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Sh November 35, 1927 WINNETK 13%) he | A TALK | At Woman's Society "The Bible Through the Ages" was the subject of an address given Wed- nesday before the Woman's society of the Winnetka Congregational church, by Dr. Herbert I. Willet, dean of the department of Oriental languages at Chicago university, and pastor of Kenilworth Union church. This is a romantic story, dating from the earliest times, when oral story only was handed down from generation to generation. Dr. Willet described the various stages, from the clay tablets on which wedge shaped characters were formed, to the use of parchment, scarce and expensive. Then came the third step, and the most important so far to- | ward the development of the art of written communication--the discovery of the papyrus. This plant was a native of Egypt, and it was found that the leaves could be dried and used to write upon. These were transported in rolls to Biblius, a place north of Beirut, in Tebanon These rolls were given the name of | 3iblia, from which comes the. name 3ible. With this discovery of papyrus came the employment of amanuenses, who made many copies for the distri- bution of narratives, which previously could be disseminated onlv bv word of mouth. the establishing of printing. The oldest writings were in Hebrew, | and the Old Testament is the total sur- viving literature of the Hebrew race, dating from 1000 B. C. to 175 A. D. At the beginning of the Christian era, there were many stories floating about concerning the life and work of Jesus. | The Four Gospels contain the same story, differing only in the manner of telling. Many writers and speakers were tell- Following this method came | ing of the Messiah. Brief tracts were wriiten, and gradually learned men sifted out and made selections from all they could gather, and, at the threshold | of the third century, twenty-seven documents had been agreed upon, which formed the New Testament. The Christian conscience decided upon 'he | hooks, but they are not all of the same value The next step was the translation of the Bible into Greek, in the early part f the third century. The story continues on down the aves until the year 1611, when a group | »f bishops authorized by the king and | authorites of Great Britain, gave us the | English version of the bible, known ys the King James version. This edi-! tion was published at Oxford and Cam bridge. In 1881 the English revised version of | | the New Testament was published. It | was cabled to New York and from there | telegraphed to the great newspapers. Bibles are now translated into almost | every known language in the world. | Oxford and Cambridge boast that they have never yet refused to translate ind gublish when requested to do so The American edition of the Bible s published in 1898. The American »ndard Bible is in use today. | I'wo vears ago Dr. Goodspeed of Chi ro =niversity published a modernized | version of the New Testament | Officers of Sunset Ridge Country Club Re-elected | Dwight P. Green, 329 Chestnut street, | Winnetka, was re-elected president of | the Sunset Ridge Country club Friday | evening, October 28, when the annual | election of officers was held at the | club. Donald W. Green of 779 Green- wood avenue, Glencoe, was also re- | lected to the vice-presidency and N. D. Belknap and William N. Wyant of | Evanston were re-elected secretary | and treasurer respectively. JpREVENT smudged walls your own decorative scheme. cealed in our cabinets. no obligation. 840 CENTER ST. Service Protect the Beauty of Your Home . beautiful custom-built radiator cabinets. 1 sightly radiators under cabinets finished in harmony with Preserve your health by vitalizing the dried-out air in your house with moisture from the humidifying pan con- | Burn less fuel--humidified rooms need less heat. A phone call will bring an estimator with samples-- FRED A. ELLIS & CO. Heating Contractors Winnetka, Ill. and soiled draperies with Hide un- WINNETKA 265 Satisfaction and BROADLOOM Carpeting Bought during the month of NOVEMBER will be pay- able on or before Jan. 1, 1928 Phone: Greenleaf 1941 "Floor-o-leum 3) Stores "The Stores That Floor the Nation' 1007 Davis St. 1622 Howard Ave. Evanston Chicago North Shore Garden Service VALLEY VIEW FARM--Waukegan Road--GLENVIEW Building and Construction of HOME GARDENS PARKS PLAYGROUNDS TENNIS COURTS GOLF COURSES FLAGSTONE SIDEWALKS DRIVEWAYS, ETC. Black Soil $7.00 truckload delivered. Telephone GLENVIEW 141-J a ----