Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-24

in.ignificauce and ruin. Its in
habitants at present consist chieny
, Of n small number OF BOsnisns, VINO
, have made their res ei-ee here
and built a few small houses.
What a subject for reflection IS
berei 4 traveller may conJure up
before MS mini the pomP anu
spiendor of the Roman city In It's
days ~ ,,Iory. when port and streets
were aJjye with commerce, anu us
temples and palaces gay AZ, invinci-
ivity, ifs citadel filled wiz ~ Ron me-,
BILE legioiis Of the proue mnon
army-and now sss IuIns
ruins, Sic trcasit gfoT71 DIu,.ot-
In ibe New Testament, C'esarea
is often r,.f,rfeG -. Pam once In
order 10 escape the ps.seebtions o.
the Jews in Damascus, vs. fet
down by the brethren from
a wall and hurried of 10
Cmsarea. where he found vessel to
/ take him 10 his native town, Tarsus,
fActs .. S1-l ficfs dvelt Cornelius
the Roman centurion, WIG together
with his family was the first heatiien
convert to Christianity, anu VINO
would not have been baptlzsI
at all, unless God had taught
Peter IN a vision not TO count any
man unclean on account OF his
birth TActs 10. III. Here dwelt |
Phillp the Evangelist, who was the |
father of four daughters, all virgins, |
who hal the gift of prophesying
facts 81: S-I6). Again We find
Paul here, guarded by two hundred
soldiers, and "horsemen three-score-
and.ten and spear men two hun
dred, - come here in order to be tried
before Felix, the governor, on n
change, no doubt, Of being n con-
spirator against the state Acts 23).
And here on this occasion the great
Apostle preached his memorable
sermon to Felix, on Righteousness,
temperance, and Judgment, Mt
which The governor trembled in his
very soul; a fac, easily understood
il We. remember that, accounting TO
JOsephus, this same governor who
was 10 try n righteous servant OF
God, was himself living in adultery
with Drusilla, the wife Of the late !
King Of Edessa. But, Is not the
world always like itself2
But / must come hack again 10
our Journey. We had left Jaffa at
O'Clock am. We arrived in Sama-
rim at 10 O'Clock p. M, our resting
place for the night.
Samarin isanother Jewish colony,
founded by ''the Baron" rs Roths
child Is here generally called by the
Jews. / was told that this colony
now has about five hundred inhab
itants, and although il Is only six
years old, tile progfeSs Is everywhere
visible, and It's future prosperity
seems secured. IL is true the
colony has still to be supported
from the outside. aud the barOn
is sending every month the where
withal TO cultivate soil, build houses
and make general improvements.
The people have been employed in
agriculture 10 Il great extent, but a.
his is deemed lees profitable than
he culture Of the vine, this will
now be the chief employment Of the
'olOnis;s. One feature ) well worth
The baron has erected
agricultural schools, where voting
men receive scientific instruction
TO agriculture particu-
arly. Recently the best instructed
1Oung men. seven in number, were
elected in one of these schools, and :
Issisted 10 found colony Of their
'wn a couple Of hours from Samarin. =
had the pleasure OF conversing
With one Of these young men, and il
vas gratifying to note the expires
ions Of patriotism and confidence
n the work he expressed rs he
Ointei TO a little group Of neat
lOuses between some hills, saying:
That is our own colony"
IL has been very pleasing to me TO
Ots on my trips through the Holy
and the progress everywhere GO
~ ON. Land is being cultivated,
III vineyards are being cleared and 1
lauted, water cisterns and roads
Iilt. No wonder that the present
iovcment in Palestine is causing
attention.
The world falls TO comprehend the
lovement that is going on. They
e that this is strange one, an
vent unlocked for. The believer
Is been looking out for il, and
lOws what itsignifies. One thought
Is struck me forcibly during my
ay among the Jews in Jerusalem,
ehroh, aud in other places. The
sws themselves need to be enlight-
ned upon the subject of gathering.
hey come from almost all quarters
the globe. They are attracted
this land as to the land Of the era
e Of their nation, and many Of
EN- feel happy if they can drag
cir old tabernacles over continents
I'd oceans and come and die here.
ut, in general, there seems 10 be 4
particular enlightenment on the
bject Of gathering. A mission
the Jews, therefore, the OBJ -
t OF which would be 10
tighten the scattered nation
on the subject Of gathering, as
'etold by their ancient prophets,
'uld be a work Of vast importance y.
I at this time. But no Chris .
NJ denomination need spend
'ney on it. The bubbles Of the
iristians and their silk-lined priest
too thin. Their day is past with
superstitious ages that originated
m. The Jews need messengers
1t from the Lori, and they will
We them for the time is at hand.
While at this time" BOre"is having
Ine time in Utah with snow, ice
l winds, the farmers here have
{ commenced to plough and to
in their grain for the year. The
IS IS coming up nicely, to the
at JOY Of cows, sheep and goats.
~ flowers are peeping timidly up
N their hiding-places in the
und, just To see what is going
and the bright-colored birds
sweet melodies TO cheer Nature
e again TO renewed efforts after
long hot season. Thus things EFT
reversed; but the same Divine Sps
dom superintends the work here a G
there. j. NJ. 5. enc
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