The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-06

Manner Of the Judgment
Divine services VIII he held In Zion church rhis
morning ana evening.
Revision OF the Scriptures.
To THE EpiIOR OF THE HERALD
Is OCghr to be known To all readers of the Holy
6cTptures that the whole OF the words and PHRASES
IN italics We're supplied by the transators IN order
70 make, as they thought, the sense or meaning OF
the sacred text apparent TO the general reaer
aud were not found as ~ DOW generally supposed
In the original manuscripts.
I'm some cases the trsnslatOrs nave evidently sue
ceeded in their audabe object; hut In very many
instead OF throwing additional light on the text
the additional words and phrases cbscure (un-
intentionally. let hope the legitimate sense OF
ihc original. one case in point taken rom The
seventeenth verse OF the first chapter Of Peters
Flisb Epise, reads As lollows:-.Pass the time of
your solonrning here IN ear." The advcrh OF place
hero" IN liacs, was supplied ny the trans
lstors; not found IN Peters manuscripts. orthodox
theology then, now, embodied the doc
irine OF the Immortality OF the SOUL and
VI gong 10 heaven or nell at death: aud
we can hardly avoid the conclusion that, III NJ least
this instance, the translators added the word
''here" 10 favor orthodox theology. Peter evidently
uses the term "sojourning" in the sense in winch It
was applied to the soourning Of the IsraeIi,es in
The Wilderness, PRIOR TO their entry The 'pro-
miseo land the land OF Canaan Ana We must
Dear ia niind tiiat A. The wilderness IN which they
sojOurned, ana the promised andr INTO winch
they afterwards entered, were bcih located III the
eastern part VI the earth--not upon EARN. the
other m hcayenso the Christians soournina m
Tins present desperation OF trial AMI sulerin. ana
his future crest IN the Kingdom OF CHRIST ttne
same promised land OF Canaan, are both cmphatl.
cay on The earth; the Kingdom OF Cbrlst not being
kingdom IN the skies, as enormously asserted IN
orthodox theology, but upon the carth, declared
IN the Word ol COD. ''For lie Christ snal reign
on The earth" Waat Peter really says is:-"pass
the time OF your so corning IN lear,'' without au-
SION 10 locany. The apostle had no morive
10 mention locality having no lase theory
10 support. lie well knew, wei
~ all the other apostles, that there is
no promise ia the word OF God 70 the human race
OF any other place Of rest Tor The people Of God
tnan upon tie earth, where they are 10 live and
reign with Christ forevern There is no promise TO
Adams race of Kingdom beyond the skIes.n
his earth redeemed, intimately, from the curse;
pronounced upon IL ut the '.la ~ intended by cod
TO be the eternal abode oi humanity redeemed. me
scripture declares that tnrist IA son o. David
hon OF GOD, Is to be The future ..Ning Of all the
earth,'' not merely IN moral ana spiritual sense,
rs theologians say. but literally. lie VIII come lite
crGclled. "ilrst the cross, then tBe crown l. Il
common pulpit aphorlsn. though enormously inter
pieted ia spiritual sense. The seed OF the woman
Will never have succeeded in .hrIlsug che serpcnts
mead untL he Kingdoms OF this world nave become
rhc one Kingdom OF CHRIST, and lie shall have sub
uurins HIS 'millennial reign on the EARTH
ANY one ~ho may doubi the tneOry here adj
Vauced namely, thai The Kingdom which Christ
taught His disciples To pray or IL Kingdom 10 be
established on Tie earth, the capital OF winch will
be Jerusalem, IN ne Holy Land, the land 'promlsed'
anu 'coven1niedH 10y God TO Abraham. Isaac aud
Jacob. and TO their "seeL' winch, says Paul. Is
Christ-los such one retd the sixteenth and seven
.eehii verses OF lhe gulteent CHAP CIR OF Iecarla.
Indeed, II VIII be wei 90 read the whole chapter.
amt moi Ouly The Whole OF the chapter, but also
two preceding ones. ANY one wbO may take an IN
teiest IN obtaining correct views this grand ana
imporiaDs subject wiz have lao cause ~ regret Tie
Ime spent
The case IN point, winch nave taken as the first
mat offered Itself, on reference 10 the scriptures 10
prove how casy II l. not only 10 Obscure but 10
perver The true meaolng ~ the sacred text ~ hG-
man ADDITIONS anu alterations, Is only one among
thousands when might be adduced having lheSdmc
perncIous tendency. IL j. wen, anu admit eX-
hibits an honest disposition Oh The part OF
the translaors, that tbSlr additions are
acknowledged ~ putting them IN Iiacs Ine
danger des ~ this: that comparatively few reader
of the Bible are aware of MS historical Iocl ana
therefore read the itsic wors and phrase. as part
oi the sacred text Ia truth, am AFRAID MACY min
listers OF the Gospel, not connneJ to ..Nonconorm.
lists - not much better acquainted with the iac.
Than the general reader As one acquainted with
the Truth ON tnls point never read portion o. !
scripture without reading IL with and then witnou,
ihe iiac additions. To Inc this exercise H., apart
from theological views exceedingly Inter sung. 10
N often a good exercise III composition, ID III.
grammatical construction Of sentences. And ! am
often lead 10 think that tie grammatical consruc-
ton OF tnc tex Is frequently more clear orcibie
anu concise without the words aud phrases sup
pIied by the translators tnan VITA Them. OF ooise
perNertinx the seilse and meaning or the ~
ditions which Inculcate (whejner inentiouav or
uotl erroneous doctrines affecting the revealed mind
anu viii OF God 10 men.
one royal injunction to the transiaors OF the pres.
ent version was thai IN winch there IA chit
Ave O diversity OF opinion, on doctIlnal pOnfs, they
were advised 10 decide IN favor OF the views OF The
Church 10 Which they belonged Ana thia instruction
NIGH have been temptation III more tuan or two
INSTANCES 10 viii 10 interesting 10 EDic students 10
observe how the present reyisers OF cur authorized
version WA treat the additions OF The iOmerirans-
laios. To me II seems a thing almost impossible
that men Slrcadg committed 10 what - termed
orthodox views can De expected 10 give as faithful
rendering, iunsmuch as every alteration IN the text,
involving. ia some cases II wouiI, aU alteration
IN the sense anu meaning NH dyc 10 be oeclied by
"lw0-tgrds nalOrtv.n Wnat very lew men,
learned ~ Heurcw and Green, discover thar cor
rect translation Of certain PASSAGES involves doc
irlncS winch aic itlN apostolic but Ml.cn ace NOT
DflloJoA ID our udN OF Or centuries past The re-
sui 10 DC expected Is mat ~ every such instance
tbe ony mel capable ui giving ~ ihc ruth Wlli pe
ovciruied 10y Two thirds Majority OF the
incapablcs determined ~ ABIDE by tie
nee = such method of procedure win nc deemed
by them preferable 10 DISTURBING long established
views aild notions and thereby tic aDOrs OF the
only men capab.e oil .lNing faithful translation
and - ruc rendering of the meaning 10 the yerna-
cnaI VIII be rendered null ana void by a 'TwO-
tllids maaritYn piepOssesscd ma favor OF established
dogma. - iar a. ! understand the WolA " com.
JueDaed with tie preueteriDuatOn TO support and
MAINTAIN al All hazards modern orthodox iGcUlOgS.
uOD ~ the original test OF the sacred writings.
IL tue oDJcci ~ The MAJORITY oi the reviscrs ne
mere guipple about words az ihe RiaDl uiieaI con-