Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-17
JERUSALEM AWAKENING.

u IEnCcALEn Ah AhENING.
h i CORRESPONDENT Of the London
n Christian World furnishes to that
= journal the following information
r concerning the progress now being
! made by modern Jerusalem, a sub
I ject Of deep interest to many Of our
. readers;
Anything Indicative Of an
: awakening and revival Of energy
ia the Holy Land, especially 81
Jerusalem, must prove of ESPECIAL
Interest to every Christian who is
watching the signs Of the times
4 Being now on a visit TO the Holy
City Tor the seventh time, after a
. considerable interval, | find the
changes that have recently occurred
50 marhed and suggestive that | am
induced to indicate some Of the most
prominent for the information OF
your large circle Of readers, many of
whom, feel sure, aredeeply inter.
ested in the future Of this land OF
sacred memories.
''OnapprOaching the city from the
west IN former years there were
scarcely any buildings EXCEPT the
Russian convent and the MOntefiore
almshouses TO intercept the view OF
the city walls; now the whole plain
Is covered with private residences
ana colonies Of Jews, whilst near 10
the JatfI Gate are large numbers of
SHOPS already tenanted ami numer-
I Others IN course of construction.
! This extension beyond the walls has |
{ become necessary on account of the |
rapid increase OF the population. |
am informed by Mr.. Moore, British
consul here, that within the last
three or four years about 20, 600 Jews |
nave come to Jerusalem for perma-
nent residence Ia and around the
city, and that Of the entire popula-
Ton OF about rocco, Ii is estimated
that nearly $1,000 are Jews. He
also stated that the influx
Of Jews into other paIts OF
Palestine during recent years
has been entirely without pee
edent. The PRINCIPAL streets which.
but n few years since, were almost
impossible in rainy weather. hav,-
oeen paved with stone, new wide
street has been opened up through a
densely-populated quarter, and five
hotels are now open for the fecep-
ton OF the acknowledgement
number Of visitors and traders from
ali lands. Public works of import-
lhce nave been executed.and Others
are IN progress. The road from
Jaf9 10 Jerusalem, ut one time ali
out lmpractcable, has been recon-
s'rlcted by an eminent engineer
over IL our own and other carriage
services are in iull operation-ai
good road has been formed from
Jerusalem 10 Bethlehem, and an
oller from Jerusalem TO Hebron:
several Others are rapidly ap-
proaching completion-fIom Jafa
70 Na6lous (Shecheml, 80 miles;
Jerusalem TO Jericho go milesi,
Calpha TO Nazareth 90 miIesL
anu Nazareth TO Tiberias us milesl |
Jerusalem has hitherto been aImost
wholly dependent for its water sun
ply upon its large underground !
clsteFns for the reception Of rain !
water, which after summers !
drought often prove insufficient in
quantity, and almost unfit for use =
Inc government is now about IN | :
INTRODUCES an unfailing supply from I
I. spring o. pure water beyond n
Soioinon's Poois-about nine miles i
llstanI A large flour mill es- !,
,aolished by the Alessrs. Bersheim Il
having proved both a great benefit | a
ana financial success, Others with e,
arse steam power are in progress OF n
,rectlon; soap factories have com a
nenced operations. and at Jaffa q,
team saw-mills have been esfaI- 70
ished- Colonies OF Jews following =,
-srcuitural pursuits, stated 10 be ~
uccesiuI, are located, one about five i.
niles from Jaffa and larger one NJ :,
near CRsarea, Originated - =.
no assisted by the ROthschild fam ~
y me before-named road 10 -
erlcho Is being constructed by the ~
oVernmenE who have taken IN an n,
ne land available in the best nar,s - -;
me valley for the DEVELOPMENT of p,
extensive scheme Of agricultural AZ,
lerations, which, with such a fem ~,
sfaiure, 50 fertile n soil, and well M
a'Sfeu oy the copious stream from | ~,
llsha's fountain, should promise m
'undant and remunarative crons NJ;
apes, nananas, sugar cane, cotton mn
~ various fruits and vegetables
ave for some time past been cnI- q
waited here with much succes- -
&c increased amount Of rain which ito
: iallen the last few years in Pal I'm
Nihe mas had most marked effect ~.
laFSer and more abundant bar- no,
SIS than hitherto known. II
Inc most important results. how. tba
er, OF all may be anticipated from ba,
railway about 10 be Constructed H.
tween Jatia and Jerusalem. As 81.
mors In former years have pre- wi1
lied which have never been real. -.
q, called upon Mr.. Frutipertbe The
nker, 10 whom the concession bss IA,
IN granted by the Turkish govern. -
mt, and was assured by him The,
me, neeessary capital had been sub MAJ
ioed, and that the works would viii
lhehce Immediately upon the Dest
e OF the rainy season in the early a
lng, and pushed on urgently 10 fron
lpletion. The influence sucb a nra,
OF communication between ~ -
usaiem and the coast NAV h. h., Il
ected to exert is incaIcuIabIe s.,
as natural sequence the har. hos
winch is now inlccessibJe Tbs
steamers. must he g.,
)ened and enlarged and the rockv 81
'ler which prevents iDgress re- ligb,
ed. 1t IS contemplated to sub dTeI
lenuy extend this line via Gaza ont 4
El-Arish over the short desert -
'ort said ami IsmalIa on the npbl
itlme Canal, thus connecting raj
the railway system Of Lower nSfb,
PIT for Cairo, Alexandra. and tho,,;
; and to the Fayoum and Upper men
pit Such important action for oasn,
Improvement of the Holy CITY IN \;
he development of the resources Gl.sa
alestlme, and opening up the str,g
Try 70 commerce are without I,ond
;dent IN modern times. Viewed anu.
with the numerous tr1Iv
active efforts being made by gasbo
US religious agencies through ham ,
ne country for the evangelical nairs
d the people and the CONVEX Cssay
oil the Jews, these facts must made
rage every lover Of Gods an CaSev
people TO hope that His set men
to favor Zion is fast approach upon
foul