BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 9

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

NEW ZEALAND COMTRIBDTIONS. . The Rev. F. H. Spencer, Agent for' the British and Foreign Bible Society, sends the following:— One is sorry to state that New Zealand has fallen heavily, this year, and as far as one can gather from the returns sent in only about £1740 was contributed, against about £2500 last yc-ar. The various auxiliaries, sent'in as follows (excluding money for magazines), the first set of figures being last year's and tho second this year's: North Auckland, £17 and £6: Auckland, £375 (over £200 of this was from sales) and £189; South. Auckland, £35 and £41 j Bay of Plenty, £49 and £S; Taranaki, £118 and £86; -Whanganui/ £345 (£IOO legacy) and £176; Manawatu, £46 and £69 (iegacy £2u) ; Poverty Bav, £46 and £100; flawko's Bay, £202 aiid £277; Wairarapa, £39 arid £83; Wellington, £139 (legacy £90) and £44: NelKon, £5 and £52; Marlborough, £50 both years;. Wostland, £6 ..and £19; North Canterbury and Chfistchurch, £150 and. £115; South Canterbury, £365' (legacy £100) and £213; Otago Bible Society, £260 and £210. Approximate totals, £2250 and £1759. Tho Otago Bible Society also sent £250 and £260 to the National Bible Society of Scotland. In the United States universal and .simultaneous Biblo Sunday" is observed, nil sermons and collections being devoted to the cause.- Canada is attaining' to the same. Australia and New Zealand are aiming at it, also South Africa, aud there is nothing that the ministry of our Churches should ollow to interfere with the same being effected in New Zealand, for unless this is done the bulk of our church«s will remain in ignorance and henco unconcern for i this work so intimately connected with all efforts to bring the world under the life-giving dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ. [An account of the annual meeting of the society held in London recently appeared in last Saturday's issue of The Dominion.] ■