Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-06-04
The New Old Testament.


Copie, q. The revised version Of the Cd
Testament have been .lNen'tu The ne" spa
pefs 10 London. Inc LoH,iju Times ,als
OF thr new translation;
"FluA.lN. The .nleTutilona, work of II
year, has conr to d close lhe revised YER
son ~ the New Testament was i,,acd IN
MtN. l>>l. and nos the revision ot the . d
Tt>i4mcnt viii soon be published IN all
past, q: the EasiI>H speaking world. lni'
revision i, the mos, important event IN the
h.,tor, oi the English Bible since the pub
lclllon OF the King James translation IN
l6ll. he success Of the Old Testament
INA, not BE- 50 great as that Of the New, II
which more than million copies we're so.d
on tGe day OF is publication. and more than
three millions OF copies before the close Of
the year, bu, il Will probably he mere fay
ora5ls received aul les, severely criticised
for 1t involves 10 change Of the IL bre"
text, al! errors of translation have been re-
moved, and the revision viii BE- pr0HDluctI
bN ever, comprlen, Bible reader ID be a very
great Improvement. :, presents the results
oi the combined labor OF large number OF
the best liebraisf- and Biblical scholar, of
In. IAN! and the CnItcl States, and the nra
version is not a good version IN place OF 4
bad one. bat i great improvement OF 4 good
version.
"lhe movement for the prrsest revision
va, inauglraied by conyocaion OF tie
Canterbury mother church OF Angio Saxon
CnfIslenl5m, MAY u. 1870, AMI step,
towards the consImmatIon of a complete
revision were almost Immediately taAen. II
was voted to invite the cooperation of 50 ne
American divines and the result was the
selection Of certain gentlemen who we're
ikeiY to he regarded as authorities IN Blb,i-
cal learning by the American public, aud tae
submission OF their names to Bishop Elliott
and Dean Stanley representing the
English body, and in the autumn OF 1852
the American committee began its work
Two years later than the English mmIttee.
Although the American committee were
two years behind il their work, they pressed
forward with such aiacrty that they finished
-'ieir labors with their English brethren.
'.'rhe list Of the American committee as
finally constituted is as follows, including
both those who participated in the organiza-
ton of the body and others who were added
to is membership BY election at some Of the
earliest meetings Philip SchoH, ID. -.
! Ii. d.. president Geo. T.. Day, ID. D.,
2 u.
IL. d., Theological Seminary, Princeton,
y. j. ; Prof. Charles A. Akin, ID. d., OF tie
/ Theological Seminary, Princeton, \. J. !;
( Rev T. W. Chambers, ID. D., of the Coi-
/ legiate Reformed Dutch church, New York /;
/ Prof Thomas j. Conant. ID. ID. Brook yn,
/ \. Y; Prof John Dewitt. ID. d., Tneo.og-
( ical Seminary, New Brunswick, \. j., Prof.
/ Geo Emden Hare. d. d., Ii d., Divinity
/ School, Philadelphia; Prof. Chas. 7. krou'h h,
! ID. d., Ii. d., vice president OF the Cai-
versi,y of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. :;
/ Prof TAYLOR Lewis, IL. ID, Union School,
! Schenectady, \. Y: Prof. Chas. NJ. Need.
b. d., Theological Seminary, Andover,
/ Mass. Prof Howard Osgood. ID. d., Ii.
/ d., Theological Seminary. Rochester. \. ";
/ Professor Joseph Packard, u. d.. rheoiog-
/ ical Seminary, Alexandra. Va; Prof. Cal
vim Ellis Stone, d. d.. Hartford, Conn !;
Prof James Strong, S. J. d., Theological
( Seminary, Madison. n. T.; Prof. Rev c. V.
A., Vandyck, ID. d., NJ. ID, Theological
| Seminary, Beyront. Syria, (advisory member
on questions of Arabic.)
! Meetings of the American committee
/ were held every month from September to
/ Nav, inclusive, in each year, al rooms in
/ the Bible House. n Y. Summer meetings
| were held in the month Of July, usually at
| New Haven, Andover, OF Princeton. The
| Old Testament va, infinitely considered aud
! discussed and their work WAS reviewed in a
| very careful manner twice from beginning to
| end
An arrangement was made between Eng
| lish companies AM officers connected With
| the University Press of Oxford and Cam
| bridge. by which The revised version in
! Great Britain became the property of these
| institutions, on condition that the large ex-
| penses incidental to the preparation Of the
work in that country should be paid BY them
The copyright in Great Britain accordingly
| passed into their control. The American
committee refused to sell the copyright
The attitude of the English committee to-
ward the suggestions of the American re-
| yisers was always that Of readiness to give
then, the most respectful consideration, and
| a large proportion Of the Suggestions OF the
American committee were adopted and en-
bodied in the revised edition.