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Educational Bible Films 251 ale. It is in no way sectarian; the ictures already produced have won le enthusiastic endorsement of the waders of the Protestant, Catholic nd Jewish Churches in America, lecause the pictures are in no way ectarian, the men of the organ- nation prefer to withhold their ames from the public, yet the pres- lent is a clergyman of national eputation; the vice-president is enerally regarded as the greatest enius in the motion picture world, ^he archaeological details of some f the pictures have been left to myself, because I happen to be the nly living American who has ac- ually been engaged in excavating nd exploring in old Babylonia, vhere the scenes of the first of the Bible stories are laid. Every man in the staff is college trained. The •est of actors and actresses are em- ployed, but their names are not fiven to the public; none may re- eive film fame. In the produc- ion of the pictures the greatest are has been taken to make the letails correct. The story is faith- ully told, following closely the Biblical story without distortion to Id to the dramatic effect. God is lot represented on the screen by ny person. The doctrines of no ect are appealed to. There is only he simple story told as all who everence the sacred book would ave it told. Twelve single reel pictures have Iready been produced, sixteen thers are in preparation, and a hundred more will follow. They are told in the Biblical order, com- mencing with the first verse of Genesis, and no story necessary for the telling of the history of the He- brew people, or of the revelation of God to man, is omitted. When the entire series is completed we may see upon the screen all the great characters of the Old Testament* how they dressed, in what sort of houses they lived, what were their occupations, how they traded and fought and played. Noah, Abra- ham, Joseph, Moses, Solomon, David are made to live again, and every detail of the life of their age and land is reproduced with all possible accuracy. But how can one know the de- tails of life in those ancient times? The answer is very simple. For example, the ruins of the city of Ur of the Chaldees, the birthplace of Abraham in Babylonia, have been explored, and the neighboring cities have been excavated. Among their ruins have been found the temples, and the statues which adorned them, the vases used in the temple service, and inscriptures upon clay and stone telling of the manner of worship. There have been found the private houses with all their furnishings, and the written docu- ments recording the deeds of the people who lived in them. There have been found the statues of the people, showing their features, how thev dressed their hair and