The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29
MAKING THE OLD BIBLE NEW
REPORT or PROGRESS NtDE III THE
REJJSION COMMITTEES.


Tie Rev. Dir. schnT ENpinining 10 the Man.
hnttnn CONGREGATIONAL Association the
Necessity aud Method. OF Many Changes.
In the absence OF the Rev. DR.. Richard s.
Storrs the Rev. DR.. d. b. Coo presided over n
meeting Of the Manhattan Congregational AS
sociation in the Church Of tho Disclplcs. nj
Madison avenue and Forty-nth street ycstcr-
dag Tho association Ia composed " Congrc-
gat,onal ministers OF this city and vicinity who
are not in accord with Henry Ward Bccchor.
Nine o. them preside over churches Secretary
H. II. Mcfarland presented report from the
nine churches covering tho year 1878.
or the 417l members Of the nine churches.
1.4S] are males aud 2Gs5 females. Their honey
orui contributions in tho aggregate were SEA-
7l1.20. II WAS announced that all Of tho
sGl. 500 pledged to sweep away tho debt on the
Rev. Dr. scudders church central Tabcr-
nnclcl had boon paid in except .4.GOo. and the
residue would doubtless soon DO collected.
4 note from the Rev. DR.. Burlington gave tho
information that although he was rcgainng his
strength he could not venture to attend the
meeting.
At the invitation OF the association. tho Roy.
DR.. Philip Schafr. President OF tho American
Committee for the Revision Of tho Kiue James
Translation Of tho Bible made nm address. lIo
said the present Bible exhibited traces of mo-
nnrchcal and. il he might sny So. IN episcopal
bias A shclk WINS in several places in Genesis
turned into duke, In til" Goth chapter 81 Acts
the word cpiscopi WIS translated into ' over
scors. instead Of into bishops. 10 usual. giving
totally different Specification To- the test. This
hat been done NOT dishoncstlv hut through ths
silent, Unconscious influence " tradition. II
would be- u very great misfortune ~ multiply
versions OF thu Bible For 25O years. amid all
the sccnrlan divisions of Christianity. IA"
iDlc hhd bcrn the on common l"ni 81 unl"n.
IL wns therefore necessary mat the revision
committees should not ~ s'ctnrinn "a
character. II was impossible that the
proud Church q ENGLAND should ,,...,i
Americans nor was 1t 90 he expected that
Americans would n'crpt one from England.
There had been a wonderful proyidcnr' IN THIS
each have part In tho revision. and ep"h may
properly claim m" entire e. suit "a is own. II
of Cod that that church which used To- inn
prison. exile, aud ronsi thos" who disagreed
with Il should have been led tn invi," the de-
scrndaut, OF John BUnynn and Baxter 10 Coz
oirrat" with Learned men IN ONfOr ana Cam
bridge In the r"Vlsion OF the Bible Ihe Ercut"-t
marvel OF al WAS That tho proud ma naughty
English race that used 10 ash. VINO reads an
American book ~ should come 20 Americans
and ask for their advice Ia this uiniter
When the revision should be- completed those
WHO hud done the work would UHss into OBJ
llvion. like those ioriy-scven learned men who
hnd translated the Bible Tor King James. Then
would come tho npHl DECISION on rs merits.
The new book would be- printed. aud put IN tho
i
anre would have 30 he met. ANA Il should be-
understood that that question would rom' ny
IN this form. either TINS u"um"mi'nl revision
or none. There must be- NJ sr,tnrinn Bible.
The American Billie Society would doubtless
AID In It's distribution Al present IT, constitu-
ton would prevent Il from doing So. but IA.
constitution could he chang,i. rnr society
wouid act on the advice Of the churches. Shoso
agent it was.
te's, Or SrnafI SAID each would huVs TO Sarrl-
flee sumrui lie preference Ter ihe ether. Iha
English. Tor example. would not Ike 20 have
values expressed IN dollars AMI cents. Tho uld
Bnr language that had grown 80 sweet t.
Christians won be- retained ~ iHr ~ joss lie.
bat Hhrrr words nnd expressions mat L1ur IN
NruIy uut Oi use HS. .ur vAuiuilr, prevent, ia
sense III hinder" chnntlrs would ho male.
The English was ~ living language AMI u was
n.crssary. after the lAp,n OF years. ~ make
cn9n.es;, IL was b,cssing lha, u" hshrew
There had been no silent changes gong on IN
them - confuse translators. Inc Bible whr
express on. The love II MONEY Is the root ot
ali ry.l.' should doubtless reud, he love 90
money IS Is root oi all evil Very little atirn-
ton MAS paii IN the hing James translau0n &"
the translation Of thr Greek past lenses. W th-
ia the ldst ioriy years there nnd becn achieve
mcut- made ia The means Of restoring ~" orig.
INIT text. ami ia comparative patlpiu.vs ""
sad tur committees were triirr agreed GA
qurntiuns of correcting tho text than ga most
H. cuud not say positively. but ne thought
the New I stalnrni would b" published ~ coon
"
Testament. lie had asked Dem stanley about
tins when he was 10 America. but the Dean uil
not SNOW. The plan OF The WlrS Is as follows
FIRST, the English committee ~ over ihr
ground. This tAeY have done IN tie rua. 81 tho
New Testament. Then IL IS submi't"l % tho
American committee. who make two separate
reNiEions. Iuey are now engaged ON Their $685.
Ont revision Of the New Testament Aftgr this
shall Dee completed. tue result VIII - t7tck 60 The
English committ'o for nnAl revision. Tho
English will pass finally on disputed points. but
II il agreed that points on whicu ia" American
HaH mot NatI aHHsHl
Ia the margin. Or. Srhan Thought tAu, ths
work on the New Testament would DO finished
IN about a year from now.
Or. Storrs VINO nnd cnt rod the meeting lato.
AsAed Dr.. SrAaH tor the CONCLUSIONS the cum'uK-
tee had arrived az IN regard To several disputed
texts IN the New testament. hut Dr. Srhuu re-
pued that the work OF tho cOnlIuiit"o was done
IL confidence. and therefore he could not All
swer tho questions.