The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-14
the younger generation of Baptists.

At one time BaptiStS in the United
States had three Bible societies. There
was the American Baptist publication
society, formed in 1882 by members
of the old general Baptist convention,
or triennial convention, as it was ia
n liarly called, to do general Bible and
religious publication work Then there
was the American and Foreign Bible
society, which was formed to publish
Adoniram Judson's translation of the
Bible into Burman, when the British
and Foreign Bible society and the
American Bible society both refused to
publish it, because he had translated
"baptizo" by a word meaning to i'm
merse, instead of transliterating it as
in the King James version. Then there
was the American Bible union, form
ed because the American, and Foreign
Bible society, while it published a Bi-
ble in Burman in which "baptiZo" was
translated "immerse," refused to pub
lish Bible in English in which the
same thing was done.
III s365 this American Bible union
published an edition of the New Tes-
IameE1 in which "baptizo" was trans
lated "immerse." Hence. these tears
from the editors of the daily papers
forty seven years later!
The controversies between these
three Baptist Bible societies continued
until the y ptist denomination in the
United States arose, and called the
great Bible convention at Saratoga, N.
Y, in 1885,, the first time the Baptists
OF the whole country had gotten to-
gether by duly appointed delegates,
si1ce division of its general con-
conference il. 1876.
The Saratoga Bible Convention abol-
ished the American Foreign Bible
society, and the American Bible union,
and committee the whole Bible work,
Of the Daptists, ;.omc and foreign, to
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, with Instructions to continue the
version of the Bible union, by use Of
funds given especially for the purpose,
as they accumulated. This society ap-
pointed Dr. Alvah HoVey, DR.. John A.
Broadus and Dr. Henry G. Weston to
prepare an improved" edition of the
Bible union New Testament, originally
translated by DR.. T. J. Conant; and
this was published in two editions, one
with "baptizo" translated "immerse'
and one with the transliteration "bap-
tize.''
In 1889 the publication society ap-
pointed DR.. Bernard c. Taylor, DR.. ].
R. Sampey, DR.. William R. Harper
and DR.. Ira NJ. Price to prepare an
improved" version of the Old Testa-
ment, based upon Dr. Conant's trans
lations. This work has just been is
sued by the society, making an entire
improved" Bible.
That is the whole story, barring
some minor details.
You can get the whole improved"
Bible from the publication society or
any of it's branches for ST. We do not
mind repeating, what We have often
said before, that the New Testament
is the best translation ever issued.
That part, in the Bible now issued,
combines the two seperate versions
heretofore issued and both transliter-
ates and translates "baptizo" thus
"baptize (immerse) The translation
of the Old Testament follows the style
of the New in using modern words and
modern style instead of following
closely the King James version. 1t is
a Bible which will add materially to
the biblican equipment of any pastor
or Bible teacher.
GENERAL JACK FROST