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] Take, again, the place of woman in the world. TAKE AGAIN THE PLACE OF WOMAN IN THE WORLD
ubinage with bondmaid's have been perpetuated, as we have seen, by Islam for all time; and the ordinances connected therewith have given rise, in the laborious task of defining the conditions and limits of what is lawful, to a mass of prurient casuistry defiling the books of Mohammedan law. Contrast with this our Saviour's words, "_He which made them at the beginning made them male and female.... What therefore God hath joined together let not man put asunder_."[i] From which simple utterance have resulted monogamy and (in the absence of adultery) the indissolubility of the marriage bond. While in respect of conjugal duties we have such large, but sufficiently intelligible, commands as "to render due benevolence,"[j] whereby, while the obligations of the marriage state are maintained, Christianity is saved from the impurities which, in expounding the ordinances of Mohammed, surround the sexual ethics of Islam, and cast so foul a stain upon its literature. [Sidenote: Elevation of woman. LATIONS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE SEXES POLYGAMY DIVORCE AND CONCUBINATE WITH BON MAIDS HAVE BEEN PERPETUATED AS WE HAVE SEEN BY SLAM FOR ALL TIME AND THE ORDINANCES CONNECTED THEREWITH HAVE GIVEN RISE IN THE LABORIOUS TASK OF DEFINING THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITS OF WHAT IS LAWFUL TO A MASS OF BRURIENT CASSIUS TREE DEFILING THE BOOKS OF MOHAMMEDA IN LAW CONTRAST WITH THIS OUR SAVIOUR'S WORDS HE WHICH MADE THEM AT THE BEGINNING MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE WHAT THEREFORE GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER FROM WHICH SIMPLE UTTERANCE HAVE RESULTED MONOGAMI AND IN THE ABSENCE OF ADULTERY THE INDISSOLUBILITY OF THE MARRIAGE BORN WHILE IN RESPECT OF CORDIAL DUTIES WE HAVE SEEN LARGE BUT SUFFICIENTLY INTELLIGIBLE COMMANDS US TO RENDER DUE BENEVOLENCE WHEREBY WHILE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MARRIED STATE ARE MAINTAINED CHRISTIANITY IS SAVED FROM THE IMPURITIES WHICH IN EXPOUNDING THE ORDINANCES OF MOHAMMAD SURROUND THE SEXUAL ETHICS OF HIS LAMP AND CAST SO FAL A STAIN UPON ITS LITH RACHEL
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