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indeed do not require such treatment,
for they represent two stages, sepa-
rated by several centuries, in the evo-
luton of the knowledge of God. And
so all the way through. Sometimes a
sentence from one, then a sentence
from another, sometimes an entire
document, and the result is not only
the five books which to-day stand first
in our Bible, but several more as well,
the several portions of which, date
from the ninth to the fifth century
B. C.
Following the Restoration in the
sixth century, the prophets message
became formal and stereotyped, and
as result their influence waned. At
length, with Malachi" in the fifth
century, the prophetic succession is
brought to a close and there is no
longer an official Interpreter of the
Divine mind. Coincidently there is
brought to Jerusalem the completed
Law and the succeeding centuries
witness the rise and ultimate predomi-
nance of the legalistic theologians.
Then Apocalyptic Writers
Confused the Spirit
Through these two factors. n Us the
troubled political situation in tn. two
centuries before Christ comes into be-
ing the Apocalyptic writer's, who carry
on and develop the serial story until
1t Is taken up by the Founder of
Christianity and His followers. Writ
irg, for the most part, in Galilee, these
pseudonymous mystics and seers, of
which the author of the book of Dan
lei is one, immeasurably transcribed
the prophets in the sweep of their
vision. Heretofore. it was believed
that at death man passed out Of God S
care and went, a nerveless shadow of
his former self, into a vast subterra-
mean cavern-the hell" of the Old
Testament, Only those who were alive
at the Messiah's coming would share
In the glories of His Kingdom. the
scene of which was to be the earthly
Jerusalem.
In the hands of these mystics, with
their UNNECESSARILY deepened religious
experience, all these ideas become
transformed, and there energies the
doctrine of a blessed immortality. nc
longer in the earthly, but in the
heavenly Jerusalem; the underworld
will give up its dead, each will find
its own body, which will be reassem-
bled, and in this body viii pass to q
deathless life in the world of spirit.
So Christ comes, and once more
transforms the current beliefs. Writ
ing nothing Himself. He finds His first
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BIBLE HISTORY STUMBLING BLOCK TO ORTHODOX?

thirty-nine volumes, falls, like Gaul,
into three broad divisions, known re-
spectively as the Law, the Prophets
and the Other Writings, and canon
lied or treated as authoritative re-
spectively about B. c. 800, 200, 100.
Fut, although the Law, the nucleus
Of the Hebrew Bible, was the first por-
ton to be canonized. in its present
form it is far from being the earliest
portion of the Hebrew Bible. Folk
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

pair marries is not stated, but ere long
his descendants have founded great
civilization. This God illustrates an
impious attempt to build a tower to
heaven by making each workman
speak in language that no one else
can understand, and SO destroys the
possibility of cooperation.
Thus the origin of diversity Of
tongues is explained. He accepts food
from His people; and as he "smelled
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
The Bible Serial Story
With a Code of Laws to Start

The earliest extant portion of the
Bible was compiled in the ninth CEN
fury b. c.. and consisted of print
tive code OF laws, suited to nomadic
or pastoral people. With this was
combined tribal traditions and legends
rs to the origin Of the world and its
history up to the writer's day Natu-
rally, it is simple in the extreme. God
Is but a magnified man, non-ethical,
and Of highly limited attributes. He
makes man out Of dirt, and, unable to
find from among the animals a help
adequate to his needs, annsthetizes
him, and, removing bone. builds from
r. being called woman. Just whom
the surviving son Of the first human
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
By MARTHA CONAN

