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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND", JANUARY 21, 1900. 11 MP JESUS AND ANCIENT JEWS weke thex xot the ESsasmaiEXT Dtymolosry of Certain Hebre-iv Terms Must Be piowu to Understand Certain Biblical References. PORTLAND, Jan. 20. (To the Efiltor.) In a recent issue of your paper, a corre spondent from MUvrauTcie delivers himself of a labored effort to interpret certain biblical terms, such as Jehovah, Elohlm and similar expressions, to make them nt to his peculiar conception of bis imag inary relations between the Old and New Testaments. While this laborious perform ance may be, and no doubt is, the ripe fruit of bis earnest 6tudy, and as such eminently satisfactory and sufficient unto himself, to the mind of the ordinary reader It presents a bewildering chaos of defini tions and interpretations, incongruous as sertions and deductions quite beyond the Srasp of common understanding. But, be fore I take the liberty to offer a few sug gestions anent the linguistic performances of that article, I shall briefly touch on the remarkable statement about "Judaism" that condemned "Jesus of Nazareth to an ignominous death." The writer Is evident ly a strenuous believer in the literal accuracy of the New Testament and Its pathetic narration of the tragedy on Gol gotha. But, granting for a moment the historical truth of all Its details, so dra matically recited, does not Christianity be lieve in an ordained 4estlny, predestined fate? Do not Its professors quote chap ters and incidents of the Old Testament, tear out Isolated passages from their con text, to prove how the earthly career and end of its founder, who "was to be sacri ficed for the sake of humanity fallen irom grace, is forecasted in the pages and lines of the Old Book? Now, if Judaism is held to account for the violent death of Christ, Is not the assumption warranted (from a Christian standpoint), that it was divinely ordained, that Judaism be the providenclal agency, the Instrument In the hand of the Lord, through which should be performed the final act of-the divinely conceived programme, without which there could be no Christianity? Therefore, if Jesus had to be sacrificed as a consum mation of the new dispensation he was chosen to create, does not the prosecution of the Jews on that score ever since reflect on him "who had seen fit to choose them as a means through which to accomplish his grand purpose? Or, is the master less culpable than the hireling who does hla bidding? And yet, who is today not famil iar with the -word "Christ-killer," which, In times gone by, meant more than a vile epithet, but even today strikes terror to 'the hearts of many unfortunates in many a Christian country a scarlet letter, crim son with the blood of generations; a bloody shibboleth used to lash the latent furies of mobs nourished by the centuries of Christian reign of love and charity, per haps to divert the -wrath of the benighted masses Irom the riotous indulgence of priests or a threatened tide of popular upheaval from the misrule of oppressive potentates. But let me, for a moment, drop the re ligious for the historical aspect of the sub ject, and for blind tradition substitute logic and reason. It should be borne in mind that the Pharisees, the principal ac cusers and prosecutors of Jesus, were then the ruling sect, and they were known as rigidly adhering to the literal text of the law, as Interpreted by their teachers. Bear ing this fact in mind, it is altogether Im possible that they coud have decreed or employed crucifixion when this was abso lutely against the letter and spirit of the Mosaic law. The penal code of the old dis pensation prescribed four methods of capi tal punishment, as follows: By stoning, toy fire, by strangulation and by the sword. Crucifixion was not named and never was ""employed by tfie Jewish" state. It was, however, a favorite mode of torture and killing by Romans and other pagan nations of that and later periods. Moreover, the vague account of place and persons men tioned In that trial is altogether at var iance with the law and established rules governing such proceedings. The judici ary, as organized in the Mosaic law, did not include high priests In the com;osl-H tion of