The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-18
BIBLES IN EVERY TONGUE.
WORK OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE
SOCIETY.
Millions of Copies of the Scriptures
Circulated Every Year-Translated
Into Hundreds of Languages.

A quarto Bible in japanese, for
use in pulpits ard families, has been
issued. 1t is r garded as a striking
indication Of the change from the
days when Christianity was de-
nounced on the public gn-boards,
and the earliest attempts to circu-
late the Scripture were attended
with peril. A gospel in Japanese
point print for blind persons shows
how the progress Of Christianity is
attended by efforts in behalf of the
most needy and helpless of the race.
An mathematician commit
tee to revise the society's Spanish
Bible organized for work, which is
expected to occupy considerable
period.
In response to earnest requests
from Brazil, new edition of the
Portuguese Bible is to be brought
out this year.
The Rev. DR.. Pease has been en-
gagged upon new translation Of
the Psalms into the language of
the Marshall Islanders which will
soon be ready for publication.
Bishop Schereschewsky's revision
Of Genesis and Job in Mandarin has
been put to press, and the publica-
ton for immediate use of his Easy
Wenli New Testament has been
authorized.
Progress has been made in the
preparation of the Union Bible for
China in three forms The Easy
Wenli company of revisers report
that they have about half of the
New Testament ready for the press.
In Turkey no progress has been
made with the Armeno- Koordish
version of the New Testament, but
the revision Of the Mordern Arme-
uian has been begun under the
auspices of the venerable DR.. Riggs
who had to do with its original
production.
The glossary Of the Armeno-
Turkish Bible was subjected to the
closest scrutiny by the Turkish
censor, who found many obnoxious
words and insisted upon their being
omitted.
The report from Korea indicates
special activity in the preparation
of the New Testament.
In view of the confessed errone-
BUSINESS of many of the dates in Us
sher's chronology as ordinarily
printed in the margin of the Bible
and in response to the appeal re-
eived from the Massachusetts Bible
society, the board of managers have
decided that in printing new editions
of the Eng 'ish Bible all the dates
shall hereafter be omitted.
The Scriptures printed and pur-
chased during the year amounted
to 1862, 500 volumes, and those
issued for circulation at home and
abroad were 1862, 273 copies.
The issues of the society during
eighty Two years amount to sixty
four million FIVE hundred and
eighty-one thousand six hundred
and thirteen copies.
The Bible now, as never before,
is advertised in newspapers and
magazines, offered as premium
for new subscribers, and displayed
as a special attraction in depart
ment stores.
The issues from the Bible House
last year (apart from those sent to
foreign countries) were 622,135
volumes. Of the whole number of
57A, $50 were sold and 47,225 went
out as grants.
There were sent abroad, chiefly
for Latin America, $3.50 volumes.
There are manifold opportunities
for expanding work, especially at
the present time in South America,
and in the near future there will be
in Cuba.
Editions of the Scriptures have
been provided for western and
southern Africa, and Arabic Scrip
lures have been specially in demand
for the valley of the Nile, it having
been necessary to print Sc, 10000
Bibles and Portions for circulation
in that field.
The three societies of the United
States and Great Britain circulated
in China last year no less than
million and a quarter volumes of
the Scriptures. Most of all these
were sold, but $4,000 copies were
placed as gifts in the hands of
students.