The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-05-05

into heaven is mentioned are expunged
Would that effect the belief that Christ did 81
ascend?'
"a 1T would only make difference in re
gard to one thing, and that is the dogma tina
Christ's physical body went into heayen-ent
l heard it said only twenty-four hours ago
that He went up in His own earthly body
which was glorised in heaven. That is {
peace of poetry, but as to scientific facts il
without foundation.
%. 1T is also expected that the passage il
Romans j. II, wherein ST. Paul says that he
is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ fol
therein is "the" righteousness of God revealed
will be changed to read "a" righteousness O
Goodwill not that affect the idea that Christ
represents the Righteousness of God, and make
| 1t appear that He represented only quality
or some Characteristic of God, as any man
might be said to do?
"A. I can not talk about these things, fol-
do not know yet what has been changed or
left out positively. There are undoubtedly a
| good many things in the New Testament
that might be changed, or word might
be dropped without altering the sense. For
instance, there should be expunged that intru-
sive explanation that certain angel went down
at certain hours and troubled the waters in the
pool OF Bethesda; of course, that ought to GO
But as to the woman taken in adultery-they
| say that is to be thrown out of the new hook
! If It is, viii paste it in the back OF mine 1t
| is one of the most characteristic stories in the
| life of Christ"
! And so it will be with others. They will
want to paste the expunged passages into
their books, and the fiery old fellows who be-
| lieve in material place of punishment for the
| wicked where the smoke of the torment as
eendeth forever, will be almost certain to an
nOtafQ the yvhprn UH adnc' ic cubcfi-
| tuted for "helr' with marginal references to
| the word which conveys the more vivid idea
OF the kind OF place it is to the popular imagin
alton. Touching this, however the Rey. DR.
Storrs of Brooklyn, a Methodist parson
makes suggestion that will be comforting to
| those who fear that hell is, so to speak, going
out of fashion. He said, in an interview, that
the substitution of blades for "helr' was prac
tically immaterial, and ADDED:
"'While there is common acceptance of
the idea of place of future punishment OF the
wicked as expressed by the word "hell," the
New Testament seldom or never uses it in that
sense The word used is ''Hades," the grave,
the place of the dead. The idea of "helP' as
place of future punishment is not based on its
use in the New Testament
g. Whence is that idea then derived?'
"A. From some such passages as this:
"Who shall be punished with everlasting de-
struc;ion from the presence of the Lord, from
the glory of His power" "These shall go
away into everlasting punishment" It is the
same with the work "baptize," which had no
religious significance until it was acquired
through the ordinances of the Christian
Church."
The new version will appear about the mid
die Of May in variety OF editions suited to all
persons, from 15-cent pocket Testament up
to an edition costing as many dollars. While
waiting impatiently for its appearance, per-
haps we can not better crafty our readers
thai by appending few texts for comparison.
We are assured they contain the most mpor-
tant changes. Here they are:
REVISED VERSION. KING JAMES VERSION
Matthew xix IL Matthew xix IT,
Why askest thou mel Why callest thou me
concerning that which good? There is none
is good? One there isIgood but one, that as,
who is good; but ifiGod; but if thou wilt
thou wOuldst enter in enter into life, keep
to life, keep the COM the commandments
mandments.
Mark viii: 36-37.- Mark viii 36-37-
For what doth it profit For what shall it profit
q man, to gain the|a man, if he shall gain
whole world and for the whole world, and
felt his life? For what lose his whole soul
should man give in Or what shall a man
exchange for his life? lgive in exchange for
his soul?
Luke K: 15-16-And Luke X: 15-16-And
thou, Capernaum, shaltlt h GU, Capernaum
thou be exalted unto which art exalted to
heaven? thou shalt bel heaven, shall be thrust
brought down unto down to hell. He that
Hades. He that hear heareth you heareth
eth you heareth me ;|me; and he that de-
and he that rejecteth| spiseth you despiseth
you rejecteth me; and me; and he that de-
he that rejecteth me|spiseth me despiseth
rejecteth Him that sent Him that sent me.
me.
Luke xvi: S-9.-For Luke xvi S-9-For
the sons of this worldlthe children of this
are for their own gen world are in their gen.
Grafton wiser than federation wiser than the
sons of light And children of light. And
say unto you, Make to| say unto you, Make to
yourselves friends byIyourselves friends of
means Of the mammonl the mammon of I'M
of u n ri g b eousness righteousness that,
that, when it shall fail, when We fail, they may
they may receive youlrecelve you into ever
into the eternal taber- lasting habitations.
nacles.
Luke xvi: 23-And| Luke xvi: 23-And
in Hades he lifted upln hell he lifted up his
his eyes, being in tor leyes,b being in torments
mentS
Acts ii: 47-And the Acts ii: 47-And
Lord added to them tina Lord added to the
day by day those that church daily such as
were being saved. should be saved
Acts xviii: 23.-Tol Acts xviii: 23-To
an Unknown God the Unknown God
What therefore ye wor- Whom therefore We
ship in ignorance, thislignorantly worship,
declare unto you. him declare I unto
you.
Acts XVI: 24-29-l Acts xiv: "a 30
And as he thus made And as he thus spake
his defense Festus for himself, Festus
saith with loud voice said with loud voice,
Paul. thou art mad ); Paul. thou art beside
thy much learning doth myself; much learn
turn thee to madness ing doth make thee
But Paul saith, | am mad. But he said, |
not mad most excel am not mad, most no.
lent Festus; but speak BILE Festus; but speak
forth words Of truth forth the words of
and sOberness. For truth and soberness.
the king knoweth OF For the king knoweth
tn csc things, untoo these things, before
whom also speak whom also | speak
freely; for am per- freely; for I am per
suaded that none OF suaded that none of
these things is hidden these things are hid
from him; for this hath den from him; for this
not been done IN cor thing was not done in
ncr. King Agrlppa,Ia corner. King
believest thou the pro- Agrippa, believest thou
phets9 I know that the prophets! know
thou belicvest. And that thou belevest.
Aerippa sad unto Paul Then Agrippa said
With but little persua- unto Paul, Almost thou
sion thou wouldst lain persuadest me to be n
make me Christian. Christian. And Paul
And Paul said, / would said, l would to God
to God, that whether|that not only thou,
with little or with but also all that hear
much, not thou only, me this dav, We're both
but also all that hearIalmost, and altogether
me this day. might be- such as / am, except
come such as | am, ex- these bonds.
cept these.
| T. Corinthians xvi: |. Corinthians xvi:
| %. Ifany man loveth 22.-F any man love
not the Lord let him not the Lord Jesus
be anathema MARIANA Christ, let him be ana
tina. thema maranatha.
II. Corinthians L. 49, H. Corinthians l. 49,
| 19-20-But as God is 19-20.-But as God as
| faithful, our word to- true, our word toward
| ward you is not yea you was not yea and
and nay. For the Son nay For the Son of
of God. Jesus Christ. God, Jesus Christ,who
who was preach ed was preached among
among you by us eoen you by us, euen by me
| by me and Silvanus and silyanus and Tim
and Timothy, was not otheus, was not yea
yea and nay, but in and nay, but in Him
! Him is yea. For how was yea For all the
many soever be the promises of God in
promises of God. in Him are yea, and in
| Him is the yea; where Him Amen, unto the
| fore also through him glory OF God by u.s.
| is the Amen, unto the
| Il r.