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One must admire the rare tenacity of the Christian faith, which, with but scanty light and hope, held its ground through weary ages of insult and depression, and still survives to see the dawning of a brighter day. ONE MUST ADMIRE THE RARE TENACITY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH WITH BUT SCANTY LIGHT AND HOPE HELD ITS GROUND THROUGH WEARY AGES OF INSULT AND DEPRESSION AND STILL SURVIVES TO SEE THE DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER DAY
ust not rise above the level of the soil, and the devil's mark is placed upon the lintel of their doors. Their children must be taught by Moslem masters, and the race, however able or well qualified, proscribed from any office of high emolument or trust. Besides the churches spared at the time of conquest no new buildings can be erected for the purposes of worship; nor can free entrance into their holy places at pleasure be refused to the Moslem. No cross must remain in view outside, nor any church-bells be rung. They must refrain from processions in the street at Easter, and other solemnities; and from any thing, in short, whether by outward symbol, word, or deed, which could be construed into rivalry, or competition with the ruling faith. Such was the so-called _Code of Omar_. Enforced with less or greater stringency, according to the intolerance and caprice of the day, by different dynasties, it was, and (however much relaxed in certain countries) it still remains, the law of Islam. E SAME MATERIAL THEIR GRAVES MUST NOT RISE ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE SOIL AND THE DEVIL'S MARK IS PLACED UPON THE LINTEL OF THE DOORS THEIR CHILDREN MUST BE TAUGHT BY MOSLEM MASTERS AND THE RACE HOWEVER ABLE OR WELL QUALIFIED PROSCRIBED FROM ANY OFFICE OF HIGH EMOLUMENT OR TRUST BESIDES THE CHURCHES SPARED AT THE TIME OF CONQUEST NO NEW BUILDINGS CAN BE ERECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORSHIP NOR CAN FREE ENTRANCE INTO THEIR HOLY PLACES AT PLEASURE BE REFUSED TO THE MOSLEM NO CROSS MUST REMAIN IN VIEW OUTSIDE NOR ANY CHURCH BELLS BE RUNG THEY MUST REFRAIN FROM PROCESSIONS IN THE STREET AT EASTER AND OTHER SOLEMNITIES AND FROM ANY THING IN SHORT WHETHER BY OUTWARD SYMBOL WORD OR DEED WHICH COULD BE CONSTRUED INTO RIVALRY OR COMPTATION WITH A RULING FAITH SUCH WAS THE SO CALLED CALLED OFF OMAR ENFORCED WITH LESS OR GREATER STRINGENCY ACCORDING TO THE INTOLERANCE AND CAPRISE OF THE DAY BY DIFFERENT DYNASTICS IT WAS AND HOWEVER MUCH RELAXED IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES IT STILL REMAINS THE LAW OF HIS LAND
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