The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-15

| III the late centuries, just before the
Christian era" (For an explanation of
| Reynolds later.)
Joseph Smiths expla nation OF this No.
| 2 circular disc is that 1t contains rec
ord Of sacred mysteries-see his explana-
cannot be revealed unto the world. but
| is to be had in the Holy Temple OF God"
| Figure o ought not 10 be revealed at the
present time; figure 10 also. Figure IL
| numbers, so let IL be. Amen" Figures
! 1920 will be given in the own duo time
| of the Lord ''Figure g." the prophet
says, rs made to represent God, sitting
upon his throne. clothed with power and
authority, with crown OF eternal light
upon his head; representing also the
grand key words OF the holy priesthood
as revealed to Adam in the Garden OF
| Eden; as also TO Seth, Noah. MelchIsed elk,
Abraham. and all to whom the priesthood
was revealed"
represents God sitting upon his throne
revealing through the heavens the grand
Key words Of the priesthood; as. also. the
sign OF the Holy Ghost unto Abraham, in
To the idea OF this plate being Sacred
or possessed of magical power de
signed TO assist the deceased in various
ways; especially to prevent the loss OF his
head" and parts OF it not to be revealed
unto the world and some OF IL only in
holy places-to all this, several of our
Jury Of savants give contributing. eyi-
this knowledge. il not by ''jnspiration,'
for confessediy he did not obtain it by
Egyptian scholarship? Neither could he
interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphics
was at hand until the publication OF
Champollion's Elementary Egyptian
Grammar was issued, which did not hap
pen until lSili and the Book of Nbra-
ham and these facsimiles were published
In March, 1Sio.
On this matter the late George Reynolds
has an enlightening passage.
"lt has been urged as an argument
against the veracty of the translation
by the Prophet Joseph Smith. OF the cir
cu)ar cut or disc, but why, we cannot
comprehend, that numerous copies of It
exist scattered among museums of Eu-
rope. These copies have been found
buried with numerous mummies In the
Prophets hands, Instead OF being an
argument against the truthfuiness OF tho
translation given by Joseph Smith. we
consider II a very strong one In its ia
yor. For this reason. psychologists ac-
knowledge that some peculiar potency
was ascrlbed to it by the ancient Eeyp-
to I'm what that power consisted.
IT was customary with the ancient
inhabitants Of Egypt to enshroud their
dead in lieroglyphic wrappinss, on which
various facts relating 10 the life OF the
deceased were narrated, This writing
was addressed TO Osiris. the chief lord
Of Amenti. the land OF the departed. and
amongst other things II stated that the
acts of the Osir. the deceased, had been
scrutiniZed by the seven luquisitors ap-
pointed to investigate the lives OF man.
by those who guarded the gates OF the
eternal worlds. and partake Of the bless
ings Of the saved
accompanying the mummy is also
aftcn found this sacred disc. OF hypoc-
ephaus, as the learned term It, which,
IL we mistake not, was usually placed
under or near the head of the mummy,
The translations given by the professed-
ly learned convey no idea wing this was
placed, but the revelations through
our martyred prophet; that 1t contains
once makes the reason plain. The Egyp-
tians buried this disc containing these
sacred words with their dead, for very
much the same reason that tho Saints
bury their dead In the robes OF the holy
priesthood
mo doubt the true meaning OF these
Egyptians. but they knew enough to un-
derstand something of their value, and
as ages rolled on, their apostate priest
hood doubtlessly invented some myth to
take their place."--The Book Of Abra-
ham It's authenticity established as a
divine and ancient record, 1870, George
Reynolds; pp, a. ~,
the fact thet this book by lIr Reynolds
has been very much neglected b. the
Mormon people: Bishop spaldins seems
feel sure he would not have remarked
that the, Mormons had paid little atteu-
ton TO the claims of NJ, Deverla. referred
to in NJ Remey's books. And II Bishop
Spn)ding's brochure shall result In at
tractiny, any general attention 10 this
very able work OF the latc George Rey-
nolds. tho Mormons may forgive the
bishop for tho slight shock ne may mo-
mentarily give. them by hurlng at their
heads the opinions Of his jury or savnnts
on the transntions of their prophet I
commend the book of Mr.. Reynolds 10
for It's careful and scholarly treatment !
of tho internal evidences OF this frag-
ment OF the Mormon prophets work. But |
to return now TO our argument. |
OF the value OF this Incidental con- |