STANLEY AND HIS BIBLE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2499, 30 August 1890, Page 5 (Supplement)

STANLEY AND HIS BIBLE.

(BRITISH WEEKLY.) The day following the groat meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society, in Exeterhall, a conference of prominent supporters and workers was held at Bible-house, Queen Victoria street, with a view to the improvement of organisation and methods of operation. In the course of the meeting Sir Harry Vemey rose and said : I have something to tell you that I am sure you will all be very glad to hear. I was sitting a few days ago next to Mr. Stanley, tho great African traveller, and in conversation he said to me: “Just before I started for Africa Sir W. Maokinnon said to me, ‘ Now I want to give you something, but I should like you to choose for yourself. I shall have the utmost pleasure in presenting you with anything-you like. Never mind the expense. Just say what you would like. ‘ I replied,’ said the traveller, ‘give me a Bible.’ The desired gift was soon in my possession, just the Bible I wanted. And during my absence in Africa I have read that Bible through three times.” It need scarcely be added that the announcement was received by the meeting at tlie Biblehouse with the utmost delight and heartiest applause.