The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-04
MY MOTHERS BIBLE

The story of the deluge has no copy
right, having been told by practically
all races with a history dating back 10
antiquity. Lydians Syrians, Creeks
even aboriginal Mexicans-have pre-
served ii. weaving tradition around one
of their progentors as the hero. \
celebrated Phrygian medal represents
Noe, his wife with an ark, raven ana
q dove carrying the olive branch. The
Chaldean Tor earlier Accadian) ac-
counts, striltingly like the Hebrew, was
inscribed on the deluge tablets, found
in the ruins OF Nineveh. The chief in
terest in these narratives is their con-
firmation of that given in the Bible,
the use of local color and racial heroes
establishing the general truth. The
only restriction placed by scientific dis.
covery is that of locality, with which
there is no conflict; since a continuous
tide OF migration has enlarged the
known world from its original limited
space. as well as changing the habits OF
people with a common ancestry.
The descendants of Seth were called
The sons of God" In contradistinction
10 these, the women of surrounding
tribes. igorant of divine teaching, We're
known as the daughters OF men
Their intermarriage resulted in weak
ening Of moral standard, their children
were a peculiar class of giants, NIGH
ty men. men OF renown, heroes, war
riors. plunderers, filling the earth
with violence: the earth also was cor
rupt before God" In order TO awaken
a desire for repentance and return 10
righteousness, Noah faithfully preached
l20 years.
Believing him to be child Of prom
ise. Lamech wisely named this son say
ing:
This shall comfort US from our
labor. and from the sorrowful toll ol
our hands, from the ground which Je'
hovah hath cursed"
The main points in the biography OF
this grand old man are briefly given
also his distinguishing traits. Moan
was q lust man, and perfect in his gen
erations Noah walked with Cod Al
though this last expression was useu
in describing Enoch, the characters are
unlike: Noah was an aggressive man oi
utIlOllt Milllt AsllNiAA HANNf We
quiet. interpretive type.
Most reformers only receive heaped-
up ridicule as reward for their service
TO humanity. Doubtless the building Of
a huge boat on dry land elected storm
of jeering from the goddess crowd, who
were utterly deaf to the warnings I"
the builder. II Is sometimes hard 10
discriminate between personal vagarieS'
fanatlcism and an inspired breaking
away from harmful influences.
The ink spot marking Maruh
T.uther's imagined fight with real
Satan in person is carefully guarded
and shown with pride 10 the visitors OF
the old building on the Rhine
A number Of years ago, q woman ia
Kansas won unpleasant notorie,y Tor
herself by knocking cigarettes from the
mouths of callow youths, who really
needed a well applied maternal slip
per or more foreefuly and ctfcctveF
welded paternal rod, and In other ways
giving color of fanaueism to hei
fight against open, protected violauou
of law. Shocked 10y the reports OF
these encounters. her audiences were
surprised to hear a sane, sensible mes
sage from the lips Of truly dcvoui
Christian woman. when Father Time
with simple justice writes the true STORY
of the wonderful prohibition movement
In America, In The foremost rank o'
workers will appear the name. used as
her slogan to Garry \ Nation TO VIC
tory over the demons of intcmpCrance
Although Noah's efforts 80 oonver'
his neighbors were unsuccessful. II is
a fact. worthy of note, that he cui'icd
/ his entire family including his daugh'
| ters-in-law. into the ark without re-
| corded protest and even more astonish'
/ ing, there Is no intimation Of "A distur
I bance among the ladies. during th'
| long tedious i50 day voyage. A fathci
who inspires such faith and confidence
In his own children resps rich re
ward. and has not lived In vain
Immediately afted descending IRON
| the ark. Noah erected an altar "i
which burnt offerings were made. AS
the sweet odors were waited Heaven
/ ward. the hope Of his father was iul'
/ filled In the removal of the curse non
the ground. AZ u further mark of ID.
vine favor covenant was made. and
the vari-colored rainbow chosen as it'
symbol OF the promise that the worlc
would never again be destroyed by
water
Noah resumed-or took up--the WORK
OF q husbandman. planting vineyard
Perhaps as an experiment wine wa
made. n we were reading the story o.
pagan gods or heroes this would con
clude the story. but the Bible give
the whole truth. telling Ne that Noaf
lndulged too freely--or In palmer Ian
Euage-was dead drunk As o child
this incident was exceedingly hard t'