The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-30
NO JEWISH EXODUS.
The Palestine Immigration story
Content with Philadelphia Homes.

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A story, rising in its travels from ru
NOR to assertion, and gaming more oil
less credence, has been going the round;
of newspsperdom lately, to the effect thai
the scattered sons OF Abraham were
about gathering themselves back again
into the land once flowing with milk and
honey, and that already they were
swsrming from Dan to Beershebs In
compensation Yesterday with several dis
tinguishcd gentlemen of the Hebrew
faith, u Times man was Informed that
there was no foundation whatever in any
report of the Jews emigratIng, either as
q body or in considerable numbers, to
Palestine 1t was true that the populs-
ton of the Holy Land had increased OF
late years to an extent sufficient to cause
remark, and this increase was by emil
grafton, but it was an accession princi-
pally of lazy and worthless class, that
intended to benefit by the numerous
charities which enable them to live there
in idleness and psuperism, fostered by
this Wholesale and indiscrlmate aims
giving.
Said Rev. S. Morals, of the Congrega-
ton Mikhre Israel, Seventh street,
above Arch: "Such report is simply
bosh. 1t originated, suppose, from the
story that the Rothschilds had loaned
the Turkish Government large sum OF
money and had taken Palestine in
pledge, or bought the country, or some
thing of that sort. The Jews are per-
fsctly contented TO remain in the civil
lzed countries in which they are protect
ed in their rights. In all Christian lands
they have equal rights with those OF all
other beliefs, and rise to the highest po-
sitions in government, in the arts, in lit
ersture and in mercantile pursuits. 1t
is possible that in countries under Turk.
ish rule, such as Roumania, their position
| is so unfortunate as to make many o.
them long fora return to the land OF
their fathers, but have heard OF no I'm.
migration from there. The orthodox,
that is those who believe in the iu!till-
ment CT the prophecies, thoroughly be-
lie, G that in the fulness of time, when
wars and wickedness cease, the chosen
people will again take possession OF the
promised land, but none Imagine that
this millennium is al hand. The world
will have to undergo wonderful changes
b, fore my people will be universally re-
cognized as the preserver of the wor-
ship of the true God, and become the
teachers ofsll mankind. Till then we
are content to wait.
"As to the Jews at present in Pal
es.ine, with the exception of the few who
have gone there from motives of extreme
piety, they, az class, live almost entire
" upon what is now pretty generally
believed to be mistaken charity. So
far has this conclusion obtained that at
the meeting of delegates last summer,
called together yearly for the purpose OF
protecting and relieving our brethren
from oppression and poverty. it was re-
solved that no more money should be
sent to Palestine until societies in Eu-
rope of similar character could be heard
from. You may depend upon it," said
DR.. Morals. in conclusion, with great pos
itiveness, "that there Is not one word OF
truth In any such report as you have
alluded to-"