Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-25
STUDY oF HlERooLYPHIcs.
The Mormons Really Believe That
Their Writings Will Be
Upheld.

Believing that heiroglyphic writings
may be found which will substantiate
the history of the human race and the
doctrines of Mormonism as laid down
in the Book of Mormon, it is not inn
probable, says the Mexican Herald,
that committee of scientists and
scholars from the Mormon church at
Salt Lake City, Utah, will come to Mex
leo soon to explore the ruins of Teoti-
huacan, where Prof. Bates, of the Ma
tional museum, is now engaged in ex-
cavation work. Bishop w. w. Cluff,
of the Mormon church, who was in
the city recently, stated that the Book
of Mormon processes to give the his
tory of the earliest inhabitants OF
America, covering period of 1900
years, from the year 600 before Christ,
until the year 600 after Christ, and that
the characters in which the book is
written correspond in a great measure
to the hieroglyphics which have been
found on many Mexican ruins, notably
those at Teotihuacan.
"In the Book of Mormons," said
Bishop Cluff, "it is professed to tell of
the peoples that inhabited this CONT
nent prior even to the coming Of the
! Saviour The original plates of the
book are in a language resembling the
ancient Chaldaic with leaning to-
ward the cabalistic markings of the
earlier orientals.
ITO the minds of some of our most
able scholars it seems plausible TO ac-
cept the theory that the new world was
populated by the old Mongolian race,
and confirmation of this is given in
passages in our Book of Mormon, on
which the Mormon church is founded
1t has always been attempted to prove
that the aborigines of America were
the direct descendants of the Mongo-
lians, and much controversy has re-
suited therefrom. Many times the wise
men have stated that they have found
inscriptions which are in the same Ian
guage as the Book of Mormon, but in
each instance it appears that they have
not been exactly correct in their state
ments. If this can be done and the
writings proved to be the same tongue
as that of the Book of Mormon it will
go a long way to authenticate the
statement that our book is founded on
real race history and religious his
tory
For many years it has been the be-
lief of our scholars that if we ever
were to receive substantiation of the
Book of Mormon it was to come from
the ruins of Mexico and not those OF
any other country. Some of our wisest
authorities hold to the belief that the
writings on the Mexican ruins will
correspond in language to the Book
of Mormon and recent finds in Mexico
have proved that they are not far
wrong in their surmise. Recent ex
cavations at Teotihuacan have created
much comment among the learned mer
of our people and it is thought thai
they will find inscriptions of Interest
at that place. When / return to Sal
Lake City l will lay before them what
I have heard and learned concerning
the Teotihuacan ruins and hierogly
phics and ! believe that they will senC
down a commission to inspect the writ
inSs with view to determining scien
tifically whether or not they are of the
same class as the Book of Mormon
writings. Should II prove to be tht
case We Will have found the historical
confirmation for which we have beel
searching for many years"