New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-20

literary surprises His article In the April Nine
tenth Century on Isaiah Of Jerusalem contains two
of them From text out of the Old Testament he
breaches powerful sermon against that mangling
of the received English text Of the New Testament
which its authors have placldly labelled Revised
Version. The revisers. says Mr.. Arnold, have pro-
duced work excellently fitted to help and in
struct. in reading the New Testament, all who do
not know Greek. " But they have not done that
which they were meant TO do; they have not gwen
us 7erson which is just The old version improved
and which can take the place of It," second COM
pany of ievisers adds he, is now needed to go
through the recent revision, and decide what should
be accepted and what rejected. There are few men
of authority in English literature who do not hold
an opinion similar to Mr.. Arnod's The public holds
It, and has proved it in tho most practical manner,
by ceasing to buy tho so-called revised version.
The second surprise In this Article is Passage
from which quote the following sentences. After
comparing the pious Hezekiah to the exemplary
but narrow and incapable Mr.. Perceval, George tho
Thirds minister, Mr.. Arnold proceeds:
And as / have formerly Iikened to Sanch0 Panza
the great Times newspaper, following wi tn signs,
shrugs and remonstrances that arrant adventurer
the modern spirit So Without offence to the excel
lent proprietor of The Times let me say that never
can help thinking of him when read lsaiahs in
vectives against Heel iahs Mayor OF the Palace,
Shebha. Not word is alleged against Shebnas
character; but like The Times, Shebna is the organ
of the governing class the friend and upholder Of
the established fact. and Isaiah is their mortal
enemy. 1t is as IL revolutionary prophet were
to see III power the proprietor OF The Times and
mantainer of the established fact, and to predict
his having to give place TO MT. Samuel Smith. the
newly elected member for Liverpool, a Christian
socialist"
Not word, you perceive, about the so-called
Editor of The Times. Mr. Arnold knows we'll
enough that the real depository of power in that
Office is not Mr.. Chenery but Mr.. Walter and
next to him would perhaps come Mr.. Frederick
Clifford the Tory managing editor, who certainly
does contrve to import good deal of Toryism into
u paper owned by one nominal Liberal and edited
by another.
The Editor of The Contemporary Reriew has sense
OF the fitness of things He publishes this month
an article by NJ. Emile do Laveeye on "The
Progress or Socialism" followed by another on
" Irish Murder Societies by Mr.. Richard Pigott.
NJ. de Lavecye is devoting good deal OF his time
to the instruction Of the British public, whether
because at home he enduring the proverbial fate
of the prophet, do not know. He contributes to
The Fortnghtly paper on The European Terror,
from which may he cleaned some information as to
Collective Socialists; the sect opposed to Nihilistlc
or Anarchist Socialists. ColectIvism is new
word, and appears to signify preference for rob-
berry without violence over the robbery with vlo-
lence which the other division of these gentry
would practice Mr.. Henry George, for example,
is o Collecti 7ist G. W. s.