St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
STUDY OF HlERo0LYPHIcs
It Is Really Believed by the Mormons
That Their Writings Will
Be Upheld.

Believing that hieroglyphic 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 i'm.
probable, says the Mexican Herald,
that committee of scientists and
scholars from the Mormon church at
Salt Lake City, Utah, will come to
Mexico soon to explore the ruins Of
Teotihuacan, where Prof. Batres, OF
the National Museum, is now engaged
in excavation work. Bishop W. w.
Cluff, of the Mormon church, who was
in the city the other day, stated that
the Book Of Mormon processes to give
the history OF the earliest inhabitants
of America, covering period of 1000
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 meas.
ure to the hieroglyphics which have
been found on many Mexican ruins,
notably those at Teotihuacan.
In the Book of Mormon" said
Bishop Cluff, ''it is professed to tell
of the peoples that inhabited this con.
tinent prior even to the coming OF the
Saviour. The original plates Of the
book are in language resembling the
ancient Chaldaic, with a leaning
toward the cabalistic markings OF the
earlier orientals.
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able scholars it seems plausible to
accept the theory that the new world
was populated by the old Mongolian
race, and confirmation of this is given
by passages IN our Book Of Mormon,
on which the Mormon church il
founded. It has always been attempt.
ed to prove that the aborigines of
America were the direct descendants
of the Mongolians, and much contro.
versy has resulted therefrom. Many
times the wise men have stated that
they have found inscriptions which
are in the same language as the
Book of Mormon, but in each instance
it appears that they have not been
exactly correct in their statements.
If this can be done and the writings
proved to be the same tongue as that
of the Book of Mormon it will go q
long way to authenticate the state.
ment that our book Is founded on q
real race history and religious his.
tory.
For many years it has been the be.
lief of our scholars that II 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 wis.
est authorities hold on 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 Teo.ihuacan have created
much comment among the learned
men of our people, and it is thought
that they will find inscriptions of In.
terest at that place. When return to
Salt Lake City will lay before them
what | have heard and learned con.
cerning the Teotihuacan ruins and
hieroglyphics, and believe that they
will send down q commission to in.
spect the writings with view of de.
termining scientifically whether or
not they are of the same class as the
Book of Mormon writings. Should It
prove to be the case we will have
found the historical confirmation for
which we have been searching for
many years.