The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-06-04
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49, ~ HNH tFNlhHFtNl ~ 1T Nl
been recently issued IN u feyia,
form II ibis excitement hna II
other effect, We think II quite M,
" 10 lead some people 10 read III
new book who would. dhrrwis,
never have done 49, We bay
long had our opinion on the sub
jcci, but have |abslaihed from an.
public expression Of Il until ~
could examine the work Of N,
eminent scholars and theolopian
who have given 50 much time an,
patient labor TO The undertaking.,
The Roman Catholics, We be.
Heve, have never submitted tbei,
edition Of the bible (or any part
OF ~ 10 a second revision They
mold that The antiquity of the book
constitutes one of It's strong atirac-
lions and influences. This has
always been our opinion Of the
holy book. We have seen a lew
ISL, but never 4 Roman Catholic
edition Of the bible. Weasked nm
esteemed lady friend for the loan
OF one, but she either did not have
one or did not care to loan it. We
would thank any friend for the
'o"h OF one for a few weeks, and
We will take occasion in advance
to say, that il is for no improper,
purpose Tor we always treat sa-
cred things sacredly.
We have not yet seen a com.
pete copy Of the new book, and
we must say that what svc hay>I
'ee" has not impressed MS fayora-
ply nor changed our preconceiyed
to any material extent. For
example, in Matthew (Christ's SER
mon on the mount) we find "Nor
earth, for it is the footstool of
his ieet.' The last three words
nero seem to us (making no pre- ,
ensions to scholarship or thcolog-
cal erudi'ion) to be either super
or to indicate that n "foo,-
TOOL is Intended to be used some :
'mcs as q pillow. Then again in !
XII chapter Of Revelations wei,
And there shall be no night :
0 more which literally means :,
according to the grammars well,
'udied) that there shall be noihme""
I" night for all grammars teach"
lat two negatives make an affirm. =
I'VE, In the eleventh verse of the y.
me chapter we find ole that is y
n.y. let him be made filthy still, -
he that is holy, let him be
ads holy STILL" which is dincrep, y
pm King James's translation in :,
AZ II l%nterpolatcs the two words. a.
which we have italicized. ~
Is decidedly mol an tabyoyc. -,
vi. These are small matters ~
! they attracted our attention at ~
fir,
see It stated that the reyi- wb
IN a SORT of way, apologize Je,
some of their changes by pam tho
ing somewhat to the views and M
jadices of scohers. When the ,ia,
&C. the holy word of God, begins of
lander to wickedness, whether linn
Ugh or low places, its influence fi,l
. The lives of men is gone, and ma,
lower to do good is at an end. The
forbid this should ever be pro,
until we can see and examine stan
look complete we cannot. or Nan,
se' undertake anything like a will
and fair criticism. We are.
have been, opposed to any.
: that nigh, dives, the bible oil
antiquity. ~spellineboots b,
S'a'e codes may. and ought goes
e revised as often as times as to
customs and laws change and G.r ?,
and a such revisions, but Tho The
Of God are immutablc. and seen
ne Changes them We ques. unfa'
The policy or wisdom-or an. the $
ty-of man In eb,nnn."u signs
'ampefing with the book IN his \
. they are recorded under at ",
'"n direction and by inspired get
We know 1t is a bold doub
% question the work--and sohe
'ihority for it-of such men dona
'se who have made this rc- come
bit We are ne, ono to he misc
'olded and led. We could Out h
!. to this willingly and cheer. m T :
rom osx, but that one i shaw
= = sheologian nor a man. and h
Hslt The full tex, Of the new earth
aad nay, Or may not, have endea
y Wy on The subject here Ger. ss,se g
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