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Watohfnl Preea ution Prevented Its
Premature Appearance.
NAMES OF PRINCIPAL REvsEEs,
GarHest E1crts to Make Ascurats rranss
iatisns in the Light of Modern In
teiiigenee = Scholarship SUI
perior TO sectarianisln.
eE@E RAJ FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Guarding The Rovised sor,p,u,e.

Guarding the Revised Scriptures.
LONDON, May Is. - The archbishop
of Canterbury is the ONLY
person who has, as yet been per-
mitted TO receive 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 Testa..
ment is to be issued to newspapers on
friday night and to be distributed
among booksellers on Monday. The
changes are described rs being less mn.
tant than those of the revised New res-
lament. There is great procaution
taken to prevent their disclosure before
the publication of the work.
GIvENTo THE PRESS.
Copies Of the revised edition of the
Old Testament were given to the news
papers at midnight last night. All
the papers this morning contain CO.
pious extracts from the work. In
the following paragraphs is pre-
sented the substance OF a SINH
official article prepared for the London
Times, in which some account of the
work of revision, with particular refer
enco to the American part, Is given:
"Finally, an international work of 10
years, as IL 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 90 years in
fnlr Isatn l.tt
history and Antiquities, all of which
were but imperfectly under
stood by the AZ translators Of
King James, although II Is
freely admitted that they did the very
beat In their day. The new version is a
great improvement over the old version.
Tho movement for the present version
was inaugurated by the convocation OF
Canterbury, the mother church OF the
Anglo-6axon Christendom, on May "a,
1870, by the adoption of the following
resolution:
First. That 1t is desirable that re-
vision of the authorized version of the
Holy Scripture be- undertaken.
Second. That the revision be so con-
Quoted as to comprise both marginal
renderings and such cancellations as 1t
may be found necessary to insert in the
text OF the authorized version.
Third, That in the above resolutions
we do not contemplate any new trans
lation of the bible or any alteration OF
the language, except whore, In the
judgment OF the most competent
scholars, such change is necessary.
Fourth, II hat In such necessary
change, the style of language employed
in the existing version be closely fol-
lowed.
Fifth, That 1t is desirable that the con-
vocation should nominate 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,
10 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
Testament tcompanyin England was held
on June y, 1870. On the 9th OF July fol-
lowing the two houses of tho convoca-
tion voted 'to invite the co operation OF
some American diyines,' aud
TO Bishep Wilberforce aud
Dean Stanley was assigned
soon afterwards the duty of securing
this result. They authorized DIR. Angus,
who was contemplating visit to Amer
lea, 10 open correspondence with Rev.
DR.. Schaif and other American scholars
while In the United States in regard to
this work. In August, 1870, DR..
Angus sonJ letters to various
American scholare, in which he ex-
planned tho plan Of the Eng
lish work and suggested the
formation of an American COM
mittee OF II or Is, to winch the work
of the English revisors could be sub.
mitted for criticism and suggestions :.
he gave some hints rs to the manner in
which the expenses of such committee
could be met and invited correspond
ence on the subject. DR.. Angus also had
personal communication with DR..
ton OF certain gentlemen who
were fitted for the work and
were likely be regarded AZ eminent
In Biblical learning by the American
public, and the submission of
their names TO Bishop Elliott
and Dean Stanley as representing
the English body. A few months
later Dean Stanley made the first for
nal communication by letter in the dis
charge of the duty assigned MIN, after
vote Of convocation, IN July, 1870 Then
follows some correspondence between
Dean Stanley and DIR. Sohaff, alter
The final arrangements for the Amer
lean committee were made In the sum-
mer Of 1872. These arrangements were
concluded by DR.. Schaff, who visited
England that summer tor the purpose.
On his return In the autumn the COM
mittee began work Though nearly two
| years later than the English companies
IN beginning the w rk, they p,essed
forward with such activity that they
were enabled TO complete 1t contempt
raneously with the English version,
The first meeting OF the American com-
mittee, when Its organization was COM
pleted, was held at the Bible house In
New York, on the 4th of October, lS72.
The list OF the American committee, as
finally constituted, Is AS follows, in
cluding both those who participated in
the organization of the BODY aud who
were admitted 10 membership w cleo
ton at the time of the earliest meet
ings.
General officers of the committee.
Philip Schoff, ID. ID. l.. l.. d., president
George II. Day, ID. D., secretary.
First, the Old Testament committee,
AZ follows: Prof. william Henry
Green, ID. d., l.. l.. D., chairman of the
Theological seminary ofPrinceton, New
Jersey.
! Prof. George Il. Day, d. D., secretary
OF the divinity school OF Yale college
New Haven, Connecticut.
=, Prof. Charles A. Aiken, ID. D., Of tn,
, Theological seminary of Princeton.
Rev. II. w. Chambers, ID. D., Of tn