Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16
RICH IN MOSQUES AND
IS OLD CAIRO


! LADY asked All What shs should give
TIL" boy Give him a kick" said Ali
The Indy was quite shocked.
On entering 4 mosque "A pair OF
n1ocrssins arc slipped on over the visit
ors shoes and a fee paid. All mos
len,s have free access to mosques and
| are no., subject TO any charge or re-
CURED to contribute anything 10 the
church Tho mosques are maintained
by the government.
Virgin Mary's Refuge.
In one mosque. built over an ancient
structure. in the basement MAS shown
To MS The place where the Virgin Mary
and the infant Jesus took refuge. 1t
wax interesting to view the spot. as it
is generally accepted by scholars that
the place was correctly located.
After visiting and tombs
6 900 wears old, it does not Seem such
a very long time since the birth of the
| Saviour. Two thousand years ago is
accounted modern in this land of
Pharaoh's.
In old cairo is the oldest mosque and
only used once a year. or fast day. This
fast day is one of the best observed Of
! All days BY the MoSlems The spectac-
uiar part Of their ceremonies seems to
be attractive to the people. missionary
efforts to Christianize the Moslems is
not very successful. apparently. 1T rs
a ingular state of affairs that in thus
ian6. and in Palestine. where the
Christian religion ~etnsnated, that over
three-fourths OF the Inhabitants are
| Moslems and there are Over 200. 0oo, 900
in the world. That the MoSlem faith
should be in many particulars IN iine
with the bible. being INSPIRED. and the
| religion he established successfully 500
wears after Christ. There are different
cults or sects in the Mosiem faith AS
1 in thn .Nl,.;vtian faith h,f fhara {S his
difference in belief from the Christians
and which is apparently the real secret
Of the growth OF Mohammedanism. The
underlying belief is fatalism. The be
lever is relieved from all personal re
Sponsibility. His salvation is assumed
Everything is prearranged by Allan. \
murderer commits no crime. because
Allah caused the deed. II sickness
comes. nc attempt to cure is made. be
cause IL il is Gods will to get Well. the
patient vii, cover This belief rend-
erS the work Of reform. sanitary ana
otherwise. OF the missionaries or SO
/. ~cipties for the moderation OF cc.,d,-
ticns, vary jEfficuit. The teaching Of
tho Koran ~ 70 right living but that
RICH. tivinE ~ not considered due to
individual effort. but because :hes can
! not help it For Allah 90 wfis it. They
| berrr1a iruhuai With the desires 70 1--we
| morally aud 10 chs@ry. religious forms
hftEN ~ ~ tAtE MN Nh
made Imperative. NftSYs'nt Elp-eSsatiaE
,'re source of their aspirations and ia
tfsss Mc'toures sssar1syad bis Es6eu
The religion IL suited 20 the a&tHrs es
th= Inhabitants % sA@ .Ass- and came
81 a siua- - ssr the p@nps. were ready
so give sr sA@ Worship 81 Idols and
many rr~i.. and Accept TIE CREED she<~
IN oniy en> e;scd 1ni Msfsrsrsss - Ass
GsSopfsss-
Is osssAs ossis-
tEra sAEnss sAkt 10 o. impressed HfsH
sp@ xpsyfs ~ A-rsM@eAs~r4 shAs ses-a4 10
exist ArssssBG sm@ rAsss~& Arst sAsy re-
.=r 70 e1Seh 4ssa~r HI -S~ssherA AZ *
united by Tres ~ s4s~~5 Nus fraseerAi
ssyn .so-s nss =ss--s Ia Strangers sS the
II I'D
In s-xsss sh@ ,ssssax s.e~sr - asisy-
ard IL 4. sesS~asz shas = esrsrss prrses
ssea IL nrs rass wish sr ssvS sfaaF
N TN@ h~a~sy ~ ss.rH@ ss Ere
.Asase-srs 81 .vean ussss ars e~~S~-s=f By
prosesxsr<s&t r-ssNayrases sAAfzsEr tie
Ko-an- ss,sss.r@t hr ~nss@~e sad reaa
stes~ ia slse r@.r II sAe aerAsSef TaH
ssnasessasy shs-. IN. s~~sseeSSisf ts
sssx@s and s~evxsAsz@ are m Yrs lsaa.
brit usually A}sessas 4 s4r.~ee sshAnters
and sa~esitesx" seSssxE~cre shs errrrxsaisyst
A. In srzcsess TIRES. NJ Is H. n~w-she
tsaises that FRS s<sssf rssssst hare 4 xv,rd
eesss -pfx- and she Koran requires It.
IND iT able To DO No provision for an
elabs,s1te fsaesHf ~ nrAd@. Tire life
hereafter In ire Important existence.
THE Koran seashe@ En- ancient times q
skeleton vat Mt q ssast. so that In the
srfsfss 1t pfeaaYrs there shtpHid coyre the
thought Of Death While this custom II
| NOT tyrssstsed now. there are other re
niEnters equally potent in the book n
"a evr,d Mostem hrs NJ fear OF death.
TIE saish SLOWS four wives. but 1t
n satd ttat usually one n All hat the
< SSpvff6NAFr sfrwY CAn W1Anfsfyrt 40 tha0a
ARE mon many harems. Dfvor.se h easy.
IT does not require \ decree ~ a court,
! but h sNan car At will sen his wife
away. Many women wear d covering
over the lower part 81 the face when n
the atrect- In the hArems no man II
l~perEnietAd a view Of the women except
the husband.
EuropeAsR are ~ free IN ~alh the
Istreeta IN Cairo ~ IN any city IN the
world, In act they Are cordially vel
COINED IN bsaArs ana DIher places
! where trnde n desire8.
prSees ~ viti&orns
Visitors are diScft.minAtsd against ~
prices. and nevef ntw what u 4 fair
price for any article. Buyers usually
make i stab. Al prize. hASed On ASH
ing amount Ind seldom gel II ltM
enough. n = sAte ~ Article ~ SsiuA
= under way III. ptoprist1f ssrtes .BY-
fee and holds his stiAtsfnaf ~ tang ~
possible. and II IN offer n tAAss 4 sale
usually results. although u may tAks
hours % seassh ths print
The ba3afs sate ~intefe4tifs pAArss. ~
peyiAlis fcf iaSts1 A11hs Sttsets W
5, tie eshibitSss Under tkat hSass M
| attend MIR, CIR. IN the iaAih bN1tiSsno
street fof xbHui. \ n13le. iittik Sif1So E
lta1AiN lIne 65th s1asA Ut tfs stfeSt.
TufninS ~ from tshs hiAif street "