| Show THE DIVINE authenticity OF or THE BOOK OF MORMON BY IY ELDER eldeb wo W 11 IT ir NO vir it is agreed that peruvian an represent two distinct periods in the ancient history of t the be country 3 one being much older ide thau than the other pad BAd Bil wins dwina ancient ancle ancie e nt america page mr prescott also admits thi this distinction the book of mormon being thus confirmed its history specifies epe eines cines the two ages in which the land was peopled and exten extensive elve eive cities and beautiful palaces were wre erected A strong testimony corroborative of this facts noticed in the of architectural designs the bolc ny of Nep hites coming direct from jerusalem and schooled in the jewish style of ornamentation and design first peopled south america the more ancient ruins show this display in architectural design hence uhe the supposition of rivero von humboldt squires and others of two per periods iode one much older than the other one par taking ot of a plain hebraic order of building and the other somewhat more auva advanced iced and of egyptian art intermixed with designs differing from all other nations of people who were skilled in building great cities and de them in artistic style the book of mormon clearly shows how bow these changes were brought about for years BC south america was inhabited by two colonies from jerusalem one of which the Nep hites were lea les learned rn in egyptian learning being schooled in the art of writing in hieroglyphics signs and symbols after the birth of the savior a and nd from the time of the general wreck which came upon the people and the whole north and south american continent at the time of the crucifixion there began a great change c rese tese to its highest of enlightened fame wealth power and peace swayed their influences over the entire length and breadth of the land the cultivation of the soil building of extensive and beautiful clies erecting ot of temples laying out ol 01 magnificent gardens and public places pla pia Lesof cesor of resort and recreation occupied cu the attention aUe nUon of the people and without the least interruption ter tur of any kind for years yeara this thia high degree of agricultural skill in the irrigation and cultivation of df the land has been especially remarked by authentic writers developments in antiquarian researches as shown in the many and extensive aqui aqueducts ducts duets some of thein them several hundreds of miles in length admit admirably ably built with cut stane laid in imperishable cement and running in all direction directions demonstrate on strate an efficient system of industry and perfect knowledge of agricultural pursuits lir lor the man ot cloth sot of all kinds hinds and aud colors the ancient peruvians excelled the tombs and repositories of bf the ancient dead who rested undisturbed through gli the splendor and wealthy rel reign gallor or the incas overa eight centuries in modern days have become the objects of unhallowed hands and land from the long slumbering remains of the dead cloth of fine and beautiful texture whose colors remain aln ain tin tainted taint td have been some whose bodies were wrapped in costly rai rat ments and fine apparel have been exposed to view the boop boot of Mormon page and speaks of their manufacture manul a nui nut a of nine fine twined linen and costly fabrics and cloth cioth ef of all rinds kinds expensive app apt apparel co e with which they clothed and decorated t their persons bedame became a besetting bin ein with the ancient peruvians the Neph Kep hites ltee itee and was wai the cause of much reproof from the prophets from time to time were sent from the almighty to warn them of their pride and extravagance trava gance ganee in decorating their perk pers persons ons with ornaments and fine app apparel arel ajel which caused the people to lust just at after erthe the things of the world some dome very interesting relics were ditico discovered vered in 1860 by james jamess S 8 wilbon esq on the coast of ecuador r consisting lot lof ancient or fossil pottery vessem ves selb sela images and other manufactured articles all of which are finely and artistically wrought many of which are made of gold doid they were taken from a stratum of ancient surface earth which ch was covered by a marine a bis els I 1 x feet thick see see andes and the amazon the book of mormon of the time when hot only these relics of an ancient people were buried but the hundreds and aud thousands of other and remarkable relics reiles which are fou tou found n d from 10 to 1500 feet fiet under the surface earth in the heart of great I 1 mountains and rier river b beds e ids which once onca f ere ero on the ther surface but now found hund huud hundreds ieda iddA of fee feet under the present surface of the earth at the time of the bi crucifixion ion fon of our lord and savior jesus christ north and south america was visited in fulfillment of tife the prodie predictions ilous of the PrOP prophets bets with the most fearful stor etor storm in and earthquake ever revealed in the annals annala of any history bu outside taide of the book of mormon that hafi baa been handed down from the creation of the world many cities were burnt many sunk into the sea pea many shaken to pieces some carried away by whirlwinds whirl winds some sunk into the earth and hills hill s a and nd valleys formed over them some covered by great mountains heaved upon them and others sunk and lakes of fresh water formed where once these cities stood and la in fact the whole face of the land disturbed and the great andes the mexican cordilleras cordilleran Cordi lleras the might mighty range of bocky mountains IM and the oregon and alaska ranges were up heaved and from north to south bouth from centre to circumference the earth shook and trembled A period of about 1846 years have passed passer since that fearful calamity betel the land of north and south america and every day brings forth testimony to confirm the truth of that which is portra portrayed on the 45 0 and pages of the book of mormon to td illustrate the greatness and mechanical skill as also their extraordinary tra and perfect system of tran transportation tation which the ancient peruvians possessed the ruined buildings odthe of the city of bannar are bam eam kamples samples ples pies von Ilum humboldt boldt in his hia researches informs us that many of these ruins which are strewn along the cordil leras eras for 1000 mites miles showing uniformity of construction are built from 69 porphyry the quarries from which it was obtain de being situated feet above the city of canaan near the lake of 10 miles distant from the city the book of mormon pages 1379 9 informs ua us of the great advance and prosperity of the people being skilled in all kinds of machinery and the manufacture of too tools lafrom from iron cooper brasla and a steel teel from these ruins of peruvian antiquity coins of peculiar form of gold and silver have been found grades of gold pieces suppo sW to as la in silver pieces representing coins the beok book of mormon divides thebo these 9 gold old oid coins into four forms of valuation A benine of oid gold a seon of gold a shum of gold and a linnah of gold and their silver coins into four values A benum of silver an amnon of silver an ezrom of silver and an onti of silver book of mormon page i one tomb that was discovered alone pro produced deuced coins and a mass of pure gold to the amount of bf during a period of 25 years after aften the conquest of peru t the he spaniards bent sent to spain over SOO 00 all of which was the product of peru baid Bald baldwin wins ancient america page we now turn to that section of country north of the equator and reaching to the narrow neck of land which connects north with america at the time of the union of the Nep hites with the people of Zara Zarah homis amla about years sears BC this portion of south was Zarah emla book of Mormon v 11 and 12 some time afier after this union the land was divided part retaining the name of Zarah emla emia through which part flowed the river sidon bidon from south to north sup supposed aup posed to be tho the magdalena river 10 page 9 v 11 and ek page v 4 book 0 of mormon sustains the supposition twenty two states or lands presided ded over by chief justices and governors are mentioned and named in the book of bf mormon as being the divisions of the land north of tho the equator to be continued 0 |
