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As I have said elsewhere: The eclipse in the East, which still sheds its blight on the ancient seats of Jerome and Chrysostom, and shrouds in darkness the once bright and famous sees of Cyprian and Augustine, has been disastrous every where to liberty and progress, equally as it has been to Christianity. AS I HAVE SAID ELSEWHERE THE ECLIPSE IN THE EAST WHICH STILL SHEDS ITS BLIGHT ON THE ANCIENT SEATS OF JEREMI AND CHRYSOSTOM AND SHROUDS IN DARKNESS THE ONCE BRIGHT AND FAMOUS SEAS OF CYPRIAN AND AUGUSTINE HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS EVERYWHERE TO LIBERTY AND PROGRESS EQUALLY AS IT HAS BEEN TO CHRISTIANITY
tural efforts of society at healthy growth, expansion, and reform. As an author already quoted has so well put it, "_The Koran has frozen Mohammedan thought; to obey it is to abandon progress_."[79] [Sidenote: Is Islam suitable for any nation?] Writers have indeed been found who, dwelling upon the benefits conferred by Islam on idolatrous and savage nations, have gone so far as to hold that the religion of Mohammed may in consequence be suited to certain portions of mankind--as if the faith of Jesus might peaceably divide with it the world. But surely to acquiesce in a system which reduces the people to a dead level of social depression, despotism, and semi-barbarism would be abhorrent from the first principles of philanthropy. With the believer, who holds the Gospel to be "good tidings of great joy, _which shall be to all people_,"[o] such a notion is on higher grounds untenable; but even in view of purely secular considerations it is not only untenable, but altogether unintelligible. KILL HAS A WILL TO CRAMP AND BEAM THE FREE ACTIVITIES OF LIFE AND TO PARALYZE THE NATURAL EFFORTS OF SOCIETY AT HEALTHY GROWTH EXPANSION AND RE FORM AS AN AUTHOR ALREADY QUOTED HAS SO WELL PUT IT THE KORAN HAS FROZEN O MADAME THOUGHT TO OBEY THESE TO ABANDON PROGRESS WRITERS HAVE INDEED BEEN FOUND WHO DWELLING UPON THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY SLAM ON IDOLATROUS AND SAVAGE NATIONS HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO HOLD THE RELIGION OF MOHAMMED MAY IN CONSEQUENCE BE SUITED TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MANKIND AS IF THE FAITH OF JESUS MIGHT PEACEABLY DIVIDE WITH IT THE WORLD BUT SURELY TO ACQUIESCE IN A SYSTEM WHICH REDUCES THE PEOPLE TO A DEAD LEVEL OF SOCIAL DEPRESSION DESPOTISM AND SEMI BARBARISM WOULD BE ABHORRENT FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHILANTHROPY WITH THE BELIEVER WHO HOLDS THE GOSPEL TO BE GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE SUCH A NOTION IS ON HIGHER GROUNDS UNTENABLE BUT EVEN IN THE VIEW OF FEWLY SECULAR CONSIDERATIONS IT IS NOT ONLY UNTENABLE BUT ALTOGETHER UNINTELLIGIBLE
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