Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-01
..oAHsPE,,, THE NEW ..RIBLE.n


A Queer Work and Its Dentist Author
Revelation ON a Typewrfter-The
History Of Things In General for
Twenty-FOur Thousand Years.
From the New York Herald. October 20.
A new .Bible," book containing over nine
hundred pages and claiming to be direct reve-
lation from heaven, is really something partak-
ing of the character of novelty. Such book
has appeared within the past week. Its name
is peculiar, and all that we know of the mean
ing of the word we gather from the book itself.
Because it relates to earth, sky and spirit it is
called Oahspe" As to the object of the book,
we gather that it is not mercifuly intended to
supplant the former Bibles, nor vedas
nor other sacred books. Oahspe, we are
told, is not revision or compilation OF any of
the sacred books of the past but new Bible,
comprising the causes of the other Bibles,
with revelations of the heavens also. Other
Bibles. it AYERS. have been for a tribe or race of
people only This one is for all races and all
peoples on the EARTH and sets out to show how
the former sacred books were parts of one stu
pendous plan for bestowing light upon mortals.
1t is further claimed that through Oahspe we
learn why the Chinese became Confucian, the
HindOOs Brahmins and Buddhsts, and why the
western emigrating people became Jews and
Christians. The new revelation, which had
become a necessity because Of the divided con-
ditOn of mankind, provides for the fellowship of
all peoples. 1t is characteristic of "Oahspe"
that it reveals the affairs OF the angels in
heaven-what they do, how they live and travel,
their relations to and the parts they play in the
affairs of mOrtals.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN SUCH WORK.
new Bible means new revelation, a new
prophet, a new dispensatiOn. Not every one, It
hoo
There are those sceptics who think that there
are not now and that there never was a divine
revelation in the ordinary religious acceptation
of the term. There are those who think that
there has been such revelation; that such reve-
lation exists, but who have their doubts as to
the genuneness and authenticity of existing So
called sacred books. There are those again who
believe that there have been series of rev.
Citations, but that the latest-that made
in the person, work and teaching of
apostles, His immediate follOwers-was final
No account is here made OF other pretended
revelations-the sacred books of the east, the
books which embOdy the teachings of Buddha.
Brahma, Confucius, the Koran, the Book of
Mormon and others. This is the less necessary
that we are here dealing with book which
processes to emanate from the same source as
the sacred books of the Jews and the Christians.
Such being the diversity of opinion regarding
revelation, it is not to be expected that all
take the same or equal interest.
WHAT THE BOOK CLAIMS TO BE.
Laying aside the claims of this book,
''Oahspe." to be regarded as of divine author
ity, a brief account of the book and its author
may be given and the reader can choose his own
conclusions. ''Oahspe" is a large Bible-like
volume in style and appearance, and consists OF
over nine hundred pages There are some
thirty books with such titles as the following
"BOOk of Sethantes, "Book of Aph" Book of
Sue, Book of Thor Book of Osiris" Book
of Fragyapalti," ''Book of Lika" and such like
There is one book called the Book of Sixteen
Cycles" which deals with the history of 49, 600
years. There is another book devoted to the
wars against Jehovih (sic)-a book the details
of which make it very plain to see that the sons
of the great Lord of the Universe were but
sorry specimens of piety and loyalty. The entire
work claims to cover history of "a, 600 years
In the earlier chapters we have some eXtraOr-
binary accounts of the movements of the
gods, of whom there would seem at first to have
been many. In those days, it appears, the art
OF navigation was practiced on much grander
scale than at present. The Leviathans of to-day
sink into insignificance when compared with
those monster vessels which carried the gods
their retainers and the accompanying millions
from planet to planet. If, from the standpoint
OF our knowledge, the accounts given of the
gods and the etherean are a little Inconsistent
1t is not to be denied that there is sOnOrOusness
about the description. With the gods however,
we are less interested than with the mOrtals.
and from this book it appears man has had a
longer and more varied experience on the earth
than our accepted theories have hitherto per-
mitted us to believe. The development theory
finds ample encouragement, for time and educa-
ton were necessary to enable them to walk
erect and to make use of speech. We have brief
but interesting accounts of Brahma, of Zorro
of Jesus, of Mohammed; and in the
history OF progress or development the
United States, the constitution, the war;
Abraham Lincoln and emancipation are not
overlooked. The story Of emancipation is
somewhat amusing. In the book of "Es,
Daughter of Jehovih," we thus read: "Jehovih
said to this Ambassadress, Take thine own in
spring hat and go down to the earth. to WASH
ingtOn, to Lincoln, the President, and hold this
matter up to him. that he may understand me- ,
&c. And the angels of Jehovih went to Lincoln
In vision, like dream. and they said unto
him Lincoln! Lincoln!' And he answered and
said: who art thou?' And the angels said:
Such as come in Jehovih's name for freedoms
sake. Behold millions of his angels look down
from heaven. and would come to thy armies if
thou Woudst but proclaim freedom to the
slaves!' Lincoln awOke and was troubled"
The vision is repeated; seeress, Nettie May
wood, Is introduced, and ultimately ''Lincoln's
eyes were opened and he went straight away
and proclaimed freedom to the whole 1900 600
slaves" The Book of Praise recalls the style
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the sweet singer of Israel scared on stronger
piniOns than he of the New Bible.
!. These are the words Of Bon: Thou O Jehovih.
Who can fashion Thee with words, or show Thy i'm
mensity? Where stood Thy feet in the time Of Creation
2. Thou Present and Afar! Thou Who art older than
time, Jehovlh! Thou dealer in worlds; where can 1
write az the fS wonder hsG Of thy H3 nanes
could come to understanding with my Creator To
ind wisdom for my song; dialogue in the words of
4. Sing to Him. Yavist thou farthest star and thy
boundess armament! And Neopodis We brightest shin
ing heavens which He created. Give the Boundary Of
Jehovlh's person. y thou universe.
Q. ihou that made me By Thy sweet breath over
DER 1hee praise; In Thy glory make my speech accept
g. Who hath considered the All Light or found the
cause OF the brightness of the Thy great symbol
Or the power OF Thy hand that stood him in the midst
of heaven !?
7 Or knoweth the times of Thy labor and the birth of
Ihy worlds 9s couneth the stars Thou hast createh?
g. o that could fashi thought of thy greatness:
or conceive the breadth Of Thy arms hou Whole Com
priser Thou ALI Perfect Jehovih
The language all through is highly Scriptural
In tone, with sad lapses now and then into YER
nacular idioms, Walt-Whitman like slap dash
and pathetic commonplace. Here is a list of
commandments:
l8. To love the Creator above all else:
~. And thy nelghbor thysef: SO
~ Se4 all thou hast, and give to the poor;,i
~. DO good unto Others. with ALI thy wisdom and