TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2779, 19 June 1907, Page 37

TO THE EDITOR.

Sic, — I have been waating to see if som« more able pen than mine would comment on the Anglo-Israel lecture given in Dunedin bjj Mr ti. .v Adams, and I see that Mr B agnail has come to the rescue; but to « veryt great extent Mr B. supports Mr Ad*ms, and it. Ib very evident that both have been studying the theoicgy of ancient divines and other traditions rath-ex th*n the Book of books. ) ir'or my part 1 cannot see that anyone can bnng forward any satisfactory proof that thei British p-eople are descended lirom the Terrf 'lribes of Israel, but there is abundant evidencqi in iue Bibie that, under certain conditioned the tribes would be scattered and the woric; has been done perfectly; and He who did thej work has promised to gather them again, ftnctf this work will be done as surely an<t as weir a3 the scattering, and then, and not till then,! will their identity be disclosed without any,' doubt. With regard to our Royal Family baing descendants of the House of David, if Mrj Adams hud studied the Word he would never ■ have tried to prove that. Firstly, as to Jere-' jmah taking a, daughter of Zedekiah to Ire-J land. Suppose it was true, which is hjghly|| miprobab.e, we read m the Bible that Ziede-. kiah. was an interloper, co to speak, placed^ on the throne by the King of Babylon, andq cur Koyal Family would scarcely boast os\ their ancestors now. If we look at Matthew's genealogy we do not find Zedekiah's namo there, but the royal line is taken through, 1 * tlu deposed king right down to Jesus Chris"., ' who is still alive, therefore what other royalty, do we need to look for to find a true successor to David vv — for the angel Gabriel told Mar/. before His birth that God would give unto' Him tho throne of His father David, and He' shall reign over the House of Jacob for evwr. Then He is true Heir to David's throne, and He will claim it as His own. His power will then b© known. Hallelujah! — 1 am, etc., EL Hill. Riverton, June 17.