. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. sionaryoperations began at home, but a world com-passed by belief in his doctrines proves thatthey did not end there. Authorities agree that no conclusive estima-tion of the character of the prophet of Arabiacan be formed without some knowledge of hisassociations with women. Yet so revoltingare the evidences of brutality and obscenityconnected with such revelations, that scholarsare loath to lift the veil which obscures writer affirms that there are depths offilth in the Prophets character which mayassort well


. Under the crescent, and among the kraals; a study of Methodism in Africa. sionaryoperations began at home, but a world com-passed by belief in his doctrines proves thatthey did not end there. Authorities agree that no conclusive estima-tion of the character of the prophet of Arabiacan be formed without some knowledge of hisassociations with women. Yet so revoltingare the evidences of brutality and obscenityconnected with such revelations, that scholarsare loath to lift the veil which obscures writer affirms that there are depths offilth in the Prophets character which mayassort well enough with the depraved sensualityof the bulk of his followers, but which are simplyloathsome in the eyes of all over whom Chris-tianity in any measure or degree has influence. He is accused of breaking repeatedly everycommandment in the decalogue. He neverapproached in life or teaching the precepts ofthe Sermon on the Mount. He not only ignoredthe old laws of his own land, but he didnot even keep those made by himself and forthe revelation of which he contended he was. AND AMONG THE KRAALS appointed by God. Witness the instance ofhis taking ten wives, and negotiating for thirtymore after the death of Khadijah, while pre-vious to that time and by his own decree thefaithful were limited to four! Two hundred and one names are given tohim by his followers, among them being Lightof God, Peace of the World, Glory ofthe Ages, etc. Yet the bearer of these exaltednames almost to the day of his death was notonly corrupt in heart and life but was planningand executing horrible deeds of bloody name is by all odds the iavorite one forMoslem boys. Mohammeds of today arenumerous. This name is never uttered withouta prayer, and, it is avowed, is written uponthe throne of God, where in the glories ofHeaven he has usurped the place of the Sonof God himself. And the Moslem believesthat he approaches perfection only as hebecomes like Mohammed! That Mohammed was sincere and genu


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