Publication date
6/1/10
Volume
31
Number
11
The WatchTower
Brother Russell's Foreign Tour
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THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BROOKLYN. 
N. 
Y. 
had 
written 
him 
respecting 
us. 
We 
all 
went 
to 
the 
Lord 
in 
prayer, 
tellIng 
him 
that 
whIle 
indeed 
we 
would 
be 
disappoint­ 
ed, 
we 
nevertheless 
would 
be 
submissive 
and 
neither 
murmur 
nor 
complain 
whatever 
mIght 
be 
the 
decision 
of 
divine 
provi­ 
den 
pc, 
!fut 
if 
it 
pleased 
the 
Master 
to 
permit 
us 
to 
land 
we 
would 
accept 
this 
as 
a 
special 
mark 
of 
divine 
interposition 
and 
favor 
and 
render 
thanb 
accordingly. 
You 
will 
be 
glad 
to 
learn 
that 
about 
5 
o'clock 
the 
captain 
received 
a 
signal 
from 
shore 
that 
if 
he 
would 
come 
a 
lIttle 
nearer 
the 
boats 
would 
come 
to 
us. 
Thus 
at 
6: 
10 
p. 
m. 
we 
were 
safely 
on 
the 
boats 
and 
half 
an 
hour 
later 
safely 
ashore. 
'Ve 
all 
gave 
the 
Lord 
more 
('arnest 
thanks 
and 
apprel'iated 
the 
more 
our 
privileges 
by 
reason 
of 
this 
little 
test 
of 
submIssiveness, 
we 
are 
sure. 
OUR 
VISIT 
TO 
JERUSALEM 
AND 
VICINITY 
'Ye 
spent 
the 
night 
at 
.JaHa 
and 
took 
the 
early 
morning 
train 
for 
Jeru~alem, 
where 
we 
arrived 
at 
noon 
in 
the 
midst 
of 
a 
rain 
and 
hail 
~torm. 
del'lared 
to 
be 
very 
unusual 
for 
the 
season. 
But 
the 
sturm 
nut 
only 
spttled 
the 
dust 
.. 
but 
gave 
us 
plpasant, 
cool 
weltthpr 
for 
our 
visit 
to 
the 
Holy 
City 
and 
sur­ 
rounding'S. 
Brother 
and 
:Sister 
Thompson, 
colporteurs, 
met 
us 
herp. 
For 
thp 
past 
two 
years 
they 
have 
bPen 
living 
In 
Aus­ 
tralia, 
latpr 
visiting 
some 
of 
the 
cities 
of 
India 
and 
Egypt. 
They 
pame 
to 
.Jerusalem 
to 
polportpur 
and 
in 
time 
to 
meet 
us. 
TIIPY 
will 
remain 
there 
for 
some 
time 
as 
representatives 
of 
the 
Sopiety 
to 
scatter 
seeds 
of 
truth 
and 
to 
wate·r 
seeds 
alrpady 
planted 
amI 
in 
general 
t.o 
help 
forward 
the 
cause 
of 
the 
harvest 
work 
of 
the 
Great 
Reaper, 
whom 
we 
all 
love 
to 
serve. 
Of 
poursp. 
we 
visited 
"the 
.Jews' 
wailing-place" 
and 
sympa· 
thized 
with 
the 
poor 
people 
who 
tJH're 
were 
reading 
the 
Book 
of 
.Tpf('miah 
and 
ill(' 
Book 
of 
Lamentations 
and 
"waiting 
for 
the 
consolation 
of 
IsraeL" 
'VI' 
rejoiced 
to 
know 
from 
the 
divine 
Word 
that 
their 
expectations 
will 
be 
more 
than 
fully 
realizpd 
shortly 
now. 
How 
glad 
we 
felt 
for 
them! 
'Ve 
visited 
the 
place 
of 
Pilate's 
,Tudgment 
Hall. 
where 
our 
Master 
was 
tripd 
anll 
saw 
some 
of 
the 
very 
pavement 
where 
the 
Roman 
soldiers 
whilpd 
away 
the 
time 
in 
playing 
games, 
the 
marks 
for 
the 
games 
bping 
clearly 
legible 
in 
the 
cement 
pavement 
repently 
unpovered. 
