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PROPOSED REVISION OF THE BIBLE n
ENaLAND,-Two weeks ago, at Convooa alton
OF the bishops and clergy of the southern prov.
lnces OF England, then in session in London.
the subject ofa revision of the Old and New
Testament was discussed. The Bishop Of Win
chester suggested that q committee of both
houses be chosen to report-in conjunction
with any committee that may be appointed by
the convocation OF the northern provinces-on
the deSlrableneSs of a revision OF the author.
lied version of the New Testament, either by
marginal notes or otherwise. The Bishop gave
as his reasons for the motion: First. that "it
was the bounden duty Of the Church to see
that what she put forth was the very word oi
God. Second, that the proposed investigation
was rendered necessary by the fact that there
was widely spread impression that the New
Testament contained passages that had no
right to be there. Third that there were un.
questonably passages in which the right word
did not appear, and, in Others, where the word
had now different meaning from what it had
at the time it was written" The Bishop of
Gloucester, in seconding the motion, declared
that it was no longer possible Tor an earnest
man to Ignore subject of so much Importance.
lie called attention to certain passages In the
Testament to prove the necessity ofthe propos
I'd inquiry, and remarked that "one small letter
made a great difference in the meaning OF sub
iect of the greatest importance" The Bishop Of
st. DavidS was also in favor of the proposition.
He did not believe that the revision which had
been called for would be found to effect any
doctrine which the Church now held. But
whilst he would sustain the motion for com-
mttee Of inquiry there were, nevertheless,
three causes, which, ln his OPINION were ca'c1-
lated to prevent the Church from rec0nlme nd
ing such an undertaking as that proposed.
First, the fresh discoveries, which were con-
tinually being made in !b!cal research. Sc
cond, the doubt whether new version OF the
Scriptures would receive universal assent, and
the evil which would ensua if there should be a
"Church Bible and q "Dissentpg Bible. y
The third objection or difficulty, he said,
was that when the authorized version had re-
ceiyed all the amendments it descrvedly requl-
red, it would be found to have effected very
great change in many parts and one woui1 be,
that it would deprive number OF the clergy.
and still mere Of the dissenting ministry, OF
some of their most favorable texts. He refer
red 70 certain trapslations, and said his belief
was that revision word result in great advan
tacc, and increase the value Of the Scriptures
10 the English reader, not only In public but IN
rrivatc. and prove the extent OF that mad
eouacv and i'm perfection they ought not to con-
ceaI. The result of the inquiry would alter to
great extent the meaning of portions OF the
HoIv Scriptures. The Bishop OF Landatl
approyed of the appointment or committee
and smoke warmly of the desirabencs5 OF con
sidnrinp a revision Of both tue Old and New
Testsments. He suggested therefore, th1s
the INQUIRY should embrace hoth me anehu'
ment was accepted by the BISHOP OF "incnes
ter, and in this form the resolution was 's'eeu
10.
THE PASSION FOR STEALING. Much sar,
,.,sm has been directed at the theory oi
klentomania. Tor passion for stealing amount ns
- m,ntoI disease but case which recen ~
hnnncned in New Hampshire proves that II
NAV we'll be recognized as d'st'nct lort,i NJ VI
vcritable insanity. Some months SINCE a niiS'
Augusta Colburn was detected IN OoncCru ut,
New Hampshire, in wholesale Steailne. one
vas regarded as kcptomanao' anu Nv. pu
~ecuted. The result shows the slua'le lus.,v1
and humanity of this course, 1of tue ?ou"s WI
man is now at ner father house az w cne "ot.i
hopeIessly and violently insane. FROM IGn. 20, sas
she went TO Lowell, and was einp,oyoN pcyo 1ar;ou.
oral rcsnectable families, and stoIe Varlou'
or,;clos from every one of them. Some s'Ia. ~.
"nn - ronnr man 10 Brooklyn was arrested lol
sto,linr shoe from the foot OF lazy 10 .u'
,traot He was the son Of an excellent clersy
ron and on the trial it was clearly prove" .ha
bn nb,d klcptomana for stealing shoes Inu
nn,v sbors burying them in gardens anu oI"el
I;G;ra nIoces Yet it is necessary that care ue
tatrn that those who steal with nance ptG ~;
n.nso sbal not have license under cover o' LIE
very rarely developed mania
MAKE Her FLY.-Old Aunt DInah was wa $,
boutips coored saint, ,ofthe city OF Oha,,e''U" .,I
who would sing at the up OF her Vo'oe' u.'.
cry "glory !" above all the rest OF 'ne ;oSar, oGoS
oa,;on. It was common at the mlSsloua.
nravrr meetings of the c,lored people TO 'aN'
pn . collection while singing the hymn,
up I'll sbrosd, thou mighty Gospel
:, +,o ,n;5st Of which Aunt Dinah always thre"
hnr booa hack. shut her eyes, and sang ava!
i,'r,;Iv I,.' t;l the plate had passed The SaoN
na,an.or knew her habit and one evening stop
uo5 ,,bon hc came 10 her, and sad, LOOK
be"h Ann, Dnah, you peedu't be a Snslh
.'Eiv olT,ad, thou mighty Gospel ;, w
doesn't cave notbin to make her ny
The pleasant little towa a,enca er nd'H "a the Have
Prussia situated at the commence y, srr;he 'u d;.
and the Ebe, has been vls1teu oy 4 .l n,t wbicI
as.er. Three nights back tlre oroks ou' taror M"r
spread with the most alarming IapIul.?;is ?;s;;tv
90 %S"nns stsb proper rope supply Of water from tn
"l"''I l"zn" rivers p and wells About twot thirds
,hc town has been destroyed. Many hunafef "ife &C.
d propIe have lost every thing they possesiIee IS