euphrates, and became prominent in the
18th century. One branch invaded and
subdued Persia, converting the inhabi-
tants to the faith ofthe Koran. A Turk.
ish and Moslem power was thus concen.
trated before which Jerusalem, Asia
Minor and Constantinople fell. All this
was the ful6lment of prophetic awar" on
professed christianity which had become
corrupt. The chapter read states the
punishment and asserts their continued
wickedness. Mohammsdanism increased
to many millions and became a promi-
nsnt element in the organized opposition
to christianity.
Now in Revelation Is : II, the Sixth
angel is said to pour out his vial on the
great river Euphrates and the water
thereof was dried up that the way of Kings
of the East might be prepared. The Eu-
pirates, we have seen, symbolizes Mo-
hammedanism; the drying up means the
decay of the power. This power was to
last an hour, a day, month, and year;
and the fnl6lment would require that
about this time in the worlds history Ia
prophetic day standing for a year,, the
decay should be evident. Look at the
events of the present century; see the
political and military decline Of Turkey.
In former discourse the poverty and
baseness of Egypt has been referred to as
ful6lment of prophecy. Napoleon s
campaigns in Egypt were far-reaching.
Africa, south of Egypt, is land of great
resources. Russia, even before the Cri-
mean war, was reaching out for position
in India. The map to-day will show you
how surely, if slowly, she is creeping
down from the banks of the Black Sea to
the dominions of the Empress of India
who lives at Windsor palace. The Suez
Canal in which the subjects of Britain
have controlling interest. is important
principally because of its relation to
India. While the Turkish power politi-
ically is waning under the protection of
the Great Powers" who protect for
their own interests, there remains an &C.
clesiastical force which if aroused will be