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_ "_For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself: first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear._"[r] And again: "_Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison shall we compare it? FOR THE EARTH BRINGETH FORTH FRUIT OF HERSELF FIRST THE BLADE THEN THE EAR AFTER THAT THE FULL GOWN IN THE EAR AND AGAIN WHEREUNTO SHALL WE LIKEN THE KINGDOM OF GOD OR WITH WHAT COMPASSION SHALL WE COMPARE IT
ime and place? and which the artificial imitation? [Sidenote: Islam.] "As a reformer, Mohammed did indeed advance his people to a certain point, but as a prophet he left them fixed immovably at that point for all time to come. As there can be no return, so neither can there be any progress. The tree is of artificial planting. Instead of containing within itself the germ of growth and adaptation to the various requirements of time, and clime, and circumstance, expanding with the genial sunshine and the rain from heaven, it remains the same forced and stunted thing as when first planted twelve centuries ago."[81] [Sidenote: Christianity compared by Christ to the works of nature.] Such is Islam. Now what is Christianity? Listen to the prophetic words of the Founder himself, who compares it to the works of nature: "_So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;_ "_And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. ID THE MEASURES OF THE EARTH AND HATH STRETCHED THE LINE UPON IT BUT NOT THE LESS WITH AN EVER WEARYING ADAPTATION TO TIME AND PLACE AND WHICH THE ARTIFICIAL IMITATION AS A REFORMER MOHAMMED DID INDEED ADVANCE HIS PEOPLE TO A CERTAIN POINT BUT AS A PROPHET HE LEFT THEM FIXED IMMOBABLY AT THAT POINT FOR ALL TIME TO COME AS THERE CAN BE NO RETURN SO NEITHER CAN THERE BE ANY PROGRESS THE TREES OF ARTIFICIAL PLANTING INSTEAD OF CONTAINING WITHIN ITSELF THE GERM OF GROWTH AND ADAPTATION TO THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF TIME AND CLIME AND CIRCUMSTANCE EXPANDING WITH THE GENIAL SUNSHINE AND THE RAIN FROM HEAVEN IT REMAINS THE SAME FORCED AND STUNNED THING AS WHEN FIRST PLANTED TWELVE CENTURIES AGO SUCH IS THIS LAMP NOW WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY LISTEN TO THE PROPHETIC WORDS OF THE FOUNDER HIMSELF WHO COMPARES IT TO THE WORKS OF NATURE SO IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS IF A MAN SHOULD CAST SEED INTO THE GROUND AND SHOULD SLEEP AND RISE NIGHT AND DAY AND THE SEED SHOULD SPRING AND GROW UP HE KNOWETH NOT HOW
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