The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-29

observers, come Christian reformers,
with more imperfect knowledge of God,
and, it could nearly be said, with not
much more advanced ideas of the great
sacrifice of our Rsdeemer, endeavor-
| ing to better the heathen's station. No
wonder a Mohawmedan can see no
sense in leaving practical religion for
the worship of pictures, burning of
candles, sprinkling of infants, "con-
Tossing Of Jesus" etc., and still worse
| when the acts of most professed Chris
tians that they see are unexemplary
and immoral.
Here in Constantinople, under the
hottest fire of reform. are TO be seen
Christian "rests" wedg d in between
the worst of brothsls; through their
windows Turks see Christian ladies
working for reform. and others,
for the most hellish gains, all, remem-
Der, being Christians in the eyes OF
Mohammedans.
Christians, or persons from Christian
countries. are zealously endeavorlng to
supersede the primitive and truly iu-
nocent cafe with those same, destruc-
tive saloons of the first degree which
Christian lands.
to the missionary schools at b. me.
which only leave the baw lde'' d
students easy prey to iDfdelity ait. r
the good they may otherwise have &C
complished.
But the most recent comes from our
own rural west. We append it as
published in a French-Engiish news
paper edited here in the capital, not SO
much for the sense it contains as for It's
novelty:
''WHoLB-WoRLD soUL.CoMMUNIoN.
Among the curious and interesting
communications called forth by the
publication, in our issue of January 7th,
of letter written by the She ik-ui- Is
lam, his Highness Ahmed Essaad
Etfendi, to person who had announced
his ipteD ton of embracing the faith OF
Islam, we have received The TO lowing
letter with its enclosure which we print
at foot:
To the Editor Of the Levdnt Herald and East
ern Express.
Sir-Aaving read with much interest and
profit he letter of Sheikh-ul-!slam Ahmed
Essaad to Germsn convert to lslam1sn,
am impressed by the spirit OF broad lfber-
atty pervadiug il throughout; and especially
the assurance therein given that CT inversion
to Islamism requires no religious Formally
nor priestly intervention. l. therefore:
ask you to publish the enclosed notice OF
Whole World Soul Communion. believing the
results will be to touch and awaken SYM
pathetic responses in the souls of many |
children of the Crescent.
Please, if you comply with my request, !
promise on my word, that out of any con-
siderable number of Mahom edans who |
will participate in univetsa soul-cem-
munion faithfully observing the condi- |
tions) TO some shall be given the evidence
that Mahomet himself is one of the lead |
ers on the Celestial side.
Respectfully yours,
H. N. MAGNIRE.
Editress Worlds AdUGDce Thought.
SALEM, OREGON, U. 8. A, March s. 1888.
wHoLE-woRLD soUL-CoMMUNIoN.
BJEcT-Through unity in aspira-
ton and cooperation of thought to |
seek higher truths and secure univer-
sal peace.
UonDlrIoNs-Self must be lost sight |
of during the half-hour of communion, |
and every soul given no to universal |
love. Be wary On the side of the right |
and true!
WHOLE WORLD SOUL COMMUNION TINE
TABLE.
The 9th day of each month, and
from ~ N. to 1880 pm, being the time
fixed and inspirationally communicated
through the Worlds AdVance Thought |
for soul communion of all who love
their tellowmen, regardless of race and
credible obje't being TO invoke,
through cooperation of thought and
unity in spiritual aspiration, the bless
ings of universal peace and higher
spiritual light. When it is Il N. at |
Salem. Oregon. U.S.A., it is 10:l1 at
Constsntinople."
GLOVE.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE. April 9th, 1888.