New-York tribune., 1906-12-31
FIND SAYING OF CHRIST
OTHER ANCIENT BOOKS.
Lost to the World for Is Centuries
Ozcned by Detroit Man.

Chicago Dec 3O-A new saying of Christ lost
to the world for thirteen centuries and found in
Egypt given to the world for the first time to-
day by Professor Henry A. Sanders. of the Uni
versity of Michigan. addressing the members of the
Archaeological Institutes now in session at the Un-
versity of Chicago. The fragment is part of an old
Bible dating back the Moslem conquest of Egypt.
and its face is so authentic to dsarm hostile
criticism.
The long lost fragncn. belongs in the sixteenth
chapter OF the Gospel of st. Mark and follows the
fourteenth relates TO the story of Christs
appearance. following his death, to eleven of his
apostles in Jerusalem
With the verse in the Bible reads:
st. Mark 1S:i4a And thev answered saving. that
this age of unrishteousness ana unbeiief is under
the power of Satan who does not permit the things
prehend the truth of God and his power. For this
reason reveal thy risheousnsss now they cyl, salS 10
the years of the power of Satan has been fulfilled
but other terrible things are at hand. and | was
in order that they may return to the truth and sin
spirtua ndestrctibie @ siory Of shteousness
which is in heaven.
In discussing the verse. Professor Sanders
said
This newly discovered paragraph known to
ST. Jerome and the first few lines of IL cited
in Latin translations 1t has long been maintained
that verses to 20 of the 18th Chapter OF
Mark additions to the Gospel. bor-
rowed from other unknown Gospel near
1ne enO OF tne second century llllS new
script probably presents the original form of that
part of the lost Gospel which, mutilated. was
added to Mark. The reason for the omission Is
quite apparent. the verse contains the state
ment that the destruction of sin in the world Is
at hand.
This idea is found in the Epstles Of Peter and
Paul. but the four Gospels do not have il. and it
is avoided by the later Church writors.
Professor Sanders declared that the new found
manuscript also contains what Is known as the lit
urgical ending of the Lords Prayer.
The text was found, he said. by Charles L. Freer'
of Detroit. who travelling in Egypt and search-
ing for additions to his art collection.
Detroit. Dec. SO.-Charles L. Freer. of Detroit,
collector. student traveller. has in his posses
sion unopened volumes which will constitute
great addition to Biblical lore. The vellum pages
buried for centuries. being translated as rap
idly possible by Professor Sanders.
The story of their discovery is still unknown to
the world, and will be made public only when the
results Professor Sanders's researches are pub
lished, which may be two or three years hence
The fragile leaves were once bound in book form.
Opening them and joining the broken fragments
is a delicate task. All of his spare time for nearly
year has been spent by Professor Sanders at
Mi. Freer's home, putting together the bits of
veum and reading the Inscriptions, dimmed by
burial in Egyptian sands for more than a thousand
years After the leaves cautiously pried apart
they placed between sheets of glass and pho
tOgraphed
The of of the books bear the portraits
of the four apostles, Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John.
Mr. Freers manuscripts the first bearing
directly the history of Christs life TO be brought
10 this country. They antedate by several centu-
ries many of the writings used in the present
Scriptures.
Professor Sanders's revelation of the newly dis
covered quotation from Christ is the first pub
lished intimaton of the finding of the manuscript
Speaking of these discoveries, Mr.. Freer sad
The fragments of hundreds of pages of manu-
script, written in Greek velium, locked in
vault. Their Significance and possibilities
limitless. Their effect the Christian religion
cannot be estimated
The verse made public before the Archaeological
Institute in Chicago is only very small part of
the contents of the books. Professor Sanders has
just started his Investigations, and what will be
brought forth is beyond conjecture.