Show TOE JEWS GATHERING it is ernly strange to read of a big real estate boom at jerusalem the city where DAVID dwelt but such is actually taking place at the present time work on the jaffa and jer railway has beau progressing finely this winter and soon may be heard the conductor calling out all aboard for Jers aleca the rumor of this strange awakening of the city that has slumbered for so many cen is serving to bring hundreds nay thousands of jews from all quarters of the earth to their beloved city soon they will be riding right into its very gates and then the rev elation recorded in the book of nahum will bo fulfilled which says the chariots shall bo with flaming torches in the day of his preparation they shall leem like torches they shall run like lightening althe united states consul GILLMAN located at jaffa gives the first official notice of the gathering of the jew to the department as follows the jews from all lands continue to come to palestine to beside in increasing numbers many of them are aged persons who immigrate with the sole object of dying in jerusalem in accordance with their religious belief so that they may be buried on the mount of olives but overset this people join some of the jewish agricultural colonies established under alie rothschild patronage or engage in trade or traffic the decree of the sultan obliging the expulsion of such jews the modification of to refer only to joics coming here in large numbers practically its repeal was brought about through the cuorts of his consulate I 1 here refer to it in order to slate that this modification is of late faithfully adhered to by the ottoman authorities indeed it would seem to be most liberally construed as I 1 have learned that recently jews at once landed at jaffa without tha least obstruction which ia sufficient proof of what has been accomplished how glorious these tidings are to tho latter day saints it confirms their teachings that Jarn salem shall soon be inhabited by israel and the law go forth from zion and the word of the lord from jerusalem it should also be convincing evidence to all christianity of the truthfulness of the bible and the many prophecies relating to the gathering of the jews |