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Show New Book of Mormon tEvidence 1, I Theory l America eFrom Polynestar!sCani 7: v-- - 1 ,. By HAROLD LUNDSTROM "V 4 It 11.11t Pit r A- i 15C:17,1011 ri-3- ,1.17Igiiht, il ,1,44-- 1 II Jt - 11 711 41 floo f,41iLl, ta.:ti tit , ' 1 , 4. rl ,111 Isil , gu. s'.,, ..111-- al l' .J. a; 4.,?"4: vXr:, -'' y ' sp4.4 tO rs;;;,1!, Ica, traditional home of tho the Ha- i) totem pole Indians, via ' wailan Islava "The Polynesian islands form I a great crescent in the eastern- most Pacific, from New Zea- land to Easter Island to Hawaii. At the time of their discovery, these islands were occupied by ea people noted for their uni- formity in physical type,- Ian-- 0'01 , Thor Heyerdald, internation,7 ally famous explorer and author 1 " , of the best seller, "Kon-Tiki,- " has written a new book in sup- - A., , - ' port of his theory that the- g ' ' , were peoIslands Polynesian ., dwellers from pled by pre-Inc- a ' ' South America rather than ( I,4.;,3 from Asia. r , Since Heyerdahl made his T , i 4 " -' , ' , ' l' now acclaimed voyage on a balsa 1,, , i 4.t.-12 , raft and the subsequent publica- - ;4-t I , ' tion of the 10I-datrip,' stu- - ,:40.';, ', 'I , ': f.......,,', T , dents of the Book of Mormon ., VII', , , , :, ' have had more than a casual in .,:' 4 '''tewm,,. ' ,' ' terest in the scientific findings ''' , !;' "or of Heyerdahl. ----4,4'1 zt' The Book of Mormon passage ,, regarding Hagoth and his build- , , in which 1 of , appears ships ing the Book of Alma, Chapter 63, - - i 1 ' I 4 . .1 ,, Aa Earlier Population k. "They cultivated breadfruit, sweet potato and taro ' had domesticated pigs and chickens, but lacked ceramics, metal i , -- 1 awlolyrk,thaenyd tToratdhietioin; migrated lands between , A. D. 1100 and 1300. However, in the islands of Eastern Polynesia there Is . evidence of an earlier popula- , ' reads: verse - different both physically tion,"And,. it came to pass that -- and culturally, which hat dated Hagoth, he being an exceedingly THOR HEYERDAHL . to back A.. D. approximately tt curious man, 'therefore he Vent supplies evidence. 450., , forth and built him an exceed- ."The origins for both of these ; 31, ingly large ship, on the borders companions set out from migrations have generally been of the land Bountiful, by the fve the coast of Peru on a balsa log sought in the West, in the is-land Desolation , and launched constructed of materials lands of Micronesia, Melanesia, 'Iran it forth into the west sea , by and after patterns known to the and Indonesia. Although cul- which led into narrow neck the Indians. After tural parallels with the Amer- 31T11 YEARLast Sunday, Aug. 23, marked the .,30th the land northward. 101 days of drifting with the! ices have been noted, these anniversary of the dedication of the Alberta Temple in "And behold, there were many landed safely on have been interpreted as evi- currents Cardston, Canada. The present and second president of the Nephites who did enter an atoll inthey the Tuamotu Islands. dence that the seafaring Poly-of the temple, Willard L. Smith, is shown standing in sail forth with and did therein This daring and dramatic nesians occasionally traversed front of the beautiful and impressive building. much provisions, and also many demonstrated beyond the Pacific. ' journey women and 'children ; and they "Mr. Heyerdahl is the first to any doubt that the took their course northward . inhabitants of South propose seriously that the Poly-"And in the thirtieth and !peen America could have reached nesians originatell in the New, eighth year, this titan built Polynesia . World. other ships. And the first ship The possibility is one thing, C To support this thesti, Mr. more not and did many return, the probability another. Heyerdahl has assembled an people did 'enter intorovis; - "In the present volume, Mr. i impressive - array-o- f - evidence -ionalmuch also took p they presents his argU-- : and arguments, covering a vast By C. FRANK STEELE 'foster son of President Charles and set out again to the land Heyerdahl ...ot,such bibliography - and many fields ments for the IDra Card and son of the loved northward. to