The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

was quite as we'll born and we'll known
~ any prince OF n reiEning family
In Europe, though lie was poor Pow
1t ought not to affect II anywhere. In
India they. say: IA BraliinIn begging is
higher and greater than sudra reign
ing" SO loyal and logical are they in
the matter, so true to their order Born,
was sent out to live for live years
In the desert with the sons of Saad.
Halima, his foster-motlicr. took hin 10
her own tribe and kept hin, there, TIL.
him. most respectfully to Ainina his
this tribe for thirty years later, he
pardoned the whole clan and released
, them. badc them choose honors aud
foster-father. and enriched rIalma
above them all. Here is proof that
he had g good and grateful heart To
begin with. After visit to Medina
ltnat he recalled nfty years later per-
with his mother, she died, and the poor
little fellow was left to the care of
his grandfather Abdul Mutalils.
him nj ro1 no s9o b p &c., away ad with
wealthy uncle, Abu Talib ADOPTED him
then, fought for him all his life, loved
him dearly. and died imploring his
l.
this uncle he Travelled into. Syria, a
ChrlsNan country and was present at
an annual jewish fair. which all the
Arab tribes attended. indeed. he re.
syrian Bishop Koss "eloquently preach"
Quarrels and fights for power having
arisen among the Koreish the heads
OF four subclans met, set Mohammed
IN their midst, and swore to assert and
maintain his claim to the chieftain-
fhArn Il
n the ocean" Mohammed in after
lie. said that not for the best camel
an Arabia would lie give UP that mem
Dry of his kinsmen's loyalty and OF
pseing admitted by right of birth to-
tneir councils. Until he was twenty
livs he tended their sheep---an honor
aple employment in Arabia. as In Judea
Tor Mohammed as for David an In
1eriude IN life. between great stepping
stones toward great deeds and world
vide renown. He is described as sin.
quarry free from vice of any kind,
extremely iovable. ''of royal sweet
ness ness. very remarkably handsome. and
intensely thoughtful to the point Of
an his lifesat Il stroke by asking him
TO take charge of n caravan about to
ne Dispatched to Syria. beyond the
JORDAN 80 by khadiiah. wealthy widow
business proftably and successfuIiv.
ana so charmed a slave in the cara
van that when he got back AroSammea
was implored to nressnt himself to
is;id,, Al, AM tell Of the journey Kha-
eno woman is perfectlv i""esist'' le
until she Is that and beautiful. She
tell deeply in love with Nohammed. got
ner fathers consent while ne Vas
,L"ss' married her beloved Mohammod,
pore hlm six children, and made him
perfectly happy for thirty years. Set
among the rich and great ~ Mecca.
mad Mobammod been an ordinary nan
tne world would never have heard from,
nm ~ again He would have lived ana
T Ra',ra a prosperous land owner and chief,
bouroon pretender to the leadersh n
OF koreish. Instead. nc spent nearly
an his time wandering among m.
mountains, neditating as only nm East.
srh man can. living IN reveries and
IN his mind. until, as ono adm,rer nuts
IT 1T hardened into steol". II took rom.
piete possession of his mind. ana he
came perfect horror of idnlatry
S.tonS, vivid belief In one true. abso-
future. "''''
:. After breeding. for several months
~, III solitude on the tops of the Hira
range. Moi1ammed became convinced
that he was meant to be the messenger
OF the Most High. and was intended 10
preach the "One God" to all mankind
now tar tho counsels and convetsa-
t sion OF the Jewish tribes. by whom he
Arabia, had influenced him. or Nestor-
ius, Christian monk, had affected
his point of View, one can only idly
speculate Probably, though. very
alike ahhorred idolatry. and NOLAN
MED had one acute, intellectual Greek
friend whom he eventually converted
IRON that time on. In good fortune
ana IN evil. Mohammed never. for one
m MOI, varied or changed his creed.
There Is but one God; l am the sent
of God" Years afterwards. lying hid
den Den In cave with his friend, Abu
could be heard overhead, he said to
him calmly: We are but two: but God
Is the third" When a great Arabian
tribe offered him sway over third of
some authority still, he calmly replied:
Not one green date" 1t is curious
and significant fact that Khadiiah, his
wife; Ali, his nephew, and zeid. his
their souls, loved him with all their
hearts, treasured up his every word,
suffered for him and with him, for
f., twenty years every sort of disaster
and always lelt sure of his divine mis-
sion--the three beings who best knew
him, and lived nearest to him. When he
was forty-four "a. D. 614) he an
nounced to contemptuous Meccans that
God had made him Prophet of a Faith:
that they must overthrow Ozza and
Lat 1.-TWO idols of whose shrines they
We're hereditary guardians): give up
, their rank and offices: no longer take
the rich tribute of the tribes, or the
gains of the central mart: from the
secular point of view. ruin themselves;
for though he had at first leaned to
Jerusalem, on reflection he had chosen
Mecca for the stronghold of the new
faith, the House of Islam. Protected
by powerful relatives, he proceeded
to turn Arabia upside down. He was
! banished, imprisoned. opposed, stoned,
fought. defeated over and over again,