Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-07-15
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THE REVISION MOVEMENT. SECTARIAN.

on hand the completion and success of which de-
pends upon the degree of favor with which the
public regard it, full and honest showing OF al
matters connected with it should be made by its
projectors and this is the moro indispensable
when the contemplated enterprise is intended to dc
away an old, established and universally received
order of things and affect the best interests of So
cety, These remarks will apply to the subject il
hand, and before entering upon the main question
few members will be devoted in noticing the tao.
tics of the Revisionists.
A reader who is in any tolerable degree posted
in the history of this movement, cannot help OBJ
serving the pains that is taken to conceal its sec
tartan character: Mr.. EDMoNDs, says, "The plat,
form upon which these societies stand, is in no
sense scctarian" at is Catholic in its largest
sense, every man is at liberty to engage in the
work whatever be his dcnominational connections "
"E. L. W." in his concluding article, says, the
"new version will be the work not of Sectarian,
but of Christian Scholarship" Scctarianism is
not capable of such q work"
Before proceeding to show that Sectarianism is
at the head and front of this movement we will
refer to the meaning of the word Sectarian. Web
ster defines it thus, Pertaining to sect or sects
peculiar to sect" The word Sect, he says
means, A body or number of persons constitu-
ting distinct party by holding sentiments differ
ent from those Of other men," Now, if it can be
made to appear that it is the "main design " to
have immersc in the place Of baptizc in the new
version the charge of Sectarianism is sustained,
and the honesty of the Revisionists brought into
question.
When de. L. w." said that Sectaranism was
not capable Of such work." what could he have
meant? We would rather believe that he was ig-
norant or forgetful of the history of the A. 3.
Society, and of other Bible organizations in this
country than that he would wilfully mslcad
his readers, and yet this has been done, moi
only by both of the writers above referred to- but
by all engaged in the movement. In 1882, DR..
Judson and three or four other Baptist Missiona-
rics, cnuuircd of Professor Stuart "sha we trans
fer the Greek word Baptizo into the Burmese Ian
guage when it relates to the ordinance Of baptism,
or translate it by word significant of immersion?
In his reply he advised them not to tranlate bap-
zo by immersc, but to transfer it as ii had been
done into the Latin, French and English" These
missionaries refused to follow his advice, and pro-
ceeded to use term in the Burmese Version,
which signifies exclusively to immerse; and yet
Sectariansm, " we are told dis not capable OF
such work" Two Baptist Missionaries in Bengal,
Messrs Pcarcc and Yates, in preparing version
in that language, did the same thing. The Amerl'
can D. Society refused to patronize this version,
the constitution opposing the publication OF all
Sectarian versions and this refusal resulted in the
formation of all the Revision Societies, both III
this country and in England
We repeat the remark, that 10 organization for
the Revision of the Bible was formed until the A.
B. Society refused to print this version and in
the face of this fact, Mr. Edmonds, endorsed by
"E. L. W." tell us these societies arc in no sense
Scctarian, they arc Catholic in the largest sense
But let the fathers of these societies be heard as to
their object.
Dr. McC!ay said, "though we consider the re-
| ceycd version in the main to be an excellent one,
yet We believe great injustice has been done to the
word of God, by concealing the true meaning ol
baptizc from the unlcarned."
Dr.. Cone, one of the Presidents of the Union in
public speech sad "our main design is to show
to all that baptism is immersion cnly, and there
fore it is rig, to print it in the Bible" Every one
must suppose the President to have been posted III
regard to the "man design"
wv. Lynd, D. d. in Tract No. 6, OF the Bl-
bic Unions plan Of Revision yindicated," shows
the Importance and necessity of Revision, by the
benefits which will flow from it, and one OF the
benefits according to this tract, is that immerSe
will take the place of baptizc
Again, the Secretary of the British Translation
Society in his fifth Annual Report, says: Our only
business is 10 uphold immerSionist rcrsions, this
single object is our ralyfng point" In these SEN
tlmcnts says DR.. Cone, "wc cordially unite"
It would be an easy matter to multiply quota
tons Of this kind We cwl quote however, as further
evidence of the Scctaranism of the work, few
messages from the new version prepared by Mcssrs'
Cone and Wycloll, and which has been scattered
through the land. Matt. 81 il, ~ indeed I'M
mcrsc you unto repentance, but he that cometll
after me is mighter than l, whose shoes am not
worthy to bear, lie will immerse you in the holy
Shirt and. fire." Mark /: 4. "And when they
come from market, except they immerse, they cat
not, and many other things there are which they
have received TO hold as the immersing OF cups,
| and pots, and brazen vessels and couchcs." Luke
II: SO. "When the Pharisee saw it, he marvcled,
that he had not first immersed before dinner"
Although this version was published by the A. g.
T. b. Society before they abandoned the idea OF
new version in English yet, the Agents Of the
Union arc circulating it, hence they endorse it.
There is another circumstance to be considered.
One reason given by these gentlemen for the ne
ccssity of new version, was, the false rendcrIngs
of certain words, which were calculated to mis-
lead, as for example, the words Church, Angel,
&C., and yet, when the version is printed, these
very words which they solemny pronounced I'M
nroncr and false, are rendered the same way as in
the received copy, but when it comes to speak OF
baptism, that word is not used, immcrse is substl-
tinted in every instance-this is never neglected
and vet Scctaranism is not capable OF such
thing"
From these facts it is easy to sec what these Re,
yisonists arc AFTER and the way they are trying to
blind the dear common people" for whom they
are 50 much concerned, reminds one of the strata
gcm adopted by Cacus in stealing the cattle o.
Hercules. 1t is said he led them by the tail in
.,ood of the horns. so that if pursued, his pursu