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THE NEW BIBLE


Dear Household: Much has been said and
written about this being the three hundredth
anniversary. There may be some others who
were in my fix and l am going to tell some
OF the things 1 have learned about the King
James version.
Readers Of history know the sad fate Of his
mother, Mary Queen OF SCOTS, but many Of
them do not know that this little son OF the
unfortunate queen and Lord Darnley, born IN
the little cabinet In the old castle OF Edln-
burgh and let down In a basket In those times
OF peril. even as Paul was from the walls
Of Damascus. is the king James.
He Was 80 years old when on the death Of
hfh aunt the great Elizabeth OF England, ne
assembled the throne OF England. as james tne
Fist Of England. Those were trouOulous times
and few realized the great results from the
calling together Of the leading ecclesiasihlcs
to confer about many matters The conference
was In January and the place was Hampton
Court palace, which Cardinal Wolsey bad erect
ed and presented 10 his king THIS conference
had been especially called on account q s sae
glowing of Puritanlsm and vne petu OF oOO
Puritan clergymen TO do away Win the ring
IN marriages, the cross In church services
better observance Of the SaDoatn and training
the ministers. Not one Of the requests were
g.anted, and the conference only lasted three
days, and apparently was fruitless. Dr. hey
nolds president Of Corpus Christi colleg &c, Oxford
and leader OF the Puritan party, said that one
Of the things amiss was the existing authori-
tarive version OF the scriptures known as the
Bishops Bible.
-
ops said that there would be all sorts Of here
sizes IL everybody should translate book But
the idea took hold Of King James and nothing
that be did during bis reign rebounds more 70
his credit than the absolute fidelity OF the
translation. the catholicity or spirit and the
beautiful choice Of idiomatie English.
There are many things written to the dis
credit Of the king, he turned bis back on
struggling Professionalism in Europe and fawned
on spain. be filled his purse by selling the
patents OF nobility, be coward and
shuddered even at the sight a dagger, but
be united England and Scotland, and gave us
the Bible without the shaovw or q leaning
toward any personal belief Of his own- And
be could have had II pretty highly cololed for
be chose the men 70 do the wOrz.
The conference was in January and in July
the king wrote Bancroft that he had APP
pointed certain learned men 10 the number OF
four and fifty, though only forty-seyen OF them
were engaged In the work, and requiring him
as be was acting Bishop OF Canterbury to
take mt assures to reeompense them by church
preferment. He furthermore added that he
wanted all the bishops TO inform themselves
about the leaned men in their own dioceses
and to write to them nestfy charging them
and signifying the kings pleasure that they
send their observations either to Mr.. Lively the
the Hebrew reader in oxford TO DR.. Andrews
dean Of Westminster 10 be read to the 9th
ers that all concerned in the translation
might have the help and the furtheranee Of
all the learned men in the kingdom.
1t Is interesting to read how they were paid
and how they did the work but in this limited
y
that within a few months the oxford univer-
sity will lay before the public a thoroughly
amended edition Of the King James version, an
appropriate commemoration of the 300th ami
versary OF the original issue. For Two years
"a drawn from the universities and theo-
logical schools Of the United States and Canada
have been engaged on this Important work.
There radical changes, sthey have en-
deavored TO meet the wishes Of those who ale
too fond OF the old edition TO want anoth her;
they are only substituting other phrases for
obsolete ones, changing the archaic grammar
and the gross instranslations arising flom an
unsubstantiAred Greek text, or careless print
ing. They have made the pronouns conform
10 the present day usage, and have also thrown
the matter into pa agraphs. When you read
the Bishop Warren Gambler, Bishop Denny and
Prof Gross Alexander are among the learned
men doing the work you can rest assured that
thee viii not be any rash changes made.
] VIII never love any new book / do the
one that has been my guide for years, but I
have one Of the American version and often
find it a help when trying to understand some
passage that Il rather obscure In the ST. James
version.
But the main purpose to al should be to
hare one OF some SOFT and to let It be- lamp
unto our feet
Sincerely,
MRS. FULLER.