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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
THE NEW BAPTIST BIBLE"-By George Eaves D. D.

"the disciples were called Baptists first
at Antioch" says he Is open to the
charge of bearing falee witness against
his neighbor. That they have not
changed the original text Is perfectly
certain But that they have honestly
tried to give an exact English and
modern equivalent Is surely guaranteed
by the very names of the scholars
themselves.
In the same way the charge of pro-
ducing a "blasphemous" work. pre-
ferred against these Baptist scholars by
the Cleveland Catholic editor is due to
singular nisapprehension on the part
of so representative man. Why
should It become ''blasphemy" to put
the truth in modern speech? Is the
archaic form the essence or Is the es-
sence Independent OF the form? I have
frequently read that highly modern
version know as the 'sTwentieth Cen
tury New Testament" 1t Is not strictly
speaking a translation. but a para
phrase. Instead OF being "blasphe-
NOUS" however, IL actually assists the
reader to understand the Word. Indeed
this conception of ''hlaSphemy" Is quite
hard for the modern mind TO appre-
hend.
What Ia blaspherny? We cannot forget
that the Lord Himself was accused of
It, and tho Same charge has not infro-
duently served TO stir superstitious mob
to deeds OF blood I suspect that when
we come to tho root of the matter the
only blasphemy that counts Is a speaking
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against the spirit OF love and kindly
brotherhood. The God of the New Testa-
ment is not especially susceptible of at
tack upon the phrases and forms and
usages in which mankind is wont to map
its religious mummy aristocracy.
Take the Beatitudes, as these revisers
present them. Instead of Blessed are
the poor in spirit, for theirs is tho king
dom of heaven" you read, Happy the
poor In spirit for theirs Is the kingdom Of
heaven" This is a good example of the
revisers' aim. They reason that the word
happy is more ineligible than the
word blessed" and that 1t Is an exact
equivalent of the Greek word ''malxa-
rioi." They also recognize that the whole
passage is less dogmatio than interjec-
tional. aspirational and they leave out
the verb because it is not present in the
Greek. If there is blasphemy anywhere
it must be sought in the addition of
words, In the changing of tho sense of
the original, of which the old version was
guilty so long as It claimed to be the
very words of God
Or take the familiar Twenty-third
Psalm: The Baptists give It thus:
Jehovah Is my shepherd shall not
want; He makes me lie down In green
pastures; He leads me beside the still
waters. etc.
That shows how the old familiar verbal
ending eth" is changed for the modern
ending In IS" Most moderns, 1 find, are
very shalSy in tho use of tho old end
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Efficient government is potentially the
greatest of all philanthropy. What is the
use of giving millions for education IL
ineffcient public officers by wasting mil
lions create ignorance?" says Mr.. Allen.
why gifts for scientific research II In
efficient government prevents the appn-
cation of truth7 Why hope for cleanliness
and virtue il inefficient government toll
crates filth and rewards vice? Whether
government is creating or correcting evils,
a clearing house is bound to reflect
Like the seismograph which delicately
charts every tremor of the earths crust.
so the clearing house, adjusted to the life
of the nation would register every accom-
plishment of government and its every de-
flection in meeting the needs of the people.
THE only agency whose business IL is
to be on the constant lookout for unequal
opportunity, for unnecessary suffering.
preventable and durable disease, is gov
ernment. For 1t is the only agency which
in city, county, state or a nation,
represents 100 per cent of the people with
in its bounds. Millions of dollars are ex
pended annually In tho United States by
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contact with receiving stations connected
with the central dynamo, to relieve indi-
vidual needs at their sources.
In the service of givers the collected In
formation, definite. accurate. and com
plete, would be offered as the basis for
a new kind of giving, giving dependent
not upon whim. nor accident. nor sudden
emotion, but on actual and proven needs.
the vitality OF which has been gauged.
philanthropy would be given an oppor-
tunity to view all of a city's or a states
relief problem, to view society instead OF
societies, education instead of educational
institutions.
Conditions themselves could be attacke J
instead of the hydra relief problem which
is but a symptom of these Same condi-
tions. After all. this gigantic problem
must be a governmental one" writes Dr..
