, 1879-04-20
The History of the 7ransIa-
tions Of the Bible.
Archbishop Purcell to Continue
in the Discharge Of
His Duties.
The Mysticism. Of the sepl1i-
roth --- Joseph's
Coat.
An American Clergyman
Abroad---The Pope at
Home.
Notes and Personals Here and
Elsewhere---Church Serv-
ices To-Day.
TIE ENGLISH BIBLE.


.sThe History Of the English Bible,n By the
Rey, w. T. Moulton, n. A., D. D., Master OF
the Legs School, Cambridge, Just published By
C,ssell, Peter g. Galpin, of London, Paris,
and New York, appears opportunely, in
REV Of the fact that the two companies appoint
ed in England in 1870, for the revision Of the
Old and New Testaments respectively, are ap-:
nroaching the end OF their labors, and that the
results will be before very long given to the
world in an amended version OF the Scriptures.
These two companies have met regularly at
Jerusalem Chamber, the Old Tcsta1nen. re-
yiscys. meeting for session OF ten days five
times IN the year; the New Testament reyisers
meeting for session Of four days every month,
except August and September. Two Of the
most learned theologiaus OF the Church Of En-
gland preside over these companies OF reviscrs.
That on the Old Testament is presided over by
Edward harold Browne, who succeeded the
lamented Samuel Wilberforcc, one Of the
original promoters Of the revision. as Bishop Of
Winchester; that on the New Testament is IN
der the Presidency Of the indefatigablc and
deeply learned Charles John El1cott, Bishop OF
Gloucester and Bristol. .
After acknowledging in brief preface his obli-
cations to the labors OF others, and with
special pleasure and gratitude ~ to the st His
tory u OF DR.. Brooke Foss Wescott, Canon OF
+, Peterborough aud Reeius Professor Of Divinity
At Cambridge, DR.. Moulton introduces us in the
first chapter to - the Earlier Paraphrasts."
showing that our English Bible is only one out
OF many translalions, and that the history
OF the English Bible is not Identical with
tilat OF the Authorized Version. He then con-
t. Saxops Coedmou, Al1helm, Guthlac, Bede's
!" translation OF St. John, King Alfred's "Dooms,"
showing that these translations were only par
tial, Of particular books and specially Of the
Pssl1er. Among the Angio-Norlnans netrical
paraphrascs, evidently made from the Latin
Vulcate, were tie fayoritc 1orm Of attempts at
partial Biblical translation. 4 very brief ac-
count, condensed from DR.. Moultons !" H1sto-
ry,'' of the several complete translations OF the
Bible in English cannot fail to be Of interest.
THE WYCL1Fr1TE VERSIONS.
To John de Wycliffe Q32o-13s4) has been ac-
corded the credit Of the first complete transla-
tioa Of the Bible. he was assisted, undoubtedly,
by other learned men with whom he was asso-
ciated. There are two versions, an earlier and
a later, with which his name is associated or
the former Dr.. Moulton says, "Still less hesita-
ton can be telt in assoclating Nycl1he4Slth the
earlier work. On this point friends and foes
arc at one in their testimony. Henry hnlsbton.
who wrote his Chronicle within twenty years o'
Wrclif1e's death, complains that John Wyc!iffe
had translated the Gospel into the English
tongue, u1ld made it more plain to the faity n1id
to women than it formerly was even to the
learned among the clergy, thus throwing the
Gospel pesrl before SWINE. From John Huss,
: the Bohemian rcformcr (writug in 14ll), we
learn that it was then said by the English that
Wycliffe had translated the whole Bihle into
ton, however, is not the work Of one hand. a
manuscript in the Bodleian Library, containing
large portion of the Old Testament and
Apoeypha in the earlier version, breaks oil :.
suddenly after the second word Of Baruch, ill.,, !
%, note being added to the effect that here
ended the translation OF Nicolas dc Hereford
Other willing laborers may have been
engaged In the earlier portion Of the Old Testa-
ment Tue many FeSemolances between 90
the Old would seem to prove that Here1ord's
unfinished work was completed By Wycliic
himself Hence our general conclusion must
be that the Scriptures were rendered from
WycliGe and Hereford, aided possibly by Others
OF the samc party; and that after Wycli1le's
death, probably in 1855, there appeared re-
y:sion Of the earlier version, executed By
PurVey with the help OF many eood Eel
1ows.'"
TYSDALE's BIBLE.
The interval between the death Of Wyc1iffc
and the birth OF Tyndale is nearly hundred
. years. Among the events Of this century are
The revival Of learning in Europe, the Invention
careful reading OF the third chapter OF the
History II under review, entitled - A Century
Of PREPARATION" gives 4 clear idca OF the
impetus given by these events toward the trans
,auou " tnc oiDle. Inc lIu't u ~ !eHIies
laoors did not Immediately appear. But Iyn,
Gale, who suffered at the stake for bis work, had
Ereater facilities, and, beginning with tile New
~ 1dsst.ament, procceoeu 20 various postions " te
and n fho Ea,r ,, eo,. r. 40 Hn,,tnT ..T~nt1a.
had L.iora b;,, +,.. as+ - trans1at;o,sn
1c 4hen Gar,, ~ traI7elat;on ~ te
New Taat,mant 10 ~ 1ore;a,, nf Trae,pns
and fha V,,,n"ta1 as .send og.rv naoc
Shows +Ia+ ~ 1n: oe "tIu ior,e1v iranonrc6
by them Int al ,r srr',t;,f1a i;a nr with
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