American Bible Society to Publish Revised Bible
The American Bible Society, which recently amended its charter, so as to enable it to publish the Revised Bible, has just completed an arrangement with Thomas Nelson & Sons (the owners of the copyright) for the publication of the American Standard Revised Bible. The American Standard Revised Bible was published in 1901 and since that time has grown steadily in popular favor. Nearly all our ministers use it in their study, and many of them use it entirely in the pulpit, because it is written in present-day English, and conveys the meaning of the original better than any other translation. It is admitted by the most competent authorities to be the best version of the Scriptures ever published. The adoption of this version by the managers of the American Bible Society, and the issuing of it at cost price, shows that they are alive to the needs of the present day, in thus placing within the reach of all Sunday-schools and churches this latest and best version of the Scriptures. The society will issue this version in various sizes of type, bound in cloth bindings, suitable for Sunday-schools and church pew use. Might not the introduction of this Bible into Sunday-schools and churches be made the means of reviving an interest in the reading and study of the Scriptures?