MARY JONES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 January 1941, Page 7

MARY JONES

I 4*. -—— | i HOW THE BIBLE SOCIETY , i WAS STARTED The story of Mary Jones is known f the world over. Born in 1784 she lived ■ in a lovely valley below Cador Idris • Her father was a poor weaver, and as *' her mother also helped with the wetn- ' I ing. Mary had to attend t-» the hoiKv- , 1 work 1 Even as a child .-he loved Bible st«>r- ! i<-s. and her groat ambition was to be | able to read thorn f*.*r her-elf At List j she could read. She was more tlitilled I than ever htr ''he m ’ • ■’i-fled. She made up her mind to have a Bible ■if her own ’ H r father m.oi< tier a wooden inmm’y-b-.s into which, he put nd 1 hMfpv.ce vtwwd Its helinng iter neigh.p ; ,r six years she tmled day ; and night saving every penny she * could It wa- m Um spni'Hl »t ’-hat I set e’T t>uy ‘ Bible at Bata She i went b.u'ef. ,dl the way eanymg hi-fi j shoe- till -ho put them mi just . uUtde . i the town She stayed the night at the -- tire of a Melhodisi. prmiehet', .and in ! the mmnm;; she wept l« Mr Charles] h m have .. Bibles She| ' . r. .. niuch ■ '■■■ anted one j 'nd 1. *l* t'.-' ■ b-’d b'’vn savmg up i • s? i Ch.isle- i '■;, ■! grii'.’c He ’-aid he was --im. to ham- b> tell her mn.o had onlj three Bibles| >,.0 : t ,.a ‘hT ’?!>■', -j.!';',, already pro*; l> • M. J..m itw t mtl '<.■! ; ~. ih. -. eai -he had ; Mr ( La: '■ ■ ■ ' ' ' ci.' ' y *, • O ; •• -t.i !; t ■. Li he: a it Ole IwpT:.; '■< be able .. I t’ud the: 1 ; ■ • cus'onwr i ... . O. , . < \ (<• ■ She ! - •':* d’* day am! j . - ne ■eh l. t - ! .... i. ;t a m t ■- :Mm ful ;>:.i t f the; ilihj ■ •1 ,m ■■ . ■ ■ t-msm mr ■ < t a • ■■ alg! " ' ‘hai h S 'mid !:* ...... a; q r ~qa; ; , <,<-:<■<■ re. . I V ■ ' ■ ■ ,■ C B;> W.m ’L h ■■ ■■ ■: t ■' ‘1