that body. The functions of priests were In connection -with the temple and the sacrificial cult, but not of the judicial order. We are not told that Jesus was tried before any established judicial body, such as the Beth Din, the minor or the Kreater Sanhedrin, but the chronicler dim ply narrates: '"And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and with him were as aembled all the chief priests and the eld ers and the scribes." Is it credible to as sume that the Pharisees, these zealous sticklers to the letter of the law, should have allowed themselves such a radical de parture from plain, prescribed forms? But the -causes that led up to the trag edy on the cross, looking tip to which mill ions of mankind have sought and yet seek salvation, but the source also and the sign under which legions of mankind have been tortured and martyrized with the barbarous Ingenuity of centuries of Chris tian conization those causes, it can bo successfully assumed, -wee as much of a political as of a religious nature, and, in order to comprehend them at their true estimate, we must endeavor to picture be fore our mind the situation, surrounding conditions and circumstances under which the great drama was enacted, the plot of which, we are taught, is so sublimely pro found In Its divine conception as to reach far back to the garden of Eden, growing and enlarging from page to page to its un folding with the .sensational birth and career of its hero and tragic culmination at Calvary. The Jewish nation, owing principally to Internal strifes, had become an easy prey to the ascending world power, the Roman empire. But the Jews, though living in a state of vassaldom, had not yet lost the patriotic militant spirit of the Maccabees, who had once rescued their enslaved coun try from the thralldom of foreign oppres sors, and they hoped and eagerlj looked forward to another national hero that would arise from their midst and, uniting the warring factions and sects, with one great heroic effort once more throw off the oppressive yoke of foreign authority and again restore to the chosen people the national glory, the prosperity and proud eminence it once enjoyed amongst the nations of the earth under the benign rule of David and Solomon. And, indeed, there arose, as in response to that unher sal feeling, many who proclaimed them selves political leaders, and others who as Bayed the role of Messlases upon -whom the mantle of David or the Maccabees had fallen; but their revolutionary efforts, if such they attempted, would be promptly squelched in their Inclplency by the vigil ant Roman governors, and the instigators would soon drop out of sight. But the time -was ripe and propitious for genuine greatness to come forth, for a genius to arise that would bring order out of the chaos, that could successfully wrestle with the problems confronting the -nation, threatening both its religious and political existence. At this time Jesus enters upon the scene. Whatever his original ambitions and as pirations, if such he had, we can and will not now consider. Suffice It to say. that as he went about preaching only lessons in morality and humanity, the watchful eyes of the authorities did not attach much significance to his doings, looking at him much in the lUrht as the church did foi some time at Martin Luther and others, as enthusiasts or harmless cranks, until the signs of unrest and agitation caused by the leader and his following that had gathered around his banner became suf ficiently marked as to excite the easily aroused suspicions of the powers that were. Stirred up by zealots and fanatics of different stripes, the authorities -were jiade to realize that the harmless and owly preacher -was,4n reality a dangerous character, a masked enemy,- detrimental at the common weal, a disturbing factor: to their policy of permanent pacification of the conquered provinces, which was evidently not unlike Weyler's rule in Cuba. His enemies -were many and ever on the alert to report to the authorities alleged suspicious acts and treasonable utterances, such as must be regarded Inimical to the .welfare of the state, and the safety of its organized Institutions. Thus "despised of men," denounced as a dangerous political agitator, as a traitor to the cause of