The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-26

(, Church--men who have been IN harmony
with each other tn their views on this CUES.
ton. He concIuded By sgain insisting tnat
the deacon Is On ofIcer OF The General
Church, and the sphere Of the deacon Is CO.
extensive with bis functions.
| An effort was now made to get vote OF
the amendment proposed by DIR. Martin
viz. 10 abolish the Office. Of educational
secretary but the body by vote OF 90
ayes 10 Ga noes decided to go on with the
discussion. t
JupICIOUs CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM.
DIR. Adger next addressed the body III
advocacy OF more liberal expenditure Tor
the various officers and more conservative
spirit, going into the details OF the work,
and claiming that as the Church Is not
poor Church 1t could afford to be very llbe-
raj i'm its operations. He wanted, how
ever, TO avoid Capitalization on the one
hand and disntegration on the other, and
bv judcious changes improve the general
system.
THE sECRETARY'S VIEWS.
DIR. j. l.. Wilson, clerk Of the Assembly.
was the next speaker, and advocated the
present system, announcing, when ne De2nn
his remarks, that he was the father OF the
plan which il seemed had worked success
fully I'd TO this Tine. During the past FOUR
teen years the system had been so success
fully carried on that the number OF churches
has been doubled, and that the Church bad
prospeTed greatly until The past few years,
w be n the original plans were departed from'
He went on TO give a history OF the educa-
ton fund scheme, referring to it as COM
mon brotherhood in which there lay great
strength. He concluded by opposing the
abolition Of the Office OF educational Sec
rotary.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Rev. ID. O. Davies, OF Kentucky, spoke
in opposition TO the idea OF connecting the
question OF the diaconate with the subject
under consideration; that the subject'mat-
ter under consideration is simply aquestlon
of administration, and not OF doctrine.
Rev. Mr.. MulIally, OF Vii gina. remarked
that the name OF DR.. Thornwell had been
brought in here to support the report OF the
minority: but the speaker was inclined TO
the opinion that il that venerable ana GOOD
man were here to-day he would not give
countenance to single change in the syS-
fem. Sometimes it has occurred that DR..
rholnwelra followers have gone beyond
the views of their master. The speaker was
opposed to any change.
REV. DIR. sCHAFF AND THE BIBLE REVISION.
At this hour, L. NJ, the venerable rev
DR.. Schaff, OF New York 10y previous lnvi-
tation of the body) chairman OF The Com
mittee on the Revision Of the Bible. adj
dressed the body on the subject OF the re-
vision. He read private letter from tDe
New York HeraH, in which number OF
questions were asked him in relation 10 the
revision. and which highly amused the As
sembly.
He then went on to say that in the last
few DAYS the New Testament has been read
bv millions Of people in this country and
abroad. Truly the Church is moving. and
there Will be more Bible-rcading in the next
few months than ever before. In London,
he said, 100000 copies were sold on the
third day OF publication, and he he'd been
told that in New York 400 900 copies had
been ordered in advance of publication
from various parts OF the United States.
He went on 10 say that it was no new YER
sion Of the Bible. but merely revision,
which had, in his judgment, been brought
by the revision nearer to the original Greek
text. The changes which will be found In
the book are-first, in relation to text;
and, secondly, as to translation. There l.
not a single change which affects any doc
trine OF the Holy Church, but they are
merely such changes As make the text purer
and more forcible.
As to translation, the errors which crep'
in have been corrected, and we now have
the correct translation. The many differ
ences in the teDses which have so often
confounded in the English Bible have been
corrected and row conform to the original
Greek Bible. He also. referred TO the fact
that names in the English version have so
often been confounded, or the reader led
to suppose that the names were different.
He cited the names Of Elias for Elijah, IS
saeis and Isaiah, Miriam and Marian. dc.
lie urged the members Of the Assembly TO
procure the revised edition and acqulint
themselves with the changes made.
The old Testament Committee. Or.
Schaff said, would be in session in New
York next week. and the New Testament
being much larger, it will he TWO years be-
fore the work Is completed.
EFT CErERA.
On motion OF Or. Adger the thanks OF
the Assembly were rendered DR.. Schafi Tor
his address.
Rev. Or. Palmer announced that on
Wednesday night AT o'clock the report %
the Committee on Home Missions would be
presented, and addresses made by DR.. Hoge
and others.
An invitation to visit the Deaf, Dumb,
! and Blind Institution was received and ac-
copied and thanks returned therefor.
After various announcements, the usual
religious exercises. and prayer by Dr.
Schaff the body at , 7. VI. took recess until
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