The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-06-23
The Revision

DR.. A ". Miller writes IN the
Charlotte Democrat.
Now the Revision Of 1881 is open
to these objections:
/ It's not merely 3 now transla-
ton Of a revised Geek text. Here
is palpatle departure from the
above avowed purpose Besides, The
the time has not GENE 70 sit in judg
ment upon the various versions, for,
as Bishop Elliott observes, we still
lack a full knowledge Of The ancient
versions An ancient MS has lately
been discovered which agrees more
with MSS later than the Sinaiic and
The Vatican, than it does With them.
3. This Revision is The work Of q
British committee eaci0siy,ly, he
majority Of whom belong TO lhe
Church Of England The Amcican
c mmit,ee suggest ard Chat is all.
Ihry have no vote They determine
nothing Vhas ne 3 y..!oais 'pi a
local affair not general lin, snail
Part Of Chhs ctd ~ is itir sen,Ci
Ia il, AMI Set ~ Cails.,Ldom is
expected TO adopt Il.
B. Many Of The amendments thai
are improvements, were anticipated
by an Intelligent laity, and others
either have been, or could be, COM
municated to them by their pastors.
Some amendments are thus, { so far
as this class are coDcerned), unnee-
essary, slme are frivolous, some are
infelicitous and some give doelrin-
ally, "uncertainly sound" The old
saying is applicable to this revision :
"Nhat is good in it is not new, and
what is new is not good" Its de-
merits outweigh its merits The loss
inflicted exceeds the acquired gain
4. The Old English OF our YER
sion-the noblest Classic Of the
English tongue-linking together the
literature Of centuries, The charm Ct
every scholar, has been wantonly sac
rihced A modernizcd Shakespeare
would be an outrage not so great
Texts treasured up in the popular
heart, and enriched beyond desclip-
ton by tender, touching. sacred asso
Citations Of hundreds Of years have
been rudely selged, tortured and cru
Gifted into accord with the frivolous
coneeits Of a pedantie and bombasiic
criticism. Even the Lords PRAYER.
which the little child learns to lisp ai
its mothers knee, has not been spared
The diction Of the English Bible, with
its simplicity, its dignity, It's power,
its happy turns of expression, its
general accuracy, the music of its
cadences, and the felicities Of its
rythm, is the consecrated diction Of
devotion and religious instruction for
ell denominations Of English speak
ing Christians. Gods greatest Gin to
the many millions OF Britain and
America. 1T lives on the car like
music that can never be forgotten.
like the sounds church bells, which
the convert handy knows how to
forego, and its felici,ies often seems
to bealmosl things rather than words
Il is part Of the national mind and
the anchor Of national seriousness.
The memory Of the dead passes into
it The potent traditions of child
hood are sterColyped in it sverses
The power Of al the griefs and trials
Of mans life are hid beneath its
words. II is The representative ofits
best moments, and al that there has
been about him Of soft, and gentle.
and pure, and penitent, anS good,
speaks to him forever out Of his
his Protestant Bible. It's his sacred
thing, which doubt has never dimmed
and controversy never soiled" This
Incompatible and unapproaehabls
version presents the ''mosaic Of an
exquisite combination OF all that Is
sweetest TO the ear, clearest 10 the
mind, most touching to the heart, and
most direct 10 IFS appeal 20 the con
science = We do not wonder at the
following news that comes from Emo
land The Revised New Testament
has been received with an almost
chorus Of disapproval I
The public are astonished at the /
number and character Of The changes /
The Bishop Of Gloucester announced +
that in the Gospels the changes aver /
age nine to each five verses. bnd 10
the Epistles three changes to each
verse Il is understood that an act +
81 Parliament is required to enforce
the use Of the new version bv Che
Established Church, and that the
Government have no intention ofl
such an act
The Grand Old Tree, which shelter.
"a generation after generation. who
nave Ted and Toasted upon lie fruit
md been healed hy lis leaves. is
'ecklesslY clipped, anil MANNED and
stripped 81 its iuxurian foliage. amid /
he ouleries Of thousands OF hleadino
ieafisi aIF0odmaa spaiT rnAr
HREE Z"
B. Whatever measures Of excel
ence the Revision possesses, were I'll
augmented a lhoueandfold, Il you'll.
nevertheless, merit instant and uni-
'efsal rejection, II single text
given hy inspiration 81 COL were
acking in Is Sush q text. to mon
ion no q r. Is ! Jotnv. The
'Hlk Of authority Is, indeed ayaiastit
lui the relght Of authority Is Il ia
aq0r Wefe there no other ressa,, i
ut this one, this ono would - snf
eien. with %, Tor Instantly reiecfino
version which, we are pefenaasj
aa "laken away from Tie words MI
be Book Of this prophecy p sostb
geslern Presbyterian