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Guarding the Revised Scriptures.

Guarding the Revised scriptures.
LONDON, May Is. - The archbishop
of Canterbury is the only
person who has as yet been per.
mitted to receive q complete copy of the
revised Old Testament. Five thousand
people employed in binding and pack.
ing, are closely watched to prevent a
breach of trust on their part.
The revised edition OF the Old Tesla
ment is to DO issued TO newspapers on
Friday night and to be distributed
mont booksellers on Monday. The
changes are described as being less nu.
merous in proportion, hut more impor-
tant than those Of the revised New TIES.
lament. There is great procautioD
taken to prevent their disclosure before
the publication of the work.
GIVEN TO THE PRESS.
Copies of Ghe revised edition OF the
Old Testament were given TO the news
papers at midnight last night. All
pious extracts from the work. In
the following paragraphs is pre-
scented the substance OF SINH
official article prepared for the London
Times, in which some account of the
work of revision, with particular refer.
ence to the American part, is given:
"Finally, an international work OF IL
wears, as it presents the results of the
combined labor of large number OF the
best Hebraists and biblical scholars of
England and the United States, most
of them,professors OF Hebrew in univer-
stiles and seminaries, is prepared. 1t
has moreover the advantage OF the
vast advances of the last so years in
oriental philology, biblical geography,
history and antiquities, all OF which
were but imperfectly under
stood by the AZ translators of
King James, although it is
freely admitted that they did the very
best in their day. The new version is a
great Improvement over the old version
The movement for the present version
WAS inaugurated by the convocation OF
Canterbury, the mother church of the
Anglo.Saxon Christendom, on May "a,
1870, by the adoption OF the following
resolution:
First. That it is desirable that re-
vision of the authorized version of the
Holy Scripture b9 undertaken.
Second. That the revision be so con-
Quoted as to comprise both marginal
rsadgrins5 and such emendationg as 1t
may be found necessary to insert in the
XII Of tne authorized version.
Third, Thai IN the above resolutions
lation of the bible or any alteration OF
the language, except where, in the
Judgment of the most competent
scholars, such change is necessary.
Fourth, Tia. II such necessary
chance, the style of language employed
in the existing version be closely fol-
lowed.
Fifth, That it is desirable that the con-
vocation should nominate a body of its
own members to undertake the work OF
revision, who shall be at liberty to in-
vite the co operation OF any
one eminent for scholarship,
to whatever nation or religious body
they may belong. The steps toward the
formation Of an American committee Of
revision were taken almost immedi-
ately after the organization of English
committees. The first meeting ofthe New
resta n nt companyi in England was held
ON June q, 1870. ON the Oh OF July fol-
lowing the two houses of the convoca-
ton voted 'to invite the co operation of
some American diyines,' and
to Bishop Wilberforce and
Dean Stanley was assigned
soon afterwards the duty of securing
this result. They authorized DR.. Angus,
who was contemplating visit to Amer
lea, to open correspondence with Rev.
DR.. Schaff and other American scholars
while in the United States in regard to
this work. In August, 1870, DR..
Angus sent letters to various
American scholare, in which he ex-
planned tho plan of the, Eng
ifsh work and suggested the
formation of an American COM
mittee of IL or Is, to which the work
of. the English revisors could be sub
mitted for criticism and suggestions :.
He gave some hints as to the manner in
which the expenses of such committee
could be met and invited orrespond-
ence on the subject. DR.. Angus also mad
personal communication with DE-
SclaN. Tho result was the BoLeO-
Ucn Of cartaiu gertse0 = who
were ftteG for The TVCrk. ''-aps
vero likely be regarded rs enc ils>sA,
IN Biblical teatpinE by fhe Americsn
vubiso, ana uhs submission Of
tnelr names 70 bishop Elliott
and Dsan Stanley as representing
Tie English body. A feU n4onihs
iatsr Dean Stanley fnada TIE arsf for-
psl Communication hy letter a fne 1is-
CD ary<e OF the duty assigned hun alter =
vets of conyocstiou, Ia July, 1910, Then