Show THE DIVINE authenticity OF thu BOOK OF MORMON BY ny ELDER W ir IT ir SHARP I 1 NO the changes noted in the signs symbols and atran arrangement ran gement by the discoverer found upon the columns and tablets of stone atone connected with the eoven pyramids in arizona partake of two features singularly corroborative of the history of the Jared itea ites and Nep hites fou found nd recorded in the book of mormon elder eidor john tayler when in liverpool april 1851 in a 4 letter to the editor of the star F D richards Bichard sin in reference to the discovery ol 01 these pyramids in america americas anscom upon the changes inthe signs sign and I 1 noted by the discoverers uses the following langU Kg 1 I have nod boht but that some of the he are the rui rul nofa leple called exiled cill cil lathe ia the book of moraida morn Mora lua iua the tho Ja again in regard to language it is no more remarkable kable haule thal thai language should change on the continent of america than that there should be alterations on the continent of asia in fact the same thing is clearly shown in the book of mormon the Jared ites tea tes came from the tower of babel they of course brought their language with them this in the lapse of time would be liable to change and alteration again when the people arrived from Jerusa lemit jt they should add to those hieroglyphics which is not at au all improbable the whole thing of which the gentleman speaks ia Is unravelled and hia mystery nays rays tery revealed 11 see azue millennial anial scars stars star vol 13 page from the fact that the Jared ites possessed the continent of america from a short period after the dispersion of mankind at the gra gla great t tower and until y years earl B 0 and that the next nation the e Nephi Nep hites bites tes teg did not begin to settle north america until 57 years B C gi and tha that t they great ly multiplied and became highly educated in the arts and sciences and mechanical sk illand the build indof ing of great cities that upon discovering these great pyramids they engraved upon tablets of stone a history of the times and just previous to their leaving that bec Fec section tion of the country to go to the land of Cumo cumorah rah rab i in n the state of new now they d deposited posited e their written tablets within the pyramid along with those already there the history of the Jared ites it is not surprising that the discoverer connected these hi histories storie a re reaching aeh ach I 1 D g fr from OM an ancient time to the second century of the christian eray eras era a time so ancient that from a remarkable peculiarity connected with one of these seven pyramid pyramids the gentleman was led to believe it to have been of antediluvian te date this great father of all the known pyramids which the histories of the world has so far revealed stands the most wonderful and stupendous piece of man a labor of which we have any account its supposed antediluvian date is somewhat confirmed by the deductions based upon the interpretations of the symbols signs and engravings upon the tablets of stone in a recess of one of the group of pyramids when they were discovered ings of time had bad made the seams a foot oat oar oot wide wido between atie bolata oc of tiie tile massive alonea ot which this great pyramid is constructed whilst the other pyramids show but little decay and wear wearing ingin in comparison and again the accumulation of vegetable matter and earth earths has clothed that mighty pyramid with a verdant green from base t to 0 dome and the nearer it was approached when first discovered the more like ilke a mountain it appeared 3 clothed with an aged fo forest rest there seems to have been very little change chango in language durine during the time from adam to the flood and from the flood to the building of the great tower the book of mormon informs us that mahonra morian Morlan cumer continued in the possession of the lin guage that was confounded and he and those who were with him were led by the lord to america and wrote their history in the language which they retained by the especial commands of the almighty it is riot not unreasonable to suppose then that if this very aged and mighty pyramid of thia this group of seven pyramids mentioned id of orf antediluvian date that the Jared ites retaining the be original language and some time after their landing discovering this ancient structure of caulp mans labor also aiso selected this same aged spot and erected their pyramidal monuments ments of greatness that the sac succeeding g nations or generations might know of their existence and that their pyramids notwithstanding the corroding wa of timey times time would remain as mementoes toes ts to prove their dwelling in the land and pil pillars arb ars of truth that will y yet set ot more cleany corroborate the history found recorded in the book of ether in the book of mormon it ia Is written that the testimony of tiou tion confirms the testimony of another the pyramid of erected 2170 years B 0 and the moyt moat ancient of the 60 pyramids known to eblet in egypt bas baa stood for ages the wonder of the oriental world the theme for greek hebrew and modern writers wrilen nud and ha ba and of late a field of investigation notably of smythe taylor and others has been the subject of much speculation and stands a eolen eclen tille monitor pointing down through the vae epochs of time revealing things as they were are ana to come A monument of historical science that will leave the sol onti nio fic world without excuse A prophetic record d on sto stone n e that givis the date of the tho establishing ot of the government or church chuich of god upon the theearta earth the ushering u in of the dispensation of of times this pyramid was erected about a century and a half halt atter after ter the Jared ites landed upon the shores of the promised land of am erica theory has in part entered into the prognostications which the 08 pyramid of gizea dev develop elopes ee and without inspiration from the almighty a mysterious something l pervades the atmosphere which surrounds that mighty monument the supposed typified events and epochs marked by a series berles of pa passages