Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-12 | Page 2 | Spade Verifies Bible

SPADE VERifiES BIBLE D Declares Declare Excavation ne Thrown Much iuchi Light on Obscure In Scripture Dr Edgar J. J Banks formerly In Instructor Instructor instructor In- In In Turkish and Semitic languages at ot the tho University of ot Chicago o and professor protessor of ot ancient history In tho the Roberts college e of oC Constantinople delivered de do- livered a lecture on Tho The Bible and tho time Spade at nt the First Con Congregational re church last evening Illustrating his discourse with stereopticon views views- Through r rl research arch lf arch work carried on for various universities and a. a as ont ono limo American consul In Bagdad Ba And private private priVate vate secretary to the tho American minIster minister min min- ister In Turkey the fund of or knowledge of or Dr Banks relating to the tho ancient nations of ot the old world has gained him recognition In Iii nearly nearl er C every scene shown Dr Dr- Banks related a personal experience as ns ashe ashe he ha has ascended Mount Ararat per personally person on- on ally conducted excavations In iii Babylon Bablon and visited the tho five different ent tombs where Jonah of ot the whale episode Is claimed to 11 lie II burled buried I In speaking of ot the obscure Dr Banks ascribes ascribes ascribes as as- to to them tho tIme originating of or wheeled conveyances Dr Dr- Banks Bank says JL'S the authenticity of ot the Bible li is evidenced b by tho the work of or orthe the spade and that It should be studied In the light of ot these developments This evening c he will witt speak on or the tho Lost City of ot showing scenes taken In conn connection with the tho investigations of ot the University Bit sity of Chicago in Babylon Bablon The lecture lec lec- ture turo for tomorrow nl night ht will he be Armenia Armenia Ar r menia menla tho the Cradle Cr-adlo of ot the Human Race Dr Banks will leave lene Wednesday morning for tor- Wyoming and the east c as ashe ho he Is scheduled to lecture In various colleges on his present tour r I