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] If the reader should have followed me in the argument by which these conclusions have been reached the contrast with the Christian faith has no doubt been suggesting itself at each successive step. IF THE READER SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED ME IN THE ARGUMENT BY WHICH THESE CONCLUSIONS HAVE BEEN REACHED A CONTRAST WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH HAS NO DOUBT BEEN SUGGESTING ITSELF AT EACH SUCCESSFUL
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. _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. [Sidenote: Contrast with Christianity. 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 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 PROGRESS
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