The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-21

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creation with the teachings Of modern SCI
ence 1t now reads as follows:
l. Tn the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth
Q And the earth was waste and void; and dark
ness upon the face of the deep And the spirit
of God moved upon the face of tie waters. =
3. And God said Let there be light and there
was light.
T. And God saw the light that II was good and
God divided the light from the darkness.
5. And God called the light day and the darkness
he called night And there evening and there
was morning, one day.
G. And God said, let there be armament in the
midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters
from the waters.
= And God made the armament and divided the
w-ters which were under the armament from the
waters which were above the armament, and it
S. And God called the armament heaven; and
there was evening and there was morning a second
day.
@ And God said: Let the waters under the heaven
Toe gathered together unto one place, and let the
dry land appear: and it was SO.
10. And God called the dry land earth; and The
gathering together of the waters called the Seas
and God saw that it was good.
II. And God said, Let the earth put forth grass
herb yielding seed and fruit tree bearing fruit after
its kind whel elm is the seed thereof upon the earth
and il was So
Il And the earth brought forth grass. herb yield
ing seed after lis kind and bearing fruit, where
in is the seed thereof after its kind: and God
that il good.
l3. And there was evening and there was morn
ing a third day.
Ii. And God said Let there be light in the firma-
mcnt of the heaven 20 divide the day from the night
and let them be for signs and for seasons. amt for
days. and years.
- And let them be for lights i'm The armament of
the heaven 10 give light upon the earth: and
so.
Ii. And God made the two great lights: the
greater light rule the day. and the lesser light to
rule the night: he made the stars also.
Il. And God set them in the armament Of the
heaven to give light upon the earth.
~ And TO rule over the day and over the night.
and to divide the light from the darkness: and God
saw that il was good.
49, And there evening and there was morn
ing fourth day.
20 And God said Let the waters bring forth
abundantly the moving creature that hath life and
let fowl fly above the earth in the open armament
of heaven.
81 And God created the great sea monsters and
every living creature that moveth which the
brought forth abu,idantIy, after their kinds aud
every winged fowl after its kind and God saw that
it Was good.
%. And God blessed them saying, BE fruitful and
multiply and fill the in the seas and let fowl
multiply i'll the earth.
49, Aud there was evening and there was morn
ing fifth day.
q. And God said: Let the earth bring forth the
living creature after lis Kind, cattle, and creeping
thing, and beast OF the earth after its kind and II
so.
%. And God made the beast of the earth after its
kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every
thing that creepeth upon the ground after lis kind
and God that it good.
e. And God said Let us make man in our image
after our likeness: and let them have dominion
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the EARTH and
over every creeping thing that ereeptth upon the
earth.
q. And God created man in his own image. in
the image of God created he him; maze and female
created he them.
%. Aud Gud blessed them and God said unto
them: Be fruitful and multiply and replcnish the
earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
every living thing that iuoveth upon The earth.
%. And God said behold have given you every
herb yleldiEg seed, which upon the itce OF ali the
earth, and every Tree, in the which the ruit Of
tree yielding seed to you it shall be for meat.
80. And 10 every beast of the earth, and TO every
fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth
upon the earth wherein there is life, have given
every green herb for and i, so.
81. And God saw everything that he had made,
and, behold. it was very good. And there was
evening aud there was morning, the sixth day.
Adam and Eve only take their names after
the Fall. The story of the Deiuge is left I'M
changed, nor is anything done to the account
of Joshuas dealings with the sun and moon
The great resurrection passage in Job xix,
25-27, is made TO read thus:
But know that my Redeemer ,'~eth, and that
he shall stand up AT the hast upon ihe earth, and
after my skin hath been thus destroyed, yet from
my flesh shall see God; whom shall see for my
self and not another; my rcns consumed
within me.
With one exception " hell " is omitted from
the version, its place being generally taken
by "sheol," with the grave" and the 81 pit y
as alternates. The revisers say of this:
"Of these renderings, hell, if it could oe taken in
its original sense used in the creed would be a
fairly adequate equivalent for tho Hebrew word
but il is commonly understood the place OF
torment that TO employ it frequently would lead to
| inevitable misunderstanding"
The principal change in the Command
ments is the change from Thou shalt not
kill u to Thou shalt do no murder"
The principal changes i'll Job and the
| Psalms are:
Auiiorized-Job xviii f. "The flood that break
cath out from the inhabitant even the waters for.
gotten of the foot, they dried up they gone
away from men" Revised-"H He breaiSeth open a
shaft; away from where men soJourn they for
gotten of the foot that passeth by, they hang afI
| from men, they swing to and FROM
Authorization XXI, 80: Behold. my desire Is
! that the Almighty would answer me-" Revised
Lo here is my sign above, let the Almighty
answer me-
| Authorized--Job xxxvi, IS. Beware lest he take
| thee away from his stroke" Re'ised-" Beware
lest thou be led away with tiny suiliciency."
AuthoriZed-Psaim xii, 5: ~ will set HIM I'm safety
| from him that puficth at him." Revised" viii
set him in safety at whom they mock
| Authorized-Psaim xviii, 4. "Extol I'm that
highway for him that ridcth through the deserts
Authorizcd-Ps Psalm xviii. 10: Blessed be tn,
| Lord who daily loadeih with benefits" Re
| viscd-" Blessed be the Lord, who daily bearetl
| our burdens"
| Authenticated xviii 90 Rebulze the com
| pany Of spe;irinea." Revised" Rebuke the wiIC
| beasts of the reeds"
| Authorized-Psam lxxxi = "As wei, the sing
| ers the players Oh instruments shall be there
| All my springs in Thee" Revised-"As wei