, 1879-03-16
pontizins Converts in the Frozen
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po1;pious Celebration Of the
Chinese New Year in San
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acaIifornia Court Decides that the
Testimony Of Atheists Is
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BIBLE REVISION.
.roruER LETTER FROM BISHOP coxH.
.1ezo Tork Tribune.
The subject to which, BY your courtesy, I have
,..n allowed to guide the thoughts Of many of
mr. readers is attracting great deal OF atten-
i'm and wilt prove to be Of no transient inter-
vt This interest will greatly increase as soon
,.,he revision appears, and it is Yery important,
-, NOW, to direct the minds Of rejecting men
,,,he great caution which ought to be observed
,d;scussiuc the matter. It would be vesy easy
t,ted 10 make the appearance Of the expected
1rk the OCCASION Of reviving in all their old
,,pror the quarre1s Of past generations God
}ahM that our anxiety to preserve or amend
aur venerable version should hare such dread
frl issue. Surely even 4 VERT considerable i'm
rfo,emeut Of version SO emiuentlv excellent
xould be no advantage il purchased at such q
melancholy cost
Ih.ze urged that, SO far as possible, good
n.n should treat the subject as one Of science
srl literature, and reject anything likely to
b.set personal aud religious auimosities. Let
Us bring to the discussion what the Germans
ali "scientidc conscience and look at tile
1,us, the issues involved, aud the practical
adyantagcs or disadvantages, as far as possible,
With the passionless intellect Of mathema-
tiian It vas in this spirit that in my former
letter took care to direct attention to one
pact1cal point only, to which the meeting Of
1he "Mauhattan Association - had attracted
notice l held NOBODY personally responsible
for it, but quoted a respectable newspaper,
,bro,oh its renortcr: and | took care to inti-
49,. .,o+ +ror, o+rer sorrca. of ~
t1a@ u4"S
1o1mauou aao Aea'nea 1oat 1oeas "e1e
entertained respecting the Bible Society
xhich led me to suppose the report, in this par
t;.rlar. mioht no1 he yithout foundation. Other
rarticulars I forborc to note. because would
Int credit them to The learnrd gentIeman who
1,s renor1ed to have exurcssel himself in n
naonrr hr,tn unprar,lcd and provoking / am
nor little oratifed to learn hv ,h 1efter of yonr
r0rresnonf1ent. dated iron, the 1R,ble Hnusc-
New York. Feb. l5 1871 not only 1hat he de-
rlines RESPONSIBILITIES Tor the "new,naner renort,
t,,r 1har- In fact- he agrres with n1r-that i l.
wemature to discuss the question Of the reyis-
IL With reference to the future action Of the
ph!e Society. 1t Is. inleeo! .&oot worth dis
casjra uov,'s and should persons lcss discreet.
tsak otherwise I feel that there viii I've litt1c
e-ecer Of their success SO long as their 1,uwis-
iqm and imprudeuce are counterbalauced by
lie sound Judgment OF no less a p+rsonage
than t.the President OF the American Bible
hyision Committee.'
Neither this gentleman, nor the highly iutellf-
geut association which he addressed. is tn he
htld rcsnonsih,e. therefore. for anvth;no in tho
anawsnaner rrnort ), Thcra rnoy haTa haan
t,roa 80 ,a,,,,oes.t; f.,-.a;.3 49, 49,. 49,
ssne a; 1S1 sous ssI.4oa teA,eul1S osgr the hous
~ sxial Ieunlon a1.er 1iae "nle7 1eacneo
ue ear OF the reporter, ana all tins when cor
densed into paragraph becomes practical
tlundcr Of no incOnSider1ble dimensions. 1t is
important, however that such bIuudcrs be made
impossible for the future. If from tbe innendjne
discussons we are to rcan ,h, finest nj fhe whcaT
ind mt ,horos md 1I,isfIes l1nce for aI1 thcn
J. W.. ~. hao!s % - uoM 1ol'al,
~! n@11 oe wen 70 survey the per1!s "n1c1 ocset
as, M sanJscs At the very outset il we refuse to
this proposed revision as The work Of any one
tlass or school of diyjucs, Ouc chief merit
claimed for il is thar a gre;r diversity of onin-
aoas hare hren % harn,9, ,n nr';dnc1,p W % r.
Hssr,nr tf;e i, ,,;.,a - ..,,.4 - ~, paa,uta.aj
s's 80. tt1s III ai1!nus ~ n'uss oe feMeHoeleu
sa.s tnls narmony IS 70 oe iinn'eolatets us
claims Its o#n share and gives emphasis to the
Iecullar1ties which its influence has secured,
then this merit disappears, and, in It's place, ne
t:se au eeg that uusr break forth into yincr.
fl.ur afs fiY3tY
bf,Yford eo,na ,,,,r,,nran1 ia1at;..,.s ~ -, 80,
+rov5 ss so'1 ooss4 '~LAou1 ~ -
~ s"u snou1u hast pc2olte1 III LIE Louuou
@a"2 report somewhat as loll0ws:
IT. IVES remarked BIZ the eminent High Church
'sgasstles sno e.pounded The merits Of the forth
sesson' taat Won!o haFe some claims as
Of ofcnnsGa..,;n ~. h'ns 1anes Mnaca were Motsay
iu pgn i, ~ ,a , ,,er
dstausHed w;fa tne !. usshnn,s R;hi. !; ~ rh;ca
hey complained at Hampton Court, Accordingly,
there might be traced iu Il Republican and. if the
tenn might be used, Congregational bins, little
inspected indeed, at the time. but made clearly
tsaae ,S1oe ~ the Cromwelilan epoch which SO soon
lytrr asn,,. !uue. IN tae b1snops bioae we nau
sh.ne f. RnM., na 'nS W paseaEe ,nA on al ev
"shs11 sm;,a INT: vs. !. oItu5s ~ r.: e..
xhtIe the rar.io ~ - ~ .mc uas ~ ~
wh,f hannsnaa ~ 1eeo's 'aly ~ aa !,
.esd as fpii",ss .Shn .h'. n1.es'y -
t1e d,r ~ IT., a. .1 sahe :. r,1 sn!o ~ 80
Acta. Nv ns "tasd ~ aaen asa., na,.1..t -
actually rcnda-'sa th "a a.n..s,~ "ant a. -
to MAKE ~ sea en' "nar .hartar
Ient a. ,ra he,.e ~ s5 as stah reFnrs -
te.,hen ,emn1es ,r. tfansyso
i apd cont-arr =, nv, ;S. s.S ~, ~, a.e
wee pndonh;at aoh,e os ane ;Ist,s ia
fp.aces or nre?,,,;a W aac hnr
betn fha;- ,ppta.n..a.' uu"eset "onees ns isa. -
marvel lin, ,hs nr... nnt no" =. aar',;",ta
oftbose rho ,1,ad - . " .1la' as' .:th 1i,a ~.
md sword Of 1ehe';nn hntcSnrcd o"r Kino and
tured and hnng 40, 49, ',nis ~ aha.1d ,,"re
Cordially rnuse,snS Puot Pe, f;, M u;i, rnr-ch
Eth lirnsf n s,;r;+ ~ ia,. tho,rh -.a moan :,
ts:rcndcr roth; rat ' ~ 49,, er;e1 az ~
eepane f. ~. T. enat soa!o tenuci eue 'eto'oa 0@'
Now: 7 sar had e,,o1, ror,.,rt as +h;e fnrnd;+e
Nay 1nfo ~: a-,as.. T 49, - 80 Go,r
!atal il nne+ Los> "tss' WV, 49, T.n1,, .,,,,aes
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