Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-01
the REVISED BIBLE.
Character Of the Changes Made In the Old
Testament, and by Whom Ordered.
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Charn eter Of the Changes MADE IN sne oio
Testament, and by Whom Ordered.
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The labors az the committees on inc
Anglo. American revision OF the translation
OF the Old Testament are ended, anu tne
work is now In the hands OF the printers.
II will probably be issued from the Univer'
sIty presses OF Oxford and Cambridge IN
The fan. This great work originated IN the
Conyocation Of Canterbury, May U, $50,
by the appointment Of committee OF emit
nent Biblical scholars and dignltarles OF
the Church Of England, with power 10 re-
wise The authorized version Of 1911, and 10
associate with them representative Blbllch
scholars Of other denominations. III was
decided 10 make the work international as
well as INSTRUMENTATION. Accordingly
the American committee was organized by
Invitation and with the approval OF tne
British reyisers, aud began active WORK IN
October. 1872. The two committees thus
orpanized embrace some OF the most emil
mont scholars on either side OF the Allan
tic. The members OF the British Commit
tee on the Revision Of the Old Testament
are:
Right Rev. Edward Harold Browne, d.
d.. Bishop OF Winchester. chairman.
Right Rev. Lord Arthur Charles Heryey,
ID. d., Bishop Of Bath and Wells.
Right Rev. Alfred Olliyant, ID. d., Bishop
Very Rev. Robert Payne Smith. ID. d.,
Dean Of Canterbury.
Ven. BENJAMIN Harrison, NJ. A., Arch
deacon OF Maidstone, Canon OF Canter-
bury.
Rev. William Lindsay Alexander, ID. d..
Professor of Theology, Congregational
Church Hall. Edinburgh.
Robert L. Belsly. Esq, Fellow and He
brew Lecturer Gonville and Caius College,
Cambridge.
Rev. John Berrill. professor OF Oriental
Languages, st. Andres, Scotland.
Frank Chance, Esq, NJ. d., Burleigh
House, London.
Thomas Cbenery, Esq, Reform Club,
London,
Rev. f. X. Cheyne, Fellow and Hebrew
Lecturer, Ballol College, oxford.
Rev. A. Il. Davidson. ID. D., Professor OF
Hebrew, Free Church College. Edinburgh.
Rev. George Douglas, ID. d., Professor
Of Hebrew and Principal OF Free Church
College, Glasgow.
s. X. Driver, Esq, Tutor OF New College,
oxford.
Rev. c. j. Elliott, WINFIELD Yicarage,
Windsor.
Rev. Frederick Field. d. d.. Norwich.
Rev. John bury Geden, Professor Of He.
brew, Wesleyan College, Didsbury, han-
chester.
Rev. Christian d. Ginsburg, Ii. D., Wo-
bingham.
Rev. Frederick William Gotch, d. D.,
principal OF the Baptist College, Bristol.
Rev. William Kay, ID. D., Great Leghs's
Roctory, Chelmsford.
Rev. Stanley Lelthes, y. d, Pro-
fcssor Of Hebrew, Kings College. London.
Rev. Professor j. K. Lumby, ID. d.,
Fellow Of II. Catharine's College, Cam
bridge.
Very Rev. John J. :. Perowne, d. D.,
Dean Ct Peterborough, Peterborough.
Rev. A. II. Savcc, Fellow and Tutor OF
Queens College. oxford.
Rev. William Robertson Smith, Professor
Of Hebrew, Free Church College, Aber-
dCCn.
William Wright. IL. D., Professor OF
Arabic. Cambridge.
William Adds Wright. Esq. Secretary,
bursar of Trinity College. Cambridge.
The members Of the American committee
associated with these gentlemen are:
Professor William II. Green, ID. D., Ii.
u. (chairmaE), Theological Seminary
Princeton.
Professor George +. Day, ID. y. (secre-
tary) Divinity School OF Yale College.
Professor Charles A. Aiken, ID. D., Theo-
logical Seminary. Princeton.
Rev. I. W. Chambers, ID. D.. Collegiate
Reformed Dutch Church, New York.
Professor Thomas J. COnant, ID. d.,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Professor John De Witt. D. D., Theo-
logical Seminary, New Brunswick, \. j.
Professor George EmlCn Hare. y. D.,
IL. D.. Divinity school. Philadelphia.
Professor Charles NJ. Mead, d. d., Tho
illogical Seminary, AndOver, Mass.
Professor Howard OSGood, ID. D., The
illogical seminary. Rochester, y. \.
Professo. Joseph Packard, ID. d., Hart
ford, Conn.
Professor James Strong, 5. T. D., The
illogical Seminary. Madison, y. j.
Professor c. V. A. Van Dyck, ID. D.,
NJ. D., Beyroot, Syria advisory member
on questions Of Arabic.
Professor Tnylcr Lewis. IL. D, OF
Union College, Schenectady, n. Y, who
died in 1877, and Professor Charles p.
krauth. d. D.. Ii. D., vice-Provost OF the
University of Pennsylvania. who died re-
Gently. were also members OF the American
committee.
These committees have worked indie
pendontly OF each other. The American
committee has held monthly meetings in
New York, where, after comparison OF
views. it would vote on proposed change.
4 majority vote would be sufficient - carry
The subject over TO the next meeting, when
n twO-thirds vote would DO necessary 10
secure its adoption. A change thus voted
would be communicated to the English
committee. The latter committee, work
ing in much the same manner and
no ding lis meetings in London. would
promptly send the results OF its Ia
bors to the American brethren. Thus
a constant CORES pcndence has been
kept up letweon the two committees. IL
is by means Of lib : correspondence that
the revision has been completed. NO Joint
meeting Of representatives Of the commit
tees has been held. Both committees
have gore over all the books OF the Old
Testament, and no change will be incor.
porated that has n"f L,t... The approval OF
botn IooieS. al some instances the British
oSisers have been more conservative than
the Americans, and where the latter think
their point Of sufficient importance it will
appear in the appendix, rs was done IN the
case OF the revision Of the New Testament.
The labor OF the reyiscrs in both coun-
tries was given without compensation.
The necessary expenses OF the British com.
mttoe were paid 10y the University presses;
those OF the American committee by vOiun-
tary contributions under the direction Of 4
committee Of finance, Of which Hon. Ma
than Bishop, IL. D., was chairman.
Changes in the text Of the Old Testament
VIII he less marked than in tin revised
edition Of the New. In the revision OF the
latter the translators were aided by com
parison Of authentic manuscripts discOy-