established government, as an heretic to the recognized form of re ligion, he was feared by those in power, and they condemned him to that fate that has befallen so many others after him, for offenses perhaps less than his, under the very sway of those that profess his creed monopoly of love and tolerance. If it was possible for Galileo to be put on the torturing-rack at a time when the faith of "good will to men" had been proclaimed for 1500 years, just because the poweis that were scented danger to the estab lished ecclesiastical institutions from the proclamation of a mere scientific discov ery, why should we look for more toler ance and enlightenment from a pagan gov ernment of 2000 years ago, and religious zealots of that comparatively remote period. In treating with a movement and a leader, the imprint of whose strong in dividuality had commenced to make itself felt upon the restive spirit of the age, ex citing a greater Influence than a Socrates, a Savonarola, Galileo or the many others did who suffered a martyr's death in their respective ae and generation? Dropping this subject for the present, -we now come to the writer's wonderful exposition of biblical texts and terms. He understands, amongst other things, that the word "Jehovah" (better Yahavah) In Hebrew is "Ehyeh." which In turn should be pronounced 'Yahoeh." From which fol lows that he does not know, or seem to know, that Yahavah is a Hebrew word in Itself. "Havah" means "to be," in the sense of being ever present; hence, "Ya havah," the everpresent, everlasting. "Ehyeh" Is merely the iuture tense of havah, with the pronoun "eh," signifying "I will be," not "I am," as most versions have It The correspondent cites the "learned" to prove that "yah" as an inde pendent noun means "He who will be." If his "learned'' do not repudiate thi3 and other scientific truths imparted to them by the correspondent, they stand in danger of losing their "learned" reputa tion. "Yah" Is a poetical abbreviation from Yahavah, and as such often used In the Psalms and by Moses, who sings. "Yah is my strength and song." (Exodus xv:2). Nor does the correspondent's interpreta tion of "Elohlm" reflect any more credit upon his scholastic acumen. This word he undertakes to translate "the mighty ones," as being messengers of Jehovah, that speak as his representatives to Moses and the patriarchs. The fact that Elohlm stands in the plural Is a stumbling-block to many that are not familiar with the peculiarities of the Hebrew tongue. In the Semitic, especially In the Hebrew lan guage, certain words are used In the plural only, as, for Instance, face, heaven, Implying a multiplicity of features, prop erties or beings encompassed into one unit Thus "Elohlm" means a multiplicity of strength, allsufflclency of power, as de rived from el strength. Elohlm is in terpreted by the savants as representing Deity In the aspect of dealing justice, while Yahavah stands for God in the aspect of mercy. Yahavah, as spelled in the origi nal. Is the sacred name applied to Deity, to profanize same by pronouncing it ac cording to Its lettering was and is still considered sacrilegious. It Is ordinarily pronounced "Adonac," which signifies Lord. Master. The etymology and meaning of these He brew terms not being properly compre hended, has given rise to much idle spec ulation, and led many into erroneous phil osophizing. Peter Xiombardus, a note theologian, undertook to argue and prove the dogma of trinity from the plural form. "Elohlm," a contention -which, though rejected by orthodox and liberal students alike, has lately been attempted to revive again. By some dexterous jerk ing and violent stretching of Isolated scriptural texts, aided by his own vivid imagination, the correspondent arrives at the conclusion that "Yahveh," which ho designates the memorial name (whatever that means), was almost Identical -with the name of Jesus, which, he declares, means "I will be savior," or "he will be savior." Now the Hebrew equivalents for Jesus are: Yeshua, Yebosherab, Yishai, Isaiah and other ramifications of that name, which -was as commonplace In biblical times as John and Henry, for instance, are today. The sense of these is "help ing," "saving, "aid-rendering," and no particular significance will attach to it