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Christian missionary was'always friend ly towards Israel, and towards Israel’s national aspirations. Now,’ he con tinued, ‘the Jew has taken up a liberal attitude towards Christians and Chris tianity, but how is it that the mis sionaries have turned anti-Semites and are opposing Jewish national aspira tions?’ I told him that no true mis sionary can have any sympathy with any Jew hatred, in fact, every enlight ened Christian is praying for Israel’s restoration. I explained to them frank ly that I am myself sore at heart to see such people within the Protestant Chris tian Church. At the same time, I pointed out to them that we must not retaliate, that we must not avenge, that we must practice the spirit of love and in time these people will be led in the right direction. “ We know that the thousands of young Zionist Haluzim wiho are coming in will be called on to suffer many, many sor rows and much sadness. Evidently Is rael’s bitter cup of sorrow has not yet been exhausted, but we believe, with the Word of God, that ‘Israel shall be saved out of it.’ Israel’s Restoration is evi dently to come through tribulation, but while they are sowing in tears on the hills of Judea, Samaria, Galilee and Carmel, they will reap in joy when their cup of sorrow will be at an end, when ‘they will look upon HJim Whom, they have pierced, and believe.’ What joy and gladness will fill their hearts then, when the Prince of Peace shall reign supreme and the whole world will be established in righteousness and peace.”
aâly one works against the other and all against themselves, and so our peace is disturbed.) With Lord Northclltte came a very fine man by the name of Mr. Philip Graves, the great ‘Times’ correspondent, who has evidently been used in the bursting of the bubble of the ‘Jewish Peril.’ “Naturally, the Jews wanted to show gratitude to these men in Jerusalem, and there were deputations. Lord Northcliffe commissioned Mr. Graves to remain in Palestine to study the con ditions carefully, and he has been go ing from place to place and wherever he went there have been dinners and tea parties, one party trying to outdo the other and impress him with their so-called grievances. I was*invited to an afternoon tea given to Mr. Graves. To me it was a great opportunity 'to meet with all the different leaders of Moslems, Jews and Christians. “ While there I got into conversations with two Jewish leaders whose ac quaintance I made some time ago. One of them is Mr. Kalvariskey- He is the head of the Jewish colonization Asso ciation. The other was Mr. Shueli, who is the representative of the Zionist Com mission in Haifa and district. They are both enlightened men. They made it clear to me that they do not oppose Christianity, nor do they oppose mis sionary effort, but they wanted legiti mate effort, and thus far I sympathized with them. Mr. Kalvariskey said, ‘In olden times the Jews were terribly opposed to Christians and Chris tianity. ' The opposition was nothing less than real hatred. At the time, the
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