| Show FIFTIETH anniversary OF BIBLE REVISION october 4 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first meeting of the bible scholars of america who made possible the american standard version of the bible the members of the american committee included the best biblical scholars of the principal evangelical denominations of the united states and the most distinguished professors of the leading universities and theological seminaries this noble company of consecrated men undertook this great work with a full appreciation of its importance and with an unselfish desire to benefit their fellow men no member of the committee as ever paid a cent tor for the great amount of toil involved the expenses of this vast enterprise extending of many years were met by the voluntary subscriptions of friends of the work in this country in the largest and truest sense it was purely a labor of love and was done tor for christ and posterity the church as yet but very mildly appreciates what a rich asset has been added to its resources for bible teaching and preaching and individual intelligence concerning the word of god by the appearance and now widespread diffusion of the american standard version of the scrip tures we who enjoy this inestimable privilege of possessing the bibie bible jin in a language which we can understand may well glance backward in amazement and deep gratitude to ait al mighty god tor for this priceless blessing in the whole range ringe of secular or sacred literature there is no story more fascinating than the one which tells how the bible has come down through the ages from th he e early centuries of the christian era down the present time the bible has hae been subject to a series of revisions and translations in almost unbroken succession beginning with 1384 1381 when i the english people had thel first arst complete bible in their language the principal ones are the following Wyclif fes dales Cover dales the geneva the great bishops king james english revised american stand ard version these these various versions have shown that the english speaking people were a bible reading and a bible loving people let us paused and thank god goa for the godly men who through much toil and research rese arely have rendered into clear graceful grace fuE fuX english the messages that he revealed to mankind hundreds of years ago other men indeed have labored and we have entered into their labors GEO A WALLACE |
