New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-19
FOUND OLD WRITINGS
Hrs. Leecis and lfrs. Gibson Hon
cred bg Heidelberg for Their Work.

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0-sd By Heidelberg for Their Work.
Two interesting travellers and explorers are TIRE
guests % AIRS. Samuel Van Vechten Huntington.
ut S.. 80 East Seveu-y-eiyhth-st They are Mrs
s--as S.-i-n Lewis and Mrs Margaret Durlop
-re--. NJ Cambridge, En-la-5. whose names are
known &c every phiioloEist. antiquarian and BIbH-
Gal --ltl. BIZ the word and who ara the only
women who ever received degrees from Heidelberg
University
N-s Lewis and Mrs. Gibson discovered the oldest
known r--n1scrip1 CO che four Gospels They found
g. .- ancient Greek monster almost as old as
CHE Christian era. cltrEnC 10 the rocky slopes OF
d. Sinai ---e days journey by camel across the
Ara Ian desert
Tor rhei- service TO science in discovering. 6e-
c.r-e---r 1ho-oCraphinE and publishing this manu-
SCRIPT Heidelberg conferred the degree OF y D
l7l- both Ct them last August Besides this St
Andrews. Of E6rbu-rh. gave them both degrees
al. The University 70 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bestowed
e. FE. T. upon Mrs Lewis. she being the second
woman So hCr1-a-.
TIE ea-ous manuscript which earned then these
-----s. is known 70 scholars IS the Lewis Pal
.-1seS-" A 1alinpsesr IS parchment from
which writing has been erased 20 make room
f-- another. ln days when parchment was rare and
precious The second writing on the Lewis Pal
.npses-" is a record placed there b- some monk
re- the Ni66ie Ages. Having no new parchment
c- reuurn. he had t-ke- an ancient manuscript
t---- The monastery library and erased the writ
--r With the passage ~ time the oxygen % the
s- u-.-l1E with the iron ~ The ink made the first
------E aEai- visible faint and shacovy. II
Grabbed characters Of old Sy-iac. but stil 10 be
se-.--e-ed be-vee- the lines and or the margins
n --e Iz-er screed
TIE monks vii sell none q the ancient writings
sr --s- me only way 20 get them % TIE eyes OF
re weird was ro photograph them. Hour after
--.- and DAY after cay. TIRE TWO women gave 10
--z -~------rIs labor one holding the book arc
------~ che leaves the other manipulating the
camera Returning 70 Europe with The precious
-rs-es s-- publishing the results. the German
---.-z---- are The court ~ last resort-declare1-
r- logical grounds that this manuscript dated
.--- -- --=l=-f-arv earlier period than 16o A D
--. -.s- - which The Oldest Gospel ranu7crlpt
--a- .-.-- 7ss written . 49,, ~ --ss-
s--..-- which throws me cafe or ~ 49,.
lament manuscripts back nearer - ---l t--s-as-
@ H--- --- wears matter ot intense 49, L., ~
81 - -- =--o.a-s. 5u- % the Christian WoIi1 a
barge -.- Lewis f--Il s $50 ~ 80 vr0-i5
.- --- most --a-- ooe-1..-s7 -----i.i-r on the
=-e..-. ~ saints and ADDRESSES of ne eer-y
s--~or-.a-ely discovered fy I"o
---av.rg ~ 6ate q he es- re 'r7-5ees-
81. ea-5 made several o-f5ere,i -.,t7 8r.6.c
a-5 --ar Trrz were The means 49, '77,,l ~
- s - ---, F-,-lGred gears before
-.-- -r.- had bought "a quantlIE ol - -
-7a5 -l's- -u---e5 al this material over
-----rr RI. TI~ Sr1errer- tn@u - -s--l -,
.--..-.-= -- ~ r.la .eE.-S-- -L-'-
.e =.-.-a-v II his CRY. II S' qe5f X the
--- - --e BOOK # Eccieslastt-. l-.-7 80 ----
---- --e r15leiar Museum 20 eA1ll--.-e d. -,- as
~. "a similar material In --e-T lss7-' Ices
81 ----. .--- =s-r - Taffa and purchased 2Jl-I
=. material. l. which be found '"s''e
-- o., travel vii .igs.ra1ze re- r. zs- yi'i The
- ara was aaoat 10 coniseate rhe IT, o. f fle-t
Ha- yer
sl--ee --z~i-ns from the N9s5. ss-@--fve5 II the
s#r- drawers % Hebrew. anc tl'il ea-- -hei- Dc
-1et 900 - ~ ~ case rhe Official lei
80. - ft.~Tugh and the Original o- 70
--zs-S NJ : characrer IN his way; Wv " hs 81
--e s-s.e RI the caravan fcl 70 q.Sl lE5oE and
proceed - take notes . thsir co.. Toseph con-
.--sz4 would fuluediately cease f7Ifss r-esi-
ea-- ~ -he American Coi-egt - - The travellers
t--- 10 -aa stTo-ced MS old wites slo ,ears He
p marry new one. . es15e- present Tor her 20
.--r.-- n-- rousseau. aEo 70 49, voIld foot up
fe.e- moulding sheep me
r 4- know about American 5000 i5,,,
ri F--r-.s- v.orkirgman would pay "a ne rrav-
49, ,-seas Toseph again. and asked nm -
h.s new vie was Going ne a
-s+o-e-a- c2uutriez' said Ms Gi5 $50 ares
e--E ones 49,. y - ct rich she knows that as
soon as d. can ato-d =. NJ N-..l ar -iace
-oeie-v on the side Of sinai Is y z, IS
r-l - --e oldest corners o. ne ,s--.-fs~ ~ rha
f---lse6 ID the F2ornan t-Ii - :. ne existed
fe-- -e-t5ry and was kroN1 - 80 = + a vast
Iesr- -v-o rrd~ee years before ma ,-ta7.-es by
$685.. --~ie-+ stone buildings ~ -.
5--1ar -~o~kg Thev arc kindly alrpo "a - ,-.i,,e
lgu0-ant having not the sllzfIesl - 49, resassior
= 49, y--I5 81 -le old writings ~ l--i str ne
C-r--s-ieg 81 pilgrims. chiefly -5f---s of the
Il ~ e--e~- wear and the vic f5e-r - ~,-~ks
- ~ - go believe that the I 1.-
80 --- ~~-r5-,s .zbIes RI she law go -a yer-
rIr-.- --re- ro-n-v rere In the cott',- ,@. 81 The
s---se.ge = Ire abbot who Is Fit'4-' ~
49, ND "a Nr-s Gibson are ver1taole 49,
RIOS ---sersrs ing French Gerfnl--l- 5zitf0n
e---.fqr --C5e~~ creek. and AraDl'- ~ go -r.
---s go src photography ono
rre--o5 II co--ing ancient IlaIls,l.'' Iii gray
a. ~ -fe work they Old Ihey a. - INV
Fet--- - - ~ most 1nassurliIlE 80 -
NJ manner 30th are wioc"S =, .--,,.r- srne weeks
80 =. --,si. cousins IN Canada and Nlrel5i.s ~
Ia-.u-eS ~ the --iversity OF I-ll-.-,..ss semi
Co-6fe~ rs pnr Al the Jewish ILey..s-.-s rsve
rs-- - frse ety. THURSDAY lea.-. &C. cur
beer tne recipients o. IT, - october "A