Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-20

t0u In Hebrew or oLepA and "a II
Arabic or by the signs for a aud q
in the Egyptian hierogiyphics- Blu
n conscientious translator would
az Joseph Smith the Prophet ha
done, render any ofthese Alpha anS
Omega, since these two words II
the English tongue have come Il
signify That title Of our Loni-Th,
First and the Last.
The expression the "Lamb o
God" l. a, aliusion to the Mosaic
.acriaces. and particularly to th'
pascal lamb, and the Spirit who let
John the Baptist to apply the tern
70 our Lord might just as well leat
the writers Of the Book Of Mormon
to use it.
The term, ''the light Of the world'
Is applied by Isai1h TO our I.oni
s'The people that walked in dark
ness have seen a great light' lis. Q
p; sT will give thee Jesus,
for a light Of the Gentiles' lie
-, 81; "And he said, 1t Is &
light thing that thou shOuldsi
be my servant TO raise up the tribes
Of Jacob, ami restore the preserved
Of Israel: / will also give thee for
a light to the Gentiles, that thou
mayest be my Salvation unto the
end Of the earth" Us. 20, 81.
From all these passages il is clear
enough that the terms IS which the
learned English critic objects in the
Book OF Mormon were not originat-
Ell by the authors Of the New Tes-
lament rs he claims. They are
terms, more or less familiar 10 the
servants Of the Lord in all ayes.
The writer's Of the New Testamen.
derived them from the Old, under
the inspiration Of God. So did the
authors Of the Book Of Mormon.
They were all instructed by the
same Divine Telcher, anI the evil
dence OF this is clear to all those
who are humble AMI willing to
admit the truth.
1t will be observed that the
method by which DIR. Duncan en-
deavors to ascertain the authenticity
Of the Book OF Mormon is alto
ge;her wrong. Ii Is no wonder that
it should have led him to a negative
conclusion. II is similar to that
which few years ago in this coun-
Try, was applied 10 the same sacred
volume by person named Lamb,
and is exactly the same method by
which Voltsire attempted TO show
hat the books OF the Bible were moth
ing but the spurious fabrications
II the clergy. The reply TO DR..
Duncan with regard TO the Book Of
Mormon is given in the observation
" often made % infijels, that the
difficulties ia the inspired
scords do not exist in the records
themselves, but in the limited pow
rs Of the human intellect, which
the all OF the Divine Spirlt.
5 unable to comprehend things
Divine.
There is better way by which
n honest inquirer can ascertain the |
ruth Of the claims Of the Book Of |
'iormon. Let him contemplate the
acts that the prophet Joseph |
imith was an unsOphisticated youth
Then he gave his famous TRANSLATION
D the world; that he was during the
Thole Of his life a man whose moral
haracier was above reprOaches; a
rave, valient champion Of truth. |
tho would sooner die than tell a
ilsehoOd; that he, finally, US
he apostles and martyrs OF old,
iii down his life TO seal Tue
nth OF his testimony; and that
lose who had seen and handled the
riginal plates were firm in the pro-
aIaatiOn. Of their testimony even in
ic face Of death and the solemn
.ernity; contemplate, further, that
manifestations Of the Divine power
ave followed the work connected
18th this book from first till last.
~ when this has been made clear
the enquirer, surely, II hir inten-
On Is to ascertain the truth, he
ust feel assured that the Book Of
.ormon Is authentic and inspired. ;