d it extended for the High-priest
to read.

Cohen made a sign to a priest who held a Shophar (hallowed ram's horn)
in his hand. Instantly the priest covered his head with his "_talate_"
(praying shawl) and lifting the horn to his lips he blew "the great
Teru-gnah."

Every Jew presently covered his head with his prayer shawl, and the
High-Priest, cried:

"Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God!"

Then turning to the scroll, he read in a curious, monotonous intone,
part of Solomon's prayer at the opening of the Temple:

"Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let Thy word be verified (on the
morrow of this day). Thy word which Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant
David. Amen."

Inclining his head towards the scroll-bearer, as a sign that he had
finished his brief reading, he cleared his voice and addressing his own
people, said:

"Brethren, fathers, sons of Father Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, because that
the good hand of our God hath been upon us, we are once more restored
to our own land. No longer trodden down by stranger's feet, Jerusalem
is again for the Jew, and the Jew for Jerusalem. We meet here this
afternoon in our own Temple, reared by Jewish gold and patriotism. Our
Father's Temple, Solomon's could have been but a poor synagogue
compared to this in which we are now found. To-morrow, all the world
will be gathered to this place, (all that part of the world worth
calling _The_ World) to the formal, official opening of this Temple.
To-morrow, for the first time since this city, and since "Herod's"
Temple were destroyed, we shall slay the morning and evening lamb, the
daily sacrifice ordained by our God.

"Today we have an accredited place among the nations. There may be
special _Jewish_ reasons for the coming to pass of this universal
recognition of our race, but chief among the factors that have gone to
bring all this about, is the friendship of Lucien Apleon, Emperor,
Dictator of the world."

Cohen turned and bowed to the throne where Apleon sat, his face filled
with a smile in which pride in his position and quizzical mirth at
Cohen's allusion to the soundness of the Jewish position, were mingled.

There was a slight movement among the kings, and other grandees, and
amid murmurs of assent at Cohen's allusion to the Emperor, the member
of the Royal confederation bowed to the throne.

Cohen proceeded: "In spite of our position, today, fathers and
brethren, we could not maintain it a week, and certain