The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-30

'gstng circumstances, 1 must sDrPAt
them before you, aud at all evenlsI an
justified in appealing 10 you against III
sscription 10 US Of what was done 1906
years ago. Had Jesus been acknowl
edged as king al that fearful crisis, tn,
people would have sunk under pagan
ism. We should have been all dark
ness now. Bnl christianity arose; Jesus
was put 10 death and it went forth q.
mong the nations, and afier the reforms
lion shone forth with a brightness such
as its great master Intended The Jews
did nothing but what God ordained -
He is, trus', now leading US back il
peace and happiness TO possess our prom
lsed land. What a miracle Can vou
no, see that God designed all this
|'The secret things are fiom the Lord. ,
Folly apprecloting the designs of the
society of the evangt llz,lion Of the
Jews, do not ,hink--pardon me for
saying so, that their success has been
commensurate with The effort. NV de.
ire is that they should unite in res,or-
ing The Jews in their unconver,ed state,
relying on God for the rest Among
people specially preserved. The chang,
"l tal'h is almost insurmounlabe. 1t i,
= also impoliiic 10 send Converted Jew,
% preach christianity among the brelh
: rro. They are always suspected -
: Eqna'ly impolltic was The consecrs,o,
b OF converted Jew as Christian BshoI
of Jerusalem. IL your efforts are still I,
! be directed TO Evsngelizalion,as as well a.
alton, send piols Christians I,
{; Ihem--'hey will be well received. ant
E their mission treated with conidenc
9 ,nd regard. Blu, ask The gres, queslor
= of yourselves. Is it no; your duty T.
t.. restore the Jews? Are we not the onl
: witnesses Of The unity oe God, and tn
ruth Of The Bible? The predictions O
= our resloralop are as full as were lhos
II Of our overthrow. Has God cast O
r their lransgressiouS with punishment
y In almost every page Of the Bible W
~. have directly and indirectly the liter,
assurance and guarantee of The res'or
ION OF the Jews 10 Judea. We hsS
suffered the curses ahd now await ii
blessing. The past has been dark, il
Iced the future is full Of glory an
pIendor. Gods eye has ever been ~
:. n US. TO US he committed The lam
, which has illuminated The world, an
:. We have held It with steady light
I llumine The Gentiles. No-no--Wht
would all be without our res'orsliou?-
,IOnr land has long mourned--
Il not reioce? InnumeraLIe are the prot
ses IN our favor. The current IS s,ron
and impulsive throughout the writing
If The llusrrions prophet. Isaiah. o
y, these unfu filled predictions rest the ho
- pjntse Of me human race. and you al
- lpsrlners in the conlract--sharefs 10 III
!, glory. These passages, recollect, rela'
n not 10 The spiritual, but 10 the tempor
=, restoration of the Jews. Above all ,yc
Il hat believe in The predictions of yor
>. A postes, and The second coming Of Il
/ Son of Man; where is he TO come to?-
T. To Zion--,o The Jews. And yet yc
would convert them here! You seek
=, evsngelize them 10 the face of all It
d, predictions that they will occupy II
Holy Land as Jews! Within the Ia
twenty-five years great revolutions ha'
=, occurred in the East, marking dislinc
~ y The progress of christianity. Mr.C
went on TO describe the recent regol
n, Lions in the East, aud expressed the
n pinIon that The land Of Palestine W
.. iestned soon 10 become the great ne'
traI ground between the contendir
=, powers Of Europe and Asia, and tn
then It would revert 10 its original po
, Sessols. This is our destiny. Evel
Atcmp, 10 coIonize us elsewhere h
4 falled. The Jews are in a most favor
, be position 10 re-posseSs the holy Ian
Fhey are al this time steadily sdvancir
, he cause Of aeducsIon. Wherever Il
!, nberality of government allow, the
a. are pursuing with success sgricultu
md the arts. The soil of Palestine
q, osmy and rich. The climate is sal
:, brous. A double crop in The lowlan
20 may be annually expected. Corn ,whe
m 'obacco; olives; mulberry trees, colt
q, trees, grapes cocheneal, the coffee lr,
nm orange, fig, date, pineapple, ponegra
a. ales are all abundant. The ports 8
an numerous and can be re-occupIed. NJ
n. ulactures can soon be established. r.
-, millions of Jews reside within twer
n. miles of The Holy City. The Je
"a, hrougnout the world are numerous