Rev. William E. Blackstone and Cardinal
James Gibbons presented a petition on behalf of the persecuted Jews of
Russia to President Benjamin Harrison and Secretary of State James
Blaine. The petition was signed by notable leaders, including John D.
Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cyrus McCormick, the U.S. Supreme Court Chief
Justice, D.L. Moody, A.T. Pierson, Philip Schaff, and future president
William McKinley.
The petition stated: “Why shall not the powers which under the treaty of Berlin, in 1878, gave Bulgaria to the Bulgarians and Serbia to the Serbians now give Palestine back to the Jews? … These provinces, as well as Romania, Montenegro, and Greece, were wrested from the Turks and given to their natural owners. Does not Israel as rightfully belong to the Jews? ”
Rev. William E. Blackstone’s petition, which he also sent to Queen Victoria and Czar Alexander III, continued: “We believe this is an appropriate time for all nations and especially the Christian nations of Europe to show kindness to Israel. A million of exiles, by their terrible suffering, are piteously appealing to our sympathy, justice, and humanity. Let us now restore to them the land of which they were so cruelly despoiled by our Roman ancestors.”
Rev. William E. Blackstone, who later corresponded with Theodor Herzl, called for the first international conference: “to consider the Israelite claim to Palestine as their ancient home, and to promote in any other just and proper way the alleviation of their suffering condition.”
President Benjamin Harrison wrote Dec. 9, 1891: “This government has found occasion to express … to the Government of the Czar its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia. … By the revival of anti-semitic laws, long in abeyance, great numbers of those unfortunate people have been constrained to abandon their homes and leave the Empire by reason of the impossibility of finding subsistence within the pale to which it is sought to confine them. …”
President Harrison continued: “The immigration of these people to the United States– many others countries being closed to them – is largely increasing. … It is estimated that over 1,000,000 will be forced from Russia within a few years. …”
Harrison went on: “The Hebrew is never a beggar; he has always kept the law – life by toil – often under severe and oppressive civil restrictions. … It is also true that no race, sect, or class has more fully cared for its own than the Hebrew race. …”
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The petition stated: “Why shall not the powers which under the treaty of Berlin, in 1878, gave Bulgaria to the Bulgarians and Serbia to the Serbians now give Palestine back to the Jews? … These provinces, as well as Romania, Montenegro, and Greece, were wrested from the Turks and given to their natural owners. Does not Israel as rightfully belong to the Jews? ”
Rev. William E. Blackstone’s petition, which he also sent to Queen Victoria and Czar Alexander III, continued: “We believe this is an appropriate time for all nations and especially the Christian nations of Europe to show kindness to Israel. A million of exiles, by their terrible suffering, are piteously appealing to our sympathy, justice, and humanity. Let us now restore to them the land of which they were so cruelly despoiled by our Roman ancestors.”
Rev. William E. Blackstone, who later corresponded with Theodor Herzl, called for the first international conference: “to consider the Israelite claim to Palestine as their ancient home, and to promote in any other just and proper way the alleviation of their suffering condition.”
President Benjamin Harrison wrote Dec. 9, 1891: “This government has found occasion to express … to the Government of the Czar its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia. … By the revival of anti-semitic laws, long in abeyance, great numbers of those unfortunate people have been constrained to abandon their homes and leave the Empire by reason of the impossibility of finding subsistence within the pale to which it is sought to confine them. …”
President Harrison continued: “The immigration of these people to the United States– many others countries being closed to them – is largely increasing. … It is estimated that over 1,000,000 will be forced from Russia within a few years. …”
Harrison went on: “The Hebrew is never a beggar; he has always kept the law – life by toil – often under severe and oppressive civil restrictions. … It is also true that no race, sect, or class has more fully cared for its own than the Hebrew race. …”
Read more at https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/why-the-united-states-supports-israel/#PLPyV1sYruf3Witr.99
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