New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
NrIr TESTAMENT CHANGES.

one OF the most important changes Iud"c ny
the Revised New Testament is the omission OF
what is called the doxology from the Lords
Prayer in Matthews Gospel" for Thine Is the
kingdom and the power and the glory for
"cvcr Amen" These words are an interpo-
lation found on the margin of the text in some
of the early manuscripts, and not found at all
i'm the oldest ones. Its origin can be traced
back to remote Aryan sources and 1t can Nc
found almost literally in one of the hymns OF
the Zcnd Avcsta 10 which some students OF
lrIuic literature give an antiquity as great a.
1000 years before Christ, and which Is IN
disputably older than the time of Cyrus
and the cunciform Inscriptions (about so
3. c. I'm this hymn, addressed to Ahura-
NayGa, the Creator and Good Principle,
occurs the following passage: To Him be-
long, the Kingdom, the might and the power
l., dcutly this doNology or ascrption is one
Of 'lc earliest oNprc>slons of worship adopted
b, The Ar,an mind. rs omission from the
Lrri's Prayer will not hr generally wclcomrd,
rar II ulgur+tionahly forms an impressive and
beautiful climax; huf ~ tArrc i ROW no rca-
-nr COR >srrD ..u. IL was 10 the original Gospel
thc Christian world must give il mp. Biblical
luiai~ are al a.!-rl tint lao claim for i'll
.p.il.on can br mad. for it.
Aaotlrr chrurr which viii be even less
%. li', accepted l,cau.c il rests upon the m"ln-
.u.ot a word and pot upon % question Of anth"n-
ti,'s roa. fl'ly determined. Is t!at Of substitute
iu, love, foi clnutv in the !.irrcuth chapter
oi !. Cori4t'ilu-. 81. pauls praise Of char
il, ~ the chief of Christian virtues, in The
beautiful chatter which is probably more firmly
in.l.dd,d in Christian thought than any por-
tion of the Bible excerpt tn" sermon on the
Nnaut. now becomes the praise of love. II
mist be- admitted. however, that the aricu-
,ncnt in favor of this alteration i strong
one. The Greek word rendered charity in
kim James, version does not mean aims
r;,iu,. nor merely tolerant, kindly frame Of
niud toward the wcaknrs-c, and faults Of
otl.rS As the word charity signifies in the
En.lish of the present day, but something
mach broader. deeper and moro actiNe-the
love of the soul for God and humanity. The
inrllircncy and liability to miscOnccpton OF
the word charity in the chapter in question
have long been recognized by Biblical schOl-
nrs Trench saws: Love and charity are
"n.cd i'm orr authorized version of the
"Ncw Testament promiscuou>ly and out
"of the sense of their equivalence are
"madc % represent one and the same Greek
"wor,l; but in modern use charity has come
"almo,t exclusively to signify one particular
manifestation Of loyc-the supply of the
"body need, of others-lovc continuing to ex-
"prcss the affections of the soul" The Re-
vision Committee cannot therefore, be charged
with making novel rendering in this Instance.
The change they propose has long been an
tripltrd and approved by scholars.
The almost entire absence IN tn" Revision Of
chance, having possible doctrnal significance
viii hr much commented upon. The cNplana-
zion VII ice found. ho doIht, in the fact ,lat
me-. of the important Protestant srrtS we're
r.pr,-rl,t,d upon the Committee and that a
considerable majority wa, required i0 max" a
,l,,u.,,. i'm the face of a contest. Perhaps
tbl. vas ais, a f,,!iu, Of courtesy which
caused th. uuirr.iy 90 refrain from P"''.n
.,l,.,.,tinr~ which m.I.t hI'r >o""' "ft ola
,lc rc.ullr d,ct'ipc. of any IF ;i dcnoni-
u,,inn, l.,Aiu- u.,i h,r>hip in The 'oArd. AZ
N .y,rt,. th.r. f. % notable ah>'Ic' of Scc'1-
ri,r f.r,iu. ia On" criticisms tina, far made
uu"r thc rrV tent.
Tia. ap,,.,n - ol tlr nov t..r '.''ru. il
r,or.o.- ..lr the discussion c, lis merits,
1.d t.,, publication hy the NJ. .'i.'r' Of tAr
h..u.y o. r.'s manuscripts AIT VERSIONS, y.
mo- IL. ia arouse = ji.',, in t'r Go- O..
narrative, and tuc o.. JOB .. e., -p:~t. 10y
which the ch.icA m-y .,pr,t 10 profit in
IN. W., of fuller pew aul Increased member
/ shin. Mach viii drprud. however, on the
Ji,'...,i,n mi, fresh ir',rc~l takes, whether i.
prove, to b u.'crcnt or Only critical and arSn-
,u,s,ilti,c. Possibly We are on the eve OF a
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