A CALL FROM THE EAST
A Biblical Endorsement of Zionism
The following "Call," addressed to the Jews of the world, emanates from the Rev. E. W. Thwing, of Peking, China, Christian minister and Oriental Secretary of the International Reform Bureau, at Washington, D. C. The author of this call is representative of a large class of devout Christians from many of whom THE MACCABAEAN frequently receives words of sympathy and encouragement together with numerous Biblical quotations and references. As a possibl source of aid to Zionist endeavors, these good men are certainly worthy of consideration.
Basing his Zionist faith and hope on purely religious grounds, the author of the following article adduces a most imposing array of Biblical and especially Prophetic endorsements of the Zionist movement. These Biblical quotations we would call to the special attention of our reformed "Mission" Rabbis who like to pretend that the Prophets had consigned the Jewish people to an everlasting dispersion. Let a Chinese minister teach these Rabbis their Bible.—Ed.
To the Brethern of the dispersion scattered throughout the nations of the world, Greetings:—
The time is approaching when the promises of Jehovah shall be fulfilled and God will bring thee to the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou, shalt possess it, and thou shalt be a nation again to the glory of the Lord thy God. The word of Jehovah is sure and His covenant with Israel has been established with an oath. It is for the chosen people of the Lord to look up and return to their land, that blessings may again come to the nation, which the Lord will establish. The signs of the times are that Israel is returning to Palestine and that Jerusalem is becoming again the chosen of God. But it seems that the Jewish people who have great wealth should give more heed to these things and turn again to Jerusalem, that blessings may come, and that persecutions and tribulations may be shortened.
The Covenant to the Fathers.
The covenant to Abraham, Issac, and Jacob was that they and their seed should possess the land of
Palestine forever (Gen. 13:14) “The Lord said unto Abram..Look from the place where thou art Northward and Southward and Eastward, and Westward; for all the land which thou scest, to three will I give it, and thy seed forever.” This is the covenant that Jehovah will remember. Although his people have been scattered throughout the world, suffering persecution and bitter tribulations, yet Jelhovah said, “I will not cast them awav, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors.” And again Jehovah has said, “When thou art in tribulation, and all these things have come upon thee, even in the latter davs.....He will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which Ile sware ıunto them.”
Promises of Israel’s Return.
The promise of Jehovah shall not fail; what He has said that will He also accomplish. The promises are: Then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity and have compassion upon thee,