The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

REV. DE. PHILIP sCHAFF, PRESIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN REVISION COMMITTEE
The day fixed for the publication Of the
revised version Of both the Old and the New
Testament in the United States is May q,
1885. Great interest is manifested in the
event throughout the contry. AmericI has
taken a prominent part In the work, the re-
suits Of which will soon be in the hands of
the people. The sctual revision was CON-
pleted nearly year ago. Putting the book
through the press with TIE proper amount Of
care has consumed the intervening time.
That Bible readers in the United States, from
May p, will have the best result Of Bible
scholarship before them. is point gained.
and, it may be added the general intensity
of expectation regarding the revised beck,
emphasized by the prominence given in the
newspapers 10 the details OF the revision, is
significant that the Bible is the "book OF
books'' TO large number Of people. at the
same time it is not probable that the sale of
the whole revised Bible will be nearly as
large that Of the New Testament alone,
when 1t was published in a separate form.
The history of the PRESENT revision is soon
told. Work was begun by the British Com
mitteein Westminster Abbey. June D, 1870.
The American Committee began to revise
October 4, 1872 Eighty two scholars united
their labors in the gigantic task, the Old
Testament employing twenty-seven British
and fifteen American revisers, and the New
Testsment twenty i've British and 6ftesn
American.
Philip Schsff, the learned gent. emsn whose
poluait is AZ the head OF this article. is Presi-
dent Of the American Revision Committee,
and took part in the revision OF the
New Testan ent. He was born at Core,
Switzerland, January !, 1919. His
education was very thorough, begin
Stuttgart, Tubingen. Halle anG Berlin. He
took his degree OF B. d., and passed an ex.
animation for q proiessorship, in Berlin,
1S41, after which he travelled through several
countries OF Europe, as tutor 70 the son OF
Prussian nobleman. Upon his return to
Berlin he lectured in the University of that
city. His subjects we're Church History lad
Ezegesis, and the duration of his employ.
ment in this way. was from 1912 to 1871. In
this year be removed to Americs, accepting
q PIoiessOTship in the Theological Seminary
of the German Reformed Church of the L nj.
| ted States at Mercersburg, Pa. He held this
position from 1914 to 1868, when he removed
| to New York. DR.. Schaf acted as Secretary
| of the New York Sabbath Committee from
| 1864 to 1863 In 1865 he made visit to Eu.
rope. His lectures on Church History, deliv-
cred in the Theological Seminaries st Ando
yer, Hartford snd New York, gave hlmlgreat
prominence, and in 1870 he was made Pro.
| lessor of Sacred Literature at Union Theo.
| logical Seminary, New York, a position
| which be still holds. he was one OF the
foun ders and the first Secretary of the Amer.
/ lean Branch of the Evangelical Alliance, and
| its Commissioner in 1869, 1872 and 1878, 10
| make arrangements for the meeting of that
booy in New York. in 1873. In 1871, DR..
! Scbaff acted as the Alliance delegate to inter
cede with the Gar OF Russia in De.
/ half of the religious liberties of his
subjects in the Baltic Provinces. When
the American Bible Revision Committee
| was organized, in 1871, at the request
/ of the British Committee he was made its
| President The cooperation of the British
and American committees led to his pres
| ence in EDgland IN 1875, to assist in making
| arrangements with the University Press for
the publication OF the revised edition Of the
Scriptures. DR.. Schaff's title of ID. was
| conferred on him oy the University OF Der.
| lin in 1854. His other titles include S. T. P.
and LII D. OF numerous list OF honors paid
! him by learned bodies. He is voluminous
writer. OF his works, which are chiefly ex.
egetical and historical, the History of the
Christian Church." in four volumes is the
! most celebrated. DR.. Schaff attended tine
session Of the Evangelical Allisnce held in
Copenhagen in the early part of last fall.