Charles Mccarthy OF the Wisconsin leg
islative reference library. Private phi
lanthropy cannot affect the whole social
organization. The force. the organization
itself. the government that controls soeie-
ty must meet society's problems instead
of helping to create them.
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have gone to pay the exorbitant demands
of Illegal rates OF interest, emphasize the
need of action against loan sharks.
These evidences of nation wide needs
suggest the value of clearing house for
the use Of both appealers and givers, a
single dynamo which will generate the
power of both need and philanthropy into
working currents for the entire country.
Need should not have to go farther TO
seek philanthropy than philanthropy must
go to seek need. One is as ever present
as the other, and common meeting
ground where the two may stand as peers
is no longer visionary ideal. but me-
cessity.
The clearing house plan is logical and
feasible Its work should involve a two
fold activty---svith and for both appeal
er and giver. All letters Of appeal sent
directly to It by the appealer himself. or
by the receiver OF many appeals, who
does not want their usefulness to be lost.
would be studied as the 6o0o letters of Mrs.
Hartman were studied. The effort would
be, first, to discover the nation wide needs
disclosed by parallel evidence; and. sec
ond, by means of million tiny wires OF
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sixty years ago the King James Bible
held tho field. Many scholars were fretted
by the chasm between that splendid rem
dering and modern scholarship which had
access to such treasure trove as the
,rischsndorf discoveries, the Sinaitio un-
ciaI manuscript and which was changing
its viewpoint In the presence of certain
ancient versions. The English language it.
self had changed, and some revision was
necessary in order to clarity what once
had been clear, the meaning OF certain
English words, grown archaic or moul-
fed in Significance. Hence, 1t speaks well
for the wideawake Baptist scholars or W
wears ago that they should courageously
undertake the stupendous task of pro-
ducing an English version to compete with
that of 1911.
But within those 60 years all this has
changed. theA ideas that justified tho
philadelphia gentlemen in their under
taking have been imbibed and applied by
all sorts of persons, and have been au-
exhibited in the versions
already named. Even the Sunday school
literature of today prints the new version
IN nreference to the old. And Professor
Moulton has issued the whole Bible, ar
ranged in literary form, while the Biolc
as literature has been the burden of un-
numbered lectures, sermons, tracts ana
books. why was this venture insisted on
when the reason for it had practically
disappeared?
DIR. A. j. Rowland, secretary or the
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ings. They confuse the verbal seeon1
person singular with the third "est" with
"eth." Are these old forms consecrated to
religious use so that when dropped the
religion evaporates7 I trow not Indeed
religious men everywhere are today re-
joicing that the old pulpit tones" and
PRAYER meeting phraseology have SO large
ly been- displaced by modern, ordinary
speech. Hence, I would humbly protest
against the accusation of these Baptist
revisers as enemies OF any good or godiy
thing. Their work is we'll done. honest
and conscientious and valuable in it's way.
But will II lend controversy? Most
certainly It will do nothing OF the kind.
Putting your distinctive ism" on show
In the text of the Bible. underscoring 1t,
making 1t a sort of eyesore to other
folks, does not end but provoles con-
troversy. and may, alas, lead somebody
else to make another version. shudder
to think of the Bible that Pastor Russell
or tho Christian Science people or ths
Plymouth Brethren could get up. Was
there not "Woman's Bible" produced a
little while ago?
The power of the Baptists has always
appeared In their witness to spiritual
freedom, to tho dignity of the individual
soul, It's inalienable rights. baptised into
the spirit of eternal justice. As such they
put the whole church in debt to them.
but not by writing their private interpre-
tatlons into the Book that belongs to
us all.
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the bar a year later. but IN order to
equip himself thoroughly. he went to
the law school OF the University of
Louisiana, where he spent a year. and
obtained his degree of LII B. He i'm
mediately entered on the practice in
Selma. where he became eminent as
citizen. barrister, and an active chris
tian.
