THE NEW CRUSADE | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 9, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 35.

THE NEW CRUSADE.

Cardinal Lavigerie whose anti-slavery influence seemed fair to prove fruitful if not successful, has started on a new crusade. The (San Francisco) Chronicle of August 16, in a dispatch from London, dated August 15, says:—

“The insurrection in Crete, the cruelties of Turkish officials in Albana, and the suppression of Christian colleges and orders throughout the Sultan's dominions have aroused a national antagonism in the masses of Europe to Mohammedanism, and this explains the Cardinal's warm reception by the not over-religious President Carnot.

“An appeal will be made in the name of humanity against the unnatural upholding on a continent otherwise Christian of a cruel and barbarous power, the tenets of whose religion command it to crush out Christianity wherever it can be found, and which haughtily imposes tribute and inflicts insult upon pilgrims to the cradle of the Christian faith.”

“The Cardinal, it is understood, will shortly appeal in the name of the Holy Father to the nations of Europe to purchase from the infidel defilers the Holy City of Jerusalem and as much of its surroundings as will be necessary to form a small province, to be forever independent and guaranteed its integrity by western powers.

“If successful, this victory for the cause of civilization, it is considered by the Cardinal and Pope Leo, would be the greatest triumph ever achieved by the Catholic Church, would endear it to the affections of many now alienated from its teachings and prestige, and would do much toward creating a general desire for the restoration of its temporal power.”