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these alone he thought the New Tests
ment might have been written almost

large portion of the work OF tho
American Committee the result appears
to have been received more favorably
in this country than in England. The
work of the daily press has been chiefly
confined to the publication of specl-
mems from the Revised Testament.
Few communications from Biblical
scholars have appeared, and these. OF
course, the result of brief examination.
On Sunday last the new book was made
tho theme of pulpit discussion in many
churches, but not so generally as was
expected. ~. Ill, -. ,a
Rev. DIR. Taylor, of the Broadway
Tabernacle Congregational. spoke in
appreciation of important omissions in
the text, notably those in John ): 4, and
John 81. and of the substitution OF
modern for obsolete English words. and
added: 1.-THE revised edition, how
ever, would have been better If tho
suggestions of the American Committee
had been adopted. The brethren ON
this side of the water have done moro
than appears on the surface. The
appendix shows that they more than
hold their own with the British Com
mittee in scholarship, and ultimately
their suggestions may find their way
into the text. Whoever neglects to
read the appendix will neglect some Of
the more important things, critically
considered. in the book. There is some
preference shown in the Revised edi-
ton for literal translation of the Greek
idioms to idiomatic expressions. The
words in the Lords Payer, Thy will
be done on earth as it is in Heaven
would have better remained unchang-
ed. as nothing Of the sense is lost in the
authorized version. To large extent
the Tyndalic flavor of the English ver-
sion has been preserved, but the Greek
has been given preference to the En-.
glish idiom where the latter would per.
fectly represent the meaning" " 49,
Rev. DIR. Potter, of Grace Church
(EpiscopaD, said: "Since the King
James version was made, new manu-.
scripts have come to light and we have
mastered the Greek grammar We
have procured the type of scholarship
most necessary for the work--thaa
scholarship which is at once reverent
and profound. The work has been
completed, happily and successfully.
It's history has been like that of the
King James version. itwas hard to
contend with ecclesiastical opposition
and ignorant criticism. And l venture
to predict that its fate in the future will
also be parallel to that of. the King
James version. That was never. ,au-
thorized, but it gained its authority by
use among the people. Our own COM
munion will be slow to adopt the New
Version, but it will find its way into the
closet, and from there the pressure will
be felt" o'y. .,' .."''.' ~ =. 5.--'
Rev. R. D. Hitchcock, D. d. Presi-
dent of Union Theological Seminary
(Presbyterian), is reported as saying Of
the revision that it is 3 work that will
evoke great deal Of adverse criticism
as we'll as favorable comment. It is not
in every respect what the scholarship
Of the country might expect, but It Is
the best the committee could do, all
things considered. In ten years time,
when the best critical scholarship Of
the day shall have had time to express
an opinion on the work, the revision
should again be revised by the same
committee or by another equally as
Rev. Dr. Armitag g (Baptist) said
Tho Revision Committee have changed
propositions and lenses without any
apparent rule, and they adopted those
changes, not. on the. basis of scholar
ship, but BY majority or two-thirds
votes, so that second or third-rate schol-
ars could outvote men whose scholar,
ship eahnot be discounted anywhere,
who IN themselves are authorities 81
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