Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
STUDY OF HIERoGLYPHIcs.
Mormons Really Believe That Their
Writings Will Be Upheld.
From the Mexican Herald.

from the Mexican Herald
Believing that hierogiyphc writings may
be found which will substantiate the his
tory of the human race and the doctrines
of Mormonism as laid down In the Book of
Mormon, it is not improbable that COM
nlittee 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 Professor Ba-
tres of the National Museum is now engaged
in excavation work. Bishop W. W. Cun
of the Mormon Church, who was in the
city yesterday, stated that the Book of
Mormon processes to give the history OF
the earliest Inhabitants of America. cover
ing period of /, 300 years-from the year
GOO before Christ until the year 600 after
Christ-and that the characters i'll which
the book is written correspond in great
measure to the hieroglyphics which have
been found on many Mexican ruins, notably
those at Teotihuacan.
''In the Book of Mormon" said Bishop
Cluff, sit is professed to tell of the peoples
that inhabited this continent prior even to
the coming of the Savior. The original
plates of the book are in a language re-
sembling the ancient Chaldaic. with lean
ing toward the cabalistic markings OF the
earlier orientals.
ITO the minds of some of our most able
scholars it seems plausible to accept the
theory that the New World was populated
by the old Monaghan race, and conflrma-
tion. Of this Is given by passages In our
Book of Mormon, On which the Mormon
Church Is founded. 1t has always been
attempted to prove that the aborIgines OF
American were the direct descendants of
the Mongolians, and much controversy has
resulted therefrom. Many times the wise
men have stated that they have found in
scriptions which are in the same language
as the Book of Mormon, but in each IN
stance 1t appears that they have not been ex-
actly 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 long way to authenti-
cate the statement that our book is found
ed on real race history and religious HIS
tory.
For many years it has been the belief
of our scholars that II we ever were TO re-
ceive substantiation of the Book of Nor
mon It was to come from the ruins of
Mexico and not from 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
in Mexico have proved that they are rot
far wrong in their surmise Recent excaya-
lions at Teotihaucan have created nnuch
comment among the learned men OF orr
people. and 1t is thought that .hey win find
inscriptions of interest at that place.
When return to Salt Lake City win law
before them what have heard and learned
concerning the Teotihuacan ruins and hero
glyphics and believe that they will send
down a commission to inspect the writings
with view to determining scien.id.aiIy
whether or not they are of the same cla 90
as the Book of Mormon writings. should
it prove TO De the case we will have found
the historical confirmation for which NE
have been searching for many years.