1901
The Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale told how a curious error crept into the translation of the Lord's Prayer into the Delaware Indian tongue. The English translator had as an assistant an Indian who knew English. "What is 'hallow' in Delaware?" asked the translator. The Indian thought he said "halloo" and gave him the equivalent. Therefore the Delaware version of the Lord's Prayer reads to this day, "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallooed be thy name."
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Wants No Modernized Bible
1910
King James Version the Best of All, Says Writer in Success Magazine
We are just old-fashioned enough to take no stock in the modernized Bible which is shortly to appear, "couched in every-day language, with obsolete words and phrases eliminated." The King James Bible has done more to preserve the good old Saxon words and style, which are the best English literature has produced, than anything else.
Instead of a movement to get us further away from that vigorous, simple, classic style, and in the interest of establishing the finest literary ideals possible to a people destined to use the curious hybrid which the English language has become, it would be more sensible to frown upon all efforts to improve on the King James Bible. It is the greatest treasure house, inspiration and teacher of good English that we possess. — Success Magazine.
King James Version the Best of All, Says Writer in Success Magazine
We are just old-fashioned enough to take no stock in the modernized Bible which is shortly to appear, "couched in every-day language, with obsolete words and phrases eliminated." The King James Bible has done more to preserve the good old Saxon words and style, which are the best English literature has produced, than anything else.
Instead of a movement to get us further away from that vigorous, simple, classic style, and in the interest of establishing the finest literary ideals possible to a people destined to use the curious hybrid which the English language has become, it would be more sensible to frown upon all efforts to improve on the King James Bible. It is the greatest treasure house, inspiration and teacher of good English that we possess. — Success Magazine.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
'Bookless Religion' Menace Told Pastoral Conference
1920
BERKELEY, California, Nov. 17. — A bookless religion may develop from the higher criticism of the Bible unless men and women of the present day rise from an alleged state of illiteracy, was the prediction this morning of a prominent divine speaking at the second day session of an Interdenominational Pastoral conference held at the First Congregational church under the auspices of the Pacific School of Religion.
New religious cults were characterized as the dogma of illiterates by Professor C. A. Johnston Ross of Union Theological Seminary, New York, while a modern Bible to fit twentieth century needs was urged by Rev. W. T. Bentley, pastor of the First Christian church of San Francisco.
"We may come to the time when we shall see a bookless religion," was the statement of Dr. Ross. "Religion was not always organized around a book. Abraham never owned a Bible and never went to a prayer meeting. Religion may be organized about the philosophy of life." Dr. Ross scored ridiculers of the Bible, declaring that when men were unable to make translations which suited their whims that they immediately turned scoffers. He said: "The present criticism of the Bible is but part of the indifference to history as a whole. Because the Bible speaks a language that is necessarily antique, does not mean that it has lost its value. If the state of education were higher in the country today a more truthful interpretation could be made."
"The prophecy of the present day that the church will lose the Bible is not an amazing thing," said Dr. Bentley. "Many people have lost it already. The re-orientation of the Bible to fit present needs is necessary."
Prayer in the present day seems to be regarded as a "kind of pious exercise," Rev. James M. Campbell, D. D., 80-year-old preacher and author of Manhattan Beach., Cal., told the ministers assembled at the opening session of the conference yesterday afternoon.
Ministers, he said, were to be included among those who said their prayers in this fashion. The man who gave an outward appearance of a "holy life," but who "inwardly" was undeserving of respect was scored by the gray-haired minister, whose book, "The Indwelling Christ," and other volumes are well known in religious lay circles.
"The things one thinks are far more important than the things one does," he said in speaking on the subject, "The Inner Life of the Minister." "Being is greater than doing."
"Examine thyself, not others. As ministers you think first of others, but turn your attention to yourselves for a change. Hold yourselves to strict account; scrutinize your every action. Every preacher has a battle to fight — the battle between the spirit and the flesh. Prayer is a necessity, but in this age prayer has come to be a pious exercise instead of what it really is."
—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, Nov. 17, 1920, p. 2.
