Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-27
The New ycrl Clergy CO the Revised New
Testament.

Nearly all the leading clorgymen Outside
those of the Protestant Episcopal church, in
New York devoted their sermons, last Sun
day, TO consideration of the revised New
Testament and, as was 10 he expected, a
great variety of views was developed. The
general sentiment, however, seemed TO he
very favorable to The work. Rev. DIR. vii
liam VI. Taylor thought that the new re-
vision is not without drawbacks, and he
believed that the text might have been I'M
proved if more Of the suggestions of the
American committee had been incorporated,
rather than rclcgated &c the appendix. DR..
Taylor regretted that the 1evisors had al
journed sine de. Ii might have been better
had they agreed to meet, say year or two
hence, and consider the criticism of their
work that will naturally arise. He added
that tie revision must be tested by use.
Side by side with the King James version ii
must hold its own or fall Millions Of CHRIS
ti;,ns were weighing it, and upon their vcr-
dict must. after all, depend the question Of
its permanent adoption.
Rev DR. j. o. Peck Of the Hanson Place
Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn.
preached on the Greatest Event of the
Great Cen,ury-Thc Revised Version Of the
New Testament" The revision was the
greatest event Of the century, lie said, be-
cause it demonstrated that there were no IA
tai errors in TIE Testament as we have had
it. Eighty men, learned and pious, had
spent ten years each IN studying the book,
and this aggregate Of eight hundred years Of
labor in looking for defects had proved that
there was No false doctrine in tie Testament
no fatal error. \ Univcrsaiist clergyman,
Rev. :. A. Gardner, said that the revision is
in the direction Of more liberal thought, and
he considered il great improvement on the
King James version. lie thought the rcvis-
ers had unconsciuusly favored the views of
the UniyCrsai-ts. The word "accursed" is
now made 'anathema" or separated" and
there are many such words modified or toned
down. Mr.. Gardner also said that the
doctrine OF the Trinity is shaken for tia,
passage in Joha about the three bearing wit
ness in Heaven is left out of the revised Tcs
lament entirely; and miracles had to suffer,
too in the new version, for the word is trans
lated signs" or wonders"
Rev Dr. H. G. Potter of Grace CEpsco-
pal church said in the course of his scr
mon: When the King James version WA
issued ii met with the same opposition thai
this new version encounters That version
was really never formally authorized. l.
simply made It's own way and by its internal
character gained Il vital authority pre-
dict il vii! be so now with this later Victoria
version. The churches may be slow To-
adopt it, but il will be adopted in the closet
and in the home, and thence ii will make lis
way into the house Of God. Every differ
ence lclwocn the new and the old has been
gain" The Rev. DIR. G. $. Robinson Of the
Presbyterian Memorial church said that his
sincere desire had been that he should not 20
down 10 his grave without seeing this work,
which he considered the greatest gift God
had given to the church during the present
ace. All honor aud praise were due TO the
men who had given their ripe scholarship
and their time without compensation to the
achievement f this great work. lie thought
that the preface 10 the new revised Tesla
mcnt was the iucst production in English
literature.
Rev. Dr. Richard 8 Storrs, IN The Church
Of The Pilgrims, Brooklyn, spoke Of the cx-
taoriinnry sales Of the revised New Tesla
mcut AS indicating that it was still book
close 10 tie hearts OF the English speaking
people. Rev. Arthur Crosby, nephew Of
Hr. lIowa'd Crosby, in his service in the
Sec nj Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn read
thr Scripture lesson from the old version and
the Row, showing the changes that had been
made. Dr Crosby said hat he had no Il Du t
the revised edition would he adopted. The
/ changes. he thuughl, WIRE moi important
/ enough to imrrtss any one but theological
student E.y. Dr. Noah hunt Schcnck of
ST AIMS Protestant Episcopal Church,
b brooklyn, madc oNl,udcd reference to the
/ revision, the effect Of which, considered in d
/ religious point 81 view, would BE-. lac thought,
most beneficial. But il would require a long
/ time ten or fifteen years at least before
/ linA Judgment could be- pronounced upon
+ the merits Of ;hc new text rs compared with
+ the old. I;cv. edward Everett Hale, who