New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12

rcf Of unscttiing peoples faith s not valid one IBIS
is the age investigation. and ecclesiastical authority
ca mot siine inquiry knowledge OF The errors in the s'
cred text can no longer be confined To scholars and dynes
nor ought he pleaded that the errors arc trivial
Notl,ine il trivial which corrupts changes ot or
iota he original meaning. Aud If not Important Wh
should there he uneasincss about correcting them'
new version Is desirable. but thorough ana crca
revision az the old one is what we demand. The
authorized version Of the New Testament Is founoeo
on defective Greek teXt=-that OF Erasinns
Ancient manuscripts which he never saw arc
now available for comparison with those used by nm
The speaker gave many instances of erroneous trans
laion the King James version and vi rendering when
obscurcd the meaning, which perfectly clear in the
original JudicOus and soasOnable amendment Is true
cOnveTyatism The church which gave IA the authorized
version has taken the initiative in the work OF revision
Other Protestant, bodies in England and America have
accepted the invitation 10 take pari and the result VIII
be- perfect Bible in the English tongue ms can be pro
dlced Bible Just God gave it to the world, Tree from
errors and presumptuOus human interpretations.
The Right Rev. Dr. A. c. Coke Bishop OF western New
York followed. lie objected to hasty emcndation and
such necessary. and opposed especially the
work OF revision now going forward. For thiS move
mcn the only responsible authority is the ConyocatiO
Of Canterbury 1t has 10 Endorsement from the Mother
church. and the attitude OF the church IN
ths country Il one of mild remonstrance. The
changes with which we menacod are extraordinary
and cannot be mado without disturbing the peace OF
souls Hasten slowly. he said, and ct.Yhat Ia quiet be
mistaken, Is the true motto The purpose OF the cantor
bury body is TO produce auiScene pre- MedeValtcNt
Nothing IS desirable but II IL uHatlainaOie lpfa
sefconeltutCd unauthorized body to assume TO say To
the Christian world what l. the Bible Is to shake NC
very ark OF God. What work OF man WI
he free from defects and hlemishe5 I WIN
the new yersion better than the Odi lht the time
comes for q revision. which be made 10y competent
authority and by common consent, lei Us chg 10 hc
aausls ION which Acknowledged BY all 70 b the beS
he world has ever had. DR.. CoSe closed win an co-
uuet plea IN favor of tho received version, ana prp
against the action of critics VINO would lay ther unhl
low ID hands UPON it. A.,
tak Of the mIossiby of improving tie recognized yer
sion OF tho scriptures His animated argument prOyOkeu
both h!.ss nnl applause. hat, after brisk couci be
tween the two dlscOriau sounds, the latter got The bet
ter Of IT, and drowned the former There were Obviously
strong parties I'm the Congress, but tH m iaNuf OF
vision apparently in the majority bishop 'oN,
said the question not whether anything sloulh
be taken from the Bible whether anybody should De
allowed TO stuff some thing in The question o revision
To- submit to tho whole bOdy OF the Chfeh as
had been pretended. what do the peasants Of SPAN
know about 10 What does even the most luleluEcht
Christian congregation know about the corrcct ness %
different Greek teXtsl II Il question FOR crucs ana
scholars. The argument about unseting mems ln.no
was weak one There many men who needed uii-
settling nd shaking NJ. ,,,,
The Rev DR.. :. g. Emgr Hare or PbladeiphlA sloh,
III favor of revision. gayo many curious instances o.
obsolete words In the old version, ana OF "uIu5 WIN
meanings wuiCh they no longer bear; The rev. "
Samuel l. j. Schcre,cEusky OF Picking, China, and Others
took pant ia the discussion