state' of knowledge. He deals with the CARDSTON, ALTA.Unique His thesis, I migrations. Zina Young Card, ! Never Heard More among the many famous rewl m other of the Canadian is earlier ethnography of Oceania and the that the it . briefly, colo- ligious edifices in the Dominion "And It came to pass that they Po lynesians came from Peru Northwest Coast, geography, was named temple re- rues, of Canada is the Alberta Temple currents, botany, archeaat the opening 30 years were never heard of more. And via Easter. Island, and that the tocean of the Church of Jesus Christ !corder we suppose that they were later migrants came from the : ology, physical most has He faithful been ago. of Latter-da- y Saints at Card- in his duties and when he was !drowned in the depth of the northwest coast of North Amer-- I and linguistics. No author could ston. have equal competence in all released recently to retire to al Book of Mormon students of these fields, but the approach Its influence on the spiritual' 'take up his residence in Salt have long been of the opinion is commendable. . . . life 6f the Church in Canada, Lake It he was honored , .,. and far beyond has been pro- - his host of friends and as- - that these followers of Not To Be Ignored or at least many of .them,Hagothf . found through the years. The sodates. "The quantity and quality of .. westward to sonic of the temple has been a unifying the materials which Mr. Beyer is e Lee succeeded Elder n by i s ' of the South Latter-dathat Saints oll Pacific, and L factor to the dahl has assembled are too--; of another at least some of the and a p o w e r f u 1 missionary Woolf, member Polynesian great-t- o, he ignored. - - , - ---- "m",1- - -- - 7,.., racer otthese t -' The Malad been recalled in ! 'cater - as has -"Henceforth, Priiiiti Stake High - - Extensive' Remodeling Book Mormon of an30th connection with, the peoples. to the Polynesian cul-,- ', Thor' Heyerdahl, the famed ' Quorum held its third Annual tributions During the past five years, niversary of, ) its dedication tures will have to be considered. under the direction of President Norwegian explorer and a Jnon- outing Tuesday with their However, there are still serious Aug. 23. This imposing, granite and Smith, extensive interior re-- member of the Church, con-- 1 wives and widows of former , to attributing total marble structure, set in beau- - !modeling has been carried out tinues Intent on proving his members of the High Priests be-- objections the' New to origins Polynesian point in his new book that the tifully landscaped grounds with 'at the temple by the Church. World.. One is physical, tiameiy , log the guests. 4,... the high Rockies for a back- - In addition, the historic old Polynesian races - had pre-Ino- a how a distinctive' Polynesian is of the the It group racial type could be policy drop, was dedicated by the Alberta Stake Tabernacle near beginnings. derived Drawing on many branches of to have two annual affairs, one late President Heber Y. Grant. the temple is to be razed, the Mongoloid science ln.his study of a PeoPiel-i- n tMilOrmofI aiIfsit to the fromtwobu1caliy81ost Lille GeneraLAuthorities, Indian stocks- .- Mr. Heyerdahl who schave defied e the long n were attendance, along with the general-echemLogan Temple and picnic and a argues at length that there was planned. or entisbe 'attempts to classify banquet which is held in the a Causcasoid strain in the their wives, and the occasion the temple grounds and t se early . as Asiatics, Heyerdahl has fall was a memorable one for thou- - of the new stake tabernacle ad- here. 4 . Indian populations, but the ithem findings in his new book sandsi The group assembled at the data are far from adequate. on the west. published last week, The site was dedicated by 'Joining LDS Temple at 8:30 "The second is linguistic. year, ordinance work at i"American Indians in entitled:Logan the Pir. a.m. where they. attended one The President, Joseph F. Smith in the Alberta Temple set an all languages are cificThe The9ry Behind the t session during which time Pres- notedPolynesian July, 1913, and the cornerstone time for their simple phonetics, ' while the number of