being professors in theological
seminaries, and representing seven different denominations and nine
different institutions. The book is written with great modesty, and as
far as I can judge, with a good working knowledge of Hebrew. The writer
disclaims in it the position of speaking in any degree for the Company of
which he was a member, but mentions that his undertaking was approved of
by his colleagues, and received the assistance, more or less, of all of
them. He was a member of the Company during the last ten years of its
labours.

I can recommend this useful volume to any student of the Old Testament
who is desirous to see a selected list of the changes made by the
Revisers in the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Poetical Books, and
Prophetical Books. These changes are given in four chapters, and in most
cases are accompanied by explanatory comments, which from their tenor
often seem to be reminiscences of corporate discussion. I mention these
particulars as I am not aware of any similar book on the Old Testament
written by any one of the English Company. If there is such a book, I do
sincerely hope the writer will forgive me for not having been so
fortunate as to meet with it.

The remaining comments I shall venture to make on the rendering of the
Old Testament will rest on the general knowledge I have acquired of this
carefully-executed and conservative revision, and on some consideration
of the many illustrations which Dr. Chambers has selected in his
interesting manual. The impression that has long been left on my mind by
the serious reading of the Old Testament in the Revised Version is that
not nearly enough has been said of the value of the changes that have
been made, and of the strong argument they furnish for the reading of the
Revision in the public services of the Church. Let any serious person
read the Book of Job with the two English versions in parallel columns,
and form a sober opinion on the comparison--his judgement I am confident
will be, that if the Revision of this Book be a fair sample of the
Revision generally, our congregations have a just right to claim that the
Revised Version of the Old Testament should be publicly read in their
churches. Ours is a Bible-loving country, and the English Bible in its
most correct form can never be rightly withheld from our public
ministrations.

I shall now close this portion of the present Address with a few comments
on the four parts of the Revis