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CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM.
Any discussion of this subject falls
naturally into two parts: The fact and
the problem. Both are appalling in
what they reveal.
One of the pleasant fancies a famous
mediaeval Bcholar engaged in
was the elaboration of a perfect system
of dualism. Tho Iwn nnnnnonto In Vila
system were God and Satan; their battle-ground,
the human heart. Had thlB
scholar of revered memory been seeking
an illustration, he could not have found
a more apt one than the history of
Christianity and Islam. Mohammeadlsm
Is superlatively the religion of the
devil. It was born In the mind of a
man possessed of the evil one; It was
conceived with devilish ingenuity, and
executed with fanatic cunning. It Is a
house of falsehood, built on a foundation
of mingled truth and lies. It fetters
all the inspirations of true manhood,
It annuls all that is sacred in
pure womanhood, it defies lust and
murder. But even this Satanic system
has its grain of truth.
"Wherever the spirit of man has gone.
Groping after the Spirit Divine,
Some where or other It touches the
throne.'
The god of Islam is a one and only
god. In every one of its one hundred
and twenty sects there Is but one creed,
one battle-cry, one philosophy: "Allah
Is Allah, Mohamet Is his prophet."
Under that caption every Mohammedan
aggression continues.
For Islam is aggressive. Dr. Samuel
jonnson once said: "'mere are only
two factors in the religious world,
Christ and Mohamet." Then It was a
rhetorical exasperation; to-day It Is a
reality. There flies not a flap but that
It shelters a mosque. Five times a day
there pray towards Mecca untold
thousands: American Phllllplnes, Russian
Tartars, Chinese Mongolians, Parisian
Turks, English East Indians,
Dutch Malays, Spanish Moors, dishfaced
Africans, and deluded Tx>ndon
society women. And the work goes ever
on. The Orient Is a ferment of Intellectual
unrest, and Islam Is on the
alert. In India the low caste Is
awakening, and the light they see Is
Tslam. In Japan Mohammedanism Is
supplanting the old religion In the
minds of the masses, as Atheism and
Materialism are doing In the minds of
the studentry. Russia Is on the eve of
an Intellectual dawn, and among the
discordant voices announcing It the
Islamic press is the most Insistent. Tn
the Fast Indies Mohammadanlsm far
outstrips Christianity In territory.
Africa will he the final battle-pxound
between the false prophet and the
Christ.
The success of,, the Crescent admits
of no jralnsavln*. .T. Cameren T^ees. of
Fdlnhurar, In 1M1 estimated the number
of Moslems at 175,000,000; those under
extra Mohammedan sovereign" num
^ N OF THE SOUTH
berlng 41,000,000. in 1907 at the Cairo
Conference a report prepared by worldfamed
experts placed the number of
Moslems at 232,734,000, not numbering
unknown hordes In China, India, Thibet
To-day those under extra Moslem rule
total 61,000,000.
Such are the moBt patent facts. Perhaps
the problems may present new
aspects if considered from the proselyteto-be
view point Christianity demands
belief in the Trinity, the Moslem answers,
"God is a one and only God." In
view of this, to speak of Unitarian missions
to the Mobammedan world would
be to utter subllmest Irony. To the
Pagan and the savage the Christian
preaches, "Peace on earth;" the Moslem
answers, "Blessed lq he that slayeth
the unbeliever, hiB spoil Is thine."
?... aI M _ it- T"? ltl-1
VI ucil/ 1U lilt; llCOU| IO lilt DIUIt H
teaching; thr Koran answers, "Defy
your sensual pleasure." Christianity
pictures a City Supernal, a kingdom of
peace and song and purity; Mohammedanism
paints gaudy colors, eternal
pleasures In the Garden of Hourls.
The requirements necessary to become
a citizen in the kingdom of our
God are a pure heart and an Inner regeneration.
Mohammed's opposing requirements
are mechanical and tangible:
alms, fastings, pilgrimages, prayer
and ablution.
The startling spread of Islam Is not
wonderful. Christianity sends forth
stated missionaries, few In number,
poorly supported. Islam sends out
thousands of fearless fanatics yearly.
Our medical missionaries are successful,
it is true. The Mohammedan comes
with twn nltomntlvon. rnnuorslnn fn
Islam or death and slavery. Christian
missionaries are very hampered by the
ungodly camp followers of civilization;
every Moslem, from slave to Sultan, Is
a zealous disseminator of the faith.
