, 1881-05-23

IhoFs NO&tAlfA1ANs
DR.. G. N. BoArdmnIl, Professor OF Theology
IN the Chicago Theological Seminary tCoa,
Ercgntionuil, LOCATED nenr Union Park, stated
Inst evening tllnt lto ind not examined tlle
revision Of tho New Testament closely
enough to Judge. Of tho value Of the
work, bnt lie Ind llo doubt that 1t
had hccn well donc rs tho men who
did it were good scholars. IIe consented to
give few Impressions which h1 had formed
frnn IL casnal glance Mt tho text In ycster-
day'a TH1ltuNE. Dr. 1}oardnlnn stated ti,at
lIo approyea ct tliei change IL thu famous
fho %or a hsc asnS,y sSsiated wS far
tho word "Gnarlty," rs tho former expressed
tho Greuk lca better thu, tl1e latter word.
rs ndnpto H Of ,s w9rM s+ "atles@ II piaeS
souia s, Tss b. tsasaea s7sS as Rsi ss ~ Is in
tic tic aaca' tia' Of '''iS he s'' isaG in ss',erai,
Without reference to tho H. @ elaraster Of
distinction il clear III tie ircek. Ile was Of
the tmpression! tint tho verbal changes. md
thenIterations III the language VERY tudtelnlts:
style, md to substitute modern phrases only
III tho ptnees Ot those that were obsolete.
THESE alterations wunltl enable tho people, 10
understand salns thugs better. but orn1nartIy
approved Of quoting the old prophets tn blnnk
yefse. Which was the form In Which thoY
originally npRcnred. -..
would prefer That tile verses should Ge r.
tailletl "a they were In tho accepted :KlnE
Janes version. for convenieneo mud OLD
a;ssoetatlons. i Is ,,,; ,W;e'l, l1weyerE, to
nyS tSy n "'ai,an iFsny S' II reeclt masslll tslllos s
Ut the t;fuuk Testament. rrobnLiy ediitlons
Ut tlae now version win ba published with
,yerses: llo also thought that It woull have
el,aoters, rs t eteehlel o,.o to catch readily
with the eye thu l,,es sought.
III rsxals! to tho s1,9gcstto'ls made by thu
American board OF ievlsors, tho reverend
tln appendix which c0ntalne.l them, but con-
A{llrratl 1t probable that MI American edition
wnnlll le published ~ which t'Iesn slKKes-
tionis would bs S,!hstitated a for t!e EnEIs
tins tlal cnnle ta lnako s0Ine cEanges, but
nut too many, probatly anu,igE Ind beeM
Mntls. The changes wl!l not lI.ye my effect
on se e| 70 ,Sa SGrsa !oS1r'en ",le, or ,s
ylsed Version Ut tho New Testament, DR..
1'oar,lnInn thought that 1t wnnlA cunle lnt0
llsu sluwly. NAny families would probably
ui'ircs@ @ @ssiicraly w"s'.l itss It !asils ot TT,
years, bIt It wnuli tnke Hfl1ln time tn FeplAce
the old ncrept.al Version, tn which IL Invested
T. Etent deal Df capitul. llofbrtnEe to tho New
Greek.
TIE n1:V. II. 4. HOLLAND.
/ Tho 1suv. II, a. Holland, Rector Of st.
| Jnmes' Church, Ind mt rea.l tho now ver-
sim whom Tho reporter saw hin last night.
Ito Ind rcatl PARTON Df Il, however, Alll
| knew III general wAy what changes had
bHe1 shatle. Tllose cl,nngus wUre III! tlos!r-
able, and most decidedly so.' bceauss thoy
broke down or did away with Mnlly
things which hasl secnlcd Inconsistent
II tile unnformod, ntttl which ha.t bncu nd
yancel rs pleaa for lMtluality, The nl1 tratls-
!ntlols was n n|n.lo W!sn fiytllxasion .tt,i l'nt
language US It llotts R.,w. It l,a.1 buen xnltl
that TIC revision would BE- dlsapprayctl Of BY
many .livl,lea who might discover tllat soma
lot !tlen ut lelra llail not been carried out III
tho revision, but tho. Indications wbre tllat
tho EeytsilM wnnll meet with universal ap-
prevail. III, Holland was qucstlnlted as ~
Thy sNl'stiiHtGt' St the !,r,StI;a MvE;i "loys"
IT, a',sMsts.. as'"':ts. tit vhsn h''Shas' to il1st a
heard Ut III ul,iectlan being undo tu tti =
eilangu lle sattl Il, himself, "S0nlo layInan
haa buel ta1npaEiaK with something he klsOws
Mnthlng nlnllt-wl!y. l0n't tila shoemaker
stick tsI lals iust y" The proper translation OF
the WORT was love. and no educated preacher
eyer called It chHtily. Perhaps tho onu
tho flct TINT 1t tt t,.l HtSscSs 81 nt!ctl music
bt sacrtfcttt for truth.
| TIE llEy. ARTHUR EDWAltIlS.
Tho lsey. Arthur Edwards, ID. D., editor
Of tho Northwestern Christian -4d,Mtxltc,
| Wag nnnthar rAuttp,uAn WIN had npt ran,l