Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-07
BRANDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1886.

sweeping. uncompromising resolution,
"Aatt IS inezPedlent to appropriate any
funds belonging to the Society In aid Of
tra~siatimg or distributing any versions
Of the Sacred Scriptures as mow male By
the Baptist Missionaries" Are we by
this single vote to be cut off for ever from
all participation In your funds, large por-
ton of which has accrued from the sub
and liberal requests Of our de-
nomination? And are Baptist Missiona-
ries of aGl4others to be singled out as I'M
worthy to share in the lobours and sue
cesses of the American Bible Society in
her noble enterprise TO supply the acorld
eolth BlbIesl And are we to be told in so
many words, that the only condition upon
which you can countenance our efforts is
the preparation Of such versions as will
compoft with the known views of other
Christian denominations? a condition,
which involves in it the impracticabIe al
tentative of forbearing to do that which in
our hearts we believe God has required at
our hands.
The idea suggested that versions to be
approved must not materially differ from
the "sense Of the auttorl:e1 English rer-
siOn' is most strange We have BEN
ghtto believe that the sense Of the Ilo-
ly Ghost is be invariably and most crit
icaIIy preserved. The sentiment may be
very gratifying in its adaptation to a spe
cial case but the majority Of the Commit
! tee would scarcely advocate it, as gener-
al principle applicable to Biblical trans
lations. The man who should translate
meta to pascho, Acts xii. a, bya phrase
signifying after Easter, would give the
sense. Of the English version: but alas, he
would not convey the sense of the Spirit
ofinsPiration.
The words Bapti2o, &c. have been rem
dered by words 81 gnifying to Immerse, &c.
in the Syriac, Arabiac, Abyssinian, Egyp-
tian, Ethiopic, Coptic, German, Dutch,
Danish, and many other languages. Is
Just is it fair then, to stjgmati5e our trans
IationS as Secta ran, when similar trans
Iations have been long in use in almost all
the churches Of the Eastern world, and in
most oflhe Churches Of Northern Europe2
The American Bible Society has circuta.
ted many copies Of the Bible containing
the aforesaid TRANSACTIONS" she has circu.
lated many more in the versions of Ro,
man Catholic Priests. She has voted
within two years past larger sum for the
Chinese Scriptures, than for any other
E, Foreign object, and vet DR. Morrison has
neither trausf erred BaptjzO, nor tramsia
tel ii, but has introduced into his Chinese
: version pardphrase signify ing ga water
t Ceremony.*
In connection with these facts let it BE-
t remembered that the American Christian
public expect US speedily to send the Bi
r BILE throughout the earth; that they ar
generously furnishing US with the mean
- to accomplish this desirable object! tina
our Treasury is overlooking, and the man
I. ayers are at loss to know how their SUI
r plus funds may be wisely and beneficial,
Q expended; that the Baptist Missionarie
;, have translated the Scriptures into the lac
o guages of India, as well as of other Asia
81 ic nations; that TO refuse them aid, ac1A d
J. least be greatly 10 retard,. If not to renIe
i. impractic1JLe for long time to come, III
supply of tie readimg population Of til
,e Globe Nth the acrttten WOrd! and Oh, Ii
T. it not b. forgotten, that millions of our fe
ir low men are perishing for the bread 1
s. life, and stretching out their hands, al
te crying Come over and help us"'
IN view Of these facts let it be asked, is tn
N. the time, and are these the circumStal
st ces, which the Board will choose, to al
q nounce to the Saints of the most Hi9
s. their rejection of the application of tho
it. men of God, who for more than TWEEN
r. years under the burning rays of an India
n sun, have been praying, AMI tolIng, al
al -agonizing, for the souls OF men? wE.Hol
10 NOT; and under the influence ofthis hoI
,at venture to propose the following resol
lions, VIZ,
RI. /. Resolved, that this Board is lmpre:
IN ed with feelings of devout gratitude to
he mighty God, for the signal protection
~. has afforded to Baptist Missionaries
ru heather lands, and for the ability Civ
is. them TO translate the Bible into the Iiyi
pIe languages of so, large portion Of the /
ri man family.
FER 2. As satisfactory evidence has be
the furnished from the principal profess RS
rs the College Of Fort William, India, a
I'M from the most learned Pundits and Tea>
the ers in Calcutta and its vicinity, that
Improved version of the Ben galee n
thef Testament by Messrs. Pearce and VA
the Baptist Missionaries, is by far the N
ON Ineligible, idiomatic, and perfect, trans
1n1ation, which has yet appeared in that {
Intoi lect; Therefore, l,z~
ResoLred. That the sum offs
of appropriated and paid tothe Baptist G
Mar eral Convention of the United States
,eir Foreign Missions. to aid in printing
ex- circulating the Sacred Scriptures in
ries Bengalee language. -. .,,
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