Life — July 23, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "And God Said—" by Neil M. Clark This page presents a short story about a journalist seeking "the greatest story ever told" from God himself. The two illustrations show: 1. **Top cartoon**: A man labeled "BILL" at a writing desk, with someone shouting "WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, CHUCK IT." This depicts Bill interrupting his work with urgent news. 2. **Bottom cartoon**: Labeled "BOYS CAME, GRABBED THOSE SHEETS, AND MOSTLY DEPARTED," showing messengers collecting manuscript pages—illustrating the frantic dissemination of Bill's divine interview. The satirical point appears to be mocking both journalistic ambition and the commodification of religious truth. The story suggests that even direct communication from God becomes merely sensational copy—reduced to sheets of paper grabbed by boys and distributed as newspaper material. It's commentary on how media treats profound spiritual matters as trivial commercial product.