SospoketheItalian。ButaProtestantministerwhohappenedtobepresent，growingpale，turnedtotheCatholicmissionaryandexclaimed:
’Howcanyousaythatsalvationbelongstoyourreligion？Thoseonlywillbesaved，whoserveGodaccordingtotheGospel，inspiritandintruth，asbiddenbythewordofChrist。’
ThenaTurk，anoffice-holderinthecustom-houseatSurat，whowassittinginthecoffee-housesmokingapipe，turnedwithanairofsuperioritytoboththeChristians。
’YourbeliefinyourRomanreligionisvain，’saidhe。’Itwassupersededtwelvehundredyearsagobythetruefaith:thatofMohammed！YoucannotbutobservehowthetrueMohammedanfaithcontinuestospreadbothinEuropeandAsia，andevenintheenlightenedcountryofChina。YousayyourselvesthatGodhasrejectedtheJews；and，asaproof，youquotethefactthattheJewsarehumiliatedandtheirfaithdoesnotspread。ConfessthenthetruthofMohammedanism，foritistriumphantandspreadsfarandwide。NonewillbesavedbutthefollowersofMohammed，God’slatestprophet；andofthem，onlythefollowersofOmar，andnotofAli，forthelatterarefalsetothefaith。’
TothisthePersiantheologian，whowasofthesectofAli，wishedtoreply；butbythistimeagreatdisputehadarisenamongallthestrangersofdifferentfaithsandcreedspresent。TherewereAbyssinianChristians，LlamasfromThibet，IsmailiansandFire-worshippers。TheyallarguedaboutthenatureofGod，andhowHeshouldbeworshipped。EachofthemassertedthatinhiscountryalonewasthetrueGodknownandrightlyworshipped。