The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03
MENEL,K or JEWISH ~-.-aIN.
The NcpuS Of AbysSinin Direct De-
hccmLnMi of NlMH SNLOMMM.

The NcnWa Ot AbysktntN btrcc' D''
sccudnut of NiuG solomon.
As TO tho Emperor Menellk This mon
arch's recent proves. both moral and
material. has taken the civilized worit
by surprise; MS hordcs of warriors nave
proved quite equal TO weN-d'sciplined Fn-
ropean troops. and he himself has rurned
cut moro ihpn match Tor a diplomacN
sad to be nglia d un prelc ~ Nacula-
vclh The wonder, says inc ST. J"iiiSs
Gazette. should have been less; M"i'ilk
simply chassc de race, being diieat ne.
eccnuant OF King solomon, his very name
being taken after that Mene%k son OF
Queen Mckcda or NlcaulR~tno queen OF
sheba 81 The Sorptures-and OF the EreN'
Hebrew monarch. Meneilk means AZ,
have II Translated us son Of the WISE
by assimila ing Mcnel.k 10 Ebn Al,k-''
familiar PATHOLOGICAL proceeding. AZ any
rate. II IL evident that The menus Is OF
tho chosen people; ana this once est1h-
lisAcd, we need no moro wonder NJ h'S
extraordinary intelligence.
nire. Ethiopia is simply ruled ny JcwS-
not the Jews one secs a. u rule IN rue
East but Ivy authentic hebrews, tue @, =
fetal descendants of the escort OF law,
which Solomun's solicHuUc proNtdcd lor
the Msneili OF 1900 years ago. when mar
fhVoriio son of his. having finished me-
studies In the temple, Set OUT 70 JON we
queen. his mother. new Jnine va
Mcuolils originated the solomonAn dN-
nasty OF Ethiopian cmporors and leruso-
lem became tho center OF plons nilErim-
ages for the people Two important M.
migIntlons took pl0ce-durbng the NrHt
captlNiiv namely. and during the relIn
Of Salnu,nc ssar. the cNiics getting rap'"iy
0ccundtcd and absorbed IN the hniN oi
The Ethiopian nation. \ last eNodus lol'
lowed after the destruction of the terip'o
but, strangely enough, this latch of cNHos
,umaihed Without the sphere oi 4S Ilon VI
inhucnce of uhelr African counirNineh
rhiough an these oentutlts they nave
kept the proud nickname OF t,tiaal"4-
,Nlles; .hey live In chettos built by them
selves in tho province of samen, they arr
exempt from military duty thcS disdaiu
| trade metal working being ihtir onlN &c,
| cupat don aud they have remained tnlthlul
| 10 their ancient creed.
1t Is beyond the scoops OF these notet
| &c review In detail the conNerSlcn of fhlS
| remarkable race to christianity, nmt II
| win suffice to mention that tradition
| places the event rs carly as the year 81
| of our era, Nor cnu one say NOR" Al
| regards the religious organization % IN,
| country, the r3lcs suo the very spirit OF
| the religion than that Tho whole people
| accepted tho now m'th and kent all 90 The
| Cid one that was NOT nhtogatct NJ ae
| law of Chritt, our SAVIOR was rf'pt-
| nlEed as The expected Messiah aud lhn-
| have E'hioI inme--or rather ethnicnllv gen
| u,ne He IRE we-pa@sad from Mo'@s 10 J''-
| sus These aborglucs form today the
| arlssiocrany Of the country al tho chuich
| and state dlgnitnries. the bishops sword
| hearera the mounted ahho'9, and all rep
reuHn natives Of Ills fomIal theocracy do
| sccndins from the Hebrew settlers. TheN
| afro about 10000 w rough numbers. ruling
| over " coo 0CN Thrd w. how Jews roigi
| In Ethiopia, and that Is why we n"cd not
! ho surprised a. any ot thor mighty deeds
| whom The tid-nRS reach our half-informed
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