just because the founder of the Christian religion was the bearer of it, in common with many others before or after him and contemporaneous with him, while there i& ground for the suspicion even that the name was but subsequently assigned to him as most appropriate. When the correspondent, moreover, elects to leave the solid ground of legiti mate Inquiry and study to wander off into the trackless wilderness of theological speculation, without the guiding compass of logic and reason, I decline to follow, but must leave him to the vagaries of his fanciful moods. Yet I do not blame him. For if his acute Intellect, his keen facul ties of perception, can find In the serpent's wicked exploits In the Garden of Eden, in the revelations to the patriarchs, and other chosen ones of the chosen people, unfailing proof of a coming new dispensa tion to be granted to sinful mankind fallen from divine grace, the discerning mind of the unbiased student of sacred writ may fail to penetrate into the intricate depths of such profound logic. Yet such is the mode and method of what passes as Scripture study and Interpretation In the school of orthodox theology, which is ap parently possessed of some mysterious code or hidden key to the Scriptures which so readily unra els the concealed meaning of knotty passages, converging dates and figures, characters and incidents of the Old Testament Into one crand nersneo.Hvft as it were, with the minute .details not lacking, of the advent of a personal sa vior, the supernatural accompaniments and striking end of his mundane career How that method of interpretation wm sometimes degenerate into a mere jug gling of ciphers and words, regardless of grammar, logic or sense of context I ask leave to cite, owln to lack of space' but one instance for Illustration in Psalms, 11:12, we read: "Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perisheth from the way, when his Tvrath Is kindled but a lit tle." "Kiss the son," of course, can't be anything else but allude to him who Is called the only begotten son of God. How strikingly well this interpretation harmon izes with the general sense of the passage, as well as the etymology of the Hebrew equivalent for "son," we will presently demonstrate. Now, If I understand It right. Christ came to earth as love per sonified, as the Incarnation of mercy and compassion, with the erring and fallen of humanity; yet he is heralded by the Psalmist as one easily angered, who will visit condign punishment, nay, perdition upon those who may arouse his easily kindled wrath, by their failure to "kiss the son," i. e., to pay him the homage due. How does the plain intent of this passage comport with the Christ picture In our mind as him who, In his infinite love to mankind, suffered the death of sacrifice to save from Inevitable perdi tion untold millions of grace-fallen hu manity! As a matter of fact, the trans lation "son" Is at least arbitrary and forced, and etymologically Incorrect The Hebrew equivalent for son Is "ben." But David does not use this word In the above-cited passage, but employs the term "bar." which is the Chaldaic equivalent for "son." This would be about the only Instance where a Chaldaic word is used in the Psalms, which are otherwise writ ten in the choicest classical Hebrew. There Is no apparent reason why the Psalmist, who had such a wealth of the purest Hebrew at his command, should find it expedient or necessary to intro duces foreign word Into the easy flow of his graceful, inspired songs. Or should the sweet singer of Israel have gone out of his way In order to please his diligent Christian commentators? No, the word "bar," as employed here, Is not Chaldaic, and can, therefore, not mean son, but is Hebrew, though used, apparently, for metrical reasons, with some poetical li cense, of which prerogative the ancient bards would make as liberalfUse as the poets of today, as, for Instance, "Yah," which stands for "Yahavoah," used by Moses In the 14th chapter of Exodus. "My song and strength Is Yah." "Bar," as a Hebrew word, is a poetical abbrevia tion from "barah," meaning clear, pure, as was read In the 19th Psalm. "The com mandments of the Lord are 'barah' clear, giving light to the eyes." "Bar," there fore, stands .for clear, or purity, and