Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-25

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ion is the religion OF the State.
Mohammed could not hope for homo
or position as = teacher in amy Of I'll,
old faiths. He knew. from kn0wl
edge of his people, that neither wers
capable Of = speedy and universal pro
mitigation, opposed rs they all were
to their sensuous and warlike habits
made SO By their climate and config'
uration Of their country, and further
he was disgusted with their lack Of
uniformity. He leaned toward the
Jewish rites, but to them he was .
Gentle. and in his hour of need they
conspirsd against him. From that
hour his course was chosen. and he
followed It triumphantly to the end.
He would be the apostle Of . separate
creed, of new religion; he would ac-
knowledge that the Old Testament
was in many things the will Of God ae
expressed from the tongues OF inspired
men, and confess that Jesus Christ was
q prophet. q wise man, and bensfact-
or of his race. but no more. But the
great aud cardinal principle should be
"There is but one God, and Mohaln-
med is his prophet.n He would enjoin
Ito strengthen his hands) that which
his countrymen had immemorially fol-
lowed, war against those who differed
with them; he would promise inde-
scribable happiness and surfeit Of
sensuous enjoyment to all his followers;
an eternal existence In paradise, minis
tered unto by star-eyed women, more
beautiful than can be conceived by hu-
man mind; expressly licensing III this
world, the marrying of more than one
woman, and permitting the mainte-
nance of numerous concubines. The
one great condition being the accept
ance and promulgation Of the one point
"There is but one God, aid Moham-
med is his prophet
His policy Of promulgating 1t was
not narrow aud selfish like that Of the
Jews, nor peaceful and appealing to
the reason like that of the Christians.
He taught that the new doctrine
should be offered to all people. and
that should it be rejected, it was to be
imposed witt, the sword ard riveted
with tyranny. promising the joys of the
heaven to those who died in
the front of battle in the Holy War.
His first efforts were directed to his
kinsman OF the tribe OF Korlish. He
called meeting and laid before them
the new religion, and called them to
Join it. None answered saye 3 boy,
The son of his uncle. They were the
chief people of their country, and the
respect paid them was owing to their
being the traditional and hereditary
keepers and protectors of the "Caaba.
he thing most reverenceti by their I
brother tribesmen. They would not
sacrifice the traditions of their fathers,
md the prestige of their position AZ its
f.r the mere chimera Of the
brain offs (they thoughtl halfdemented
sinsman. They rejected him with
He taught and was prosecuted. His
Iinsmen laid snares for him that he
night be destroyed. He fed to Meii-
Ia, with asmall following, for refuge,
= the year of our Lord 622, and thence
lates the era of the Hegira, the year
rom which In most Asiatic countries
i'll of their records are dated. And
hence also dates the doctrinenf saving
he world by brutal or warlike forces
He is skilled warrior, aud preying
lpon his neighbors successfully, other
obbers speedily flock to follow his
pear, he promising them heaven and
,ooty, they in return acknowledging
lis claims to inspiration. His success
u his forays was an unanswerable ar
or proof, to these untutored
men, OF his divine powers, and propor-
ionally as he was successful the more
vas he venerated, the wider his fame
pread and the more numerous became
lis followers.
Ten years later, at the date Of his
leath, he was not only the prophet and
piritual ruler but also the temporal
ord of all Arabia.
The whole country was his house
md all the people his pupils. Honesty.
obriety, the Koran and war upon the
were his lessons, and his
were worthy Of their master.
j, this academy were formed those