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And it is only as that eclipse shall pass away and the Sun of righteousness again shine forth that we can look to the nations now dominated by Islam sharing with us those secondary but precious fruits of divine teaching. Then with the higher and enduring blessings which our faith bestows, but not till then, we may hope that there will follow likewise in their wake freedom and progress, and all that tends to elevate the human race.[80] [Sidenote: No sacrifice for sin or redemptive grace. AND IT IS ONLY AS THAT ECLIPSE SHALL PASS AWAY AND THE SON OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AGAIN SHINE FORTH THAT WE CAN LOOK TO THE NATIONS NOW DOMINATED BY HIS LAMP SHARING WITH US THOSE SECONDARY BUT PRECIOUS ROOTS OF DIVINE TEACHING THEN WITH THE HIGHER AND ENDURING BLESSINGS WHICH OUR FATE BESTOWS BUT NOT TILL THEN WE MAY HOPE THAT THERE WILL FOLLOW LIKEWISE IN THEIR VAGUE FREEDOM AND PROGRESS AND ALL THAT TENDS TO ELEVATE THE HUMAN RACE
s conferred by Islam on idolatrous and savage nations, have gone so far as to hold that the religion of Mohammed may in consequence be suited to certain portions of mankind--as if the faith of Jesus might peaceably divide with it the world. But surely to acquiesce in a system which reduces the people to a dead level of social depression, despotism, and semi-barbarism would be abhorrent from the first principles of philanthropy. With the believer, who holds the Gospel to be "good tidings of great joy, _which shall be to all people_,"[o] such a notion is on higher grounds untenable; but even in view of purely secular considerations it is not only untenable, but altogether unintelligible. As I have said elsewhere: The eclipse in the East, which still sheds its blight on the ancient seats of Jerome and Chrysostom, and shrouds in darkness the once bright and famous sees of Cyprian and Augustine, has been disastrous every-where to liberty and progress, equally as it has been to Christianity. HO DWELLING UPON THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY SLAM ON IDOLATROUS AND SAVAGE NATIONS HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO HOLD THE RELIGION OF MOHAMMED MAY IN CONSEQUENCE BE SUITED TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MANKIND AS IF THE FAITH OF JESUS MIGHT PEACEABLY DIVIDE WITH IT THE WORLD BUT SURELY TO ACQUIESCE IN A SYSTEM WHICH REDUCES THE PEOPLE TO A DEAD LEVEL OF SOCIAL DEPRESSION DESPOTISM AND SEMI BARBARISM WOULD BE ABHORRENT FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHILANTHROPY WITH THE BELIEVER WHO HOLDS THE GOSPEL TO BE GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE SUCH A NOTION IS ON HIGHER GROUNDS UNTENABLE BUT EVEN IN THE VIEW OF FEWLY SECULAR CONSIDERATIONS IT IS NOT ONLY UNTENABLE BUT ALTOGETHER UNINTELLIGIBLE AS I HAVE SAID ELSEWHERE THE ECLIPSE IN THE EAST WHICH STILL SHEDS ITS BLIGHT ON THE ANCIENT SEATS OF JEREMI AND CHRYSOSTOM AND SHROUDS IN DARKNESS THE ONCE BRIGHT AND FAMOUS SEAS OF CYPRIAN AND AUGUSTINE HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS EVERYWHERE TO LIBERTY AND PROGRESS EQUALLY AS IT HAS BEEN TO CHRISTIANITY
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