The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-25

as In Europe, Il is considered more dlStln'
guished not to be an agrCulturist. The Mo
hRmmedau coast population do grow some
vegetables and fruit but as for the principal
food which Is rice they depend on the people
OF the interior. on their excursions they have
always money with them and they never Tor
get to make a show Of H.
The Mohammedans also dress in n better
way than the heather and they very cunnlngy
array themselves in clothes which excite the
COyetousness and desire OF their heather
neghbors. who are very fond of buying new
articles They like TO perfume themselves and
constantly speak with contempt about eating
pork and of other customs OF the people OF tho
interior. In short. they know how to behave
as people OF higher rank and quality than the
simple paEans.
Through all these means the Mohammedan
traders arouse the people of the interior 10 I'm
itate their customs. and all these things are
profitable to propagation Of Islam"
From Asiatic Russia come similar surprls-
ing udings OF Moslcm encroachments in the
field of pagan conversion 4 Christian work.
or IN that territory tolls how, at the beginning
OF the nineteenth century. the Apostle or the
Atal" reverend Father Macary. crossed tho
mains south OF Tobolsh In Siberia to reach
the Altal and perceived the state OF the mil.
rons of hcqthcu KirghIs living there. He asked
the Russian government to allow him to begin
missionary work among the Kirghis, but he
WAS told that these people were too savage
as vet 10 become converts to Christianity
Not long after that Mohammedan mission.
aries entered the field, worked with great zeal
and perseverance, and won over all the kirghs
tribes 10 the faith OF Islam
As result OF this setback tho writer states.
the Christian missionary has now to tight, not
the weak and boEgarIy elements OF an animis.
tic religion hut the seemingly lnacCcssi b e
granite fortress OF Islam"
Regarding tho general situation in Siberia
the same missionary says:
"Musrm propaganda is gaining in strength
md NohlWmeLan Influence Is growing while
Christian influence MS represented by tho Rus
sian church, IS weaker. The unlucky war with
Japan and the proclamation Of liberty OF con
science have done their work Forty thou
sand baptized Christians. formerly Mohamme
dams and heathens, have returned to pagan
Ism and Islam Islam especially comes out OF
this crisis strengthened and more aggressive
than ever before"
In China there are millions Of Mohnm
mcdans, but. according to Christian testimony
they are not markedly aggressive In propaGat
ing the doctrines Of the prophet The same
seems true OF Turkey and Persia
In conclusion. attention should be called 10
n phase Of the Mohammedan situation, which
Is especially startling from the fact that It is
near to home. viz: the activity OF Moslem
PROSECUTORS in this western hemisphere
In several Of the West indian Islands and
the Guiana territory OF South America there
are thousands Of East indian Mohammedans
In British Guiana there are 10000: in Dutch
Guiana, $500, in Central America and the
West Indies 10000
Such small fraction NJ tho p,,pio, ,,,
might well be omitted in our survey" state
the editors OF Islam and Missions" were II
not that undoubtcd testimony comes in regard
to the activity OF islam. especially in British
Guiana and the West Indies
IF the results OF century's missionary eff
fort In British Guiana are to be preserved the
Christian church must make more deter
mined effort to combat the influence OF the
East Indian. The struggle OF the future II
British Guiana will be between Christ and Mo
manned"