1839 ⟶ Church of Scotland Mission to Palestine
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passes an Act...
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📝 Lord Lindsay's Letters on the Holy Land
Lord Lindsay travels to Palestine. In 1838 he wrote Letters on Egypt, Edom and the Holy Land in which he stated "Many I believe entertain the idea that an actual curse rests on the soil of Palestine, and may be startled therefore at the testimony I have borne to its actual richness. Let me not be misunderstood: richly as the valleys wave with corn, and beautiful as is the general aspect of modern Palestine, vestiges of the ancient cultivation are every where visible... proofs far more than sufficient that the land still enjoys her Sabbaths, and only waits the return of her banished children, and the application of industry commensurate with her agricultural capabilities, to burst once more into universal luxuriance—all that she ever was in the days of Solomon."⟶
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Israel⛪️ Church of Scotland Mission to Palestine
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passes an Act on the Conversion of the Jews, and sends four Church of Scotland ministers, Andrew Bonar, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Alexander Keith and Alexander Black to Palestine. They publish the popular book Narrative of a Visit to the Holy Land; And, Mission of Inquiry to the Jews in 1842⟶
Christian ZionismEvangelismChurch of ScotlandPalestine19th CenturyReligious MissionsConversionHoly Land
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Palestine📰 Lord Shaftesbury's Advertisement on Jewish Return
Lord Shaftesbury takes out a full-page advert in The Times addressed to the Protestant monarchs of Europe and entitled "The State and the rebirth of the Jews", which included the suggestion for the Jews to return to Palestine to seize the lands of Galilee and Judea, as well as the phrase "Earth without people – people without land".⟶
Christian ZionismLord ShaftesburyThe TimesPalestineZionism19th CenturyBritish PoliticsJewish ReturnGalileeJudea
United KingdomPalestine💰 Nadir Baxter's Bequest for Jewish Restoration
Nadir Baxter, of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, died in 1842 and donated £1,000 in his will, stating that it be paid "towards the political restoration of the Jews to Jerusalem and to their own land; and as I conscientiously believe also that the institution by the Anglican Church of the bishopric of Jerusalem is the actual commencement of the great and merciful work of Jehovah towards Zion". The gift was declared void in 1851 in the case of Habershon v Vardon by Sir James Lewis Knight-Bruce, Chancellor of the High Court, who stated "If it can be understood to mean any thing, it is to create a revolution in the dominions of an ally of her Majesty".⟶
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United KingdomPalestine💸 Rev. Samuel Bradshaw Calls for Financial Support
Rev. Samuel Bradshaw, in his Tract for the Times, Being a Plea for the Jews calls for Parliament to allot 4 million pounds for the Restoration of Israel, with another 1 million to be collected by the Church.⟶
Christian ZionismRev. Samuel BradshawRestorationFinancial SupportParliamentPalestine19th CenturyFundraising
United KingdomPalestine🗺️ Mark Twain Visits Palestine
Mark Twain visits Palestine as part of a tour of what westerners call the Holy Land.⟶
Mark TwainPalestineHoly Land19th CenturyTravelCultural Observation
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