The Washington herald., 1911-01-07
THE GREND OF THINGS.

Sir William Ramsay is the greatest au-
thUrity on Pauline life and writings in
the world Sir William is professor of
Latin literature in the University of
Aberdeen. Scotland, but during his vaca-
tons he studies st. Paul, his travels, eX-
periences and epistles. Sir William has
made his world fame by wise Of his
pastme. While in this country last
week he said:
The men who would read Isaiah out
Of the Old Testament st. John out of
the New, and discrcdit some of the let
tiers of St Paul have passed away, and
their era of so-calied higher criticism
has passed with them. The Bible stands.
The extreme critics are dead, without
SUCCESSORS. In England and Scotland. on
the continent of Europe. and the mission
fields of Asia. and, ] am told. in the
United States and Canada, TIN. men and
women who are bearing the Christian
burdens. vino have big plans IN hand
who ere striving hardest 10 make the
Golden Rule a factor in business. in
politics. in labor troubles are those who
believe the Scriptures. all of them. and
who recite and live 10y the historic
creedS.
'The Old King James,
This is the three hundredth anniversary
of the translation of the King James
version cf tn" Bible. 1t Will be celebrated
in many ways. Washington pastors have
already announced sermons TO be
preached on the subject. The Christian
people of all the worId-alI. at least who
speak English. will take part in the ccle-
brationS. Almost all general bodies have
taken action looking to ODservances. The
British and Foreign, the great English
Society. and the American-the old and
honored American SocietY-recommend
commemorative celebrations. but both are
aiming TO induce others to cclebra te
rather than make plans themselves.
Within the past year or two new devel-
OpmentS in Bible making and publishing
have brought new interest. and resulted
in larger circulation of the Book than
ever before, or OF any other book. The
English revision. the American standard
and still another general revision. with
Engiishmen as sponsors for it, and to
come out this year, or early next. are
the new features. The American Stand
ard is declared to be something of whose
scholarship Americans have right to be
proud. Into almost every language and
dialect anybody ever heard Of and many
that the ordinary man has not. the Bible
has been translated. and is now being
printed and sold. Everybody agreed in
the worth while character of the anniver
Sary celebration of the year.
American Revision Popular.
The American public buys s2.5Oo.O10
worth of Bibles year. This season the
Bible trade is brisk. II is not so far as
can be learned. that people are studying
Bibles in greater numbers, but rather
that Bible dealers, both publishers and
importers. have editions to offer,
and are pushing their wares in all mar
ekets. 1t is stated that the Bible Christ
vious figures.
The reasons for this unusual Bible
movement is the success of the American
standard revision. Since lSl6 the Amer
lean Bible Society has published only
the King James version. the anniversary
of the first publication of which is 10 be
celebrated next year. Not long ago it
had its charter amended that it might
publish the American revision. The chief
impetus to the trade, aside from the So
cicty, was the recent action of certain
religious bodies in authorizing the use
of the American edition.
This revision is now being used in most |
universities, in the Sunday school pub |
locations of all religious bodies, in prac-
tcally all theological SeninarieS and is
regarded so highly that an English au-
thority recently expressed the wish that |
it might become the standard Of the |
whole Anglo-SaXon race There was an |
English revision. |