Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-12-02 | Page 23 | Copies Entire Bible; Took Him 22 Years

j COPIES ENTIRE BIBLE TOOK rOOK HIM 22 YE YEARS RS By Special News Service MONTREAL Dec Dee 1 Hugh I.-Hugh Hugh Russell of Notre Dame De Dc Grace is the reverent possessor of what is one of the most won most won won- wonderful books in the world It is a copy of the Bible written entirely in his own hand and as now bound is not larger Jarger in size than the old style family Bible It t Is beautifully written too loo too bearing evidence evidence evi evi- dence in every word of an infinite patience patience patience pa pa- tience and reverence recalling the work worl of the medieval monk It Is a wonderful piece of ot calligraphy throughout Russell is very modest about his achievement X It is perfectly legible says Russell and without making an any boast I would be willing if I had money mone to offer for every error or omission anyone could find In It There are altogether 1987 pages the New Testament taking up of these There are double columns on each page it was written in sections of twenty-four twenty pa papas pages each Russell ll began his hAis task in 1894 and finished It on St. St Andrews Andrew's day November November Novem- Novem laic ber 30 1916