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REVISION M0vEMENT-IHFDELITY.

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REVISION M0vEMENT-HFDELITY &
Mr.. EDITOR The course pursued by the Re-
visionistS to destroy confidence n the Bible merits
the condemnation of all lovers of virtue and good 4
order. Hume, Votaire, or Tom PaineS neycr Ia E
bored more to bring the Bible into contempt, than g
have these modern Revisionists. They have not
only vfed the characters of its venerable trans-+
lators but have presumed to speak Of the blessed
book ITSELF in language, which the advocates OF az
bad cause only would use. Hearwhat 20 JusTIcEeRss2
said few weeks ago through the columns Of this
paper, in speaking of the translators Of King q
James Version personal feeling, party preu-S
dice, and sectarian bias so influenced them as TO-
keep out principle, truth, and actual facts s;"--a
worse charge was never preferred against any set
of men; it is worse than robbing murder or:trea-S
son. {" E. L. w." endorses the opinion that King
James was a "hypocrite, tyrant and profanely
wicked man, whose life-study consisted in invent s
ing and maturing measures to secure to himself
the supremacy in all things civil and religious. =;
He denounces the proceedings Of the Hampton
Court Conference" as disgrace to the King; and
his naughty, worldly prelates Here we are COM -
PEELED to say, that "E. L. w." maniiests want :
of reliable information, in regard to these men; q
and the rules by which they and the translators +
were governed. The history Of this Conference, ~
&c. has been given in its details by MIR. Christie 4:
pher Anderson, learned Englishman, and lay Z,
member Of the Baptist Church in Scotland, whose
| opinion ought to pass with "E L. w." Mr.. A. .
gives the names of the men who composed that
Conference; among them was DR.. John Rainolds,
man according to this writer, Of high and un- =
blemshed character, the most eminent individual
for learning and erudition in the kingdom, and
who by the way, was Puritan, and not an hps-
copalian. Again, James was not King at the tmez
of the session of this Conference, nor was: he till
more than two months afterwards. He presided
only by courtesy. This Conference was composed
of no official body of men whatever; consequently
was not vested with any civil or ecclesiastical au.
thority. The version dedicated to King James,
did not superscde the Geneva and other versions,
nor come into general use for Forty years, after;
its completion; and that not by any proclamation
canon, or act Of parliament, but alone W it's IN m
trinsic superiority. - 80 -
These facts show the baselessness Of the charges
tpreferred by "E. L. W." and before he repeats
them, we hope he will refer to some unbiased his
tory of these men, and of the rules which governed
the translators. In regard 10 the King himself
whatever his character may have been, we think !.
he is entitled to the lasting gratitude of christen-
dom, forhis influence in bringing out a copy Of
the scriptures, which, with all the faults alledged
against H. has brought untold blessings TO the the
world. q ~
But notice further how the Revisionistss
spoken of tho blessed Bible. Mr.. Lee; to whose
work against Revision we are largely indebted
tells US that in Village in the West, one ofsthe
ablest advocates of Revision in that country 20 am
address upon that subject pointed to the common:
version with supreme contempt, and denounced asS
as containing falsehood." Another advocate OF
the movement in the Same state, solemny declarea
that "if he were on his dying bed, he could noSss
call his child to his side and put the common yer
sion in his hand and tell him that it would safely
ouide him to Heaven" Dr.. Williams indefending
the present version from such attacks introduces
the following quotation: Christians, while pro-
Tossing the most ardent love for the truth, prefer
to circulate the most palpable falsehoods, under
the name of Gods received word, rather than cor
rect them when in their power" DR.. Cone in
public discussion called the word baptize, :" blind
dumb dog" Mr.. Campbell said the word oaptze
was "lizard, crawling out Of papal swamp"
The translators, for using the word baptize, are
charged with resortng to the "popish artJtee OF
transfer" The phrase "God forbid" the Revi-
sionists declare to be "profane," and the term
Holy Ghost they say is manifest blasphemy."
This is the way the Bible and its translators are
treated by these very innocent Revisionists, that
tho way NAV be cleared for their immaculate YER
sion. That Book, upon which God has set the
mark of his appreciation, and to the force OF the
truth which it contains, all Christian sccts owe
their purity and power; which has been the bull
wark of our liberties; the comforter OF the dis
tressed, and the hope of the dying, is now de-
nounccd as containing profanity" and "manl-
fest blasphcny" The scofer no longer need srem-
BILE at its teachings, and the Infidcl may now 60
on his way rejoicing.
Such, We say, is the course being pursued by
these modern Rcvisionists to dsparage the present
version, and should they succeed in destroying
confidence in it, we should solemnly ask, how will
they secure respect, or confidence in their own
Let them pause and consider.
: But we will be told that it is only portions OF
the received version against which they inveign.
We reply: If the translators of the common YER
sion were bigoted sectarans as E, L. W." AM and
others afirm if they were guilty Of making, mu-
tilating, conceang, Disgusting, and wrapping up
in obscurity" only one word Of God, as they are
charged with having done, no man can have tne
least degree of respect for them, or for any part
of their work from the beginning Of Genesis 70
the end of Revelation eff these transators.
slayishly submitted to the manaces of an arbitIa-
ry and wicked King; were recreant to their mg3
and holy obligations to God and truth, sold their
consciences for mess of pottage, or from oase
cowardice or corrupt purpose distracted single
scruple from Gods word, or added anything to us
sacred teachings! never again, let "E. L. w..
touch this unclean thing, or recommend tins Qua
Bible to his fellow men, as containing the unsearcf
able riches of Christ, and the way to truth and
Heaven. "Hc that is unjust in the least, IS nn]us1
also in muc,n CAND0R.
n-,oer I1ryo pPAn TIE STARS