New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16

yost of the Uni verty Of sboo scaenec
PROFESSOR Tayler Lewis, LID onion ''-''
'a Pysisssor Charles NJ Mead. d. d. theological Ss
ni P2cessCp Howard osgoOd D. d. LID TheO0s0"
seminary Sssnh Packard D. d. Theological Seminary
Aexsndr1c calvin Ellis Stowe D. d. Hartford, Conn
proessor James Strong, S. T. d., theological
h pcoSssor Rev. c. A. Van Dyc D. d. The SS
logical Seminary, Beyruts Syria (adVlsory ne"''-
questions IN American Old Testament Company lost by
aatb Professor Tayier Lewis, died ISL D t
died January 1888 and DE- STOVE p py Krsnh is the only
OF the oS Who has dedProfessOr Tayler Lewis
VINO tings II rs interesting TO note that the Few
members who were not in the Commttee az 1IS
sarard so that all those who brought the VOTE h 70
Completion had part in all It's stages Hoin 'N0
ming. ..,,,,arpo
rhe meetings of the two American companies "eio
held every month, from September to May inciusi'
each year. at Rooms AZ and IA BiOle HOUSE, NO" 80,
A summer meeting held in the month OIL July,
uspally at Ney-Haven, Andover or Prncetoh Ane
summer meetings continued for week the o'nei "i0o
,ng. for two DAYS The members sat around common
table and freely and fully discussed such passages "
chapters as had been previously assigned lor ',o
ticular meeting-each member having ~
examined and investigated them for hiniS t4r.
This wav the whole of the New Ies.an0is
ard NJ tho Old was infinitely considered anu
discussed The work was reviewed IN 'ls ou'-
manner twice from beginning to end n rg recorded
Vision changes In the Authorized version WIZ h
We arher in case they we're favored Dy
majority of votes but In the second review % the nro-
a"sed change Finally all passages were examined
third time, in which unreconeiied d American
comnanies 1t may be safely said that no crlueS s
been made on the New a NOT anticipated and
corded fair and full discussion Dy 'ne i0'i''' 49, w
U included scholars of the pnci
pal Protestant denominations an oppsortt n Views Of
yan FOR fair and able presentation OF the Iiehs "a
each bearing upon the matter of the translation OIL %or
and sentences controversy nOweyer bodies The
spirit of scholarship far above the seet f nav
and the latter was time manifest Ihls iot
also bear with itself testimony to the general accuracy
OF men, aons between the Committees of Revision in
the two countries involved some questions OF t
ance which called for extensive e tho two
parties which met the approval OF DOLL nnnt had
period IN the nSsOry 81 the 9 English companies the
cers connected with the University Presses OF OXFORD
and CamOrSge ~ Tropery of these Institutions
condition that the large expenses shnnid ne Maid
8y them The copyright, in Great Britain aeeorHidgy,
passed into their control Was bsye any such arrange
menf made between themselves ana p ,psn on the
n a ~ st e 1e S BOOK for the Of securing
any remuneration for their own services ob 8
thought of or wished in America win any sncn emu
in view AT ons time. however, the SUBJECT oil ~
Sreve sGRSsD't the publication iP9ccmT nds
oreHpondenee with the University presses and with
LAWYERS in America But this scheme was soon ad y,
sccept pecunary benefit their work. and the danger
of incorrect editions was formally 9 IS rose AS
little change them from their seteo the
some standard edition. however, was necess t,nent
fh e issmed by The University presses one
for whose accuracy they would hold themselves iopo
rne attitude Of the English committee toward the sug
gesons OF the American reSiseIs % In
july 1873, when the question OF tDe Ie;auo , u hb
bodies first brought @nocr of England de-
cared that they glad to have tne OpPo!tu! %
repeans the assG@ee o, dD. viii VIII attach great weight
and importance to all the suggestions OF INC %
@ommjttee" Two years later the same assurance was
ireneafed the companies again declaring that they VIII
continue to give the greatest possoe We , also en-
deayor whether by conference OF olneINIsc W m -
agreement upon ANY Ro and o. the american Com
,mttee may not he fully agreed soon alterws ,S
anu scha in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster The
plan OF electing two members I'D eaeh V ~. liz
comnares and subseq nenty accepted by the American
committee. This plan proved SO i certain compii
cations arose connected with the trahsleIenC "a I
neiand 10 me Universities which led TO new negoa-
fons between the syndcs OF the ires . an H. ye
isaS ana the Presses in August 1877. and was accepted
month later 10y the American committee INC u.s. -
The American Committee and the English companies
Is assumed TO To obtain one aud TIE same fe'SJ
of the present English Anth9rlIed NeaO q, which the
SCRIPTURES specified distinctly the manner 10 M,cn o
, two of the reyisers we're 10 %orS NSiona IeT
English reyisers were TO sehd tnStt amer
sions 10 the American committee IheI I 49,
sonsdefnr American suggestions on their second version
rsasoahe time would be allowed the Americans 10 re,
turn remarks criticisms upon TINS seeOnu Neiso
sideration I'm case any differences still renamed me
American committee would yield us preIeIS ioi IN
American committee and accepted by the English
should be published in an appendix or petaeS AZ T ,Ss
oil
American and English companies should nc stflct3
a"a dI' the interests Of the
sy presses and would DO all IN heir power 10 @ 81
the circulation the authorized edition Tor the space OF
fourteen years The agreement thus finally mace led 70
the utmost effort consistent with due Gegsro 70
convictions, 10 reach an entirely haIihonIous @ i1
in all cases. 1t prevented all possibility OF t~0Om
revision, and In case the authorized 'est Surcbe
given up for the new, II continued 10 tne enuc ,
OF both nations English translation OF the
and i%peTfect editions by establishing single standard
with which all must be compared IL Ireed tno oook
from all hindrances OF copyright IN thS country anu
large 1roportion of the suggestions of the American
committee were adopted and embodied in the Revised
version. Many Others not adopted Ia her exact WOLF
EXPRESSED the American views Many that
were not thus Incorporated in the text Were
not deemed by the American reViSeis suhelehuy
important to insist upon. la cases however w9eIe
such Importance was strongly felt Dy me A,nerean
commiftee they in accordance with the agree
ment distinctly recorded in the appendix which the
Engsh editions we're Obliged 70 co hn apna%dix only
small part Of the result OF the work OF the american
Committee These results are found every through
out the book. - o.---. -.
continued until the autumn OF 1885, that OF the Old
Testament Company till the close OF 1854 The whOe
Ribe after these twelve years OF LABOR,
appears in its revised English version at
fs time before the people of Great Britain and America
rms Revised Version fact of history Those who
have laOred preparation of 1t have carefully and
conscenously examined aud re-exanined every verse,
and sentence, and word. They now commit II TO
the Epgligh. speaking world. That 1t will meet I'M
favorable criticism-sOmetimes severe, sometimes
fhoughtess, sometimes from the conservative
and sometimes from the progressive side as
part of IL has snch criticism, they do not
doubt But they ntrust 1t 10 the future knowing that
the book will live while the critics will die, and wishing
only that their abOrs may contribute in this generation