connected, the passage must therefore be read: "Kiss (the ancient sign of submis sion and homage), i. e., pay homage, be devoted to purity or virtue." I could refer to other instances to dem onstrate my point, but, owing to lack of space, this may suffice to illustrate to the ordinary mind, unbiased and unwarped by the "endless refinement," as The Ore gonlan so aptly puts it, of obtuse the ologians, how the Bible is studied, in terpreted and made ready for the use of the faithful by those methods of pluck ing out or violent wrenching of scriptural passages from that context and with the aid of -an always vivid imagination inter pret and construe them regardless of log ic, sense or grammar In order to establish or bolster up their untenable theories pr contentions. S. L. GOLDSCHMIDT. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real 'Estate Transfers. P, H. Marley to John Raz, lot 2, block 10G, Stephens' addition, December 22 1899 , v,..$ . 1 John Stewart' and wife "to W. G. Shel lenbarger, lots 7 and 8, block 6, Dunn's addition, January 18... i 1050 William E. Splcer to Spokane East ern Trust Company, undivided of west lots 1, 2 and 3, block 42, East Portland: 70.31 acres Clacka mas county: 2 acres section 12, T. 2 S., R. 2 E.. January 20 5000 D. R. Hawkins to Oregon Telephone & Telegraph Company, lot 4, Park block 3, Alder and West Park streets, January 19 10,500 M. B. Godfrey and wife to Jacob PIttinger, lot 14, block 1, Green Tidge, December 30, 1S99 B0 Alta L. Baer and W. A. Baer to John Schard, W. lots 9 and 10, block 9, Proebstel's addition, January 13. 725 W. P.- Mine and wife to Charles Muer, lots 8, 9 and 10, block 10, Har lem addition, January 19 SO P. H. Marlay to Mary Ahern, lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 11 and' 12, block 3, Cook's addition, December26, 1899 1 College Endowment Association to Henry C. Haack, lot 16, block A, Albina Homestead, January 17.... 1000 Sheriff to Samuel Macartney. SW. of SW. Vi section 21. T. I S., R. . 3 E December 30, 1899 7 Marie TJ. Smith to A. J. Chamber lain, 17 acres, January 17 7o Frances A. Keller and John A Kel ler to A. J. Chamberlain, same, January 17 60 Building: Permits. To Gardner & McDennon, for building west wing of Good Samaritan hospital, on Twenty-third street, between Lovejoy and Marshall, to cost $40,000. To E. Johnson, for repairs, ' on Lincoln street, between Second and Third, to cost $400. Marriage Licenses. J. J. Feboet, aged 29, Anna M. Ward, 24; J. T. Roth, 24, Marguerite Downs, 19; W. E. Jone3, 25, Maude M. Lowery, 23; Thomas E. Driver, 31, Sadie F. Seaver, 21; G. W. Miller, 25, Eflie Wriggleworth, 18. Contagious Diheuse. Claude Murrayman, G20 East Twenty third street, 6 years old; scarlet fever. Birth. January 19, to the wife of Eugene Henry Reed, 612 Pettygrove street, a boy. i top HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. E B Watt, N Yakima Dr S T Llnklater, Hillsboro F S Doernbecher, Che l hallo. Wash C F Kretchner, N T Geo W Husted, N Y J D Foustz, Chicago Chas S Dixon. San Fr John Rudbenr. St Paul Carl G M. Miller.Boston Wm P BonafTaooma C E Hamsevelt, do Frank E Shaw. New Y D Corimer, St Joe J A Clark, New York John P Hartman, Seat! Lm aiae array, .tresa Agt w J Moulton, Farsro Emma Nevada G P Paine, Minneapolis C B Hopkins, wife & C B Winn, Albany H L Walder, Albany P Sperger. S P child. Spokane Chas Q Lee, San Fran Clayton Hall, New York Mrs O Ralston, LaGrd R v webster. Ceylon Miss Ralston, do Walter Ljon, Salem T H Speddy, San Fran F W Munger, San. Fr E W Tallant & "Rife, Astoria C X Stevens, Boston S L Moore, St Paul D S Ralston, St Louis Emll Pursch, San Fran B C Smith. San Fran C G Jacobs, Oregon Cy Wm T Gray & w, Salem Geo W Gray, jr, Salem H G Thompson . wife, Chicago J O Bingham, Marshfld THE PERKINS, Palmer Sisters, Rentz Santley Co Merrill Sisters,' do Miss J Pettis, do R A Stewart, do Mrs R A Stewart, do Zanfulla, do Mm Zanfulla. do G W Griffln, Eugene A C Lawrence, Rentz Santley Co Mrs A C Lawrence, do Al H SUnson, Salem W R Russell. Moscow Henry Cowell. 