The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-15
About twenty wears ago providence

raised up for your people a great lead
er, DR.. Herzl, whose name is now a
household word with your race. While
your people were unready for any
message that 1 could give them they
were ready for what God sent them
through DR.. Herzl-a message of hope,
a message of national aspiration which
quickened the pulse of your people
into new hope respecting the future
Of the Jews. DR.. HerZlS endeavor
was to have all loyal sons of Israel
rise from the dust and aspire to be
! nation amongst nations and to pro-
vide a home for the prosecuted of
their race in Russia and Eastern Eu-
rope. DR.. Herzl struck the popular
cord in the hearts Of the Eeople. At
first it was purely political, and the
name of Zion meant little OF anything
religious; but gradually DIR. Herzl and
all the leaders of the counsels of your
people began to see that the religious
element of the movement was the
strongest, the most powerful.
DIR. HerzI has been succeeded by DR..
Nordau, also evidently a man of great
talent and great patriotism; but Zion
ism languishes. I am disclosing no
secret when I tell you that amongst
the leaders as well as amongst the
rank and file, Zionism is trembling in
the balances and fearful of coming to
naught. 1t has spent its force along
the lines originally inaugurated; but
it will not fail, as many fear. With
swer you that Zionism is about to take
on fresh vigor; that its most prosper
GUS days are yet to come. According
to my understanding of the Hebrew
prophets the time of Jacobs trouble"
is not yet ended. Further pogroms of
Russia may yet be expected and fur
Their atrocities in Roumania and else
where it is sad indeed to be obliged
to admit that these tribulations will
probably come to you from professed
Christians. How ashamed feel of
those who thus dishonor the name and
the teachings of my Master. cannot
find words to express! They are de-
luded. They have misunderstood the
Teacher whom they profess to follow.
Their thought is that God will tor
ment eternalIy all who do not profess
the name of Christ. Controlled by
delusion they are serving the god Ad-
versary and dishonoring Jesus. But
as the trials and difficulties of the pa
triarch Joseph were Gods providences
to lead him on to influence and power
and honor, SO will all these experiences
and prosecutions work blessings for
your race and tend to drive them out
of their present satisfaction and make
them long for home-for Palestine.
These experiences in connection with
the voice of the prophets, which will
henceforth more and more ring in
your ears, will be the providences of
God to accomplish for you more along
the lines of Zionism than personal
pride and national patriotism.
It is not my thought that the eight
millions of Jews in the world will all
go to Palestine, even though it has
been estimated that, under most fav-
orabIe condition, the land could sup
port more than twice that many. 1T
is my thought that some of your most
earnest and sanity people will go to
Palestine quickly, that the rejuvena-
ton there will be astonishing to the
world. Further, it is my thought that
Jews in every part of the world, in
proportion as they come under the
holy influences of GODS promises
through the prophets, will go to Pal
estine sympathetically-by encourag-
ing those who can better go than
themselves and by financial assistance
and the establishment there of great
enterprises. Permit me to suggest that
in the time of trouble, incidental to
the transfer of Gentle rule to the
Messiah, all financial interests will be
jeopardized. Many of your race, grow
ing wealthy, will, surely take pleasure
in forwarding the work of Zionism, as
soon as they shall realize that is of
God, foretold through the prophets.
And those of your people of INSULT
cient faith to use their means in for
warding the Lords work at this i'm
portant juncture will, before very long,
find themselves in the condition pic
tured by the Prophet Ezekiel, who de-
clares (vii, 19) that in this great day
of trouble-"Thev shall cast their sill
yer in the streets and their gold shall
be removed; their silver and their
gold shall not be able to deliver them
in the day of the wrath of the Lord"
The great Messenger of the Covenant
whom We delight in (Malachi iii, 1-3)
will test and prove you as a people.
Those who worship idols af gold and
silver, stocks and bonds, will receive
severe chastisement at his hand that
| they may learn a great lesson before
he will grant them a share in the
coming blessings.
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