The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-05-01

lplimentary to Mohammed. While il
the first heaven. be also discovered thai
the stars were hung by golden chains
a slight contradiction OF the Copernican
theory which declares: 1t would follow
on the theory that the universe re-
wolves. This tale was Matched up, il
appears, to strengthen his fraud.
Mohammed, indeed. was kind as a
husband and surely he had great oc-
casion to be, as he had no fewer than
twenty some odd wives in all, and at his
death leaving ten living wives, besides
a number Of beloved concubines. His
paradise also was hardly less sensual
than his harem.
As a judge for the people Of Medina
Mohammed was just, but whether for
their good or his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is
debatable. But the people Of Medina
believed in him, and that is something
in his favor. The Americanized Ency-
clopedia, though no panegyrist of Mo
BANNED, asys: And credence such as
Mohammed received is not given for any
length OF time to either an imposter Or
a dupe." But that, / will modestly
submit, is a mistake. For Joseph
Smiths followers believed in him till he
died, and so did Davies. And the fact
that Mohammed had proper sense Of
justice, Of right and wrong, only makes
his frauds and crimes the more execrable
makes BIN appear in moral character
the more ignoble. That he should be
wholly condemned | do not believe;
that he should not be held up to esteem
and honor feel sure.
Mr.. Naylor classes Mohammedism as
one OF the great religions Of the earth. I"
But surely he does not mean as moral
and spiritual force, and, therefore, that
it is in some sense to be compared with
the Christian religion. / feel sure be
did not, yet he leaves room for one to
think so. Mohammedism is not wholly
bad, for it is Theistic. But it is Chris
tianity's greatest and most dangerous
enemy. 1t denies the divinity OF Christ
that he is the Son Of God, which fact is
the main foundation Of the Christian 8
faith and hope. AS spiritual religion
is below Mormonism,
which declares: We believe in God,
The Eternal father, and in his Son, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
will give few sentences from
he Koran. the Mohammedan bible.
Verify" says the Koran. the true
eligion in the sight is Islam" Christ,
he son Of Mary, is no more than
prophet" 20 true believers, take not
he Jews and Christians for your
riends." If We be DESTROYS to ex-
hange wife for another wife, and ye
AVE already given one of them talent,
AXE not away anything thereirom.
I is all right, however, to swap wives.
he Koran also tells us that the world
las created in two days, and that the
are rooted to it to keep it
was before the birth OF
Iewton. Some geDii also were con-
erted, according to Mohammed, by
caring him read the Koran. Surely
was inspiredn
As to Voltaire / must be brief. About
i'm Mr. Naylor, ! believe, is more nearly !
orrect Mr.. NayIor says OF him: !
There were things about him which :
ere not at all attractive--his vices have !,
scome notorious" But on the whole J.
Ir. Naylor seems to rather admire, if !,
0t indorse, Voltaire. Still | hardly !
slieve that he wishes to make such an :;
OPPRESSION. Mr.. Naylor further says :
Yet we cannot help feeling sort OF i
lmiration for such q colossal person r,
all his faults be possesses for r.
the same magical attraction which .
,leridge, " tc--Coleridge was quite !, I
fferent man from Voltaire. And we
light appropriately ask, | think, what, :
Mr.. MAYORS opinion, does it take to
institute colossal personality. Does .
require only intellect? To my mind
noble moral character and large
ritual endowments are the greatest,
en- indispensable, prerequisites to a
lossal or great personality. That =
,ltaire was great intellectually / am
e to admit, but morally he was hol- u
' and corrupt, and spiritually be was
thing; and that fact, il appears to me,
lkes him, as personality, rather A
sided and dwarfish. Mr.. Naylor
ms to admire his physical appearance;
[ CARLYLE saws his face Ii altoCathnr