Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-12

From the New York Herald Of Dec,

From the New York Herald of Dec. 81
A meeting was held last night at Calvary
church, corner Of Fourth avenue and Twenty
first street, to hear an address bv the Very Rpv
Dean of Chester, England, DIR. Howson, on be.
half of the movement which has been in opera
tiOn in England for some time past TO revise
the version Of the Bible at present accepted BY
all American and English Protestants and
popularity known as the King James Bible.
There was considerable gathering of yenera-
bic clergymen and laymen as well as many la
dies, who take a deep interest in the question.
The opening remarks were delivered by DR..
Washburn, rector Of Calvary church. He con-
tended that the revision was right in spirit, II
had been urged against it that it was something
tending to shake faith in the word OF God If
we believe in and reverence his word, it be-
comes us as Christians and scholars that we
should have the most correct Interpretation of it
made in the pureSt language. The time had
come for this revision. 1t should be approached
with feeling of Yeneraton worthy of the
work, and he was sure that those in England
who had the work in hand were among the most
reverend, wise aud discreet in the world In
making any alterations they should keep as
near as possible to that Saxon Bible of which
we are so proud-pure well of English indebted
as II is. In advocating this work he felt that no
preliminary word would make it acceptable or
otherwise to Chrstendom; it must be proved
bv the perfection OF its completion If il is per-
feet it will live; if not it will pass away as it
would deserve. Praying a blessing on the re-
yiserS, he introduced the Very Rev. Dean of
Chester
Dean Howson now came forward and said it
gave him great pleasure to address those who
do not belong to the sister church here of the
Church of England. The special &c .lesiaStica
object of his visit was the late convention in
Baltimore On the question before them that
of revising the authorized version of the Bible
he thought there was, as il were, biblical at
mosphere, and with those living and breathing
in it'll could be held that where it was clearest
religious controversies would lose much of their
bitterness. 1t was in love of the Holy Scrip
lures that the work had been undertaken; the
object to learn conclusively the accurate mean
ing OF the holy word. He would explain the
position in England. Enlightened public opin-
ION there had been tending to this for some
years past as anybody familiar with late relig-
ouS literature must know-witness the writings
OF Dr. french, archbishop of Dublin; Professor
weston, the dean of Canterbury and Others
A gradual but large awakening of public senti
ment has been going on. and it would seem that
God has touched the hearts of many eminent
men at the same time, to the end thai his word
should be rightly interpreted. The matter had
been brought before the convocaton of Capter-
bury rather suddenly, and, after warm debate
was adopted. Mistakes may have been made
aud complications have arisen. The greatest
Of these is that the convocation of York has, in
many cases on record, taken adifferentyiew from
that by the sister cOnvocatiouS. So il
happens that tue York convocaton is holding
alOof, and, as one under that body, am not
permitted 10 take any part in the revision.
am, therefore, all the more free to advocate it..
1t would be calamity il America did not take
part IN the work, so that when 1t would be com,