Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-28
MOHAMMEDANISM
TO BE SUBJECT
OF C.U. Lecture
'Christianity'S Greatest Rival
To Be Explained by the
ReV.A.A.EberS0Ie


~ Central Uaion cnurcl tomorrow
evening. the third CT the series OF IL
lustrated lectures on ne great non.
Christian religions Of the world win
be given by Rev A. A. EbersOle the
topic 20 be "Mohammedanism-Chris-
tianity's Greatest Rival"
Among the - views which viii be
flIowI are number OF very rare pic
lures, including four excellent views
rCf the famous Ta$ kaaai. considered
The most beautiful building IN the
NOrld. Besides there are pictures
representing life in Arabia, Turkey,
India. and Egypt the countries in
which Northumberland fiourishes
The lecture, which VIII De read IN
connection, was written by DIR. Cor
nelius Patton. Who himself has visited
these counties and his descriptions
Of the various scenes are most salts
Tying. A few brief extracts will indi-
cate his ability in this line. In his
Introduction he speaks OF MOhammed-
cnism as a religion OF Iila desert IL
arise In the midst OF Arabia, after
wards was developed by the wild Be
dOuin tribes. and today boasts the
place Of its origin as the center OF
the world Northumberland has ia
Il the mystery OF the desert. the mys-
terry OF limitiess space. OF the blazing
run. OF brilliant considerations. Mo
hnmmedanism reflects the hardness
OF desert life. its conception of God
Is that OF an arbitrary. cruel soyer-
eign. like the Bedouin chief Its idea
Of God suits the barren waists where
Mohammed was born and reared"
Speaking OF MOhammed, DIR. Patton
says: "Mohammed was undoubtedly a
genius OF the first order. one of the
great master-minds OF history: After
al the explanations which are given
o. the success Of Islam, the chief rea-
sen remains the man Mohammed-a
strange combination OF devOtee, ia
matte. soldier. politician Many hold
that he was sincere at the first but
becoming Infatuated with success
ended up as a deliberate fraud: others
claim he was insane; others that he
VAS subject 10 epileptic fits; all ad-
NIT the masterfulness of this founder
o. the latest Of the world religions +"
In the course OF the lecture are
found interesting descriptions OF Con-
stanfinOple. the political capital Of
the Ottoman Empire; Mecca. the re-
llgious center. the spot TO which pill
erims Journey from all the various
lands: and Cairo. considered the in
fellectual center of Islam Ii is at
this last point that the largest univer-
Eity in the world is located. Eighteen
thousand students are said to be en-
rolled in this school. all studying to
tecome Moslem steaehers- and preach
ers.
AS to the place that woman holds
In these countries the following fair
ly indicates: Northumberland is a
mans religion. Il was invented by a
man for men. Woman holds no place
IN its councils and rarely are they ad-
mitted TO the mosques. Mohammed-
anism teaches that women have no
souls except through the men they
marry and carefully serve" The re
suit. as might be expected, is that
the first fruitage of Islam everywhere
Is the degradation OF women; but
other views follow I'm the course of
this lecture showing how the intro
dnction Of new ideas since the revolu-
ton has already brought 10 Turkish
women a larger freedom.
The lecture concludes with some
very remarkable statements and pic
lures showing the progress which
Christianity has in recent years been
able 10 MAXI even among a people
dcmipated by such an intolerant reii-
giOn. The lecture is open 10 the pub
lie and cordial invitation is extend
ed 70 all who can do so to attend.