The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-13

THE JEwS-THE PROPHECIES
palestine.

AiL a. SHE NAhflLAtEse
palestine.
M lillle interest sppezrs TO have beer
excited throughout the religious ant
learned World. in relation 10 The gresl
movements of the EoFopesn powers
towards the East. the missionary H.
hour in that region Of ihe globe. the
increased attention Of lhe Christian
world TO The Holy Land. and The desire
Of removal and actual removal Of numbsTs
Of Jews 10 jerusalem. These events
are. We believe. by iisines Of every de.
nomination 0f Christians. - well as by
The Jews themselves, considered as ten.
ding 10 The rapid and coming Iul6lm-nI
Of prophecy. Aud here. We may remark,
which We do without adding any CON-
meni Of our own-lhaI eminent clergy
men in This city have recently declared
their belief that the SECOND coming ol
Messiah 10 not far distant. Indeed. a
friend assures ne that only few Sundays
since. divine slated 10 bis sermon that.
judging from the writings of The most
eminent commentators on the prophecies,
from the belisf Of the Christian clergy
generally. and more than sll, from an al.
ienliye peTusal 81 the Holy Scriptures.
that somewhere about tie year lsI7, or
1867, or near those periods, was thought
10 be The important time for the venfcs
ton Of The great prediction. The clergy
man alluded 10, also emphaiically noiIe-
ell the progress Of events. which he con-
sidered IN be Of character that pnriend-
ed the approach Of some mighty change.
Our attention has been called TO The sub.
ieci more particularly Just now. in con-
sequence Of seeing an able and deeply
interesting article in late number of The
London Quarterly Review. and another
from the pen Of Major Noah. in the N.
York Evening Star,upon the same topic.
Thus. the matter il not only agiia,ed in
the pulpit a. religious writings. but also
in literary and even political publications.
The very minds ofmen seem 10 be cali
ed towards the Jews. their movements.
their conversion, and the Holy Land
The introduction Of steam has done won
ders towards opening TO that part Of the
world rapid communication with chris
iian countries, and siFurdiug great facili-
lies 10 christian travellers. The evident
influence Of christian powers over the
policy Of the Sultan Of Turkey and the
Pseha Of Egypt. also tend 10 create be.
lief that snme great political change is a.
bout 10 effect the East, and Mshnmned-
al countries in particular; and il will be
remembered that Palestine has been in
The possession Of the followers Of Maho-
met ever since the last Of the Crusades.
The article in the Quarterly is both
eloquent and argumentaiive. The writer
emphalically observes "thai since the
battle Of the Eve Kings against four. re-
corded in the l4ih chapter Of Genesis.
nearly 1000 years before The time of our
Saviour. until the vars of Napoleon,
1900 years after il, this narrow but WON
ieffnl region has never ceased To be the
sisge OF remarkable events" lie also
"that very recent English
traveller has encountered may Jews on
Ihe road to Jerusalem. who invariably re-
piled 10 his inquiries. ,ha,Iliey we're going
.hilher TO die in the land Of their ioreIaIlI.
srs." The belief Of the ultimate gathering
ossther Of The nation upon lhst cherish
II spot, is very general among the Jews
1f every section Of The world. "Tbongh
hey have seen the temple twice, aud the
.iIy six times destroyed. their confidence
is not abated, nor their faith gone. For
1900 years their belief has sustained
hem, wiihou. King. a prophet or a
priest, through insult, poseriy, torture
md death; and now. in The l9ih century,
n the midst Of the march OF intellect.
md what is FAR better, in the greater
Infusion Of the written word Of God.
both among Jews and Christians. we
hear from all an harmonious assent 10
HE prayer that concludes every IIe-
brew iesiival-rhe year that approach
es--0h! bring US TO Jerusalem"
II is adjei, in connection with this
subject. that the conversion OF Jews TO
The Christian religion. has Of late years
been without precedent in history. A
number Of illustrious instances are men
Toned. and what is believed to be still
more important ia the general result. the
feeling Of friendlness and fellowship be.
tween Jew and Christian is rapidly be
coming stronger.
A highly important undertaking, as
with this subject, has recently
been commenced in England. A large
'um Of money has been raised for the
Of a Christian church al
jerusalem; and il possible, on Mount
Zion itself. Missionaries are already on
he spot, and nothing is considered wan
ing bui TO complete the purchase Of the
ground on which TO erect The sacred edi-
ice. A British Vice Consul has been
appointed for jerusalem, whose jurisdic-
ion is to extend to the whole country
inown within the limits OF The ancient