Life of Henry Martyn, Missionary to India And Persia, 1781 to 1812
Life of Henry Martyn, Missionary to India And Persia, 1781 to 1812
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After the usual salutations and inquiries the calean(pipe), was introduced, then coffee in china cups placed within silverones, then calean, then some rose-water syrup, then calean. Observingthe windows of stained glass, I began to question him about the art ofcoloring glass, observing that the modern Europeans were inferior tothe ancient in the manufacture of the article. He expressed hissurprise that Europeans, who were so skillful in making watches, should fail in any handicraft work. I coul...d not help recollecting theEmperor of China's sarcastic remark on the Europeans and their arts, and therefore dropped the subject. On his calean--I called it hookahat first, but he did not understand me--I noticed several littlepaintings of the Virgin and child, and asked him whether such thingswere not unlawful among Mohammedans. He answered very coolly 'Yes, ' asmuch as to say, 'What then?' I lamented that the Eastern Christiansshould use such things in their churches. He repeated the words of agood man who was found fault with for having an image before him whileat prayer, 'God is nearer to me than that image, so that I do not seeit.
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After the usual salutations and inquiries the calean(pipe), was introduced, then coffee in china cups placed within silverones, then calean, then some rose-water syrup, then calean. Observingthe windows of stained glass, I began to question him about the art ofcoloring glass, observing that the modern Europeans were inferior tothe ancient in the manufacture of the article. He expressed hissurprise that Europeans, who were so skillful in making watches, should fail in any handicraft work. I coul...d not help recollecting theEmperor of China's sarcastic remark on the Europeans and their arts, and therefore dropped the subject. On his calean--I called it hookahat first, but he did not understand me--I noticed several littlepaintings of the Virgin and child, and asked him whether such thingswere not unlawful among Mohammedans. He answered very coolly 'Yes, ' asmuch as to say, 'What then?' I lamented that the Eastern Christiansshould use such things in their churches. He repeated the words of agood man who was found fault with for having an image before him whileat prayer, 'God is nearer to me than that image, so that I do not seeit.
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