Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-16
TnE LOST TRIBES.

Where are tho lost tribes Of Israel?
aquostion that has often been asked
since the attention Of Bible roldsrs
was called 20 the promise maize by the
ancient prophets shat Itracl shall again
be- gathered aud thu identity OF the
nation restored. Lately New Y0rk
paper commented hvoably on tho
theory advocated by Lieutenant Tot.
ten, Professor pla1ll smyth AMI Others,
that the lost tribes are 20 Dec found
Ia the Anglo.Saxon RAGS. The paper
referred to Justly remarks, that DO is n
subject "fepleie with international In.
terrst and should be- accorded digni.
iiod dlscussion aud candid c0nsldcra.
ton"
History accounts satisfactorily Tor a
large part Of the ton tribe, ns viii up.
pear On consideration Of the following
iaci-:
When Israol formed an alliance with
Syria against Judah, King Ahaz ap-
pied to the A9yrlan ruler Tor assi-t.
nncc. He came aud made the whole
kingdom Of Israel tributary aud carried
away 10 Media a great number Of the
two sni a half tribes, whose inhcfi.
ianoca had been given them east OF
Jordan. Ten years later Israel t..
volIed from Anyrla, relying upon
Egypt iorsuppOrl. This bfough at down
upon the Kingdom the Assyhan kiug,
shalmaneser, with large hOst. sa.
maria, the capital, fell. The country
was annexed 10 Assyrla. Tho rich
and Influential families were carried
away oapliyOa aud Israel was no more
an independent country. This hap.
ponod about the year 40 d. q.
The countfy thus almost dtpopula.ed
was soon soitied by immigrants from
various parts Of the Assyrian empire.
rheao intormarricd with tho remain.
Ing lsraelilos aud adopted much Of
their habits and customs, and even
their religion. This mixed population
became known ns samarlans, a few OF
whom sim remain as an organized re-.
hgious body In tue Holy Land, watch.
Ing careiully their old tradi,l ns aud
their very ancient version OF the
PeutaIeuoh. Here then T. some VI the
blood Of Israel to be- found.
About the time the Kingdom OF the
ten tribes was threatened with destruc.
ton, through the policy of ap0stasy
followed by the rulers, many dovout
lsfaolitts fird 10 Jerusalem and other
ciues Of Judah. They became citlzaus
OF this kingdom nnd shared ils fate.
The name Of one OF these, Lehi, a
dtsceudaut Of the tribe OF Manasaeh {
has been preserved In the Boob {,
Mormon. Shortly before the.
national calamity known a. N - 80 d
louian captivity occurred. ,.-,,.y !
men LEFT Jerusalem, JuL a.,
Prophet, WAS one OF theri,n, ,,' , Wv
captured anu imprisg., - "@ ~,
I'aehefy to his I'm p'oplc. Lrn ,
b.y,ns r,ciIy IN, with his family
DS''"s i'O,ih command to that
-, . - Lord. After Que OF tho
I.,t "Slerlul Journeys on record,
60. IN his family reached this J
:, 2htni where they were blcispd by
Almighty aud multiplied. lutir D
J'coudnn,s peopled no, only this con.
fuont but also some VI the leland. oil
he Pacific. In the aUJIiglne3 OF these
then, we dad another Jazz
Z the ten tribes, ohithy OF Ephraim
ud MAuassch.
The capliyes were taken 10 the
Interior " the Asylum empire. .
ioshcl, the king, lived Ia the cip.al,
,iucygh, anu the rest became located
Mostly iu Media. That they mixed Z
VITA the population freely aud partly
lst their identity asa separate people .
vas tRuatural consequence % tnelr Z
royioua neglect OF their religion.
Assyrin anu BauyiJuia wore but two .
TvaI uiyEiJus Of tuo samc empire,
9th struggling i0g the supremacy. /
.unlly the baoyllnlaus ami MeIcs !
ey0lggd anu uurneI Nmcyeh aul tho q
,at OF the vast empire was transferred d
b BABYLON. Nyuucuulutlz.L tur B.
ryA.ust OF the Babylluiau EIuss.
auivd large part OF Julah iu,u &
apuvity. leraei anu JuIan, who lau I
.lau,yJ Boo thoIr OWu uluuJry, now o
met Hs tts. u.Iut.H Ift IA .fr...r.. I.t..l TF..F