'VI' 
noted 
the 
Mohammedan 
l\1osque 
which 
POVNS 
the 
sitl' 
of 
thp 
Temple, 
but 
we 
were 
not 
permitted 
t.o 
entl'r 
it. 
bepause 
the 
time 
was 
one 
of 
special 
religious 
fervor 
among 
the 
l\1ohammpdans, 
also 
bepause 
of 
the 
fal't 
that 
not 
long 
sinpe 
a 
fanatic 
had 
done 
injury 
to 
a 
visitor. 
A 
little 
"baksIIPesh" 
gained 
us 
admission 
to 
some 
of 
the 
natiV!, 
homps. 
whil'h 
consist 
usually 
of 
one 
or 
two 
rooms. 
'Ve 
werp 
surprised 
at 
the 
l'ntire 
cleanliness 
of 
the 
inside, 
the 
more 
so 
hl'cause 
the 
streets 
are 
in 
a 
very 
filthy 
condition. 
A 
journey 
to 
Bethlphpm. 
the 
place 
of 
our 
Savio,r's 
birth. 
was 
also 
in 
order 
and 
proved 
of 
intprest; 
also 
a 
visit 
to 
the 
Dead 
Hpu 
and 
to 
the 
fords 
of 
the 
,Tordan 
River, 
where 
.John 
baptized 
,T 
rsus. 
alld 
t.hen 
to 
the 
eity 
of 
,Jericho. 
On 
our 
journey 
we 
saw 
the 
Brook 
Cherith. 
wherp 
the 
Prophrt 
Elijah 
hid 
himself 
for 
a 
considerablr 
portion 
of 
the 
three 
and 
a 
half 
years 
in 
whi"h 
the 
drought 
and 
famine 
prevailed 
in 
the 
land 
of 
Israel. 
Thp 
brook 
for 
a 
considerable 
distance 
passes 
between 
the 
high 
walJ~ 
of 
tho 
mountains. 
in 
whieh 
there 
are 
variou~ 
cliffs 
and 
paves 
opcupipd 
by 
hprmits. 
and 
at 
one 
point 
therp 
is 
a 
Monas­ 
terv 
of 
ponsidprahlp 
sizp 
under 
the 
confrol 
of 
the 
Grpek 
Catho­ 
lip' 
phllrPh. 
On 
thi~ 
trip 
we 
remcmhered 
our 
Lord's 
parable 
rpspecting 
tlJ(' 
gooll 
Hamaritan 
and 
the 
man 
who 
on 
thi~ 
road 
fell 
among 
thipvl's. 
\\'l' 
had 
frequmtlv 
rpad 
with 
astonishment 
t,he 
statl'ml'nt 
that 
OJ(' 
Samaritan 
took 
out 
two 
pence 
and 
paid 
it 
to 
thp 
inn-krpp('r 
for 
the 
care 
of 
the 
woundpd 
man 
until 
hp 
would 
('omp 
again. 
'I'll(' 
sum 
sppml'd 
ridiculously 
small, 
but 
whpn 
WP 
rpm('mlJPr 
that 
two 
ppnpp 
at 
that 
time 
represented 
two 
days' 
wagps. 
and 
furth('r 
whpn 
we 
noticed 
the 
character 
of 
the 
·inn~. 
that 
t.!J('y 
are 
ordinary 
in 
the 
extreme, 
we 
eom­ 
prphrnd('d 
thl' 
situation. 
Our 
r:qwripnl'P 
on 
t'i1P 
evening 
of 
the 
Memorial 
supper 
was 
mo~t 
p('euliar. 
The 
Hupppr 
room." 
which 
tradition 
indicates 
is 
the 
one 
which 
.T 
esus 
amI 
his 
Apostlps 
used 
for 
the 
celebra­ 
tion 
of 
tlIP 
Mpmorial 
supp('r. 
is 
under 
the 
control 
of 
Moham­ 
m('dans. 
\\Th('n 
thp 
timl' 
came 
for 
us 
to 
oecupy 
the 
room. 
WP 
wprp 
first 
advisrd 
that 
no 
chairs 
could 
be 
brought 
in 
and 
that 
no 
tablp 
coultl 
bp 
had. 
hut 
we 
were 
promispd 
rugs 
for 
tll{' 
floor 
that 
WP 
might 
rpelinl' 
aftpr 
the 
manner 
of 
.Tesu~ 
and 
tllp 
Apostlps. 
for 
it 
would 
apppar 
that 
the 
majority 
use 
no 
tflblp~. 
hut 
mprpl:v 
lip 
down 
upon 
the 
floor 
with 
their 
heads 
toward 
the 
epntpr 
and 
rp8t 
thprl' 
upon 
one 
arm 
while 
feeding 
thpmsplvcs 
with 
the 
othpr 
from 
a 
cpntral 
dish. 
