Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-02-07
The New Temple.

utC AACOICWSs 4ucy udSS OUedAucO pSx'
missions TO erect Temple, or place o.
worship, at Jerusalem, and they are abou,
to attempt the erection Of new Temple
On Thanksgiving day, Mr.. Noah deliver
ed an address in Crosby Street Church
IN. Y. 10 aid in the erection of the new
Temple at Jerusalem. Mr.. Noah said, il
may not be generally known to our Peo-
pie that since the destruction Of our TEN
pie, upwards of 1900 years ago. Israel
has been without place Of Nsrship
dedicated with the solemnities Of our faith
and erected with suitable magnifcence, ia
the Divine Architect Of Heaven and Earth.
The Jews, in their own land, on that land
which God gave to them as aninheritance
forever, by deed consecrated and con-
frmed by ages, were not permitted to erect
a Synagogue from that fatal moment Of the
destruction ofthe Temple, e,entothe pres
ent day.
They have now obtained promission to
build Temple, and it must be regarded
as a most extraordinary event, even in
these times of commotion. 1t is at least a
sign of the times.
The following paragraphs from Mr..
Noah's address, we copy from the report
in the N. Y. Tribune.
To the Christian world, which has a
common origin with us, and still clings 10
the Jewish nation as the favored and cEo-
sen people of God, this little expressive
sign will no; be without its impression it
is one blast Of the silver trumpet, which a.
the dawn of day was sounded from the
eastern portals of our Temple. Here is
the Church of Tie Holy Sepulchre, in
which Christians offer up their pious ORR
sons to the memory Of Him, who, while
or earth, deserved all that the best feelings
of the heart could bestow; there are the
Minarets Of the Mosque OF Omar, built on
the site Of our Temple; aud there in sim
pie; grandeur, in one corner OF Mount Ii
on, is the New Synagogue of the Jews
the parent and his children, all are happy
on the same spot, all waiting their orison
to that Heaven where sits in divine maies-
ty the Lord Of Hosts and the God Israel
1t is not in the least curious, in the cree
ton Of this new cdifice in Jerusalem, that
we can direct the builders TO the spot
where all the materials Of Herod's Tenn
pie yet lie in silent grandeur. Beneath
the Mosque of El'Aksa, the great cham
bers' the immense granite pillars, the
magnificent marble columns with exquis-
itoiy carved tops and bases the richly or
namemed gates, the reservoirs still filled
with water, in which the Priests and
Levites haihcd are al His day tn I r.sa-ri1d,
not crumbling in ruins, but erectand ma
jestic, and having been explored within
the last two years by ore Of our people,
now a resident of this city.
There is no doubt that should the re-
building Of the Temple be commenced,
great interest will lie felt and attracted TO-
wards Jerusalem. Mr.. Noah says, the
laying of the corner stone of the new
Temple, will attract an immense number
Of the faithful to Jerusalem TO witness the
ceremony; ii will not be built as OUR cid
one, on the return of our people frcm Ba-
bylon, with the sword in one hand ard the
trowel in the ether. The building and
the builders will be protected and assist
ed by all religions denominations. For
many years have cherished the hope that
| might have it in my power TO visit the
Holy Chy-that my country would enable
ne to say to my people, with the prophet
ISAIAH, s'Hail to the land, shadowing with
wings, which lies beyond the ruins of
ETHIOPIA, which scnde,h ambassadors by
sea in vessels Of bulrushcs;' hail TO the
house Of the Jew, as well as the Gentle