Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-23
For the True Democrat The English Bible Again.

MIR. EDIToR-Iwo articles on the English Bible and Biule Revision have appeared in your columns which have been read with deep ip terest. The article signed Arkansas" remains unanswered, and with your permission, will say few words on the subect-not for the sake of controversy, but to correct few mais- tahes, and set a few things in their proper light
 1st "Arkansas' savs-' The different trans latons of the English Bible, which had been published up to King James time had caused large party to spring up called Purtans," etc. Fms IS indeed a Uery strange assertion A new idea entirely. On examination of Bucks Theo logical Dictionary 1 find the folowing--paee 319: Purltans-a name given in the prlm- tive church to the Novations, becouse they would never admit to communion, any one who from dread of death, had apostatised from the faith; but the word has beeh chiefly applied to those who were professed favorers of a further degree ot reformation, and purity of the church, before the act Of Uniformity in 1862" Not one word can see about their sprngng up on account of the different transations of the Bi- be
 2i. Speakingof the 47 Revisors, " "Arkansas' says, "They have left no monuments of their learning and scholarship, unless Mr. J. w. NJ. has been able to find that which historians and blographers have sought after diligently, but have been unable to fnd" Lempriere, the Uni versal Blographer, does not seem to be at much loss 10 ind "monuments of their scholarship and learning" as he tells us something of the " scholarship and learning" of almost every one of the trauolators. will give few quotations from his Universal Biography" Smith
 He was man of great and prctounI learning, well skilled in the oriental b... .,l. | ,,. A. of the Bible, and wrote the preface to it. His sermons appeared in one vol. fol. l630." See page GAP "Lancelot Andrews
 Besides the Tortura torti, he wrote manual of devotons in Greek, translated by Stanhope into Engllsh-a volume of sermos printed after his decease by Laud and Buckle ridge, and he had a share in translating the Pentateuch, and the books from Joshua to 1st Chronicles" See page 90. Robert Sander son. *. As divine and scholar, Sanderson was we'll versed in ecclesiastical and antiquarian history and was consld cred as the ablest casuist of the times He used to say that he read oGly three books Arstote's Rhetoric, uinas Secunda Secunln, and Cicero's works, especially hls offices eoh,ch he couht repeat aoit.out book The st,vnq sense and maniy dictton of his Drtings have been deservedy admired. The chief of his works are LoSica artis compendium, ,'-36 sermons fol--Nne cases of conscience resolved--De juramenti obligatione-de obligatione conscien- ti@-translaled into English by Charles during his confinement in the isle of Wight-Pax Ec- elesIa--about predestlualion, etc. Discourses concerning the church, etc. Lectures in the divinity school, Oxford, etc." See page 591.-- The above Is perhaps enough to show any un- prejndced reader that much is known, about the iearning, scholarship and writinys of the translators of the English Bible, and it does not seem such difficult thing as "Arkansas' thought. More instances can be given on the sam, authority if necessary
 Sd. "Arkansas'' has quoted the words of John Selden, about the English translation very differently to what is found in "Horne's intro duction to the critical study and knowled ye of the Holy Scriptures" "Arkansas0 quotes Se- den thus: "Whist I warmly approve of the Eiglsh version as decided advance on prev- ous popular versions, vet 1 object both to its style, as rather ranslation into English words than English phrase, and that the rendernss were too frequently lnacurate.'' Horne quotes Sslden thus. "The Eaglsh hanslatjon of the B'Ote Is the best in the toorht, and renders the sense cf hse original best taking in for the Eng llsh translation the Bishops Bible as we'll as klng James" Horne vol. page 254. Ar kansas" mentions the names of CLarke and Dodd'7dge as among those who have testified aguinst the English translation will give a few words from each Speaking of King James version Dr. Clarke says: "tbe tanslltors haOe seizei use very soui and spirit of tue o,i- gnat and expressed tis almost every ,ohere ,cith patlsos and ene'gy." Horne vol. 2, page 257.
 Dr. Doddrdge says: "On a diligent compari- son of our translation with the original, we find that of the New Testament and 1 might also add lhat of the Od, in the main taithfM and jutic'ous" Horne vol. ?, page 256
 Now It Clarke. Ooddridge aud Seden speak thus of King James translation, it is very strange if they would condemn it as bad trans lation.
 4th. Arkansas'' says: " The translators of the English Bible were selected by wicked king who swore like a trooper" etc. King James private character has certainly very little to do with the translation. The Septuagint version of the Old restament-the copy of the scriptures, supposed to be undoubtedly the one used by our Saviour and his ,lisciples--was translated from the original into the Creek by order of Ptoemy Philadelphu King Of Egypt, heothen naonarch. King James was at least a believer in Christianity.
 II the translation now going on is not making a sectarian Bible, why is the word Bap.izo to be translated immerse?
 The translators must be aware that no Pedo- Baptist could be willing to use version So sec tarian as to substitute immerse for baptize. As before stated write this not in the spirit of | controversy, but that the truth may be stated. ALPHA.