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238 JESUS IS COMING.
The Universelle Israelite Alliance was organized in Paris
in' 1860, and later the Anglo- Jewish Association in Eng-
land. Through these powerful organizations the Jews can
make themselves felt throughout the world. And now,
within a few years, there have been organized Chovevi
(lovers of) Zion and Shova (colonizers of) Zion societies,
mostly among the orthodox Jews of Russia, Roumania,
Germany, and even in England and the United States. This
is really the first practical effort they have made to regain
their home in Palestine.
In a few words, followers of the status quo are striving
to reconcile the genius of Judaism with the requirements
of modern times, and in Western Europe are in a great
majority.
The Reformed Jews or Neologists have rapidly thrown
away their faith in the inspiration of the Scriptures. They
have flung to the wind all national and Messianic hopes.
Their Rabbis preach rapturously about the mission of
Judaism, while joining with the most radical higher critics
in the destruction of its very basis, the inspiration of the
Word of God. Some have gone clear over into agnosti-
cism.
Strange to say, from these agnostics now comes the
other wing of the Zionist party. And not only have they
joined this party, but they furnished the loaders, viz.:
Dr. Max Nordau of Paris, and Dr. Theodore Herzl of
Vienna.
The orthodox Jews who have enlisted under the Zionist
banner, are animated by the most devout religious mo-
tives. But the agnostics aver that this is not a religious
movement at all. It is purely economic and nationalistic.
Dr. Herzl, its founder and principal leader, espoused it as
a dernier resort, to escape the persecutions of anti-semitism,
which has taken such a firm hold of the masses of the Aus-
you, and will bring up flesh upon commanded : and as I prophesied,
you, and cover you with skin, there was a noise, and behold a
and put breath in you, and ye shaking and the bones came to-
shall live ; and ye shall know gether, bone to his bone,
that I am the LORD. See also verses 8 to 14.
7. So I prophesied as I was