Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-17
Chairman Of Commission Ap-
pointed by Pope Plus x to Re-
wise Latin Bible. Seeks
American Aid.

Abbot Dom GaSquet, president OF the
English Benedictine and chairman OF
Plus * to revise the Latin bible. or
vulgate has come to visit the larger
cities and explain the progress made
by his commission during the past Ave
years. Abbot Gasquet has been In
America before, but not since he has
undertaken the ~stupendous work OF
revising the bible, which will require
about so years to complete. Abbot Cas-
Quet will speak In Sioux City under the
auspices of the Knights of Columbus
during the early winter.
It was in May, 1907, that Pope Plus
* announced his determination to pre-
pare for a most critical and sitting re-
vision of the Latin bible called the
vulgate. The crying necessity for such
a revision had been felt for many CEN
turtles. but as the life time OF a COM
mission was not sufficient in which to
accomplish the Herculean task, and
new members had to- be grated to the
old, the work though often started was
w completed. So 1t is that now for
the first time since the year 81 when
st. jerome completed the first revision
OF the Latin vulgate. the work has been
undertaken in sue q way that 1t will
be carried to completion. Much has
years. but as the commission has found
itself hampered for hen necessary funds
m appeal has been sent out to the
world for aid. Abbot Gasquet himself
wished to make that appeal direct to
America and for this purpose is com.
Columbus has volunteered to bear all
the expenses of his visit SO that all
returns may be used by him for his
great work.
Abbot Gasquet is singularly fitted for
the task which will occupy the remain
ing years of his life. He was the one
among the many Catholic scholars OF
the world that was selected by the
pope to carry out the work. The great
err part of his life has beer passed. in
research work and he Is q linQuist Of
unusual ability. For years he has
land for manuscripts. and from sources
OF. the kind had produced his reliable
histories, suchSa as Henry WIZ and the
English Monasteries." 1.-THE Eve of
the Reformation" and others. 1t vas
with some regret that he undertook
spite the amount OF hard work placed
upon him he has found time to write
a history OF medieval England, which,
when published will throw a new light
on h religious controversies Of that
country.
The work OF. Abbot Gasquet and his
commission will be Of untold value to
ell readers md students Of the bible,
Protestant as well as Catholic, as ii
will gather together the. most complete
collection OF biblical manuscripts now
in existence Beside this the commits
sion will make a complete revision OF
the Latin TRANSACTIONS and give the
world the most accurate copy Of the
Latin bible since the fourth century
when st. Jerome completed the task
originally, at the command OF Pope
Damascus.
Since the days of st. Jerome much
has been added to the bible for which
there is no authority. This wassdone
by copyists before the invention OF the
printing press. These earnest and Of
ten ~overzealous workers. frequently
grated old readings, words and
phrases onto st. Jerome's scholarly
text, and. in time. the new copies Of
the vulgate were much like the ITALIA
a pre-Jerome edition Of the bible
While these were not authorized the
church. did not consider them hereti-
cal. but made frequent efforts. to have
them revised. however. without salts.
factory success. owing to the stipend.
Gus task.
One Of the early reyisions atteYnpted