Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-25
SCRIPTURES SCANNED.
TALKS ON The REVISED new TESLA
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wi,hSome ofthsProminsnt clergymen Of
the CiD-ltWiil Not Be Used Un-
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One OF the events OF the Nineteenth
Century is the revision Of the New Tes-
lament. For ten years eighty scholars
from the different Evangelical denomi-
nations of the world have been em-
ployed in the task, aud the results OF
their labor are nav given TO tho world
We could no. even intimate in the lin
its OF this article even the Important
changes made in the text. Very ie%
| amendments or correcti ons OF the
translation have been made, the aim oil
the committee being 10 preserve the
truths Cf the BiOle intact. Neither Is
any doctrine or faith affected in tie
| slightest degree by the revised version
As the question OF the adoption oil
the new version by the ministers is JUST
now being agitated. and inssnuch as
| a number OF the Clergy in distant cities
have given notice that they will here
after use the revised edition, the religi
Gus reporter OF the REGISTER interview
| ed few Of the clergy in This city yester
day as to what they thought OF the
revision and the adoption oil the book
in their pulpits.
Rev. K. Swope, Rector OF st. Mat
thews Episcopal church, was found in
| his COSY study and announced himself
as ready to impart to the reporter his
views on the subject in so far as he was
able TO speak FROM q knowledge OF the
work. al have not seen a complete
COSY" said Mr.. Swope, "therfore can
only speak OF what l have read in the
newspapers regarding the work"
"Do You think it will be accepted by
the public?
"That, cannot say. 1t has its cham
pions, and there are many who are
averse to any change and will cling to
the old book"
| "What do you think OF the changes
effected 10 the text by the revisors?"
| "As said before, have not received
a complete copy, and OF C, u sc could not
give an opinion without a thorough eX-
animation. | am glad, however, TO see
that many interpolated and spurious
passages have been expunged, passages
that every biblical scholar was aware did
not belong tn the text. Many OF the
changes made by the committee have
long been conceded by Bible scholars J."
"Will you adopt it i'll your pulpit
asked the reporter po'nt,dly.
mo We will not be allowed to use
it until it is endorsed by the Church OF
England and the General Convention
The Convocation of Canterbury sane.
toned the revision, but that body has
no power TO make laws. At the last
session OF the General Convention in
| New York the question OF adoption
came up, but the Convention refused to
act until it had complete copy before
| il. The revised addition, OF course,
| cannot be forced on the people. Ii may
| take years to come into general use,
| forcing its way into public favor like
King James version, npon its intrinsic
merits"
"What do Won think of the new ar
rangement of the gospels?'
81 am disposed TO favor it. There
was never any authority for dividing the
chapters into verses. II WAS probably
done for convenience. The chapters,
too often broke oil in the middle of a
| narrative, and the reading Of such
chapters from pulpit was frequently
very unsatisfactory. much prefer the
new arrangement in this respect aud
think it a decided Improvement over
the old"
After some further remarks OF n
general nature on the merits and de-
merits OF the revision the reporter took
his leave.
Rev. &. p. Masden, pastor Of the
Fourth Street NJ. f. Church, was sought
out next by the reporter. Mr.. MaSden
stated that he WAS unprepared TO give
an intelligent opinion on the work, as
he had not seen copy OF the revised
version.
evil you use it in ycur pulpit2'
"Well, that | can't say. | want to
examine it first. am very anxious 10
see copy, to ascertain whether any
doc;rinsl points have been affected by
| the revision
"Will you have to await the decision
of any official endorsement before You
can use it2"
"Oh, no. There is nothing | believe
| in the ordinances OF the Church that
| would require that. 1t will come with
the general use OF the revised version"
''Do you think it will be fayorably re
ceived by your church p
"That can't be determined as yet
The Bible, of course, is dear from Old
associations, and it will hardly be super
seeded al once. You can't force the re-
vised version on the people. Ii will
only come into general use by common
consent and lapse of time. The AMeyi-
can Bible Society will experience some
difficulty il they undertake to publish
the revised version, as many legIc;es
left to il mention that the King James
version is to be published and its charter
requires it. They may possibly yet
over that, however, by printing
the old revision with marginal notes and
references"
The reporter propoundcd other ques-
| tons relative to the changes effected by
the revision, but Mr.. Masien preferred
not TO express any opinion until he mad
made thorough examination for him
SELF
The reporter called at the residence OF
Rev. ID. A. Cunningham, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, and was
sorry to find that he was not at home.
To give the reader an idea of the
change made in the arrangement OF the
Gospels, we reproduce part OF st John,
kindly sent 10 the REGISTER by Messrs.
Stanton q Davenport. Ii is the only
copy in the city and has been examined
by many as a curiosity.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING To
ST. JOHN.