BIBLE SOCIETY'S YEAR.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 17

BIBLE SOCIETY'S YEAR.

.Ihe annual meeting of the New Zealand council of the British and Foreign Bible bociety held yesterday was attended by members of. the council from Auckland Wellington, and Christchurch. Messrs. G A. Troup, T. Ballinger, W. Hopkirk. / C. Port, and W. J. Helyer represented the .London committee of the society. Mr E P. Hay and Mr. R. L. Button represented the Wellington Auxiliary. The president (Mr. G. A. Troup) commented on the fact that in the work of the society all the churches were working together in a world work of the utmost importance. The society stood for the distribution of the Bible without note or comment. He regretted that so vast a literature had grown up round the Scriptures, to the detriment of an impartial reading of its pages. The society had issued at least one book of the Scriptiires in 587 languages, and had, since its foundation sent out over 365,000,000 copies. Last year the issue had been nearly 10,500,000 copies Ihe part New Zealand had played in the work: ot distributing tile Scriptures had been a noble one. Iv 1927 £6766 had been sent to help the world work, while within the Dominion 25,762 copies had been distributed through the Bible House n" e< "I V° tal c °£ languages. lie election of officers resulted in the re-election_of Mr. Troup as president. A,\ Xr H£ PH rk as elected vice-presi-dent, Mr R. L. Button honorary secretary, and Mr. J. C. Port honorary treas-

*„ ] t^»ks of the society were tendered to the Rev. J. Fletcher and to the Y en . Archdeacon Williams for gifts to the library. Gratification was expressed at a legacy of £50 left by the late Mrs. Maunsell for the Pocket Testament Fund. While al areas had been covered well, the Wellington Auxiliary had created seven records to rheSty 3: 6"8 "US QgSregate gifts The council decided to be represented on the Rational Missionary Council, and appointed Mr. J. C. Port and the Rev U. balder as its representatives.