The only way to balance and over
balance the ledger for the Kingdom
where it touches Islam, is to preach and
teach the fact of Jesus Christ.
And he said unto them: "Go ye Into
all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature." Mark 16:16.
"The harvest truly Is plenteous, but
the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore
the Lord of the harvest that he
will send forth laborers Into his harvest."
Matthew 9:37.
Anton Ver Hulst,
Presbyterian Seminary of Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky.
EIGHT HUNDRED MISSIONARIES
AND A MILLION DOLLARS A
TEAR.
Not by might, nor by power, but by
My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.?
Zecharlah 4:6.
God is calling upon our Church and
people to discharge the duty that is
upon us, by giving the Gospel to the
people given to our Church to evangelize,
now. Delay means death to
many without the light May their
blood not be upon us.
General Assembly after General Assembly
has called upon the Church for
eight hundred missionaries and a million
dollars a year to support the work.
And we believe It is a reasonable and
practicable thing to do.
Among the thousands of Christians in
homes and churches and schools, with
opportunity for education and training
In Christian service, the life and
health and all the gifts of God there
are we believe, workers enough.
God is blessing our land as no other
in material things. He opens his hands
and year by year pours out a harvest so
vast that It passes the imagination of
man to conceive its magnitude, and its
value in silver and gold. One single
cotton crop means some thousand million
dollars to the South. And this Is
only one of a number of crops that
yearly enrich the nation, while mining
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and manufacturing and commercial Interests
add yearly vast sums to the
national wealth. The annual Increase
alone In values of homes, and farms
and business Interests reaches a sum
beyond conception. And a great part of
this wealth Is in the hands of Christian
people and many of these are Southern
Presbyterians. We believe there Is
money enough.
Then when we remember the measureless
power God has put In the hands
of his people in dally, prevailing lnter"essory
prayer for the coming of his
kingdom we believe there Is power
enough.
What then is lacking? Why is the
work not done? Why the delay?
Let each Christian carefully answer
this question In prayer to God.
And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching In their syna
Bveuco, ouu |ii cav:u]|lK IIIe UUDpei OT
the kingdom, and healing every disease
among the people.
But when he saw the multitudes, he
as moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Then salth he unto his disciples: The
harvest truly Is plenteous, but the laborers
are few;
Pray ye therefore the "Lord of the
harvest that he wll send forth laborers
Into his harvest. Matthew 9:35-38.
Again I say unto you, That If two of
you shall asrree on earth as touching
anyth'hg that they shall ask, it shall he
done for them of my Father which Is In
heaven.
For where two or three are gathered
together In my name, there am T In the
midst of them.
And Jesus came and spake unto them,
saving: All power Is given unto me.
In heaven and In earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and the Son, and of the Holy
unos;;
Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commended you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world. Amen.
GRAKD TO LIYE
And the Last Laugh is Always the Best.
"Six months ago I would have laughed
at the idea that there could be anything
better for a table beverage than
coffee," writes an Ohio woman, "now I
laugh to know there is.
"Since childhood I drank coffee freely
as did the other members of the family.
The result was a puny, sickly girl; and
as I grew into womanhood I did not
gain in health, but was afflicted with
heart trouble, a weak and disordered
stomach, wrecked nerves and a general
breaking down, till last winter, at the
age of 38, I seemed to be on the verge
of consumption.
"My friends greeted me with 'How
bad you look! What a terrible color!'
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"The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. I was
thoroughly discouraged.
"Then I gave np coffee and commenced
Postum. At first I didn't like
It, but after a few trials and following
the dlrectons exactly, it was grand. It
was r? freshing and satisfying. In a
couple of weeks I noticed a great
change.
"I became stronger, my bra'n grew
clearer. I was not troubled with forgetfulness
as In coffee times, my power
of endurance was more than doubled.
"The heart trouble and Indigestion
disappeared and my nerves became
steady and strong.
"I began to take an interest in things
about me. Housework .and home-making
became a pleasure. My friends
have marveled at the chanero and when
they enquire what brought It about T
answer 'Postum, and nothing else In
the world.'" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the l'ttle book, "The Road to
Wellvllle," In nkgs. "There's a re-son."
Ever read the above letter! A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trne, and fall of human
Interest.