Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-07-28

tcn' " as an extremely reprehensble at.
tempt to res1sc|tote dying system-o
sgslem full Of acithering aLsurdities;-o
system the most e1cluSire and Qnticb-;.
tinn erer up@e'd By any eroncrl;roI
church "a system 1ohich is an uttsy -,
?rcnch and scandal to The christian mr.
tessiom" Surely: language of this kirG
would be sooner expected from Jesp;,
priest, than a protestant editor.
In regard to the Benga?ee version r.
the NeW-Tcs'ament translated urcnfa
same principles as that of the Bu.m.o b.
bic, YOU ask, "what will tie tb. e,~,c, ~
this translation The pedo- bami>s WHY
consider it duty, and probably vi en-.
b,ace the earliest opportunity to INFORM
all who speak the Bengale lar.rorc
that the Baptis:s have given them ME-
translation of the Bible" On this hvo
two remarks to make. TIE first IS ina,
the editor and his pedo-lap tl<t brethren
may save themselves the Ia}or of G:so|ns.
: ing the ignorance of the Hndoos TX in,
forming them that the Baptists have
given them a false translation Of the B..
tle," for the Hindoos have a co 1egc T~c.
fessors, and learned men amcng them.
selves, who are capable of going TO tie
original text and ofjudging Of the Correct.
ness of the said version, the most !earnv1
of whom have already testified "t} al.
improved version Of the Benga}cc n T..
Testament by Messrs Pearce and Vs.
Baptist Missionaries [.he one 7A.,.
elected the late resolutions Of the Fec !
Of the A. B. ST. SIS BY fur Ike r oH intel
N@1Il|, adt0matic, ard perfect trars.a,:rr,
which has yet appeared in tina; d:olvc:."
The secoud is, consider your cka,g'
Of co.. rvPt;ng the cord Of God by 5c}
translation to be very grave o54e-vDl
feel myself in duty bound, as g rntnIbc,
Of the implicated denomination, to cal: on
YON to subSt2ntiate your accusation Y H.
dubitable proof or TO make public <,
can'atI0n in the columns Of your paper.
The point to }e proved is this, th2: T.
rvl.der the original words 3 PHO, Bar
t:S:'" and their cogn2*cs ty words 81. n,
ty:HE 10 !mmerce, immersion SC. is l.-e
>raus, alton Of the Bib.e.
| consider the accusation TO he & frvi
SANDER uTon the whole Ba;t;st den, m n,
1r'on. And it will avail nothing 70 s!...-
that the words in Gus s;ion may mean
: something else. The question is, is H.
above named rendering false? The Boer!
, Of the "A B S. am informed never ~.
, tended it. You say, eve cannot Pr~r
. for the dissemination Of a Bible ta.scr.r
trans a:ed. Tie alteration of that {: .
4 word, will produce the very consequences
:, which irfIcis and devils will rcjoj:v,.
1, See. 1t will set the whole christian W.
IN commction. We cannot pray fc7 :
success Of any thing, productive of sue
: cons qHences-we lrav, however, .hg
. God would SHOW them Their eIror g..
:. give them grace to abandon it, IT,
, writer Of this, ever holds himself c2,2
20 conviction On this subject but he is So
FIR from lie ieving the above named rer.
g .>*r'N0 t:|<e, that he regards it rs the cniy
20, nra.e che that can be made, snd c@
: ;n:s belief he makes the following prcvc.
. S.i II:
He Ir>F -s>s to place ct tie dispoS7jr:
the y. E. Conference of tie NJ E. chu7s5
one hundred dollars, for any benevcha
), 81 l'ct to which they may appropriate j:
On condition t! a: the editor of Zion's He..
! a'd with the assistance Of every either ~.
e Co-S"Tt'ss II America, Will produce @H1
= :2nT.ne passages in classic or Heller esq.,
!, Greek where tie words Baytizo and 3d.
nSma are used 10 signify either to pcv-
> P. u"iHg or 20 sprinkle, s drinking.
f / h. :eTms Ct the proposition are these
= /. The passages adJuced mrst I" C.:
$ r'">3l. c. F7eI;cnesIc Greek w iucr ?t,.1
. =. ministry Of loan the B2p,ist
Z They r"uSt Re Tossurts, the CtrN.
'"c~s which has not been ques;ic, :
": = hi:h have all along been admire
, he productions Of their respective s~
1Hrs.
8. It must he clear from the corneAIyn
that tie word Bal tizo in the passages Sc
, :|c,'d m, ans elt,er TO POUR, or 20 s1r;1l &
ana cnnot without doing violence 20 &.
Sense re Otherwise translated Ard g..
WORD Bar'.Sma must from its ccrnex r.
y knoNn to signify tie act, either,
pouring, or sprinkling and nothing els
4. The passages mus lie produced y
? or 10 the first day of January 1897.
). The passages when produced, shC
Re referred to FIVE literary gentlemen. 6;
Of whom shall be professor Stuart Of Al
. dover Theo. Seminary and another 81.
, te professor Ripley of the Newton IT,
, Seminary. The other three sha>!}e
orally educated and acknowledge
gusts of the society of Friends.
whom shall be selected by each
! above named gentlemen and f. 49,.
agreed on by them. If these ccr
or majority of them sh1L, ai,: -:
: ough examination OF the PASS. 6
, scented, decide that the condi, .:z e..
proposition are fulfilled, then, I! : ,:c
!, text of the entire paragraph wis.,.
words In nl1oS.inn ora 1on;dnI