n that age and in the mind of Galen, was
superior to any other station in the world. Consider then how the
enlightening and spiritualizing power of divine religions impels the
believers to such heights of perfection that a philosopher like Galen, not
himself a Christian, offers such testimony.

One demonstration of the excellent character of the Christians in those
days was their dedication to charity and good works, and the fact that
they founded hospitals and philanthropic institutions. For example, the
first person to establish public clinics throughout the Roman Empire where
the poor, the injured and the helpless received medical care, was the
Emperor Constantine. This great king was the first Roman ruler to champion
the Cause of Christ. He spared no efforts, dedicating his life to the
promotion of the principles of the Gospel, and he solidly established the
Roman government, which in reality had been nothing but a system of
unrelieved oppression, on moderation and justice. His blessed name shines
out across the dawn of history like the morning star, and his rank and
fame among the world's noblest and most highly civilized is still on the
tongues of Christians of all denominations.

What a firm foundation of excellent character was laid down in those days,
thanks to the training of holy souls who arose to promote the teachings of
the Gospel. How many primary schools, colleges, hospitals, were
established, and institutions where fatherless and indigent children
received their education. How many were the individuals who sacrificed
their own personal advantages and "out of desire to please the Lord"(56)
devoted the days of their lives to teaching the masses.

When, however, the time approached for the effulgent beauty of Muhammad to
dawn upon the world, the control of Christian affairs passed into the
hands of ignorant priests. Those heavenly breezes, soft-flowing from the
regions of Divine grace, died away, and the laws of the great Evangel, the
rock-foundation on which the civilization of the world was based, turned
barren of results, this out of misuse and because of the conduct of
persons who, seemingly fair, were yet inwardly foul.

The noted historians of Europe, in describing the conditions, manners,
politics, learning and culture, in all their aspects, of early, medieval
and modern times, unanimously record that during the ten centuries
constituting the Middle Ages, from the beginning of the sixth century of