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hell but he said he wanted to stay right there in Kansas.
Just so these reformed Jews are content to renounce
all the prophesied glory of a Messianic kingdom in the
land of their- ancestors, preferring the palatial homes and
gathered riches which they have acquired in Western
Europe and the United States. They coolly advise their
persecuted brethren, in Russia, Roumania, Persia and
North Africa, to patiently endure their grievous persecu-
tions until anti-semitism shall die out.
But these brethren retort that their prudent advisers
would think very differently if they lived in Morocco or
Russia, and that even in Western Europe anti-semitism
instead of dying out, is rather on the increase.
In the midst of these disputes, the Zionists have seized
the reins and eschewing the help of Abraham's God they
have accepted agnostics as leaders and are plunging madly
into this scheme for"the erection of a Godless state.
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But the Bible student will surely say, this godless nation-
al gathering of Israel is not the fulfilment of the glorious
y divine restoration, so glowingly described by the prophets.
No, indeed! Let it be carefully noted that while God has
repeatedly promised to gather Israel, with such a magnifi-
cent display of His miraculous power, that it shall no
more be said, "The Lord liveth that brought up the children
of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but the Lord liveth,
that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the
north and from all the lands whither he had driven them,"
Jer. 16:14; yet has He also said, "Gather yourselves to-
gether, yea, gather together, nation that hath no long-
Xing, before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as
I the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon
\ you." Zeph. 2:1, 2. Could this prophecy be more literally
\ fulfilled than by this present Zionist movement?
One of the speakers at the first congress said of the
Sultan, "If His majesty will now receive us, we will ac-
cept Him as our Messiah."
God says, "Ye have sold yourselves for nought and ye
shall be redeemed without money." Isa. 52 :3.
But Dr. Herzl is reported to have said, "We must buy