The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-24

u w,,, he no easy task TO induce the aver
acc man to give up bis old version oil tue
| Vow Testament and accept the new version.
We are still engaged In the examination o.
the latter; and II does seem to US 10 We u
y,.s Improvement upon the former. we
ooo,e few opinions from New YORK:
| Henry Ward Beccher said to reporter
that he was 80 highly pleased WIN .ne mo 80,
~ the reyisers that he accepted near. q"
,h.,r densr,ures from the King james YER
sion and In fact had been using many OF tue
ch.nges himself for years. The substitution
30 AZ word 90 servant for "slave" a. the
,r.nsis,,on of .doulos (" he dissented from.
tlo was not one OF those Abolit,ooists VINO
thoupht slavery was not recognized 10 Tue
Scrintures. He thinks the revised DOCK
will he generally accepted. =,
! .seryantn Is not substituted for "slave."
| IL Is allowed to remain.
Rev. Or. TAYLOR, OF the Broadway Ia
beruacle, said that "with all the superhcia'
blemisbes the version Is a real improve
meu,. and will be great help to the uh'
derstanding Of the Scriptures among the
people,"
| Rev. DIR. RyLAYD, Of ST. Marks church,
sald that "the revision was necessary In or
der that the common people as well as the
learned might understand exactly on what
ground they stood"
| He laid down the true doctrine.
| "The text Is not a question OF taste, OF
like and dislike, but OF historic testimony.
| | expect to see the corrected version win its
way into the confidence and the respect VI
the English-speaking people,"
Rev. ALBERT SIMPSON, Presbyterian, SAID
"The first impression It makes is one OF
admiration for the transatoIs IN making so
few changes, and for preserving so perfectly
the very shirt and STYLE which separate the
Bjble from all other literature, and give IL
the majesty in its mein and dress so granny
becoming the divinity Within"
In Philadelphia Rev. JAMES MORROW, Me-
thodist, said
"It is the same New Testament. Not a
single doctrine Of faith is disturbed, not
even clouded or dimmed. IL is mol mouerh'
ized by recently.coined words. Inc COM
mon fibre of our grand old Biole runs
through welt and wool OF the revised New
Testament"
Rev. r. b. NELLY. Methodist, said:
"Tbis revision OF the New Testament
was the greatest literary event in 30 wears. .
"The revised book was the same OLD
Saxon New Testament we have always been
accustomed 10. All its Saxon style Is re-
tanned. While people may cling to the ola
hook. still when they want TO understand
difficult passage they will come 10 the
new"
Rev. WILLIAM G. ROMMGL. Presbyterian,
said:
GAN the great doctrinsl truths ale un-
touched. The result IS most happy III
establishing the fact that the New Tesla
ment is the word OF God. ! have alreadv
found light in the reversion, ana thlnK
tina; many who have not accessfo commen-
taries, when they come TO examine the new
edition, will find many 0b,cure passages
cleared up, and they will thank God that
the bard word is gone and new and
easilv.understood word is in its place. we
thank God for the revised New Testament
and commend it 10 your careful examina'
ton and Drayerful consideration"
PHILADELPHIA, May % In most OF the
Protestant churches here to-day the clergy
men referred to the revised New Testament.
Their views were in most cases strongly IN
favor OF it as a valuable work which would
throw light on many doubtful matters. In
one or two instances the work was con-
demned.