Show BIBLE HAS LONG HISTORY that used in the supreme court ably the oldest connected with the government it la is a tiny little book only five and one half inches long and three and one halt half inches wide it to la bound in bright red morocco leather with the word bible printed in diminutive gold letters on the back but one does not see that red morocco cover unless he removes tho the little black i leather slip blip which protects it long long ago the little red bible began to show wear and then the tb black leather slip was made to protect it so long ago in fact that 15 of 0 those covers made to protect the venerated little volume were worn out in the service it Is without daube one of 0 the oldest bibles bables it if not the very oldest bible connected with the government ern ment and Is certainly the most historical it la Is the book upon which since line 1800 every chief justice with the single ingle exception of 0 chief justice chase chaa and every member of tho the supreme court has taken the oath of allegiance when accepting his appointment to our highest tribunal more mor than that every attorney who has bai practiced before the supreme court since that date ISOO 1800 has haa pledged his hi allegiance over the little volume all with one exception also and that exception was daniel webster WebB ter it Is told even yet of 0 the supreme court of that day that mr Web websters stera fame RS as an orator had so BO preceded him that on the occasion when he came to argue his first case casa before the court the clerk mr caldwell in his eager ness to near the great speaker forgot to administer the oath christian herald |