Shortly after work upon the revision of the A.V. was commenced in June 1870 "steps

were taken, under a resolution passed by both Houses of Convocation, for inviting the

co-operation of American Scholars; and eventually two committees were formed in

America, for the purpose of acting with the two English companies on the basis of the

Principles and Rules drawn up by the Committee of Convocation. The English Revisers

in their preface say: "We gratefully acknowledge their care, vigilance, and accuracy;

and we humbly pray that their labours and our own, thus happily united, may be

permitted to bear a blessing to both countries, and to all English speaking people

throughout the world."

In this series we have endeavoured to let the Revised Version speak for itself, and its

merits have been evident to all who have any ability to judge. We must however not

leave the subject without an added word. We do not advocate that any should abandon

the A.V. for ordinary reading or for public ministry, and we do not do so ourselves. We

do however advocate the consultation of the Revised Version whenever the Word is

studied, but there are serious objections to the exclusive use of the R.V. that outweigh its

admitted merits.

We hope, in a subsequent series, to give the A.V. an opportunity of demonstrating its

value and worth. Moreover, there are one or two passages in the R.V. that raise serious

doubts in the mind of the reader. These we shall have to consider when dealing with the

special features and merits of the Authorized Version.