Newark post., 1921-11-09
Sypherd's Bible as Seen
by Editor of Every Evening

English Bible" edited, with introduction and
explanatory notes, by DR.. Wilbur Owen
Svpherd, Professor of English in the Uni
versity of Delaware.
This work will be the despair of printers
who love beautiful Typography, the quarry
of bookish folk who have wanted Biblical
gold smelted from conventional forms, and a
matter of un-Christian envy for all Pro-
fessors of English who had planned to do
what DR.. Sypherd has already done we'll.
An excerpt from the foreword will give
the reader the idea which caused the crafts
men at Kells to publish this edition of the
Scriptures: "To make some of the best parts
of great old book more readable and more
understandable to the modern reader is the
purpose of this book of Selections from the
King James Version of the English Bible.
The basis Of selection is the relative signifi-
canoe Of the stories, songs essays, letters OF
the Bible as literature and in literature.
The language of the King James Version has
been strictly preserved the Oxford Univer-
sity Press reprint of the first issue of the ALL
thorized Version of 1911, being used An at
tempt has been made to present these parts
of the Bible in the form of a modern book OF
poetry and prose, with marginal and centre
headings to assist in an easy comprehension
of the subject matter on the part of students
in school and college and of the general
reader in the home"
Dr. Sypherd made a success of this labor
of years He has given to the world the first
edition of the English Bible which is inviting
to read. Everett Johnson, the master worker
at Kells, used brains in designing the book
The result is big, constructive work which
should cause every DelaWarean to be PROUD.
Not only did native Delawarean conceive
and execute the idea of this volume, but 1t was
printed in Delaware, on paper made IN Della
ware especially for the edition. Sypherd's
Bible-and we predict that will be It's name
in the mind of the reading public-ls beautl-
fully bound in cloth and stamped with gold,
thus attracting the eye as would some work
of biography history, or beautiful letters
This Bible is destined to become the
travelling companion and the desk Waterman
of those folk who love the beauty OF the klng
James Version, but who have deplored the
form in which that version has hitherto Deen
presented The sanctimonious black leather
cover. the rounded and Tapping edges, the
heavy gilt tops, the verse numbering ana III
ane chapter divisions always ;o,,sbin With
from a more enjoyable companlonshp WIN
the greatest collection of poems, essays, ol-
0praphv, epgrams and history in any tongue
Some effort in the past was made to
,,,b,isb tho Rible in a more pleasing form
E;rst came the English Revised Version
That had as it's main object the clarlhcatlon
of the text for the benefit of the average
re.der The result was the total destruction
of the majesty color and warmth OF tne teHC M
of 1911. The American Revised version was was
almost similar. Certain clouoea passasea
rnera made comprehensive, possibly, but at
what an expense!
The New Century Bible, in thlrty-odd
vo,umes, was beyond the means OF the aver
aoo reader, This edition, unfortunately 10r
those who are interested IN the bloie nlaiattS a4
for it's literary value, preserves un"9 Resder's se
roon;ous look Moulton's Modern Neauel
Rih1a except for the absence OF tne Ails III 3
Iar,os Version. was very near being What tlle
Ianl,;Sb Iavman wanted 1t printed poeIly y
pooAial t,.rD r' dranoa as drama-but 1t maze
mite bulky object, as all OF tne , Diple .'a Ta'
pIacod between the covers, not single oe-
cat" being omitted
n. svnherd has culed from this WORK cs
~, ,,p';nnonortant portions which are Vi
i;ttIo interest to anyone. The long, Dol Ioo;,e
ooIorias were forgot; the major nlsCoi n its a.
s.;oer tribes which never amouh.euu ~
vi .hi,,n ntii were cast aside: the Psalms Wllaol
any .n,ne aIle,. read-not even in churches-"ei'
left out.
D,,. tho irnnortant parts of every blbhca
pue .o +bare divided into loglcal cIiap.ei m ,Ia ?
,J sonarated into paragraphs as ~ Sl,hor nSp
nIosed thev should be. All verse !;
a,,,;++ed Poetry is printed as poe.l', - -
are onlSIe uieo:inc TO the eye. Eplgrams al A.,
lolllis ol,apnhed phd neatly Prose IS afranseut t,. -.
;tneIv And-oyfully to stateErd +ad eyas ives
is Iarge clear, and easy, SO easy oti 4h margin
Tba lines are we'll spaced anu ,'ao,,, .nE On th
ara wide. There is plenty my. % .lonoT is a ligh
fnt+or FOR copious notes. Inc pp,;o1s pap; Tndi
latter loI eop of that sanctimonouS lu''!