Later 
word 
rl'achpd 
us 
that 
WI' 
must 
be 
very 
quiet 
and 
not 
indulge 
in 
any 
singing. 
Thpse 
rrstridions 
pxcitpd 
our 
suspicions 
that 
there 
must 
he 
a 
reason 
for 
all 
of 
this. 
Nevertheless. 
at 
the 
appoint­ 
ed 
hour 
wp 
went 
to 
tIle 
pIncl'. 
OUR 
OBSERVANCE 
OF 
THE 
MEMORIAL 
Our 
coming 
attractpd 
the 
attention 
of 
some 
of 
the 
Moham- 
medans, 
who 
rushed 
wildly 
hither 
and 
thither, 
gpsticula 
ting 
and 
objecting, 
not 
to 
us, 
but 
to 
our 
guide, 
who 
had 
arranged 
for 
the 
use 
at 
the 
room. 
:Seeing 
the 
excitement 
that 
was 
belllg 
caused, 
we 
thought 
best 
to 
llldicate 
the 
peaceableness 
of 
our 
intentions 
by 
qUIetly 
withdrawmg. 
We 
realized 
that 
if 
the 
fanatical 
Mohammedans 
had 
shouted 
that 
the 
holy 
place 
of 
Mohammed 
was 
being 
desecrated 
by 
the 
Christian 
dogs, 
hun­ 
dreds 
of 
deluded 
people 
would 
rush 
out 
upon 
us 
from 
every 
direction 
and 
without 
the 
intervention 
of 
a 
miracle 
would 
injure 
or 
kill 
some 
or 
all 
of 
us. 
We 
learned 
later 
that 
the 
room 
is 
owned 
by 
about 
fifty 
Moslems 
and 
only 
two 
or 
three 
had 
agreed 
to 
rent 
It 
to 
us, 
and 
that 
the 
objection 
to 
our 
prescnce 
was 
raised 
by 
others 
who 
had 
an 
interest 
in 
the 
property 
and 
the 
right 
to 
forbid 
our 
use 
of 
it. 
Explanations 
were 
made 
that 
the 
room 
had 
been 
used 
by 
various 
religious 
denominlttions 
tor 
the 
com­ 
memoration 
of 
the 
Lord's 
supper, 
but 
that 
ditliculties 
had 
arisen 
and 
all 
had 
been 
forbIdden 
further 
u~e 
of 
it 
~'ears 
ago. 
To 
have 
given 
us 
the 
use 
of 
it 
now, 
they 
claimed, 
would 
have 
opened 
up 
afresh 
the 
controversy 
which 
had 
already 
becn 
set­ 
tled. 
forbidding 
the 
use 
of 
the 
room 
for 
such 
purposes. 
The 
evening 
was 
showery, 
but 
we 
determined, 
neverthele~s, 
to 
go 
tt' 
the 
Garden 
of 
Gethsemane, 
where 
our 
Master 
and 
the 
Apostles 
were 
on 
that 
memorable 
night 
nearly 
nineteen 
cen­ 
t.uries 
ago-the 
garden 
of 
our 
Master',; 
agony 
aJJ(1 
bloody 
,;weat. 
By 
unanimous 
vote 
the 
company 
dpsired 
to 
partake 
of 
the 
Memorial 
emblems 
in 
that 
sacred 
spot, 
whieh 
pl'rhaps 
was 
never 
used 
for 
such 
a 
purpose 
before. 
In 
a 
drizzling 
rain 
we 
l'onsidered 
the 
meaning 
of 
the 
bn~ad, 
n'presenting 
the 
broken 
body 
of 
.Jesus. 
and 
seeondly. 
as 
explained 
by 
the 
Apostle 
Paul. 
the 
entire 
church 
whieh 
is 
the 
bodv 
of 
Christ-t.he 
one 
loaf 
which 
we 
break. 
