Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-25
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
MOhamnledunS Becoming Christians

MOhammedans Becoming Christians.
The Sunday Magazine for October, (pub-
lished in London, and rc-published in Phila-
phia by Lipplucott) contains under the head
Of Missionary Intelligence some very remar ka-
BILE news. 1t states that the Ladies Society
for the social and religious improvement Of
Syrian females have received communication
from Mr. Waldmcr, Basle missionary, for
mcrly one of the AbysSinan captives, and now
associated with the Ladies' Society, which gives
an account of IN extraordinary movement
among the Mussulmen population OF Damascus
The letter is dated Damascus, July "a, 1871,
and the Secretary of the Society attests the full
truStworthincss of the writer. We report the
letter.
''* 4 \ You will be astonished and surpris-
ej when | tell you that here i'll Damascus
there is wonderful movement among the MAJ
hommedans, so that not less than 5000 desire
to become Christians. They have regular
prayer meetings, and they pray to our Lord
Jesus Christ that He might reveal Himself to
them as their Saviour, and lead them out from
darkness into light and truth. This Is not a mere
story without any foundation and proofS-no, it
isa fact indeed The matter has been already
brought before H. M. Consul Captain Burton,
and he took the greatest interest in this won
dcrIul appearance. The old law of this I'M
pirc pronouuSis death to every one who become
IA Christian; this could he easily executed in in
dividiarl cases but how can it be upon 5000?
and the miSSiunises (miSsiOnarlcs) told NE 1t
,ucreascs very mpctly every day. What may
he the end of such surprising thing among the
Mahomcdans There is also movement
among the Jews, many NicodcmuS, and faith
full @nuuircrs arc coming to Mr.. Frankel asking
him to guild them to the Saviour, the true
Messiah. The Druscs are anNlously expecting
their Saviour'S coming from China. In Persia
is also great spiritual movement in looking for
ward to the coming Saviour In all these Won
dcrful things, compared with the Holy Bible,
marks the day break Of a better time for the
East. In consequence oft, let us fora ct labo-
ra) pray and work, because these are golden
days in which we are prcvcliged to be employ
cl in the Lords work.
The Pail Mall Gazette confirms these reports
and says:
The Olema of Damascus were thrown into a
state Of the utmost consteruation, and ut last Il
meeting was held in the town house of the Al
geria Amir, ADD cl Kader, at which u reso-
luton wls passed pronouuclng sentence OF
death against the cOnvettS. Fourteen OF them
were cast into prison by order OF Rashld PiSha,
where they remained for three mouths when,
at the solicitation Of the Russian consul, NJ.
Twelve of them We're subsequently rearrcsted
and transported to the dungeons of Hank Ka-
lcSSi, the Darlenellcs fortress, their wives and
children being left in Il starving condition at
Damascus Finally, they were landed on the
coast of Barbary. and bauished TO the distant
interior settlement of Mursuk. But these Sc
vcritics have by no means suppressed the
movement they were dcsigncd to crush. 1t Is
affirmed that there arc now 3,0UO ncuphytcS III
Damascus alone.
We hear OF Syrian villages cn masse volun-
tarily offering themselves for conversion to
Christianity and among the converts are not
only the poor, but many of the richest MosenS
about Damascus. And We have reason to ap.
prchcnd that this Revival will lead to Il col
Sion between the Moslcms aud the Christians.
1t is true that, as Il rule, there is absolutely no
i'll feeling between Christians and MoSlcms IN
SYRIA. cxccpt where it is cugcndercd and foS-
tered by the authorities upon the old principal
divide and rule During the massacre year
Of 1860 in many villages, the Moslcm peasants
fought against men Of their own faith to de-
itnd their Christian brethren.
\ New KINGDOM OF TIE IsREALrTEs.
Some Jewish Rabbis of Frankfort on-the Main
have formed IN Association which has for It's
object to gather the scattered chlllrcn OF Israel
ana unite tnCm III lalcSllllc, tO louuu lHclC d
new Kingdom Urgent letters for cooperation
have been addressed by this Association to all
the descendants Of the chosen people. The
feasibility of the scheme is demonstrated, and
all arc invoked to pray three or four times
day for its conSllmnlation. 1t is said that the
great financial houses Of Frankfort give to the
project their support. This would include the
RothSchildS.
If the scheme be practicable, and were &C
t,laly carried out it would not be without
great influence on Europe and even America
All the largest bankers in Europe are lsreal-
ties. All the highest musical composers be-
long to the same favored race, and the strains
which Appollo might challangc for his own
would no longer be heard upon the banks OF
the Thames, the Seine, the Rhine and the
Danube. Spain would lose the greater portion
of her highest nobility, and many of the fore
most political lumnaricS in other European
countries would disappear from the Western
skv. The leader of Her Brittanic Maiestys
Opposition, Disraeli, would no longer enlighten
the bucolics of Buckinghamshire,. but as Ere
mcr of the New Jerusalem, would sound some
higher notes and dictate the law to the Cen
tiles-Turk, Russian, Frank and Teuton.-
RtchmonH Wig.
BLoNDGN, the great tisht-rope walker, seems
determined to invent a feat i'll his rope,walklng