The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-26
.LAUD KING JAMES
VERSION OF THE
GOOD BOOK
Big Bible Celebration Held at
New York Yesterday.
MESSAGE FROM BRITISH KING
President Taft Also Sends Letter
Booth Anniversary Of First
Publication

New York, April 26.--Letters from
King George of England and President
Taft were read at Carnegie hall last
night at a notable gathering in cele-
bration of the Booth anniversary OF
the publication of the King James
version of the English Bible. The
king congratulated the people OF this
country on their share in this, our
common heritage and President Taft
wrote that its the Bible spirit that
has influenced American ideals IN lie
and Flaws and government, Rev. Da-
yid II. Greer, bishop Of the Episcopal
diocese of New York presided at the
meeting and every seat and box IN the
vast auditorium was filled. The cere.
mony was held under the auspices oil
the American Bible society. James
Bryce. the British ambassador read
the kings letter and delivered an adj
dress
King Georges message was dated
buckingham palace and was read
by the British ambassador, James
Bryce. The king said
Il rejoice tldA AintAA1h HhN 100
land should join in commemoratlng
the publication 300 years ago, OF that
version of the holy scriptures which
has so long held it's own among Eng
lish speaking peoples. It's circulation
I'm our homes has done more perhaps
than anything else on earth to pro-
mote among old and young the moral
and religious welfare on either side oil
the Atlantic. The version which
bears King James name is so clearly
interviewer in the history OF British
and American life that it is right we
should thank God for II together.
congratulate the president, and people
of the United States upon their share
in this our common heritage.
The letter from President Tart FOL
lows
The White House March Z, 1911.
To the tercentenary celebration oil
the King James Version Of the Eng
lish Bible. ! desire to express my
deep interest in the recognition which
is being taken in this country OF so
notable an event as the 3OOth anhlV-
ersary of the King James version Oh
the English Bible. The publication OF
the version of the holy scriptures In
the year 1911 associates ii with the
early colonies of the English people
upon this continent. 1t became at
once the Bible of our American fore
fathers. It's classic English has gwen
shape to American literature. It's
shirt has influenced American Ideals
in life and laws and government. l
trust that this celebration may contln-
ne and deepen the influence Of the BIZ
ble upon the people OF the republic.
Bishop Greer said in part. Ihe
notification of the Bible, the 3OOth an
niversary of which we are assembled
here to celebrate, was not only
great literary event; 1t was also
great moral and religious event 1t
liberated the people Of the Anglo.
saxon races from superstitious fears.
When the bishop had concluded,
the audience, led by a chorus OF lOo
men and women, sang How firm
foundation" James Wood of the so
ciety of Friends read the scripture
from a first edition of the King James
version printed in 1911, one of the
treasures of the American Bible SO
olety's library. After delivering the
kings message, ambassador Bryce
spoke.