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theword servant for slave, used i4.King Jams,
veraion, as the translation Of doeeG Hes%ss
not 6ne of these absolutionists who beeyed
.c.s5tsd He sht1' tAe reTi''ea 20 very generally
: At Pbiladelphia, il most of the Protestant
churches clergymen referred to the revised
New Testament ! Their viewt in most cases arc
strongly ID favor pf it as valuable work, which
will throw light u pom many doubtful matters.
In ono or two instances the work was condemn
ed.
Rev. Henry G. Potter of Grace Church, Rev.
DR.. Morgan Dix, Rev. J. P. Newman of the
Central Methodist church, Rev. w. W. Bawdish
of the Methodist church, Rev. W. NJ. Danis,
Congregational church, DR.. Howard Crosby,
favored tho revision and thought it would 90
eventually adopted as the standard version
Rev. Edward W. Gilman of New York, one
Of the secretaries of the American Bible society,
said if, after trial the new version is approved
by public opinion Chr rfstan people, desire it
there was nothing in the way of:an amendment
10 their constitution to enable them to circulate
the book: Tho society is not in any way op-
posed to the now revision, and many of its men,
bers are interested in it. At present the soci-
ETY. is q locker on
Rev: Dr.. John J: Newman, DR.. Thomas Armi:
tage, Rev. DR.. T. W. Chambers of the Reformed
Dutch church, New York, were not satisfied
that benefits would accrue from, the revision.
In st. Paul, various clergymen were inter-
viewed with the following results:
Rev. MI. Breed Of the House of Hope. said, no
formality is required for introducing tho new
bible into the Presbyterian churches. When it
it is ready and sufficient number of copies
are received, 80 that there will be no confusion
or inconyenience, it will SO into general use in
the churches without any particular command
or authority.
ional church, WAS inclined to think the COM
mis- which haa nv0f7Nca6 fhia nav frauala
ton, has done it's work with such wisdom and
in such q careful, scholarly way, that the result
will be satisfactory to all branches of the
Christian church.
Rev. Mr. Gilbert, of Christ church (Episco-
paliBn), rounds his objection upon the faGt. that
the time fora revision has not come, new man
uscript are constantly being found which throw
more On less light ON the sacred book. This
being the case, he thinks the church should
wait till all information that can he had has
teen obtained This is his principal objection.
briefly stated: 1tsisnot probable that the new
Bible will be used iii the Episcopal churches
until its use las been artlloriz ID by q general
convention Of the churches
Rev. DR.. Thomas u St. paul's church (Epis-
copalianl std TIE setion of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church viii depend largely upon that of
revision, there would be little hope of it's adop-
ton here under the most fayorabla circumstanc-
es, no definite action can b6 taken before I $3.50.
The subject will probably be brought before
the uext general convention of the church, in
1852, as this is tho only body capable Of acting
upon it. A committee win> then be appointed
to consider the new revision and the propriety
of its adoption. This conimittce cannot report
until three years later, when the decision of the
church will be made: = = :. :.
Rev. L. G. Smith of the First Methodist
church, said that so far as he had studied the
new readings they met with his appreciation
and believed them to be in full sympathy with
the divine word, and the production of the
finest scholarship Of the nineteenth century.
He believed the work well done, and that in
two or three years the new Bible would replace
King James version in official use.
Rev Edward D. Neill, president Of Macales-
ter college, is pleased with the revision, because
it more faithfully reflects the Greek, than the
translation of the,days of James l. The more
it is examined, the more it will be approved,
and ultimately will be used in the pulpit:
Rev. DR.. Daniel Stewart, pastor of Park Av-
enue Presbyterian church, in Minneapolis, said
the new version was good one, better one
than the old, and one destined to supersede it
in time he thought entirely probable; but for
himself, he should probably adhere both in
pulpit and for his own reading to the old and
thought it would be a valuable aid to clergy
men and that every minister would have copy,
at least, on his study table, to which he would
! refer in cases where the meaning was obscure
or doubtful.
Rev. Dr. Beattie, pastor of Plymouth Consre-
gational church, Of Minneapolis, thought it
would be a valuable auxiliary to the library Of
| the biblical student, as it could not very well
help being, from the amount and extent of
learning and ability in the commission that had
| 80 long been at work, and assisted in their work
by the late and valuable discoveries of manu-
script and contemporary facts of biblical times.
| Its adoption by churches was entirely an op-
tional and individual matter, but it would prob
ably be another generation before tho new BIZ
be would supersede the old. even if it ever docs.
| Rev. John Wood, who is supplying tho pull
pit of Andrew Presbyterian church, in Minne-
apolis, did not think skepticism could derive
any comfort from the changes. The very fact
that the commission comprised nearly all shades
Of religious belief. and that no reading was
adopted without the almost unanimous consent
| Of the commission on both sides of the waller
| and, further, that the result Of all this is q
Bible substantially like the old and acceptable
to them all, would go very far towards con-
| vincing the skeptical Its publication at this
time and under these circumstances. and the
critical discussion likely to be awakened, would
revive the interests of the people at large i'll the
book, and was calculated to do great
| deal Of good.