New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04
NEW-YoRK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1850.

Ia faithful in the maintenance OF IL with regard to
his revealed laws w 9 need not fear our work is
ore of such espoDAbility that pense should be
spared ID bringing TO is toe most eminent ability
snd most indtPusable proofs OF sacred learning
The Society CANNOT do the work itself IL mustse.
cure men and means, by which it may be accom-.
plished. The arguments that have been thrown
out tending to discourage from gasIDg IN the
work, have, must ssy, met with 40 favor from me-
Some have undertaken to prove that there was no
necessity for this reyiIion, because, forso9ih: We
were doing well enough under the version as 1t Is
Had you proposed to make version With especial
reference to it's adaptation to sectional pecufari
ties you would not have my support. Let there
therefore, be faithful version which shall IN all
respects, az far "a possible reflect the meaning OF
the original, whatever may be the consequences TO
the aptist denomination. | say, let the spirit OF
God be placed bfore man though it proye every
man 20 be in lie. | am a Baptist, the son OF
Baptist, tbs grandson of Baptist and all my an
ceat0rs az far back aB can trace were BaptlstE,
end still ! am prepared to say that Ii falthfal
translation were TO be the Cause OF disperslng the
Baptist denomin alton to all quarters OF the eaIsh
say let it be made
Atthe copclusion Of the foregoing address, Elder
Alexander Campbell, President OF Bethany Go!
lege, rose and spoke substantially IS follows feel
houored in addressing you, my brethren, on tbs
particularly interesting occasion, so fraught with
Importance to the great object we have IN Wow
| appear before you as an advocate OF she resoln-
ton read and supported with sound ability By the
Rev gentleman who preceded me, The Bible is
my theme-And what it? Ills emphaticaly the
Book of God, for God il itE author. II il alao the
Book OF Man. az he s the subect and oRJeol oil the
Bible. 1t came to us through the ministry OF ian.
gels, prophets and apostles and is to be translated
by US into allsDgusges for generations yet unborn.
Ii conveys treasures Of knowledge and wisdom be-
yoDd all the treasures OF the EARTH 1t not only IN.
ila kha Euku hut q 2n
of Faith the promises OF glorious Immortality 70
those - no act in accordance with its precepts Ii
s the charter Of our spritua ghtB and inheritance
Ii has already civilized man and nations, and has
saved untold millions Of our fallen and degraded
race and will continue to sRncsify the world until
the last volume Of it shall be stereotyped forever.
The inAd ell Jews and pagan Greeks first denied its
authority they prosecuted those no followed its
doctrines and principles, but could not vRnquish
them. Many of them admitted its presensionS and
bowed in submission to ts dictates stilI, however
influenced by worldly considerations. They inoum
bered it with traditions and the principles Of the
world ,hus founding false philosophy, the which
served to cguile it's advocates and give strength
TO It's opponents.
Elder Campbell then proceeded to an historical
review OF the lsboRs OF ancient times to obtain i'm
proved versiona of the Scriptures He traced the
progress Of revsiops and new translasions from
the earliest ageR. 6extus Y. and Christian Will
both put forth 'ipfalbe yersons Luthers
TRANSACTIONS appeared in 1880, and OF this three
editions " ere publiahed before l545 No less than
ten Versions have been derived from Lathers.-
The Zurich tranaaton soon appeared with mum
Der by Catholic authorities The work Of ravision
psssed from Germany 10 Britain, where the htst
translation appeared in the eighth century the
whole Bible being first ssued by the venerable
Bede. Then followed the version of King Alfred
and the translation of Wickhhe To VIM Tyndale
We are indebted for the first printed EDgllsh Bible
published in 1920 the first by royal authority
appeared in 1875. CrAnmer's appeared in 1889
and the authorized Engliah Version In 1911.
Tracing the progress OF philosophical invaStiga
tion down to the present day, the speaker next
Adverted more particularly to the affairs Of this
Association, and reviewed at some length its pur
poses and aims. q denied that there was any
attempt 10 establish Baptist Bible, but claimed
for the U nion the sole object Of procuring a pure
and faithful TRANSLATION oil the Scriptures into
verDacular. He adduced great numbers Of in
stances Of missrgnsatona The Divine ordinances
he considered the very marrow and fairness OF the
christian instltutions-as embodylng every chris
tian ground OF belief and reason for Joy and oonso
lation-as the dew and sunshine, and the early
and the latter rain" Therefore he desired that the
holy oraceR should be accurately and faithfully
rendered for guidance and support Toward
the end he bore down severely upon the tracts
and other measures taken by those opposed to the
plsn OF q New Version; and commented at consld
cradle eDgth upon a recent publication Of this
character which bore the motto: " The old iaah-
toned Bible He was only anxious to see the
Bible well translated, and deprecated all measures
and sentiments calculated to sever or in any way
impair the full exerciae of the highest christian
virtuea
This address was an elaborate written produc-
ton, and wa OF great length we have room for
only brief synopsis of its positions. 1t will
probably be published by the Society
When Elder Campbell concluded, the audience
ton was then pronounced by Dr. Cone, and the
Anniversary was finished