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November 17, igog.
CONGRESS RECOMME
In view of the recent d
ltllilr* in flm 1 1
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where, the following facts
During the summer some
been made at the Bible II
streets, Philadelphia. It w:
library temporarily, and t
casion by looking over son
well as documents of impor
accumulated. Among thes(
national Congress.
W hen the forefathers enn
came with them. Nineteen
in?* 011 Plymouth Rock the
been given to the world, a
unsealed to all who could
colonists were mostly Chri
their power to circulate i
some places they went so f
ing every family to be furi
would he a splendid thing
pass in this twentieth centi
reel Rook were rare in tho?
to he imported from the m
until 1743 *'iat Sower, the
town, gave to the world his
< iernian language, and not i
did the first English Ttible
The printer and publisher v
adelphia.
Now it is a noteworthy fa
i v.ai ic|mi)iic were ijoci-ica
foundation stones of the g<
The First Congress met in ]
had effected their organiza
of business presented was
vision for Bibles, especially
gress answered that memc
niittcc to make a report on
an edition of thirty thousan
turcs. It was apparently tl
government should engage
and publishing and distribut
as the Bible seemed to then
committee can be seen at t
vestigation, they found tha
to procure in this country
t V11PS ani-1 nrnccot
j Miivt jnvoovo 1U1 IIIC
they recommended Congrc
being so universal, and its i
rect the Committee 011 C<
expense of Congress, 20,00c
land, Scotland, or elscwhei
of the Union. " This repor
September II, 1777. Its ii
the fact that at the very be
it pave public recognition t(
tian's God and public endo
\is not hesitate, in view of
assert ourselves as a Christ
For four long years, \\
fiercely, it was found imp
English Bible, and no ont
THE PRESBYTERI/
NDS BIBLE READING.
iscussions regarding- the
of Pennsylvania and else
> arc of special interest:
important alterations have
ousc. Seventh and Walnut
as necessary to remove the
lie writer utilized the ocic
of the older versions as
tancc which the society has
: were some records of our
ic to these shores the Bible
years previous to the land:
King James Version had
nd the living oracles were
procure them. The early
stians, and they did all in
the Christian's Book. In
ar as to enact laws requirlished
with a Bible. That
if it could be brought to
try. But copies of the sac5c
days. At first they had
other country. It was not
famous printer of German?
edition of the Bible in the
until thirty-nine years later
printed in America aooear.
vas Robert Aitken, of Philict
that the founders of this
ring men, and they laid the
Dvernment upon the Bible.
Philadephia, and when they
tion, one of the first items
; a memorial urging proamong
the soldiers. Contrial
by appointing a comthe
advisability of printing
d copies of the Holy Seriple
thought of some that the
in the business of printing
ing its great Magna Charta,
n to be. The report of that
he Bible House. Upon in
i 11 would be impracticable
the necessary paper and
printing- suggested, and so
:ss?"the use of the Bible
mportance so great,?to dinmmerce
to import at the
> English Bibles from Hoire
into the different States
t was adopted by Congress,
nmense significance lies in
ginning of our national life
fUn /? a -v f A. 1 /""* 1 '
j uiv tAisitutc ui me i^nrisrsement
of the Bible. Let
these and similar facts, to
tian nation.
rhile the cruel war raged
ossible to import a single
; knew how long the san*
V *
OF THE SOUTH.
guinary struggle would co
Congress appointed a com
means for furnishing the i
. Word. They felt that at su
Bible. Not far from old
Pnnp'c T-TA ?* * r ?'
. -j-v i ivuu uii marKet sti
old London Coffee House,
Robert Aitken. He had jt
can Bible in the English k
vestigation the committee
report, which was adopted
solved, That the United Sta
highly approve the pious ai
Mr. Aitken as subservient
and being satisfied of the ca
cution of the work, recon
inhabitants of the United Si
Out from the dust of ages
seems to say: "This is a na
k:~U?J. ??
^ ..v. tugucai legislative DO(
all the people of the Unitec
of God's Word. We are a 1
to be true to our priceless h
cr come when the Bible si
rightful place. Those nobl
loved it and honored it. A
ing of that First Congress,
of Pennsylvania came tog
formed the first Bible soci<
dissemination of the Script
this society has stood for 1
stronger today than ever
ganizations have sprung uj
have become mighty powc
love our Bible honor the?
founders of our beloved 1;
when the Bible shall be b
schools, when it shall rpaco
of the sacred oath in our
shall no longer have free c<
foes are ever alert. Let ev<
to the task of scattering the
Living God into evey he?
Westminster.
PRA"*
''Prayer is the rope uo in
it rings the bell up in heavei
the great Welsh preacher,
rings, and to have its mu
indeed a great comfort to ?
failing source of comfort ]
each individual Christian an
and blessedness he has re
ratelv h/> rpcnr/lofl l-.w ?
-j - vwiuvu \jy ci j
prayer. Children in their d
in making their choices, r
lives and fathers in their to
tasks and pastors with theii
all ages and all classes and
stances have tested and at
forting power there is in p
lock, D.D.
9
ntinuc, and so once again
mittee to devise ways and
jeople with the life-giving
cli a time they must have a
Independence Hall, at the
*eet, three doors above the
was the orintinnr nrfee
o r*Vl
jst issued the first Amcrimguage.
After careful inbrought
in the following
by Congress in 1882: "Retes,
in Congress assembled,
nd laudable undertaking of
to the interests of religion,
re and accuracy of the exeamend
the edition to the
ates."
; there comes a voice which
ttion founded on the Bible,
dy earnestly enjoins upon
I States the reverent study
Bible nation." HnH hoir* ..c
.. no
critage. May the day nevlall
be crowded out of its
e men of old believed it and
few years after the meettwenty-five
devout citizens
ether in Philadelphia and
:ty in this country for the
ures. For all these years,
hat single purpose, and is
before. Other similar ord
all over the country and
rs for good. Let us who
?c noble traditions of the
and. God forbid the day
anished from our public
to be the solemn witnesser
courts of justice; when it
Durse at\d be glorified. Its
?ry Christian patriot spring
: Written Revelation of the
irt and every home.?The
ifER.
the belfry; we pull it, and
n," so said Chrismas Evans,
To know that the bell
sic flood our lives, this is
Christians. What a neverprayer
is! The historv of
id of the amount of comfort
ceived could almost accuitatement
of his habits of
isappointmcnts and youths
nothers in their careworn
il, statesmen in their heavy
r perplexities, Christians of
in every variety of circumtested
the wonderful comrayer.?Rev.
G. B. F. Hal