Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
TESTIMONY or Archaeology.

An Important discovery has beer
made In Egypt. In the district sur.
rounding IIerucleopolls. tho trcasur,
house Of Egyptian psychologists
We IND an account u It In the Literary
Digest, copied from the Munich AllEo.
incline zcltuns.
The ind consists Of temple archives
long hidden In the ruins " "a sanctuary
built by King uscrtcscn II. Thcy In
ciudc letters and official documents Of
various kinds. Among the Information
thus conveyed l. this. that In the six
tccnth day Of tho eighth calendar
month 81 the seventh year OF King
usertcscn III, the early ascension of the
dog star would take place. This
astronomical statement Il clue TO
Egyptian chronology Of those early
ugcs. Il forms basis on which TO cal
culate the beginning and end OF the
preceding era Of Egyptian kings
According 10 carvfui calculations II
has been found that the common COM
putntlona Of Psychologists relating to
the historical period covered by large
part Of the Pcntateuch have been err
runoous. Egyp,ologists have main
iaincd that the settling Of Israel In
Egypt and the exodus took place long
before the time indicated In the sacred
narrative. end this has formed one Of
the grounds " objection 60 ~ historical
accuracy. The archeologiHts. TO b. SURE.
have not agreed among them
selves as 20 the exact date, one placing
the period referred to as late ne $3.50 u.
others selecting various dates between
these two. but they have been unnni-
nous In chnrnctcrizlng the Mosaic
chronology as erroneous Now this
latest Ind Ia said to prove conclusivcly
that the Biblical and Egyptian chronol-
ogics are In perfect accord, with III
ference of only nifty years. The now
calculations Tx the beginning OF that
period between the years 1895 and 1898
u. g.. and the Mosaic record In thereby
vindlcated.
The account In the Allgcmelnc Zcit-
ung says that on these promises. the
entire early history Of Israel. Including
the period OF the Patrlarchs. assumes
quite natural place among the ups and
downs ~ that age. From this rcadjust-
mcnt Of the Egyptian chronology II APP
pears that the mysterious Hyksos.
or Shepherd kings. came TO Egypt
shortly before the advent Of the Israeli
tics. The Phcnlcian power was extend
Ing at this time In an directions. traces
OF their conquests having been found In
Babylon, In Egypt. In northern Africa.
ana In Europe, The early history Of the
Hebrews fails naturally within this
general upheavnl. and there can no
longer be- any doubt that the Mosaic
account has been placed IN clear, his.
torical light. The importance Of the
discovery In this axe ~ higher criticism
can hardly be ovorcHtimated.
In the long contest On scientific
ground about tho authenticity OF the
sncrcd Scriptures. the defenders u that |
volume have always come out victor |
lous. Apparently irrccunclnble state
mcnta have, on investigation. been |
found To be- In perfect harmony with |
facts. This Is true " the Bible. and Il |
Is no lcss true ~ the Book NJ Mormon,
la FAR na this scientific test has been
ipplled Ia II, American archaeology ia
Young compared to that Of the ooun-
ries In which biblical history was on
,cted. nut as far as It has penetrated
he mysteries Of this continent, It has
My confirmed that much miaunder-
Itood record. Aa hlgh an authority on
his subject as Plongeon has not host
atcd 10 say. that as far as he knew,
here was nothing In the Book OF Nor
non contradictory N any known fact
clatlng TO ancient America. This II
trong proof Of the authenticity Of
hat sacred volume. II ~ a complete
ofutatlon Of the long ago exploded SUR
MISC that It owes It's origin to the slick
y fancies N romanccrs. The Pentn-
ouch might as well, Notwithstanding
he evidence Of archaeology. be as
rlbcd To authors OF fiction.