, 1881-04-10
THE REVISED TESTAMENT.

THE 1.E 1SEJ 1 l4o L II IL t1-S ~
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH DE-
I'I1lI.IP SCllAFF.
Ne.c lIurl. Ere1i,t9 Post
Iast week the New York Ubstrrfr prln:c1 Il
letter from the ttcv. Dr. Angus, oneof the BRITISH
7cylscl.s Of the New Testament, i'll which s's.ts5
that "r:e revised version was scnt over 10
America in its final torin- and the American
brethren sent bacS in retI-na list of passages
In which they record their preferences tor o1her
rcuucrili,;s than those adopted by the E1lsifs1l
company. These, it is understood. will lc ioun'l
ut the end Of the lurEe edition Of the Revised
New Testament, to be ISSUED by the University
.urrsscs" This letter hlS been considered by
some American newspapers rs indicating that
the American Committee Of Revision had been
used simply ''as butl-tail 10 tho British k1tcs
US one journal phrases it, ana it Is asserted III
some quarters that il the revised version comes
over here with the work of American scholars
pinned on In foos-nute Or npPctad'S 1asIloh
America will haye nothing to do with 1t.
An Ereniny Post reporter called upon the Hev'
nr. Philip Schnn yesterday with reference to tho
natter AIR. Angus Is perfectly correct in
what he s1ys," said Dr. Schuti, ''b,1t wrong in
fcrcuces have been drawn from his statement ut
the facts iii the case. One might suppose that
Ill the American suggestions hnd been rejected
u II whole and addeu to the Testament us II con"
ccssion to our feelings. Such Is not the Case
first. tho Amcrcun and English Committees.
workin. separately, made Il list OF the changes
which ttlt.y thought advisable. pom comparing
This LIST it. WIS found that 20 per ccat ot tho
changes proposed were suggested by both COM
tnittccs. Uf the remainder ot tue suEgcst1ohs
proposed DS tho American Committee anu hot
adopted tier IL consideration ut o.lr arguments
III their support The changes Whica We suE-
gc>rcd aud which the English Committee r.
i1se.l 10 sanction. related chiefly to archaic eS-
pr,.ssions which desired to replace hy snutfern
forms. The English Committee objected; how
EVER, upon the ground that Il was essen1'al
rs possible in order that the new Bible might
read rs nour us possible like tue Old We agreed
with Them, bat nevertheless tnollght that+ es-
peci.liy In this country. nocrt fnr''is OF speech
Understood by every one. were desirable. The
I;.,rljsh have. ot course, replaced great many
! .,,sulcte words. but they have not III our "pia-
ion xtiie far cnnlIgl. For Instance. they reclaim
The pcnusa rs tilt. price vi the day work in the
paritlc Ut the vine;Ers. which to tne @ aiieau
afJ u,a11 Seems like al,surIity- Tie acftlul
y,,nc OF the penny III Biblical days WIS about
lG CENTS. aud we are in fnvor Of Indicating this
Hut 1lr English rcViscrs objected.
| AS we Arr i'll SOME sense responsible TO the
American people for the Accuitcy ana vaiuc III
our work We Insisted !s matter ut right to our
selves thai uIr suggestions shoull be !nct'F-
nnra1cu in the American edition uf the TcstA-
men, issued from The Oxford presses. The up
prudN will not lie a long one, perhaps not ''1ure
than Il dozen pages. and Americans t1!:ty choose
for themselves between the two texts.
..Do sou Apprchcnd," asked the reporter,
'.,n,lch criticism Of weIgh1y character when the
new f3Ib!t. :tppe;lrS:
| .Culuubte,ily. Ignorance is always anxious
IN make itself beard. The present Hibie t5 re-
! rs.r,!c1 lis sacred down to tho last period br
1n3uy .yO,ni people, ind the army vi enthusiasts
| whose Knowledge is not tn be compared with
their zeal Will rise up i'll nrus. The c!l'l''Ees are
So many tllGt scarcely verse In the New Iesta-
| tncnt remains unnltercd. In many instances.
huwcycr, the alterations concern punctuai1olls
ai,d minor words Of course Aily alteration wilt
arouse criticism, but think that we ctA hn'a
our own, u1ld we nrc prepared to do hattie Ter
what VIC have Go,1c and sanctioned. We have
worked between twn fires, tho RADICALS wanting
far more sweeping changes than W. Wolilu satc-
ton, and tho other party rolling their eyes III
| horror when IL co1nlna was trlusposed or small
letter Replaced by Il capitnl- Ihe controversy
| will probably go on for Il few years. At the end
or i've ycnr<. ut the latest. l. expect TO sue the
new version ncceptcd by "l ot the most h:r
| haustivc work HOW in prenarltlon III Englanu
will give a account Of th4 debates or tho cotil-
uittces and the arguments which were put Tor
| chunucs adopted rs we'll us Information con-
! ccrniug changes suggested by different revtsers
/ und not adopted"
| The New Testament will he sold in England.
| Scotland, Ireland, Australia, and the nteu ~
States on tho 2slh Of next Nay. The stories that
| large numbers of the books arc now III this
country under lock aud key are talse, the re-
| yi.ers ot,ly having received copies Only suit
scribers will receive copies Ut nrst, anu tug prce
| within forty eight hours of the appearance Of
! rho English copies upon the market reprints
| will appear from six New York publishers, the
price ut some Of the editions to be us low us
| IL cents.
PRESBT TERRAIN SEMINARY.
| ANNUAL MEETING of TILE BOARD OF
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