The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-11

interneeS IN the United states; LOT
our Allies of the United Nations
and for the war-torn areas of the
world. An appeal to the War Pro-
duction Board for relief from the
provisions of it's paper limitation
order resulted in additional stock,
specially designed or Norwegian
Bibles and TestamentS to fill an
order received from the Norwegian
Government-in-E Exile and for Scrip
lures chiefly for war prisoners in
this country.
The Bible Society, according to its
report, in order to conserve paper
in the United States established new
publishing centerS in several of its
foreign agencies. Papier mache
to Brazil, and similar mats in
mats in Portuguese were forwarded
Spanish to Argentina. New Indian
dialects will be printed in Mexico,
where hundreds of thousands OF
Indians look forward to the Scrip
lures in a language they can I'M
derstand.
The quantity of Scripture being
published by the Bible Society in
Eprope for war prisoners and war
sufferers in the occupied nations
there was greatly increased, the
report reads.
In spite of every saving made,
however, it was necessary, by the
latter part of 1913, for the Society
to strictly ration to its Depositories
in this country. one of the most
popular small English Bibles. orders
for other books were also cut a few.
Never in recent history has the
Bible Society had to cut down or
reject so many orders for the
Scriptures.
The problem of shipping Scrip
lures that are in stock in the United
States to all parts of the world
became very acute until the sub
marines menace was reduced and
there were more ships available.
Many Scriptures that had been on
order for one or two years were
finally forwarded to the field, where
American missionaries and others
were anxiously awaiting their ar
rival. None of the Society's ship
ments OF Scriptures, during 1913
was lost by enemy action.
Together with the record pubi-
cation figures in l943, the Bible
Society also reports circulation
of the Scriptures throughout the
world of 9733,65l copies, with T.
O9l. 400 copies distributed in the
United States, which exceed any
former annual circulation by 81 per
cent.
In Latin America. although every
one of the seven agencies there was
faced for many weeks with empty
storerooms and shelves. owing TO
the inability of the Society to
supply the books, there was the
largest circulation in the history
of the Society.
From the occupied area OF China
occasional letters and repatriated
missionaries have brought word that
the China committee which took
over after Pearl Harbor has been
carrying on. In Hankow, the stock
OF Scriptures was separated and
located IN several private homes
and other places. so that 1t escaped
the conhseation and destruction
that came to other supplies OF
Christian literature.
The closing OF the Burma Road
TO Free China blocked of an i'm
portant avenue by which the Society
had been supplying the Scriptures
TO the interior. Five tons OF books
were brought up the road ahead OF
the invading japanese STAYED on
a Scripture famine for many
months.
In two areas, Thalland and the
Philippines. IN each OF which the
Society owns weil-equipped build
ings from which Scriptures were
distributed. II Is believed that the
work has stopped completely. Nor
has the Society received any M
formation concerning ~ work ~
Bulgaria and Greece, but eiFeula.
ton Of the Scriptures 10 q limited
extent Is stu going on IN countries
Of the Near East.
Nineteen forty-three N the iOeth
year OF the Bible soclety's service
10 the blind. II also proved 70 b.
n record year OF distribution. Pro
grefs was made during the year y
the recording " the seven remain
ing Old Testament books. which
viii complete the Bible on talking
book records.