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CHARLES, Lou Haddle, Chinook Ben Felser, Chinook Boon Geron, Chinook J Gaither, Chinook Claude Ham, Mist Ed Hanlman, Wlnlck R C Merrill, Winlock F Shepherd, city Riley Sexton, W W Max Young, Astoria A Blbbe, Astoria J P Banzes, Astoria E S McCheney, Wil- son Ille J T Andrews, do Jim Smith, Woodburn Gust Hoghind, Astoria F M Hudson, Marshlnd W G Rhude, Gray's R M Babler, Kelso B Bamford, Halsey J J McMahoni SL wife, Union R R McMahon, Union E L Horton. Kelso H P Kemper, San Fran J N Huston, Kansas C H Molyotl, Chicago J A Wallace, Meridian, Idano Miss C Wallace, do A H Garrison, Wllsonvl T Anthony, Spokane . H McCaully, Spokane Anna Sparks, Salem Mrs C Sparks, Salem UP English. Albany il E Hotchkles, Hlllsbo F J Smith, cltj W H Rose, Gobte T Tibbets, Stella Dan Shea, Stella C O English, Albany A iJ Dais, Albany Hotel Donnellj, Tnconin. Euronenn plan; headquarters for com. mercial men. Chllberg's restaurant In connection. Hotel Butler. Seattle. European. Rooms with or without bath. Ladles' and gents' grillrooms In connection. Kruse's Grill Room and Restaurant Stark struct, opp. Chamber of Commerce. ARLINGTON DEFEATED aruLTNoaiAK wnfs m interstate BpWIGCTESTS. Home Team Hng Taken Three Out of Four Games in the Opening? y n Series, ILL The Multnomah team won three out of four games in the' 'opening series of the big interstate bowling match, which took place at the' Arlington alleys last night. Three of the four games were exceedingly close and exciting, Multnomah winning the first by 5 and the third by 11 pins. Arlington won the second game by 4 pins. The last went to Multnomah easily, an old-time Multnomah finish winning the game in the last three frames. The bowl ing was the best ever done In tournment work on the Arlington alleys, which have heretofore been exceedingly slow. The next set of games will be between Arlington and Commercial next Wednes day night, at the alleys of the latter. Last night's scores were as follows: q m 1 bj h cqc-imS.wtrno o p3 p Ptr ps r PLATERS.- 35 3h3R r O p & (9 p P" A Multnomah C. A Craft 56 39 39 49 183 H. Buckman 39 44 39 56 178 H. L. Idleman 51 33 59 34 177 F. Cauthorn 33 38 39 53 163 R. H. Pickering 37 31 40 39 147 E. E. Mallory 34 32 32 46 144 Grand totals 250 217 248 277 992 Arlington Wirt Minor 53 39 61 39 182 F. P. Mays 41 44 35 48 168 R. R. Reld 44 37 39 38 158 W. F. Burrell. ,....,.... 38 32 46 35 151 W. T. Mulr 37 32 40 39 148 A. B. Croasman 32 37 26 55 150 Grand totals ,.. 245 221 237 254 957 SEATTLE WINS FROM TACOMA. First Match of the American CoclcetU Hnt Association Series. TACOMA, Jan. 20 Seattle Athletic Club outbowled the Union Club, of Tacoma, here tonight, and won the first match of the American CockedHat Association se ries. The Union" Club won Its only game at the start, and failed lamentably there after to figure appreciably in the result. The score was: Seattle- Tacoma Parsons 166 Tinling 160 Griggs 144 Churchill 186 Nelson 159 Huggins 1311 Bowes 158 Cole 17b Barragar 171i Tousey .., 137 .hiDeriy lib Steeb 161 Total 914 Total 981 Score by games Seattle 230 271 266 214981 Tacoma 241 225 239 203-914 One-Slued Game jat Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.,' Jan. 20. The association championship bowling contest this evening between teams from the Illlhee Club, of Salem, and the Astoria Football Club, was a one-sided affair, the home team winning four straight games. The totals by games were as follows: Illlhee 233, 194, 203, 215: total, 845. Astoria Football Club 248, 238, 256, 251; total. 993. THE TOWER OF LONDON. Restorative Work That Is Being Done on That Venerable Structure. London Daily News. That venerable part of tile Tower of London1 known as the bloody tower Is un dergoing considerable repairs- at the hands of the masons. 'The upper portion of it, which faces Traitor's gate, has been re faced in parts, pointed and colored to re semble age. The building is to be restored all around. Chalk, in large blocks, en ters largely into the composition of the Inner parts of the walls, and Is declared by the masons to be as hard, If not ? harder, than ever It was. Some parts of the wall by the tower are 14 feet thick. The greater part of ftie. outer surface of the Bloodv tower, like that of the Bell tower and some others, has, since the year 1832, been plastered over at var ious times with Roman cement, into which shallow portions of- flint have been superficially embedded. This was in rough Imitation of the old, solid flint