The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
CENTENNIAL OF THE WAR OF 1872

Bibles left at eighty-seven cheap Iodg-
lighthouses are worn out by hard use
and are replaced by others. We also
supply prisons, hospitals, asylums, and
city missions.
"A Swede, landing in this country, was
given a New Testament, in his own
language, by Ernest Jackson, an agent
who is still in our service. Not long
ago that very Swede returned from a
spending about s. every week at saloons.
He says that the Bible he obtained from
Us made him a sober and happy man.
| know of another young fellow, an i'm
migrant, who read one of our Bibles
while sitting on a bench in Central
Park. 1t gave him hope and strength
and changed his life. 1t will change any
mans life If he is discouraged or down
and out
Scriptures Read by jews.
Hundreds Of Bibles are left among the
Jews of the East Side, but only when
they are willing to accept them. Other
Jews visit my Office and ask for copies
Of the Old and New Testaments. Ortho-
dox Jews, of course, will neither ask
for nor receive the Scriptures. There
are many thousands of Jews who have
grown careless toward their own religion
but have not embraced any other. Some
of them want Information, to learn the
history Of Jesus Christ. They often come
To us for Bibles or take them from our
missionaries. Their interest is altogether
intellectual But there are Christianized
Jews in New York, and a number of
them are active workers. Our plan, how
ever, is to keep out of PROSECUTING
endeavor. We simply put a copy of the
Bible in the hands of the man who wants
II, and then our work is done.
THE support of our society is derived
from an endowment fund of 100000 and
annual collections in the churches of
New York. The Bibles We give away
cost us is cents apiece. An immigrant
occasionally wants a better book, and
we let him have it for q cents. We do
not sell Bibles, howe yer. except to immi-
grants and poor people. If we did, We
should hurt the business of the regular
dealers.
The ordinary immigrant has very little
money. The 100000 immigrants, in
round numbers, who were admitted to this
country during the past decade had, on
an average, $22 in money apiece. We are
not injuring trade, therefore, by supply
ing them with that which they would not
buy even If they had the opportunity.
We gave more Bibles last year to aEriv-
ing Italians than to any other race. The
Polish came next, and then the Russians,
the Danes, the Germans, the Hungarians,
the Bohemians and the Swedes, in the
order ! have named. Over 800 volumes
of the Scriptures were distributed among
Arabians.
while il is said, and in truth, that the
Bible is not read as generally as it was
formerly. still its sales continue to be
larger than those of any other book. 1t
meets all the questions of life-trusts,
monopolies. and good legislation. There
fore, all things whatsoever you would
that men should do t. you, do We even
so to them. Matthew, seventh chapter
and twelfth verse. Written by about
forty persons-lawgivers, prophets, kings,
priests, fishermen, taXgatherers, physi-
clans, and Northumberland covering
period of 1900 years, it is harmonious
throughout, proving that it is the Word
Of God, and IS applicable. as a final
authority in all matters of human con-
duct, to every age and every country
Copyright, 1911. by James B. Morrow