The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-15
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE JEWS-THE PROPHECIES PA
LESTINE

IalluH W uie SISal movements Oh Inc European
powers towards the East, the missionary labours
in that region Of The globe the increased attention
of the Christian world to the Holy Land, and the
desire of removal and actual removai ofnumbers
of Jews TO Jerusalem. These events are, we be-
heve, by divlnes Of every denomination of Chris
lians, as well as by the Jews themselves, consi-
dered as tending to the rapid and coming fulfil
ment of prophecy. And here, we may remark,
which we do without adding any comment of our
own, that eminent clergymen in this CITY have
recently declared their belief that the second
coming OF The Messiah is not far distant Indeed,
friend assures Us that only few Sundays since
divine stated IN his sermon that, Judging from
the writings OF the most eminent commentators
on the prophecies, from the belief Of the Chris
tan clergy generally. and more than all, from an
attentive perusal OF the Holy Scriptures that
somewhere about the year 1917 or 1867, or near
those periods, was thought TO be the important
time for the notification of the great prediction.
The clergyman alluded to, also emphatically no.
1ced the progress Of events, which he considered
TO be of character that portended the approach
of some mighty change. Our attention has been
called to the subject more particularly just now,
IN consequence of seeing an able and deeply in
terestlng article in late number of the London
Quarterly Review, and another from the pen of
upon the same topic. Thus, the matter is not
only agitaed in the pulpit and in religious writ
ings, but also in literary and even political publ
cations. The very minds of men seem to be
called towards the Jews. their movements, their
conversion, and the Holy Land. The introduce
ton Of steam has done wonders towards opening
10 that part of the world, rapid communication
with Christian countries; and afording great IA
ciues to Christian travellers. The evident in
fuence Of Christian powers the policy of the
Sultan of Turkey and the Pacha of Egypt, also
tend to create a belief that some great political
change is about to affect the East, and Mahom-
medan countries IN particular and it will be re-
membered that Palestine has been in the possess
sion of the followers Of M2honmet ever since the
last of the Crusades.
The article in the Quarterly is both eloquent
and argumenatlve. The writer emphatcallv OBJ
serves : that since the battle Of the five Kings
against four recorded in the l4th chapter Of Ge-
nesis, nearly 1000 years before the time of our
Saviour until the wars Of Napoleon, 1900 years
after it, this narrow but wonderful religion. has
never ceased 10 be the stage OF remarkable events"
He also observes "tiat very recent English
traveller has encountered many Jews on the road
TO jerusalem, who invariably replied to his in
qulries, that they were going thither TO die in the
L
mate gathering together of the nation upon that
cherished spot is very general among the Jews
of every section Of the world. Though they
have seen the temple twice, and the city six times
DESTROYED, their confidence is not aba,ed nor
their faith gone" For 1900 years, their belief
has sustained them, without King, Prophet
or Priest, through insult, poverty, torture and
death; and now III the 18th century. in the midst
OF the march OF intellect, and what is far better
the greater diffusion OF tie written word of
God, both among Jews and Christians, we hear
from all an harmonious assent to the prayer, that
concludes every Hebrew tcsval-''The year
that approaches-O bring us to Jerusalem.'
1t is added, in conneXion with this subject, that
the conversion of the Jews to the Christian reli-
gon, has of late wears been without precedent in
history. A number Of i.Iusrious instances are
mentioned, and what is believed to be still more
important in the general result the feeling of
friendliness and fellowship between Jew and
Christian is rapidly becoming stronger.
highly important undertaking, as connected
with this subject, has been recently commenced
IN England. large sum Of money has been
raised for the establishments of a Christian Church
at Jerusalem; and if possible on Mount Zion it.
self. Missionaries are already OH the spot, and
nothing is considered wanting but to complete
WY PoiNltd9C vi VIC piOuilu Oll WHICH I'D erect
sacred edifce. A British Vice Consul has been
appointed for Jerusalem, whose jurisdiction is to
extend to the whole country known within the
limits OF the ancient Holy Land. We regret we
cannot find space for the whole Of Major Noah's
article, but the substance Of it in such extracts as
we have room for xl be read with Interest,"
Inc Mayor copies the speeulatons of the London
Quarterly Review, and expresses the opinion that
1.-THE political events OF the East are taking d.
rectlon which, in The progress Of time, and not
very remote, will require the intervention of some
new and powerful nation, to check the advances
OF Russia towards the Persian domnions-the
BRUSH possessions in India. and divert the cur
rent OF trade through shorter and more direct chan
nels-to lnterpose mediate between the des-
pouc and herce conflicts now carrying on by the
Sul'an OF Turkey and the Pacha of Egvpt-to
open me o!d ports on the Syrian coast of tile Me-
dlterranean' and revive their former commerce.
retrieve the long neglected agricultural district Of
Syrla-to adopt valuable and important projects
OF Internal improvement connecting the maritime
ports with the embouchments of the Red Sea bv
means of Rail Roads over the level plains i'm,
prove the navigation Of the Nile and Euphra,es
and infuse new energies into that once powerful
and always deeply interesting country, by means
of capital, protection, mild and equitable laws.
and \ inst liberal and tolerant Uovernman, r.