, 1881-12-04

| will revive the sale, for everybody Will pe Gu
r1oas to see what changes are made in thar ven
! trablr volume
II should soy we had sold 15,ooo copies Of th
revised version" said
MR.. F. II. EEyELL.
"By that mean all styles. OF course. In
comparative edition was tho most popular. Bu
and tho few weeks succeeding IL The deman
for the new version hasn't affected a1 NIL rh
sale Of Bibles, however. Our Bible trade IS a
What do you think OF the prospect for 9
general introduction Ut the new veFsion?"
II do not think it will be Fenerally reeetve'
or introduced. The great complaint is that, as
piece Of English literature, 1t = vastly interior
to the old version: that the revIsers have spoiled
the text: that, in trying to make II liera
/ mouplace Engl!sh-so much 50 us to leave OIL
much OF the peculiar pOeticai sryle or rhyt o
the old King james Bible, which has come % to ~ %
erature- Again. in avoiding the chapter ana.
| verse style. which Is an Improvement. It is t
| very common objection among clerEymen ant
| the other mistake Of making their paragraph:
] too long. Asa result the book Is heavy and nol
| short there is life In the very, page: The very
oppost is true of the new version Very few Of
the ministers, so far as can learn, use it in the
| pulplts-"
| THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
For the purpose OF learning what steps must
be tnken TO Introduce the new version into the
Episcopal churches-whether it conid be done
by acdon OF the separate dtoceses or only by the
| called upon Mr.: s. Corning Judd, Chancelior OF
The Diocese, and propouuded a question which
elcited all the Information desired on that tend.
1T cannot be introduced without authority
from the General Conrentton,' said Mr. Judd,
land that does not meet until October. lsS}. No
diocese has any authority wha'arer 10 aet npo,
the matter. farther than TO express its views and
memoriuize the General Convention with refer
eftce TO the question. 1t Is matter enttiesy Ia
the bands Of The General Convention to dispose
Of ~" ..
"Is there any probability, In your opinion. Of
the adopdon OF tho new version by the Ep'sco-
III lon'l thlnk there is. / may be mistaken
but don't think 1t is considered a matter OF
sufficiently vital importance to require Its sub
stitution for the old version A good deal OF
criticism has been bestowed upon The new yer
sion. As q source Of information. and by way
Of giving a full and complete understanding IN
mi e y, ot :, md
will probably be referred toa great deal by sehn'-
ars and criiics-. But tho -pcopIc generally
isps aans 0Ssp @pies !" upon '0' the oa King 5ame;
edition that, unless some mat:er Or vital
importance should he discovered III connection
substituted Tor the old. OF course there arc
great many words which In the process Of time
have changed in their signaicauons, and this
furnishing information In that regard hut
people are very conservative in '14aIeers OF re-
Lgen. and the Episcopal Church IS especially
and essentially So In fact it is so Intensely
serra1ire that 1t Is amatter OF very great dill
Guilty to adopt almost ntly new measure at all
radical in its nature. though not involving 80
serious - aattse r. 1 as dinent serslo" or traps
THE REV. l.. r. GOODWIN,
OF the First Congregational Church. snid that ne
had used the revised edition In his own church
in y, nna 3 de H. a a
OF his congregation hNd never. sD fur as be knew,
expressed any, public or private opinion upos
never been M remarked. The @ revision W Se thougat, @ M
was good. in thar 1t was literal translation OF"
the orixinal-so iterul. in fact rs to DC III some
scholars. OF course, objected to the rendering of
certain passages. und he himself Thought that he
could improve upon the transiuuon in
glish scholars who had labored 50 long
anu faithfully to complete the work-and grl-
1uitous!y, too. SO far rs the publicwas concerned
hook as revised was one which was worthy oi ali
acceptan ZION, so to speak, and was being adopted.
he was informed, generally thrnn.nout the
were in it TO be sure cha:gcs which did NOT ex-
ncly suit all sects and creets. bur Ol the whale
be did not hunk that much Improvement could
be made Certainly all 1uen would not agree in
reconstruction might bc placed upon
but he thought that q rccoi.l-
INITIAL TO another committee Of ecelesiast'cs
might result in the elimination Of some things
which might, ithont injury to the yluc OF tho
BOOK, be entirely removed. He did mot adyo- I
cate nnr eagerly desire such recorusnfttal,
but had heard the measure suggested
He regarded the scope Of the suggestion IT'S an |
Improbable possibility. The late Committee on |
Revision, he thought, could never again be got !
secure q further revision Il new committee |
would be organized In support Of his belief |
hat che revision was generally satisfactory, the
scholar as President Bartiett- of Dartmouth |
;oile9e. had recently written him letter ex-
he belief that 1t was equally acceptable to
,thers.
Dr. RYDEl:
The Rev. ". II. Ryder, D. D., pastor of St.
'anrs Uniyersuiist Church. said TINT the denom-
naton with which he was Affiliated had not
AIKEN any official steps towards adopting the
evised version. The General Convention Of ]
ut Its annual meeting held i'll De-
rhile in general terms approving OF the re.is-
IN. expressed the sentiment of the convention
Q be that no action should be taken upon tue
,atrer by thnt body. And tnat the qnespon Of
dOption should be left To the churches. 1t was
cit that it would be best not to he hasty. but 10
How time for thorough examination and cou:-
uesuon the delbcrat1on OF year was
adged not to he t9o long, univcrsni-
Is Ct be rsxsiou Fss p any ys s and
pproyed the great majority OF the changes
lude as tending to eliminate from ihe sacred |
.1t many words which had beeuue Obsolete or
lg to that which they bore In King .h1nos'
inc. He thought the revisers had in n,si,y
1ses nude the text more plain. and by the sub- !
llution OF different lanv11ase had removed
auscs Of criticism OF course be could not
oprore of all the changes-notaby that which
axes the Lords Prayer read, '' Deliver US
ON the evil uae,' MS that seemed 10 smack 4
tile too much Of Il personal devil from whom
cn prlye} to be delivered, aud limited the :
opc ct the prayer, which WIS To be delivered !
ON nil evil Ho believed that this Interpolation
ould not stand. As to the practical use Of the
Nv versit'n. q good many univcrsniisr ministers !
ere taking tue opportunities offered tt explain
G changes and variations in notable points to | !
cir congregations, ami this he has dong. This, |
+ instance. iii the passage ~ Matthew which
IS. '"Take no thought for the morrow i.
wouid say in ths words Of tie revision, | :
Take no solicitude,'' or, 't.Fake MT anxious Z
ought. as he believed that WIS the mcul,lnE. | !
1c tendency among MS brethren was to accept
e revision as being more in accordance with | G
cir views, but they did not want 10 be too | Z
sty about IT, | =
DR. LOiIMET.
. TO what extent has the revision been adop,- | :
by the Baptists? said reporter to the Rev. | i
:. LoriIner. r