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_Third._ The ordinances of Islam, those especially having respect to the female sex, have induced an inherent weakness, which depresses the social system and retards its progress. THIRD THE ORDINANCES OF ISLAM THOSE ESPECIALLY HAVING RESPECT TO THE FEMALE SEX HAVING USED AN INHERENT WEAKNESS WHICH DEPRESSED THE SOCIAL SYSTEM AND RETARDS ITS PROGRE
 of change; they must co-exist with the faith itself, and last while it lasts. So long, then, as this polity prevails the depression of woman, as well as her exclusion from the social circle, must injure the health and vitality of the body politic, impair its purity and grace, paralyze vigor, retard progress in the direction of freedom, philanthropy, and moral elevation, and generally perpetuate the normal state of Mohammedan peoples, as one of semi-barbarism. To recapitulate, we have seen: [Sidenote: Recapitulation.] _First._ That Islam was propagated mainly by the sword. With the tide of conquest the religion went forward; where conquest was arrested made no advance beyond; and at the withdrawal of the Moslem arms the faith also commonly retired. _Second._ The inducements, whether material or spiritual, to embrace Islam have proved insufficient of themselves (speaking broadly) to spread the faith, in the absence of the sword, and without the influence of the political or secular arm. RICTIONS OF THE KIND AS FOUNDED ON THE KORAN ARE INCAPABLE OF CHANGE THEY MUST CO EXIST WITH THE FAITH ITSELF AND LAST WHILE IT LASTS SO LONG THEN AS THIS QUALITY PREVAILS THE DEPRESSION OF WOMAN AS WELL AS HER EXCLUSION FROM THE SOCIAL CIRCLE MUST ENDURE THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE BODY POLITIC IMPAIR ITS PURITY AND GRACE PARALYZE VIGOR RETARD PROGRESS IN THE DIRECTION OF FREEDOM PHILANTHROPY AND MORAL ELEVATION AND GENERALLY PERPETUATE THE NORMAL STATE OF MAHOMMEDAN PEOPLES AS ONE OF SEMI BARBARISM TO RECAPITULATE WE HAVE SEEN FIRST THAT HIS SLAMBERS PROPAGATED MAINLY BY THE SWORD WITH THE TIDE OF CONQUEST THE RELIGION WENT FORWARD WHERE CONQUEST WAS ARRESTED MADE NO ADVANCE BEYOND AND AT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE MOSLEM ARMS THE FAITH ALSO COMMONLY RETIRED SECOND THE INDUCEMENTS WHETHER MATERIAL OR SPIRITUAL TO EMBRACE ISLAM HAVE PROVED INSUFFICIENT OF THEMSELVES SPEAKING BROADLY TO SPREAD THE FAITH IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SWORD AND WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF THE POLITICAL OR SECULAR ARM
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