When, in 1876. the legislature of Ala
bama organized the city court of Selma,
a court of common law. with civil,
criminal and equity jurisdiction. the
bar of Dallas county recommended
Judge Haralson to Governor Houston
for the judgship of this court. For 16
years he presided over the court with
signal ability. At the end of that
time he was elected to the supreme
bench of the state, where he served
for 12 years.
One of the gifts so varied and prom
inent as Judge Haralson had. could not
escape that which brings distinction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
A MILLIONAIRES MAIL-By Lillian

those from cranks and imposters, should
be an almost negative quantity. May all
these letters. whether from college pres
ident. helpless widow or begging pauper,
justly be called legitimate?
II the letters are actually worth read
ing for something more than the amuse-
ment afforded by curious, freak messages
and absurd requests. if they do not rep
resent mendicancy but are the necessary
expression of human need. how is Amer
lean philanthropy going to meet the OBJ
hgations presented by them?
The 5000 letters reviewed IN Modern
Philanthropy chance to have been ad-
dressed to Mrs. Hartman. but they might
have been addressed to any one of hun
dred great philanthropists. or divided
among 1000 less well known givers, or
they might have been the mail of only
two weeks in Mr.. Carnegies office. The
point is that this undeveloped means of
learning the truth about the nations
needs is right at hand, and is lying inert
In thousand waste baskets. What are
we going to do about 1t? Are we going
to keep on sopping up the torrent of need
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Japanese Make Prices High
the Los Angeles Trlbune.

From the Los Angeles tribune.
japanese farmers produce more than
90 per cent of the bunch vegetables
brought into Los Angeles. These farm
ers are practically in control of the
prices of this green truck. and Il is said
that they intend to hold the price up all
through the coming season by bringing
to market only what they can sell at
high prices and destroying the rest
A year or two ago practically all the
bunch vegetables that came into this
market were grown by the Chinese. A
few Japanese started and 1t soon was
found that they could work so much
faster with this kind OF vegetable that
they could produce more with less men
than the Chinese. They began to under
sell the Chinese and forced them to quit
handling this kind of goods.
At present the Japanese are bringing
In just enough bunch goods to supply
the market at present prices. II the de-
mand grows stronger they bring In more
and IL the demand falls off and the price
shows tendency to weaken they bring
in only small lots and hold the price up.
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that a man lay down his life for his
friends"
1t is said of Samuel Woodwork, au-
thor of THE Old Oaken Bucket" that
| he was one day taking a drink with q
friend, who said:
| Il tell you, Sam. there Is no beverage
like that from the old oaken bucket
| that hangs in the we'll"
The phrase stuck in woodworth's
mind. and, going home. he wrote the
immortal song.
In like manner "Woodman, Spare
That Tree" was suggested to George
r. Morris by little story narrated by
an acquaintance.
In these two incidents is found the
secret OF good writing
With every one of us there is fine
copy" going to waste each hour of
the day.
The trouble is that we do not take
the material at hand. We are seeking
some far off big thing instead of the
thing we know that is overlooked be-
cause so common and humble. Yet
Il is these common things that make
universal appeal because they enter
into tho lives of all.
IL you would touch the hearts of peo-
pie you must rcHcn them Wnere tney
live use the language they understand
and talk OF their Intimate experiences
of every day.
You must shed n new light on these
things, showing their beauty, their les
son. their pathos or their humor
The sayings of Jesus abound with
references to objects common 20 the
lives of ali his hearers--the sower, the
fisherman, the fig tree, the lily of the
field, the little child.
The greatest poems have been writ
ten on commonplace themes--love,
laughter and death. blowing rose.
sea, sky. bird, rivulet and field. These
belong to us all, but only few look
AT them with the eye of quick under
standing and talk Of them with the
tongue of genius.
If you would write tell of the things
you know. The better you know them
the more worth while will be your
product Tell of them simply and nat
urally as the bird sings or the stream
flows, using such infinite pains as TO
conceal the fact that pains have been
taken and such consumnate art that
the art is hidden and seems pure ma
ture.
Robert Burns sang of the field daisy,
a mouse, even a louse. but saw such
beauty in the one. showed such ten
derness to the other and read such a
lesson from the third that the songs for
a century have been on the lips and In
the hearts OF the world.
