Bible circulation praised by bishop to enlighten faithful
The passage notes a bishop distributing Arabic Bibles to chiefs and a Sultan by request, urging reading by the ignorant for salvation. A meeting then offered thanks to the chairman with praise for extending the Word of God worldwide and a benediction closing the gathering.
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Canon Wilkinson
StoughTon
Lord Sharrespury
Mr. Brerene
Fifty years of faith and force behind the Religious Tract Society
At Exeter Hall the seventy-eighth annual meeting, chaired by the Earl of Shaftesbury, celebrates the society’s vast tract and Bible distribution. Reports note 456 publications, 62 million total circulation, 1.24 million libraries served, and growing overseas efforts in Serbia, Bulgaria, India, China, Japan, and beyond, with substantial home impact and a call for renewed funding.
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Exeter Hall
Earl of Shaftesbury
Gloucester
Bristol
Francis Peek
Morley Punshon
Stoughton
Charles Reed
Spirit of
Living God
Religious Tract Society
Duke of Wellington
Bible and Missionary Societies
Mannixa
Davis
James Peek
Torquay
Servia
Bulgaria
St. Petersburg
Craig
Europe
Paris
Great Britain
London
London Board Schools
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Spain
Italy
Florence
Germany
Berlin
Hanover
Austria
Hungary
Bohemia
Turkey
Iia
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Greece
India
China
Japan
Persia
Syria
Western Asia
British American Tract and Book Society
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Prince Edward’s Island
Dominion
Mexico
Brazil
Venezuela
Butler
Mr. Pascoe
Toluca
Zanzibar
Lagos
Sierra Leone
French Evangelical Society
Africa
Caps
Dutch Free State
Transvaal Republic
Madagascar
Ocean
Good Society
Missionary Societies
British and Foreign Bible Society
Great
Silent Missionary Society of the Earth
Bear
Christian Vernacular Education Society of
America
Christ Jesus
Christ
William Wincut
Damascus
England
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