Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-15

the salvation Of ISLAM aud he claims
to have converted IN six mo6,bs more
Christians thsn their mi'sl3narl,s
generally do IN ELK years. with tho
coming winter, however, the campaign
IL 10 commence In earnest. Mr.. Webb
proposes to give leclufct through.
out the county, AMI BIO will DO
aided by efficient scholars of the
Orient. HaJee Aodullah Arab, MoollA
Mira Kahn and others are expected
at an esrly date.
Mr. Webb believes Ia polygsniy aud
defends II IN the following mpBner;
To teach polygamy IL not Tor tho pros
ont part OF my teachings here II ~
not now, and 10 never has been, one OF
tho doctrines oi Islam, although d il uot
| forbidden. The MohAmmodan husband
makes only ono % tho women Of the
harom his real wife. The remainder are
moroly dependents, who have found a
I homo in his house. They receive tuu
shelter " his roof eat his food aud arc
cl1,hud hy him. They become c1mpau.
| Ions 10 hlH wife aud onIoy pure social
atmosphere. Il this not better than the
/ Christian way Of throwing the women
upon tlio streets TO earn n livelihood by q
means against which tho soul of woman
possessing oven a 1.-THE OF purity rovolts7
lie views the Mohammedan world
10 roscals colors when he sayt;
wish that you may visit the East A.
have Visited u; that you may meet and
know those deyoug mon who leave iholr
business, no matter how impontnt 10
may be- when tho hour Tor prate r ar
rives His brothers ~ Islam, friends
and strangers alike, arc always welcome
TO oat and sleep upon his mat. lie r. not
suspicious thni no will be robbed. lie
does not spend his timo Ia tho enjoy.
menis OF this world. 10 docs not sock
wealth aud position with that grordness
which charactofizes E,storn people. 10
cunsidurs ibis earth but a brief stopping
place, q period Of preparation Tor the
world u CONT, aud upon this principle arc
fashioned all OF the habits aud actions Of
his life.
He further explains that, Ike all
Mohammoians, he believes that Jesus
was true prophet and that one need bot
relinquish his faith In Christ IN order
to become a MohammedRu. "Thc
NeEsrene himself pTophealed the
coming Of the Arabian"
Those who have followed Mir.
Webb's career Ia this country an IN
apostle OF Aiohammedanism with somo
degree Of interest viii appreciate his
account az given 10 the public. IL
shows evidence of sipcerlty and deem
conviction. In this country there are
millions whose souls arc In 4
paralytical condition M 10 10.
liRious life. IL ia not imposslble
that his enthusiasm may pfoye
the electric spark needed 10 bring
some OF these into life and aciyIty.
ana that the result will be the appenr.
anre ofa srecies of Islamism. But n,
for a general conversion 10 that faith
In this country, the thing ia impossibl,
Moham mechanism ism oriental 1ow,r.
and Arabian nj that. Its trausplant.
ing into the soil Of western civilization
has already proven a futile erperlm,nt.
A few quss,ions r.aeetlons mr.,
CALLED forth by Mr.. Webb. slntemonts.
Where. for instance. does Chrlsl
for,telI tho app.aranee NJ m.
Arabian prophet? BarrIpv uis promi.e
10 send Ills disciple, a Comforter.
who should guide them IN all truth
and which pfomise evidentIv has M
bearing ON AIohamm.d. no such
propheey IA known toexist Agai,
II Jesus was a true prophet. as Mr.
Webb admits. how ia n Tint Christian.
ity does not .atisfv the soulq Ia Tier,
mo Inconsistency I'm these two propo.i.
tion,? ItIspo retleolion on IN, yen.
tlsman,a slneerlty ia ,uspoct from tbis
exures.lop. that n, IA bet,er ar.
auaint,d with Islam than win
i'm, Christianitv. NiinIo,s A., ,ss,
ACES WIN chs,ro,lIv dl.d "a,
J.sns I'm tho hope nj a ,Io,,o,,s r..n,-
t.otiou. and thousands. nav milIions In
mis- ,ge AnJ In the Cosnpl mai t,nth
whIch satisf,.s theIr soni. IN, ,i,,e,,J
,te,nltv. Sut,Iy. Nj. webb N, ,.aec.
tion viii not deny this