The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-19
THE TINES RICHMOND. VA. TUESDAY MAY 10. 1896

destiny OF mankind stands, perhaps, be-
fore that OF any other man-neSt 10
Christ. He was born IN Mecca about o.V
a. D., and died NJ Medina June >, O5z
"A. ID. lie was q heather family ana
claimed descent from Israel. n man OF
feeble physca! constitution. he had
mind OF prOdiglous determination anu
creative forces. The battle cry OF his sue
cessors TO their soldiers was, before you
Is Paradise; behind you are death ana
hell and IL was a religion TO be incur
Gated, not By argument ana persuasion'
but II was a propaganda OF the sword.
Accept islam or die. Absolute submission
Is the meaning Of Islam-absolute submits
sion TO oGd and Nohammedanism-b
slavery poligamy. and concubinage were
approved.
Palestine was conquered by the Mos
lens In B34 a. D., two years after the
death of Mohammed. His successors were
called Caliphs. who claimed TO be prophet
kings.
THE revolutions and contentious OF the
Mchammedan peoples made possible the
temporary success OF a great invasion
from the West, which was begun I'm 1893
a. ID. by Christians, which was called the
Crusade.
There were seven crusades. The first
from 1896 10 1899 was under Godfrey. Of
BOuillOn. Duke Of Lorraine. 1t eliminated
I'm the capture of Jerusalem on July -.
1893. when, II IS said. all the Jews In
the city were burned alive I'm their syna-
gogues, and all Of the iniidels were put to
the sword. Jerusalem thus received an
other awful baptism in blood. but this
time IL was shed 10y prOfcssed Christians
who, alas had forgotten the teachings OF
their gentle Master.
Louis TX, called st. Louis If France.
undertook crusade I'm I24S After some
successes he suffered defeat. lie instl-
tuted another, and this was the last, in
1863, followed by the nobility of France.
He opened the campaign at Tuns. but
was taken sick and died there August
"a. 1910;
well-meaning but romantic king was
canonized and made a saint OF the
Church' SO ends the sentimental folly Of
the crusades
For over two hundred years after the
the country. In 1901 Tamerlane, a Tar
tar, Invaded Syria. burnt the principal
clues' ana either butchered the inhabi-
tants or sold them into slavery.
IN lJlI the Ottoman Turk, Selim L.
conquered Palestine, and from that day to
the present It has continued under Turk
lsh rule. During the three and one-halg
centuries which followed the country has
fallen more and more into decay, aid
people have sunk deep in degra 1ation
and ignorance. The whole MOhammcGan
empire now is lettering to its fan. and
nothing but the iealousies OF European
nations prevents it, dismembermcT and
annihilation from the face Of the cath.
"A new crusade has been undertaken.
and has met with much SUGGEST i'm our
own times. The Christian f. nowengaged
In striving 10 win back the land OF the
Saviour from the infdels who d3lled it.not
by making war upon them with fire and
sword. but by the nObler method OF
preaching the gospel. in the expectation
that these intdels may become true Chris
uans. This will ultimately win the VIC
tory over all peoples, and the day Will
come when Christ shall be supreme again
In His own country, the land marked
with Ills blood and also over every kim
dred people and tongue under Heaven
When that glorious consummation comes
there are many great prophecies concern
ing Palestine itself 20 be fulfilled Those
prophecies # is best not 20 attemp. now 10
explain Prophecy e. best interpreted hv
T. own fufilment But this we DO know.
INT the promise given through the mouth
OF the angel of the ascension scene shall
be accomplished This same Jesus which
is taken up from you into Heaven. shall
SO come in like manner as ye have seen
Him 80 into Heaven.