The Bride of Christ. A Message from Jerusalem to the True and Faithful Subjects of Jesus Christ throughout the World
Title | The Bride of Christ. A Message from Jerusalem to the True and Faithful Subjects of Jesus Christ throughout the World |
Year for Search | 1923 |
Authors | Davis, Emry |
Date Published | [1923] |
Publisher | The Palestine Press |
Place Published | Jerusalem |
Keywords | Male author, US author |
Annotation | Religious eutopia (primarily for Baptists) in which Jerusalem is restored to its former state but is now for Christians. Detailed reforms, including abolishing interest, dividends, rent, and high salaries and fees. Uniform wage of five dollars a day. Provides a constitution consisting of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and new rules and regulations. Racist. See his Introductory Edition to The Bride of Christ and a Message from Jerusalem. Jerusalem, (Palestine) and New York: The Palestine Press, nd. (CtY), where he argues that Anglo-Saxons, and Baptists in particular, are the ten lost tribes and blood descendants of Israel but specifically rejects the argument that the British Empire is the new Israel. |
Info Notes | See also 1925 Willoughby. |
Holding Institutions | CtY, MH |
Author Note | The author was born in Busti, NY and having invented an ink-preserving inkstand, he developed this into a successful business headquartered in New York City. Information from Thomas English, a descendant. |
Full Text | [1923] Davis, Emry. The Bride of Christ. A Message from Jerusalem to the True and Faithful Subjects of Jesus Christ throughout the World. Jerusalem: The Palestine Press. CtY, MH Religious eutopia (primarily for Baptists) in which Jerusalem is restored to its former state but is now for Christians. Detailed reforms, including abolishing interest, dividends, rent, and high salaries and fees. Uniform wage of five dollars a day. Provides a constitution consisting of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and new rules and regulations. Racist. See his Introductory Edition to The Bride of Christ and a Message from Jerusalem. Jerusalem, (Palestine) and New York: The Palestine Press, nd. (CtY), where he argues that Anglo-Saxons, and Baptists in particular, are the ten lost tribes and blood descendants of Israel but specifically rejects the argument that the British Empire is the new Israel. Nationality of the author uncertain but probably U.S. See also 1925 Willoughby. |