The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27
Archaeological Discoveries
Give Proof of Bible Stories.
CONTINUED from Page Two


.blood relatives of the Creeks ana |
masters Of military tactics. The
achievements Of the Jews IN over
coming this martial nation is one OF
the greatest tributes to the genius or
Moses. the nation builder. I'VE
know now" says Prof. Cobern, that
the massive Notifications Of medlaeyal
times were copies Of the fortificatiOns
of the Philistines and Israelites in the
days Of Noses
Moses said the archaeologist.
| "did not come at the beginning or
things; he came in the middle Or the
six great creative epochs of the
worlds history three were passed and
gone before Moses was born" which is
another slap at Bible critics who have
been contending that the early books
! of the Bible were written in an age
of myth, when people were accustom-
ed to place the stamp of truth upon
fairly stories.
| Prof. Cobern told of his visit to an
lancient Jewish city-an expedition at
tended by considerable danger. as he
was alone and the Arabs were hostile
to white men, The ancient city was
surrounded by brick walls fifteen feet
high, and the archaeolOgiSt began
rubbing the base, between his hands.
He found it was made Of straw as
the Israelites made bricks during
their bondage in Egypt. Halfway up,
the wall he found brick made of
stubble, which surprised him, and at
the top was the greatest surprise OF
all. The bricks were of clay.
And then Prof Cobern knew he was
! in the ancient city Of Pithom, city
built by the Israelites, where. we
learn from the ancietn records. the
straw and stubble gave OUT While the
city was being erected. At every turn
the arehaeologist found evidence Of
brick and stone and manuscript to
bear out the truth OF the Book OF
Books.
Matthew, Mark. Luke and John
S used the vernacular OF the first cen
tury in writing their contributions tC
the New Testament" " said Prof Co
h bern. Jesus used the vernacular OF
q the common people. Scholars used to
d tell us the New Testament was writ
: ten in heavenly Creek; in inspired
language. The mass of papyri un
Iearthed during the past twenty years
3 proves the contrary is true. These
1t men wrote as the people Of their. day
talked. occasionally using slams
phrases, as Billy Sunday does, bu
their language was never lacking il
4 things.
These new discoveries have thrown
much light on the accuracy Of tn
| New Testament. Mary, I do not sa.
infalibility. No man nor manuscript
is infallible. The early Christians dit
d not count the letter, but the mes
s. sage, as the inspired thing. TIL
le good God has always been able t.
r give infallible revelation through
:; fallible people. Today the Bible ma
i be taught in Russian, in French, il
d German. in American, and the teach
10 ing will be inspired if the spirit Of tn
III message is present.
l bo
" wrote the New Testament did SO &C
- - cording to their viewpoint. Thus i
70 !. the account Of Jesuss teaching con
's+ corning the camel and the eye of
=. needle Matthew called it a SEWN
= needle, with which he was familiar
~ it a surgeons 6eedle. When Jesu
no commanded his Disciples to take n
money with them Matthew say
Take no money in your girdle,
whereas Luke says, Take no none
IN your purse
at Which Of the two was right
asked Prof. Cobern. Both were righ
Matthew was writing for Jews, VIII
carried moLey in their girdles Luh
rs was writing for the Romans, WI
- ~ earned money in a purse. Jesus tc]
~ ms Disciples to take no money wit
~ ~ them, In purse OF girdle. The la,
s,en guage Is non-essential; the messae
~ ~ is all important
ha scores OF fragments of the Ne
he Testament used by Christians in IL
first century, when men and wome
IN. were being thrown to the lions Z,
IAN accepting the new religion, have bee
read by Prof. Cobern on papyru
ey. parchment and pottery. In one e.
neS mouse the archaeology
en- Iouiu q large piece on which mar
passengers from the New Testame
,ir- were inscribed. The verses were Ii,
ris, Oy nne, and letter by letter, the sa n
en- as the immortal verses men read
the Bible today.
ere The efforts of sceptical scholars
out make us believe that much ~ =,
,ta- New Testament was the nrod,o+
men who liver after the first centu
Iaii utterly In the light Of this ne
testlmony.' declared rof Cobern.