Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-20

the Messiah. Their religion must still
remain a typical religion. They either
expect a Saviour to come or else they
do not. Let us see. Of they do not eX
pect a Saviour, then the Jews have
changed in their religious beliefs since
the days of Christ, for at that time the
whole nation expected His coming, and
the Rabbis sent to John the Baptist
saying, art thou he that should CONS,
or look we for another?''
IF they do not expect a Messiah, what
will they do with the Messianic prophe-
cies? How will they account for the
| types and shadows and symbols?
If Christ has not come, and is not To
come, then Judaism is a hollow she'll
a sham and delusion.
If they are still looking for Saviour,
why have they ceased to use the types
and symbols?
| Why has the altar been thrown down
and the sacrifice ceased to burn upon
it? Why has the lamb not been slain
| and the people sprinkled with its blood?
Why has the Passover and the temple
service been neglected for eighteen
hundred years? What has become OF
| the high priest the priests and the
| Levites?
How does it happen that the sceptre
has departed from Judah these 1906
years, if the Shiloah is yet to come:
If they are expecting the Messiah then
the tragedy of Calvary is to be re-en-
acted.
Their hopes of salvation rest on an
atonement yet to be made, and this
atonement is still matter of prophecy
with the time of its fulfillment past.
The Christian has prophetic and his
toric Christ on which to rest his faith
for salvation. Prophecy strengthens
history and history establishes the
truth of prophecy, so we are doubly
sure. If the conversion of the world
was left to Judaism it would never be
accomplihed)
We turn our eyes now toward the
future prospects of the Jews. The day
will come when it will be an honor to
be a Jew.
Now like dead branch, Israel has
been cut off from the true vine, while
the Christian world has been grated
in. But the day will come when they
will be grated in again.
| They will then be the children OF
Abraham, and we the adopted children.
| The Bible teaches US that the Jews are
to have a wonderful future. God has
not forgotten them. His mighty hand
will yet bring them deliverance. When
| Gods time came Israel left the brick
| llilns and in the face of Pharaoh's op-
position marched out of Egypt to the
| Promised land.
Again, when Gods day of vengeance
had passed the Babylonish captives re-
turned to Jerusalem.
Once more when the appointed time
shall have come, Israel shall be gath
cred from the nations. and shall come
to Zion and again build the waste
places of Jerusalem.
Will the Jewish race return to Pal
estine?
The Bible certainly teaches it. The
most glowing pictures of this sacred
Book portray it.
That little strip of land about the size
of Vermont on the east coast of the
great sea- Palestine occupies in thu
religious world the same place that the
little district called Greece does in the
literary world. and that little island
| called England occupies in the COM
mercial world.
The religion that is destined to super
sede all other religions and at last
cover the earth emanated from Pal
estine.
Clouds of darkness and ignorance
came over the land after the Roman
conquest like spell, which no power
has been able to break In spite of the
progress and growth of intelligence ali
over the world Palestine for 1000 years
~
customs. But today the spell is broken.
A railroad has been completed from
Jaffa. on the sea, to Jerusalem, and in
time will be extended to he Sea Of
Galilee. and on to Damascus and the
land of ancient Babylon.
The iron horse will break the still
ness that has hung like a pail over that
region for centuries; and is the fore
runner of civilization.
The telegraph, the express, the mails
and press will soon follow.
What does this new order of things
mean-the cessat ton of Jewish perse-
cution in almost every land, and the
! opening up of Palestine In modern
| civilization? 1t means that the time
| is approaching when Gods CHOSEN
Israel will be restored to their former
glory and favor with God Loro
Baconsfield, England's celebrated eX-
chancellor. the modern Mordecal, e&-
pressed the desire that the Jew, his
own countrymen, would accept the
| Christ He looked upon Jesus OF Naz-
areth as the greatest Jew that ever
lived and the one who brought honof
upon them in every land and every age
He believed that were it not for TINS
mighty Nazarine, the Jew would have
| long since been forgotten.
An analysis of Hebrew character IN
its wonderful capacity. its strange eX-
ceptions and anamolies, is hardly pos
sible The best writers of hctlon paint
their Jewish characters intense. IL II
is Shylock, he is the personltlcatlon o.
avarice. He is revenge incarnate. In
him is summed up all the hatred and
lmalevolence of his injured race.
Blinded by prejudice he is very Jew.
| With characters like that of Shylock