Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-03-12

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Mr.. EDITOR REV. !. Bowman
p. T., M. Il. Church, in an article
which appeared in the GAZETTE OF
March. 9Th, takes exception to state
ment made in previous communal
cation under the above caption, and
asks for more light. He says: "Bro.
NJ. does not give the Language of the
original article" If Mr.. b. will look
into tho New American Cyclopedia,
which is q scientific work aud there.
fore not in the interest of any denom-
nation, he will find brief history
of the American Bible Society, and
In VoL 8, page 2S4, he will find the
language he objects to, precisely the
same as given in my former commu-
nication. If he still objects, his con-
troversy is with the history of the
Bible Society. #a@ -e .-#
Mr.. i. has written In manner
adapted to create false impression
while his words do not squarely say
the thing that Is false. His language
scarcely comes short of affirming
that the Baptists withdrew from the
a. b. s. to form the Bible Union be.
cause they wanted to "arrange for a
UNCONVENTIONAL Bible.n He was
plainly told, in q former article, that
the Baptists were compelled to organ
lie the American and Foreign ID. s.
in order to publish the trauslations
of their Missionaries, which the A.
B. s. refused to do, thus violating her
solemn pledge to the Baptists. For
more than thirty years the American
and Foreign Il. s. has been the b. S.
of the Bap;ists. In the English Ian
guage, 1t circulates the received ver-
sion without note or comment. The
Bible Union was not organized till
about Is years later ana does not be-
long to the Baptist denomination.
Again, Mr.. BIS language implies
that the "Mormonsn and "those sects
which deny the Deity Of Christ,
heartily cooperate with the Baptists
in the new version" Have the
Mormons done with Joe. Smiths
Bible, and are they helping to revise
King James version? Everybody
knows this is not SO. IL is not even
questionable" Tue Revised Tesla
ment atlirms the Deity of Christ In
stronger language than the old; why,
then, should those who tlenv the
Deity of Christ have any special lik-
ing for the new version? Does any
body believe they do? Is Mr.. Il.
candid in asserting or implying such
things? Does the cause of truth nee
such advocacy.
The change of English words Is
not the only or chief reason for q no.
vision. The present version never
was faithful TO the original writings
of the Apostles. Ii Is but a revision
of that which precededit. The Lat
in Nulgate, the Roman Catholic
standard, was the basis of the reyis-
ion. When 1t was made, not 20 MSS
of the original Scriptures had been
discovered by the learned in Europe.
Now the number has been increased
to nearly 1000. The MSS. known at
that time are not now ranked, by
scholars, among the best and most
reliable. They were oil comparative
ly modern. Those now depended
upon are Older by 4, 8 aud @ hundred
years. 1t should be remembered that
the Bible existed only in Manuscript
for |, AT years after Christ. Copies
were multiplied only by the pen, and
so those MSS. which came nearest to
the days Of the Apostles are justly
regarded as being most correct,
In lS47 the A, Il. s.. Thought th,
common version needed revision and
SO during tie next succeeding ten
ears the Society put in circulation
Bibles with new chapter headings
aud several thousand cancellations oil
the common text, but, on account oil
the agitation it caused among the
unlearned, the Society Thought it ex.
pedient to issus only the old version
with ell its acknowledged dlcrepen
cies. #
Many eminent scholars acknowl.
edge the Importance OF revision
Dean Afford commends to the Queen
and Church of England, many cor.
rections necessary 10 be made in the
common version in order that the
English reader may understand the
relation Of God. Dean Trench gives
his influence in the same direction,
DIR. Shaft, nota Baptist copies from
the Bible Union nearly every emen.
dation which he makes, in the com.
mentary translated by him, aud gives
credit accordingly. The E'linburgh
ReUieto urges the Queen and Church
of England to review the common
version, with the very argument Of
the Bible Union. ~
The work of the Bible Union Il
commended by the following iourn.
ais among many others: New YorA
Observer, W'dtchmdn and Reflector
Ne1o YORK Times, Brookhn Union
Peoples Journal, Christian lSecretary
EreHiag Post and The Adpaace.
In the publications of the Bible
Union is the following 1.-THE Union
is voluntary organization of per.
sons who SEEK" $50 procure and
circulate the most faithful versions
Of the Sacred Scriptures In all Ian.
guages throughout the World
Employed in the work of transla.
ton are: Methodists, Episcopalians
Baptists, German Reformed, Associ.
ate Presbytefians, Seventh Day Bap.
lists, Church of England, Disciples
Old school Presbyterians.u
= The only rules by which these
translators are bound, arc the follow.
ing:
"The received Greek text, critical.
ly edited, with known errors correct.
ed must be followed.
tlHhn nnffn man Ennrlinh .rn..tn.,