THE WAR AND THE BIBLE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 267, 31 July 1918, Page 6

THE WAR AND THE BIBLE

War prices hit some institutions harder than others. The British and Foreign Bible Society exists in order to place within eveiy man's reach that Book winch is the charter of Christian faith. Ihe millions of scriptures which it pubJishes are habitually sold for much less than tliej r cost to produce. But undfir present conditions this less to the British and Foreign Bible Society grows abnormally heavy. , Compared with (he rates which ruled before the outbreak of war the price of P r l? 'I'S ln England is now one aad a iMilf times as much as it was. The prico of binding has almost doubled. Pack-ing-cases cost four times, as much asthey did. The price of paper ie five tinios what it was before the war; and there are signs which threaten a further increase.

Sincc the war tho British and Foreign Bible Society has issued over fortv million copies of the Scriptures, including nenrfy ten million copies to fighting msn of all nations. An appeal is now "o'-nnn- 1 , 0 °f New Zealand for •iaflOO towards the work of the society. J lie money is urgently needed. Please tend subscriptions to Messrs. R. L. Button and George M'Cartney, lion, secretaries, care Messrs. Gold and Arcus, auditors, Johnston Street, Wellington.(Publiehed by arrangement.)