Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19

ing's widow and by promises OF reward
n lt suited his purpose obtained It foi
publication by r. p Howe. who issue.
an auu-'Mormon' pamphlet; but th'
manuscript not being what was ex
pectoI, was lost sight Of and Mrs
Davidson spaullngs widow, never re.
coiyed anything not even the return Of
the manuscript
Some time after this Mr. l.. /. RE.
and SIR Winchester bought the pub
fishing establishment OF T.. b. Howe
I'm Pa.nesyllla, Ohio The spaullIns
MANUSCRIPT was among the books and
papers and with them was taken by
Mr Rice 20 Honolulu. where it lay lost
10 the world until the year 1855. when
Mr. Rice came across 10 when looking
over old papers Later he presented il
70 James u, FaIrchIld then president
OF the Oberlln College. who was on q
visit 90 Honolulu. 10 Doe kept In the DE-
brary Of thar Institution. and there it
is today open to the investigation Of
the public.
In a recent visit TO that college Mr.
Le Rd Snow OF this city was shown
the manuscript by President John
Henry Barrows. ID, who said to him.
"Alr. SNOW. n ls AN humbug 20 say
that the Book OF Mormon has any CDu-
uectiOn whatever with the spau.i.ns
Manuscript 4 have read and compared
them both very carefully and ANA folly
convinced that they are not in any
way connected with each other There
ls not a proper name or an incident ln
one that resembles "a name 0r incident
bon the other. and not only ls there n1
resemblance iu the reading matter. but
the STYLES used ln the TWO books are
also entirely different
"The Manuscript Found contains
l72 pages. and the narrative, though in
no wise continued story may De dl-
yiied into three parts. First an ace
count Of the arrival IN America OF a
crew Of twenty Roman citizens This
account occupies the first hall dozen
pages OF the manuscript Second. an
amusing and ridiculous description Of
the rites, ceremonies. manners and Gus
toms. and amusements % the natives
Of America. This completes the first
half OK the manuscript orabout eighty
five pages. The third part which oc-
cuples the entire second half OF the
manuscript. relates "a romantic love ar
fair with which the story ends.
IT was alleged when the story was
first started. that nelghbors Of MI.
spaulding who heard his work read and
afterwards learned about the coming
forth Of the Book Of Mormon, recog-
plzod the same names IN both. They
were mistaken. Here are the important
proper names that appear In the manu-
script. none OF which are found In the
Book Of Mormon
Fablus. o Roman, Captain Luian,
Sailors Tom Critic and Troianus, En-
perors Labarmack and Rambock, Kings
Brombal. Hadokam Bambo sombal
Chlaneo. Ullpoon, Numapon and Ram
uck: Princes M0onrod and Elseon;
Princess L8mesa and her friend, He'll
con: Drefolick. a prophet Hamack. the
seer High Priests IAmbon Kato and
Iakoon. the wise man. Baska, or Lo-
baska the emperors counselors, Hamul
and Taboon. There are also the names
Ramon, Thelford, Hamklen, Boakim,
and Labanko.
The following rivers are mentioned In
the manuscript. Nothing like them Is
IN the Book Of Mormon: suscowah,
Dellwah. sclota, and the Ohio Three
large cities are given the names Ow-
hahon. Tolonga and GAMBIA. The prln-
clpal nations Of American natives are:
The Dcliwares, or Dclewans, the Niche
gans, the slotans, or sciotans, and the
Kentucks
II the editor Of the Pioneer Press
wants 10 satisfy himself on this subject
and 20 give real Information 20 lnqulr-
ers. he can obtain a printed verbatim
copy OF The Manuscript Found by
sending twenty-five cents 20 the Deseret
News Office He can then compare IL
with the Book Of Mormon. and be viii
find no resemblance whatever but win
learn the fact that &c would be as rea-
sonable 10 believe that the Bible was
made up from Gulllvers Trayels,as that
the Book OF Mormon was coucocted
from The Manuscript Found.
People who desire 90 arrive at the
ruth concerning the only accurate ac-
count o. the origin OF the American In
dlans. O. a the builders Of the cities and
temples and mounds that amaze the
archaoorglsts and explorers of the
present day. win have TO give attention
uud credence 10 the testimony OF wIt-
nesses 20 the divine origin Of the Book
Of Mormon, and its translation into the
English language by the gift and power
of God.
But n they cannot bring their minds
10 accent modern revelation and In
splrauou. they can az least yield 20 the
force of the indisputable evidence, that
demolshes entirely the stupid spauld-
ing story 70 account for the origin Of
that remarkable book And just writer's
for the public when they perceive their
error VIII acknowledge &C frankly II
not for the public good at least Tor the
sake OF their own reputation.
THE DECLARATION OF WAR.
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