Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-16
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/ FOREIGN.
/ Mtaisses PheIp.
socTHAxPToM. May Is. Nj z \
Phelps, the nsv United States Nini-ter
70 Eaeand, arrived here this afteruooo
1ecTHAxF1oz, May l5.-Ths Director
o. the Isle Of wight Seam Paekss
company placed . steamer q the dis.
Rosal 81 the reception party 10 conyey
NJ: Phelps from the Rlb 20 the shsrs,
a tas landing Phelps vas welcomed ~
sns mayor and municipal sathorisies Of
southampton and the members Of tbs
DusA paf OF Commsfce- Several spsecbez
stfe made opposing icy at his ar
rlvAl. In reply Phelps caFtiiaIlv thankaS
ZEN LOT tneif kind and unexpected re-
eeption, adding. Nothing cfsnld 80
introduced ma more pIeasantIv Il ,or,
beautiful country. Ihave eni,yed 49,
sight Of il for the past two dsys- vbils
passing aloRg the southern coast.
never bad the pleasure Of seeing 4 be-
fore. assure you I come 70 En0ianS
nopsnR and trusting most sincereIv that
may be instrumental IN promotinu
ano continuing those cordial, kindly
sro generous relations 90 long existing
and which hope will always exist BE-
tween you and your kinsrnen in the
MIR Phelps and wife then visited the
principal peints Of interest IN the town.
They declined an Offer Of 6 special
train. and proceeded 20 London in the
evening on the regular express train
Champion Of the World.
| LcsDos, May l5.-In the National
court tennis championship between
Taos. Petit, Of New York, champion
OF the United States, ana George Lam
bart, champion of England, Petit
scored the last four sets, and won the
championship by q score Of 10 4.
Both played superbly.
The Revised Old Testament,
LoSDos. May 1.-THE Archbishop OF
Canterbury 10 the only person who as
vet has been permitted 10 receive CON
plete copy Of the revised Old Tesla
ment. The i've thousand people EN-
pioyed In binding and packing are
closely watched % prevent breach Of
trust on their part. The Dean of Can
terb1ry, who was . member Of the He
visinR COMMITTEES, 10 preparing a paper
on the revised version.
LoxDos, May I5.-Oopies Of the re-
Il NtD&8 StkUA04 Va VIC OtAA AOUtA1lt4t we're
given 10 the newspapers at midnight
last night. All the papers this mornine
contain copious extracts from tho work.
In the following paragraphs 10 present.
cd the substance Of q semi-oficial aEti-
ole prepared for the London Times, in
which some account Of the work Of re-
vision, with particular reference 10 the
American part Of IL. is RiveE:
| Finally an International work OF II
years has come TO close. The revised
version Of the New Testament vas H.
s1ed in May, 1851, and now the revised
Old Testament will soon be Published
in all parts OF, the English speaking
world. This revision Is the most i'm
portant event In the history Of the Eng
lish Bible since the publication of the
King James translation in 1911. The
success Of the Old Teetament may
NOT be a. great as that Of the
New. Of which more than one
million copies we're sold on the day of
publication, and more than three raiIl.
lon copies before the close of the year I;
but IL will probsblybe more fAvorably re-
eeivea and less severely criticized, for il
involves no changes OF the Hebrew
text, no other manuscripts than the
Masorilie having been used, and the
idiom Of the authorized version IL NEST
earefnlly preserved. out of regard for
she conservative feeling of the Church
In its attachment for the language Of
the old version. An doubts, however,
have been removed, and the revision
will be pronounced by every competent
Bible reader 10 DO a great improvement
IL represents the results of the CON-
bined labor Of large number Of the
best HebFegists and Biblical scholars
" England and the United States,
most Of them professors of Hebrew in
universities and Summaries. II has
moreover the advantage Of the
vast advances Of the last ffty years ON
philology, Biblical geography, history
and antiquities, all of which were but
kmperfeatly understood by the forty
seysn translatars Of the King James,
although II IL freely admitted that they
did the very BEST In their day. The
new version 10 not good version in the
. place Of bid one, bat great i'm
pFevsmept ON good version. The
movement for the present version was
inangurated by the convocation Of Can
tertiary, the mother church Of Anglo
saxon Chrtstend0m, on May "a, 1870,
BY the adoption Of tbs following reso-
luton
i First-That II 10 desirabls that re-
. vision OF the authorized version Of the
! Holy Scriptures be undertaken.
. seaond-That the revision Be 90 eon-
|. ducted 40 10 comprise both marginal
/ readings and such cancellations rs u
may be found necessary 20 insert in the
! | text Of the authorized version.
Third-That in tbs above resolutions
: We de- not contemplate any new trans-
lation Of che Bible OF any alteration Of
the Language, except where. in the
.. iudRmsnt Of the most competent schol-
aFs, such change Is necessary.
Foutth-That in eneh necessary
I changes the style " language employed
, 10 the existing version be closely fol-
! lowed.
. Fifth-That IL 10 desirable that this
ooovooatisu shcald nominate body Of
!. lie own members 10 undertake the work
of revision, Who shall be af liberty &c
invite the oo-opsration Of any persons
eminenf for scholarship, no matter 10
: What religious body they may belong.
. Steps towards the formation Of an
7 American committee Of revision we're
] taken almost immediately after the or
ganization OF the English committee.
, Tho 6rst meeting Of tke New Testament
J committee I'm England vas held June
=, $50. On the 7th Of Jaly followin1
The two houses Of the Convocatien voted
TO invite the cooperation Of some
, American divines. and 10 Bishop VIII
berforce and Dean Stanley vas assigned
soon afterwards the duty Of securing
. this result. They authorized DIR. Angus
, Who was contemplating visit 20 Amer
lea. r. open correspondence With Rev.
DE-. sehaf and other American scholars
while 10 the UHiied States In regard 10
, tkia work. In August. 1870. DR.. Ansas
aant letters 10 various American scholars
In which be explAined the plan Of the
Enslish woFk, and suggested the fsrma-
ton Of an American committee Of Y
or 10, to which tia work OF the Eneiish
resisurs coald Be referred for revision
and criticism. He gave some hints NJ
10 how The expensss OF such = committee
could be met, and invited correspond
enos on the subject. Dr.. Angus slsc
. had personal communication with DR..
Schah. The result Vas the selection Of
certain eentiemen, Who we're ftsed for the
york and were likely 10 be regarded -
Authorities In Riblicai learning By the
II -