Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-04-26
Jbe Glasgo(u dimes,
Revision Of the Scriptures.

merly Of this county, was member OF the
body, and ono of its speakers. We annex
synopsis of his remarks, as reported in the
ln,elligcncer--
DR.. Hopson stated, that the subject which
had been given him as the theme OF his re-
marks was embraced in the following sen
trncc: Great improvements may he made
in the English scriptures without IA dissrn-
ting voice. The speaker stated that the
scriptures were moi faithfully translated in.
tn the vulgcr tongue, and needed II careful
revision. The Bible was precious gift o
God to the whole people. By it all were To-
BE- finally Judged. But though it was given
us 10 illuminate orr way, yet II could not
cnlighten us unless il was understood
Could any one question, therefore, the ne
cessity Of having the Bible translated into
the pure vernacuar. 1t was not only Of
great Importance, but it was positive duty
10 have it done. Some might suppose that
il was intended 10 revise the word Of God.
They cherished no such bias hemous inten
ton. The w,rl Of God was perfect and
pure. They dare not do it. Their object
only was 10 revise the work OF man--to
translate Gods word into the vulgar tongue.
The speaker then proceeded 10 enumerate
the improvements that could be made " it'll
cut dissenting voice. First, were obso-
lutte words, among which were "Iisteth,'
"wot," "wlst," "trow," Sc. Was it not
principal Of Professionalism that the Bible
should early be placed in the hands Of chill
dren? Could children or the common read
CT comprehend the meaning Of such words
Us he had quoted? Again, there were words
now in usc which had meaning precisely
opposite TO the meanings attached to them
when the present version was translated
i was providentai circumstance that the
language in which the Scriptures were orig
inallv written, ceased 10 Ie spoken "bou: the
time the canCuical scriptures were compile
ted. Hence whilst the changes in the lv-
ing languages rendered frequent revisious
necessary. We Lad he inspired original fix
ed and unchanged to which we could recur
as an infallibe standard Of truth. Tie
speaker cited instances Of the change IN the
meaning Of words used in the English Scrip
lures. Contradiction then meant evil re-
port. or defamation. Now, II was simple
denial of the truth Of a statement. The
Apostle Peter cxhorted his br sthren TO have
their conversation "honest" among the Cen
ills. What was meant by "Honest CONVEX
saiion?" The idea now. would be express
cd by he words good behaviour. The word
"let'' now meant 10 permit. In the Scrip
lures il meant hinder. Thus Pharoah ask
cd, WHY do you lei the people from their
work." Read instead, hinder, and an idea
Of the original meaning could be obtained
Tl,a lad III lie
going 10 prove the same point. False or
3 biography and grammer also married the lit
erary perfection Of the Bible. Let them
have Bible, which whilst it was so plain
that the most humble could read and M
derstand it. could be read also by the most
refined and cultivated minds without con.
tu,neiv and disgust Some statements in 'lit
English version were historically false
q. The translators had stated that the Israe'lte'
= beheld their faces in looking-elass, when
in reality. no such thing as q lacking eias:
!. was in existence at that day. The transIa'
ton should have read mirror, and it woult
hive been correct as the fact was that mir,
rors Of polished steel were then in use. As
we understand the word corn, the WORD
was wrongly used in the Billie. l: shoulC
be rendered grain. We should have ON
RIM in A,9ericoo r0glisb Hnllelu;nh
Hosonnn EIammnn. &C.. were words which
:, tho c,,nmrr Tnyli>h render. were hone
loss!y bari nran. Then. again, there wcr,
mi>transla,ion<. Diqbolug the devil. nnc
Dgin07. fend. were both translated devil
AMI Hrff9. the grave. aud Geieana. hell
were b,th rendered Hell. The speake
,heo ,lvertcl to various instances in whicl
The E,oli>h version owing 10 mi>tran>lntiol
attributed TO God and the Saviour. qmli,ie
>, variance with the truth. and letrorte,
from tie character Of one and the diyinir,
Of the other. A new feature Of education
was the Introduction Of the Bib,e into n.
schools. and this rendered il imperative tla
,yn ,ho,,lJ have = Main and rerreot .ronsIa
finn, in order that il might be well under
stood.
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