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examined; he reminded me of Gibbon and others. But,
alas, what is the conclusion of their inexhaustible research
and study? Zero or negation! In the domain of science
the marvels of Nature are discovered by the Positivists; but
in the domain of Religion these Positivists make hay of it
and poison the religious sentiments of their readers. If
these learned critics were to take the spirit of the Koran
for their guidance and Prophet Muhammad as the literal, moral, and
practical fulfillment of Holy Writ, their research could not
be so desultory and destructive. Religious men want a
real and not an ideal religion; they want a "Son of Man"
who will draw his sword and march at the head of his valiant
army to pulverize the enemies of God and to prove by word
and deed that he is the "Lord of the Sabbath day," and to
alas, what is the conclusion of their inexhaustible research
and study? Zero or negation! In the domain of science
the marvels of Nature are discovered by the Positivists; but
in the domain of Religion these Positivists make hay of it
and poison the religious sentiments of their readers. If
these learned critics were to take the spirit of the Koran
for their guidance and Prophet Muhammad as the literal, moral, and
practical fulfillment of Holy Writ, their research could not
be so desultory and destructive. Religious men want a
real and not an ideal religion; they want a "Son of Man"
who will draw his sword and march at the head of his valiant
army to pulverize the enemies of God and to prove by word
and deed that he is the "Lord of the Sabbath day," and to