Newark post., 1911-05-03

the influence o. the old Book on the
languages, institutions, etc.. of the
English speaking word.
The first speaker, DIR. Harter, dis
cussed the Eng ish Bible in Christian
Education. He gave short historical
sketch, leading to the production OF
the King James Version given to the
world i'll 1911. This translation did not
come into general use until Is or so
years later. The Benevan Bib,e was
the one brought by The Colonists to
America
All English speaking people D, Sc
their education on Christianity so that
the Bibles moral and economic effect
cannot be overes st'lmated
Ali the Investigations OF the learned
men OF the earth have finally led to the
trst verse of the first chapter of Cen
esls In the beginning God crealeo
the heavens and the earth
"A story was repeated of Sir Isaac
Newton, who after lifetime OF study
and research, as he lay dying, co..-
pared all knowledge to vast sea, aud
the part man was abe to grasp, as
few bright shells nd pretty stones wash
The teachings OF the English Bibis
SO permeate our beings that anyone
bent upon investigation cannot .al to
md Its influence on every hand. 1t
under.ies the whole structure Of So
clety and has been the greatest con-
servative power in building such ma
tions as the English have become.
DR.. M. I. Cook followed, relllng of
the Influence of the English Bible on
the English Language" He spoke OF
the various Bibles and the defects in
some OF the trans .ations One, the
Vinegar" edition, is so called because
wherever the word vineyard" occrr-
red it had been translated as vinegar"
There are only 20 copies OF this eui-
ton in existence, two or three OF
which are i'll this country. One may
be seen at the Old South Church, Bos-
ton. In the Bishops Bible several OF
the books-particularly the Psalms,-
were poor.y translated.
In 1904 committee OF A. members
was named to work on new version
of the Bible which should be in a form
the people would understand. Origin
ally they were restricted by certain
rules: (D To follow as close as pos
sible the Bishops Bible; (2) to trans
late all ecclesiastical words the same
throughout, etc. These were lost sight
OF as the work progressed and it was
carried on more freely.
Our laws are largely based on the
Mosaic laws. Our excuse for capita.
punishmenr comes from the Mosalu
An eye for an eye, tooth lor a
TOOTH
The translation OF 1911 represents a
book that appealed 10 the people. 1t
has stood the test OF time and is read
today by more people than any other
one book. The best seller of the
present is the King James Version Of
the Bible.
The speaker began the talk with the
statement that the laws OF change ap-
pied to everything on earth-muss
certainly our anguage-partlcularl in
its early stages. He showed that the
Bible being the Book most read had
preserved the English language with
less change than during any other like
period in its history, SO thar it may be
regarded as the standard and preserver
of the English language.
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Effect OF the English Bible on Lit
erature"
He quoted Professor J. H. Gardin-
er's words showing the diversity OF
biblical material There are scraps
Of folk-songs of war and victory, early
legends and myths, histories based on
contemporary records and full OF the
yigor o ia most vigorous time, great
bodies of Jaws which rehecr important
changes in civilization, highly develop
ed schemes Of liturgy and ecclesiastl-
cal law, collections OF proverbs SO
pithy and closely wrought that they
Still hold truth. psalms OF pious and
connected meditation or of jubianr
ejacu atons o( faith. the soaring nes-
sages Of the prophecy, the myst1cal VS.
ions of the apocalypse, the simple ever
lasting stories and teachings of the
gospels, the fiery and soaring argu-
ments of Saint Paul." emphasizing the
place such a book must take in peo-
pies literature.
In addition to its effect, on the style,
language, material, etc, OF English
writer's, its most vital influence has
come .ro mthe moral and religious
teachings reflected in literature. Tae
rnestness and seriousness which dis
ringush English writer's from those OF
other nations, come from this Book.
1t is then, an indirect inhuence-we
are unable to put our finger on it.
Severa. instances were given OF re-
Elections of the spirit OF this old Book
in literature Chaucer closing long
love poem by addressing an invocation
to his Creator; Sir Walter Raleigh
writing history to show the glory o,
God; Popes essays. the novels OF
Thackery and Dickens, Ruskin saying
one must have the right moral state
or you cannot have the art and no
noble or right sty.e was ever yet found
our OF sincere heart;" Stevenson re-
iterating mans duty to the world; Lin
| coins second inaugural address, etc.
Extracts were read from Browning
Saul, also The Recessional by kipllng,