Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-30
THIRD ARTICLE ON TIE MEXICAN
MESSIAH.


HAviN0, In articles which appeared
In the issuos Of Tuesday and Wednes-
day, presented the points Of the Mexi-
eau tradition In relation TO Quelza,coatl
the Fair God-and shown the uu-
reasonable Inference Of DR.. Daily, that
that parsonage and st. Brendan, the
iiomish priest, were one aud the sam.
Individual, we Will endeavor 10 state
the position Of the iatter-day Saints on
the subject. 10 IL 10 be found In the
Book Of Mormon, n record Of tho an-
oient inhabitants Of this continent,
originally engraved upon metallic
plates, kept and handed down from
father 10 son until about 400 years
after Christ. when II was buried In tho
earth by Mormon, an American
prophet. II was brought TO light In
these days through tho fundamentally
Of Joseph Smith, the founder, under
the Almighty, OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-iay Saints, by whom
II was translated by the power OF God.
This remarkable book explains that
the present aboriginal remnants OF this
continent sprang from Hebrew stock.
In proof OF this fact Mr.. Hnines, author
OF q voluminous work entitled, "rhe
American indian" has presented an
array Of evidence that Is simply over
whclming.
The inst colony, by command Of
God, lcft Jerusalem for this part OF the
world 600 years before Christ. The
head Of II was prophet named Lehi,
lineal descendant OF Manassah. lie
was accompanied by his children and
few others.
DIR. DAILY shows that the traditions Of
the Mexicans, when Cortez landed,
proved that their progenitors were
familiar with Biblical lore, including
tho story Of Adam and Eve, the flood
and the tower OF Babel. Tho Book OF
Mormon shows that the first
colony brought the Jewish records
with them. After Lehi and
those who accompanied him had
left Jerusalem, some members OF the
company were sent back TO procure
these records from n relative named
Laban. After encountering mum
bee Of obstacles the undertaking was
finally crowned with success. lieo |
Ncphi, III ohap.l The knowledge.
among the Mexicans In relation 10 the
Tower Of Babel probably resulted "a
some extent also from their forefather,
having been In possession ofa record
OF a race who inhabited this continent
anterior to the landing OF Lehl,
colony. They came direct from the 70
glon where the tower was built, abou
the time OF the confusion OF tongues
but through wars and strife bocam,
extinct.
The chief point, however, IA to estab
llsh the Identity ofQIctzatcoatl. Lore
Kingsbury states that II referred /,
Christ Himself, not that Ho actual,
Waited this continent, but tina
the ancionts ON this land hat
heard OF Him, and It becam,
to DO additionally believed tina
lie had actually been PERSONAL,
on this continent, establish ed hrlstlan
ity and promised to return. But VIII,
should He not visit this part OF tn
worldg Indeed, there Ia not the slight
eat ground for separating the ldentlt,
OF Quetzatcoatl, the Fair God Of IN
Mexican tradition, from the pcrsonalit,
OF the Savior.
In this connection we quote IN
words OF Jesus Himself, as placed o.
record In the tenth chap. Of John, 1911
verse:
"And other sheep have, which ar
, not OF this fold them also must bring
and there shall be one fold, and one shep
herd"
Z IL this meant anything II Ia thf
there was another people whom tn
Savior, In the prosecution OF his mir
islry, proposed TO visit aud enlighten.
rho Book OF Mormon presents III
+ verlilcation Of that state ment. After n
O. account OF the land having been vlslte
Z. with great destruction, at tho time ,
[ the crucinxiou, because OF the wicke,
5 ness Of the people, tho record gives III
Il details Of the personal advent OF Chrl
4 10 this land. We here Introduce
quotation from III Nephi, . chap;
II "Anl now II came TO pass that thor
ID were great multitude gathered togotho
n Of tho poopla Of Nophi. round about n,
y tcmplo which was in tho land Bount,fn
:, andthoy wore marvoling and wondorln
4 one with another, aud woro showing ON
I" to another tho great and maryolor
~ change which had takon place,
. "And thoy were also conyorsine nbo,
y THIS Jesus Christ, OF whom the sign n,
" been glvon concerning Hh death.
'r "And 1t came to pass tina. while tho
r woro thus conversing QUO with ano,he
I'd they heard a voice as II it came out