The New York herald., 1877-02-13
MINISTER'S IN COUNCIL.

Very nco biblical and theological questions and dis
tnctions occupied tho attention OF tho Methodist aud
Baptist minister's conferences yesterday The Rev.
Joseph Pullman read interesting and elaborate paper
before the Methodists the Of the Bible by
scparate and independent committees OF scholars
England and the United States In each country there
are two committees for the Old Testament and
tor the Now. Each committee IN Its sphere acts indc
pendcntly Of tho Others In transating but tine two
committees In each country periodically 10 rcvse
ono snothcr's work. Then the English joint com
mi;tec send their translation 10 the Ameri-
can Joint committee for revision and approval,
and the Americans the thing with their work
by sending II TO the English They have thus Jointly
carried through the translation and revision oi tho
Pcntateuch. and some OF the historical books Of the
Old Testament the Gospels aud the general epstlcs OF
the New, and they engaged Isaiah and
Hebrcws While the translations are quite new, tho
Old text, so far as II can be, will be retained. The
changes will embrace errors Of grammar and pune
tuation; will put the poctca parts OF the Bible III
mctrical form; will exclude interpretations such as
tho reference 10 the angel coming down nt certain
season TO trouble the pool At Bethesda and tho
srso sa bear rssora IN seavsn, &C. ~
abolish the varied translations vi tho same word
such those which are translated bishop. elder pres
byter &c living creatures, beasts &c, and Will give
q uniform meaning TO the same Heorew or Greek word
everywhere The distinction that should be made be.
tween tho words hddes and Gehessd viii be made And
while tho text will contain tho best translation that
gwen the other forms will be retained IN mar
Cnal notes No part OF the work Will be published Tor
Circulation until the whole Is completed And when
the committees In each country have hnished their
work they will meet as committee OF the whole,
either in England or America, to revise their work
throughout Tho timo necessary for the translation
revision Is estimated at ten years from the begin
ming oil tho work.
In the Baptist Conference the Rev. Mr. Smith read
paper on tho 'Reaton OF Justification TO Sanctihca-
ton" which was discussed by Brothers Hughes
Norton Reid Samson and others, In which nice theo-
logical distinctions made between those two
spiritual conditions But the main thought Of tho
essay and of the discussion that sanctncaton,
that term is generally understood was not an nstan-
aneous work. but gradual process Of grace in the
soul But there a in which sanchcaton is ill.,
stantaneous, and that is when II means the setting
apart ofa person thing holy uses But regener
alton is the beginning of the new life sanctncaton is
the development to the maturity OF that life CORE.
spending to manhood in the natural growth and re-
demption is the completeness of the growth in grace
The efficient cause Of this growth and development
was shown to be Christ dwelling IN the human heart
and developing his own holy life through the spiritual
Lie OF the believer
The Reformed Church Chassis OF New York met ut
Dr. Ormistons church yesterday morning to act upon
a call which has been made by tho church In avenue
o and Fifth street upon tho Rev. Jacob Schegol The
Chassis heard and received tho CALL but deferred final
action until their regular spring meeting