The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-04-19


Mosque, where crowd OF learned
doctors and few noisy students we're
lettering away their time after the
midday prayer.
Look here, Effandt.' said one OF
the Moslems, we bear you have
more than once d. clared that the
prophet (upon whom be perce) is 10
hell (may the God of mercy pardon
such an utterance). Tell US where
is the prophet, 10 Heaven or in
hell p
The priest was perplexed. To
say Mohammed vas in hell would
cost him his head. To say he was
iu Heaven would bring down the
anathemas of the church.
Friends Masters + be said. be-.
seechingly, let me go. How eau
such an Insignificant worm as my
self dare to decide such a question /?
What can | know of the conditions
OF the unseen worldi'
No! No You old bypocrite :
exclaimed the Mosem doctors, we
have often heard of your marvellous
flights Of eloquence and of your
dogmatic assertions regarding our
holy faith aud we shall now insist
upon your enlightening us on this
important question, or, by the ga
cred beard of the prophet, you shall
lose your head.
The old Christian priest essayed
to escape his Moslem prosecutions,
hut in vain. A crowd Of noisy stu
dents gathered round him. Flight
was immpossible.
We'll. my friend said the priest,
If you must have an answer I may
as we'll tell you that once had
remarkable dream on the subject--a
spiritual manifestations vision-if
you will !
'Ah / exclaimed several voices,
we thought You could tell US some
thing, you old dreamer =
Yes, said the priest, stroking bis
long white beard with affected hu,
mility, Il bad dream wonderful
dream And his voice trembled
with emotion.
well, Effendi, tell us your won~
derful dream, said the Moslem a,u.
dents.
yes, il was truly o wonderful
dream, said the priest as he lifted
his eyes in great solemnity. Il
dreamt saw the heavens open aud
there was Gabriel--the great angel
Gabriel
Yes, the samo faithful spirit who
brought the wholly Koran from the
lowest heaven down to this earth Of
ours, said tho Moslem doctors.
The very same, assentsd the
priests;
We'll, | saw Gabrisl. lie was
standing in the midst OF the six
great prophets-Adam and Moab,
aud Abraham and Moses, and Jesus,
and
'Mohammed-on whom be peace,
responded many voices.
'Well, Gabriel had assembled the
six great law-givers aud he made
known to them his intention of GO
ing Oh a tour Of inspection through
the internal world. Then, amidst
the blowing of trumpets and the
sound of many voices the great Arch
angel descended into the very debtbs
Of Jehannam, with commission
from on high>to see that every one
was receiving the due measure of !
punishment.
But just rs Gabriel stepped out
OF the internal regions into the abode
of light he dropped his slipper, and
it fell with q mighty clash to the
bottom Of the pit.
The great angel grew angry and,
turning to Adam be said:
Adam, 60 and bring my slipper
"Nost willingly replied our COM
mon ancestor, but the special title
whereby l am recognized in the
Moslem world is Safee Ullah, the
Chosen ono OF God and it hardly
seems consistent with the dignity of
my character to descend into such
an unsavory place. Why not send
Noahi
Noah, go and bring my slipper
said Gabriel. |,
Certainly, replied The great mar
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