The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-10

as q contribution to the study OF
Lanra's cuiatiliss of menta en-
81 ior. Che other grave article Of h.
plumber il upon Protection to Amsn-
can Labor" by Mr., Irving NJ. Scott,
whose views caonot but be OF inter-
est, from the prominence Of the au-
thor as The leading iron manut4c user
of the Pacific coast.
Book CHAT for Sep ember is full Of
interesting matter that will pfovoke
book-buytrs end readers 10 txplara-
lions in wide domain. II is com
pact with information Of tie most sat
isfying and seduc i've character, ss, tor
ms apce, "Some Thoughts on Boz ks,
"CominC Books," Magazine Briefs"
the New Serials" begun in the
Elijah and American Msgizlnes for
September" "Sjme Notable Books,
"Wilh the Poets which givee tue
titles and names OF write oil ! meg
azjne poetry for September. This is
fJlloHed by "Io tle Reader" COM
plisi g short reviews OF all books pub
iished, followed in turn by a 80 a 81
fed List" of such publications, al .. r
which comes list OF "Mag zine Lad
ers." We con mend Book Chat as q
grest aid to all who de-ise to keep
pace in some degree with current lit
erature.
Buffalo NelVs: Very few people know
of a remarkable enterprise that is
being undertaken in New jersey In
the shape of female revision OF The
Bible. The work is being carried on
in this manner: In ar.cnly furnished
drawing room about b cad table SIT
half g dc zen women with intelligent
faces and busy pers. Each one has a
cheap copy OF the Bible, which she
reads carefully, and tccasionaly clips
out verse and psstss it at the top OF
a long s ip OF white paper. This others
teen cnt out the same verse from
their Bibles AID dispose CT II in the
same manner. With this before them
,hsy began TO d scu it in turn.
One of the;e commentators Is an
excellent Greek and Hebrew
scholar. Another is profoundly
lear ed in current Bible criticism,
while still another has gone through
with care and he's at her fingers ends
all the great commentaries of Henry,
Scott, Dr.. Adam Clark ard others.
Alter each verse Gas been thoroughly
discussed I ach woman writes under 1t
what she has to say, and the sheets
are then passed in to secretary. This
81 :etary is a recent graduate fom
Vassar. She cuts out this much talked
of verse from still another B Bile, puts
it at the top Of larger sheet oil paper,
ard then appends under it TIE notes
of all TIE learned lady Commenia ors.
When asked what was the obi ct OF
this revision one OF the ladies who in
Fp res and carries on this tremendous
la cor explained that they were doiog
whst might be called feminine re-
vision of the scriptures, eve Fl ID, "
she sad, ''in goil G over the Old and
| New Tes'aments that about one-ten b
of the Bible touches, in one way OF
another, upon women. We wish
to know whether the male readings
translations aud Interpretations have
been strictly fair to u aud in a epJlt
friendly to our sex. We aud s
great many other women have oul
doubts On the subject, and so we pro
pose issuing " hat may bs called The
Woman's B ble.' On our RevisioS
Committee Sit able women from Eng
land and America "
A we'll known publisher has agreed
to issue the revision when it is com
petpd, and by next summer the We
mans Bible Will be given 10 the public