The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-05
THE BOOK OF MORMON.
Mr. Miller Argues Us to its Authentiott
from Monum enta Of Antiauitx,

Mr. Miller Argues as to its Authenticity
from donum onts OF Antiquity,
| Attic littlo church Of the Latter Day
Saints. or Mormons, below Forty.
eighth street, last night, very large
audience listened with tho deepest in.
tcroat to a lecture by C. E. Miller, Of
Pittsburgh, whose theme was. "The
Authenticity OF the Book OF Mormon
Proven by Archaeology" Tho lecture
was illustrated by the ssoreopticon, aud
presented many new ideas on the sub.
ject.
Mr.. Miller said that tho Book OF
Mormon is record OF two distinct
civilizations that existed upon this con-
tinont The frat OF these started with
a colony that came from the tower OF
Babel when the Lord scattered the peo.
Pile over all the earth. They landed in
Central America. They attained TO q
high state OF civilization, but finally dc.
generated aud were eventually exter-
minated at about 600 years B. G., when
second colony came over from Joru-
salem and landed in Peru. Tho larger
part OF tho Book OF Mormon is record
OF this second civilization, whose peo-
Pile for many centuries were in great
favor with God. They had in thoir
possession record OF Gods dealings
with mon up to tho timo thoy left Jeru-
salem. Their civilization extended
from Peru northward, and about 100
years b. G. they discovered the ruins Of
tho first civilization in Central America,
which had extended up throughout the
United Statos. This second colony re-.
paired some Of tho ruined cities Of Cen.
trail America and built up othors.
The remarkable pnrt Of all this, says
Mr.. Miller, is that evory position Of i'm.
portanco which tho Book OF Mormon
assumes has been established by ar
chaologists yoars after 1929. when tho
book was copyrighted. III. Ii. Bancroft
says these ruins were almost unknown
before tho explorations OF Stephens &
Gather wood, who published their start.
ling discoveries in 1871, and these arc
wonderfully in harmony with tho Book
Of Mormon. Tho conclusion Of tho
most learned antiquarinns now ia that
Southern Asia was tho birthplace OF
tho ancestors OF the American Indian.
So has tho Book OF Mormon claimed
for ovor sixty yeara. The statement OF
tho book OF two distinct civilizations In.
habiting Central America 10 now posi-.
tiyoly confirmed by such learned au.
thori,ios rs Baldwin and NJ. Do Charney.
The minutcnoss OF description that Is
characteristic OF tho Book OF Mormon
place, it in n position 10 DO proven
either fraud or OF divine origin. AS
n specimcn OF detailed description, it
saya thoro was m organized band OF
robbers who had their homns sccreted
M OH tho mountain aidcs whore it was
difficult to reach them. They had
| formed into n secret society with signs,
embloms, passwords, otc. This explains
who tho cliil.dwollors wero. Tholr
houses arc described in detail. These
ciir houses arc Into diacovory Of OK
plorers. DR.. Lo Plongeop. one OF the
| greatest living archaoolosists, in book
OF 1873 pages published In 1855. devotos
| almost tho entire worl: to n description
OF II secret society which tho ruins oil
| Ccntral'Amcrca provo ut ono limo was
in rroat power. Tho Book OF Mormon
says tia downfall Of this pcoplc was
caused by tho robkcr secret society.
Tho book claim tho gospel was taught
on this continbn' rs II originally was III
Icruinlrn,. lhiJ IL II solution oil tue
/ ntizalu why thn nborigine' loft 90 many
Christian aym',ui+ M tl,oir palaces ana
monuments, i'll OF which have been dis
c5vnrnh iinpi tho book was pub!'shod.
This book ~ an additional witness that
Cod is nnil jesus Is tho Christ.
al tho foregoing points and many
/ o,hcrs were profnmIy illustrated VIII