IL you write let 1t be in such a way
that you reveal a mans own thoughts
to himself.
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private philanthropists who attempt To
do on a very small scale remedial and
educational work which government
should be taught to do by wholesale. To
equalize opportunity for education. for
health. for earning power, private philan-
thropy requires the active and efficient
cooperation of government itself"
College presidents and bishops, yes.
and the veriest beggar in the street, have
right to present their needs where they
can. under present conditions, but 1t Is
wrong that the presentation of the aims
bowl should be their necessary recourse.
The voices of thousands raised In the only
means of expression within their reach
offers a mine # invaluable fact regarding
the inefficiency of government In coping
with the needs OF the people governed.
Letters of appeal represent American free
speech and not American "Mendicancy."
Is the voice of the people to be heard
hereafter? Were tho voices of the 5000
worth hearing, and are complaints sim
ilarly registered in tho future worth DE-
agnosing?
(lxolusive Service the Survey Press Bus
reau.)
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many years a member OF the board OF
trustees of the Polytechnic institute at
Auburn. chairman Of tho board OF trus-
tees of Howard college. and member of
the American Baptist Education society.
An Index to the character OF Judge Haral-
son is afforded In the remark which he
has been heard to make that he suffered
nothing to interfere with his religious OBJ
legations. His conception OF life through
out was IDEAL Himself a model of gem
uine manliness, he sought to stimulate 1t
in others. In all things his method was
that of exactness. There was a scrupu-
lous care In his bearing, his speech, his
conduct toward others, and to the close
OF his life. the little amenities that make
up SO much OF life. were not lacking in
his character. While his high sense of
manliness begot firmness, It was of that
type which always bore the stamp of
gentleness.
His suavity won him friends by the
multitude. and his character and ability
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ton, and fidelity TO duty. He was never
the least ostentatious. His manner was
quiet and cordial. and never the least
reserved. While his conclusions were al
ways positive and firm. they were SO
tempered by gentleness as to leave never
shadow behind. He was as cautious
of the feelings OF others, as he was for
those Of his own
No man was freer of self-seelSing. It
was purely In recognition of his worth
that he was called forth by others to
the varied functions which he performed.
fIis companionableness bound to him the
best of men who loved him because of
the loftiness of his life.
He lived throughout the life of a typical
southern gentleman-easy and quiet of
manner, pleasing always In his address,
unstilted. yet possessed of all the graces
of the highest expression of culture. He
was never profuse of praise or of COM
pliment. but indulged In a sort OF pleas
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His unusual culture. affableness of
disposition. cheerfulness, varied ability
and prominence in christian work.
found for him unsonght inches of high
honor in christian work. Purely in
recognition of his worth, he was chosen
the president of the Baptist state con-
vention of Alabama In 1874. which po-
sition he held for Is years, and was
the most distinguished layman in the
denomination of the state during that
time. In 1883 he as chosen the pres
ident of tho Southern Baptist conven-
tion, which embraces the largest
Baptist constituency in the world, and
for 10 successive years presided over
that great body. He was a model par
liamentarian.| and came to rank as one
of the foremost laymen of his denomi-
nation In the union. His retirement
from that position as voluntary, for
no one ever enjoyed more universal
confidence and popularity than he.
Other honors still we're his. He was for
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gained for him unlimited confidence. Pre-
siding over bodies sometimes rent by agita-
ton, where skill and firmness were put
to the severest test. such was his per-
sonal Influence, ana such the confidence
reposed in him. that no appeals from his
decision as a parliamentary officer were
ever taken.
Judge HARRISON has but recently passed
away. leaving behind him record of
public life of more than 80 years. with not
dent in his shield or tarnish on mis-
arnor. He labored as long as he was
able, and under the weight of years
voluntarily retired from public life. His
death occurred in his eighty-second year.
In the quietude of his own homo circle
In Montgomery, after his retirement from
the supreme bench. he serenely awaited
the call OF death.
Among the public men produced by Ala
bama, none ever excelled Judge Jonathan
HARRISON in loftiness of character, lncor-
ruptibleness Of life. gentleness Of disposi-
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EN- HARALSON-By B.

