Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-03-25
From the PRESBYTERIAN.


President of the United States
HoRorsd and Dear .STr-The y
gers of the American Bible : ana
having heretofore presented yociety
its largest edition of the Hell copies O
TO the rulers of the several ! Scripture.
earth, have prepared . peoples of the
to be presented with = similar volume
self, after your inzD< mis- letter to your
ident of the Unit Suration as the Pres
The distrihat' d States.
in the Army .on of the Word of GOD
late civil e. and Navy throughout the
re-snpply nfiict, and the third general
Bible V of the whole country with the
gageS which this Society is now en-
chS =, illustrate its national and catholic
-racter.
The historical and necessary relation
:. of our civil and religious liberties to the
truths of the Sacred Scriptures is self
evident in a nation whose institutions
: are dependent upon the morals of its
people.
In requesting your acceptance of this
precious volume, the managers also ex-
press their wish that its principles of
truth and righteousness may become the
JOY of your heart, the light of your home
and the pillar and ground of your ad-
ministration.
Be pleased, therefore, to receive as a
token of regard for the great Office which
you hold by the people, and in the prov
idence of God; also of the best wishes of
all who love the Bible, for your personal
and domestic welfare, and for the sue
cessful discharge of your solemn trust.
With great respect remain, in behalf
of the Board of Managers, yours very
truly, JAMES LENoX, President.
When the announcement was made
that the officers of the Bible Society had
presented bible to General Grant, the
Gazette, that never allows an opportu-
nifty to misrepresent, abuse and vilify a
moral or religious association or indi-
vidual to pass without some low slander
or abuse, contained the following con-
temptible article:
A few days since the officers of the
the Bible Society made great flourish
of trumpets in presenting q costly COPY
of the Bible to General Grant. What |
right had these toadys to take the mon
ey generously donated by the widows,
orphans and Others, to spread this work |
among the heather, and to the needy,
to squander it in this manner? Is not
al oblCCk vi luc 0ONGIuultHL SSIiluE Il |
salary of S25, 600 year able to buy his
own Bible? Is it for such purposes as
these that the ministers throughout the
country speak themselves hoarse beg
ging money to send the Bible to the
heather? 1t is represented as one of the
finest published by the Society, and is
handsomely bound in Turkey Morocco.
The cost of this Bible would perhaps
have printed one thousand Bibles suita-
BILE for distribution among the needy
Such conduct as this is well calculated
to dishearten those who generously con-
tribute their mite to spread the Gospel
among the heather, unless the officers
of the Bible Society consider Grant
heather, in which case cheaper copy
should have been used.
1t seems from the letter copied above
from the Presbyterian, it has been the
custom of the Society to present copy
of the Bible to the heads of government,
not only in our own Comfy but all over
the world, and that this presentation
took place in accordance with this GUS
tom. We apprehend the Gazette man {.
is more troubled over this unjust use of
the funds of the Bible Society than he
was when Bible was presented to that
old rebel Buchanan, on the ground, we
suppose, that Buchanan stood more in
need of Bible.
We pity the groveling spirit that i
seeks to pervert every act of
or patriotism into an act
of selfishness or toadyism, and seeks
every opportunity to prejudice the ig-
norant and vicious against everything {
christian or moral by misrepresentingl
actions and motives.
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