Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-03-04
The Interest ian the New Bible.

From q paper by Dr. Holland IN ScrlD-
nef for March we take these paragraphs:
I'VE recently attended parlor meet
ing of the American reyisers. at the
house of Hon. VIM. E. Dodge, in this ci-
ty, during which We became aware of
what seemed to us the ignorance of these
|reSisers feaching the tremendous public
interest that gathers around the work
they have done, and are to do. 1t SEEM
ed to US that they did not understand
the feeling of the public upon the mat
ter at all; that they did not appreciate
the interest with which the result Of the
work is regarded, nor the perfect conf
dence with which that result is awaited.
1t is the modesty that naturally attends
true scholarship, we presume, which
leads them to suppose that their work
will be severely criticised-that it will
disappoint many by its changes, and
many others by its few and trivial alter
ations. And it may as well be stated
just here that they are not to present the
English world with new version. 1t
is simply to be the old version revised,
freed from its errors, and possessing in
every way the advantages of all the stu
Edy and discovery of the two hundred
and seventy years that have passed
since 18lO-the date of the issue of
liking James Bible" The old form of
language, which has itself become sa-
cred to the eyes, ears and hearts of BIZ
believing people, is to be preserved.
I We say that it seemed to us that the
revisers at this meeting failed to appre-
ciate the popular confidence with which
the result of their work is awaited. We
believe, from the feeling everywhere
aronnd US, that the result of this revis-
ion will be received with unquestioning
confidence. The public understand that
the revision will be the work of the best
scholarship of two countries, selected
and exercised upon broad and catholic
basis, and arriving at result that is es-
sentially unanimous. 1t is believed that
these men know all there is known upon
the subject which engages their atten-
ton; and the new revision will be re-
ceived, in our opinion, without a ques-
.tion. Indeed, we doubt whether there
is any divine living, outside of this cir
Gle of men, who can publicly undertake
to criticise their work without danger to
his own reputation. Of course, there
will be great curiosity to see what
kind of work the revised version will
make of accepted doctrines and various
sects. 1t is quite possible that certain
proof-texts that have been used to up
hold precious old dogmas, or instate and
support sects, will be rid1led; but We
have no idea that the essential facts and
doctrines recorded in the book will be
changed. Indeed, we already have this
assurance from the revisers themselves.
Love to God and men will remain the
beginning and the end of religion, and
obedience to law will be the whole of
morality. The record of the life and
death of Christ will be changed in no es-
sential particular, and he will still re-
main, what he has always been, the CEN
trail figure and the informing and inspi-
ring force of the religion called by his
name. If the men who have called
themselves by other names get tumble,
who caresp But the great, andeniable
fact that Bible-reading Christians, of all
names, are waiting for the new revision
with such interest that there is not one
of them between the Atlantic and the
Pacific Oceans who will not purchase
one at the first opportunity, is full of
grateful significance, alike honorable to
themselves and to the self-sacrificing
workers who have sustained, without
money and without price, the long and
arduous task Of preparing a perfect BIZ
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