ing raillery and Jest in which was couched
an estimate which he entertained. and
which meant immensely more from him
than would the extravaganza of many an
other. In a circle OF friends he was In
variably charming. His appreciation OF
joke was delightful, and in this he
indalged to the close. Jocular without
yielding to unseemly 1evity. easy with
out undue freedom or familiarity. some-
times slightly stinging In his jovial criti-
clsms of those for whom he had the
highest regard. he always recognized the
Boundary of propriety. ana never sur
fered himself to be betrayed beyond.
There was no assumption either In his
speech or manner. He was simple, while
at the same time great In very many
respects invariably respectful, and duti-
full to every trust, as a friend ana as
an official--these were the dominant
traits in the character and life OF Judge
Jonathan Haralson.
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FUDGE JONATHAN HARALsON
was an eminent typo of that
~ generation of southern gentlemen
who were a connecting link between the
old and the new south. He had just
reached the threshold of cultured man.
hood when the crash of war came. lie
was of the finished mold of the young
southerners of that period. He de-
scended from a noble stock that was
pre-eminent in southern society and in
the affairs of his native section. His
father belonged to that wealthy class
of typical planters that gave prestige
TO the south on two continents. His
uncle. Gen. Hugh A. Haralson, was one
OF the most distinguished congressman
from Georgia, and for many years to-
gether was one of the most learned
jurists of that state.
Graduating from the University of
Alabama in 1851, Judge Jonathan Har-
alison studied law, and was admitted to
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in tho near future, some singer will arise
to speak this new word.
There are also those who ridicule all at
tempts TO write in verse. What of IT?
Every great man has been scoffed at
since time began.
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Ais right with the world
Robert Browning.
Did you ever see a great building In
course of construction?
Immense cranes swung the giant steel
beams and girders into place The
rivets, like Titan woodpeckers, beat
tattoo as they linked joint to Joint.
Day by day the upwrights climbed sky
ward until the men on the mammoth
framework looked little larger than
ants.
Did you ever have the feeling as the
work progressed that some particular
thing was not being done the right
way?
Then have you not reflected that the
architects, contractors and workmen
knew better than your They could
see the end from the beginning. They
were working on plan In which every
single piece in the structure was as
signed to its place.
These builders knew. You could rest
In perfect faith. All was right with
the building. Has not that been a
comforting thought to you?
Well, it is somewhat so with the
world.
There are times when we think the
whole thing is going wrong That is
because we do not see the end from
the beginning.
We canftake comfort in the thought
that God is on the job and
He knows about it all. He knows
he knows"
There Is one important difference
however, between the big building and
the world With the one we are but
spectators; with the other we are
workmen.
On the skyscraper, If one of the la
borers makes a mistake, the work is
halted The blunder must be rectified
or the work done over.
In the work of the world the same
condition exists. 1t is therefore inn
portant for US that we keep in tune
with Gods plans.
AS we look out on this large process of
which we are a part we are filed with a
sudden faith and optimism. we could
laugh aloud with a big joy. We catch a
glimpse Of the great work of the world
and begin to realize how it moves ssto-
ward better. best
We see that all the worries, sickness
need, quarreling, crime and hurt are per-
sonal. They are caused by individuals
affect individuals, belong to individuals.
Despite them all the great work goes on.
One man, through his own fault or an
others, falls Off the building.
Another loses his leg.
A third smashes his thumb and makes
more fuss than the other two.
But the building goes right ahead
Look out some day from the rabbit bur
row of self and see the big work. Then
thank God that you are part of IT,
That view 'vill prove a tonic to your
soul.
Every few days some dry as dust gives
forth the solemn pronouncement that alI
the great poetry has been written
The only fitting word to use for that
sort of stuff is piff1ei
We might as well say that the pendu-
lum will stop swinging
Throughout the past there have been
alternating poetical and prosaic ages.
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HEART TO HEART TALKS-By James A. Edgerton

Tt must be admitted that second or third
rate verse Is dreary stuff, but SO Is second
or third rate production of any kind.
Those who aspire to sing should be en-
eouraged. even though they are frogs and
not nightingales.