It is evident that, with such methods, progress would necessarily be slow. In fact, at the close of their ninth sitting the NT Company had finished the first revision of not more than 153 verses, or an average of 17 a day.t+ It was even proposed, for more expedition, to divide the Company into two sections; one beginning the Epistles, while the other proceeded with the Gospels. Fortunately, the proposal was negatived.
Meantime an event occurred which, while pro- mising to make the work more thorough, seemed likely to render it still more protracted. This was the association with the English + Revisers of two Companies of American biblical scholars. The arrangements were not completed till Dec. 7th, 1871, and work was not actually begun by the American contingent till Oct. 4th, 1872, after they had received from England the first revision of the Synoptic Gospels.§ But there is evidence that such co-operation had been thought of, almost from the very first. ‘On July 7th, 1870, it was moved in the Lower House of Convocation by the present Prolocutor (Lord Alwyne Compton) that
* Lectwres, as before, p. 117 ff.
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{ The word ‘ English’ is used in its widest sense.
§ Schaff, as before, p. 391ff. Dr. Schaff was himself the President of the American Committee.
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the Upper House should be requested to instruct the Committee of Convocation to invite the co- operation of some American divines.’ This was at once assented to by the Upper House.* Difti- culties naturally arose, but were overcome by patience and tact, and by the good feeling dis- played on both sides, A visit of Dr. Angus to New York in August 1870, and of Dr. Schaff to this country in the following year (when he was present, unofficially, at one of the meetings of the English NT Revision Company and observed their methods), helped to smooth the way. A. repre- sentative Committee of American scholars and theologians was formed, with Dr. Schaff for Presi- dent, and this resolved itself into two Companies, as follows :—
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Op TEsraAMENT Revision Company (AMERICAN). De W. H. Green (Chairman), Theological Seminary, Princeton,
Dr. G. E. Day (Secretary), Divinity School of Yale College, New Haven, Conn.
Dr. C. A. Aiken, Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
Dr. T. W. Chambers, Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church, N.Y.
Dr. T. J. Conant, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. J. de Witt, Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, N.J.
Dr. G. E, Hare, Divinity School, Phila.
Dr. C. P. Krauth, Vice-Provost of the University of Pennsyl- vania, Phila.
Dr. T. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Greek and Hebrew, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. (d. 1877).
Dr. C. M. Mead, Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass.
Dr. H. Osgood, Theological Seminary, Rochester, N.Y.
Dr. J. Packard, Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va.
Dr. O. E. Stowe, Hartford, Conn.
Dr. J. Strong, Theological Seminary, Madison, N.J.
Dr. C. V. A. Van Dyck, Beirfit, Syria (consulting member on questions of Arabic).
New TESTAMENT Ruvision ComPANy (AMERICAN).
Dr. T. D. Woolsey, New Haven, Conn. (Chairman).
Dr. J. H. Thayer, Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. (Secretary).
Dr. Ezra Abbot, Divinity School, Harvard University, Cam- bridge, Mass
Dr. J. K. Burr, Trenton, New Jersey.
Dr. Thomas Chase, President of Haverford College, Pa.
Dr. Howard Crosby, Chancellor of New York University, N.Y.
Dr. Timothy Dwight, Divinity School, Yale College, New Haven, Conn.
a meee Hackett, Theological Seminary, Rochester, N.Y. (d. 1876). :
Dr. James Hadley, Professor of Greek, Yale College, New Haven (d. 1872).
au a Hodge, Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
. 1878).
Dr. A. C. Kendrick, University of Rochester, N.Y.
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Diocese of Delaware.
Dr. M. B. Riddle, Theological Seminary, Hartford, Conn.
Dr. Philip Schaff, Union Theological Seminary, N.Y.
Dr. Charles Short, Columbia College, N.Y.
Dr. E. A. Washburn, Calvary Church, N.Y. (d. Feb. 1881).
It will be noticed that four members of the above Company died before seeing the fruit of their labours, but not before they had each taken part, for a longer or shorter time, in the work. Two names are not included—those of Dr. G. R. Crooks of New York, and Dr. W. F. Warren of Boston—both of whom accepted the invitation to join the Company, but found themselves unable to attend. The place of meeting was the Bible House, New York. Owing to the start they had gained, the English Companies had finished the first revision of the Synoptic Gospels, and been twice over the Pentateuch, respectively, by the time their American brethren were ready to begin. The manner in which their fellow-work was then carried on is described in the Preface to the Revised NT.
‘We transmitted to them from time to time,’ say the Eng- lish Revisers, ‘each several portion of our First Revision, and received from them in return their criticisms and corrections. These we considered with much care and attention during the time we were engaged on our Second Revision. We then sent
over to them the various portions of the Second Revision as they were completed, and received further suggestions, which,
| like the former, were closely and carefully considered. Last of
* Times, May 20th, 1881, quoted by Schaff.
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all, we forwarded to them the RY in its final form ; and a list of those passages in which they desire to place on record their preference of other readings and renderings will be found at the end of the volume.’