H@IRLs fascinate me-" said
T Olga, Princess Luboff, at Is
- to them that there belongs
the molding of the world. Foolish
people say that the young men are
the stuff Of the next generation. but
who makes the young generation?
Why the girls"
This statement by an emlgre from
Russia brings before us a picture OF
the present generation Of girls who
are the mothers Of the future. They
are decidedly Of the "runt" type. And
the fact suggests the questions; Are
American girls growing smaller in
stature and where are the promising
offspring Of the Gibsonesque creatures
of quarter of a century ago?
City Overrun by
Diminutive Fenuninity
The city seems peopled with these
diminutive bits OF fernininity. Every
where you so you see them. The
streets are packed with mites of hu-
mainly, schools seem to have under
sized pupils, the shop girl. the clerk
and the factory worker impress you
as being much below the average size
of the girl wage Garner of twenty
years ago.
At first you try to explain 1t by
saying it Is the modern style of dress
and its decreasing effect. Knee length
skirts, little Jackets and tiny round
hats make even q tall girl look
smaller, you remind yourself, but
when you begin to study the question
more carefully you are compelled to
acknowledge that while present fash
ions are somewhat "runty," they do
not account for tho actually smaller
stature of the generation that peoples
our big cities to-day.
The "runt" is here and she num-
bers thousands. Ethnologically she is
something Of a puzzle. You cannot
find an adequate explanation for her
prevalence because research workers
have been too busy with other prob
lens to devote special activity to find
ing out the why and the wherefore Of
her existence.
And so we laid the question before
DR.. Thomas d. Wood, head Of the
physical education department Of
Teachers College. Dr. Wood is par
ticularly we'll equipped to answer the
question because he not only has seen
hundreds of college girls and young
women training to be teachers pass
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
How Stumbling Blocks
Rise Before Bible Readers

Originally the only "Bible" Of the
Christian society was the Jewish
Scriptures-containin thirty-nine doc
uments as We reckon them-which
were inevitably taken over into the
new religion. inasmuch as all of
Christs first disciples were Jews.
These documents, originally written
In Hebrew. had by the opening of the
Christian era been translated into
Greek. through the labors of Jewish
scholars at Alexandria, and from this
translation they are usually quoted by
New Testament writers. Az early as
the third century. however, Latin was
becoming a formidable rival to Greek
In the west. Some imperfect transla-
lions Of the Jewish and Christian
Scriptures had already been made into
this language, but by the opening OF
the fifth century there was imperative
version in this tongue. TO which all
could appeal with confidence.
The task was intrusted to Jerome.
the greatest scholar of his day, and
was completed not many years before
his death in 420 A. d. For the next
thousand years this version was the
only form of the Scriptures known to
the peoples of Europe. and its influ-
ence in molding theological thought,
rot only in the Latin but in the re-
formed churches, cannot be exag-
serated. As a single illustration, prac-
tically all the theological terms of
every Western church come ultimately
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
Gospel of St. John
A Great Theological Treats

Finally-to pass by the lesser books
there is prepared out in the heart
of the Greek world great theological
treatise called the Gospel according to
st. John, setting forth the. Christ as
Christians at the end of the century
had found Him to be, and endeavoring
to show, inter ala, that this Christ
and the Jesus of History areI lentical.
Such are some of the chief chapters
in the serial story of the Bible. At
first primitive, at times barbaric.
when we place the documents in their
chronological sequence and free them
from theological organisations. we OBJ
serve as the story develops out Of tiny
beginnings, sure and steady upward
growth, 'in many portions and in
many manners" eliminating at length
in what is confessedly the NEST per-
feet religion that man has experienced
In his long and chequered history.
And so modern critical and histori-
cal research gives us back our Bible.
no longer an impossible book full
OF moral and intellectual stumbling
blocks, but an orderly record of pro-
gressive revelation charged with vital
meaning in our religious, social and
political problems Of to-day.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
STUART L. TYSON, MA. (Oxon.),
Honorary Vicar of the Cathedral OF
St, John the Divine.
BY

N KILLIONS of orthodox Chris
mi tians still think Of the Bible
A' as a single book. every part
of which is equally inspired. infalli-
he and inerrant, and no portion
of which can contradict any other por-
ton. This unfortunate inheritance
from the sixteenth century, whlcn
makes 1t Impossible for millions OF
other people to find in 1t much else
than hopeless stumbling blocks, is the
result of a complex historical process
having no real basis in the documents
themselves. Briefly summarized the
most important stages are the follow
ing:
The Founder of Christianity deliv-
cred His message verbally, in a pro-
vincial Semitic dialect known as Ara
maic, which was understood by only
a small fraction of the human race
Chiefly, in the first instance, through
the work of the converted rabbi, PAU
the ideas of this message were trans
lated into the Universal language Of
the empire, Greek; and it was as
Greek speaking society that the
church set out to convert the world
The twenty-seven Christian documents
which at a later time were gathered
into an authoritative or canonical col
lection were originally written In
Greek, and this tongue was for some
, time the language Of Christians as far
west as Rome.
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working families to whom 1t is still
an unknown quantity.
''To refer to the foreign element in
New York, for instance, let us consider
the various nationalities represented.
The majority are of small build. They
are usually the poorest in their native
countries. They come here without
having had fair start at home and
they almost Invariably drift into a
type Of work that limits their natural
expansion. They do not reproduce
stalwart sons and daughters"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
Foreign Nations Send
Small and Poor Specimens

