| Show THE TIME OF ISRAEL EVERY int ellig we day saint who nature of the work with which tse be has connected himself believes that the time approaches when the lord will fulfil fulfill the covenant he made with ancient avaunt israel by gathering the remnants of the race from their long dispersion to the lands promised to their fathers the symptoms that were to precede that marvelous work are accumulating one of these indications is the development of a belief among the children of abraham in the true messiah of course there are numerous other symptomatic indications towing bu to the tini universal versal rejection by the peculiar people of jeus as the redeemer of israel this is necessarily one of the most conspicuous amon among 9 the signs the prophet nephi speaking of the coming forth of the gospel in the latter times and concerning the gathering of the jews says book of mormon p and it shall come to pass that the jews which are scattered also shall begin to believe in christ and they shall begin to gather in upon the face of the land and as many as shall believe in christ shall also become a delightsome people and it shall come to pass that the lord Godshall god shall commence his work among all nations kindreds tongues ea and people people to bring about the restoration of his is people upon the earth the book abounds with predictions in this particular line the same prophet as occurs on page also makes this declaration 1 wherefore the jews shall be scattered among all nations yea and also babylon shall be destroyed wherefore the jews shall be scattered by other nations and after they have been scattered and the lord god hath bath scourged urged them by other nations for the space of many generations go otis yea even down from berjon generation to generation until they sh shall be persuaded to believe in christ the aon of god and the atonement which is infinite for all mankind and when that day shall come that they shall believe in christ and worship the father in his name with pure hearts and clean hands and look not forward any more for another messiah massiah then at that time the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things and the lord will set his band again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state wherefore he will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder among the children of men the savior subsequent to his crucifixion and resurrection in his ministry among the ancients on this continent a branch of the house of israel was remarkably explicit upon this subject giving many of the details that would be associated with the he restorative feature of the latter day dispensation the rem nants nanto on this land the indians were also to develop a belief in the christ and look forward to his coming coining but returning to the subject in its relation to the jews we here introduce a dispatch which appeared in the ogden standard of may as part of the special telegraphic service of that paper cleveland ohio ma may 26 the celebration of the jewish lyof feast of weeks in this city was marked by a sensational scene the day was to be observed in all the synagogues synagogues and a 1 large arge audience a assembled asem bled ed in the p place 1 ace oj of worship at Woodlawn avenue and erie street in response to a call issued by the rev W P werber of baltimore editor of the friend of israel rev werber appeared with a rabbis cap upon his head and began his bis discourse he was bold and declared in the face of the eight hundred sons of israel that their ideas of the messiah were ridiculous that christ had been on earth and his second coming would be in the glare of a burning world this was more than the congregation could bear and men mem sprang in great excitement to their feet and rushed to the platform where they gathered around the now alarmed minister spitting upon him and endeavoring deavo ring to take the rabbis cap from his head pandemonium reigned until a squad of police officers arrived women rushed from the hall in fear while men shouted themselves hoa hoarse roe the mi minister ister kept in the background surrounded by friends out of reach of the mob that taunted him calling him an impostor imposter and the second jesus he attempted to make an explanation but none would be received and the crowd lingered for some time buc the police prevented violence being done and finally finall dispersed the congregation gre gation without making arrests arresta this scene was highly dramatic and reminds one of some of the recorded incidents connected with the life of jesus nearly 1900 years ago the same spirit being manifested toward the learned rabbi who boldly announced his belief in the christ that was exhibited toward the lamb and his followers when he dwelt in mortality it is notable however that so influential a man as the rev werber should take so bold a stand in opposition to the crystallized belief of the great mass of his brethren it is equally remarkable that he should kave have quite a number of adherents and friends under the circumstances all of whom were risking their reputations and standing among their people it is only reasonable to infer that most if not all of those who stood by the rabbi while he be was reviled and assaulted entertained similar views to those expressed by him their attitude be inga strong indication in that direction in the course of events similar evidences of the decay of jewish prejudice prel udice against their lord whom their fathers rejected will multiply the indications being favorable to the anticipation that the times of the gentiles their season for hay hav ing the gospel carried to them are nearing bearing a close when the ter t minal point is reached in relation to them the marvelous work among the house of israel will fully begin |
