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Slavery must be held permissible so long as the Koran is taken to be the rule of faith. SLAVERY MUST BE HELD PERMISSIBLE SO LONG AS THE KORAUN IS TAKEN TO BE THE RULE OF FAITH
o less than the injunctions of the Koran, served amply for the exigencies of the day. But they have done a vast deal more. They have proved themselves capable of adaptation to the most advanced stages of social development and intellectual elevation. And, what is infinitely more, it may be claimed for the lessons embodied in the Gospel that they have been themselves promotive, if indeed they have not been the immediate cause, of all the most important reforms and philanthropies that now prevail in Christendom. The principles thus laid down contained germs endowed with the power of life and growth which, expanding and flourishing, slowly it may be, but surely, have at the last borne the fruits we see. [Sidenote: Examples: slavery. Relations between the sexes.] Take, for example, the institution of slavery. It prevailed in the Roman Empire at the introduction of Christianity, as it did in Arabia at the rise of Islam. In the Moslem code, as we have seen, the practice has been perpetuated.  THE ENUNCIATION OF PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF WILD AND FAR REACHING APPLICATION THESE NO LESS THAN THE INJECTIONS OF THE KORAN SERVED AMPLY FOR THE EXIGENCIES OF THE DAY BUT THEY HAVE DONE A VAST DEAL MORE THEY HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES CAPABLE OF ADAPTATION TO THE MOST ADVANCED STAGES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL ELEVATION AND WHAT IS INFINITELY MORE IT MAY BE CLAIMED FOR THE LESSONS EMBODIED IN THE GOSPEL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THEMSELVES REMOTE TO IF INDEED THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT REFORMS AND PHILANTHROPIES THAT NOW PREVAIL IN CHRISTENDOM THE PRINCIPLES THUS LAID DOWN CONTAIN GERMS ENDOWED WITH THE POWER OF LIFE AND GROWTH WHICH EXPANDING AND FLOURISHING SLOWLY IT MAY BE BUT SHOWEDLY HAVE AT THE LAST BORNE THE FRUITS WE SEE IF FOR EXAMPLE THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY IT PREVAILED IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE INFLICTION OF CHRISTIANITY AS IT DID IN ALABIA AT THE RISE OF ISLAM IN THE MOSLEM COURT AS WE HAVE SEEN THE PRACTICE HAVE BEEN PERPETUATED
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