Show christianity AND mohammedanism mr alexander webb the american apostle of dari ism having commenced to publicly present his views on the religion of the arabs it to ie likely that the public will hear more or less about the subject through the press for some time to come comparisons pari sons are likely to be made on the religious systems of jesus and that of mohammed one peculiarity of mohammedanism and which stamps it at once as vastly inferior to chrit christianity is foune IQ in its mode of teaching moral m ral lasone le lef sone sons christianity presenta presen th tt broad general caples covering every field of human conduct A follower of jokus jeus need n t hesitate about what is right or wrong for him to do tn in any case where moral principles are involved the great maxims announced by jesus christ love god above al love your neighbor as yourselves you reel ves cover everything it is this fact that makes christianity go 80 wonderfully well adapted to every nation every country every age and indicates indic atea its if divine origin by the divine wisdom displayed in its structure on the other hand band has haa no such general principles its moral system is ie but an enumeration of a few individual virtues and the pro bibi hibi tion of the opposite vices its ceremonies some of which it would be impossible to carry out in certain parts odthe of the world where the climate is less friendly than the sunny home of the eastern prophet have an importance attached to them that at once confines the religion to a limited part of the earth in this its ite great weakness lies however hardly any will deny that mohammed performed a great work and a good work among his bis own people later corruptions corrupt ions can as little be charged to the religion of M mohammed as the sing sine of fanatics committed in the middle ages in europe 0 in be held rut out as the result of christianity |