Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

God 10 tho few books contained IN the
Bible The coming forth of the Book
Mormon contradicts that equally en-
r0neous seCtarian notion that GOD had
ceased 10 give revelations to men and
had spoken for the last time TO uis
children, And yet. In the presence OF
this array OF great facts and truths
which the Book OF Mormon makes
known, and which are made kuoWa
nowhere else land the half has not
been told here), men Of the order of
Intellect of this Unknown critic stand
Chattefing Ike parrots about their be-
ing nothing new or OF value In the Book
OF Mormon, and seek to cast discrCd.t
upon it by their Carplng criticisms
upon the defects OF the language In
which IL Is translated and because It's
translator has couchod some OF It's
glorious truths I'm the New Testament
phrnseology familiar to him. How
puerile all such criticism seems, aud
how refreshing 1t Is to hear God say
ing He that hath my word, let him
speak my word faithfully, for what Is
the char of the wheat saith the Lord
Jeremiah XXiiL, 2S) The letter still
killeth 1t Is the spirit that giveth life,
SPAULDING THEORY.
In the background of the unknown's
discussion one may see the influence Of
what is called the Spaulding theory Of
the origin of the Book of Mormon, and
In his second communication he indi-
rcctly refers to 1t by saying that there
are ut least IL persons worthy and re-
liable so far as | can discover who
testify that the substance of this Book
OF Mormon with all It's queer names OF
nj A
its battles and slaughters, its continual
imitation Of Bible phraseology they
had heard several years prior to the
publication OF this book, from a reli-
gious romance. The Spaulding Storv)
II vas I'm this romance that the Ne
phites and Lamanites originated and
also the pretended ancient books Of
Nephi, Alma, Mosiah and Mormon
etc. And later the gentleman says that
he cannot see why the testimony Of
these ~ witnesses should not be- re-
ceived, etc. In all this the gentleman
shows what back number he Is in
the matter Of controversy relating to
the Book Of Mormon. lie seems not
aware of the fact that Spauldns 8
manuscript has been found and pub
lished now these several years. aud is
safely lodged In the library of Oberln
college Ohio. There appears upon this
manuscript the Endorsement OF Aaron
Wright Oliver Smith. John n. Miller
end D, 7, Hurlburt Cwho by the way.
are among the ~ witnesses To whom
M alludes) as being the very manu-
script from which they affirmed that
the Book Of Mormon had been written.
And Low comese l.. l.. Rice, an anti
slavery editor, for many years state
printer Of Columbus, o.. who SAYS:
1.-TWO things are true concerning this
manuscript First Il is a
genuine writing of Solomon Spaulding.
and second, II is not the original of the
Book of Mormon II Is unlike
~ that any one who wrote so elaborate
work as the Mormon Bible Book Of
Mormon) would spend his time I'm get
ting up so shallow a story as this"
While President James II. Fairchud Of
Oberlin college says over his own sig
nature; MIR, Rice, myself and others
compared 1t (thc SpaudinR manu-
script with the Book of Mormon. and
could detect no resemblance between