Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-24
On p. 5oi, we read concerning: the
early races Of Central America


"Sonc time before his death. chief Pointed
ont those of his wives who were to follow him,
usually about seven. One was charged with
the care Of his siercd emerald hbfe, that the
chief wore hung from his lower lip. another with
that Of his tfinkets; third was his cup-bcarer.
Two were destined 10 serve him, and To prepare
ioT him food suitable 10 the rank which he was
10 retain IN his new life. Those who could be
most useful TO him were chosen from among his
slaves When the victims ola higher sort were
ranged round the funeral pile. one Of die
relatives OF the deceased addressed them AZ
length thanking them for the services rendered
their master during his l.ie and urging them to
serve him with the same fidelity In the new
world they were both To enter When the
body OF the chief was completely consumed the
fire was put out. with the blood Of the victims
reserved for that purpose, The ashes. calcIncl
bones. and fragments OF ornaments were collect
ed and placed In an urn, and this urn was placed
AT the feet Of one Of the gods"
II is no criterion that because a people
may be rude and savage that they are
indifferent to religion. History proves
the opposite OF this to be the truth. A
writer quoted by the Marquis de Mad
aillac, Pre-. His, Am. p. 40, gives an
account Of an ancient race called Chich-
imecs, who were contemporary with the
Toliecs. They seem to resemble in some
respects the Lamanites. They wander
ed about completely naked, or wearing
only the skins OF beasts, they lived in
caves, they divided their time between
hunting the wild animals of the forest,
embarrassing their peaceful neighbors BY
open war, or stealthy raids for plumber
In war they were extremely ferocious and
cruel. They put their prisoners TO the
nosthorrible torture; they made practice
oil drinking the blood OF their victims.
"Rude as they were, the Chichlmees had A
religion. They adored the sun as the supreme
god. and they also worshipped lightning. re.
presented by the god Nixcoah. lthe serpent Of
the clouds, who, Ike the antique Jupiter, was
figured with thunderbolts in hh hands
The religion OF the most ancient
Eastern nations comprised in its systems
not only idolatry but secret works of
darkness, and OF murders, and other
denominations. These secret combin
atoms were had among the antedluy-
ians, and revived among the descend.
ants Of Noah soon after the flood. In the
very nature OF the case no record would
be Kept OF the workings of this satanic
order by the members thereof. An
account OF Its origin was revealed to
Joseph the Seer in 1880
II was concocted through a wicked
compact between Satan and Cain. Cain
loved Satan more than God. II was BY
the command of Satan that Cain made
an offering unto the Lord OF the fruits Of
the field.
And Satan said unto Cain, "swear unto
me by thy throat, and Il thou tell il,
thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren
by their heads, and by the living God,
thar they tell il not; for II they tell Il,
they shall surely die; and this that thy
father may not know it, and this day /
will deliver thy brother Abel into thine
hands. And Satan swore unto Cain
that he would do according to his
commands. And all these things were
done in secret. And Cain saith, truly
am Mahan, the master Of this great
secret, that may murder and get gain.
Wherefore Cain was called Master
Mahan, and he gloried in his wicked.
ness"
Lamech, the son of Methusael, was
one who was caught in this artful snare
See Gen. 4. He slew Trad the son of
Enoch (son of CAIN and probably a
young man also. Lamech had two
wives, and he said unto his wives, ~
have slain a man to my wounding and a