chambers galleries allden and engraved linesa line indicate times of very conspicuous i us and important tant taut transactions tio D 1 s which history has in a it measure portrayed portra jeu yeu jed and anil in soma some respects kiven given en daies dates ot of agreeing with the revelations which the pyramids measurements foretell these measurements are in conformity with the rules that govern pyramidal symbolism and are at the ratio ef of one pyramid nid inch to a year I 1 a shall hall hali hail nefer rater to only one important importE int measurement denoting aali mp e event ent which Is immediately connected with the forth ot of the buob boob of mormon in the year 1830 of the christian era the pyramid of gizel COD conforming forming so closely t to 0 a prophetic portraiture of events centuries before their transpiring has las led many to believe that Us its erection to have been dictated dieth ted by be the master magony alason who in hla hia h a wisdom and foreknowledge of the future might have a standing monument confirmatory of his divine goodness and as hs it was erected through and by the spirit of inspiration so riso also should inspiration correct what the skill and science of man failed to develop or in otter words the giver of all wisdom suffered that the scientific mind of man in his investigations should go eo so far and no farther in bringing to light the hidden mysteries ys contained contain td in the symbolical writings of the tho pyramid of giesh hence we find that the great hielen hhelen title light which god intended for mankind was reserved for these thebe last jast olasa days olas a the tao meridian of the tho nineteen 1 th century that tho the same might be a confirmatory evidence of tho the book tf of mormon and the setting up othis of his church and kingdom upon theearta the earth according dording Ac to professor smythe astronomer royal of scotland the length of thid the grard gallery of the pyramid oro urO izen izeh from its place prace of beginning to the base of the grand step steps measures 1812 9 12 inches or isio 1813 years and nine months some have connected this measure or symbolisms with the extraordinary the so called christianity of the nineteenth century attained to eonta corta commencing about 1812 anacon and continued until 1835 during this period the christian church throughout the world formed lla ita greatest organization for the dissemination of the holy scripture scriptures alid and the preaching of the so called gospel in heathen lands establishing of missionaries schools and the support of 0 f their respective ministers minia tere in heathen countries this general revival and aggreE aggressive sive missionary zeal has li las been remarked by many who have referred to this time in connection with the symbolism of the pyramid of as being the greatest and most general since the days dass of the apostles it was from t this his connection that I 1 was led to be bo lieve some tareo years ago that it could not be possible sible sibie for the sym bym ballam of the pyramid of gizea to pass by so important import a time as that in which the of the ever eyer go gospel apel was about abort jo to ba bu proclaimed and ih in its ancient purity again restored to the oarth orth recent becent develop menta have bave clearly demonstrated that the pyramid of gizea con confirms flims the belie belief and nd establishes the all important truth that the year 1820 and 1830 of the christian era are in tho the measurement of the grand gallery aa also in the measurement i of the grand step the ceasur measurement ement of this MIS step from ita its frontal upper edge edgo to the solid soli dwall wall wail of granite Is 61 inches or ye years yearb r a professor 0 orson son pratt has demonstrated that tho the substitution of the he english common inch which professor smythe S my the introduced in the tile measurement of this e tep has been done without any ar p mirent hrent trent reaton and that by coot n ing in the mea 1 bumm ohp va a d gallery and grand sto ste stop step j by thi tb pyramidal unit inen 11 ll i luo juo uj of that perfo perfect t in aument the pyramid of of confirms the 11 dato date of theof the of the organization w of the true church of Go dupon the earth a and nod ud th the near dear r coining of t jg 0 d to set bet tup up his throne and reign a thousand years king hing ot of nations as ha heib haia Is king of saints sainta this pyramidal I 1 measurement therefore corrected by inspiration spira tion tiou but conforms with the general ofiel look odthe sym bym symbolism bonan boVan of the whole structure the gih day nf April 1830 I 1 fathe lathe 19 tha pyramidal time of alieh astronomical and sim sym symbolical bolka perverted christianity has mistaken misti keu veu her lier placa pl a 66 inthe in the symbolism of the pyramid of gizea but when the prophetic mind illuminated by the spirit of god la Is worked upon to declare her hen place leo in the symbolism of thap that th a speaking peaking mountain of stone the tue th e pyramid of hei hel place conforms to her cru present wasting away and the grand step which extends across the grand gallery of tiie lu 0 pyramid of marks her early demolition astronomers men of science and ministers mini of R different religions iorns lorns hariga a anda n dilg 5 ten tates of all are aro rb looking to sarri 0 seeb d y and j momentous change IB iri church and arid state the omens omena of 61 the times timea are ate the fulfilling of the predictions of the 0 prophets prop h E isa iea dt or hoth both the bible and the book of ot mormon molls and tind of the prophet joseph smith the baak of mormon tho the stick of joseph in the hands bands of ephraim Ep braim the sealed record of bf the tiie ancl anci ancient elat inhabitants of america speaks from the dus dua the pyramid of and th tap a pyramidal yra sra monument the works of he the jared ites and Nep hites cry aloud to confirm its divinity and establish ita its claim to prophetic lineage hefel liess riesa of the gospel to gentile and to jew jow and finally to the remnants of the land their lost and buried record a history of their anc ancient lent lont father fathers 0 concluded an fn n our next |