Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-28
WITH ARABS AROUSED,
SULTAN Of TURKEY May
LOSE EXALTED RANK
This Year Seems to Mark cri.i. in
Observation-Disclosures Flock
70 American Schools
Trouble Brewing.
BY THE RELIGIOUS RAMeLER.


Few persons in America a decade
ago even 80 much as knew OF the ex-
istence Of the word Bairam, or it's mean
ing; now all the Protestant churches
Of America and the world are being
called upon by mission leaders to
observe It this year on November 9, as
3 day Of prayer for Moslems.
The fact illustrates how the swift
events In h near east have affected
the religious thought and work Of the
world. Because Moslems use a lunar
calendar, Bairam does not always fall
on the. same day. In fact there are
two Bairams. the Lesser Bairam."
the Moslem Lent, and corresponds as
q day Of rejoicing to the Christian
Easter: and the Greater Bairam,"
which is the great koslem feast of
sacrifice. and the elimination OF the
annual hal, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
Then each pilgrim. having fulfilled the
various rites which h Koran and
usage enjoin. Stays a RAM, a he goat.
q COW OF q camel. in the valley OF
Nina, outside Of Mecca, to commemor-
ate the Of Ishmael with h
ram.
All over the Moslem world the 300
100000 Moslems offer a similar
sacrifice. They either eat the meat of
the sacrificed animal themselves. or
else give It to the poor. One of the
proposals Of last year, In connection
with the Turkish war, was that the
skins Of all animals slain at Bairam
should be sold for the benefit Of the
The authors Of this Christian call to
prayer on November 9. which falls on
Bairam, are the continuation COM
m1ttee Of the Lucknow Conference OF
Missions In Moslem lands of which
Samuel d. Zwemer ts chairman.
WhOua~1A <tA ~fnufNnoRfA0 In MnQvQm
lands, this call to prayer will be pub
hohed In the v~ernacular presses. 80 that
the 1fo1lems themselves Will know
how CHRISTIANS are keeping Bairam.
Trouble For The Pilgrims.
In this part Of the world the Moslem
pilgrimage to Mecca does not cut
much figure; but It IL an outstanding
Moslem lands. The Turkish and
Egyptian government both take Of
1tcial cognixance Of It. The popularity
Of the pilgrimage has been increased
Of late, and nov 1t calls to Mecca. that
Undesirable desert city In the wilds
from all Moslem lands. Every pious
00hammedan, who can afford to DO
10 II expected to make the pilgrimage
once Ia his life. Mecca was the home
Of Mah0met and there 10 the sacred
KAbha.st toward which all devout MOS
16M19 Times u UAys
This year Is q critical OF the
A0olem history for many reasons. as
the Lucknow committee points out
Even the pilgrimage itself IL sorely
troubled. arabia u aflame with dis
eedoe. Most pilgrims to Mecca go by
.Way Sof Medina, whore the Prophet Is
buried, and which IL at present the
terminus Of the Hejax railway. Medina.
like Necco. III Sacred city, and any
sChfi1t1an discovered IA It would be
y~lktAdA0ith . swift and terrible death
Thos Austrian engineers on b railway
~ 66liGadtfo leave their trains and
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onnStde<Abie time before q reach
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% Medina. This : acknowledgements
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