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Show I JEW'S RETURN BEING OPPOSED Apostle McKay Says Disor-den Disor-den in Jerusalem Aimed by Semitic People "Mohiuiimcdans and Christians are uniting In opposition to the return of the Jews to Jerusalem and the spirit spir-it of opposition lt so jrreat that there will be bloodshed beforo Jerusalem la ro-born and rc-bullt. ' Apostlo David O. McKay declared in an R.i.lt' - d"-liveied d"-liveied at the Fourth ward chapel last night. The Jews are already being: inobed and stoned on tho streets of the Holy City, he said. The service Sunday nlcrht xvas held under the auspices of tho ward ICn-tuals ICn-tuals and tho fact that Apostlo McKay Mc-Kay ha-s recently returned from n mls-.lonary mls-.lonary tour around tho world in tho interests of the L.. D. S. church, at-I at-I iracted a congregation that filled tho chapel to overflowing, scores of peo- pie being unable to gain entrance. JEWS TO RETURN Apostle McKay gave an Intensely Interesting account of his visit to tho Holy Land and held tho attention of I the congregation for an hour and a half while he described tho scono made sarred by the mission of the Redeemer Re-deemer of the world. He gave a graphic account of tho troubles he witnessed In the Holy City. Ho said iLH they wore drawing near tho City of David he observed his guldo becamo I awo-strlcken and timid. He also no- ilced that tho stores outside tho city were closed and barricaded. In reply to his Inquiries his guldo informed j him of the opposition u tho return of the Jews to which ho gave assurance ( they would come back His guldo re- I piled he would soe the streets bathed IB blood first and Apostle McKay assured as-sured tho guldo that It was possible the 6treets might be bathed with blood, but the Jews would surely return i Apostlo McKay said that on the day j of their arrival In the Holy City a bomb was thrown, killing one man and Injuring several others and three men wero stoned to death Jows and Jewesses Jew-esses were stoned and mobbed on tho streets of Jerusalem. Ho told of the Jows being crowded In the north portion por-tion of the city fearful and apprehensive apprehens-ive because of the opposition to their return. Ho deplored tho fact that tho message of the koP'-1 taught by Christians Chris-tians was not demonstrated In their lives and that for this roason Chris- ! tlajiity was not appealing to the Jews. l'HKWCTlON 1 I LITMJ-ID Apostle McKay recalled the Incl- j detn of Apostle Orson Hyde dedicating the Holy Land for the return of the Jews In the year 1S42 and his predicted pre-dicted that Great Britain would open 1 up the way for their return. That prediction was fulfilled In December., 1917. when General Allnby of the British army took possession of Jer-usalc Jer-usalc m and the cowrnment of Great ' Britain later declared It would not bo added to the British possessions. Herbert Her-bert Samuel, a British suject. and a Jew, Is the governor of Palestine, tho first Jew to govern the Jews since before be-fore the days of Christ, in telling of hH visit to Bethlehem, Apostle McKay said one could not look over the hill and fields without being filled with r-erence for the hephcrda lie thought the spirit of kindness to animals was the reason tho shepherds were so susceptible to tho message of "Peace on Karth, tiood Will Toward Men." Ho remarked ' Wo will not bo susceptible to that message until we have kindness In our hearts for men and animal." " CHI BA 11 BR KHAN Apostle McKay told how a church had been built over the khan where Christ wils born, and how It was bedecked be-decked with gold and silver and Jewels Jew-els He wished the khnn could si.md as originally built with u monument closo by tailing of tho message of tho angola and Christ's mission on earth Instead of the Jewel bedecked altars calling attention to who gave the various Jewels. Describing tho scene of Christ's temptations Apostlo McKay 6ald, " If tho world would learn the lesson of self-mustery taught by Christ, the Ills of the world would he ameliorated. Christ resisted tho temptations to gratify tho passion of appetite, pride and power but the world had yielded to these temptations. Apostlo McKay advised the young people to lake advantage of the opportunities oppor-tunities fur learning the gospel, art, literature and dramatics offered by tho Mutual Improvement associations and assured them they would recele calls to serve as missionaries In tho Pacific Islands. China. Palestine and other parts of the world. He said he was converted to women missionary work. He had seen the women missionaries at work and had nothing but commendation com-mendation and praise for their work. Palestine, Apostle McKay said was a field of opportunity for the preaching preach-ing of the gospel. "The people In that land were earnestly seeking to know the truth. There Is a tdgrer responsibility responsi-bility resting upon those w ho claim to have tho truth than they realize It Is un awful thing to claim to have tho truth and then not be able to demonstrate demon-strate It." ho said . During the serlces musical selections selec-tions were rendered by the girls glee chorus, and Mrs Pauline (' Martin. The M, I. A. slogan was recited by Ada Richardson. |