The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-14
BIBLE DIS. RIpUTIONS.
Work 10 Many Lands Explained by Repre-.
sentative Cotton Of tho Blhs SocIeu,

With the stereopticon was shown scenes
In many lands OF agents in the work OF
distributing Bibles where they are most
needed, and Rev. E. A. Cotton, New Eng
land representative OF the American BIZ
bic society. lectured on the methods and
experiences In accomplishing this delicate
work
Another feature OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
Mems meeting was the singing OF "sav-
iour, Breathe an Evening Blessing" and
Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?"
by tho Y. NJ. c. A quartet Rev. S. G.
Dorey read Scripture and offered prayer.
IL was announced that Rev Scott r.
Hershey OF Boston is to address the meet
Ing next Sunday afternoon. In part, Mr..
Colton's address was somewhat as fol-
lows:
1T is not my purpose TO be a Bible
teacher thAs afternoon. ] always like TO
raise the question where the world is
getting the Bible Five hundred years
ago the Bible was exceedingly expensive.
IL cost man Is years 10 produce a copy
of the Bible. When the Bible could be
printed IL began To he translated Tyn-
dali began 10 translate and place the Bible
on the press He was driven out OF Lon
don, was a fugitive. and was finally
burned. England has done great things
for the Bible. spending sl.0000oo a year
for sending out 100000 copies annually
Queen Victoria said that the Bible was
the secret OF England's greatness In 1916.
the American Bible society was started.
The Bible was given to 10000 In the
south and to 100000 in the north in the
Civil War.
In South Amrica. A young man in
suited our agent. who found chance
TO slip a Bible into his pocket. and he
found two things, his own sinfulness and
the forgiving Christ. We lose splendid
men In the work year after year. One
of our men was approached by a man
with revolver. who. however became
interested and read the Book, and is now
colporteur.
The Bible Is furnished In raised type
for the blind by our society In mission
lands the first thing Is the translation of
the Bible, and this Is done usually by
men along In years
The Sultan Of Turkey recently let men
in prison for distributing copies OF the
Bible. out, and said that he would give
them more liberty in distributing them.
Outside the Christian religion YOU find
something grotesque as a sign. You must
get the Bible into the hands and homes
oefore you can get IL into their hearts.
We have fellows who are earnest and
faithful You can hardly name a country
where the Bible has not been distributed
by the American Bible society.
4 cooley heard someone talking and
came to buy a Bible with what he had
went home and read it, came back and
wanted 20 sell Bibles, studied and became
a missionary. His wife took the bandages
from her feet ana that started anti
footbinding movement. The two daugh-
.ers went to America. one to Smith col
lege and the others to Ann Arbor, Uni
'erslty OF Michigan, and are engaged in
he work.
In 80 languages in Asia and in eight
languages in Africa. the work is gong
on.
In the Philippines a young man went
over to an island and when they went at
him with clubs and javelins. said /:
You've made a mistake. I've brought
YOU Americas book"
They gathered around him interested
for they had heard of IT,
In eight different languages is the Rible
given TO the Indians our colporteurs
take their lives I'm their hands TO bring
he Bible TO tho people.
The master said that the word should
be taken 10 the uttermost parts OF the
world. In Sc years the society has dis
tributed 72,0oo,0oo copies.