The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-01
BREECHES BIBLE
IN SALT LAKE
Interesting Volume is Owned BY
George Reynolds.
IT is OVER 400 YEARS OLD
TRACES PARENTAGE OF JESUS
EVE REFERRED TO AS ''HEUE."

Perhaps the most interesting BlDls
in the state of Utah has been puI-
chased by George Reynolds ana nov
reposes among his religious WORKS III
the general Offices of the Mormon
church. It is an original copy OF the
famous old 'Breeches Bible, pup
lished over 400 years ago. Ancient as
is the present binding. it bears eVl-
dence of being of more recent dale
than the scared and yellow leaves
within that mouldy casket
Every page of the huge volume Is
as clear and distinct as a work Iresll
from the modern presses OF today anu
the numerous illustrations cause the
reader to marvel because OF their eA-
celIence. The literary treasure was
procured by Mr.. Reynolds from A.
Galloway. Rexburg, Ida, who secured
it in England in his prime while on
mission. On the last page is the pa
thetic record Of the births, deaths and
marriages Of q family Of the name OF
Sterling. the last entry being dated
1874 Within are some quaint old en-
tries, written in an almost 1uegloie
hand, dated ''StanhOpe, 8 September,
1851
Brooches Were Aprons.
The "breeches' Bible is of great an
tiduity and gets its strange name from
the following passage Genesis, Ill, ~
Then the eyef of them both were
opened and they knew that they were
naked, and they fewed figge tree ieaYet
together and made themIelVet
breechef.
The cross refers to a notation at the
side, which imparts the information
that ''breeches7 in this instance means
aprons, with which the first parents OF
mankind concealed their nakedness-
Maps-some of striking accuracy,
others equally interesting because OF
the fanta site ideas OF those who pre-
pared them-abound in the volume, to-
gether with genealogical trees, and
weIl-drawn illustrations. One geneal-
ogy traces the parentage of Christ back
to Adam. The illustrations show priests
and members of the clergy attired in
the habiliments that characterize Ger
tain funetionaries of Masonry today.
The frontispage bears the inscrip-
ton: The Holy Bible that if the Holy
Scripturef contained in the old and
new teftaments. Imprinted at Lon
don. Robert Barker, printer to the
Kingf most excellent majefty."
Eve is referred to as "Heue" The
forth in headings al the top, as for in
stance: The ferpent curfed." and
"Habel flame" The latter refers TO
the killing Of Abel. Illustrations are
labeled, The altar Of fweete perfvme, -
and ''The Iaver of Braffe, etc.
Weu-preserved Volume.
The book is roughly bound in leather
and is about 10x14 inches and four
inches thick. It bears evidence Of hav-
ing been larger and having been cut
down when last rebound. The volume
bears no printed date. 1t has been ex-
hibited at several state fairs and has
been awarded diplomas as the Oldest
exhibit entered.
Its scar and yellow leaves would
have a wonderful story TO tell had
they but voice-stOrieS of pomp, van
ity. of warfare and slaughter. of mar
riageS and deaths, wealth and poverty
that have been the lot of its various
owners since it was struck from the
rude press of centuries ago.
As it is, with its cOpiOus marginal
and fOOtnOtes. its clean-cut type and
beautiful Illustrations, it challenges and
oft-repeated tale of advancement and
Improvement in the product of the
printers art and suggests that after
all the world moves but slowly. The
old, old story is the same and the man
ner Of making it clear, precisely that
Of modern, high-priced Bibles.
Mr.. Reynolds has not as vet decided
what disposition he viii make of. the
work.