Good Showing In Spite of Red Ravages London, Apr. 2, Despite Communist ravages, which several colporteurs "were murdered, the sale of copies seriptures'in China showed an enorm us increase last year, According to "the British and Foreign Bible Socivty's report, which will be presented at the annual meet= Ing on May 1, no fewer than 4,296406 copies of scriptures were sold China in. 1984, showing an increase of 304,204 as compared with 1033.
'A feature was the advance in the numbers of complete Bibles sold, For the frst time in the history of the Society, more Chinese Bibles were sold than New 'Testaments, 'Commenting on the efficacy of the "New Life Movement" to counteract the decay' of moral authority since the Revolution, the report says that {t's too early yet to estimate the permanence of such a movement, but Gen. Chiang Kal-shel''s appeal something deep-rooted in his country men, It is certain that many Chineeo of ait dagses will share in his yearn-for a national moral revival The Society's world distribution of scriptures reached 10,970,600 last year, fan increase of 37,000 os compared with 1088 and an increase of 4,370,585 compared with the year of the King's accession 25 years ago.
Germany bought 19,000 Bibles more in 1934 than the previous year—Reuter,
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