'Ve 
considered 
als~ 
the 
cup, 
which 
primarIly 
represents 
the 
life 
which 
our 
Lord 
poured 
out 
in 
behltlf 
of 
us 
and 
the 
world, 
and 
which, 
secondarily, 
represents 
to 
us 
the 
wonderful 
privilege 
of 
participating 
in 
the 
sufferings 
of 
Christ 
by 
drinking 
of 
his 
cup, 
in 
becoming 
partakers 
of 
the 
atliictions 
of 
Christ. 
We 
recognized 
also 
the 
glory 
that 
would 
follow 
in 
the 
drinking 
of 
the 
cup 
anew 
in 
the 
Father's 
kingdom 
under 
those 
blessed 
conditions. 
\Y 
e 
recounted 
how 
the 
loaf 
now 
being 
broken 
shall 
in 
God's 
Providence 
be 
the 
bread 
for 
the 
whole 
world 
of 
mankind. 
Our 
hearts 
were 
very 
glad 
notwithstanding 
the 
inclemenl'Y 
of 
the 
weather. 
\V 
e 
offered 
prayer 
and 
thanks 
for 
the 
bless{'d 
opcasion 
and 
tbe 
blessed 
things 
commemorated, 
remembering 
that 
the 
Lord's 
dear 
ones 
everywhere 
were 
similarly 
com­ 
memorating, 
or 
would 
commemorate, 
the 
sufferings 
of 
Christ 
as 
our 
Passover 
slain 
for 
us. 
In 
quiet 
tones 
we 
sung 
a 
verse 
and 
then 
departed 
with 
joyful, 
thankful 
hearts. 
The 
experi­ 
ences 
of 
that 
evening 
will 
surely 
never 
fade 
from 
our 
memories, 
but 
always 
speak 
to 
us 
with 
force 
of 
the 
Lamb 
of 
God, 
who 
died 
for 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
world. 
and 
of 
our 
priVIlege 
of 
sharing 
with 
him 
in 
his 
sacrifice 
and 
as 
his 
members 
and 
of 
being 
glorified 
wit 
.. 
,Jim 
in 
the 
accomplishment 
of 
the 
great 
work 
secured 
through 
his 
death. 
Our 
last 
day 
in 
.Jerusalem 
was 
Sunday, 
April 
24th. 
It 
will 
always 
be 
green 
in 
our 
memories 
this 
side 
the 
vail 
and 
doubt­ 
l{'s" 
beyond. 
'Ve 
visited 
the 
Mount 
of 
Olive,s 
and 
then 
tra­ 
vers{'d 
the 
Bethany 
road. 
which 
.Jpsus 
and 
his 
Apostles 
so 
often 
passed 
over. 
\Ve 
noted 
the 
brook 
Kedron 
outside 
the 
city 
gate 
and 
craSSI'd 
it. 
"Ve 
were 
pspepially 
interpsted 
in 
and 
impressed 
by 
that 
particular 
part 
of 
the 
Bethany 
road 
where 
.Jesus 
rode 
upon 
the 
ass 
accompanied 
by 
his 
discipll's 
and 
the 
multitude 
shouting. 
"Hosanna 
to 
the 
Son 
of 
David." 
also 
in 
the 
spot 
whl're 
our 
Master 
stopped 
the 
procession 
wh{'n 
he 
came 
in 
view 
of 
the 
city, 
and 
there, 
weeping 
over 
it, 
declared 
that 
Israel's 
house 
was 
left 
unto 
her 
desolate. 
and 
that 
they 
should 
see 
him 
no 
more 
until 
the 
day 
when 
they 
would 
gladly 
acclaim 
him 
their 
King. 
Twice 
we 
visited 
this 
spot 
and 
rejoil'ed 
in 
spirit 
as 
we 
thought 
of 
the 
fact 
that 
the 
t~II?e 
for 
the 
opening 
of 
the 
eyes 
of 
Israel 
and 
of 
all 
the 
famIlIes 
of 
tbe 
earth 
is 
now 
at 
hand. 
Thank 
God 
for 
the 
assuranl'e 
that 
"then 
all 
the 
blind 
eyes 
shall 
be 
opened 
and 
all 
the 
deaf 
ears 
shall 
be 
unstopped"! 
INTEREST 
IN 
THE 
TRUTH 
AWAKENED 
IN 
THE 
HOLY 
OITY 
Mr. 
