New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-01
REVISING THE OLD TESTAMENT

HOW THE WORK Is BEING DONE.
PROGRESS MADE by THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
cOMMITTEEs-THE THIRD REVISION NOW GOING
FORWARD.
The work of revising the Old Testament is
being carried quietly that many people had partly
lost sight OF it until the reception given by Mr. Shepard
TO the members OF the New Testament Committee on
Thursday evening brought the unfinished and larger
part OF the Bible revision to mind In the afternoon
previous 70 the reception the annual meeting Of the two
committees was held at the Bible House, the Rev. Dr.
Philip schaf the chairman presiding The only business
transacted which OF general interest was the ap
pointm MT OF committee to prepare documentary
history Of the work Of revising the Bible far com
pleed by tho American Committees This history will
not be issued until the revision Of the Old Testament Is
completed IL will contain list OF all the subscribers
to the revision and copy will be presented to each OF
them. The engaged In the work Of revision receive
no compensation for their time and services Their
expenses which In the OF the members living at
distance are considerable partly paid by the sub
soIptons to the memorial edition OF the Old Testament
which Will be issued from the oxford Press the
revision Is completed This edition will be printed on
line tinted paper and bound in Levant Morocco. The
Testament was $40. The members of the Old Tesla
ment Committee the Rev. DR.. Green (Presbyt erlan
Ghaiiuihl OF Princeton Theological Seminary the Rev
Dr, Aiken same denomination and school; the Rev Dr.
C0nant (Baptistl, OF Brooklyn; the Rev. Dr. Osgood
tbaPtst of Rochester theological semnary tne rev
Dr. Day (COngregatOnall, OF Yale College the Rev Dr.
Mead lCongregationalj. OF Andover Theological semin-
Drew Theological Seminary; the Rev. DR.. Chambers, OF
the Collegiate Reformed Church; the Rev DE- DE witt
tkeiOIlnedl, of the New Brunswick Theological semi
nary; the Rev. Dr. Packard protestant Epseopall OF
the Alexandria IVA. Seminary the Roy DT Hare Hare
Protestant EpsoOpal), of the Philadelphia DIVINITY
School; and the Rev. DR. Krautch Qutheran) OF the
Pennsylvania University.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the last week
In each month number of studOus looking anu Tor the
room No. ~, Bible House; and there troin a. M 10
m the work OF perfectng the version 81 Tue Sctp
prematnTe Criticism NAV ann6T and hinder the work
Al each meeting the portion OF the BDle 10 De eNeu az
the next mecting-for example twenty OF the fsalsLs
given out and each reyiser peced to study 1t carefully
during the month. On coming together views arc eA
changed and the proposed alterations are adopted OF re
iected by vote The American Committee nave Deeh
at work the Old Testament since 1872 and the Eng
lish Committee since 1870. The whole text has been
twice. and the committee are now engaged Ill
the third and last revision, which viii probably DE COM
pleted in year. The English Committee, which are
about twice ~ numerous as tne AnGrcah' jncc'
monthly In Jerusalem Chapel, Westminster Abbey,
in which the international revision l. carried on Is Tor the
English Committee 10 send their first revision approved
latter consider it, vote what alterations they VIII ap
prove. and what disapprove, and return It, Tine Eng
costing different rendering and TINS revision also
criticised by the Americans. aud so the two committees
third revision the last. such readings as the Amer
advocate and the English refuse to
accept according TO agreement printed Ia an APeu
The 0XforI pres Is bound TO print the Bibles with these
appendices fourteen years. during which time II i
trencs ON the i.f two evis0ns two thirds vote Of
the committee is necessary TO ndopt Except IN rare IN
the nearly all OF one opinion as 10
reading. The reysions are printed IN sum
cent number to furnish To each member OF the com
mittee and preserve others for reference Ihey are sent
by express across the ocean.
The Rev. Dr. schan who transmits the proofs ana
conducts spOndcnce OF the committees, sad 10
IKlBUNE reporter that the Old Testament had needed
Ihuch more revision than the New, especially such
poorly translated books job and the prophets DO
not suppose It's completion will awaken quite as uch
interest,"" said he, the revised New Testament d
because fewer people read the Old Testament. Inc
P ms are very much read however and with them we
are taking special paus. Any change IN the Psalms or
New Testament is quickly noticed. | think the new
version will much better than the old ana WIZ ne ac-
cepted such. In this country the preferred reaus
Of the American rryisers Will probably DE inserted IN
the text The revision j. bound to become the popular
version People prefer the better 20 the good DO not
say the old version bad one. IL was very gOOI
one Nearly all OF the American revisers are nara
workers The English Committee have number OF
men who are Ornamental They must have bishop 10
preside and their bishops apt to be called away Dy
various duties The professors from OXFORD Cambridge
ana other Universities do the work: ~ - -.
DO the Americans have "a good taelltles as tue Eng
llsh rcviscrs " -, -. ,..,,.. o,,I 80, o1I
Greek copie- OF the scriptures in the Vatican, London
paris ana other museums now reproduced 10 lac
siuile | would not say that the scholarship OF the
Americans il superior, but the English reylsers nave
come TO respect us than they did AT hrst. You
know the English apt 10 be self sufficient ana con-
servatiye. They prefer to say our rather Whlch
art instead OF our Father who art Ihey chng 70
Old words and old ways The readings or the American
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