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lie bodies , as shall appear likely to inspect them , and retiirft thehd tvith proper observations . These copies , when returned , shall be interchanged by the committee , and on an
appointed day they shall determine on the text to be adopted for the public at large . An edition shall then be struck off and distributed among the subscribers , and a number sent to the booksellers for sale .
I should propose that the Gospel of Matthew should be first taken in hand , the doubtful chapters being printed in italics ; and in succession the Gospels would be given in their order , then the Acts ; then the Epistles ,
divided as the committee may think proper ; and so on till the whole Bible is published . The time this will take it is not necessary to enter upon . Better to take too long * than too short a time for this work ; and I should hope that there would be no want of
assistance in so useful an undertaking . The committee I propose to be permanent , changes taking place only as to its members . It mast be permanent , as there will be an annual call for new editions , which they will inspect certainly with not less care than has been employed on those now In use .
The expenses of the undertaking will not be so great as is imagined . Each part will come out in a cheap form , like those little books which are now put forth every day with so much advantage to the public . More expensive editions may be given , when there appears to be a call for them .
I propose two modes of subscription , individual and congregational ; and I should hope that there is not a minister in our connexion who would not devote one sermon to the work in
a year ; and an adequate number of copies , in the judgment of the committee , will be sent to him for the use of his congregation . The committee , above-mentioned , is to be employed solely on translation . Having agreed on the text to be printed , their task is done . The
arrangements for publication require care of a different kind , and for this purpose I propose that a general committee shall be formed , consisting of about twenty persons . Their business is to superintend every thing relative to subscriptions and expenditure , the keeping of the accounts , the appoint-
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ment dT ft $ nlcei % , treasurer * booksellers—in short , every tfcing relative to the publication . With them rests also the appointment of the committee of translation . Auditors also should be appointed ; and in the annual report
of the proceedings a clear and plain statement should be given of subscriptions and expenditure . We shall find no difficulty in forming such a committee , as we have persons among us to whom we caii confide such a task .
and who will perform it with zeal and fidelity . The consciousness of being most usefully employed is the sole reward of both committees . The plan will > of course , meet with objections , to many of which were exposed the translators of the Bible now
in use , and which are mentioned m their very excellent preface . But the fact is , we wish to have our Bible as perfect as circumstances admit : should we be the means of exciting others to undertake the task , and they should do it better , we shall rejoice . Otir object is gained . Ayu 6 vj igtq oJSs / 5
po-TQKTIV . I have thus laid before you the outlines of the plan , which it is my present intention to propose more in detail at our General Meeting , and every suggestion for its improvement will be thankfully received b W y . FREND .
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194 The Memie * Mission *
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The Mosaic Mission . ( Translated from the German of Schiller . ) [ We give the following paper , with which we have been favoured by a correspondent , as a literary curiosity , not at all pledging ourselves to its doctrine . ]
t i ^ HE foundation of the Jewish _ JL state by Moses is one of the most remarkable events recorded by history , memorable for the strength of intellect by which it was accomplished ^ more memorable still for its consequences
to the world , which endure even to this period . Two religions , bearing sway over the greatest part of the inhabited earth , Christianity and Mahometanism , both lean on the religion of the Hebrews ; and but for this , there never would have been either a
New Testament or a Koran . Yes , in a certain sense it fe incontestably true , that Wes are indebted to the Mosaic religion for a great portion
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1825, page 194, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2535/page/2/
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