Hall, 
acting 
under 
advice 
and 
suggestions 
of 
our 
mutual 
friends 
at 
London, 
had 
engaged 
a 
large 
public 
hall 
and 
had 
advertised 
that 
we 
would 
speak 
there 
on 
Sunday 
afternoon. 
It 
should 
be 
remarked 
here 
that 
the 
progressive 
element 
of 
the 
population 
includes 
those 
of 
European 
birth 
and 
these 
and 
the 
American 
colony 
reside 
in 
that 
part 
of 
the 
city 
which 
is 
outside 
the 
wall, 
where 
everything 
i·s 
much 
more 
progressive 
than 
inside 
the 
wall. 
Our 
audience 
was 
composed 
of 
this 
progressive 
class, 
Catholics. 
Protestants, 
Jews 
and 
Mohammedans. 
Our 
hearts 
went 
out 
to 
them 
in 
sympathy 
8IS 
we 
thought 
how 
error 
has 
separated 
millions 
of 
honest-minded 
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(180-181) THE had written him respecting us. We all went to the Lord in prayer, telling him that wmile indeed we would be disappointed, we nevertheless would be submissive and neither murmur nor complain whatever might be the decision of divine providence, but if it pleased the Master to permit us to land we would accept this as a special mark of divine interposition and favor and render thanks accordingly. You will be glad to learn that about 5 o’clock the captain received a signal from shore that if he would come a httle nearer the boats would come to us. Thus at 6:10 p. m. we were safely on the boats and half an hour later safely ashore, We all gave the Lord more earnest thanks and appreciated the more our privileges by reason of this little test of gsubmissiveness, we are sure. OUR VISIT TO JERUSALEM AND VICINITY We spent the night at Jaffa and took the early morning train for Jerusalem, where we arrived at noon in the midst of a rain and hail storm, declared to be very unusual for the season, But the storm not only settled the dust. but gave us pleasant, cool weather for our visit to the Holy City and surroundings. Brother and Sister Thompson, colporteurs, met us here. For the past two years they have been living In Australia, later visiting some of the cities of India and Egypt. They came to Jerusalem to colporteur and in time to meet us. They will remain there for some time as representatives of the Society to scatter seeds of truth and to water seeds already planted and in general to help forward the cause of the harvest work of the Great Reaper, whom we all love to serve, Of course, we visited “the Jews’ wailing-place”’ and sympathized with the poor people who there were reading the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations and ‘waiting for the consolation of Tsrael.” We rejoiced to know from the divine Word that their expectations will be more than fully realized shortly now. How glad we felt for them! We visited the place of Pilate’s Judgment Hall, where our Master was tried and saw some of the very pavement where the Roman soldiers whiled away the time in playing games, the marks for the games being clearly legible in the cement pavement recently uncovered. We noted the Mohammedan Mosque which covers the site of the Temple, but we were not permitted to enter it, because the time was one of special religious fervor among the Mohammedans, also because of the fact that not long since a fanatic had done injury to a visitor. A little “baksheesh” gained us admission to some of the native homes, which consist usually of one or two rooms. We were surprised at the entire cleanliness of the inside, the more so because the streets are in a very filthy condition, A journey to Bethlehem, the place of our Savior’s birth, was also in order and proved of interest; also a visit to the Dead Sea and to the fords of the Jordan River, where John baptized Jesus, and then to the city of Jericho. On our journey we saw the Brook Cherith, where the Prophet Elijah hid himself for a considerable portion of the three and a half years in which the drought and famine prevailed in the land of Israel. The brook for a considerable distance passes between the high walls of the mountains, in which there are various cliffs and caves occupied by hermits, and at one point there is a Monastery of considerable size under the control of the Greek Catholic church. On this trip we remembered our Lord’s parable respecting the good Samaritan and the man who on this road fell among thieves. We had frequently read with astonishment the statement that the Samaritan took out two pence and paid it to the inn-keeper for the care of the wounded man until he would come again. The sum seemed ridiculously small, but when we remember that two pence at that time represented two days’ wages, and further when we noticed the character of the inns, that they are ordinary in the extreme, we comprehended the situation. Our experience on tue evening of the Memorial supper was most peculiar. The “upper room,” which tradition indicates is the one which Jesus and his Apostles used for the celebration of the Memorial supper. is under the control of Mohammedans, When the time came for us to occupy the room, we were first advised that no chairs could be brought in and that no table could be had, but we were promised rugs for the floor that we might recline after the manner of Jesus and the Apostles, for it would appear that the majority use no tables, hut merely lie down upon the floor with their heads toward the center and rest there upon one arm while feeding