Show JILEl UVAKEXIXG A correspondent of the CkrUtan fo eto World writes as follows to that paper pa-per Anything indicative of au awakening and a revival of energy In the Holy Land especially at Jerusalem must prove of special Interest In-terest to every pOor who is watching the signs of the times Being cow on a visit to the Holy City for the Kveuth time after a considerable interval I find the changes that have recently occur so marked and suggestive that 1 am induced t indicate some of the meet prominent for the information of your largo circle rcaJers mauy of whom 1 I feel fur are deeply interested inter-ested la the future of this laud ot sacred memories On approaching the city from the west iu former years there were scarcely I any buildings except the Russian convent nun the lonte tore almnhouscs to intercept the view of the city walk now the whole plain is covered with private residences and colonies of Jews whilst mar t tire JutEs Gate are large numbers shops already tenanted ten-anted and numerous others incourtc of construction This extension U > yond the wallshssbecomeneccisary on account of the rapid increase of thu population I am informed hAir h-Air Moore British Consul Irene that within the last three or four yean about 0000 Jews have coma to Jerusalem for permanent residence lu and around the city and that of the entire population of about 70000 it is estimated that nearly 400CK are Jews He also stated that the influx of Jews into other parts of Palestine during recent re-cent years has been entirely without with-out rent The principal streets which but a few years since were almost itnruuble in rainy weather havu been paved with cLeric a new wide street has been opened up through a densely poiiulatcd quar ter aud five hotels arc now open for the reception ol the annual increasing number of viitors and traders from all lands Public work of importance have been erected erect-ed and others are in oUler ar proz ness The road from JutEs to Jerusalem nt one time all but impassable has been reconstructed recon-structed by au eminent engineer over it our own and oilier carriage services are in full operation a Rood road has been formed from Jerusalem Jerusa-lem to Bethlehem and another from Jerusalem to Hebron several other are rapidly approaching completion from Julia to Xaulous Shechini 49 miles Jerusalem to Jericho 11J miles Calpha to Xizareth 2 miles aud Nazareth to Tiberias IS milL Jerusalem has hitherto been almost wholly dependent for its water supply upon Its large underground under-ground clterns for the reception of rain water which after a summers sum-mers drought often provts insufficient insuf-ficient quantity and almost unfit for use The government is now about to introduce I au unfailing supply > sup-ply from a spring of pure water beyond yond Solomons Tools alnut nine miles distant A large Hour mill established by the Messrs Ilergbclm having proved both a great tcncfit and a financial success others with large steam lower are lno progress of erection soap factories havo com mencedoperation nt1 nIa tem sawmills have ben established Colonies Col-onies of Jews following agricultural pursuits stated to lie successful are located one about five miles from I rt Jaffa and a larger one at Limenn near Cicjana originated and assisted by the Kothchlld family Thu b I forenamed road to Jericho is being constructed by the governmentwho have taken upall the land available in tire best parts of thp volley for the development of an extensive scheme of agricultural operations which with such a temperature E I fertile a soil and well watered by I the copious stream front KIKhaV fountain shoull furnish abundant Countln Ihml urlsh abuntnt I and remunerative anl rmunerto crop Grains bananas sugar cane cotton and various fruits and vegetables have for some time pat been cultivated here with much enemas Tire Increased In-creased amount of rain which ha fallen the lat few years in Tales tine has bad a most marked effect In Jfr and more abundant harvests harv-ests thau hitherto known I The most important ntullp however how-ever of all may b anticipated from the railway about to be constructed between JaOa and Jerusalem As rumors In former years have prevailed I pre-vailed which have never been realized I called upon Mr Fruiti I ger the banker tn whom the concession loss been granted f by the Turkish goverument and was assured as-sured by him that the necessary cnrital had been Fulfrcribed and tliit the works would commence immediately upon the close of the upn rainy season iu early spring nnd The pushed influence on urgently such a to line completion of communication com-munication between Jerusalem and the coast may b expected to exert I Incalculable exptc a a I natural sequence the harbor which is now InacccsIblu to Medi terranean steamers must 0 illop ened and enlarged and the rocky barrier which prevents ingress removed re-moved I is l contemplated to subsequently subse-quently extend tills Hue via Gaza and ElArih over the short desert to Port Said and Ismalia on the Maritime Canal thus connecting I with the railway system of Lower Egypt for Cairo Alexandria and Suez and to the Fayoum and Upper Egypt Such important action for the improvement of the Holy City and the development of the resources re-sources of Palestine and opening oJenln up of the country to commerce nil without precedent in modern times Viewed Iu connection with the numerous and act efforts being made by various religious agencies throughput thin country fur the evangelization of the people aud the conversion of the Jews these fact must encourage every lover of Gods ancent people to hope that His set lug time to las or ZIon Is last approach |