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。

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