BRITISH ISRAEL FEDERATION

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 175, 23 June 1930, Page 2

BRITISH ISRAEL FEDERATION

LECTURE BY ORGANISING SECRETARY.

Last Tuesday evening, Mr D. D. Ince, organising secretary of tho New Zealand branch of the Britisli-Israei World Federation, lectured in the Oroua Hall on “The Impending Resumption of War.” Mr luce drew the attention of his hearers to conclusive statements by outstanding Jewish authorities that the Jews do not include any of the members of Ten-Tribed Israel who formerly were known as comprising the Kingdom of Israel, a kingdom distinctly apart from that which was known as tho Kingdom of Judan. God made an unconditional promise to Abraham which promise Ho amplified and detailed to Isaac and Jacob. It must be accepted, as a fact, that if the Jews included tho whole of the twelve tribes of Israel then the Bible must be the greatest fraud and imposture this world has yet known. But as the Jews definitely disavowed any idea that they included any of the. Lost Ten-Tribes of Israel then search must be made for “tho Lost Sheep of the House of Israel.” The promise made was that a Nation, and a company of nations of tho pure seed of Abraham must now be in existence, a mighty commonwealth of nations consisting of people who stand out as being definitely superior to all the other nations upon earth, and a great world power. The speaker gave evidence of the result of his personal experience. of 28 years spent in the Egyptian-Sudan, Nigeria. Malaya, Siam and other countries, to show that the Anglo-Saxon race, by honesty of purpose, righteous justice, and equity was acknowledged by even our worst enemies to rise superior to any other human race. Mr Ince then dealt with the question of peace versus war and gave military evidence to prove his. contention that there was an irresistible and steadily growing military conspiracy now in progress which must inevitably result, at any moment, in the Anglo-Saxon race having to face the rest of the world powers in a moro deadly military struggle for world supremacy than this world lias ever known. Peace could be obtained only at the price, of the handing over, by Britain, of all her overseas possessions and by’ the sinking of the race into insignificance and, perhaps, oblivion; what would such a loss be to those races now subject to British rule and authority? Mr Ince warned the audience of far more deadly and sinister influences which had been at work for many years past, and of which but very few were aware, the aim of which was tho certain destruction of the peace of this world from an anti-Chris-tian source. He made an appeal to all of Anglo-Saxon origin not to relax, but rather to increase, defensive preparations for the great military struggle now impending, which struggle, no peace pact would arrest. He reminded those present of the famous “Scrap of Paper” of 1914 and of what happened to Belgium. He concluded Ins lecture with an explanation, and the recital, of Blake’s poem “Jerusalem” and which is now sung in Britain, to Sir Hubert Parry’s stirring music, as much as our National Anthem. The Times, on August 12, 1927. on the anniversary of Blake's death, said of this hymn “It lias almost become a second National Anthem.”

On the motion of the chairman, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Ince for Iris most interesting lecture. The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem.