The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02
INN REV sBD NEW TESLA MEN?

THn REV SED NEW TESTAMENT,
The great topic of the day now is the re-
vised New Testament which is just oit ard
being furnished to the public. The board
of revsors were all Of the best scholars OF
tho age, and they have given to thu work
they undertook careful and painaaking
study, coupled with much patience and
research. We have not had time to Examine
carefully and critically the advance sheets
that havo fallen under our observation, but
tho comparisons we have made do not.show
much chenge.f from the old, or King James
translation. Speskingof the revised New
says: "The great event of the day is the
simultaneous distribution Of hundreds OF
thousands of copies OF the revised New
Testament, in sill the English speaking coun-
tries. History affords no precedent for this
event, which has been preceded by msny
years of the patient labor of tho finest schol-
ers in the protestant churches Of Great
Britain and the United States; by the ables
and most learned discussions of the objects,
scope and methods of revision; by the com,
ments OF the foremost secular newspapers;
by the most perfect and gigantic arrange
ments and by universal feeling or curiosity
and interest. The immediate and remote
effects of to.day's wholesale distribution of
the Word on which all our civilization,
progress and hopes of immortality rest, can
not be comprehended by the greatest
human intellect. But it is certain that the
inspirations and influences that will come out
of o-dsy's distribution will be immensely
powerful agencies in the redemption of the
race, far more SO than hundreds Of
so called "great events" that are chron-
icled as decisive Of the fate of nations"
One effect of the use of this revised ed
ton will be TO make men and women exam
Inc it and compare 1t with the old edition
and thereby thousands of people will be
brighter to read the word of God who might
not otherwise perhaps have done so. 1t is to
be trusted that ell the seed sown in this way
will not fall upon barren and stony places
nor in shallow soil, but that some of them,
and the. great majority of inatances, will take
root and grow and besr abundant fruit of
grace, and carry peace and happiness to
multiplied thousands of hearts, some of which
nre.now cold and Indifferent, and others aching
aud longing for the waters of forgivness to
be poured out upon them as the gentle dew.
From the casual examination that we have
discovered no very material changes
further than en- improvement upon
the English of the old translstors, Eng,
lish INA, rs proper and correct then, but
IT, ras tlan realty changed and smoothed
NICE tog 3sy- lf King james. The old
edition o, ire bible, the one with its somes
au34 Qgaiqi words, me precepts ofwhich
cag n3ta &c low j and taught us at their
as,r and Voc lessons of which we conned in
.he 4dsy schools in our childhood and
ycu.a 4as too firm hold upon the heart of
.s ii, 70 be given up readily for a power
isading. The Lords prayer as VIC were
wont to repeat it, when we laid US down to
slumber 10 the innocent days of lorg ago
when we were children, is too deeply craven
upon our memories and treasured up in
the recesses of our hearts 10 be forgotten
for another that may read little more
gramaiicslly only. The old bible for cen
turtles has been good enough to live by and
die by, and why change iH IL has come TO
us all the high aud the low, the rich and the
poor, the proud and the humble, as the
blessed gift of God TO fallen man; it tells us
the grand, old, old story of the cruci6xion
and Of the love of merciful God for His
fallen creatures. 1t teaches us 10 love our
neiehbors as our ourselves; TO be charitable;
to DO truthful; TO be honest; 10 be upright;
10 be moral; to be pure In tho thought and
deed; to love the Creator and obey His com
mandments, and it shows US tho way TO
eternal salvation. II tells us of the love and
the msrcy and of the forgiveness Of the ALL
wise end alljust Father, and what
more Al any other bible te achi Let the
scholars have their new bible and lie better
rounded and more grammatical sentences
IL they want II. but 10 the
mind of the older people the
old one will always be dear, and the
tendril. Of their hssrts win cling 10 il ss the
rock Of their salvation, the anchor Of their
peace sod happiness, and brightest hopes
Yet for all this 1t msy be and doubtless is
ths best thst the new translation take the
piece Of the old The rising generation viii
learn !, and prefer II fs we learned fs pre-
decessor, and preferred this 70 The earlier
vulgate
THE centenary Of George Stephenson. The
fsther Of railroads, viii be cslebraied with
appropriate ceremonies ct NswcAstle-on-
TYNE on the Oh day Of next month. The
PsilroAd Gszssts referring 70 Il says.
-Georee stepbenson's centenary Win be eel
ebr.ssd ii Nevcsstle-on-Tyns June ns1t tbe