New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-14
FIELE REVISION,

The Church Of England gave Us the
present most popular version CT tie 81
BILE through King James, after whom It
generally called. The old translation was
considered defective. and James deter
mined :oremedy the evil by making new
one from the original Greek and Hebrew
texts. The undertaking. at that day. met
with 70 particular opposition, Tor the b.
bic, at tina: time, had not descended into
the hands of the people with that uriver-
salty which now prevails: first, because
the printing business had not then allowed
the work to be thrown az rates within the
reach Of the poor; and, secondly. because
the poor had no. then ascended to the ca
pacity Of teinS able 20 read 1t was easy
to supplar. the version IN existence, be-
cause the edition was very limited, and it
was confined 70 the hands OF people who
moved with Tie cour: ard with tie eEis-
copacy,
OF la:e years many defects have been
discovered in tie text Of the Bible, and
scholars are Still delvirg after others.
Parchments have been dragged 20 light,
and Hebrew words have been turned to a
different meaning from what James gave
them. Comparisons have been instituted
between the actual writings Q: the Apos-
ties and those that are printed as their
utteyances. and it has been discovered. OF
the world IS so informed, tina: .nterpoia
tons and ensures have been detected,
which are 10: merely :ex:ual. BE-! which
60 70 vary the sense Of the Scriptures.
These suggestions have 50 aroused tie
Church Of England tina: she could 10
longer keep her hands clear Ct tie work
of q revision; and the result has been tia.
chapter Of learned Episcop..:ars has
been :o- some :ime engaged II correcting
and amending the Testament. from an
English standpoint.
Or. Jebt. q rrofour! ,inSu..s: az: :. Sin
cere Christian. was one Of The members
Of The GA Tes:amen: :evis.oLary CON
nli:tee, 81: he engaged in the work with
diffdeHce and misciving, ard row lie has
Withdrawn from the wo,k because LIS
judsmer. can 40: approve Of ne move
men.. lie says. truly, tia: tie presen:
version ei :ne Bible has spread into
millions Of hands, and It's lessons are TOO
sacred 20 be disturbed, even i Christian
people could BE induced to surrender the
book which .hey have been brought ID
to revere. The new version woa,6 be
attacked by critics. and skep.;cs wo-id
seize upon the occasion to spread Their
. objections 70 the authenticity Of I. work
that had passed through so many a-tera-
tons. Doub: wo.!d supp'art belief "a
Thousands Of minds.
The detection o: Dr.. jebb :iom tie
committee VII! have the effect, 70 DOUBT,
to give pause to the task which the
Church OF England has imposed rpon
herself. The majority OF :ntelligen:
Christians il all ages have accepted re
Bible az defective in some OF its texts, tu.
they have consented 10 tolerate these
verbal inaccuracies rather than attempt
corrections. which might lead to debate,
and which It would require generations
70 disseminate. Millions of people are
anchored on the old Bible. and j. would
require long persuasion TO make them
part with tina: book which they have
accepted as the hope Of the grea: here
after. And SO long as We believe IN tie
spiri. Of the Bible. and feel no ether IN
certainty about it than that word here
and there has been wrongly translated.
We need not disturb ourselves about
printing an entirely new book 60: hand
service.