BERKELEY, California, Nov. 17. — A bookless religion may develop from the higher criticism of the Bible unless men and women of the present day rise from an alleged state of illiteracy, was the prediction this morning of a prominent divine speaking at the second day session of an Interdenominational Pastoral conference held at the First Congregational church under the auspices of the Pacific School of Religion.
New religious cults were characterized as the dogma of illiterates by Professor C. A. Johnston Ross of Union Theological Seminary, New York, while a modern Bible to fit twentieth century needs was urged by Rev. W. T. Bentley, pastor of the First Christian church of San Francisco.
"We may come to the time when we shall see a bookless religion," was the statement of Dr. Ross. "Religion was not always organized around a book. Abraham never owned a Bible and never went to a prayer meeting. Religion may be organized about the philosophy of life." Dr. Ross scored ridiculers of the Bible, declaring that when men were unable to make translations which suited their whims that they immediately turned scoffers. He said: "The present criticism of the Bible is but part of the indifference to history as a whole. Because the Bible speaks a language that is necessarily antique, does not mean that it has lost its value. If the state of education were higher in the country today a more truthful interpretation could be made."
"The prophecy of the present day that the church will lose the Bible is not an amazing thing," said Dr. Bentley. "Many people have lost it already. The re-orientation of the Bible to fit present needs is necessary."
Prayer in the present day seems to be regarded as a "kind of pious exercise," Rev. James M. Campbell, D. D., 80-year-old preacher and author of Manhattan Beach., Cal., told the ministers assembled at the opening session of the conference yesterday afternoon.
Ministers, he said, were to be included among those who said their prayers in this fashion. The man who gave an outward appearance of a "holy life," but who "inwardly" was undeserving of respect was scored by the gray-haired minister, whose book, "The Indwelling Christ," and other volumes are well known in religious lay circles.
"The things one thinks are far more important than the things one does," he said in speaking on the subject, "The Inner Life of the Minister." "Being is greater than doing."
"Examine thyself, not others. As ministers you think first of others, but turn your attention to yourselves for a change. Hold yourselves to strict account; scrutinize your every action. Every preacher has a battle to fight — the battle between the spirit and the flesh. Prayer is a necessity, but in this age prayer has come to be a pious exercise instead of what it really is."
—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, Nov. 17, 1920, p. 2.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Aged Preacher, Dying in Poorhouse, Is Happy
1920
Aged Preacher, Dying in Poorhouse, Is Happy While Waiting His Death
INDIANOLA, Iowa — After half a century of service as a preacher of the gospel, Rev. James W. Prince is dying in the poorhouse near here.
From pulpit to poorhouse is a long road; the saintly old man is reaching the end of it.
After a remarkable lifetime spent in ministering wherever there were sick and needy, from the Chicago slums to our own State institutions, he has been tireless in good deeds.
Today, worn out by his long life of service to humanity, he lies in a bare upstairs room of the poorhouse, ready to die.
Appears as Ancient Prophet
The pallor of his face, his long white beard, the emaciated hand that lies upon the coverlet and is raised now and again to emphasize some noble sentiment of the Psalmist that he quotes — make the old man seem like a prophet of ancient times.
The visitor forgets the bare floor and staring walls and the poorhouse when the old preacher, asked how he is feeling, answers:
"Oh, I am happy! Gloriously and transcendently happy! Praise the Lord!"
To while away the long hours he recites, in what was once a powerful voice, long passages of scripture, ending on a high quavering note from sheer exhaustion.
Predicts Day of His Death
Lying there alone, he has come to believe that he is going to be translated — that he will not die, but will be like Enoch, who "walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." He is convinced that on the twelfth of May, that event will take place. The twelfth of May will be his 86th birthday.
The poorhouse is a bitter enough end to such a life, but it has been made bearable through a singular circumstance.
Forty-six years ago when he lived at Red Oak, the Rev. Mr. Prince held a great revival at which nearly 100 men and women were converted.
During those meetings he met a young man named Will Hewitt and a young woman who later became Mr. Hewitt's wife. Later he lost track of them, but when, old and friendless, he went "over the hill to the poorhouse," he found Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt in charge of the institution, and they have cared for him the best they could.
