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There is too much reason to apprehend that free social intercourse might otherwise be dangerous to morality under the code of Mohammed, and with the example before men and women of the early worthies of Islam. THERE IS TOO MUCH REASON TO APPREHEND THAT FREE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DANGEROUS TO MORALITY UNDER THE CODE OF MOHAMMAH AND WITH THE EXAMPLE BEFORE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EARLY WORTHIES OF HIS LAN
and useful institutions, nor any permanent and healthy force in those great movements which elsewhere tend to uplift the masses and elevate mankind. There may, it is true, be some advance, from time to time, in science and in material prosperity; but the social groundwork for the same is wanting, and the people surely relapse into the semi-barbarism forced upon them by an ordinance which is opposed to the best instincts of humanity. Sustained progress becomes impossible. Such is the outcome of an attempt to improve upon nature and banish woman, the help-meet of man, from the position assigned by God to her in the world. [Sidenote: Yet the veil necessary under existing circumstances.] At the same time I am not prepared to say that in view of the laxity of the conjugal relations inherent in the institutions of Islam some such social check as that of the veil (apart from the power to confine and castigate) is not needed for the repression of license and the maintenance of outward decency. HE SEEDS OF CIVILIZATION REFUSE TO GERMINATE NO REAL GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN FREE AND USEFUL INSTITUTIONS NOT ANY PERMANENT AND HEALTHY FORCE IN THOSE GREAT MOVEMENTS WHICH ELSEWHERE TEND TO UPLIT THE MASSES AND ELEVATE MANKIND THERE MAY IT IS TRUE BE SOME ADVANCE FROM TIME TO TIME IN SCIENCE AND IN MATERIAL PROSPERITY BUT THE SOCIAL GROUND WORK FOR THE SAME IS WANTING AND THE PEOPLE SURELY RELAPSE INTO THE SEMI BARBARISM FORCED UPON THEM BY AN ORDINANCE WHICH IS OPPOSED TO THE BEST INSTINCTS OF HUMANITY SUSTAINED PROGRESS BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE SUCH IS THE OUTCOME OF AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE UPON NATURE AND BANISH WOMAN THE HELPMATE OF MAN FROM THE POSITION ASSIGNED BY GOD TO HER IN THE WORLD AT THE SAME TIME I AM NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT IN VIEW OF THE LAXITY OF THE CONJUAL RELATIONS INHERENT IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIS LAMP SOME SUCH SOCIAL CHECK AS THAT OF THE VEIL APART FROM THE POWER TO CONFINE AND CASTIGATE IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE REPRESSION OF LICENSE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF OUTWARD DECENCY
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