Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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in Missions Z0 the Moslems

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Theme Seven UVDIEU le vult! was the motto of the Christian Cru- saders as they drove their mailed might against the bastions of Mohammed. The crusades like all wars that are fought from motives of the heart failed because of the greed and lack of faith on the part of some of their major leaders and gave the symbol of the crescent supremacy in the Near East until comparatively recent times. Propaganda, like all forms of advertisement done with a purpose, affords the man on the street an insight into the quality of the article advertised. What the soldiers of the crusades were not able to accomplish by force, the mission- aries have been able to do with preaching, prayers and faith in the help of God. Moslems are very difficult men to convert and the pro- cess sometimes takes years. They are ironbound in their orthodoxy to the Koran and their faith in the word of Mo- hammed. Since the work in this mission field is particularly dificult, and since it requires a great devotion to the study of the manners and faith of the Moslems, it is a highly ap- propriate task for college men who would like the task of working as missioners of Christ in the Kingdom of Mo- hammed.

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C flliments of LA SALLE MILITARY ACADEMY OAKDALE L I 28