Aged Preacher, Dying in Poorhouse, Is Happy While Waiting His Death
INDIANOLA, Iowa — After half a century of service as a preacher of the gospel, Rev. James W. Prince is dying in the poorhouse near here.
From pulpit to poorhouse is a long road; the saintly old man is reaching the end of it.
After a remarkable lifetime spent in ministering wherever there were sick and needy, from the Chicago slums to our own State institutions, he has been tireless in good deeds.
Today, worn out by his long life of service to humanity, he lies in a bare upstairs room of the poorhouse, ready to die.
Appears as Ancient Prophet
The pallor of his face, his long white beard, the emaciated hand that lies upon the coverlet and is raised now and again to emphasize some noble sentiment of the Psalmist that he quotes — make the old man seem like a prophet of ancient times.
The visitor forgets the bare floor and staring walls and the poorhouse when the old preacher, asked how he is feeling, answers:
"Oh, I am happy! Gloriously and transcendently happy! Praise the Lord!"
To while away the long hours he recites, in what was once a powerful voice, long passages of scripture, ending on a high quavering note from sheer exhaustion.
Predicts Day of His Death
Lying there alone, he has come to believe that he is going to be translated — that he will not die, but will be like Enoch, who "walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." He is convinced that on the twelfth of May, that event will take place. The twelfth of May will be his 86th birthday.
The poorhouse is a bitter enough end to such a life, but it has been made bearable through a singular circumstance.
Forty-six years ago when he lived at Red Oak, the Rev. Mr. Prince held a great revival at which nearly 100 men and women were converted.
During those meetings he met a young man named Will Hewitt and a young woman who later became Mr. Hewitt's wife. Later he lost track of them, but when, old and friendless, he went "over the hill to the poorhouse," he found Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt in charge of the institution, and they have cared for him the best they could.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Prelude — "Liquid Air As I Saw It Demonstrated"
Delphos, OH, 1901
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Divine service at 11 a. m , subject of discourse, "Knowledge is Power." 8 p. m., prelude, "Liquid Air as I Saw it Demonstrated." Subject of sermon, "Men and Times." The evening service will not exceed one hour of time. Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m. Y.P.S.C.E. 7 p. m. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. A. O. Raber, pastor.
M. E. CHURCH.
Sunday services at the M. E. church. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Class meeting 10:30. Preaching 11 a. m. Subject of morning discourse, "The Seventh Sense." Epworth League 7 p. m. Preaching 8 p. m. Subject of evening, "The Choosing of the Twelve." At the morning services the probationers will be received into full membership. All are cordially invited. E. A. Strother, pastor.
—The Daily Herald, Delphos, Ohio, July 6, 1901, page 4.
1901
Dr. Edward Everett Hale tells how a curious error crept into the translation of the Lord's Prayer into the Delaware Indian tongue. The English translator had as an assistant an Indian who knew English. "What is 'hallow' in Delaware?" asked the translator. The Indian thought he said "halloo," and gave him the equivalent. Therefore the Delaware version of the Lord's Prayer reads to this day: "Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hollooed be thy name!"
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Divine service at 11 a. m , subject of discourse, "Knowledge is Power." 8 p. m., prelude, "Liquid Air as I Saw it Demonstrated." Subject of sermon, "Men and Times." The evening service will not exceed one hour of time. Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m. Y.P.S.C.E. 7 p. m. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. A. O. Raber, pastor.
M. E. CHURCH.
Sunday services at the M. E. church. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Class meeting 10:30. Preaching 11 a. m. Subject of morning discourse, "The Seventh Sense." Epworth League 7 p. m. Preaching 8 p. m. Subject of evening, "The Choosing of the Twelve." At the morning services the probationers will be received into full membership. All are cordially invited. E. A. Strother, pastor.
—The Daily Herald, Delphos, Ohio, July 6, 1901, page 4.
1901
Dr. Edward Everett Hale tells how a curious error crept into the translation of the Lord's Prayer into the Delaware Indian tongue. The English translator had as an assistant an Indian who knew English. "What is 'hallow' in Delaware?" asked the translator. The Indian thought he said "halloo," and gave him the equivalent. Therefore the Delaware version of the Lord's Prayer reads to this day: "Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hollooed be thy name!"
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