The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

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Shorter Bible translated and edited by Charles Foster
Kent professor of Biblical literature at Yale author
ity Semitic languages and one Of the most scholarly
and illuminating Interpreters of the life and thought of
the Hebrew people, was manesty INSPIRED by the anti
dry an1nus of the newspaper, and manifesty bere
OF any real knowledge OF the facts with which assumed
to DEAL knowledge of the facts was to be expected
much less respect for them in this newspaper
But when the Independent weekly designed for the
perusal of intelligent people, and undoubtedly DESTROYS
of being fair we'll intelligent picks up the silly
cusation brought by Capt. Stayton executive head of
the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
and allows itself to Prof Kent of being dishonest
and stupid in effort to "falsify that which Chris
tan people believe be the word of God in order to
square it with preudces, confess that moved
to despair
Nor does it the Independent say that has
not yet copy of the censored Bible and base
its accusation the assumption that Capt Stayton
quotes correctly, serious bit of work by American
scholar reputable Prof Kent, which has been be-
fore the public for several years-our copy pur-
chased in 1921-ought to be dealt with in this
lier
The two passages quoted by the Independent on the
authority of the anti-dry leader are it happens
recty quoted; but had the editor of the weekly taken
reasonable trouble to look into the charges of fasfca
ton to which he gives his support he would have found
them without base substance and saved himself the
embarrassment OF printing unjust and absurd edi
toria.
One of the passages is II. Samuel vi 10, which, in the
King James version reads: And he dealt among all
the people we'll to the men, to every
cake of bread, and good piece of flesh, and
fagon of wine"
The Kent Shorter Bible" rendres this "And dis
rbuted to the whole assembled multitude roll of bread
a portion of meat, and cake of raisins."
The second passage quoted is Judges tx 49, rendered
in the authorized King James, "And the vine said
them, Should / leave my wine which cheereth God and
man" This Kent translates Shall stop yielding my
juice that gladdens gods and mem"
The and the Independent that wine" has
been eliminated in deliberate and classifying attempt to
make the Bible dry
If either had taken the trouble to turn up the first
passage in the American revised version of the Bible
made by group of eminent American scholars quarter
OF century ago. they would have found that the Kent
translation had been anticipated These transators were
first to eliminate the wine" and substitute 'raisns" If
the editor of the Independent will consult the new trans
ation OF the Old Testament by DIR. James Mofat fore
most of Hebrew scholars in Great Britain they will find
that he is in agreement with Kent and the American
visers If they will consult the authorities on the
second passage they will find that the American revsers
translate new wine," and that Mofat like Kent uses
Juice the rendering. New wine" the infer
mented juice of the vine.
1t is question of scholarship of propaganda, and
the weight of scholarship is wholly the side of Prof
Kent 1t is grotesque1y ridiculous suppose that scho
like Kent and Moffat and the translators who gave
the highly valued American revision were all in
spiracy to promote the dry by Stupid and
dishonest treatment of the Christian scriptures, and,
sure nobody will realize that quicker than the editor
OF the Independent when he considers the evidence.