New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19
DIR. WHITLEY'S VIEWS.

DR.. Whitleys Introduction to his essay is as
follows:
Two editions OF the Bible invite our attention
The one IS set forth being translated from the
Latin Vulgate, diligently COMPARED with the He
brew, Greek and other editions in divers Ian
guages.' It published with the appreciation OF
Cardinal Gibbons. of Baltimore, in 1899 TIE other
processes to be translated out Of the original
tongues and be authorized by the American
Committee Of Revision, 1901.
Comparing the tables of contents, where differ
ing titles often indicate the book. the 1901
volume is the shorter. 1t omts Tobias. Judith
several chapters of Esther. Wisdom. Eccesiasticus
Barucb. than two chapters Of Daniel and two
books Of the Maccabees: nor is there any word IN
the volume that hints at the existence of these
portions. They form integral part of the other
volume, where the chief references TO any shorter
edition are in notes, which state that Jerome de-
tached the extra chapters OF Esther and Daniel
from the place they occupied in the ancient Greek
and Latin Bibles, and placed them at the end.
These notes. and the reference on the title page
70 the Latin Eugate, Oblige take into ac-
count a magnificent folio edition OF the Bible in
Latin. published in 1892 al Rome. Prefixed to this
is the express Papal authorization of the Book as
the standard Bible for the Catholic Church This
contains the end in smaller type three additions
the Prayer Of Manassas. III Esdras. " Esdras."
In the early years of the Christian era DR.. Whit
ley says, questions what books ought TO
be included in either the Old Testament or the
New. At that time there was nothing to hinder
any copyist retransIating the books read or
blending adding TO shortening their contents
There was nothing to hinder a scholar putting out
entire version OF the Scriptures. It was
complained that there almost as many YER
sions manuscripts"
At length Damascus, Bishop OF Rome commits
stoned Jerome, Dalmatian monk. to revise the old
Latin versions Of the Psalms and Gospels Jerome
had travelled widely and studied deeply and so was
both the best scholar of the day and sufficiently
man of the world to recognize the dehcaoy Of the
task offered him. He worked fourteen years trans
l6ting the Old Testament from the original Hebrew
90 which the work OF OTgen one Of the great schoI
airs Of the Church. who lived $50 years before his
tine. had introduced him. Much discussion was
aroused by the appearance of this new version
Jeromes version Of the New Testament was ac-
cepted much earlier than his version OF the Old
testament owing TO the fact that the latter work
was done on far more radical principles
Jerome deliberately raised and discussed the I'm,
potant question. What books shall we read? In the
New Testament he used exactly the twenty-seven
books Of the Protestant Bible In the Old Tesla
ensnt he took his stand the list Of the Jews and
at first refused to go beyond It Although the
Protestant Old Testament arranges divides and
names the books differently. II contains exactly
those books advised by Jerome as employed by the
Jews OF Palestine ipcluding Jesus. Most OF the
other books then read by Christians, and inter-
naiKsd with these. Jerome declined to revise He
sttgrlatized them "Apocrypha," name pre-
Tiously given by the Jews TO forgeries This word
is now used mainly IN the given IL by Jerome
TO SIGNIFY DOCKS once claimed parts the
Bible, but disaIlowed Catholics apply It to such as
and Esdras, ana Maccabees and Enoch.
Protestants apply IL to a wider circle Including
Jerome. - -
The average American takes for granted that the
version authorized by the Catholic Church not In
Latin. but in English. This idea. however is due
10 a lax use OF the phrase authorized" BY the
Trent, every bishop had the right 10 authorize a
version Tor use in his diocese. Although these
rights were often exercised in unison vet the fact
remains that there Is no one version IN English so
authorized as TO exclude others. In Catholic
shop may he bought authorized editions that differ
lied Roman Catholic Bible number OF different
men have translated and issued this Bible tngsh
AT one time IL was tho OLD Testament. and al an
other the New. that they issued. Among these was
what has been called the Douay edition The first
complete Catholic Bible printed in English was thai
mary, in 100 His edition little short of a
new translation" Newman said for England IN
KS: There is at present, regards the Did res
lament. one, and only one, received text or very
nearly So that being Challoner's OF 1850 l;ieot IN
1901 agrees with this statement far az America
concirs IN IL without any geographical limitation
AS regards the New Testament the case Is rads
cally different. Newman found that the Irish coniea
most followed challoners early editions; the FsnoS
lish followed his later editions. Troys revision.
the american introduced fresh novelties Since
dormlty has been attained Lupton, indeed az
iras that Challoners text is the only one current
eut sgbt examination OF editions, taken AZ ran.
So. SHOWS that he was mol. quite Mt home in This
sa-l OF ms subject Cigot enlmerates six tynes
s~A cufreEt-one at Dublin. two at London and two