Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-08

es made in the new version Of the Bible.
The readers Of the Bristol News will
find II worthy Of their attention.
, ED News.
s' New York Times, Slstl
The revision Of the New Testament,
which was begun under the direction OF
the Convocation Of Canterbury ten
years ago, was completed last October,
and the new version is now in print, al
though II has not yet been given TO the
public. The work Is the result of the
deliberations Of two committees, one Of
fifty learned biblical scholars in England
and one Of thirty in this country. The
two committees did not meet together
and take joint action but correspondcd
with each other and compared notes,
and, as general thing, were able 10
agree upon the proper reading Of the
texts. III 'cakesof disagreement the text
of the British committee Is used, but
the reading Of the American committee
is given in an appcBdiX, so thattle read
5ser or Btudcnt has ,AtCorc him both trans
lationS. The only copies Of the book in
this country are those Yhich have been
sent 10 members OF the American COM
mittee, Of which tie Rcy. DR.. Philip
6rhaii is the prefidont. f0ud they are
= pledged/not 10 show .hcm to any per-
son, or give any information as to the
changes made in the texts Of the King
James version, until the new version Is
formally approved and adopted by the
Conyocation of Canterbury. DR.. Schail
said yesterday that the C0nyocation
would meet early in February, and as
soon as Il approved the version the re-
yised New Testament would be given to
the world The American committee
has taken out no copyright on The book,
and the intention is 10 give IL to the pub
lIc free, as the old bible has been given.
In yery'few days Dt' fhrthest, II the
Cdnvocntion approves Of the revision,
' the book will be published, and every
1 body will then be vt liberty TO compare
with the old version.
Notwithstanding
p" TUB PRECAUTIONS
taken by the two committees TO prevent
any portions of the revision from being
brought before the public before It's for
mal adoption by the Conyoraton, The
main features of the work nrc known 10
the religions world. Copies Of the book
were sent TO church Of England papers
TO be used in preparing reviews, a strict
injunction being laid upon the editors
against printing auy pottiVn OF me text
or any review OF the book before the ac-
tloA of The Conyoratiou. The London
Record disrcgardcd this injunction, quot
lug literally from The work to show
where and In what manner the text had
been changed. The following week the
Record apologies for this publication,
saving IL was the result Of Il mistake; I;
but the apology cOullnOt recall Tie paG-
snges which had been made public, 10
that The mnn features Of the revised
New Testament arc almost US well
known to Churchmen in Europe to-day
as they will b. after The book Is publish
ed. Those who imagined that any Of
the accepted fundamental doctrines OF
Christianity were 10 be overturned by
the work of tie committee viii find
themselves greatly mietukcn. In very
few instances has any text been changed
NO as 10 ultcr the meaning which attach
ed 10 II The King James version, ana VI
stlll fewer instances Ia the change mate
rial from a doctrinal point OF view As
u general thing the chNnRes CONSIST oi
the fuUHtliullOl ol VIC ll'n'Hb w wv
past tense IN the verbs, the ll7e Of the
indcHnlte article In place of The definite,
aud the changing Of propositions Ia
several instances verses have been omit
ed altogether, but us general tliing the
Omise6n dctracts nothing from the sense
.Y The leseon. IA an example OF tIlir,
Marx, tx, l3-lG, may be cited. IN the
present version the verses read a' iol-
lows.
"i9. Aud If thy hand offend thee, cut
Il of. II Ia better for thee TO enter INTO
lIfe pialmed, than having two hands 10
40 Into hell, into the 0rc that never shaIl
be quenchedi
IA. Where their worm dicih not and
the lro Is not qucnchcd.
"lb. And II lby foot offend nee cut u
on, Il IA better for thee 10 enter hllt ililo
life. than having two feet 10 be east into
heli, into the fire that never shall he
uuenCbed;
'QG. Where their worm d,rih NOT hAd
the fire ls not qucuched"
Verses "a and 40 IN The above are enc
tirely omitted from
s,i.p .l.A XFUafuN.