CHAPTER XLVII. (Erratum.--After using numerals in this chapter from IV to VII, by an error, the printer began again at V and ran to X. There is no break in the order of the subjects, however, in the chapter, and the numerals in this table are made to correspond with those in the text.) Objections to the Book of Mormon (Continued) IV. Pre-Christian Era Knowledge of the Gospel V. The Unlawfulness of Establishing the Priesthood with Others than the Tribe of Levi VI. Nephite Knowledge of the "Call of the Gentiles." VII. The Difficulty of the Three Days of Darkness V. The Birth of Jesus "at Jerusalem." VI. The Settlement of Modern Controversies VII. The Book Contains Nothing New VIII. Modern Astronomy in the Book IX. The Geography of the Book X. Of the Objection that the Transcript of Characters Made from the Nephite Plates by Joseph Smith, Bear no Resemblance to the Hieroglyphics and Language Characters Discovered in Central America on Stone Tablets, Maya Books and Mexican Picture Writing CHAPTER XLVIII Objections to the Book of Mormon (Continued) I. Alleged Plagiarisms of Historical and Biblical Events. II. The Absence of Book of Mormon Names Both of Places and Persons in Native American Language III. Nephi's Temple IV. The Difficulty of Iron and Steel Among the Nephites V. The Horse and Other Domestic Animals of the Book of Mormon VI. The Barges of the Jaredite Colony VII. The Marvels of Liahona--"Compass." VIII. The Weight of the Plates VIII. The Death of Shiz IX. Concluding Reflections PART III. The Evidences of the Truth of the Book of Mormon, Continued. NEW WITNESSES FOR GOD II. THE BOOK OF MORMON. CHAPTER XXX INDIRECT EXTERNAL EVIDENCES (Continued)--AMERICAN TRADITIONS. I. _The Signs of Messiah's Birth._ The impressive signs given in the western world, according to the Book of Mormon, of the birth and death of Messiah were of such a character that they would doubtless obtain a fixed place in the traditions of the native American people, though, as in the case of all legends, the events are more or less distorted. The signs of Messiah's birth, both as prophetically promised and historically described, are as follows: