The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-29

great care must De SSe!CtSSu III
searching for the points Of contact
less we strive to make them points
for the ama!ganation of Christianity
with the non-Christian system. Mo-
hammed is considered the last CT the
great prophets who inaugurated these
great religious systems. He was born
in Mecca about 500 years after Christ.
At the age Of twenty-five he married
6 wealthy widow for whom he had car
ried Oh business,.by caravan, between
Mecca and Damascus. Later he be-
gan to have religious aspirations ald
on various occasions While in seClu-
SION in a cave experienced strange
hallucinations that he attributed to
the influence OF angels. He cons!o-
cred himself constituted prophet by
Gabriel and took up the work OF re-
formation. He became bitter against
idolatry and opposed some CT the in
consistencics cf his time. However.
as years went on, he became grasDi.g.
which caused him to break MS Own
laws and do inconsistent things. To
justify himself ii this. he claimed he
bad received revelations granting him
special permission to do them. He
soon took up the sword and became a
leader Of band of briganGs. After
his death, Abu Bel;r tool; up the work
and began the conquest Of Palestine
and Syria. Il was carried on b. Eis
successors until Asia Minor and North
Africa. were conquered. They then
attempted to set into Europe through
Constant;nopie on the east and Caul
on the west. They were driven back
which delivered Europe from the yoke
of 2Iohammedanisrn The conquest
then Went to the east toward India,
and southwark into the Sudan in
Africa
Mohammedanism is a mixture Of
Paganism and Judaism. 1t is strong
ly Monetheistic; teaches absolute pre-
destination and that only Moslens are
saved It's spirit is "rule or RUM"
peaceabiy if there is nc opposition, bat
with the iron heel. If necessary. Mo-
hammed got his idea Of God from Ju-
daism He took only the attribute Of
justice and made a god OF law to
whom he gave absolute sovereignty,
but attributed to him little interest IN
the veal or woe Of the human race.
Since he considered God to DE but one
person. lie became very bitter against
Christianity on the ground that he con-
sidered it polytheistic because OF the
three persons in the Godhead. n cr-
der to account for Christ. the A!oham-
medans teach that just before Christ
was crucifcj. the angel Gabriel ar
ranged for some enc else, Who looked
like Christ, to be crucified in his place.
Mohammed in order to secure for HIM
self divine authority asserted that he
was the raracIete whom Jesus had
promised. He considered Jesus a
mere prophet and inferior TO himself
He himself being the last OF tae
prophets Of Cod. The Mohammcdaa
view of creation is very much similar
to that found in the Bible. However,
the creation Of man differed in that 1t
is said that God took a lump Of clay
and broke it into two pieces. creating
mankind from them both. CT the one
he said, These to heaven and care
not" and of those made from the 9th
er lump ne said. These TO hell and l
care not
Sin to the Nohammedan is far dif-
ferent from sin to the Christian. IN
the first place sin has nothing TO DO
with CIR r2turn. Tor nan inherited
none Of the sinful nature Of Adam.
Second. sins Of ignorance are lot
counted rs wrong doing. Third. oni:
the wilEul violation Of kiso&!l i&H5' is
considered sin. Their belief il T:ades-
tination and iatal;sm lra'.es Their 81
ture fixed so that salvation through
a;oneman: IS rot necessary. Eeit1c:'
haze they am provision from the pres
cnt power Of sin To match this
strange teaching regarding sin, tie
Hrohaamedans have planned a heaven
full OF sensual indulgences where they
exnect to rest Upon gold couches. be
attended by celestial beings and &c
always eating and drinking
The treatment accorded Mohanline-
can wcmen is almost as severe as can
- fo;;ad urdcr brutal pasaGis!n. \
'9,a1i way cause rs wife TO leave him
b, sayi:.z. TAO, art divorced." Her
duty TO hin Is ia.o:icit obedience ard
reyerentia. si!e:tse il his presence. a
Nolanlnll j.sG. ."o:-.aI.s hope OF heaven
IS to have > husband and tlrus to get
in 70 l2e his &t.s1&a--..