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November 17, igog. CONGRESS RECOMME In view of the recent d ltllilr* in flm 1 1 ......v in*. |hiuhl: scnoois 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