New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23


Testament in few words. He said in the closing sen
,rces ~ his ser1non on "The Supreme Worth Of the
Rible- that the new edition OF the Testament was tne
literary event Of the nineteenth century The Sipe, ne
declared viii be read to-day Sunday thah h
been In any other day since II WAS hrst printed " 20
the sensation Of the day II IA eagerly r'hn ny o'''y
ono nj, the ferrv in the street the cars In all places
10 ahsnrhng tonic Of conversation II rugro--'
alike the attention of the scholar ana me hrtrdn
hr.,r much II distnrbs cherished idca- ~ hN"r.
ossagcs /, win soOn take the place OF King JAM
version In all s This "A Oni PROP VI ~ I'D
1870 nf thr Christian religion, and the wiltspfeau
a,,,nce uhicb IL has over the age In which We Two
TIE REV. MR. SIMPSONS POSITION.
tn. Rev A. B. Simpson preached npon "WhaI
hIl W.. do with our New Bibles =" ut the Thirteenth
STREET Presbytcrian Church Basng his discourse on
John w. 49, Search the Scriptures the preacher ~,
gan his remarks with sketch OF the history oi Inc I'LL
ferent trauslations Of the Bible
VIVA, shall We do he then continued. with our New
Rtbcs, Let IA first read and examine, candidly anu
oornv and without prejudice give II the place II ne
serves I'm our hearts closets. families and putA IL
too soon TO give exhaustive review q, TINS gitt '
The first thing We noilce II 'r SUM- 1tI remark.
allie wisdom and sk. the antique Htl IT, anu 7p ~, n
Distinguish the Bible from All 2het nooA an st,r II
and dignity worthy or ttS dlNinc cnHthctc'
a. Inc same face that looks down upon ms, ana II Slth
to us in the same accents o, nv iiy unan,,d
IL there any real need for snch trah-lhinn d.
talny. In many instance many One 'aiamar d mo
their modern equiv alrns. Many important disc3N
hscn ,nad,, respecting the original text, ana these
rrornt,d i'm the present Ner-on with great prh
drncc They will he accepud undoubtedly ny lho .
schoI,rs I'm The country. Tue fine shades oi HrAnns
Iav,' hcen carefully preserved The system ot para
graphing and printing quotations ~ uhoIoh, - "
m nr,servng The iii, isunH %! chapters ana verses ar
80 vnrraHnic,l improvements But, after all, does
This translation effect An! lra'lcal chaig' Dv1 ~
add any new light TO our great lving truths anu ="
The tei ,stinna Of theology IL viii not Heit.
any d,pOlnuatioual difcreuoeH, for sun our bhp,i,
friend, VIII 40 INTO aud out OF the water anu s h'
ner from them viii ind that the worn 'paP"a1V
applies both the washing OF hnhd ana S'selS' - ~
drity of Jesus Ia expressed WIN an H0Si"'} ,tt
mess that We do not md In the OLD version. IN hn'''
f. IL the change OF one lltc Wof9 mus u,' nm,
emphasis to the verse " Ii Is lie thhI 7han SAW ~
people . ,.,,.,,.
In the rresb, terrain Memorial Church, at Madison
ave and Fifty oserday forenoon lhe heF' "
Charles Knlnu.on prayed Tor the work of examination
into the Revived New Tcstalncnt. winch woH'u DE- ""'
dirr the coming week aud that might be hlr-7'd 10
tl n,, ,r.u of man, souls and tu tine better uhHcI
s,ati,s of the Word OF Cod llis -rrnUn 90 the evening
wac devoted TO consideration oi the m" "'
slou and was q continuation of hiS d'~'"hi' %
sunday night ~ last week. Then, "a I'7i h-"''
his remarks we're devoted 20 answering The objections
that would De- offered against th A'"l '"h,,, Va" W
sun The text from h,tciailo"N - ~, l, ,n
haiA au ,Ir let hn hear mat IH' HP''' N'''" W
Ioi1c complaint that Early as-oHali"ns wo.." hc
uron,n up the preacher rrl. lr' j. my W.
the souurr The! were hiohth 1872 '"r "''I' +'' 49,.
u,ni oI,h not 10 wcIsh When 80 much iS Al - '.'.
ltarf L. spirit, not 900 iht u''lfi "l'' ti
Question +, be- ,Ar b. that ~ tc ~f"d 900 the i"Nt W."
la, tnr Sm!It ,aIdt Another "iyr' I'm in't WI.
i,r urc,d j. tAa, the oi version "h7 good 'li'-',
for our nihri-. and y -", WI! mos Tor N7 p
The frtr-'l ior- oi two hundred AMI r-Nriy year" d."
had not the chances Ui tic hitn "I Today l"'i' d"
NOW ten tuu,- ~ t.ai-t fli'i- hh"Wh ~ W.
known then. co. -'Iuiar-..lp - r"r. 3"rAt''u' '."
autolitN a. Pr,ridcnt Mupl- .i- -tld ih. h'i't"
We have nc,tl.d a >tu-r col the liner in'iiiiE %. i"
Greek Tlr uld trtus4I'nr- ild uu' oar t'"Ai"i' o.
LuoArdsr. Not.l luiati.u'u Far ntn' hti Joe h 900
up fo the time when Di. E"un-uu "f hi"h - nu''2
went there nhou forty yrnt- aga Again the "lu li'h'
lafurs hal not su.hcirut freedom lhc hIh- Hrl "'
u,4ndiD.is passages and compelled ihrn I"i ]"
stance. to Dat iu l~i-ttI" frr H. h'tf "-i. l'N
tnr language ha- changed q Hrrr nF -i' i'lii %
words old version ftt nr' u'"f ir Ana it..i
of Tho iutho i.l VERSION we're t"N' 100
1, al lcA- bad iuIr ." tsl' ih" - r'-"i - . "
difference to i' ult ittA ifri' i We li
tpntiuu Z tH- line 81 argument la-I uEhl, i'f i'"t
snu t~ srrrd INFECTIONS: NHy u" i'afr tll tbs i
an rducacd minister Ny pat 90 90 ilr h"ohi ir hi'"
fnt i,u.uIf -uirtit~ uaiu iuiht't fit''-n i
H. ,-l iI,n - scripture lc-iI'- "l4 -h"ud % ."
forced To- undo That - hrh needed HrftT Z" ht'' i F"
dnurf Minister cuuld not d" u without ".ii- h'
cursed Of pt,antfy. The Up'r s'uniar~inp "i ID"
l = SrrsiuA wound spar tie 40 this Su .iti~lti "I
would have saved uI''l laffcr OF the w"lh 10 H"f.H
urntarirr n,~idr- vtTy ire thr-iian- got thfi hi-
notions irum phplt They received them "m o. ed
iu. and from the ~dnd y -'huHl t'irtf7, H" MN"7
hand. "a tu.-r dts- hihu..l 'ritri-iu bad i'fh DO
c.ri.u the fear tIat CntG ne 100 iir H'i. i'i'H "'
b- disturb. q. hr -id f--Ntu-- "tfr 'l''t' 90 sAis
ia. Ia thai v tith lurnIItCt, not 10y 'Nhirinf H.