, 1879-04-06

nalisr that some books possess interest mere
ly AZ illustrating the peculiar directions Of
thought which mems minds may take; for, as it
takes all sorts of men to make . world, SO it
takes all sorts of books to show what the world
is made of.'' This persuasion leads me to
think it worth while to speak OF some attempts
to improve our common English Bible which
have been made III our day, and which have de-
scrvedly come to naught; for while the prom
ised revision is confessedly OF exceptional merit,
VIC may learn from what some minds regard as
improvements how little probability there
is that any new Bible will satisfy
them better than the old. One
of your correspondents, l observe, will be
contentcd with nothing less than a subyersion
Of all grammar and Of all evidence, in order to
get rid Of some of the most striking prophecies
of the Messiah. When his readings shall have
been adopted by the Revisionsts 1t will be time
enough to discuss them. Meantime, we see in
current journalism, every day, overwhelming
proofs that if VIC once lay hands on the grand
old heirloom OF the English-speal1ing world we
shall never get anything satisfactory in its place.
Every theorist will be meddling, and, like the
ancient Corinthians, each will merit the Apos-
tolic rcbukc, '' How is it then, brethren? !.
every one OF you hath psalm, hath doctrine,
hath tongue, hath a revelation, hath an inter-
pretation." Out of the chaos, what evolution
shall mike dry land appear; green pastures and
still waters such as VIC now cujove
~ ,rad .u ~ m or, an.i, o4,tar,r,sa frn,
! which, learn, they emerged with dear expert
ence as its only conspicuous result. l under
oraa;, ~ III concerne. h,,t nias' ,ot without
elso1t 49,. " 49, 1,s';.,. ~. I Is.aaot;a.e o'n;,4s
.n11 H. ..e..d ~, +ho,reaSas Nav ~ nra'
~ ;,-;ts ~ s;n4io rhr;.+;an da1on
tin urI rh .,.nraoi1 ra ~ s,hs;tn. - Ia,
~ 9aarea;; e.. Toh, " ~ Rntist sna
Wy tuttue4 - ~ uap"e., +tns @
wS ~ ..a, -; e,,ah f,,oeaiia nho1a ~
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tds hs e m,s} h e9ueced
foo:, .t ~ i.o-na n pon;s;,njstss
Ii ~ '''e reat 1e h;.tor, ~ 10 ,1.a spa,+;e+
ph,a1, .,a,-n 49, no oJaoma+a1, stotaa ~ +ha
op.e a, ne xUs n,.a ~ tt f,'iI :, 81 oe
pss ~ a,e ~ 9's ." ,ut INV 1
Gs;atf,e ~ ar, onn5carno1 u.r;to fron, 1ocrmants
,lslons Es are h n.' 10 or
than rm to SEE the nnn,1cstionshje facts If that
But now to show what another class OF critics
may be supposed to demand, viz, the adoption
Of eoiloquia! English eli such you'd tnrow foods
hrothron fhe ncoroes NJ tha o11 niantotions At
no Sonth lct me- c,11 nttentiom to tlo rrcnr
American work. as it was called in n its N dar' of
q ;t ~ c 80 s0t1 D. -. 10 1 ~ ~ ~
~ 1sSS !; 1he n1etan";ons of tbe ,entaman anI
~ ecbnIar &c ieorn fTon ;nnr-
noi;et of tLat date wore sst forth IN his nrns-
ne,tua in IN ;nnosjnr manner and mt on1v sn
for {. t]1e nronosnd work was rccommenilpd hv
gcnt7rmen chose claims To indre in s,,rh = u,af.
a. wore in1is,1tahle and in whose ronsc;antnna
roe,,si ros ths nnhi;c omgt IN hayn"rnnG'
,1ence, ); :rhis learned rcrsionist concc.1ca rhat
g Kino LANES, Kfh1e so extrnvarnntiy cnlo-
c;1ad woc m ryra1,cnt versinn inr thc times
-AA~0,
Tilton and Bshop Andrews as connared with
fha enl;vhtcned aoe which has nrodnccd . Nor
nm RibIe and other entirely original
unrla IT en,.a1 merita Rut let Ms furn tG onr
nnthor and irt hin, sneak for himself As m
;nstonco M NJ cicar;nn un df7cn1ties. anI.pettin1
,;I af ~ !. .1snn;ec ,, Il farthin@s y ntc wh;rE
i;ca the nnlrs If Tdom- who were onlr Shcikhs
~ Edom cnme i1ow.n tn ns from Tie insular
IDEAS of kim Janrs, translators, our author
takes a downright American view Of the sub
iects and sticzs to the original. thus:
5se'' "A3 o'4~''@ ~ ~N0 ~
An ,o+ 4,ro sra rro,va so1d for an assarson n +
miilsl:NM. Mav., a., 20.
"A''@' f2)
That seryan: went out and found one Of his fell
low-servan1s who owed him 100 dcnarii fsl4). and
seizing him, be choSed him, say'nE: ray me What
you owe me'-o'' '1o't.! !, Io4"'' Co.
,.a ,,7,, ~ .h,o,,~ =, ,uo~, =,
hont nt1u ~ dou-;,s ~ ccnra, mi 1nret. 6hmnicea
If ,ar,ev f.r dcnarns. and inure NOT the oil ETC.
-Heu. RI, @.
Hcre wo have tbe shcieh theory fairly carried
o,,. and not onlv 80 for the ,nonarrhia1 bias of
1l. rnclisI, trnns'arnrs is faithfu1iv corrected.
according to Amerjcan IDEAS: by tie iutroduc.
lion nf Federal money. parcnthetically, giving
the exact cash equivalent even to the fraction Of
Il MILL This imflrove,ncnt is obvious, and then
the three cheniccs {ccnts 14x3) is literal rend
crng which must dispel clouds Of Ignorance
from ordnar; minds. Clearly, nothing will be
easier, as regards the Federal money computa-
tions, tlmu to change the types every time Con-
gress legislates nbout silver and s'the dollar OF
our fathers. 4 Jew more Of the striking i'm
prorements suggested by Sawyer's version
ought to be before the intelligent public, while
they are making up their minds as 10 Inc ne
cess!ty OF new version. Ntnt froIestanC can
fail to see thc forcc of the 1o'loWing snostltu,
tlons, IN a hoteu te1t "h'cn . the Gpscopal
blas" ol Alhs James sr2nsiasors nas le!t opea
to very serious oo]ect!oass lhus:
tell you that you are Peter "a rock), and on this
rock will build my assembly, and tue gates OF
aues' etc.-''t" A<"e'. 'ts:' 10
It building an assembly on rock be some
what novel idea7 Air. Sawyer would undoubtedly
reply that nevertheless eccicsia is rendered as
sctubly even by King James translators IN the
affair Of tile town clerk Of Epacsus. Perhaps
n N1WfHr'E