work of ancient times, which actually formed parts of walls, and is seen in perfection In St. Saviour's, Southwarkf and as H was calculated to deceive, and became dangerous through Its rottenness the flints falling, and so on it was all re moved. The lower portion of the tower, built of square blocks of ashlar stone, has had a lot of superfluous Konian cement stripped from It, and looks somewhat In congruous in comparison with the upper part, which is of the Irregular order of masonry; but that Is unavoidable, and may, in a measure, yet be remedied. Restorations and repairs have often been carelessly done In much earlier years. For Instance, the doorway that led from Raleigh's walk directly to the room In the Bloody tower. In which the infant princes were supposed to have been mur dered, had been bricked up from the in side to give support to a portion of the tower. This has all been removed, and the tower strengthened in a more rever ential way. The old oak door, wth Its heavy fastenings, which had ibeen covered by the wall, lies now on Its side on the wall, and when the rottenness at the bot tom Is repaired Is to be restored to it3 place. It was through this doorway that Dighton, Forrest and Tyrell are said to have passed to their fearful work. Raleigh, Cranmer and Ridley -bavo 'cer FOR DOUBTERS. Easy io Investigate This. Mr. J. T. Gallagher, of 83 Clinton, ave nue, Albany, N. Y., writes the following, Which Is of interest to any one suffering from the pain and annoyance of piles The gentleman says: "I suffered for six months from Itching piles. "The Pyramid Pile Cure was recom mended and I used one box which cured mo completely. "The pain and agony Which I Under went was something Indescribable. I used many other remedies with only temporary relief. Had I known that -tihe form' of the Pyramid Pile Cure was a suppository l would have used it long before I dicLT The Pyramid Pile Cure reaches the seat of disease, and a soothlngr sensation is ex perienced, at once. "This is bona fide, and anyone who is In credulous ;may write to my address and 1 will verify the above by return- mall." Respectfully, J. T. GALLAGHER, 83 Olmton Avenue, -Albahy, N, X. The Pyramid Pile Cure has "beena pleas ant surprise to thousands oft sufferers from piles, because of the instant relief it gives and prompt cure which "Vesults -from us regular use, and this is done without the use of opiates, narcotics or poisons oi any kind, as the Pyramid is wholly freo from any injurious drug whatever. Hundreds who had almost decided' to un dergo an operation, beifeving nothing else, would cure thejn, hh-yejoeen astonishea to find that a BO-cent box of the Pyramid. Pile Cure'was far'safer'better and more effective than an operation could possibly be, ' ' Ths Pyramid Is sold by all druggists ai 50 cents for full-sizred package. "Write to Pyramid Drug Company, Mar shall, Mich., for little book on cause ana cure of plies. - tainly passed through it when prisoners here In the tower, and Cranmer often, when he daily took his dinner with the lieutenant of the fortress. So say the au thorities. Portions of the old houses, which are to be seen above that part of the battlements known as Queen Eliza beth's walk, which connects the Bell and Boauchamp towers, are also undergoing restoration. It is said that Queen Elira beth used this walk when she was a pris oner in the Bell tower, hence its name. The old houses had sunk quite 15 inches, and had to be raised to their proper height by hydraulic means. Had they not been seen to in time they would in all proba bility have tumbled down and buried the esteemed lieutenant of the tower, who lodges in them, in their ruins. TEE REVISED BIBLE. Reasons "Why It Is Unlikely to Dis place the Authorized Version. PORTLAND, Jan. 19 (To the Editor.) Who has forgotten the excitement and high--nrought expectations everywhere as the committee on revision of the scriptures neared the completion of Its work, some years ago? A number of the larger da'ly papers In the East printed In a single issue the entire edition, a marvel of en terprise and skill. The Bible was probably at that time read by a greater number of people than ever before; ,but the Interest in the re vised version at once dropped; not bcause the work had been poorly