The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-08 00:00:00

THE BIBLE.

Ma. Ent:roi,-:--You were pleased to attribute my
Fortner Letter to an angry Correspondent, and you
did rightly. I confess that I
:was angry, but. I
alit not conscious that In my anger I sinned. ,I
ekpressed 'strongly my mortification, my indigna-
tion, if you please, at seeing the Editor of a re-
spectable Journal in danger of becoming the
dupe; as I imagined, of " concealed impiety or
injudicious zeal." And I have found no reason
to 'cbinge the sentiments which led to such ex-

pression. STACKHOUSE'S Letter to SCRUTATOR,
of Jan., 2, without seeking further, furnishes am-
ple proof of the justness of my apprehension. I
do not think 'that previously to that Letter, the
Divine,efficacyollTnualei.'s spear, nor yet that any
great stretch of human discernment wa egnired
to discover the cloven foot., But since the pub,-
lication of the Letter alluded to, it must stand
confessed even to you. 1 intreat you and your
wisest friends, and ablest Correspondents, to view
dispassionately the progress of the business.—
Mr. BELLAMY solicits subscriptions fOr a new
Translation of the Ohl Testament from the He-
brew, and publishes a Part of it ; The Quarterly
Review, as in duty bound, examines the merit of
the work, and the writer of the article upon it
produces certain objections to particular passa,ges,
argues from them for the incompetency of the
Translator, and points at the mischief likely to arise
from the presumptuous and injudicious language
with which it is ushered to the world STACK!.
HOUSE immediately starts forth in ,delence•uf Mr.
BELLAMY, not by impugning the criticisms of the
iteyiewer, but by charging him with interested
motives, and by vague declamation on the un-
faithfulness of the authorised translation. Now,
I certainly am not e coneiliis seeretioribus. of The
Quarterly Review; but, as far as common report
informs me, 1 have not been able to discoVer any
reputed critics in it who can possibly have arils
personal interest in preventing the sale of Mr.
IL's work. But be the motive of the miter what
it may, it cannot affect the value of his criti-
cisms ; let them be thoroughly. sifted ; let the
matter be bolted to the bran; but for Heaven's
sake let not the discussion be in a daily paper,
for the edification of coffee-houie politicians
Let not a venerable, and in thii country highly
venerated, object, be exhibited like SAMPSON of
old in the house to DAGON, to make sport for
time Philistines. With difficulty could I. believe
STACKHOUSE serious, when 1 beheld hitn
dwell-
ta►g en repeatedly on the self-interest of the Re-
viewer, and the splendid list of Mr. B.'s sub.
scribers of both sexes and all ranks. Btu he has
at last. declared in sober sadnesi that he will
pursue his subject without further interruption or
digression. What,his subject is, I fear that. I do.
not altogether comprehend ; but I think that I
comprehend from what school of philosophy his
sentiments arc derived. In his last letter to SCRU•
TATOR, be asserts of PAUL and
,JAMES " that they
might both be innocently mistaken ;" that "
So-
CRATES and CHRIST' died in .the same cause;"
that " ignorance is the mother of devotion ;" (and
here by the way I would remind, the Barrister that
some of the brightest ornaments of his profession
have been as eminent for their exalted piety and.
exemplary devotion, as for their knowledge of the
law) ; and, finally., he plainly intimates, that if
we were actually in possession of the autographs
of MOSES and the inspired miters, and completely
understood their language, w,e could not be cer-
tain of the truths divinely revealed to them. And
now, Mr. EDITOR, I earnestly beg you well to
consider whether it be possible that one who en-
tertains such sentiments can feel any real respect
for the Old and New Testament, as forming that
code of Divine inspiration, to the authority which
serious Christians of most denoininations confi-
dently appeal in support of the doctrines which
they ; and whether the lucubrations of
such a writer ought to find a place in the columns
of Tun SUN, which has so recently declared its
intention "-resolutely to support the Orthodox
Church." Remember that Popery is not the
only enemy with which that Church has to con-
tend. Yon need be under no fear of a. want of
attention to the interpretation of the Bible. The
really learned have been employed upon it for
ages, and still continue, their labours, and,
trust, not without success. And Mr. BELLAMY
will find that due regard will be shewn to his new
translation in proper time and form, sooner per-
haps than lie may desire.

ECCLESLE ANGLICANCE PRESBYTER.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 7.—Ai an ordination by the
Bishop of Salisbury, on the 20th ult. the Rev. J.
Weller, B. A., Fellow of Emmanuel College, was
ordained Priest; anti' Algernon Sydney Thelwall,
B. A. of Trinity College, Deacon.
The Rev. Henry foyrider, M.A. of Christ Col-
lege, was last week presented to the rectory of
Horne, in Storey, vacant by the decease of the
ltev: Dr. Grindley.
Our Clerical Readers, whO happen to be non-
resident by reason of th-eir residence on any other
benefice, should be aware, that if they omit. to
notify to the Bishop of the Diocese, within' six
weeks from the Ist of January, the cause of their
non-residence, each person so omitting will in-
cur,the'penali y of 201.
We understand that there is a Sizarship vacant
at Clare-hall, to which. the Candidate of the
greatest clasaical attainment will be appointed.