themselves with the other from a central dish. Later word reached us that we must be very quiet and not indulge in any singing. These restrictions excited our suspicions that there must he a reason for all of this. Nevertheless, at the appointed hour we went to the place. OUR OBSERVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL Our coming attracted the attention of some of the Moham WATCH TOWER Brookxityn, N. Y. medans, who rushed wildly hither and thither, gesticulating and objecting, not to us, but to our guide, who had arranged for the use ot the room. Seeing the excitement that was being caused, we thought best to indicate the peaceableness of our intentions by quietly withdrawing. We realized that if the fanatical Mohammedans had shouted that the holy place of Mohammed was being desecrated by the Christian dogs, hundreds of deluded people would rush out upon us from every direction and without the intervention of a miracle would injure or kill some or all of us. We learned later that the room is owned by about fifty Moslems and only two or three had agreed to rent 1t to us, and that the objection to our presence was raised by others who had an interest in the property and the right to forbid our use of it. Explanations were made that the room had been used by various religious denominations tor the commemoration of the Lord’s supper, but that difficulties had arisen and all had been forbidden further use of it years ago. To have given us the use of it now, they claimed, would have opened up afresh the controversy which had already been settled, forbidding the use of the room for such purposes, The evening was showery, but we determined, nevertheless, to go to the Garden of Gethsemane, where our Master and the Apostles were on that memorable night nearly nineteen centuries ago—the garden of our Master’s agony and bloody sweat. By unanimous vote the company desired to partake of the Memorial emblems in that sacred spot, which perhaps was never used for such a purpose before. In a drizzling rain we considered the meaning of the bread, representing the broken body of Jesus, and secondly, as explained by the Apostle Paul. the entire church which is the body of Christ—the one loaf which we break. We considered also the cup, which primarily represents the life which our Lord poured out in behalf of us and the world, and which, secondarily, represents to us the wonderful privilege of participating in the sufferings of Christ by drinking of his cup, in becoming partakers of the atilictions of Christ. We recognized also the glory that would follow in the drinking of the cup anew in the Father’s kingdom under those blessed conditions, We recounted how the loaf now being broken shall in God’s Providence be the bread for the whole world of mankind. Our hearts were very glad notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. We offered prayer and thanks for the blessed oceasion and the blessed things commemorated, remembering that the Lord’s dear ones everywhere were similarly commemorating, or would commemorate, the sufferings of Christ as our Passover slain for us. In quiet tones we sung a verse and then departed with joyful, thankful hearts. ‘The experiences of that evening will surely never fade from our memories, but always speak to us with force of the Lamb of God, who died for the sins of the world, and of our privilege of sharing with him in his sacrifice and as his members and of being glorified witu 11m in the accomplishment of the great work secured through his death. Our last day in Jerusalem was Sunday, April 24th. It will always be green in our memories this side the vail and doubtless beyond. We visited the Mount of Olives and then traversed the Bethany road, which Jesus and his Apostles so often passed over. We noted the brook Kedron outside the city gate and crossed it. We were especially interested in and impressed by that particular part of the Bethany road where Jesus rode upon the ass accompanied by his disciples and the multitude shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” also in the spot where our Master stopped the procession when he came in view of the city, and there, weeping over it, declared that Israel’s house was left unto her desolate, and that they should see him no more until the day when they would gladly acclaim him their King. Twice we visited this spot and rejoiced in spirit as we thought of the fact that the time for the opening of the eves of Israel and of all the families of the earth is now at hand. Thank God for the assurance that “then all the blind eyes shall be opened and all the deaf ears shall be unstopped”! INTEREST IN THE TRUTH AWAKENED IN THE HOLY OITY Mr. Hall, acting under advice and suggestions of our mutual friends at London, had engaged a large public hall and had advertised that we would speak there on Sunday afternoon. It should be remarked here that the progressive element of the population includes those of European birth and these and the American colony reside in that part of the city which is outside the wall, where everything is much more progressive than inside the wall. Our audience was composed of this progressive class, Catholics. Protestants, Jews and Mohammedans. Our hearts went out to them in sympathy as we thought how error has separated millions of honest-minded [4622}

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