The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-24
Miscellany.
Adams and his Colony.

Rev. DR.. Bellows has recently visited Jaffa,
and thus speaks of the colony established by
Elder Adams:
Mr.. Adams, the founder of the American
colony, notorious for a year past, still holds
on, full of faith and confidence, although re-
duced to twenty-six followers fIom the orr
ginal one hundred and fifty or so he brought
over with him; the rest, losing hope and be-
coming homesick, or wasted by sickness and
Encouragement, having gone back to Ameri-
ca at the expense OF the United States gov
eminent. All the cOnsuls unite in repl esent-
ing The management OF the colony as being
very injudicious, and they all thought human
ity required their interference to save further
waste OF life end happiness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ad inns land this is a case where the wife is
at least as noticeable as the husband) main
p tain that the cOlonists were well treated, were
fourishing had actually made money, and
took the consuls and the American govern
ment In, when they threw themselves on
their charity sto-y which the credulous
may believe il they can. Mr.. and Mrs. Adj
ANS received us very kindly, and appeared to
be living very comfortably. He told us that
he was the patriarch of '.tne Church of the
Messiah" an entirely independent body, des-
tined to supersede all other Christian bodies,
OF all OF which he seemed to have very
low opinion. He was immensely catholic in
his views, putting Moslems, Jews and Chris
tians on one footing, and asserting his friend
ly relations with all his neigLbors, Syrian,
Christian, Jewish and Mussleman.
de thinks the Jews certain to recover their
native land and to rebuild their temple in a
very few years, and limited at the kingship OF
one OF the Rothschilds at Jerusalem. Their
victory and restoration will, however, be
speedily followed by the coming in OF the
Church OF the Messiah, when, presume, Mr.
Adams, who, believe, regards himself pos
sessed OF an immortal body as well as soul,
will take Christendom in hand and exercise
more than Pontitcai sway, with superhuman
wisdom, gentleness and benefcence.
Mr.. Adams told us he had the care of sew
"a enteen churches in America in Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts; the nucleus
OF his coming church universal. He flooded
us with proot-texts Of the restoration of the
Jews, and talked, not without ability of his
own views. He has the head of religious
fanatic, but not the face. He is eminently
secular In bis manners, but l should say had
q very imperfect education, and a decided
bee in his bonnet" BE had lately made
conquest of a certain Rev. Mr.. Toombs,
Methodist from The West, whom he had bap-
tlzed IN the Jordan and elevated to the rank
OF bishop He looked for new converts from
England, which, hear, he threatens to visit
as missionary. He is said by the consuls to
have pledged himself to draw no more re-
eruits from America As Mr.. Hale and Mr.
johnson oil Beyrout expended some hundreds
Oh pounds OF their own in getting the original
victims of Mr.. Adams's fanatcism home,
judge they did very rightly in taking this
pledge to protect their successors from such
expensive calls on their humanity.