The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-29
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.keplics pointing 70 the present barren
ness, i, upheld by Lieut.. Condor, in the
la.. report OF the British exploration
marty. Quoting Deuteronomy 81, s, he
saw, mo expression in the passage is
in,pplcabIe to modern Palestine. The
,br5oks Of water are wadyS filled in some
,.,.e4 bv perennial streams, but generally
Iry in summer. The fountains are the
modern 'ayun; the depths the deep blue
nools which form the sources Of many q
.,reau throughout the country. The
,yalleys or small plains, and the hills
are unchanged; wheat barley, vines,
olives, ligs, and pomegranates are still the
nrincipsl products OF the soil; and the
dibI translated honey is the modern
Iib., n syrup prepared from the grape
lees. which form an important article OF
food among the peasantry. There is
probably no natural product OF the coun-
try noticed in the Bible not to efound in
modern Palestine" And rs to the present
state OF the country, these are his conclu-
.ious.: !, The climate OF Palestine is
capable Of great Improvement by drain.
age, but has always been to a certain ex:
tent maarious in tho plains. These, and
especially the Jorlan valley, will always
be untitled to European constitutions,
but may be made salubrious for the indi-
genous population. ., The seasons in
Palestine are unchanged, and there
il no evidence OF any very remarkable
falling oil in the amount Of rain.
3, The spontaneous growth resembles
in character that mentioned in the Bible.
In some districts it has greatly decreased,
in others 1t has spread; woods Of timber
trees have decreased in extent, but still
exist in part OF the districts formerly &C.
cupied by them. 4, Cultivation and
drainage have both been neglected, and
the richness OF the soil makes it certain
that very little labor would make an
enormous change in the productiveness Of
the country. ), The present water.sup-
ply answers exactly to that described in
the Bible, in the Talmud, and in jose
phu,, and depends entirely on geological
formation. d, The north OF Palestine is,
aud has, apparently, always been more
fruitful than the south. Z, The Jud@an
hills are unchanged in appearance, at
least since the twelfth century, and were
probably always the most barren looking
Of all the districts. The deserts to the
east and south appear also to be un-
changed. To sum up, tue change in
Palestine is one OF degree only and not Of
kind. The curse OF the country il bad
government and oppression. Justice and
security OF person and property once
established, Palestine would become once
more land Of corn, vines, and olives,
rivalins IN fertility and in wealth its
tUcient condition.
The difficulty Of accepting Archbishop
Pnrcelrs school manifesto as represen-
latiyc Roman Catholic opinion is rather
trying 1t Is true the Boston Pho. en-
dorses it as leaving mo room for doubt
OF misrepresentation. Equally simple and
direct, it deals with the whole question,
which it brings to the level Of the COM
moncst understanding. After this, the
lecturer who wishes to bring down the
house in an impassioned appeal 10 save
the Bible and the common schools must
either be very ignorant or very impu-
dent But DR.. Purcell and the Piiot are
not the church. Bishop McQuaid also Is
not the church, and the Catholic RcriEao Is
credited with speaking with some au-
thority, and it says Of the public schools !:
we object TO them not merely because
they teach more or less OF the Protestant
religion, but also on the ground that We
cannot freely and fully teach our religion
and train up our children in them to be
true and unwavering Catholics; and we
deny the right OF the State, the city, the
Town, or the school district, 10 tax US for
schools, in which we are not free TO do so.
We, Of course, deny the competency Of the
State TO educate, to say what shall or shall
not be taught in the public schools, as We
deny its competency 10 say what shall or
shall not be the religious belief and disci-
pliue Of is citizens" That is the old.
fashioned church voice; and the monroe
man Catholics OF this country may, per-
hap', bs pardoned for seeing In the vener-
able Archbishops declaration only re-
treat from position which the church
has found too bold to be held in the face
OF American popular feeling. Id
The Adventists should look over the
London Gr4ian Herald. A recent num-
Der contains something particularly In
teFesting to them-an engraved map Of
Europe, as it will be when the eighteen
sovereign powers now occupying the ter
ritories Of the old Roman Empire shall be
reduced 10 the ten ioretold by prophecy.
twill be interesting 10 know that France
"to have another war with Germany, in
which it will be completely victorious,
and that, "a result, the Kingdoms Of
Belgium, Holland, Bavaria, Wurtemburg,
Baden, Portugal, Switzerland, Tunis and
Morocco will be annexed by other pow.
T's' The remaining ten kingdoms will
lorna coniederacy, which will soon be
broken up, and the battle Of Armageddon
WI CNl be decided by the personal descent Of
NnIs1 The Antichrist Of that battle
WI! very likely be jerome Napoleon, and
Napoleon will probably be pope. All
'ns y aGoing 10 happen very soon; but,
sayS the iNdpendtnt, "as the conflict Is
Sonnned TO Europe and It's vicinity, We
may look, during its continuance, for a
PFoa'abIe market for our breadstuffs."
When the church property in Italy was
appropriated by the State, the Roman
1A'hOIic authorities in England exerted
themselves to save the estates Of the ioun.
Ia'lon' in Rome known as the English,
''l'a and Scotch colleges. It was con-
ENDED that the law Of appropriation
t , not apply 10 them, inasmuch as
Mc! were foreign institutions, and the
Ion'enIion was carried before the Roman
J Nv courts. In the end, however, II was
S Ss9ed that these establishments, though
PassnE foreign names, were set up In
t Siqae q! the common consent Of the faith.
~, ,.5 'oF the honor and glory Of tho church,
,%S were therefore subject to The proyis.
ION. Of the law of June 10, 1878. In
s,CSOtdance with this decision, The proper.
w. 81 these colleges, together With that OF
; fue Es;nAno.H Hungarian college, consist.
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