Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-01
Some New Books.

The Holy Bible; containing the Old aud New
TestamentS; Translated literally from the
original tongues. Hartford: American Pub
fishing Company. [For sale by VIM Ballan-
tyne & SOn.l
The Bible can hardly be designated as a
new book" but this is at least, a new trans
lation of it. 1t has been designated the Julia
Smith Bible from the fact that the translation
is made by Julia +. Smith of Glastonbury
Conn, of the Smith sisters who have made the
famous stand against the taxation of women
without representation, resulting in the sale
OF their cows by the sheriff. Miss Julia E.
Smith is now IS years old, and is described as
OF full vlgOr OF mind and body apparently iu-
capable of fatigue, and profoundly Interested
IN all questions OF human progress. In the
modest quaintly-wOrded preface she SAYS that
1T may seem preSumpuiOuSf for an ordinary Wo
man with no particular advantages of educa-
ion to translate and publish alone the most
wonderful book that has ever appeared i'm the
world and thought to be most difficult to trans
ate, and then She goes on to explain how She
came to undertake the work. More than
twenty years ago the Smith sisters (there were
four them engaged in the study of the
scriptures with the purpose of learning
the exact meaning or every Greek and
Hebrew word from which King James's
forty seven tranSlatOrS had taken their
version of the Bible. Miss Smith had stud
led Latin and Greek at school, and now gave
her attention to the Hebrew, and studied it
thoroughly, I'm translating the Bible she wrote
II our word Tor word, giving no ideas of her
own but ''endeavoring to put the same Eng
llsh word Tor the same Hebrew or Greek word
everywhere, while King JameS'S translatOrS
have wholly differed from this rule" In this
way she wrote out the Bible five times twice
from the Greek. twice from the Hebrew, and
once from the Latin-the Vulgate. She de-
tends her literal rendering of the text on the
ground that the Whole construction is so COM
pete mat 1t does seem to be the work of inSpi-
to men for all time. For the same reason she
follows the lenses of the Hebrew grammar.
- 1t seems she says. that the original He
brew had no regard to time, and that the Bible
speaks for all ages. If did not follow the
lenses as they are, 1 myself should be the
Judge, and mah must not be trusted with
regard to the Word of God. think the pro-
mlscuous use OF the lenses shows that there
must be something hidden that we must search
out and not hold to the outward"
O1lhe results OF her labOrS, it may be said that
tne variations between this absolutely literal
translation and our common version are In.
terestlng to say the least: and excellent He
prev scholars have pronounced her work re-
III haple III lts aaherence to the exact lenses
OF the VerDs, and In the simplicity of its trans
iatlOh, following no dogmatic or theOlogic
theory, but simply the exact common meaning
OF each word.
Suffrage in Cities, by Simon Sterne. Our
Revenue System and the Civil Service, by
Abraham L. Earle. France and the United
Chateau, Parke Goodwin and j. S. Moore.
Protection and Revenue in 1877, by VIM. G.
Sumner. lFor sale by Solomons & Chapman.l
These pamphlets are of the Economic Mono
graphs published for the n. Y. Free Trade
Club by &. p. Putnam's Sons.
DeceiverS Ever, a novel by Mrs. H. Lovett
Cameron. Less Black Than We're Painted, a
novel by James Payn: [For sale by Robert
Select Novels
The Youths Health-Book. OF "Harpers
Half-Hou Series" (For sale by Robert
Beall:l This useful little book is by the author
of the Bazaar books of Health" ""Decorum,"
&c.
Off on Comet, Ia sequel to ITO the Sune')
by Jules Verne. Philadelphia: Claxton. Rem
sen & Hafelfnger. [For sale by Robert
BealLl This is the latest of the impossible
Hs stories Of Jules Vernes, told in way to seem
The Godson of Marquis, from the French
Of Andre Theurlet. IFor sale by Mohun Bros.l
From the collection of Foreign Authors
published by d. Appleton & Co.
Greek Literature, by r. C. Jebb Political
Economy, by w. S. Jeyons. [FOr sale by Mo-
hun Bros From the Literature and Science
Primers issued by Appleton & Co.
Our National System of Education, an ESSAY
by John e. Henderson, Jr. New York: Bodd
Mead & Co. (For sale by Mohun Bros.
Beauty for Ashes, by Alexander Dickson.
author of All About Jesus" New York:
Robert Carter q Bros. tFOr sale by VIM. Eal-
lantyne & SOn.l
The Nabob; from the French of Alphonse
Daudet, author Of "Sidonie &C." Translatad
by Lucy II. Hooper. Boston: Estes & Lauriat.
| For sale by VIM. Ballanty ne & Son.l
Punch, Brothers Punch! and other sketches;
by Mark Twain. New York Slote. Woodman
co. For sale by j. ID. Free, Jr.l A budget
OF Mark TWain'S best sketches.
His Sweetheart, by Ignatia. Phila: James
A. Moore. For sale by j. d. Free, Jr.l
Gold and Guilt, by the author OF Judge
Not" Phila: james A. Moore. [For sale by
j. ID. Free, Jr.
Is He PopenjoyF A novel, by Anthony Troll
lope. of the |" Franklin Square Library"
issued by the Hafpers. For sa by Robert
Beall.I In this library the Harpers issue the
modern novels i'm ten and fifteen cen. pamph-
lets, neatly printed but without covers
Esther Pennefeather, a novel, by Alice
Perry. Justipe's Lovers, a novel. These are
Nos. ! and of the Library of American Fic |
tioD," started by the Harpers. For sale by |
Robert Beall.l
Reaping the Whirlwind by Mary Cecil Hay.
Harper's Half Hour series. [For sale by Rob-
ert Beall.l