The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-06

lens were called 90 prayer five times
day. These places Of worship extended
from Gibraltar TO the Persian Gulf
as wen as other Moslem Lands has be-
gun. All Africa IL now under Christian
RUE. England IS establishing religious
nberty In Tgypt giving schools 20 the
masses and opening the way for Chris
tan civilization. FRANCE In her vast en-
L I IN, IN North and central Africa. Is do
beginning along the same lines in Tri-
The social and moral conditions OF the
people IN all Moslem lands are such as
20 call FOR united Christian world to
carry 70 them the intelligence and spirit
OF the gospel IL Il impossible to real
ize what these conditions really are IN
less one has lived for wears in Mosieu
lands. and has had opportunity 20 study
AZ first hand and has done so faithfully
ana inteingently. distinguished pro-
tessor In one OF our great American uni
versities. recently went to live among
the Mohammedan people in cairo SO maj
he might study their religion. and its
effects use In his lectures on Compare
stduies was TO charact srize the Moslem
faith a. miserable caricature OF Chris
tianlty. Between forms OF worship and
the moral law, there Is no difference
one statement is that n penny OF usury
taken knowingly is worse than thirty
SIX tornications and whatsoever does So
Is worthy OF hell fire. one distinguish
ed writer says that Mosiem ethics has
ideals and social customs saturated with
lrnmOrnlffN
injustice, antagonistic 20 both natural
and revealed ethics. and stale with n
proVinclalism OF the desert Lying il a
line art In Moslem lands. Two state
ments concerning lying are handed down
from Mohammed. one il When n man
Hes, his guardian angel leaves him for a
uttle Instance because Of the badness OF
It's smell The other statement is that
n lie il allowable in three cases. 10
women to reconcile friends and in war"
On the subject OF immortality, all auth
critics on Moslem literature united in
stating that il is inlpossible TO translate
an, ana, publish many things because OF
~, The sensuality Of Islam l. as deep
~ carved I'm the Mohammedan literature
on their idoi tembiges o. H rbs Il caryS We,
cities are centers Of great immortality.
burton says, The Meccans appears 10
me distinguished even In this foul
mouthed East by the superior licentious-
ness OF their language"
Repulsive Practices.
ne Koran permits four wives AZ once
ana as many concubineS as n man can
take care Of. The husband has the
!lS.t 10 divorce on any within. so that IL
- frequently the case that a man dur
ing a Few years may have many wives
tach Tor n time. Polygamy. concubin-
age and unlimited divorce has we'll pesn
characterized as hellish trinity one
or the most serious facts Is that the
better type among Mohammedans can
~. 49,, attack these dinerent conditions. ! So
cause IN so doing they impeach Tie
character OF Mohammed. He has ttir-
teen wives besides concubines lie was
betrothed to his favorite wife when she
was seven years old and married her
when she was ten. lie fell in love with
ne wife OF his adopted son and contrary
20 Moslem law. took her himself lie had
special revelations which are in The
Koran. authorizing him az n speciaf Ia
.or. 70 nave more than four wives and
10 take 10 himself the wife OF his ADOPT
ed son. slavery thriVes wherever Mos
lem power prevails. According 20 Mos
lem law the penalty is death FOR n fol-
Mnnn a Oh a. - 10
fortunately under Christian rule THIS
law cannot be executed. Less than two
years ago. after a battle between the de-
renders from the Morocco Sultan and
those rebelling against him. n village
was captured. Every man was killed
ana sixty women and girls were sold in
the capital OF Morocco at prices ranging
from $1,000 to $1,000 each. All were
sent INTO slavery or harems.
The Moslem problem Is separate and
distinct from oil other missionary prob
lens, The flag OF the new Chinese re-
pubic has i've stripes. four OF mem
represent different sections OF the coIr-
Try. The NTH one Is green and rcpfe-
/ sents M9hammedianism. All leaders loo
missionary work OF Mohammedarg IN
! stands out distinct and alone In its sig
nlhcance and vsstness. IL Is inter-con-
tinental. international. and interracial.
and Vet IL one In it, loyalty 10 Moham-
med. as the prophet through whom
alone there can be salvation, one In their
bliud fan1tlcism in accepting the teach
ings ~ the Koran in every word az hav-
ing been given directly from God and in
their acceptance ~ every phase OF re-
Christian Faith Necessary.
Looked al from human standpoint
INC Moslem problem seems insoiuble.
hut not 50 when looked az from Calvary.
Jesus Christ died FOR all. The huiy
Spirit is abroad in the world. and .the
Kingdoms Of this world. are 90 become
the Kingdoms ~ our Lord Jesus Christ "
The first great necessity ~ TO have the
thurch or God 10 be one. IN spirit and
the careful study Of what the Moslen
faith b. and that g. not n substitute or
a. stepping stone 60 thristiaritv. but
that DO opposes with fanuticHl fcrrenese
very fundamental dorfrire ~ go
CHRISTIAN faith. II BE- the only false
acres ~ territory. Nearly an Of the
sacred places uf our christian ftIth arc
under hoslem Iuie IN India. in Africa
arr vast native populations. ana where
M0Nrmwclnui" aud Christianity are
erckIuc to convert those millions tie
followers ~ Nahammed are tofav iu-
crc1eirr much more rapidly than arc
tho followers ~ christ
iuf Erraf changes Hre frHrru.rirr
Among Vohammedaua tho falsrnrss ID
their ffifh loo many respects la coming
Co. Nc recognized yearly eteIf vnaf.
among Mogiem people. there ia Religions
bible Tho Christian school frr t-hfIaf.
ian hospitals. 1ud all That the Christlu
of Nueifrne have already come o. fHa
I"HH. and boon saved. MANY OF Thorn
ore fltrfrl teHrhrr7 and ministers -
tne Gospel Th'Ir numbers com he mul-
tlIIaI bf fNnuenu1a au1 fhuurarfa Dr.
ONLY INr Christian church will como fs
understand that frr own IaIfr BE- not
HuH agrreeelve arf-ChrIsfIHn force. huf
fNHf rnr must meet this mighty hnsf
blood or CHRIST or accept flc situation
fIff hor mIa.inra fn tine world ..ur tho