[Footnote 26: One fundamental of the Anglo-Israel theory is that the destinies of Israel and Judah are distinct and separate. Most inconsistent, therefore, is their appropriation of David, the King of Judah, with the promises applying to his royal house _for ever_; their endeavour should rather be to claim, if they can find in Scripture promises made to descendants of Jeroboam's line, or some other King of Israel--with David they can have nothing to do.] [Footnote 27: "Palestine into Britain," by Rev. L. G. A. Roberts, Secretary of the "Imperial British Israel Association."] APPENDIX. ARE WE THE TEN TRIBES? By the Late HORATIUS BONAR, D.D. (Reprinted by permission from _The Sunday at Home_, October, 1880.) That the inhabitants of Great Britain are Israelites is a modern theory which has been widely spread. Its defenders have invented a large number of resemblances or "identifications," on which, in the absence of authentic history or national tradition, they rest their proof. The languages of our country--Saxon, English, Welsh, and Celtic--have no affinity with the Hebrew; but that is made of no account. The history of the many tribes of which our nation is composed--whether Teutonic, or Saxon, or Caledonian, or Latin, or Scandinavian--is totally distinct from that of any of the tribes of Israel; but authentic history is in this case wholly set aside. The manners and customs of our nation, both religious and social, have not the slightest resemblance to those of Israel; but this is quite ignored. The physiognomy of our countrymen--whether they are English, or Welsh, or Scotch, or Celtic, or Norwegian, or Norman--is the very opposite of Eastern, the Israelitish face being a marked contrast to the British; but that is reckoned of no consequence.