The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-30


Mr.. Chamberlain's suggestion of an
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain did not cause a bit of
surprise to the members Of the British
Israel association, or British Israelites,
as they are known. The association
has members in the United States as
well as in Great Britain, says the Inter
Ocean. They believe that this alliance
was foretold by the prophets of old,
as was also the present var with Spain.
This is said to be the beginning If a
great European war. which will bring
about an alliance between Russia and
h various Latin countries of Europe,
and an alliance between Great Britain
and the United States. The British
Israelites declare that the Americans
and English are descended from the ten
lost tribes Of Israel, and that the war
will fulfill the prophecy in jeremiah
Xxx, 6, hat "the world shall be gath
cred together against Israel" and there
shall be a time of great tribulation and
fear.
This time is referred to in the propn-
ecies as Jacobs Trouble" and in the
books of the adherents of this cult it
is called also the great "war-woe."
They say also that these wars and
rumors of wars are some of the signs
by which Christ told his disciples that
they were to know the second coming
of the Lord was ear Some Of the
British Israelites have so much faith
in their w Interpretation Of the
prophecies that they expect the millen-
mum to arrive with the close Of these
wars, in about three and one-half
years.
There are many people in New York
who devote their ives to the propaga-
ton of this idea. They give public lee
lures and write books on the subject.
conflicts will result in establishing the
Anglo-Saxon race. the English and
Americans, in possession of Palestine
and proving that they are the descend
ants Of the ten lost tribes. Their ar
guments in support Of their theory are
various. One of them is the story of
the stone of Scone, which rests under
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The stone. which is called Jacobs pill
low, is said to be the one that Jacobs
head rested on at Bethel when he saw
the vision Of the heavenly ladder. The
story is hat this stone, the ark of God,
and the harp of David, were brought
to Erin by the Princess Tea Tephi,
daughter of Zedekiah and princess of
the line Of David. According to the
legend, this princess. with jeremiah,
her uncle, came to what is now the
Spanish peninsula, where an attempt
was made to steal from her the ark
and the stone. To preserve them she
was obliged to flee to Erin. jeremiah
and the princess hastily embarked with
their precious burdens. and though
they were buffeted by storms and Of
ten nearly wrecked, their faith was
strong that all would be we'll in the
end, as God had promised that the
seed of David should not die. At last
they landed in Erin, and Jacobs pillow
once more found a resting place. Ac-
cording to the old histories, on this
stone monarchs of the house Of David
ave been crowned for 2,45O years.
There is a tradition that whenever a
true king vas crowned the stone was
silent, but that when a false king, or
pretender, took his seat upon it, the
stone groaned aloud, with a noise like
thunder" From the Princess Queen
Victoria's descent is traced through
the kings Of Ireland and Scotland.
It is argued in support Of this Irish
legend hat if jeremiah never was in
Ireland it is difficult to explain why
abound in reference to him, while no
notice is taken of him in the barbaric
and other literature Of England, Scot
land and Wales. Tradition has it that
jeremiah is buried in Ireland and that
the ark of God and the harp of David
also rest there. From the harp of David
has descended the far-famed Irish harp
whose melodies are supposed to sum-
mon the fairies. Permission has been
obtained to make excavations for these
ancient relics, and some money has
been subscribed for that purpose by
people in sympathy with the British
Israel ideas. There are in Ireland the
ruins OF an ancient palace. which is
said to be that of Princess Tea Tephi,
whose husband, Heremon, was himself
a prince of the tribe of Dan, one Of the
ten lost tribes Of Israel. These two
figure prominently in the genealogical
tree of Queen Victoria, which has been
prepared by a British Israelite.
British %Israelites say that Rev. F. r.
A. Glover, one Of the best known advo-
Gates Of these doctrines. having made