To the Editor of the journ-CHINA DalLY News"
Sin,—In your issue of May 1a paragraph "appeared under the heading "Four Million Bibles Sold China."
From the annual report of the Britich and Foreign Bible Society, which has just been published, it Jeppears that about 10,000,000 books were issued by this 'Society 1924, and that about 40 per cent of these were circulated in China, 'The statement "Four—Million, Bibles" is' not correct and lable to fe rise to serious misunderstanding. The total number of books issued by this Society from year to year includes Bibles, Now Testa ments and other Portions of Seripture, and the books sold in China during 1924 consisted of 35,261 Bibles, 98,475 New Testaments, and 741,993 Portions (mostly single Gospels).
There is a mistaken idea that the Bible "Society scatters Bibles throughout China promiscuously, So far is this from being the case. that every care is taken to insure that the books are sold at the cata: Jogue prices; free and promiscuous distribution is strictly discouraged.
That there is a steadily increas. ing demand for complete Bibles and New Testaments is gratifying, for these are probably bought chiefly by members of the Christian community. The single Gospels are the books most sold to the general public.
Tam, ete, Secretary, Beitish and: Foreign Bible Society.
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