Islam, a challenge to faith; studies on the Mohammedan religion and the needs and opportunities of the Mohammedan world from the standpoint of Christian missions . est print-ed book in the Orient; nor has its beauty or power everbeen lost in a good translation. The Arabic Koran is asealed book to all non-Arabic-speaking races, but theBible speaks the language of every cradle and everymarket-place in the Moslem world. Every missionary toMoslems should be a colporteur and every colporteur amissionary. Distributions should be by sale, not by freegift. We prize that which we pay for. Among Mos-lem
Islam, a challenge to faith; studies on the Mohammedan religion and the needs and opportunities of the Mohammedan world from the standpoint of Christian missions . est print-ed book in the Orient; nor has its beauty or power everbeen lost in a good translation. The Arabic Koran is asealed book to all non-Arabic-speaking races, but theBible speaks the language of every cradle and everymarket-place in the Moslem world. Every missionary toMoslems should be a colporteur and every colporteur amissionary. Distributions should be by sale, not by freegift. We prize that which we pay for. Among Mos-lems there are portions of Scriptures which are especiallyacceptable and therefore effective, Genesis, Mat-thews Gospel, Johns Gospel and the Psalms. Medical Missions.—These break up the fallow groundof prejudice and fanaticism, are possible nearly every-where, and, when conducted with evangelistic zeal, haveproved fruitful in results as has no other agency. ThePunjab, Persia and Egypt are examples. Hospitals and ^From one of her missionary leaflets, entitled A Challenge to Faith.(London), to which the author is indebted for the sub-title of this METHODS AND RESULTS 211 dispensary clinics reach the crowded centres, but med-ical missionary touring is essential in sparsely settledcountries like Arabia, Persia and Morocco. Educational Institutions.—To make wrong right, letin the light. From the kindergarten on the veranda ofa mission house to the well-equipped university of India,all educational forces, great and small, help to underminethat stupendous rock of ignorance and superstition, Mos-lem tradition. But the work of education is only prepar-atory. The New Islam of India and Egypt is the revoltof the educated mind against traditionalism. We mustreach the heart and conscience, or fail. Education isonly a means to an end. Preaching.—There are many ways of doing this thatare more suitable to Moslems and the Orient than thepulpit or the platform. Preaching in this
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