, 1881-05-30
INSTANCES Of Inconsistencies Occurring
in the Old King James
Edition.
llo Rccounts the Labors and Researches
Of tho Committee Of Rcs
vision.
vhoy viii Require Three Ye"n More to
Oompletete Their Important
Task.

prrrs,sl1,,t,, pn., May a0.-Dr. Philip SchnfF, |
Chairman of the American Committee oil
New Testament Revision, ntllresssl II large |
audience IN tho Firat Presbyterian Church |
hero to-,lny h, explanation and dcfo1'se OF
the new version. II. spoke very rapidly |
arul cluqucntiy for titty minutes, tho
audicncc paying close nttcntlon to
the words Of the distinguished spuaker from |
first To last. In tito evening he spoke IN
German on the Sunday question, urging Tie !
closs observance of the tlay. Commencing
Ills address in Tie morning, t9 snld:
IL dlraet your attention to tint portion or
tie Word Ut God NJ eo,,taineu III the Second
Enlstla Ut Paul to Tinntfiy, third chapter
uild sixteenth verse: "Alt Scripture Is given
BY inspiration uf (iUd, and IL profit
abu for t.uutril,e, for rupruof, for correction,
for instruction III righteousness, that
tie 1nan OF Gnd may br perfect nid filor-
oughly furnished into nl1 gool works."
Iliis laxsngr refers III the rst lnssallce to
the Scriptures Ut tho Old Testament, fur, the
New Testament was at that time not COLL
plete; hut In wider, higher scasc,
IT ArriIES EVEN MOt!l: FOltCItLY TO THE
SEW TESTAMENT.
1t rises NJ high above tiis Old Testament
as tlle glory Ut the SIN excela the tliMs'lur
light of tho ln0p,t nlI the atnrs, fur tilt Old
Testament Is only II preparation Ut tile now.
1tisa atllApAisatian 1T g0spgi alrl grace, ahls to
suys To the uttcru,ost nj, tint believe. 'ia,Ing
then tl,a bible ps u whole, tho Old a,,d Now
Tcstu tnests together nj n l,uok Inspired by
God, udt!rcssea to nll lncsI Of aIl aEcs, Of NIL
classes a,tA conditions. Uf hoeiuty. Rild ynt
written by holy met, being titus Divine and
human bot!, III thu pers1,l or ollr n.lurabIe
Lord md Snyiur iM dMl u'l man II. olie per-
son bull,-l suy 1t Is II Divine and human
book given b, lI.splrallun for the instruction,
for liz, fnprDye,,gut, for tho advancement
uf the whole hunull race IN tho
eud Of time. md Ii by fnr
tho most remarkable hook that
wns ever written or printed, We may Eay It
IL mt II hook. Il j. M, institution. It Ia une
of tho fundamental pillars of CrIstIni, snci-
ety, tho Church Of God, tic Day OF Gv.l, nlut
tic Duok Of Cad,
4 uor,y r,uStry on EARTH,
on wh!cl, our civilization and ull tlut Is pure,
and cood. an,l noblr, md desirable. IN ,,,,r H.
stltutio,s M I'M IN mr. % prlyat,. M nul,Iic. nni Smtio.
~ nj lIfe rusts.-und If you cnuld blot out th,s
Hook Of Uuoks from hu,p,.,, society, or IL yo,,
cnuh, Justroy t]u Church NJ f;ud nr
Inn tIay .,f t;nd. van wn1lld tntllct n mnrtnl
wol,,ul tn nil Tint IL u,st In o,,r l,o,,.,M. II,
our Natiou. aud in our whulp modern lirr.
You wf,,,l nrr,,arn lin ,vny for tim
re]a,ao If unnisind into nrothcnsu,,
-Intn ,mrhar1s,u ,yorsn finn. thut
fran wNlc,. "ur fnr,futhprs w"rc
hro,,cb, n,,t hv u,,onx NJ t,is t,,r.nr,,;.I
bnn'4 am, nj" ,T'.t,,n y, e ~ tt, | trIst;o
cn"rch tic to ohrIs,'nn saGs'', lu,. tc iioy
Bible.
After referring tn former truus,ntto,1s mid
ro,t,t|,,,s na ,..',t,,,,,,,,, @'" "
'toS's.''ns ~ "..'a enl','nuen' ,l
Every living IAnRuhEo changes ffn,ll tlile
to time. The language Ut tl,e SnXUl,s
ohnngcd lntn the 1nmlpru Euulls]. nv
tuk{nv Into Itself thu Norman, French
,n, rio 1T,u,I, re ur,.t,,,ttY, ,t,,,. ot,,nx.l
t,.', 49,, rns',is,, -, ,,.,.,,t,, ,t",s .',a H.,
...t' n1 A'i'e''s. -. ~ s''4 t"sot ''f'A @''o
Ehki!sll u lShaalFs tihes csI'llleeu Ut
modified tntn tie English Ut King Jatlius'
rcyisio1ers a1l 10 tic Il1lgl,utk: 0t kt,,s Juney
In. vince un,,urrn,,r !, f,,,,nt ,n,uditrn,,nn -
A4Na oIASA AANIi@u''HA u - oA< th'AtNthtV"4s"