This statement leads to the question
whether New York. which Is thickly
peopled with immigrants from south
ern Europe, is unique in its "runty"
girls, Are those States in which the
men and women of the northern coun-
tries settle producing taller genera
ton?
Investigation of the immigrant sit
uation shows that by far the greater
number of men and women who have
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

that race which has consistently
looked out on life from the standpoint
of religion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13
Every Fact of History
Ignored by Antagonists

This conception of the Divine Lii
brary Of Christendom, the outgrowth
of long and complex historical proc
ess, not only completely ignores the
data of the documents themselves, but
IS in entire opposition to every fact of
history. Starting from the priori
conception of what the Bible must be-,
modifying or contrary evidence is
either ignored or treated absolutely
arbitrarily. The modern student re-
verses the process. He will gather the
evidence first. and then, and not till
then, form the conclusion as to what,
III fact the Bible really Is. Nor will
sneers, charges Of unbelief, or any
weight of ecclesiastical authority
check him in his search for Truth.
The Bible. In fact. Is a Serial Story
registering the evolution of the knowl-
edge Of God, first in one branch of the
Semitic race known az the Hebrews,
and then, through them, carrying on
the process to the followers OF the
Nazarene In the Jewish and Graco-
Roman world up to about A. D. 100
The Old Testament, consisting Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

from the Latin Bible or Yulgate of
| Jerome.
EookS of Bible at First
Formed a Library
Now the early church thought of its
collection of religious writings as a
miscellaneous library. Each volume
was in the form of a roll, which in
Greek, their own official language, is
Biblion, plural Biblia. Their common
est term for the entire collection of
sixty-six volumes was "Ta Hagia
Biblia," 1.-THE Sacred Rolls or Books"
Jerome translated the adjective, but
only transliterated the noun. so that
in the Vulgate the title becomes Biblia
| Sacra. While the Greek noun Biblia,
however. is plural, and means The
Books" the theologians Of later Eu
r)pe who knew only Latin, thought
It was q singular term, and this con-
| ception, aided by later theories as to
the exact nature Of its inspiration ul-
! timately became universal, so that in
the languages of modern Europe, as a
single Book 1t is conceived.
In England Jerome's transiteration
OF the Greek Biblia, the Books" was
once again transliterated, and hence
| the term Bible" with its erroneous
connotation as "the Book" Add to
this the following, and 1t Is easy to
realize how orthodox Christians de-
| rived the inheritance Of single, in
Grant, infallible volume. Although
| Christ rejected the notion of an in
fallible tribunal on earth the church
had scarcely passed out into the en-
pire ere the theory arose, later hard
ened into a dogma, that the verdict
Of the collective Episcopate did in fact
constitute Just such an infallible
tribunal in the sphere Of faith and
morals. The Protestant reformers In
breaking with the medieval church
did not dream Of abandoning the con-
ception OF an earthly infallible court
of appeal; they simply transferred the
notion from the collective Episcopate
| to Book.
Henceforth whatever was contained
between the covers OF the Bible was
individually true for all time, and as
result we have the organs, the Volivas
and the pre-milienarians Of to-day;
men presenting the strange anomaly
of bitter antagonism to the Roman
Catholic church, yet fundamentally
differing not at all from the most ex-
IRENE ultramontane.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

song and ballad were the earliest form
OF literature among this people, few
extracts only Of which have survived.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-13

being to trace the course of Christian
ity from its birth in Jerusalem, the
capital Of the Jewish world, until It
found Judgment in Rome, the capital
Of all the world.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
MARYLAND

