West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-02-11
THE BIBLE.

IcontinnaLl


Necessit, Brought out the Rhemish uansla.
ton accompanied With very pointed notes TO
be given to the people only where there was
danger Of their receiving the Protestant
tanslalions. Tins VAS followed Ivy HE
Dsnay iiansia,ion with less pointed notes
The New res,nmen, appeared 10 1851 The
Old Testament 10 1000 10 The texts The
La,in vulvaIe Of 81. Jesome rhc chief
names in this work are William Allen,
Gregory Martin aud Richard Bisio~,
English refugees who q I'd from England IN
The reign Of Elizabeth
William Allen was bora n, Bossall ~ Len.
cAsh're tr53a 94l Studied at Onel College,
Oxford. lie was appointed Principal Of ST
Mary's Hall in 1880; Canon of York in
1883 On the accession of Elizabeth he
was forced to ny 10 Louvain; Int returning
efies ,ime be resided some lime 3, Osford.
But iiiszeal for the restoration 70 power Of
his Caugsh in England neeessitsted second
hisa' 70 Donay where he received doctors
deesee iSon, the University, and established
Nolss there for the education of English
CcAoIics. la 1857 he was made Cardinal
ot 81 Martin, and ia 1880 Archbishop Of
Msehlp His nams is connected with the
ehisf inl,iguers in the Spanish Plot which
ledio the fitting out Of the Armada. Its
failure cost him the favor. Of the PapaI
CcuiL We have followed him only 10 show
tas' bis aim IN giving the Bible was not for
the enlightenment of the people
Ia each country the effects of the restora-
ton of the Bible had its distinctive features.
In France Il was a national movement. All
the while the Bible lay In the libraries and
monasieIes of Europe, a sealed book to the
masses aud accessible only to privileged
few, who were mainly interested in keeping
Il from the masses. Religion was falling
Into contempt. The Church appeared to
men to be simply vas, engine for extorting
money from them and interfering with aud
depnying them of their freedom In every
relation of life. Atheism began TO prevail.
The only Bibles then in existence were
manuscript copies, written by skillful copy
lists on vellum. II took rapid writer ten
months to copy the Sacred Books. Very
few of those who had access to them were
capable Of performing this work so that
there we're not many copies extant and these
commanded immense prices The lowest
price for Bible in France was six hundred
crowns. Its language was utterly unknown
to the people and TO the majority Of the
clergy and learned men,
The art of printing made il possible for
men TO speak and act upon the world at
large. Books were multiplied rapidly. The
early printers confined themselves chiefly in
producing copies of the Bible, not only in
France but in everywhere" that the word
had gone. The first copies were in Latin,
and understood only by the learned. The
effect was all-powerfal and without concer,
men set to work simultaneously to translate
the Scriptures into the language of their
respective countries. In I47I an Italian
version appeared. A Bohemian version in
1875. French version in 1877. A
Spanish in 1873. A Dutch in 1877. AT
FIRST Il could only be read to the people
until as the art of printing improved, the
copies were multiplied in portable form and
could be studied IN quiet.
The Bible has become so familiar today
that we can form no adequate idea of the
iegerish eagcrness with which the people Of
the early dawn of its temperance turned TO
the Blessed Book for information aud re-
lief nor can we conceive of the value which
was set upon II. The various readings dis.
,ufbed them not. The Book was ga lamp
to my feet" or ga lantern to my footsteps
or "a light to my way It was the same
thing; It lighted up the path which ali the
justified may walk in all through the wild
erness and night of the world aud which
grows brighter for them and still more
bright until the perfect day wherein all
shall see and know aud none need say 10 his
neighbor know ye the Lord.
Let us glance at Great Britain; for surely
the Gospel must give its testimony there.
BY whom It was introduced Is uncertain, but
there is abundant evidence that Il existed
there within three centuries after the death
Of Christ. In the northern and western
portions Of England and in Scotland were
many Churches. The people detested the
Roman Yoke and would not have received
the Church type Of Rome.
In A. ID. 377 there was born on the banks
Of the Clyde, Of British parentage, youth
named Succzt. His father was deacon.
The boy became powerful preacher and
introduced Christianity into Ireland. He
Is known in history as St. Patrick. When
Augustine came to Britain in s07, he brought
with him many errors Of which the Britons
had never heard before. His attempt 10
sabjugaie the British Church to the au.honty
Of the Bishop Of Rome was mildly answered
that, 'frhe only submission we can render
hmis thstwhich we owe to every Christian
Augustine exhausted al bis powers Of per.
saasion, his prayers and censures, but the
Bdtons we're firm. The Scotch were par.
iieuiariy inhexibIe and the FIRST Papai Isqa,c
was Obliged TO acknowledge himself beaten
He tried again however, but was told bv
the British bishops, I'VE acknowledge no
master but Christ" Finally came the
haaghiy decision IF you will not receive
brethren who bring you peace, you shall re
eeive enemies who will bring you war. II
you will not mite with ~ IN showing sarons
the way Of life, you shall receive from them
the stroke Of death" Thus early was the
true policy Of Rome declared 10 England.
The Savage Pagan was ioosed agsinst the
Church Of Britain and fastened IL, dripping
with blood, TO Rome's triumphaI car. Great
Britain owes not 10 Christianity to Rome.
10 Be- eoghmyea1
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