The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-07

charges made against their works; and had neither
obtained requested from them any authorized state
ment explanation in answer 10 such charges OF the
principles upon which that work had been conducted
They protest against the resolutions
Sevesthly A csstlrg, not directly ard "a terms yet
by recesssry Inference an unmerei reprsoch on the
Committee Versions, whose members labcred three
and half year cor'cientouriy and diligently, at the
request 81 the Board 20 prepare for the society the
perfect edition possible Of the version commcn use
whose work. at nrst unanimously accepted by the Board
society received by all the purchasers of its Bibles
without dissent distributed valuable gifts 20 theological
seminaries and with Of strong coameldaon
by order Of the Board, eminent citizens in our own
country and sovereigns IN Europe elsewhere
is now after the apse OF nearly seven years Tumariy
discarded
They protest against the resolutions:-
Eghthy. As further and needlessiy increasing this
proaoh by giving specifications OF the errors assumed
to have been committed by the Committee on Versions ia
their work revision thus practically allowing the
exaggerated and injurious impressions, which have been
circulated of late concerning them and their work. pass
uncontradiced and seeming in the absence such
,sdc aen 70 give 20 these impressions The implicit
ton OF the Board
They protest against the resolutions-
Nphly and Finally As having been adopted a. a meet
ing Of the Board at which the careful arguments and his
torcal statements prepared in behalf several
ports then under consideration, which had before been
prevented from being Published, cot allowed 10 be
read, thus preventing large number Of those present
and voting, from attaining thai knowledge of the
concerned and the principles involved which only these
papers distinguished from Individual and oral discus
sion, were fitted TO afford
On the grounds thus rected, with others now need
full TO specified the undersigned respectfully but firmly
protest against the resolutions thus adopted by the Board
and ask that this paper may be received aud entered
upon the minutes EDWARD ROBINSON,
THOMAS COCK,
SAMUEL r. TURNER,
TH0S II. vERMILYE
JAMES FtOY,
New YORK, Feb. 4, 1858. r. S. STORRS, JR.
This document is signed by all the members, but
one, of the standing committee on versions. The
resolutions which occasioned this step repubsh,
in this connection. They are as follows
Resolved That this Societys present standard kngsh
Bible be referred TO the standing Committee Versions,
for examination and in al where differs in
the text It's accessories from the Bibles previously pub
shed by the society the committee directed to cor
rect the same by conforming 10 previous editions print
ed 10y this society by the authorized British presses;
reference also being had 10 the original edition OF the
ranssers printed in 1911 and TO reportsuch corrections
10 this Board to the end that edition. thus perfected,
may be adopted the stannard edition OF the Society
Resolved That until the completion and adoption OF
such new standard edition. the English Bibles 10 be issued
by this society shall be such conform editions Of
the society anterior 10 the late revision far be
practicable, and excepting where the persons
auxares applying for Bibles shall prefer to be supplied
from copies OF the present standard edition hand
OF in process ~ manufacture
A spirited discussion followed the reading Of the
protest, when the gentlemen hy whom it was signed
severaly rendered their resi- nations. A majority
decided that this document should not be placed
upon the minutes.