The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-28
Tho Holy Bible

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This elegant edition of the Bible, with
it's new type and ffne paper, marks a new
era in the publication Of the Sacred Scrip
fret Catholic Bible that has been stereO-
typed in America since 1852, period OF
nearly twenty years, ali others that have
been put forward as new during that period
being merely old plates, often worn and
battered. Were this Bible merely newly
printed from new type it would 10 itself he
much but with public spirit deserving
Of all commentator, Mr.. Sadiirr resolved
to make it the most correct Bible ever
printed in this country.
Nine Catholics out of ten suppose the
Bibles current to be the original Douay
Bible, or ut least Rishop Challoner's. They
are in fact neither the one nor the other.
They are based on Bishop ChalloDer's, but
SO altered and varied, that in some parts
hardly a page can be found as he wrote it;
aud what is worse, in altering, errors be-
yGnd number crept in, and have been
Bishop ChallOner, in his life time, de-
plored the alterations, but was unable to
stop them. Cardinal Wiseman expressed
his sincere regret that ChallOner's text had
not been respected, and plainly declared
that the alterations had generally been
In this country the late learned Arch
bishop Kearick, in a series OF articles, cali
ed attention to the numerous btunders,
! mispripts and omissions that DISTURB our
current Bibles; aud DIR. O'Callaghau. in his
Catalogue of American Bibles, gives
| table Of the most common errors.
To relieve us from this stigma, Mr.. Sad
| lier resolved to print DIR. ChallOner's Bible
as he issued it in 1850, from copy of that
edition. AS it was printed in times of
trouble, errors had crept in to detect these
| it was compared closely with the standard
attn foxt aud other tranalatiOna aO tn
ensure perfect accuracy, not only 10 the
| text itself, but in the photography of proper
names, and in punctuation and division of
verses and chapters.
To those whose attention has never been
called to the point, it will be necessary
only to turn in our common Bibles to such
| places as Gen. iv. Ia xxxvi. 9; Exodus
! viii, % xviii. 10. XIX. ii; xxxv. %; xxxvi.
"a; Deut. Xxx. 9; Josue vii. II; Judges v. a;
xi. Is; l Kings xvii. 40; Mark viii. 6, ETC.,
and compare them with the Latin. The
omissions in the English will be at once
apparent. Misprints are also common, and,
or for Of; ears for eyes guard for garden !;
diners tor diverse SICKLE TO, sicle stone for
store; seefh tor seethe there for three, aud
SO OH; sufficient to make list to fiji a
column of any journal. Great carelessness
in regard to the proper names: which were
spelled by no fixed rule. Here the en-
deavor has been to follow the Vulgate
| where possible.
1t will be seen then that the care and
labor expended on this edition has been
great, aud no pains have been spared to
make it such an edition as DR.. ChallUner
himself would have been rej"iced to see.
1t is Challoner's Bible, printed with the
utmost accuracy, with no change except to
Conform it in all respects to the standard
edition of the Vulgate, and issued in an
elegant form, so far as the Typography and
illustrations are concerned.
That the Catholic clergy and public will
appreciate the spirit evinced by the pub.
Usher cannot be doubted, and they will
hail this edition as q standard.
Tue parallel references are here given
carefully revised. and Bishop Challoner's
notes in full.
For reference, this Bible must supersede
every other, for its accuracy and its typo.
graphical excellence.
In the whole work the publisher hal
been guided by the Most Rev. Archbishop
t Of New York, who gives it his very strong
APPRECIATION.
, hereby approve the publication by
r Messrs. D. g. j. Sadlier g. Co., of tn.
Pocket Catholic Bible," unusual car,
. having been taken to make this edition ex
tremeiy accurate and faithful
JOHN, Archbishop of New York.
Ne,O York, January, 1871.