New-York tribune., 1909-12-04
BIBLE PEACEMA MAKER
Ne1c York Society Celebrates
HUndredth ARnirersary.

The Bible as a substitute for Dread
noughts was the thought offered to the
New York Bible Society at it's mass meet
ing last night in Carnegie Hall
The peace of nations" said Governor
Fort OF New Jersey. lis safer in the hands
of men imbued with the doctrines Of the
Holy Scripture than in the largest feet OF
DreadnOughts that any nation can build"
The mass meeting which filed most OF
the seats of the big auditorium. was in
commemOration OF the I00th anniversary
of organized Bible society work in New
York City. The original New York Bible
Society was organized on December 4. 1853.
and with only few changes In name. and
none In method, the work started then has
gone on continuously
At present the society is the only Organi-
zation engaged in work of that character.
the distribution OF Bibles to immigrants
and 10 the poor OF this city.
Governor Fort. who made the principal
address, told his hearers that the great
achievements of the last one hundred
years in the development of this country.
in invention. and. in fact. in the spread OF
civilization throughout the world. were due
more to the influence of the Bible than 70
any other one thing.
was simply the work of carrying the
Bible 10 the peoples OF the earth
Roosevelt In his last African article"
said the Governor. tells OF his visit to
the American missionaries. and after re-
ferring 10 what he thinks are their short
cOmings says; Nevertheless. after all has
been said. II remains true that the good
done by the missionary effort In Africa Is
incalculable
The immigrant furnishes the great
work for this society He will come 10
US; he will come to stay. He is to enter
into our political. Industrial and social
body. Mould his impulses The Bible in
his hand will be found 10 be a greater
force for good than all other things.
John Castree West president of the soci-
ETY.. in his opening remarks as chairman.
after referring briefly to the critical Illness
of Bishop Daniel A GOodseIl. reviewed the
history and work of the society. Last
year l5l 900 Bibles. in thirty-nine different
languages. were distributed. and a total OF
approximately five million Bibles had been
given 10 immigrants and poor during the
existence OF the society.
At the conclusion OF Governor Fort >
speech an Oxford Bible was presented 70
him BY the society through Bishop David
II. Greer. and another was handed TO Cor
pOration Counsel PendletOn who represent
ed Mayor Mcclellan
The Rev. DR.. Charles F. Aked and the
Rev. DR.. David James Burrell made brief
addresses.
Five hundred members OF the United
Church Chorus furnished the music.
The Rev DR.. David James BurreL. pas
tor of the Marble Collegiate Reformed
Church aroused great enthusiasm by his
declaration in favor of the restoration OF
the Bible TO the schools OF the country
The address Of this politician" he said,
turning 10 Governor Fort, if delivered in
church, would be a splendid sermon. l
will say 10 him and To the other public
men of this country that We want the
bible back in the public schools. II Is the
one admittedly prominent book in all lit
eratuTe How dare you men directing the
education OF this country exclude il from
the schools. We are not conducting schools
merely to give our children a little learn
ing but TO make good citizens. yet we
have taken out OF the schools the one book
that can make good citizens.
What we want in little old New York
is religious revival, with the Bible So
ciety in the fOregrOund-a revival that will
place the Bible in every hotel room in this
city, in every club and in every business
office that will accept il -