Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-06

Bible if there was only one original manuscript,
but there were many, and all that could be
found had to be examined and compared, to have
a faithful translation"
DR.. Kennicott in preparing his Hebrew BIZ
Bile, consulted six hundred MSS The forty
seven, in many cases, "were unable to deter
mine which of two or more words found in diff
ferent copies, should be admitted into the text )"
this will account, in part, for the various mar
ginal readings. A "faithful translation" re-
quires an acquaintance not only. with the
Hebrew, but with other languages, as for exam
pie, the Arabic. These two were not only
spoken at the same period, but had, it is said
"common origin" and it is impossible to have
critical knowledge Of the meaning of certain
Hebrew words, without reference to the Arabic,
and in like manner many words in this language
are explained by the Hebrew. 1t must also be
remembered, that the Hebrew was not spoken
in its purity after the Babylonish Captivity,
being greatly corrupted and almost entirely
superseded by the Chaldean. There is conse-
quently no work that requires higher degree
of scholarship, than to translate faithfully the
Holy Bible. 1t is the most ancient and learned
book in the world, rcpete with illusions to arts
that are lost, to nations that are extinct to Gus
toms that are no longer observed; abounding
in modes of speech, and terms Of phraseology
which can only be traced out through the me-
dunn of the cognate Asiatic languages: How
our modern reyisionists can claim these necessa-
ry qualifications, (allowing us to judge from por-
tons of the work already published is unac-
countable.
We proved in our first article, that the Gre
vision movement" was a sectarian" one.
"JusrIcE" says, "if it was a sectarian work,
| the entire denomination would be engaged in
it." We think a work may be sectarian without
the entire denomination engaging in it. This
movement did not begin until the American Bi-
bic Society had refused to print a copy Of the
Bible with the word immcrse in it. Again, no
Pedo- Baptist has ever been an officer or manager
of the " American and Foreign Bible Society,""
of the American Bible Union" or of the "Brit
ish Translation Society" No Pedo-Baptist has
ever been employed as Travelling Lecturer"
and to say that Pedo-Baptist denominations ap-
prove of the movement, is not only without
proof, but is contradictory of what one Of their
Vicc-presidents, Mr.. Campbell, has said, "No
Pedo- Baptist will touch the ark Of our sanctua-
ry, fearing he might be stricken dead"
!aJusTIcE" says, asuppose the Baptists arc
the only ones engaged in ii. are they incapable
of performing good work?" If that denomi-
nation, isolated from other churches, are willing
to take the fearful responsibility upon them
selves, let them do it, but let it be done fairly
openly-manly. If it is a "good work." why
do the Revisionists" refuse to give the names
of the translators which the public have right
to demand? If it is "good work" why did
they commence tue translation of the second
epistlc Of Peter, and not the first or the first
ana second chapters Of Matthew, and pass over
the third? Why these conccalments if it is
"gool work 2"
"Jrsr1cE" says he does not "wish to decide
for the people i'll the matter of rendering the
word Baptizo into English, but would let them
think whether or not, would men in the perfor
nance Of that most sacred ordinance, repair to
distance where much water could be had, pas
sing perhaps many wells, &C." Tous, this looks
like "peiitio pincimi:" Is there anything
said Of "much water" in any case of baptism,
spoken Of in the New Testament? Did Paul
"rcpar to distance" at midnight, to find
';much water" to baptize the Jailor? Was
there "much water" in the house of Cornelius.
where he was baptized ? Or in the case of Lydia
There is no harm for as to "think" that Tie
thousands who resortcd 10 John required water
for other purposes than for baptism. We
"think" that " no doubt" many came from y
distance, and were detained for several days
if 50 they and their animals would have consi'- |
cradle use for ;mllch water"
"JrSrlcE" says we Object to "snug salaries.
lie hls mscon civcd our alusion. If lie will
refer to the history Of this movement, he will
find that these snug salaries" Or something
akin to them, have created a commot!on III
the camp of our rcyisioni<ts.
lie also says the text we quoted from the
new version, is not 4 fair specimen of the
work. and is no criterion by which to Judge of
it," Then we ask why was it printed, and put
in circulation Have ol,r revision friends now
so much money that they can print copies OF
their new version, merely to let the public see
that they arc trying to do the work? If this
article was not already. too long, we would give
some moro specimens" from the new version,
which read as awkwardly as the one referred to.
"JvsrcE" makes rather short work with
some Of our authorities; but all men cannot see
alike, and probably that was the safest way to
dispose of them. In regard to Mr.. Hodge,
whose opinion We gave, he says lie does not like
the place where he lives, and thinks no moro,
maybe less, of anything emanating from that
quarter" Docs JUSTICE" forget where this
"Revision" agitation commenced? Ifit has
reached as far South as Louisville, it did not
originate there, but in Mr. Hodges county, and
as JUSTICE" likes nothing emanatingfrom that
locality, we hope that his dislike to this Re-
vision" movement will soon be manifested.
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