New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
RELIGIOUS WORK AT SARATOGA.
SERMONS IN THE VARIOUS CHURCHEs-DR. sCHAfF
on BIBLE REVISION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.I

| on BIBLE REVISION.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRGBUNEI
SARATOGA, May 27.-The delegates to the
two religious conventions now in session here have been
| favored with delightful day, and many persons
tempted by the beauty with which nature and art have
surrounded this village, strong through the
parks visiting the fayorte springs and taking long WALKS
in the country. Still the churches were filed the pull
pits being supplied by delegates to the Presbyterian
and Baptist Conventions.
Between the church services on the hotel piazzas and
in the parors cergymen and laymen read THE TRIBUNE
carried as last week by pony express from Schenectady
The newsboys sOd copies for 10 cents each The min
listers will pay 10 cents, said bright fellow, for The
TRIBUNE, and why shouldn't charge that price If can
get i'll"
DR.. s. Haskell, of Michigan delivered the sermon be-
fore the Baptist Missionary Union to-day. aud Dr. H. G.
Mabe, OF Indiana addressed the Publication Society
Dr. p. 8. Henson OF Chicago, preached In the Regent
Church, and President Moss OF the Indiana Uni
versty, in the Methodist Church President Dodge, OF
The Madison University, addressed the Home Mission
Society. He said 81 have fear of Romansm nor OF
Dhdelity. The moral Waterloo Will be the Mississippi
Valley. The issues will be between modern Socialism
and the rights of labor and arsOcracy" This appeared
to be in answer TO the Rev. Howard Crosby who on
Friday mathematical ROmanism and nfdelity.
The Second Presbyterian Church crowded to its
utmost capacity tonight, the large audience being at
traced by the announcement that the Rev. Dr.. Philip
schaf OF the Union Theological Seminary, would speak
Bible Revision Aside from the fact that few scholars
better informed this subject there additional
interest In the that. the Baptist Bible Convention
Wednesday when the subject of revision under
discussion. Dr. G. W. Samson. OF NewYork, made at
against the Revision and it expected that
DR.. Schaff would reply. In referring to that convention,
however he called the Baptists the pioneers in the mat
ter of accepting the revised version In the audience
were many cergymen; also Captain Morgan, president
of the American and Foreign Bible Society who recently
engaged Dr. Conant OF Brooklyn to translate the entire
Bible, giving him $4,000 for the work Dr. Schads
text IAN Scripture is given by inspiration of God"
and he gave running history of all the DIVISIONS pre-
ceding that of King James published in 1911. The |
Bible he called both human and divine; not book but
an institutions never growing old obsolete; but
receiving upon It the dew OF eternal youth The revision
OF King Jamess version he explained at length calling
1t worthy of the highest praise Tho Church of God,
continued Dr. schan is stagnant. but pro-
grcssve II does not grow beyond Christ but In Him
The object sought in the reyisOn-w ich he called
the Ango-Amercan and not the Canterbury revision
were mentioned: change of language correction OF
translation and OF recently discovered manuscripts
The question Of the formation of the Revision Committee
had created much comment No one scholar ana no one
could revise the Bible It must De done by
an denominations for all people, that the result like the
King James version should be bond OF union between
Did denominations
There are commentaries" he continued on which
he Bible sheds considerable light. Laughter. The re-
yised New Testament which published
wo years ago. has had remarkable sale,
months after it was issued That fact Is an
argument against the inndelity that would make
Ae world believe that the Bible Is played ont.
Il took itty years lot the authorized version 10 be
'-pted py the people and not surprised To hear
nat Congrcg ttiOnHl pastor IN civilized New England
mis- charge because he desired 10 read from the Anglo
american HIS deacon said: II Janes's YER
non good enough for -. Paul, Il viii do FOR u.s.
Laughter
There have been more learned ignorance and igno-
ant learning ana learned nonsense wasted criticsng
hl- than book | saw criticised. The
)d Testament Will bee revised by the end OF this year.
i Will be issued next year, and VIII. think crow In
Importance among -clO ara. the New les ament |
iS done Iuc largest Bible Convention ever assembled
net IA this village Last The Bapt-ts are the Do
controversy MS 10 what versions they should and what
scucy should De employed II abittcrCoutrovrrsy,
mt ended harlnOWOlSy with a very decision on |
heir part They decided To circulate the authorized
ersiou tue new version aud that Of the Bible Union
hat friends of tue revision desire is that n may he
Id version Is good. the new Is better aud as we
ant nave the best II Is well 10 use tine better"
lurS temperance meeting held this ternOOn in
he First Pcsbl terrain Church. at which the Row Dr.
VoOdDrldge OF New Brunswick nd, presided. DR..
'rucs f. EllenwOod. OF New-EOrk secretary OF the Z
oard OF Foreign Missions. delivered Interesting adj
rcss In the evening the work of foreign missions
John ID. Rockefeller. president of the standard OH
ompany, IL at the A1elph Hotel with his
nniy; he has Just given the Chicago I
H., SiO.oOO Tho Seminary authorities, who are q
ere attending the anniversaries cudeayorng to in
rease the endowment fund To S25OOOO and Mr. Rookie
'lers gtt Is ON the second 100000. Mr. Rockefeller
lirty days his last g of - 800 being made ycster.
This rcduc the dcbt OF that society TO 500 800