| Show palestine and the jews ader J M tanner vid addressed dressed the saints at provo on sunday Is last st re porting his missionary labors and in the course of his remarks gave his bis ideas of the fulfillment fulfilment of prophecy in relation to the jews returning to jerusalem he said that about years ago the jews throughout the world ridiculed the idea of the gathering ng ot of that people to the holy land but but soon after the time president george A smith went there and dedicated that land for the gathering of the jews there hal bat come a spirit of gat gathering her ing am among ong them they had bad no ide idea L a quarter quarte r ot of a century centary ago ol at the fulfillment fulfilment e ut of the promise to their forefathers fat bers and not the least spirit of gathering except occasionally an individual jey jew desired to go to the mount of olives to be bu buried ried there about forty years ago there arose a sect called Temp lars they believed in the abe last days according to prophecy and thit that a people should gather so that the gospel of jesus christ could be taught in its falness ful ness as had bad been predicted and that god would establish his kingdom upon the earth as daniel had prop prophesies heste 1 these german tem clars determined upon gathering organized themselves and decided upon patstine PaW stine as their gathering place no sooner did they begin than the jews looked upon the moy movement ement with jealousy As long ions as the land was a waste as long as no one made made use of it they did not care care but when the Temp lars commenced to gather the spirit began to work upon them and they though it possible that the germans might 0 in and take the land of their forefathers era to redeem it under this prospect they began to grow grew jealous and soon after brother smith had bad dedicated the land the jews started to colonize it and then the turks interested themselves to prevent preveat it the latter said it was dangerous and it meant the loss of that portion of their country they therefore resisted the movement and now no jew chugo can go into the land to stay when one goes to jaffa or any other sea coast town he is informed that he must take the ship again and go out but 11 he be goes to jerusalem as all are sl allowed to make pil pilgrimages images there he be must give security talat that he will leave in M 0 days so there is no more colonizing there but by the abe aid of a little mosey money some are able to make friends and enter the land to remain there the officers are generally poor and willing to be bought and permit here here and there a jv not in sufficient insufficient numbers to cause do CIO i to go in baron barbu rothchild has Inte interested reste 10 himself la in the matter and is aiding all he can to buy boy the land and establish the jews in armenia and other places la in these warlike the turks find it nece necessary sa e ry to have arms and amm ammunition unit I 1 on an aad d like to bor row muney money the jews are re willing to lo lynd lund on condition that they receive a grant of land with the privilege of so many colonists the turks see the the situation but want of woney money presses hard upon them and they yield there are at present nine bine colonies ol of jews established in different parts of and although small it is a beginning the all import important ani question is however the disposition of the jews that is the orthodox jews to gather together again agat and to reclaim the land of their forefathers foret athers there is no doubt about that disposition existing today and it is only a question of time when it will become general the ball has begun to roll the spirit among the jews is to comply with the prophecies and they are preparing now to do it of course there are obstacles in the way at present but god works in ina mysterious way hla his wonders to perform and it is apparent that he is now bringing things thin a about to fulfil fulfill his word regarding afe the reclamation pt Pa palestine lesline |
