Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-09

impossible 10 say whether the word
'helI' is expunged in every instance
where it occurs. and the members OF
the committee in this city refuse to
give any information on the subject,
but here are two cases in which 1t lS
stricken out, aud presumption appears
to be that the old hell OF our fathers
has been abolished By the Committee
on Revision.
The story of the Pool of Bethesda,
as told in John V. is materis lily chang
ed by taking from it that portion when
relates to the miraculous powers OF the
water of the pool In verse 3-ln
these Law a great multitude OF Impo-
tent folk. of blind, halt. withered
waiting for the moving of the water
the last seven words are stricken
out. and verse 4-'For an angel went
down at a certain season and troubled
the wattr; whpsoever theif iirst aiter
the troubling of the water stepped III
was made whole Of " hatsoever disease
he had is omitted altogether. Acts
XI AT And the Lord added to the
/ chrrch daily such a. should be saved,
is made TO -ead. And the Lord added
to them day by day those that were
being saved In Acts VIII, 81,
And Philip said, if thou beiIevest with
all thine heart thou mayest. And he
answered and said, | believed at Je-
sus Christ is the son OF God cninpris-
| ing the eunuch's protest. IN Of faith. IL
-pxpunged, as is also the expression,
| Let us not fight against God in Acts
XIII. 9. In Acts XVII. %, For
as passed by and btheld your devo-
tions / found an alter with the in-crlp-
ton: To the unknown God. Whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship. HIM
declare j unto you,' the latter part Il
made to read, To an unknown God
What, therefore, we worship in igno-
rance. that declare | unto you
In the tri i of Paul before Agrippa,
recorded in Acts XVI. some rather i'm
portant changes a-e made in verses "a
10 % inclusive, and the impression that
Agrippa was almost persuaded to be-
come a Christian by Paul's eloquence
is dispelled. The verses in the present
version are az follows: And as he thus
spake for himself Festus said. with a
loud voice: Paul. thou art beside thy
self: much learning doth make thee
mad But be said, am not mad, most
noble Festus, but speak forth the words
of truth and soberness. For the King
koweth Of these things, before whom
also / speak freely for am persuaded
that none Cf these things are hidden
from him; for this thing was not done
in corner. King Agrippa, belieyest
thou the prophets? know that thou
beIievcst. Then Agrippa said unto
Paul. almost thou persuadest me to he
Christian. And Paul said, | would
to God that not only thou. but also all
that hear RE this day were both al
| most and altogether such "a | am, ex-
cept these bonds In the revised ver-
sion thi- scere is described thus: And
a. he thus made his defense, Fe-tu7
saith with loud voice, Paul, thou art
mad thy much learning doth turn
thee To madness. But Paul saith.
am not mad. most excellent Fes;us
but speak forth word- Of truth and 70.
bcruess. For the King knoweth of
these things, unto whom ! also speak
freely; Tor ain persuaded that none of
these Wings il hidden from bin Tor
this hath not been done in a corner
King Agrippa, beliegest thou the pro-
phet~? | know that thou brlicvest.
And A Agrippa said unto Paul, with but
| little persuasion thou wouldst faln make
me a Christian And Paul said, l
would to God, that whether with lit
tie or with much, not thou only, but
also all that hear me this day, might
become such as | am, except these
bonds
The above examples Of the text OF
the revised New Testament, which have
been given to the public in advance OF
the meeting Of the Convocation OF Can
terbury, give a fair idea Of the cbarac-
ter and scope Of the ten years work
whirh has been Zone by the two COM
milfees in England and America. The
book will probably be published within
the next month, md it is said that a
cheap ten cent edition will be among
the first given to tb public But little
doubt is expressed Ivy any member OF
the committee that the Convocation
will approve and adopt the new version.
Whether other Churches than the
Church Of England will accept il is a
question TO be decided in the future
~. Y. Times.