the attempt to prove that early Bri tons built ‘the stone Bible’ which they called the Great Pyramid, was added by one C. Piazzi Smith, an eminent Scottish astronomer, in his book Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid. “ But Anglo-Israelism did not ac tually catch on until Edward Hine published his book, in London, in 1871, entitled, U7 Identifications of the British Nation with Lost Israel, o f which more than a quarter o f a million copies were sold. He also published two magazines. By 1880 the sect had crossed the ocean, nam ing the “ American cousins” Man- asseh while the British were, of course, Ephraim. In 1920 Howard B. Rand took up the cause, even tually putting out an attractive slick-cover magazine called Destiny which is a kind o f official publica tion o f the sect, although there are many varieties o f Anglo-Israelism with leaders o f every type. This is one of the ‘fables’ mentioned in 2 one of the ‘fables’ mentioned in II Peter 1:16, I Timothy 1:4 and II Timothy 4 :4 .”
Correct Account o f the Invasion of England by the Saxons, showing the English Nation to be Descendants o f the Lost Ten Tribes. This vol ume contained the basic teachings held by Anglo-Israelites to this day. Eventually he was confined in a madhouse and died in 1824, but un fortunately his wild, unscriptural notions did not perish with him but were developed and elaborated upon by others. “ As might be expected, Anglo- Israelites disown Brothers now, but the record is there fo r all to see. In fact, one adherent of this sect has stated of their origin: ‘We could say that Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah and Jeremiah were the ear liest apostles o f this truth, that the Apostle Paul was one o f its keenest thinkers, and that the place of its origin was Palestine instead o f Eng land’. “ Brothers was followed by J. Wil son who in 1845 wrote Our Israel- itish Origin; by W. Carpenter with Israelites Found; and by F .R .A . Glover with England the Remnant o f Judah. Then the Pyramid theory,
CULTS CRITIQUE
by Betty Bmechert
Readers are invited to send in questions regarding cults which can be answered briefly. Question: Can you tell me when, where, and by whom the fantastic form o f belief known as Anglo-Is- raelism originated? Answer: In reply to this question, I shall give a condensed version o f the account in Dr. Louis T. Talbot’s booklet, What’s Wrong with Anglo- Israelism? “ An eccentric Briton named Rich ard Brothers, calling himself ‘Neph ew o f the Almighty’, in 1794 wrote a book entitled Revealed Knowledge in which he declared that he was a descendant of David and that on Nov. 19, 1795 he would be revealed as ‘Prince o f the Hebrews’. Later he put out another book entitled
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