Show AS TO TIMES AND SEASONS A correspondent from county asks the NEWS to give if pos ib lethe chronological data with refer otice enoe to so we the expiration of the six eix thon annb year of the existence of man upon earth lor for the benefit of those who are watching for me coming of the savior Ps the correspondent evidently refers to the very ancient ani beautiful tradition that the period from the thelawar r to will be the earthy s tennial sabbath the subject Is 1 one of extreme difficulty not to be removed without the light of direct revelation until the abe event itself tibee place students of acied alcied chronology some times divide the time detwei n the creation and the birth of our osavior in six epochs this first of theae covering the period from the creation to the he ilona flood can be only franu the scriptures the hebrew text makes this 1656 yeats the second epoch from the liao flood to the call of A brabam abraham to la year thu third iram tae nail aall of abraham to the exodus from egypt yeara yean the fourth from the be exodus ex ida to the foundation of the temple of solomon yearn yan tae fifth I 1 from the foundation of the temple to the restoration reiteration by ayrue years the sixth from the restoration to the birth of christ year making a total irom from the creation to the beginning begin of the christian ors era of years josephus Josep buo according tu to hales adds 1407 years making the whole period while modern jews for some reason or other disagree with both the hebrew text and with josephus and count only from the creation to christ Josep josephus bus seems to agree chiefly with the areek reek translation of the old testa teata ment known as the septuagint in which six fix of the patriarchs patria roba before the flood are giboin an additional one on hundred years immediately after the ih flood the same t umber number of years are added to the age of six ix Patria patriarchs rebe there areal sp other notable difference the th veray the be value of the tae longer and the shorter chronology la is not ended I 1 in ki favor of the former it has haa been urged that the hebrew text la Is were mare likely to have been altered since alnee the jews jewa at one time bad a motive for abort shortening ening flae period between the creation and christ in transcribing the la in order to now that bat the UBO jame fixed by their lormer former exposi exporter ton for the appearance ot toe the messiah had bad not yet come abe longer pariot of the septuagint and josephas Is also deemed more wibb historical lacta relating to the extended dispersion dla penion of noah dece udana over immense emmea tracts of land and for the of powerful kingdom the reply to tg these hee arguments argument is ia that the OrI original hebrew text wee by the jews jew with most jealous eaona care and that any alteration would more likely occur in a translation tran elation man in a copy of th original it has baa also alao been pointed out that the shorter period ae aa signs agn the creation to a time coincident with a remarkable astronomical epoch an argument which bas baa great weight bezolar Be bolar therefore admit that the shorter horter period is as an probable as a any other the chronology of the Dc doctrine trine and covenants covenant 8 in ia the lectures on falth faith follows follow closely cloa ely as aa lar as it goes boea the hebrew text lext showing how bow revealed truth woo was transmitted in the early ages agee lamech being temporary oo both with adam and with Shem while the latter was with abraham the birth of christ la in auw generally sup supposed to have taken place in the fourth year before our oar era which would ma make the prevent present year 1899 1690 A D assuming after the be creation as the year of the birth the present your year would be the year of the earth since it was waa prepared as aa a habitation for man and tue too year would be 97 years yeara from brov bence it would expire wim the be year 1992 ot 01 our era as aa commonly computed these theae figures figurea are submitted for what they are worth and the caution is ia sadea added ut 0 t to lorm form hasty as aa to and BeG bOub further furt ber than the revealed word warrants it I 1 ne ceNary conary at all times timea to be prepared tor for the coming of the lord anu so far aa diligent inquiry tenda to keep the mind and heart tn in touch with tile work of the tha almighty for the redcap sion son of at the tb rase bob aab to is krolls jobje bl one blog to is atalo the lord Is i not lack HJ hi promise prom toe an am some ome blackn lac but to is long terina to you ward nta wishing that any by should bould perish but that all should bame to repentance p |