Cambridge, Cambridge Battery Co.
Cumberland, Treiber Elec. Serv. Co.
Easton, Easton Starter and Battery
Co.
Frederick, Frederick Storage Bat
terry Co..
Hagersto~n, Hagerstown Battery
Co.
Leonardtowm, Elec. Supply Shop
Pocomoke, Pocomoke Battery Co.
Salisbury, Salisbury Battery Co.
West1ninster, Boyd Battery Go.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
BEE LINE HIGHWAY
OUTLET TO BE BUILT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May GA di-
rect outlet from the Bee Line high
way to the Muscle Shoals project at
Sheffleld. Ala, Is provided in the Inn
provement Of the road which leads
past Wilson dam from Florence to
Roger8ville and thence to Decatur on
the Bee Line, authorized by the Ala
bama state highway commission.
Work on the project will begin as
soon as government approval is given
and the contract can be advertised.
The state of Alabama and Lauderdale
county will each advance 25 per cent
of the cost to meet the SO per cent
advanced by the government under
the federal aid act.
This. highway, it is stated, will af-
ford a direct outlet from the Muscle
Shoals project to a trunk line north
and south highway, the Bee Line
highway from Nashville to Orlando.
Fla. via Birmingham and Montgom-
cry. Should Henry Ford take over
the Shoals project, as 1t is contem-
plated. this road will be q necessity,
1t Is claimed.
Goveusnment engineers have already
inspected the proposed route. in parts
now but a mere trail through the
wooded sections and high hills, and
preliminary work is already under
way.
pleased over the decision Of the high
way commission, as the improved
road will afford the thousands of
tourists motoring to and from Flori-
da over the Bee Line an opportunity
to make the forty-mile run from Albany
Decatur to the Muscle Shoals project IN
a very short while.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EOR. THE AJ77OlMlBlLLS7Y
Answer. to Last weeks aue.tion..

Answers to Last Weeks Questions. j
1. When cylinders require reboring
as the result Of scoring or wear. the
amount they are bored depends upon
the depth Of the scratches or the
amount the cylinders are out OF
round. Enlarged cylinders require
diversified pistons and rings, and gem
orally they are made by increments
OF .010 of.an inch over the standard
dimensions. Thus cylinders should
be bored to an oversize dimension OF
.010. 900. .08o, .040 or upward to fit
was less than .010 inches or if the
cylinder was out Of round to the
same degree. the cylinder should be
bored ..010 inches oversize. II scored,
cylinder should be bored .020 of an
inch over its regular size.
be furnished by one of three different
methods, the generator and storage
battery system, which is the most
common. or by the independent gem
orator, or by the Independent storage
battery system.
8. Causes of starting and lighting
system troubles may be numerous.
such as broken connections, poor
contacts. weak battery or grounded
wires, or parts. A weak battery Is
perhaps the easiest cause to locate.
as It may be tested first to ascertain
its condition. The other troubles are
not as simple to locate and remedy,
as only systematic search will re-
veal the defective spot in wiring. or
the improper action of the generator.
distributor or other part which func-
tions as a mechanical unit or auxil-
larry in the system.
Remedy for Belt Trouble.
4. If the water in your radiator
boils and the engine overheats. look
to the fan belt as a possible cause
of the trouble. A remedy for a greasy
and slipping belt is fullers' earth. The
belt will not slip after one application:
s. Cooling water leaking into the
cylinders of an engine may be the
result of a crack in the cylinder wall
or poorly fitting plug between cyl
inder head and water jacket which
some engines possess.
6. Dayton, Ohio, carried the last
record in the recovery Of stolen cars.
The record was set in 1920, when that
city recovered 217 cars and when
only 1913 were stolen. Dayton recov-
cred more cars than had been spirited
Evening star., 1922-05-07

