HOW THE BIBLE SOCIETY GOT ITS MONEY.
In view of the Bible Society’s great thanksgiving on this mouth for the completion of its centenary fund of a quarter of a million guineas, the following details as to the chief sources from whioh the money came, throw a curious sidelight on the attitude of various countries towards the Society and its work. Thus for instance £12,000 was sent by British North America; £6,600 came from Continental Europe; £4.000 from India; JE5.500 from South Africa ; £3.500 from New Zealand; £3.600 from Australia; £740 from Egypt; £720 from Russia ; £6 from Japan ; and £l,lOO from China. The great bulk of the fund, as much as £220,000 came from England and Wales. Among the more striking contributions to the fund have been one gift of £lP,°P°> one anonymous gift of £3,000, one gift of 3,500 guineas, one of £2,500, five of 2,00.9 guineas (one of which was anonytnous), one anonymous gift of £2,000, thirteen gifts of 14500 guineas (two anonymous), ind ten of £r,poo (four anonymous), By far the greater part of the fund, however, has been raised by comparatively; small gifts, often from poor people. The smallest separate contribution acknowledged at the Bible House was l’/id from a domestic servant.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1612, 27 November 1905, Page 3
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207HOW THE BIBLE SOCIETY GOT ITS MONEY. Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1612, 27 November 1905, Page 3
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