The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-16
THE REVISION OF THE BIBLE.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
The Bishops have struck the heaviest
blow at the National Church which it has
received for many "a long year without
showing it; but thr"e righteous men
have been found, the Bishops of ST. Da-
vtd's and Exeter and the Dean of West
minister (perhaps four. though the Bishop
of Petersbnrnugh's speech, as reported
in the GAardtan, ~ not very explicit and
far from strong). to show that ecclesassi
cal dignity daes not uproot common hon
esty and common sense "S Winton,'
cmnlating the s. Oxon of former days
finding that the Apo ntmrnt ola Unstari
anon the committee of revision ha., given
,ffanse outside, suddenly proposed by 8
r,,ap d'etGt to break faith nth hi com.
nitttee nf revision and with the DO lies
Il rvprc$enfca, and carry the foiiawtn4
resent 'ni,. inten'le:i 10 have l,- effect ..
cxpelling lie Unieari4n ,ljviDe g, Mr. VMcl.
smith, from ,he revisers Dr.. Wiii,er
force moved: "'Filat in til Judgment
o. this house It il rot q pedicnt that any
~ rson who denies the Godhpad Of our
Lord Jesus CHRIST should be invited to
assist in the revision If the Scriptures,
and that 1t is The judgmen, fur her o.
his house that sns one now III either
coin pany should cease Ia act there with !"
rbis resoh ton the Bishop of Winches
ser supportel ny a great display Of hiss
usual uncsmnus eioqnence, Distinguishing
between sapctifed" and "unsa nctitit,i''
arni G, and sXplainlne that fellowship
between such as he md such ~ Mr. Vinct
Smith on question o. Blbllcod scholar
snip is qune uniting. W. are iisposed
10 agree with HIM The Bishop seems tn
TREY incomre ent to dlscen what
strict intellectual yeracity in relation t.,
such duty as the revision of the Bible
rally mean. His resolution Was carried
~ 10 votes against 4 Tie Bishop of
,cuf honor for him Q reverence, has COZ.
selnt My resigned his distinguished place
among the O i restAneu rev,.ers
In the L wer House # Conyoca.ibn
De II Stanley made most eloquent ana
telling exp, sure IT the c ,wardce and bad
thth of this ecclesiastical coup d'etdt FL
could never believe, he sail that tho
HpnSe of ConVpcation would "tGrn gu il
salf with be pialnfive nois Of an anti
quaied weatheicock. He spoke Of what
was proposed as a "d'-l Mt nrvach 0
faith" and to describe that as course
al pied in the Savlor's honor" was Z
treat the Savtor's n,me as thtt of Il
" heathen deity" He remind til
House that i was not every one who SAID
t. our Lord, Lord Lord !'' who should
" enter into the kingdom If heaven" bn
" he WAC doeth the will OF my Fathers"
and ne had II o words 10 express his in
dignation at the doctrine that direct
breach Of faith was done in horror of the
Word of Truth. Poor Dr. jeff had actu
ally begun the discussion by saying that
lie bad attributed the wonderful change
by the resolution Of the Upper
House, "to the direct influence Of the
Holy Spirit, and thought it subject
Tor thankfrllness and joy. There is
truly piteous in such mhrai
confusion as that--a mind struck with
awe as at II clearly supernatural infu
ence when sudden wave Of cowardice
and bad faith sweeps over the Episcopacy