Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-16
W0RLD DIS BIBLE CONGRESS
AT GREAT EXPOSITION
President WiInon Accepts Honorary
Presidency of Asnembly to lie Held
In August Mt San Frnncihco.

The American Bible Society has ac-
coded TO the request OF the Panama
Pacific Exposition to hold in San Fran
cisco a Worlds Bible Congress. The
date has been fixed for August ] to 4.
and President Wilson has accepted the
honorary presidency Of it, The actual
president will be James Wood. prcsi-
dent Of the society. In extent OF in
nuence. and in diversity Of testimony
concerning the power. place and iniiu-
cnce Of the Bible from many great re-
ligious bodies Of the world this con-
gress will be unlike any ever held.
While the Turkish empire is At war
the Synod of the Eastern Orthodox
Greek Church met At Constantinople.
The patriarch of Constantinople in
vited by the American Bible Society TO
take part in this congress The synod
cordially accepted and named TO act
with him the Bishop of Mecca. the lead
ing member of the synod: the Bishop
OF Sardes. who IS the director Of the
Greek National College, and tho Bishop
Of Seleuccia. the director OF the theo-
logical seminary AT Haiku. In hardly
less warlikc circumstances Rev. Abra-
ham Kuypcr of Holland also accepts.
lie was once Prime Minister, and is
now senator and editor OF a news
paper. lie was also the founder and
first president of the University of AM
sterdam.
Professor benjamin B. warfcld. OF
Princeton Seminary. n famous thco-
Logan; Professor Giovanni Luzzi OF
Florence, rcviser of the Italian Bible
version: agents OF tho Bible Society in
Constantinople. China and Slam; trans
lators Of tho Bible into Spanish. Portu-
Gucse and Italian, and missionaries
from many fields will be heard in this
Congress.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
FORMED 100 YEARS AGO
1t is 100 years since the American
Bible Society was formed and in New
York on May S TO IL. 1916, the ami
vcrsary is to be celebrated. Rev. Henry
O. Dwight of the society liz preparing
history of 100 years Of the Bible in
America. and he will offer AT the con-
gross paper on the same general
theme.
The society will also have an exhibit
OF its BIBLES continuing throughout the
exposition. There will he picture-lec-
lures on Bible work in various coun-
tries given in picture theRtcr. which
has hecn specially constructed for tho
use of missionary societies.
Peculiarly appropriate at the Pam
anna -Pacitc Exposition will he an adj
dress at the congress by the socicty's
agent at Panama, where tho society is
about 10 erect a Bible House similar to
the ono built by the British and For
c'Gh blbic society AT SueH. rev. MT.
Iiayter, the agent OF the American
Rblc Society at Panama. was sent by
the society to Sucz 10 study the meth
DDS employed and he will tell of this at
the congress.
The society also hopes TO secure a
paper from AN eminent Roman Catholic
scholar in Europe on the Latin Rible.
There is now a papal commis sion revis-
ing it's text. y committee under the
auspices OF the American and British
societies is now sitting in Madrid, re-
vising and perfectinE the Spanish
translation of the Bible. and Rev. DR..
Drees. a weIl-known Methodist. who is
one of the revisers. will contribute a
paper. There will also be one by Rev.
Francisco DieZ, native Spaniard. who
has been a reviser Of the Spanish vc;-
sion. recently called to be pa stor of
Spanish congregation in New York
CITY.