done, for only a small number comparatively were com petent to judge of that, but because of disappointment in the expectation that radical changes would be found In the new version from what was contained in the old. What is the status of things now? Though the revised vers'on is accessible to all, and is the result of the labors of the best scholarship in Europe and Ameri ca, it Is probable that nlneteen-twentleths of Bible readers care no more for the new version than If it had never been made. Nor is this greatly to be regretted, for the following reasons: The authorized version is substantially based on the trans lation made by Tyndale In 1525, for which he was strangled and then burned at the stake in 1536, exclaiming with dying lips: "Oh, Lord, open the king of England's eyes." In the preface to hla translation Tyndale urged upon the scholars of his day, it they perceived that hl3 rendering had not attained unto the true sense of the tongue, and the very meaning of scrip ture, or if ho had not given the right English, word, it was their duty to put their hands to It and amend it. This Bible, with Improvements by Cover dale and John Rogers, appeared In 1537, under the title "Matthew's Bible," this name being assumed by Rogers for safety. The Geneva Bible of 1560, and the "Bish op's" Bible of 156S, carried the process of revision still further. Out of these come substantially our present King James ver sion,' with various and numerous improve ments, for in 1613 an edition was pro duced'1 with more than 400 variations, chiefly In expression and phraseology. In 163S appeared the famous Cambridge edi tion, carefully revised; and In 1701 that of Bishop William Lloyd, with Usher's Annals. In 1762, and again In 1769. ap peared the remarkable editions of Dr. Paris, with the present punctuation and spelling of our Bible. From all of which it may be seen that the Bible now in use In the homes, Sun day schools and churches is the result of the most thoroughly sifted Inquiry Into the original text, and the revision of more recent date fails to alter any essential doctrine, teaching or .duty of the au thorized version. It must, therefore, be a most gratifying result that under the converging light of. so many sources of Information, and after the painstaking toil of such able critics as were engaged on the revised version who had access to the Alexandrian manuscript, now one of the chief treasures of the British museum, and the two oldest manuscripts, "B" and "Aleph," the Vatican and the Slnaitic, ths Bible under which the churchea of the last 200 years have grown up and prospered, stands In its essential Integrity, and thus vindicates its substantial accuracy in so striking a manner. While no earnest and ambitious student can afford to neglect or dispense with the revised version, yet It will never displace the authorized version, for the following reasons: First The general excellence and sub stantial accuracy of the authorized ver sion. Second Because of the variance of judg mentbetween the two sections, American 'When I started out 30 years ago as a young doctor, in treating weak men I gave drugs. I didn't know any better. But when I found there was really so little reliance to be placed in medical treatment I commenced to cast about for other remedies. Onetime I experimented with the galvanic current of electricity, and from that to the present day twenty -five years I have not written a prescription for weak men. 1 have demonstrated the fact that a general treatment is required to regain lost strength, because these troubles come on slowly and involve not alone the nervous system and glands, but the Heart, Stomach, Kidneys, Liver, Bladder, etc. Electricity, I found, came up to the requirements of a general treatment, because Electricity is strength or nerve force, and it supplied the system with this lacking element; it built up slowly but surely the whole organism without the least stimu lation. without a particle of danger.- In the begin ning T gave a battery treatment, but I sooa found that a home self-application was needed. 1 knew then rthat a portable battery was required one which "-would give plenty of electricity and at the same time be light and convenient. 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