Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-06-20


TBE JEws.-We have more than once al.
ready alluded to The fact that the Jews from
virious' parts Of Europe were cmgrating to
Palestine, with view tp die in the laud Of their
fathers. The iO,.owibg extract from an arlI-
Gle IN The Philadelphia Inquirer, relating to
this subject, will be read with interest -
mo httle interest appears to have been
excited throughout the learned aud religious
world, in relation TO the great movements Of
the European powers towards the East, the
missionary labors IN that region Of the globe,
the increased attention of the Christian world
TO the Holy Land, and The desire of removal
and actual remordi Of numbers of Jews to Je-
TusaleiD. These events are, we believe, by
dvlnes OF every denomination Of Christians,
as well as by the Jews themselves, consider
ed rs tending TO the rapid aud coming fulfil
ment of prophecy. And here we may remark,
which we do without adding any comment OF
our own-that eminent clergymen III this
CITY have recently declared their belief that
the second coming of the Mcsslah is not far
distant. Indeed friend assures us that only
few Sundays sincc,a divine stated in his
sermon that, judging from the writings of the
most eminent commentators on the prophe-
cies, from the belief Of the Christian clcgy
generally, and more than all, from all atten-
tive pcrusal Of the Holy Scriptures, that
some here about the year le47, or 1867, or
near those periods was thought TO be the
important time for the verlfication of The
great prediction. The clergyman alluded to,
almost emphatIcally noticed the progress OF
events, which he considered to be OF u char
acter that portended the approach OF some
mighty change. Our attention has been
called to the subject more particularly jus,
now, in consequence Of seeing an able and
deeply interesting article in late number of
the London Quarterly Review, aud another
from the pen ofMojor Noah, in the New York
Evening Star, upon the same topic.
Thus the matter is not only aglla,ed in the
pulpit aud in religious writings, bat also in
literary and even political publications. The
very minds Of men seem to be called tow ards
the Jews, their movements conver-
sion, and the Holy Land. The introduction
of steam hss done wonders towards opening
TO that part Of the world, rapid communlca-
ton with Christian countries and ailording
great facilities to Christian travellers. The
evident influence Of Christian powers over
the policy of the Sultan of Turkey and the
Pocba OF Egypt, also tend TO create belief
that some great political change is about to
affect the East, aud Mahomedan countries IN
particular; and it will be remembered that
Palestine has been in the possession Of the
followers OF Maholnet, ever since the last OF
the Crusades.
The article in the Quarterly is both elo-
qlIent and argumcntaiive. "Thc writer en-
pliiically observes " that since the battle of
the Kings against iourrccordcd IN the lIth
chapter OF Genesis, nearly 1000 years before
the time OF our Saviour, until tho wars OF
Napoleon, ISt0 years after 1t, this narrow
but wonderful region has never ceased 10 be /
the stage Of remarkable events" lie also
observes that a very recent English travel. /
Ter has encountered many Jews on the road
to Jerusalem who invariably replied to his
inquiries. tina, they were going ,blihcr 10 die
~ the land Of their fathers" The belief that
The ultimate gathering together Of the ma.
hons upon that cherished spot, is very gcner. II
nj among the Jews Of every section of the
would" Though they have seen the icmplc
t"ico, aud The cny SIN times destroyed, their N
conhdcnce "a not abs,cd nor their faith ponc.
For leOO years, their belief has SUSTAINED
them, without a King, prophet or priest.
through insult, poverty, torture and death,
and now. IN the Igth century, ~ the undst of
the march Of intellect, and uhnt Is for better.
m tho greater diffusion VI the Niiii,n woid
OF God, both among Jeus aud Christians, sc /,