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Listen to the prophetic words of the Founder himself, who compares it to the works of nature: "_So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;_ "_And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. LISTEN TO THE PROPHETIC WORDS OF THE FOUNDER HIMSELF WHO COMPARES IT TO THE WORKS OF NATURE SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS IF A MAN SHOULD CAST SEED INTO THE GROUND AND SHOULD SLEEP AND RISE NIGHT AND DAY AND THE SEED SHOULD SPRING AND GROW UP HE KNOWETH NOT HOW
, in its birth and growth, the mark of a divine hand and which the human stamp? Which looks likest the handiwork of the God of nature, who "hath laid the measures of the earth," and "hath stretched the line upon it,"[q] but not the less with an ever-varying adaptation to time and place? and which the artificial imitation? [Sidenote: Islam.] "As a reformer, Mohammed did indeed advance his people to a certain point, but as a prophet he left them fixed immovably at that point for all time to come. As there can be no return, so neither can there be any progress. The tree is of artificial planting. Instead of containing within itself the germ of growth and adaptation to the various requirements of time, and clime, and circumstance, expanding with the genial sunshine and the rain from heaven, it remains the same forced and stunted thing as when first planted twelve centuries ago."[81] [Sidenote: Christianity compared by Christ to the works of nature.] Such is Islam. Now what is Christianity? HE WAY OF PEACE BUT EVEN APART FROM THESE THE SPECIAL BLESSINGS OF CHRISTIANITY I ASK WHICH NOW OF THE TWO FATES BEARS IN ITS BIRTH AND GROWTH THE MARK OF A DIVINE HAND AND WHICH THE HUMAN STAMP WHICH LOOKS LIKEST THE HANDIWORK OF THE GOD OF NATURE WHO HATH LAID THE MEASURES OF THE EARTH AND HATH STRETCHED THE LINE UPON IT BUT NOT THE LESS WITH AN EVER WEARYING ADAPTATION TO TIME AND PLACE AND WHICH THE ARTIFICIAL IMITATION AS A REFORMER MOHAMMED DID INDEED ADVANCE HIS PEOPLE TO A CERTAIN POINT BUT AS A PROPHET HE LEFT THEM FIXED IMMOBABLY AT THAT POINT FOR ALL TIME TO COME AS THERE CAN BE NO RETURN SO NEITHER CAN THERE BE ANY PROGRESS THE TREES OF ARTIFICIAL PLANTING INSTEAD OF CONTAINING WITHIN ITSELF THE GERM OF GROWTH AND ADAPTATION TO THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF TIME AND CLIME AND CIRCUMSTANCE EXPANDING WITH THE GENIAL SUNSHINE AND THE RAIN FROM HEAVEN IT REMAINS THE SAME FORCED AND STUNNED THING AS WHEN FIRST PLANTED TWELVE CENTURIES AGO SUCH IS THIS LAMP NOW WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY
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