Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
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I the Jews as a people. In that year
the war between Russia and Turkey
resulted in the treaty of San Ste
piano. which was harsh in its terms
against the Turks, the possessors Of
upon the scene and demanded, a re-
I vision of the treaty, failure OF which
would bring Great Britain into the
war. This action was taken by her
premier, Lord Beaconsfield. whose
real name was DIsraeli, full blood
ed Jew, the only one who has ever
| held that Office under the British
government. AS result of this he
caused the assembling Of the Berlin
Congress- which met on June H. 1873,
and was in session 80 days. D'Israeli,
| the Jew, presided over the congress,
stated the terms of the treaty and
was the towering figure amongst the
eleven nations involved in that dis
cussion The result was a more
favorable treaty to Turkey, by which
she was permitted to hold Palestine;
and in consideration of this the
Turks entered into an arrangement
with the British government by
| which Turkey guaranteed to the Jews
! in Palestine certain civil and relig-
; ious rights that they had not enjoyed
! for eighteen centuries. Exactly on
time. then, this date is fulfilled. Then
the persecution of the jews began in
an increased measure. There came
| upon the scene a young Jew whose
love for his people was greater than
all the allurements of this world. He
wrote the memorable paper, THE
Jewish State" and thereafter, in the
year 1887 he organized the Zionist
movement, and since then the name
; of Theodore Herzl has been a house,
hold word in the home of the ortho-
dox Jews throughout the world. The
purpose of Zionism, as announced at
the time of it's organization. was.
and is, to obtain Palestine and there
| rebuild the Jews in their homeland,
, establishing a government of the
Jews, by the Jews, and for the Jews,
and to procure the endorsement of
| other nations OF such a move Zion
| ism increased from a handful until
today in every city on earth where
there are orthodox Jews there is a
Zionist organization.
| The British Mandate Over Palestine
The year 1918 is another important
date, according to the parallel, be-
cause it is forty years after 1873.
The Jewish civil year begins in the
autumn; hence October. 1917, would
! mark the first part of the year 1918,
Jewish time On the I'd day of
November, 1917, the British govern
tment, through Mr.. Balfour issued a
statement to the Zionists that it was
the wish of Great Britain that the
Jews should establish in Palestine
homeland. fulfilling their hearts de-
SIRE and within the year 1918 the
leading nations of earth, including
the United States. followed the same
course. And on the 10th day Of
| Nissan, 1918. a Jewish commission,
under Dr. Weissman, Jew, sailed
| from London, commissioned by the
British government to establish Il
homeland in Palestine. The British
government has a mandate over Pal-
estine, and under her the Jews from
all parts of the world are now rapidly
! rebuilding Palestine into mighty,
state-a clear fulfilment
/ of the prophetic utterances OF Jesus
and the prophets of Jehovah. and an
absolute proof that the old world or
order of things is at an end and the
new is at the door. These facts
should thrill the hearts of Jews and
Gentiles alike. who hail the coming
of a better day, desiring the blessing
,of humankind.
Distress and Perplexity
The past five years have marked a
condition of distress and perpiexity
unknown before in the worlds his
tory. The nations and rulers have
been in perplexity and distress. To-
day the financiers are in perplexity;
politicians are in perplexity; business
men are in perpleXity, and the people
in general are in distress, and there
is a widespread discomfort through
out the entire earth. This is one of
the evidences that the end Is here,
because, answering the question with
reference to the end Of the world,
Jesus said that then upon the earth
shall be distress of nations. with per-
plexity; the sea (restless humanity
and the waves roaring. mems hearts
failing them for fear and for looking
after those things which are coming
on the earth"
Christian Persecution
Again Jesus said, as proof Of the
end of the world, that His followers
would be hated of all nations for His
names sake: that some of them would
be killed, others prosecuted. delivered
up to the courts and imprisoned; and
/ "it shall turn to you for a testimony"
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