The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

10 Acts of Violence Against Him-A Review
Of the Whole Case.
New YORK, June %. 1869.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The Greek Consul In his communication to your pa
per- referring to the late DR.. Jonas King stated
that the doctor was never imprisoned In Greece
This Is an error. He also makes clear case
against the DOCTOR as having been guilty OF volat-
ing the laws OF Greece, &C.
DR.. King was tried on the 9th OF March, 1852 new
style), before the criminal court Of Athens On the
day previous to the trial the following in the shape
OF handbil. was circulated, with the idea OF ncit-
ing the populace to acts Of violence towards the
DOCTOR
style the famous false apostle Jonas King will at
last be tried before the criminal court OF Athens.
Accordingly, as many Questioning people as de-
sire to be present az this curious trial may attend
the said court at ten O'Clock A. NJ, ana hear the
false apostle convicted Of the foolish babbings he
has uttered against the Mother OF God, the saints,
the images. and. In word all the sacraments, doc
trines aud traditions Of our holy Church.
Consequently DR.. King had to be protected by
armed police in going to the court and he barely
escaped with his life in returning from it, The trial
was not only Q complete judicial farce. but one Of
the most unjust proceedings over recorded.
The public press Of Athens was loud In condemn.
ing the whole Of the fanatical anair. One paper
says:-"The Introduction OF this case into court was
in our opinion foolish measure for religious dis.
cussi0n cannot be carried In tribunal OF Justice;
but when the matter Is considered In Its political
aspect, that, at the very moment when our govern
ment Is endeavoring to OBTAIN the importation OF the
Greek currant into America free Of duty the AttOr-
ney General should bring Mr.. King who Is an agent
OF America into court for trial. and that the Court
should order his expulsion from Greece, all this
seems to US political sOleCiSm." "Mr.
King has been prosecuted and condemned to expul-
sion for teaching every Sunday In his house the
fnnnt nf fha dn0of ht,h hA
Don Constantine, the parish priest Of the Catholics
who breaches, not in his private house. but in the
Catholic church, doctrines contrary TO our holy
religion. should, therefore, also DO prosecuted,
If the Kings Attorney wishes to be consistent.
Consequently we must destroy the article In the
constitution respecting federation and proclaim that
every religion indeed Is tolerated and Its rites may
be celebrated without hindrance, but that the priests
of the foreign religion Will be prosecuted penalty
unless they profess the doctrines OF the orthodox
church."
The Courier OF Athens says:-"We cannot forbear
to mark with reprobatIon all that occurred In the
court room. The evening before the trial OF
DR.. King some pious individuals had distributed
cards OF invitation in prOfusion and crowd
OF lovers OF scandal repaired TO the court with
q determination to exercise q pressure upon 1t.
The lawyers were every moment interrupted with
vociferatlons while remarks OF the prosecuting
attorney were greeted with loud applause. Could
not little more we Will not say severity, but i'm.
Partially have repressed such manifestations,
and to the spirit of liberation that characterzes and
does honor to the Greek peOpep We are
grleved to announce teat the liberty of defence
and the gravity which should preside at the
deliberations OF justice have been greatly COM
promised. Equally are we panied when we think Of
the long echo which this trial cannot fail 20 have
through the United States-that country great In
the present. so immense In its future and which
showed itself so sympathetic so enthusiastic even,
for the cause OF our independence"
DR.. King was imprisoned until he fell sick and
was taken home. His expulsion was not carried out
In regard to the land controversy, Mr. Botassi
does not state that IN 1885 the Greek government
took part OF DR.. Kings land Tor public square and
Kept 1t for seventeen years without putting their
plan into execution or allowing DR.. King the OF
the ground or payment therefor. Daniel Webster
and Edward Everett settled the affair.
1t i'll becomes the Greek Consul to pervert the
truth In regard to one who, years ago, came among
his furnishing countrymen with food and aims.
Who Are the Ten Lost Tribes Of Israel e.
More Light on the subject-China rs the
Land OF the Lost Tribes.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
About two months since saw the question asked
in the HERALD, "who the long lost ten tribes Of
Israeli" The questoner evidently expected an
answer from the preachers tho modern Pharisees;
but be waited In vain, and he proceeded to answer
his own question himself in last Sundays HERALD.
He thinks that the Huns other barbarous tribes
from Persia and Mesopotamia and from about the
Black Sea, who invaded Europe ten or twelve cen.
turtles ago. were the ten trbes but THIS is an error
as they never bore any distinct trace OF being dis.
tnct from other barbarous people But the ten tribes
do bear distinguishing qualities from all other people
on the globe, living by themselves and having civil
lization OF their own, which is the same they had
when they lived at SanarIa on the eastern coast of
the Mediterranean, with the exception OF the I'm
mense advancement they have maze in agriculture,
and industry which excels that OF ali
other nations, and made them more wealthy, per-
haps, than all other nations on the globe. They
tabllshed themselves where they dwell al about
the time OF the building OF Rome, as that Is about
the period OF time that Shamaaezzar, the King Of
OF Assyrla, carried them away beyond the river
EuphraIes and they took this counsel among them
sci es, as we are informed by the prophet Ezra
Esdras, that they would leave the multitude OF the
heather AMI go INTO a country where mankind had
never settled 80 that there they might keep their
own laws and 1--we exclusively by themselves. They
procured suitable boats, entered into the Euphrates
by The narrow mouths, aud into the Persian Gulf,
passed further India; for the Almighty held
stll the Hood until they were clear passed over and
they landed at Quantong, which was then bowling
wilderness, filed with beasts and birus, and lakes
and rivers. filled with fish. This long voyage took
them one year and hall to accomplish. All Eastern
Asia was at that time uninhaDIted, ana was the
same as North America was when first discovered,
o rank wilderness. Here they settled many thou.
sands OF miles away from all other nations. They
have prospered more than any other nation and
constitute nearly hail the people OF the
Count Count the dust Of jacob or number Ihe
fourth part or lsrae"-for he must count the
hundreds OF millions or Chinese first. They have the
ld0latrous worship now that they had In Samaria;
but now as at Samara they have wise men who have
never bowed the knee TO Baal They have always
had idols since they settled In China. They have set
the best example OF all nations shun war and live
IN peace VITA all nations which Ia the OF pros
perty and craftsmanship. Europe Is indebted to
them for the example and has for the last hundred
years been following In the pathway OF peaceful IN
dustry and manufacture Europe ana the world are
Indebted to China for the knowledge OF all the most
important discoveries and manufactures in the
world. Cotton, silks, satins and most other manu-
features came from China passed through India aud
Persia west to the Mediterranean. Furthermore all
nations are indebted to China for their civilization
The Greeks and Romans nave faded from the earth
some thousands OF years. while from her superior
craftsmanship China has survived them ALL
having o living civilization which Greece and
Rome never had. China, which 10 incontestably the
land OF the long lost ten tribes, stands
at the head Of all civilized nations except In one
thing, and that Is Christianity. Their superior
civilization over Europe Is shown by their free re.
ngion, having no state religion, as the barbarous
nations OF Europe always have had and 1t IL more
likely that the morals of the thinesp a