New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-15
Che Dead sea Expedition and Foreign
From the Washington Union

Ftom iAt W eshluEtol Union.
With the consent of Hon Secretary Of the Ma
W. beg leave, through your columns, TO redeem 3
promise / hsve made
When the small party last returned from the Dsai
See, nrst entered upon It's waters iis members came
ana all 10 The conclusion that having undertsk n
what others Jailed 70 accomplish, the honor Of the
American stake and that il were better ,o
die like them than return unsuccessful
On the evening" Of the 9th day, however. the south.
ern sea We were Frustrated by the hot blasts Of 81
NOON sweeping from the desert of Arabia which was
followed by I'VE days OF intense and sitting heat On
the afternoon OF the lah day, the OF Moab to
our surprise we We're greeted by deputaon Of Ckris.
ti0ns from hersk the keJath Moab OF the Bible.
Inc JOY OF this people at meeting unbounded.
They carcssed Us brought water and lsbsn (suur
MILK All they had and some Of them spent nearly the
whole night hunting Wild boar, wherewlih to regsle
US When told that our forms OF worship In America
were different from theirs, they replied What mat.
tiers II Christ died Tor all DO you not believe in
Him " When told that We did they said Then what
are lorms before GOdi lie looks 10 the heart We
are brothers =" And brothers they continued TO call
% the LAST
We could not trace their origin but concluded that
they are either the descendants of OF the last tribes
converted 10 Christianity Who IN the Businesses OF the
mountains had escaped the MOhsmnedsn alternative OF
the Koran or the sword OF the Crusaders under
the Chrstisu Lord OF hersk They number shout $50
families snd live IN the town-the only one now left IN
the once populous country Of Moab Within the walls
also the huts OF 100 Muslin families aud outside
the black tents OF the fierce tribe kers Ceyeh num-
bering 200 lighting men
The Christians gave US an invitation 10 vsit their
town. about ~ miles distant in the mountains but
while Hospitality urging us to 60 they did
the pers OF the visit Tor they confessed that they
outnumhered and overswed. and in an emergency
would not dare openly 10 assist us.
determined, however 10 accept their invitation ~
al hazards tor. IL evident that unless recruited
by more brecing atmosphere We mus, inevitably per
with me
will not tire You with account OF the vsit-of the
ueachery with which we were threatened and our re-.
tarn In battle array, with the hostile Shei.h prisoner
but SIMPLY express my conviction, that but for the
timely information given by the Christians We should
never have seen boats again
These poor Christians are much tyrsnnized BY
their Muslin neighbors Their only place of retrea,
when threatened with violence Is their little cell Of
church which can scarcely hold twenty families Their
account which in its narration bore the impress of
truth seems confirmed by the circumstances that the
centre Of their little church there well which sup
plies them with water until their provisions ara ex
hsusted, the restless nature Of their prosecutors
Rkcs them elsewhere The object OF all their hopes i
10 build church sufficiently large 20 hold al wives and
hidren for, with al their intolerance, the Musiims
respect the house OF Him whom they call lssa the
Prophet OF the Christians
The foundation sud part Of the walls Of a church
lave been built the srocco and the locust having swept
heir hsrves,s for several yesrs They gave me an sp
Zeal 10 their Christian brethren in America which I
lromsod 70 deliver With many apologies for is
hrsscolosy they begged 10 write il out more fully
W etlAliS IN Us simple
nd touching brevy. viii only scd tha, little should
X given. and that aisysey At different times rot
o excite the cupdiiy OF the Musims. The Board Of
oreign Missions at New York will doubtless receive
what may be given and forward IL either 20 their
rethrrn IN Beirut the Anglican Bishop 81 Jsrusa
slen, for distribution one cen, from each humane !
eFson In this land OF charity viii be THAI suf
lent
APPEAL
D v,a ,oi Nay a. Goa ~a rrseh A-sca presented
e-' y. stan sro,Asrs. ~ho~- hsgp-ss Hay TIE Astt,
We are IA sersS few very poor Christians. and /
~ Dgilding church.
We beg your Excelleney 70 help u. In this underts
ina, for We are very weak
The lsnd has been unproductye and visited by the To-
usis for the last seven years
The Church 3 delayed In not beng accomplished for
an, Of funds for We are few Christians surround.
1 By Muslim..
This being all thstis necessary 10 write 10 yoa Chri,
An brothers in America we need say no more.
The tTus,ers IN your bounty.
ADD ALLAH ~ SAHAs -s.-AAl |
bAAos ~ NAHAs
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