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Show WEEKLY REFLEX 11. 1979 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. OCTOBER n;v U 1 I7 IkH w, 'A y 'i Ht. ,- A-- a , m ' - '1 Z'' - - f $ $ a ' 4 u , I ' ? - i 1 ' I , . 7 v. Lt&KW.- - v M anr fks ' ; ' k it IV I Sat urdu ii October I bj Uljton Ainoru Hr Selection nn MM - rn Hast, 900 Iloiir I? Hc M open for t ion before W Iron benins AurfiON ANu lunch, I w Sales Final Terms -Cash or Approved Credit All from fWratonal Auctioneer - For the Best Hems , Ikrrjdtn fma f Vfa f ifiiiytm of ilerm, Weu and DONT Miss fti Able No Layaways Uvcd in - Mastercharge & Visa Accepted. 4P r '' 4 I ? ; CcptGP Analyzes 'Booli :i 'Statisticians, using the I modem computer techniques tb digest and analyze the Book of Mormon word by word, are debunking VJE STILL Your chance to outbid friends and neighbors on a configuration of items ranging from horses to golf clubs to firewood can be tried Saturday from 9 a.m. o. at the Layton Armory as the Layton LDS 22nd Ward stages a pul .ic auction to raise funds for its building fund Helping spearhead efforts are Sally Madsen, left, committee member and Delyn Yeates, chairman. Auctioneer Brent Kelly of Heber City will be calling the shots. Those with an appetite can enjoy breakfast and lunch for a small fee, as well. Of nun identify or wordprints word use patterns that scientifically differentiate between individual writing styles, researchers have uncovered what they claim is conclusive evidence that the Book of Mormon is the work of many authors. This is in direct contradic-- . tion to critics who claim the book is a fictional work written in the 1820s by Joseph of Smith, the prophet-foundthe LDS Church, or by Solomon Spalding an early' AWTKIQ0W here to there. Were get you ..safety. for the Eyring Research Center, both located in Provo, Utah. THE overwhelming evidence given here should permanently lay to rest the alternative theories that Joseph Smith or Solomon Spalding wrote the Book of Mormon, a report on the study says. Smith published the Book of Mormon in 1830 as an inspired, translation made from engravings on gold plates which he found near Pal- nineteenth century writer myra, New York. Authorship of the book has been a point of MORMONS BELIEVE the 522-pawork to be a sacred history of early inhabitants of controversy since that time, but Drs. Rencher and Larsen believe their new findings will put some of that controversy to rest. from Ohio. Ol'DS ?D3(I DAE tician the Americas written by many record keepers over a period from 2000 B.C. to 421 A.D. The new wordprint research substantiates the Mormon view. The research was done by Dr. Alvin C. Rencher, a professor of statistics at Brigham Young University, and Dr. Wayne A. Larseni'a statis- - WORDPRINT comparisons between the Book of Mormon and the known 19th century writings of Smith and Spalding show conclusively that neither of these persons authored the book, the scientists say. In fact, their research indicates that the book was authored by at least 24 different writers, and possibly more, whose styles bear no resemblance to that of Smith, Spalding or other 19th century writers whom they examined. 200 West Gentile, Layton 2470 Wall Ave., Ogdeh 376-429- 394-886- 3 1 !(3 7hmJaI!m THIS ISNT the first time wordprints have been used to &ov determine authorship. Dr. IMKI Interior Hush 5,.15 Exterior Flush 8 30 Exterior Designed 20,o50 Sale Prices Effective Fri. & Sat. Oct. 12th Sale at Layton Store Only Use Your Master Charge or VISA Bank Cards sen say that three different methods of analyzing the wordprints all showed the same results the Book of Mormon had many authors. One of the tests went so far as to indicate that odds against a single author exceeded 100 billion to one, the statist- & 13th Rencher said several studies have been conducted by other researchers in the past years, and the number of projects are growing each year. The best known of the studies, published in 1964 by Frederick Mosteller of Harvard University and David L. Wallace of the University of Chicago, analyzed 12 of The Federalist Papers which were of disputed authorship. By using wordprints, the study was able to determine which of the papers were written by Alexander Hamilton and which were authored by James Madison. WORDPRINTS are developed by feeding passages of 1,000 words minimum for each author into a computer and analyzing the frequency of what Dr. Rencher calls words such as and, for, it, as, be and which. Different authors develop different patterns in the frequency of use of such words patterns not related to the context of the material but constant throughout the - Nylon Plush Guest speaker Nylon Hi low pile - Shag Multi-ton- e -- priced at just for the $K99 Crestwood Stake Fathers and Sons Fireside will be United States Congressman Gunn McKay and his son Chad, from BYU. Scotchguarded - and treated with great for any room in the house anti-stat- ic Texture-Sever- al Rolls to choose from all $2)99 Per Yd. THE FIRESIDE will be held on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Crestwood Stake LDS Chapel. 12 and over and 1 Roll Only Per Yd. Save 60 their fathers are invited to attend and also others outside the stake, who are interested. CONGRESSMAN McKay served as a former stake president of the Ogden Stake, prior to being elected to the House of Representatives in 1970 for the United States. He has served five terms in office. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. In 1977 he was chairman of the Military Construction Subcommittee. HE AND his wife parents of 10 children. are DRS. RENCHER and Lar- icians noted in the report. Are the Conclusions of the study final? I dont think the last word is in yet, Dr. Rencher says. BuFhe also says he is confident the research is valid and the statistical methods used in the study are sound. HARDWARE STORE Speak At Fireside All boys age 100 Sculptured McKay To Word By Word L-- work of just one man. UTILIZING A computer to claims that the book is the i HAVE A GOOD SELECTION OF - CARPET -AT TREFJIENDOUS SA VINGS! v'J : AUCTION SATURDAY s 4 We have 2 rolls of rubber backed Gold-Plu- sh Reg. sold for 12.99 Stake Presidency individuals writing. That makes the wordprint a useful of for identification authorship, much like a fingerprint or voiceprmt can be used to identify an individual, Dr. Rencher said. tool TO FURTHER validate the study, the researchers used three definitions of the the frequency of wordprint letters, the frequency of 38 commonly occurring words and the frequency of 42 rarely occurwords. ring TTiree different methods of analysis on all three kinds of wordprints supported the findings that many persons wrote the Book of Mormon and that none of them was Joseph Smith or other nine- teenth century authors to whom the work has been tributed. at- OTHER RESULTS of the study by Drs. Rencher and Larsen show: There is a clear distinction between Book of Mormon authors and the seven nineteenth century authors analyzed in the study. Analyses clustering similar wordprints together show a definite separation between the two groups. The Book of Mormon authors writing in the same time period tended to have more similar writing styles than those writing in periods distant in time from each other. The translation process for the Book of Mormon was so direct and literal that every authors style was preserved. Cut Pile Shag Now Just Ideal for the handyman $K99 Just Per Yd. Save 60 The fireside is being conducted by the Crestwood LDS under the direction of Dwight Pmcock. np a Discontinued or do-- it yourselfer - $(g99 Per Yd. Save up to (Garnet Bound - Ideal for Rugs or Car Mats on Roll-En- d & Remnants mm INTERIORS AND CARPET WAREHOUSE 1714 No. Main, Layton |