The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-04-08
sUNDAT READINGs
CNaIOsffIgs OF THE BIBLs,

CHAI0sTfIES OF THE BIBLE
Tie following curious calculations were as
cestained by an English gentleman residing at
Avstsrdarn, A. .. l77a; also, By another gen.
fleman, who made similar calculations A. ID.
1913 and they are said to have taken each
gentleman nearly three years IN The ;nvesti-
gation:
The Old Testament contains 80 books, $50
chapters, 2s,2i4 vcrses, 5s2a43e words, ares,
100 letters. The middle book of the Old Ties-
ts;aen;s is Proverbs; the middle ehap,eris the
29sh of Job the middle verse is the III Chroni-
cles, Goth chapter, between the 1th and 18th
verses. The iorgess beck OF the Old Tcsta-
tsens IS Isaiah, having &C chapters; shortest
book, Obadiah, having one chapter !. longest
chapter, Psalms, lie, having lTo verses sbor.
test chapter. Palms Iii, having two segses (;
Longest verse. Rssher, ssh chapter sud 9Th verso,
having 90 worsss And 49, letters: shortest verse
lsi Chronicles and 18th yssse, hssing 8 words
and E2 letters
The word 'tassss occurs In tho Gid Tesla.
ussas 5s $40 times The word reverend occurs
tat once in the Bible, nanelf, Palms lIlth
aud ssA verse. The iirss record os burial In
coffin ~as Joseph, ip Genesis, 9th chapter and
ststl. ssrse. Tie 10th chapter of Cd book of
Kings sad afsi OF Isaiah are alige. The els.
scsse Of The sth chapter OF Ezra contains the
alphabet, and ] being as cte ard shs sause.
The book Of EAther has ten chapters, aud nei-
ssacr Lard aos God ID 10 be foaHd sleso:H. The
9Th, 18th, 2iss and BIS. scsses OF tho 10Th
Psalm are alike i each verse Of tho iaBth
Psalm entis alike There arc no words or
names in Tie Siblr oi more than s;x syllablca.
Taa ssso ansas chapters III taaa Bihla I'd read
asa The Sd ehaFscs Of Job and The asih OF
Acts.
Tie Apoefspisa laos tnspired) contains lss
ehap.css. s.Dsl vsFsea and ISa.iss sosds
| 1 he Sca Testament eensHins 2g iooks. ESQ
ehapsess, T,psa ssisess sisaas3 wofda, Sss, $50
settlers. The middle book Of The New Tesla.
sseat ii the Sd Epsssse ss Tlaessslapisss;s i the
middle chapter q 1ciaesn sse 18TH and ] 9Th
OF sssaiaas. Tie sasddle u Acts ssh chap
ter apd l7sls. verso. Ihs spn2sss hook cf the
Mes Tessssneat il Masshe#. lasi1g SO chap.
sssp:: slse shsrvss book, % Esssle a John. has.
ing chapter: seagsss chapter. Lake sas sss. has
ing 80 efses: sl,ofssas chapter. iss gpsssie af
lsan, lss sasses. Aassag o yersrs; iongcss yersc
aeyessssans. ssssl chapter aad ssia vssse. isas.
isg ass ssssass assd as wsa5s: slietsess verse. il
geEa, 1 9TH slsspssg assi assh ssase, having o
.esirss and worsis. Tiss word "and@ ceeass
il she Seu Tsasaaess, io,Bss siaass. Nowhere,
sxeeps ii shs 81 I,naoslsy, il tia s,ansa grand.
nsgsasss asepsionsa Id slae gibse. 'llsa susffr
Bsl,ie contains E ss-oks, 1859 shepsefs. 81 .E7s
ssssea. 7Tsa.sa2 words. ard a.asg.4s0 letter.
The middle chapter ~ division cf The Bible
- si.s sI7sh psaaaa tlse uassilla ssrsas 10 she
Ilsihie II psalws iassh. srrse is: tie middle
lire il cd chEeaislss, ssh chapter aud 10th
ssfse The ilsss aisisinn d. tho sisias CRACKS
iaso charters aoa sessas Is attributed Ia, sss-
paea Laegioa. Arshhisl.pp 81 csHssfbars. ia
,liS sssga of Eng John, ID The latter part ef
twelfth eeatary, os the beginning Of tbs slssr,
sssash. Cardinal Hinge, iF the assidale dF iise
18th eeutasy. divided the Old Testament sa,o
chapters as slsy stand in she. prsssR, atHnsaas
siaa. In 1881. Ashiss. a Jew Of Amsterdam.
fisisssa sl,e sections of Hinge ;ase srsses. 40 sc
nom have them. Retegs Stephens, = sfenei
paia,et. haa previously (ls5tl divided The Nsw
Ies,aava; sass ssFses as they ao@ arc. a
Babe ia the University Of 6ossingsn is written
os s.sTg pasm leases.
Tas Gospsss or RElsafos.--oh. the won.