IKon-Tik- i 821-- 1 The Expedition." was laid in 1915 by Elder David !tourists from Canada and the ident S. A. Hendricks and Pres- analytic stricture and positiopil page book is published O. McKay ofthe Counellofuoited-States;-and-snme.TfroTrRichards ta of Peru ' the Twelve, now President of meNany & 'Co. of Chicago, Ind spoke and Thelma Gibbs sang syn and the N orthwest...Coast-a- re has mounted.' Steadily , !iittr,91.9d, .1 Illustrated,,the the Cilurch,... Phoiietieelly-7templex7and7- r. ....,,,.... .,......,- -, 'wt. - went . to - Willow Park in ..,,... Logan trpmelypolysynthetic in their conducted by the -Usher. I pu 1 where' they ' had a lunch- and 1 extensive use of affixes. These week, Cardston was publicized over the grounds, centered American Indians in the Pa- lby across Canada as the temporary the Great White T differmezes cannot,,,be4ismissed------- ,, emple; ,it.leitte,,,wasleaturodes.v?,e.t.book fgaPitar,Lnf,411onnondontoThe-libibeeilitilfetri'Enrir-ctit w --whartfeyerdahrearr 'Week' hi theAug. of this "flashback" had , ties . of gospelAilerature. The arrangements were znade - a -- fsoftening'' process.-- - Instead, New- York Timei 'Book i,i, H. M., honnr- of- reporting- Ili Williams, president of the affiliations of Polynesia are been distributed to there ils- - Review." Mils is a . weekly sup- - the. quorum; k.lake Kern, frrst viy, i t h the Mal3VIU historie - ceremonies - for the.- - itors 'who Caine ill wonder and languagei... plement- - of- -Canadian- prest-:--Evans, 1 "A third is archeaological. ; igft in praise. Times," 'comparable in size to second counselor, and Stillman' The First President .' ancient Peruvian civilize- . the "Church Section.") i secretary D. A. 450 before tiont Edward J. Wood, dean of . long . full page review Hey- - Illarris, Are Bold LD ' . placed great emphasis on weei in Canada, was Righteous book wag writpet by , and -- - -... ing, ceramics, metal work appointed first president of the I The wicked flee when no man Wendell "a d al- - ' -NOTICE ckmesticized maize. -- All of temple, with the late Z. W. pursueth; but the righteous are 1st In - the field of Andean- - ' ' Jacobs and Joseph Y. Card, sop told ss a lion.-Pro- verbs ,23;1. All departments of the- 'Gen- - these are absent in Polynesia,. archaeology, and professor of '1' of Charles Ora Card, founder Society will be open although there existed suitable ealogicai at ,Yale." anthropology , . ç ' of 'the Canadian' colonies back clays, native corn, and an incm. to 5 P.m-be- el- , from 830 , Special Permission In 1887, selected as his coml. i1J 3 n.,."Perf,,.,, tensive agricultural pattern. ? ' 1. Sept. :ling 'Specific permission has been selors. Pres. Wood, after 251 A poor man that oppreqseth The Library and Archives will , '"Mr. Heyerdahl has, perhaps years of devoted and distill- - the poor is like a sweeping rain given to the Church Section by be open Thursdays and Fridays aeliberately, overstated h I a Francis Brown, editor of the from 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. In spite of his voluminous guished service, retired and was which leaveth no food.-Pr- ov. 1New York Times Book Re- he has not yet succeeded by Elder Willard L. erbs 28:3. The building is closed on Sat- - Icase. , view" to quote excerpts from, ,' urdays . . the Smith Of Cardston, with Elders' question of Poly- -"-- n Dr. Bennett's copyrighted re-- The building will be closed k ' k' nesian origins, but We has at Lloyd D. Cahoon and Heber ti--e .. view. 'Some of ,the paragraphs se t 7 Labor D ay. Mttkin as counselor. They The Fattier and least introduced I new chanter.", He that hath seen me bath of the review are now fonstitute the presidency. I In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and ISaturday, Auugit 29, 1953 E16er Sterling Nyilliams, sten the latkerohn 14:0; . s 5-- ... - ' , ! ' ' ' a pre-Euro- 'Alberta Temple Has Its ',30th Agniversary I - Ir":'" 1 - I . I Matad Stake ' , High Priests ij nilting I y "L"'n - , .. - i grounds--landscaped- ' I 1 IntRand-AdenkThomasW.--- -- r- bookAviltsell-xEarttecillemigetittrIli- er ,, ----- writer -- the--,Ne- I ; 1:s ' a-- , - ,. ' i -- ' r i -- , . ' ,- , , |