away during the year.
S Z. Modern cars endure more wear
and tear than did those made in the
earlier stages of the industry. As
an example. in 1915, about II or Is
per cent Of the cars manufactured
were discarded as worn out. The
following year gave q smaller per-
centage discarded, only one-tenth be-
ing regarded unserviceable. In 1917,
only v per cent were discarded. The
same low percentage, although a tri-
fie higher. has been maintained dur
ing the following years, which indi-
Gates that the life of the motor car
is on the increase. due to better
manufacturing, service and repair
methods and better roads.
1 kDimculties with Engine.
8. The most common causes Of an
engine falling to start in cold weather
are weak storage battery, improper
carbufetor mixture. extremely heavy
and CONCEALED oil in cylinders Or
weak spark. An engine may be af-
fected with all these troubles. II the
the spark and cranking of the en-
gine. If the fuel mixture Is incor-
rect charges drawn into the cylinder
most likely will not ignite. II the
spark is weak apd fuel mixture
wrong. and in, addition the battery is
starter swiftly enough, then, indeed.
starting the engine will be extremely
difficult. If not impossible. Take
every precaution in protecting and
maintaining the power plant of your
car in tip-top condition. and the re-
ward will be a responsive motor in
even the coolest of weather.
9. A starting motor in good condition
will respond instantly whenever it is de-
sired to crank the engine, and will con-
tinue efficiently the cranking operation
as long as it receives current from the
battery. Lack Of attention, however, es-
pecially in regard to fabrication. may
cause bearings of the starter to become
dry, >overheat and finally seize. This
trouble may not be noticeable during a
previous use, but on attempting to again
crank the engine the starter refuses to
revolve. No amount of pressure on the
switch button will move the starter
armature until the bearing has been
cooled and properly fabricated. These
bearings require but very little oil, but
should receive a definite amount regu-
larly.
10. Don't overhead your engine in
winter. One very good reason for this is
Evening star., 1922-05-07

that the alcohol you use in the radiator
Of your car mixed with the cooling water
boils at 172 degrees. Save both the en-
gine and anti-fresxe solution by keeping
their Temperature normal.
This Weeks QuestfOns.
/. OF what 10 q piston ring made, and
what is tha life Of q ring?
2. What part Of a radiator freezes
frst. and what is the remedy for freez-
ing?
5. What is an fair lock" in q water,
gasoline or oil line; and how does It
/. VIII flushing cut cooling system
with soda solution close up any small
leaks in the system?
s. What b the usual cause of misfiring
and jerly running Of an engine when
first startedein cold weather, and what Is
q remedy?
tire?
Z. What 10 the "compensating' gear?
g.. Are meshing marks necessary on
timing gears of an engine?
9. How Is gasoline fed from tank to
the carburetor?
10. How should 3 muddy radiator be
cleaned?
Copyright. 1922. Thompson Feature service.)
Evening star., 1922-05-07
FEAR RCURTA|LMENT
OF ROAD BUILDING
Highway Officials Resent
Committee Action on
Dunn Bill.

Highway officials, engineers. motor
lists and good roads advocates gener-
ally are up in arms over the action
of the House committee on roads, Of
which Representative Thomas B.
Dunn of New York is chairman, in
reporting for passage the Dunn fed
eral aid road bill, which, they say,
will seriously interfere with high
way construction in 1928 and 1924,
as it limits the amount of federal aid
to be allotted for any mile of road
during 1923 to $12.500 and during the
succeeding year to $4,000, instead
of the maximum of $4,000 per mile
now provided.
Highway officials and engineers de-
clare that the Dunn bill will seri-
ousfy curtail the construction Of the
higher types of roads and the build
ing of wider roads in the vicinity of
large cities, where they are becom-
ing increasingly necessary.
Would Cut Efficiency.
Ordinarily" says c. S. Lee, direc-
tor highways Information service
ment pays so per cent of the cost of
federal aid roads. If the proposed
measure should become effective 1t
will limit the cost of federal aid
roads the nrSt year TO $zS,UOO mile
and the second year to $4,000 mile,
unless the states, counties and mu-
inequalities provide more than half
the funds needed.
For them to do SO, of course, will
mean increased taxes, for the higher
types of roads now demanded by the
public cannot be constructed at fig
ures such as the proposed measure
would specify.
Charge Policy Is Unsound.
where a roadway wider than
eighteen feet is necessary the gov
ernment aid would relatively be a
very small proportion of the total
cost. An unsound public policy such
as that back of the proposed measure
is a serious menace to the construc-
tion of better and safer highways
Any policy that puts an obstable in
the way of reducing highway acci-
dents is very unwise, to say the least
This proposed limitation will do that
very thing. Automobile accidents
the majority Of which occur near the
great .centers of population, are caus-
ing an alarming loss of life and in
jury both to pedestrians and motor
lists. One of the remedies for this