these kings. "Conquer
England and the world is ours," he said. But when his secret and
well-prepared assault on England was revealed and frustrated by a chain
of providential events, he hit upon another plan to get possession of
Palestine. Seventy years ago he invited all the leading Jews of the
world to a secret council in Paris; he wished them to aid him in getting
possession of Palestine. He pretended to want their return. He gave
them certain privileges and laboured to procure more from the other
nations; he did much for the Jews in enlarging their liberties and taking
away from them the curse of society. The one idea that is distinctly
Napoleonic, is to possess Palestine. The late Napoleon had his idea, and
in his day this idea had become a part of France; so much so, that France
thought herself to be then and now the real protector of Palestine. It
was for this idea that she allied with England and Turkey in the Crimean
war. It was to keep Russia back from possessing the holy places. Not
till France was weakened could England advance on her way East rapidly;
so Germany was used to destroy her prestige and cause her to stand aside
till England proceeds on her way homeward.

It was a comely sight, some five years ago, to see two Jews closeted
together making a secret bargain--one had power, the other had money.
The man of power asked the man of money to lend him twenty million
dollars; it was done. At once the man of power purchases with this
twenty millions part of his fatherland back again--the Suez Canal. This
very canal is on the boundary of the land of Palestine as given to
Abraham centuries ago. By this very route the old patriarch entered the
Promised Land. It was fitting, indeed, that this should be the first
piece purchased back. No one knew save those directly interested.
England murmured and France protested, but the thing was done. Poor
France, bleeding and divided, could do but little; for Disraeli and
Rothschild had done the work. The way of the kings of the East must be
prepared. So on they go. A man who executes a Divine purpose is always
strong. Abraham Lincoln, in the history of our country, was so chosen
and led of God. The politicians, and statesmen, and generals, and many
of the people were against him at first; but the Lord was with him, so he
marched on to victory, the country following in the wake. And though
dead, not forgotten, the country and the civilised world are ma