The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

ARCHlMhNDHITE CHRIbTOPHohE SlbAhh.
hold was seated. barerooted and cross legCed,
and. slipping their bare feet into high patten-
known that tho visitor had called to soc their
distinguished guest.
office. was seated at table writing. He has a
fine. almost handsome face. with the express;
oa
nature. Speaking In French. he talked rapidly
and eagerly OF the special aim OF his life-that
Go canses Of M's
Gospel. and the Koran. He was strongly en-
couraged In his work. or at least so much OF II
chur eh by recent utteranees Which he at
tributed to Leo Kill. favoring such a move
aTsss hays d to
i The shape address to tho
ttih syrian Protestsnt Mission. while hs was q.
his reason for submitting the same letter to
the Congress Of Religions at Chicago to be be-
IRON the
profoundly Oriental com pliments to the learn
among other things in this letter; -,
A., During last year it occurred that several InT
Chri st. came to my mind: and after hard
study and many discussions l became COM
d sis Of G2 the pe as OF Eass
Jesus Christi, To remove, this very doubt;
and the WITH na
to enlighten me: but all in vain: indeed. !
rather became more confirmed IN holding fast
doubt as to the truth Of CHRISTI, divinity"
ing section devoted to the consideration Of
the ,eructixion. under the caption "Jesus
Koran or and What Jewish traiiton have to say
in tho matter: In opening he writes:
" Man is not the material body that We see
provides the outer with life and motion, and
accordingly the latter is nothing hut more
Korgr,. q l 81 They, did not Kill the rrar!
Christ ne inner spiritual man, man PUT az XVI
and instrument OF the inner man. Jesus. They
could not charge him with anything. because
he was free from error. infallb!r. pure. inho-
and Satan is far away But he accepted to TO
killed. crucined. tormented: not hecaute 10
will Of the jews. but for our sake only, To- re-,
deem us and save us from puniShment and
and crucinxion forour led"mpllon;and God the
Father. accepted this from II i'm. Eut tho Jews.
nWnG TO ~" M OF ry a.aG 70 ahH am '2
The serpent shall uruise his heel (his outer
body. nad he shall GruisG IT, head dts iniu-
put Jesus TO death. cruciiled This was in ar;
corlance with the old prOphcstrS given 10y iiui
10y His own viii. and with the promise given 10
Adam when lie repenicd, Had 1t not been tho
will OF God the Jews could never have touched
Him. II they pretend that they Killed aud
cruciilcd Him, they only KILLED and crucined
the outer body uvtwi outstanding they were the
means through which cruclilNi"n was accom-
plishrd, TO kill tho inner man Is beyond the
power OF tho Jews,
His position that Christianity. is the fulfill
mant OF ancient Judaism and MohammedHn-
ism the fulilment and publication OF thris-
tianity. ends with word OF praise for Oriental
religious law:
III We conf are tho Islamic laws. Whether
civic or social with those Of tho Europeans. We
and tha former FAR better than the latter es-
1eria.i7 IN protecting the family honor. in pro-
hibiting irunkennsss, and in directing people
to earn their livelihood honestly; whlis Euro
pchnS. on the contrary. freely allow Illicit
hctiCnH to take pii.~o, Since science and liter
ature have been introduced among the AIOs-
loms, after their disappearance for some time.
and since civilization and every other means
Of Improvement is within their reach. as long
nS the Christians are still divided into many
sectS and nations. and dissenti0us antaEO-
isms whether religious or political. still exist
among them. there will be NJ hora whatever
of the ABOLITION OF tho Koran or ut the destruG-
tion Of its adherentS. Its laws are greatly rs-
spectcd aud reycroi. II IL fery"uty hoped this
religion Will DO permanent and stand forever"