Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-07-15

stacie upon obstacle. Sometimes tor.
rents had to lie bridged; on other occa
sions, ravlnes had to be filled up; al
times dense forests presentedlthemselves
through which road had to be pierced
axe in hand; ut others rocks had to be
blown np; sometimes steep mountains
were met with, along the sides of which
the wagons had to be hauled by sheer
strength of arm. If he could have
moved On with all his impedimenta at the
same time things would not have been
so bad; but even this could not be
He had to divide his baggage. He
went on at the head of q party in ad
vance. and after having surmounted
one obstacle aud marched over several
miles he halted and camped. He ther
returned over the road he had come
not only once, but twice and thrice
more or less. according to the difficul
ties Of the track-and brought on the
other loaded trains in succession, unit
all were reunited.
According to the latest intelligence
Mr.. Stanley had reached Isangila. HI
had Just received twenty mules from
Tenerilie, and was waiting fo- nm i'm
portgnt native reinforcement, which 6
young German had gone to Zanzibar tt
recrnit for his SERVICE"
Archalsms IN the Revised New
Testament.
Professor Fisher, of Yale, contributes
a scholarly and thorough review of ''Tht
| Revised New Testament to the Serb
ner, enumerating ali the important
changes and on the whole commenting
the conscientious and careful work o.
the revisers, although he takes excep
tiOn in some few minor instances. Aftel
giving several examples of the changes
made by the Committee, he writes as
follows:
1.-THE authors of the New Revision
had they undertaken to exclude al
archaisms, would have been obliged to
go farther in modifying the tone of til,
received version than was necessary Of
desirable. They have wisely decided
to retain such as are perfectly intelli
gible and cannot be dropped withou
dispelling iu some degree the atmos
phere that invests the ancient transla
tion. There is no objection to saying
that Joseph minded to put her away
priyiIy Matt. j. 19). Every one see
the meaning of minded at a glance
without reflection. In some instances
archaic forms have been retained, which
are less agreeable, and which nigh
have been spared without the leas
harm. Why was it necessary to retail
the word bewrayeth - Thy speecl
bewrayeth thee Matt. XVI. 73)? Th
difference between this word and be
trayeth, if there be any difference
readers will not discern. Inthe Lord'l
Prayer, why do We still read, whicl
art in heaven, for who art in heaven
1t appears that the retention of which
is due to the English branch of tn
Board of Revisers. 1t is remarkatl i
fact that the English company, with tn
uprightress which belongs to the char
acter of true scholars. and with gen
uine English boldness in a matte
where truth is at stake, do not hesitat
to alter the form of the Lords Prayer
by substituting 'as we have forgiven
for as we forgive and deliver u
from the evil one.' in the room O
deliver us from evil 1T is remarkable
we say, that the same scholars shoul
cling to the old which for the moder
and more grammatical who.' Fearles
in revising the Greek text to make
accord with the demands of truth, the
are excessively cautious about modify
ing the English phrases which represeE
it. Owing to the same mood of feeling
they hold on to whiles - whiles tho
art in the way with him MAT. v. p
as if while in the room of it we're nc
harmless, and better word for th
modern ear. If it be asked why (which
is kept in the Lords Prayer an
whiles in the Sermon on the Mount
the solution must be found in tbs
tenacious conservatism in minor thing
which belongs, in unison with coul
ageous spirit of progress, to th
English mind, and is discerned in man
phenomena of English life. Why d
the boys in the great school at Winchel
ter still eat their supper off woode
plates? Why do the lawyers an
judges still load their heads with poI
derous wigs? When such question
are answered, the reason will perhap
he found why the giving up OF dear ol
which ard 'whiles is u thing not
be thought Of