fam- Amtrltan Iranrl} ■ ^rtpturp (lift iltasioit 119 SOUTH FOURTH STREET 1923 SCRIPTURE GIFT MISSION Organized irs London England, in l886, Circulation for the year ending March 31, 1942, over Six and Onc-half Million Copies Amfrttan Iranrlj ^mptur^ (^ift MlsBxm WHAT IT IS The American Branch of the Scripture Gift Mission was organized for the free distribution of the Scriptures throughout the United States and adjoining countries, as funds may be pro¬ vided, through prayer and voluntary contribu¬ tions of those who, having received the blessing of the Gospel, desire to give it free to others. It has no paid agents, but supplies as far as possible, without charge, Scriptures to Chris¬ tian workers, pastors and teachers who apply for them for distribution mostly in districts remote from large centers of population. The Scriptures are printed in over 90 lan¬ guages; some are beautifully illustrated with actual life scenes in color (imaginary pictures are not used). WHAT IT HAS DONE Our Lord has said, “My Word shall not re¬ turn unto Me void, but shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isa. 55:11.) This is abun¬ dantly verified in the experience of the Scripture Gift Mission by daily letters testifying to result¬ ant blessing through receiving and reading the printed Word. Many requests for Scriptures come from small destitute mountain Sunday and Day Schools of our Southern States, and hundreds of school children in these places are memorizing the Words of Life through the method recommended by us. Lives are regen¬ erated, revival awakened, and the living condi¬ tions in whole communities have been changed through the simple reading of the Word. During the recent war, many thousands of Army and Navy Testaments, in an attractively illustrated pocket edition, were furnished the United States forces and are now sent on re¬ quest to the large permanent camps. WHAT ARE ITS POSSIBILITIES The present opportunities for Scripture distri¬ bution are unlimited. Far more requests are pouring in to us every day than we can supply. The increase in population presents an ever¬ growing need. The large influx of immi¬ grants are mostly ignorant of God’s Word. Bibles wear out and necessitate replacing. Our country was founded on the belief in the Bible; yet today our youth are permitted to grow up largely in ignorance of it and its precepts. Shall we sit idly by and permit a famine of the Word of God to develop in this land of ours—in a land so abundantly blessed of God? Donations to aid in the distribution of the Scriptures may be sent to ROBERT B. HAINES, Jr., Secretary, 119 South Fourth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. (Please make remittances payable to The Scripture Gift Mission.) (ilomuuite?: Am^riran Hranrli B»rriptur£' (gift Mimxan Rev. R. A. Torrey, D.D., Dean, Los Ange* les Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Calif. Rev. James M. Gray, D.D., Dean, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. Rev. C. A. Blanchard, Pres. Wheaton Cob lege, Wheaton, Ill. Rev. Wni. B. Riley, D.D., Pres. Northvrest- ern Miss, and Bible Training School, Minneapolis, Minn. Rev. L. W, Munhall, D.D., M.A., Editor Eastern Methodist, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. George 11. Dowkontt, Supt. Fulton St, Loon Prayer Meeting, New York City. Rev. Charles R. Erdpian, D.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J. Rev, John Gordon, D.D., Temple Univer> sity, Philadelphia. Rev. Jos. T. Kelly, Washington, D. C, Howard A. Banks, Associate Editor Sunday School Times, Philadelphia. Dr. Howard A. Kelly, Baltimore, Md. Charles L. Huston, Chairman General As¬ sembly’s Committee on Evangelism oi the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., Coatesville, Pa. Henry E. Fries, Winston-Salem, N. C. J. D. Adams, Philadelphia School of the Bible, Philadelphia, Pa. T, Edwards Ross, Philadelphia, Pa. Fred Kelker (L. & K.), Publisher Christian Literature, Harrisburg, Pa. F. M. Gillingham, Germantown, Philadel¬ phia, Pa. Asa S. Wing, The Provident Trust Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ROBERT B. HAINES, JR., 119 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, Secretary.