| Show R fr 77 tiie THE EASTERN var vur TAB AND THE JEWS tilis tins t T turco buestan war wa which la Is now how raging BO so furiously at various iu turkeys ym europa europe and turkey ju in asia asla is one in which tile the people of thid third territory ashly ty neej neul a greaten greater interest all iu terest than auy ay community the na LiOLia lides engaged in the het fet rife we WO may p not dot watch the progress p of the wi R r aith the fe feve rifah feelings felt in england and austila austria Aus tila tiia for our litterest troea not spring from jile ahe same bame motives we are arc not afraid tha iha t russia wili will 0 overpower cpr p p w e r turkey seize upon constantinople abt obtain aln ain control of the black sea ea and the Stin stia straits its of dardanelles Darda nelles menace the route to india or disturb the balance of power among the great na nathans tiodos of europe but hul our real rea i sons lor for eagerly watching the progress of events in irk this great war have thor their origin in the hope that it may be the mea means ng of opening the way for the re of tile the jews to palestine pate and the rebuilding of the ancient cities of once favored land for forty seven ears harbi eard past the latter day saints have lave looked forward to the fulfilment of prophecy concerril concerning Dg the jews and the land of their ancient inheritance they firmly believe that the lord as ho he has bas said will cause the captivity of judah and the captivity of israel to return and will build them thom as at the first upon no subject are the predictions predictions of tile the p prophets ts more numerous and plain than upon the return of israel to their own land the crimean war was followed by an amelioration of the pond iliou tion of foreigners iu in turkey the jews shared in these advantages it ia is not many years since tile the jews were shut up in their own unwholesome quarter in jerusalem could not enter into jerusalem except in eastern costume they could not venture adoue outside of the of jerusalem after dark much less irsa live in any country house II 11 they walked through the bazaars they were liable to the grossest insults for which there could be no redress in those days it was death to a jew to live among the turks but now di ill this wis has changed the jews have a right to pur purchase chae lauded property in their own name already it is saidi faid paid the jews jewa inhabit anh all parts of the city of jerusalem and they are ready reacy to rent any house that is to be let jer but it is not only in the city eity of jerusalem that this change for tor the better in their condition is vl visible aible outside the cit city y villas and cottages are built where the owners live in safety safety ty undisturbed by their mohammedan ham neighbors and in other cities great improvements in building are being pushed forward it is a fact also worthy of notice in this connection that the fertility of if the soil for which in bible days it was so noted is returning te the cultivator of the land reaps an tin ample reward for all the labor bestowed upon it it has been estimated by those who are in a position to know that the hebrew population of jerusalem sa alone has doubled itself within the rast ten years palestine is li awakening to new life and israelites are returning in such numbers to its shores as to awaken lively hopes in ity the breasts of believers in prop liccy licey that the day is nean near at hand band when there shall be heard in the streets ef of jerusalem and in the cities of judah the voice of joy and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride tile the voice of them that shall say praise the lord of hosts host for the fhe lord is good for his mercy endure en tb forever from russia the emigration of jews to palestine of late years has been very considerable this is principally due to the oppressive military laws all ail jews throughout rus rua rusia russia ia are now required tobe to be enrolled and drilled at tile the age of twenty one and while it la Is a fact that jews have obtained distinguished positions as warriors soldiering ig is a business for m aich as a race they have little inclination or ca taste they feel under no obligations to fight for russia rushia for they have suffered much especially in poland I 1 at tile the hands of the national churchin palestine at the latest ac counts count tiie the jews were entirely from service bervice in the my in syria the christians and Js jews jows can pay a trifling poll tax and secure an exemption from conscription this condition of affairs so fco favorable to the jews causes them I 1 to look towards the land of their fathers with considerable expectation and desire the accounts which we receive from the war at present raging between russia and turkey are not definite the general impression appears to be that turkey must sooner or later succumb to russia ribe will doubtless inflict great damage upon her conque conqueror r or for the he turks are desperate fighters lighters fl liters as they have already shown in the ibe war now in progress it is not at all improbable that other powers may be drawn into the tile rel this will swill likely depend upon ulon the progress of the russian arms arid and the uses which she makes of her vIctor vietor victories les leg r england cannot tamely submit ait alt ti to the occupation of df the transfer transferor of the control of the straits and the black sea to the hands of russia without a lis his iw s of prestige and feeling that her empire in india is menaced and endangered whatever may inay be the result of we th e war however of one thing we feel certain the restoration of I 1 lie the jews to tile the land of their fathers will be promote promoted and the great events connected necked therewith will be hastened to their full completion for the lord whose woid word cannot fail has said lle ile lie he that scattered israel will gather him and keep him as a sheli shepherd berd herd doth his flock |
