Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-23
A NEW VERSION OF THE BIBLE.
Will 10 be Accepted By shs Chrissia.
Woeld.

From O paper by DR.. Holland. In
Sczibner for March. We take these para.
graphs: =.
1--WE recently attended q parlor meet
ing Of the American rsvissrs at the
house Of Hon. William E. Dodge, in
this city, during which We became aware.
Of what seemed TO Us the ignorance Of
these rsvissrs touching the tremendous
public interest that gathers around the
work they have done and are to do. It
seemed to rs that they did not under
stand the feeling Of the public upon the
matter at all, that they did not appre-
ciate the interest with which the result
OF the work IL regarded. nor the perfect
confidence with which that result II
awaited. Il 10 the modssty that natur.
ally attends true scholarship. ws pre-
sumo, which leads them 70 suppose that
their work will 30 severely criticised
that Il will disappoint many BY its
changes, and many others BY its few
and trivial alterations. And II may a.
we'll DO stated just here that they are
not to present the English world with .
new version. 1t 10 simply 10 DO the old
version revised. freed from its errors,
and possessing In avery way the advant.
ages OF all the study and discovery OF
the 207 years that have passed since
l6l0-ths date OF the issue OF king
James Bible The old form Of Ian.
guags. which has itself become sacred to
the eyes. ears and hearts Of Bible-loving
people, is to b preserved.
1--WE say that It seemed to rs that the
r~svissrs at this meeting failed &c appre-
ciats the popular confidence With which
the result OF their work il awaited. We
believe. from the feeling everywhere
around us, that the result Of this rsvis-
ion will be received with unquestioning
confidence. The public understand that
the revision will DO the work OF the best
scholarships OF two countries. selected
and exercised upon . broad and catholic
basis, and arriving ct q result that 10
essentially unanimous. II Ii believed
that these men know all there 10 known
upon the subject. which engages their
attention; and the new revision will DO
received, In our opinion. without . ques-
ton. Indeed, va doubt whether there
il any divine living outside Of this circle
Of men who can publicly undertake to
s~riticise their work without danger TO
his own reputation. OF course there
will be great curiosity to sec what kind
Of work the revised version will make OF
accepted doctrines and various sects. 1t
IL quite possible that certain proof texts
that have been used to uphold precious
old dogmas, Or inststs and sup
port sects, will DO riddled; but We have
no idea that the essential facts and
doctrines recorded In the book will DO
changed. Indeed, va already have this
assurance from the revisers themselves.
Love to God and men will remain the
beginning and end OF religion. and obe-
dience to law will be the whole Of NOR.
atty. The record OF the life and death
Of Christ will be changed in no essential
particular, and he will still remain, what
he has always been, the central figure
and the informing and inspiring force Of
the religion called by his name. II the
men who have called themselves by
other names get . tumble who oares2
But the great undsniable fact that Bible
reading Christians, OF al names. are
waiting for the new revision with such
interest that there Is not n OF them
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
who will not purchase n at the first
opportunity. Ii full Of grateful signih.
canoe, alike honorable to themselves
and to the self.sacrifcing workers who
have sustained, without money and
without price. lifelong and arduous task
Of preparing q perfect Bible in the Eng.
lish language"