New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
THE ANCIENT ASTRONOMY.
To the Edtf0r OF The Trt0Hne


SIR: In this mornings report OF Professor
proc-r,s lectre ON the Religion ~ Astronomy he -
male IN sav that we shall never bc able - get Mt che real
truth involved In th,s old g0us science Permit me-
through THE TRBUSE. 10 70 the learned protesSo'
whose always read with the hienese Interest
that IL lie VIII begu with St su! 20 the Romans TX
49, all nations were kept In nina o. th'
Gospel as taught the first men by means OF the eeesh
sign. OF which those IN Zodiac allowed 10 nave
been without dispute enslgns Ot the twelve aheI
tribes OF Israel, while tina; OF Lew tths Ihi'-
teenth by the adoption OF Josephs TWO Soh'
Gen xlviii. 81 the Altar In the lower
SECTION OF tn- Galaxy. He cites from po'u-
sr of the xirIn Psalm In proof ~ ms posoh
His contemporary Jo-ephus ANT. 3.77 War .. D. .
.nr al agrees with him I'm making the altar service In
nj lands conform TO the teachings OF the celestial signs
17-se testimonies are sufficiently direct anf eSphct
though with few exceptions they have Deen 10
.,cr almost unnOticed, since the APOSTOLIC n ~
Crm.pt OF Alexandria allows that the t"eEe S"Aes vi
the Trim correspond the tw-yes signs ana ori=eh
avs that the CONSIDERATIONS are op'l BOOKS Whe'e'" 0
written all That IN ever pass thoush they arr
NOT tn be read by the ght OF human nut the dVh''
WISDOM divine invention ~ nr-t as AZ 'he
suo,r FOR the rikhr instruction " either part or tne
whole OF the human race they nced-and az tne Drs"
ming they certainly must have had divine nterpFe'
finn hence m Genesis ld.. i5 We have the si=ht oi
tne Divine cn.d setting his foot upon the hea o. tie
Jra,ou-the Hercules Ingeniculus our spheres tfr
ravr on tie s,gnsl About century ago Ghe5eiin TOOK
ND The pstriarchal astronomy ana laid ne f'undit'
FOR IFS gecesssu study. Currim:n could not hnd time
r little inclination for sluiies so remote "h tie
fashion bic studies of their ciass; and nhies-as ~"
rms q nj Fiicyus-hlye almost mOnOpoZ Il t.em ever
since Cir william Drumuond. carly This century n'st '
III, Classeql Journal and IA The f'pHs J"faic"f
49, Loading Christian scholar. himself IA rec ,v'r tie
s,r-r astrpnOav OF HOses aud hs -ucctS*rs Al thc
,,t-i,-.h. ,r.n mfiicl misu-e nut churchuen hdNe
-.n,.fue indifferent the study In which ne so eN-
,.o even l. L py read hn ~ al; anu so. ON q"
verv mail circle 81 scholars. the rrsions worm ' l
rrs on ID or science thss raD 8 ir o-
ses.or 10 render Inleugb segeralcf TIE nnrst pa
49, M mr. olI books that defy rational inerpr lhuui
,y Of her means-9-0 G. 20. XIX nnd Dct NAAii' "'etr
we have ho5i Oriental and Egyptian orthoIoN ,". nt
n,-dt,tlou upon Messiah hinged 40 h-u'e- hp"h 'nN
- ird ~ the twelve tribes We haze nov carried ons
tI ~ mo ancient astronomy Tar tna iie rehiin-
In q doge recovering tne knIw'GEc ui 10 bosss''"
rgl- and their S,Or~ Gown 10 ne A."
rnfc &c Letters nave been &c rv traced = 1--
troromca forms; and 10 l. iOuud tit "lr S'ilp -,
-t,rt unon fnr-r things o. Astronomical fortns; ~
yurnl,r. us-d A. KIND Oi -horth.Hi Tor m0ri par
o.rs o., Sanes. 81 these the thoughts Oi aleh We
sy.r xuf turned toward Messiah ana ms lOrIrurs N
IA. w0-c OF NE until Hebrew ceased 20 D. stHded 10
a. or anal pu-ltv and lie OLD sacred sceuces were eii
"a ~ vr-ai a Hest they might. rom among the
rrrck- of ca. Blr5ngln Age. now happily almost past
rfu. iusfeId ~ Tie mpl--initY o. rcclNcrlI thc r.
,s me- "A n = of tr ancien astronomy. that meaning
4 never bee entirely iost. and II II udcrst' 90
nv ,run-i n ot qii te we'll IN the Apostolic Az
nv thoso that ,tuy II with Yours truly IN rgs c.
~ ' AsAHEL ABBOTT.
y, a2. 4yf,aJcare BrDol.iyI Nov. "a. l-13.