The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

DIR. SCBAFF's LECTURES on SUNDAY
Much interest has been manifested In the
visit OF Rev. DR.. Philip Schaif, OF the city
OF New York, and II was not surprising
that he should have considering the stormy
weather Sunday very large congregations
to bear and enjoy his three lectures-two
delivered II DIR. Hoge's church (morning
and afternoonl, and one at night at the
Grace-Street Presbyterian church, OF which
Rev. DR.. Read Is pastor.
DR.. Scbaff, as is well known, Is president
of the American branch OF the Committee
on the Revision OF the Bible, and IL known
as one OF the most distinguished divines in
this country. and Is also very highly regard
ed for his extensive literary attainments.
At the morning lecture at DR.. Hoge's
church he spoke fom the words "All
Scripture is Given by Inspiration OF God"
In The course OF his remarks he gave sur
vey OF the history OF the English Bible and
OF Christianity In England. Wicklfie made
the first English translation OF the Bible in
1880, five hundred years ago, and the
speaker thought II was notable fact that
the English version which the present CON-
mittee had prepared wond he finished on
the seml.mllennial Of the first English ver-
| sion. There are even now copies OF the
Wicklifie Bible eXtant. He spoke OF the
King James Bible, wblch-was issued in
1911. This was great Improvement over
the first translation, but when it was made
there was only one Englsb-s speaking ma
ton, now there are two; then there was
only one Protestant Church, ,lnow there are
several; and II was only right that both ma
lons using the English language, and that
the various churches using the same Bible,
should share the work Of revision.
10 the afternoon at the same church DIR.
Schaff spoke on the prophesies OF the OLD
Testament.
At night, as we have said, he lectured at
! the Grace.Street Presbyterian church on the
"Bible Revision" There was, as we have
said, a very fine congregation in attendance.
Besides q number OF ministers there were
present representative aymen from nearly
all of the churches in the city. DR.. Schstf,
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode, aud Rev. DR.. Reade
occupied seats upon the pulpit platform.
After singing, prayer by DR.. Minnigerode,
and other religious services, DR.. Minnige-
rode, who is president OF the Virginia Bible
Society, introduced DR.. Schaf to the con-
gregatiOn. eul0giZing him as one OF the most
distinguished and able dIynes Of this or any
other country.
SAYING in substance that the revision
movement should have been called a
movement for an English version OF the
Bible. He spoke OF The course Of the move
ment and the desire of the committee in
charge OF the work here and abroad 10 re-
tain the idiom and vocabulary OF the old
version, thus bringing it up 10 the standard
OF the English language, the aim being not
to have the Bible read like a simple transIa-
ton, but like the original, and to have the
English version more accurate and SELF
consistent. This was about the line OF his
address; and we may add that the subject
is not a new one TO our people. A we'll
known and distinguished clergyman ha,
from his pulpit delivered within the past
year one or mole highly-interesting and in
structive discourses upon this very theme.
Among the ministers who occupied seats
iD the congregation Sunday night were Rev.
Drs. Hoge, Staples, Hawthorne, Mcdonald,
Hatcher, Curry, Harris, and TUpper.