The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-25
THE PRECAUTIONARY
Of ENGLISH BIBLE
Preparations Are Complete
Throughout Country for
an Observance.
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London. March 25.-Throughout
che British empire preparations are
completed for the fitting observance
OF the tercentenary of the authorized
version Of the English Bible. In Eng
land London will be the center Of the
celebration which will begin tomorrow
with special Thanksgiving services in
all the churches. The Bible, its his
tory and historical sketches of the
origin OF the authorized version of the
English Bible will form the text for
every sermon tomorrow. The churches
OF every denomination in Great Brit
ain and In fact, all English speaking
countries will join In the observance
Of the English Bibles birthday
The celebration will not be confined
10 this city. In the course of the week
meetings will be arranged in leading
provincial centers in Scotland and Ire
land, similar to the large mass meet
Ing to be held In the Royal Albert hall
on Wednesday. The celebration will
continue for several weeks and will
reach its climax and conc fusion on the
Sunday following Easter.
In connection with the interesting
celebration the authorities of the Brit.
ish museum have arranged an exhibit
ton OF historical character which
Will attract the attention and hold the
interest of the thousands of Bible
scholars who will visit London during
the terccntenary celebration. The OK.
hibition will be divided into two sec
lions. manuscripts and printed books
The manuscripts will illustrate the
progress Of the Bible from the earliest
times. starting with examples of the
Hebrew and Greek originals. and 60
ing on to the Latin vulgata. which
brought the Bible into England. There
will also be numerous examples of
early English manuscripts. produced
at various intervals down to the time
when the art Of printing was introduc-
ed. There will be about thirty exam
pies OF biblical manuscripts illustrat-
ing the various periods mentioned.
The printed or book section will start
with a copy of the first example of n
portion OF the Bible printed in Eng
land. this being Tyndale's New Tesla
ment. produced in 1926. Other exam
pies OF printed works will show all
editions produced by private individ-
uals from Tyndales time down to the
first edition of the authorized version,
produced In 1911. when the special
committee appointed seven years be-
fore by James !. to revise the Bible for
all time. produced the result Of it's Ia
Dor. There will also be specimens of
the authorized version since that date
4 Bible Exhibition.
The exhibition will include a speci.
men OF practically every Bible in the
museum. excluding however. mere
translations into foreign languages of
the authorized version. Several copies
will be accompanied by documents IL
Illustrating their history. and the Ian.
guages and dialects represented in the
Greek. Syriac. three dialects Of Egyp.
uan. Latin. Anglo-Saxon and English
Of the middle ages. Tudor and Eliza.
0ethan periods.
II was In 1903 that the Puritan wing
Of the Church of England petitioned
James for the revision of the book of
Common Prayer. To bring about a
final settlement of the matter. which
caused considerable dissension among
his subjects. King James summoned a
conference Of learned men. theolog.
ians and Bible students. which con.
vcncd nj Hampton Court in the king s
presence OIL January ~. 1904. II was
during the four days of that confer.
ence. which clearly showed the diverg.
cncc Of opinions regarding the exist.
ing English texts of the Bible. the
Great. the Bishops and the Geneva
Bible. that James conceived the idea
of ordering n new version Of the Bible
henceforth to be accepted as the only
authorized version. He dismissed the
conference. however. without disclos,
ing his plan.
On July 80 of the same year. he call
ed the same scholars together once
mors and charged them with the task
Of making new version of the Bible
based upon the Bishops Bible from,
which they were TO deviate only when
absolutely necessary. The afty-four
scholars of which the conference con
sisted. organized themselves into six
subcommittee and with all the avail
able material from the original Greek
and Hebrew manuscripts. Bishop III
fila's Gothic translation and later Lat
in. German. French. Italian and Span
ish TRANSACTIONS. TO the English Bibles
OF Wycliffe. Tyndale. Coverdale and
the Geneva Bible nj their disposal. be
gan their task which was not complet
ed until seven years later. The exact
date OF the completion Of the work Is
not known. but II was at the begin
ming Of summer,
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