The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-06-07

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Opinion Of the Religious Press on
the New Version.
The revisers OF the New Testament
seem to have been guided by the spirit
OF true enlightenment, and their work
10 fairly before the Christian world
That there Was hungry and sweeping
demand for IL 10 proved by the fact that
the sale OF the work In England aud
America reached $4,000 copies in
one day, which is unprecedented in the
annals OF the book trade, The world
was eagerly waiting for it; its reception
10 abundant evidence OF the need, and
its Sufficient vindication as q source OF
the --latest knowledge on biblical matters.
A. food for the hungry AFTER intorma-
ZION Is l. SUCCESS. =. -
The religious papsra. shile they do
not exactly agree upon the necessity Of
or the bensals TO b derived from the
book, treat Il With kindness ,sod in O
general spirit Of coneilhtion, II not
thorough approval. The Chnstian Ad.
vocate thinks that the resistol vitl do
good BY calling special attention ts csr.!
tain passages whesein . eomparisoa Of
the old with the new will furnish The
preachers With arguments TO prove the
truth aud geuuinsness of the Scriptures.
Thstexts nay difer slightly. but the
truth b slill there 10 both. The A1so.
cate accepts the scholarship OF lhe new
version, and 10 iasis6ed that, the addi.
tional light OF ths studies OF lhrse hun.
dred years--sinee the King James ver-
sion~-tends 70 confirm rather than in.
validate The word. Ii is the Advocate .
opinion that The revision viii not super-
seds What it calls; the authorized seF-
Esion, md II tue Bibls sucietiss snd de-
nominations adopt it ct oil il will be
t'after long and hard dght and BY small
majorities."
Prot. Dwight. in the Independent, es.
says to prove that the new version is 6
vast improvement on the old. Prof
Thayer, OF Andover, also approves o.
the changes in h.ll page OF the psper
and the Independent's e editorial comments
are highly favorable to the work o
thirty.eight OF the best scholars il
Chrstendom. The thirty-eight by tel
years study and labor uere better com
petent to Judge Of the meanings OF th'
!. original texts than any other scholar Q
: critic can be after few hours prepare
ton. The Independent Is decidedly y
1.-The opinion that the revised version vii
superseds the old.
The Methodist takesI II for grantee
that the best has been done, that 10
best scholarship could do 10 make th
New Testament plain to the comprshen
9. sion of those who thirst for understand
Il ing Of it. 1t lis . palmer Bible, and nc
new Bible, the Methodist thinks, an
: says: "If our Arst jud guents ere sount
its merits will make il the standard vel
/ sion for rs and OR children" But th
g Methodist wants to wait until oil the I'D
verse critic sn comes in and dispose
8 Of before it makes positive prophecy
q The Chutchmsn does not like the re
. vised version, but presumes the work {
i 1.-THE revisers Is accurate. The pape
9 thinks that the archaic beauties of th
old version have been sacrificed to pee
: antries OF grammar, and it does not az
r prove Of tue expunging Of the doxolog
= from the Lords prayer, whether or NO
lit originally belonged there. The Churct
E man evidently does not set great stOr
. by authenticity and would rather no
}. have the old readings disturbed tha
t have the exact truth. The Baptis
. Weekly is displeased with the. work {
o the thirty eight scholars and doctor
: and disposes Of 1t by oserhauling
s Greek Testament, and pointing out
T word which in the critics opinion
a mistranslated 1t should be "dipped" 4
in the old, aud not "sprinkled'' as in II
: lue~. And the Baptist ought to kno
b all about that word so essential to tt
|. forms and ceremonies OF its church.
= The Christian At Work looks upon Il
u fret days sale Of the revised edition .
Q miracle in literature ald publicatio
r 1t proves the worlds want of the boo
and that fact should be all sufficient uni
y the version,
u The Christian Union gives its suppo
"a to the new version, because of its grea
le er accuracy and adherence to the trl
1t text by removing passages that we're il
N terpolated by the early copyists al
church fathers who assumed to write u
inspired scriptures. The new revisit
!. it thinks will spoil some old sermon
but will open the way to new and bett
!. ones and spur up thought and ires
|. studies Of the Bible.
"A The Christian Intslligencer looks u
' on the publication Of the new versit
as the most important event that b
~ happened in the world for two or thr
hundred years. It finds the chang
= many and marked and runs against the
= : with a feeling Of opposition, but b
= lieves that the scholars have done the
. work conscientiously and truly.
characterises The revision as the Ne
- Testament recast, speaking In new al
= J, unfamiliar tones snd words, bat say
= "The lntelligencer cheerfully accer
~ the book as the best New Testament {
earth to-day"
y The Evangelist calls IL "this ,newe
New Testament" and is foil Of gra
y tude to the revisers for giving the wor
the most correct aud literal transcri
Y yet OF "the mind Of Gods
The Jewish Messenger has . word
= say, too, although Il is not supposed
= be deeply interested in the quality
the work or It's mission ss a religio
book. The Messenger thinks che su
st stitution Of .'deliver us from the e,
9, one" Ia fhe new revision, for "deliv
b. rs from e7ll," In the old, cannot
q greatly relished by the minority
d Christian families, and will not prove
" welcome specimen OF the work of r
'oI vision. But the Messenger IecogniE
mi the fact that the great sale Of the re,
e. sion, exceeding that Of all the novels
e,tthe year, will be equally gratifying. :
* the clergy and the book publisher
et A nd fha nnerican Hehesr not;coe fI