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 children, and finally die and be buried at Medina near Mohammed between the graves of the first two caliphs, Abu Bakr and Omar.

Various Moslem writers show their appreciation of Jesus by giving alleged quotations from his sayings. Here are a few of them that bear at least a curious resemblance to his words in the Gospels: "Verily, you will obtain what you like only by your patience with what you dislike!" "0 company of disciples, how many lamps has the wind put out, and how many worshipers has self-conceit spoiled!" But perhaps the best of all is the one which the great Moghul emperor of India, Akbar, had inscribed over the doorway of one of the buildings in his capital city of Fatehpur Sikri. It reads, "Jesus, peace be upon him, said, 'The world is a bridge, so pass over it, but do not build upon it.' "

One of the Moslem traditions about Jesus gives the following singular picture which describes his superiority over others. It goes thus, "No one followed Jesus who was his equal; and he never scolded an orphan; and he never laughed immoderately; and he never even drove a fly from off his face; and he never broke a promise once given; and he never was frivolous."

But with all their words of respect to Jesus, Moslems give him but lip service. They miss the essential part of his life and work and teaching when they eliminate the cross. That which means most to Christians, that which makes him our Lord and Master, has been denied as an imposture. But signs are not

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