The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
NO KINGDOM FOR THE JEWS.
The .sChosen People" Foo Scattered
To Be again Nationnlizcd III
R0lcSiinc.
TLopdou Special. ]

London Specal.l
Tue restoration Of the Jews Is SUD
iect that is just now receiving cons'uefa-
BILE attention, more especially from
those who are without than those
within the pale Of Judaism. NJ.
Michael KaOuer states ihst there Is In
Paris two societies-One of the ''Sons
of Zion" and the other the ''Emanci-
patton Society''-esch having for Its
aim the establishment Of the he
brew kingdom 10 Palestine, aud that
similar Semitic clubs exist in Russia,
ROumanis, Austria and Germany.
Renan stated when in company with
Lawrence Ollphant he visited Jerusa-
lem, that some thought the restoration
Of the ancient monarchy was tie on)eci
Of his journey. He says that, even u
desired or desirable, the plan is not
feasible. tor there arc not only the
myested interests OF Turkey, bot OF
the Christian churches to be conserved.
/ He recalls the fact that a quarrel over
the holy places resulted in the war u
iha Crimes. Ile says, too, that it is
Itmmssible To repinnt a nation. Tie
Jews have assi,nilated with the West
aud IN PsIe. tine would sigh for the
bourses III Paris, London, Berlin and
Vienna.
! NJ, Adolphe Frank also, regards the
project as imprac'icable. The Jew,
no ssys, have long since abandoned
the hope of re. establishing religious
centre. They have adopted the naiio-
Inhiisy 81 the countries which have
given them huin. 3, and merely desire
thai MI mankind shuli worship the
i same God. In the war OF 1870 the
/ Germon Jews were the most German
Of the Germans, while the Ai.atiaf'
Jews remain strongly French.
The graru rabbi OF Paris explains
that the societies named Ivy NJ. Kanne:
are not intended to promote general
there small agricultural colonies Oh
Jews rescued rom persecution in Rus
STA and elsewhere.
One person to whnm Nj. Kunuer ad
dressed himself was Il Jewish fiuancier.
To the question, "what would yon DO
II the kingdom OF Palestine were con-
stltuted anew? ~ he replied, 81 should
at once request my King t" appoint
me ambassador at Paris
Inc nrst woman preacher mas JUST
been licensed by the Methodist church
south. The northern NIe,hodists have
been licensing women for more than
forty years to preach, but the southern
Methodists have been very conserva-
tive on the subject and tho appearance
Of y woman in the pulpit, regularly
ordained, has made quite a stir in
church circles. At a recent meeting OF
the quarterly conference at Springtown,
Fayetteville district, Ark, conference
MIR. and Mrs. Weber were both licens.
ed to preach with the sanction OF the
presiding elder Rev. J. A. PEBBLES,
and the pastor Rev. A. NJ. Elan. The
authorizing Of the woman to preach
has given great ofIense TO many of the
brethren, and the action OF the presid.
Ing elder In sanctioning snch au inbo-
walton Is severely commented on, but
he says that the lady was we'll quail
fed 10 preach and he does not regret
his action in the matter. There is 10
law in the Methodist church regarding
the licensing of women to preach, and
the action Of the Arkansas quarterly
conference will no doubt be brought
up before the general conference, which
is the law-making power In the church
and some authoritative decision made
as to the eligibility Of women for holy
orders Ia the Methodist church.-N
O. Picay,Oie.
r~a, Observation-Disclosures