Show SLAM In the century the subject or of nn an interesting article In the North orth American by Oscar Mann Iann Prom From It Is gathered that the number 0 of followers or of the ArabIan Prophet In North orth and South America la is estimated at or of whom MOO dwell In North orth America and the I West Indies In Great Britain A Mo 10 society founded In Liverpool fifteen years ago has h grown to two hun hundred Iun dred members Jut But In Ada end and Africa the progress or of that religion I on Is rapid In n British India where lIy by the way the Christian sects make slow Ilow the have grown rown from In 1561 to 10 In 1391 In 1 western Africa too the growth groth or of Is said to tobe tobe be phenomenal It seems IHms to be better suited to the needs or of the Inhabitants or of the dark continent than modern Christianity for tor It spreads with great greater II er speed Thus two English settlements are Instanced where whre In the year 1870 Islam was wall unknown but where when now about one third or of the population hi has Jl that faith talthA faithA A remarkable feature 0 of San dan propaganda should be b closely stu studied tu died by the world Interested In work The Moslems do not form torm missionary societies tI that PI II a living for tor n a number or of young oung wish men menan an and women desirous or of preaching The Thedo They do not sell their mg message at so 10 much A sermon or so 10 much a year Religion I Inot le lenot not with them a commercial asset Their II as anyone anone acquainted with their system Item knows are merchants and tradesmen who go among the differ different ent nt peoples and tale lake In an active In Interest tnt terest t In the practical affairs or of life lit Th They form business lions tlona friendships and acquaintances acquaintance and In the course or of dine religious sub become betom naturally the theme or of conversation The They ore are not sent out to tomake tomake make c converts but take place wham Is 18 first tab Rut nut th the ohler reason on for the tho pro progress or of this faith among the tivo tIo tribes 0 of the world orld II fa the absence ot of complicated systems ot of theology r and the placed upon practical benevolence When the Mohammedan proclaims that there thre is II but one God and that Mohammed I a file JUs prophet the en entin n tin system 0 of theology Is stated Mod Iod ern I le at a groat broat died vantage with troth its Ita Intricate propositions and the mutually destructive claims ot of Its grind divisions still Islam 1 II not the comIng religion 0 of th the world As AI culture proceeds It must take lake Its with the religions 0 of th the past No 0 doubt It had a lesson to teach Idolatrous Christen corn com and for 1 a time It swept Eu Europe Europe rope with Irresistible force It still has baa hasa a mINion In the tbt world and will live lIe lIeto to 11 t But tilt the corning c religion ts I th the pun of oC Jesus as al revealed from heaven Nothing lees wilt 11 saris tI tIt t IT minds 0 of mn and women tn en enlightened lightened to the fullest extent and capable of oC untrammeled the Intellectual qualities with whIch they are endowed Other religions may pre lucre perfect tight light It id Jf le II that faith pf which the Ion on or of Oat God I is the |