, 1876-03-04
JERUSALEM,


Bir Moses nfontn!lore, nnw In tho 02tl year OF
his ago, a fow months back pail seventh visit
to JotusAlom for tho purpose OF collecting !n-
formation relating to The actual condition Of tho
Jowish Inhabitants Of tho lioy Land. as to tlicr
capnbilitv MD inclination to engage in nochnn-
ical and gonoral agricultural pursuits. Tho ro-
port (tho London Times ssys) In now published,
With q letter to Sir Mosos from two of the Lead
ing 1labbIa Of JeruBacm, In whfcl, thoy rettile
tho chargoB Of dfsncllnnton to work OF tho Jowe
OF Jcrnsalcnl whilo thoro wns a possibility Of OBJ
tanning auflclcnt charity to onablo taom to 1.-Two
It ia known tlat, fu order to give rcutatloii TO
tl,oso cllnrEos sir Moacs .iontetloro dctorminod
to undertake mission to tho Holy City aud ro-
port ou Lis ol'scrvattonsA sir Moses states t1nt
q wl,olo village l,aa boon pointed out to Him
Which might bo purchased at 1node!ato rato'
All tho persons Who reported to sir Moses on
th[s subject slated thas tle1e would ho no dtf-
iiculty whatover !n occurring. aa n'ncll land as
might 10 required olther for cultivation os
building purposes. Tho Governor aud kndi Of
Jer,sa.ntn assured him Of tho road!noss Of tho
Iurkisi, Government to rondat every possible
assistance to encourage any industrial scheme
FOR tho promotion Of TIC welinso OF tho peo-
pic In tho Holy Land. Tho French and Amer
lean Co1,sslB nlHo aesurod him Of tholr will
ingnoss to assist. Sir Moses statos that grcat
struggle may ariao III tho future botNoen tho
cducatod or TroHrosslst party-thnso who do
not como to Tho fIoly City from religious mo-
ttvoa, but from roasons connected With special
circumstances tho strictly Conservative
party whose aolo object 10 going to Jorusaom
was tito preservation of tlor religion. During
his short stay at Jatfn Sir Moses Afontotlora
notices Homo Indications to that oEect Sir Moses
gives long account OF tho tlferont Institutions
established in Jctusslom for tbs bouoiit of tho
poor. There arc a soup kitchen; n loan society,
WhoAn object It iH to make advances without in-
tetcst; a hospco. which provides ovory poor
person coming to Jerusalem with gratuttoua
boatl aud lodging until ho may havc procured
for lln,solf auitab!o residence; three building
convoraation on Tue subject Of general drainage
| IN JorusAlom with gentleman Of authority.
lilo told mo that all the. rotnso Of tho city III
now carried into tho pool Of Dcthcata, which.
strange to aay, ! was informed is close to tho
soldiers living tlloro appear not to oxporcnce
1 the least Inconvenience ou account Of its
| vicinity. II arrangements ooMld bo Hndo to
| cea. that pool entirely, to admit pnro wator
| conducting thcro tho city drnins, Jer,laalern
| might becomo FREQ from any threatening Cpl
donnie: All tho doctors il, Jor.1saoto nHsurod mo
sht hn 1ioy city mht BE- 9n
hoalthlont OF places" Sir Moeob spoaks Of thu
| skill Of Jewish mechanics in Jerusalem. whereas
Il las heou said tlat thcro aro no Jewish mo
eha,ics In The lloly city sr Moses saw watch Ha
eoldsuttho, bookbiudcis and carpenters, aud, hg
says, "All did their work most satiatactorily.' y
matchmaker Into whono handr he gave val,l'
nbss sepeator for repair, put it, within yery ny
short time, into excellent order, -, The
a wascb,nakor, displayed also Groat talen!
ma 4 Hebrew cai!graphiBs. He prcacnte]
Sir Moses Alontotlore with grain OF wheat On
which wuro writton nineteen lines, forming M
acrostto oil tho nau,o OF tbs venerable p!hlan-
throp4at- Tho trayolor states that he has lind
every opportunity Of convincing himself that thf
JewH nrp onGer aud willing to engage in any
Kind Of labor, agricultural or othorwise, whlcf
will obtain for them the nccessarlca Of life, ant
p4oco them nbovo tho need Of tho charity O.
| thoir benevolent co-rolieionists. Sir Moscs sayl
taincd towards his brothron in tho lloly Lant
haa now become, II posnlb]o. donbly incroaaod
aud ,le cmphatically aHsorta TINT thoy arc aescry
! inf Of nss,stance: they aro willing and able t
| work, thor moneal powcrs aro OF Battafuctor,
naturc. and ali Isracsites ought to rOntlor shc1
part Of tho holy Land, ho observes, ID
Hori." and lie furthermore SAYS tim
shey taro moro Industrious than mauJ
NOT. eyon in Europe otherwise non'
Of thom would romasn aliyo but when ths
work doe8 not sufficiently pay. when there Is nc
aud cloora and other 1niHfottuues bofall tho IN
Ilabitanse, we Isfnolites unto whom God re
yHa1ed Ili1nsalt Oh Mount Snnt, moro than any
othor nation must stop forward to reDder thou
help, aud rafse them from their HIate Of dis
treBs." Lo suggoata tho building Of houses il
aud around Jerusalem, with European improve
mouss, also colleges and public batlH. Eac
house should rosBesn q plot Of Erotlnd larg
enough for tho cultivation OF olivo trees, tn
vine, and nocossary vagotahtca. so as to give u
| oocupiera OF tho house = taate for ngrloultutc
11o states TINT mnny porsora In tho citlos in au
around Jerusalem have already announced thoi
willingness to follow agricultural putaults.
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