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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1931.

WORK OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE

H.K. AUXILIARY.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society WAB held at the Helena May Institute yesterday afternoon, with the Right Reverend C. R, Duppuy, Blahop of Victoria, in the chair. Quito ʼn large gathering attended the meeting, prior to which tea was served.

Supporting the Bishop were Dr. J. H. Montgomery, the Ilon Treasurer, Rev. Frank Short, the Hon. Secretury, the Right Reverend John Gowdy of Foochow, and the Rov. II. O. T. Burkwall, the Pro- vinelal Secretary, who has return- ed from furlough.

The annual report, which was presented to the meeting, stated in part:

The committee had considerable misgivings about the finances of the Auxiliary for 1930, and it was feared that the steady decline in subscrip- tions which began in 1928 would be continued this year. Thanks how. ever to the energy of the lady collec- torn, at the last moment our fears were dispelled, the decline was arrest ed and this year we were able to send to the Bible Society a sum of $1.450. This is an increase of $100 over the

amount rent last year. The Treasurer states that to secure more funds only a little more organization is neces anry, as the collectors report a willing response to the appen to aid the Bible Society.

This fnet in specially commended to the various Churches, as with their help and better organization the Committee is convinced that 1031 can be made the beat year that the Auxilary has aver known. it is desired to put on record the sincere thanks of the Auxiliary to all who contributed, and especially the Iaily rollectors for their efforts €171 behalf of the Society. A full list of donors and collectors together with a statement of accounts will be found At the end of this report.

South Chinn Bible Society. Reference has been made in pre- vious reports to the formation of this Society in Hongkong and Canton, Its organisation makes prevision both for the support and supervision of local colportage netivition, and through the observance in Chinese Churelies

of

of coa-

Foreign Bible Society exists to make and the grant of £60' from the not simply to the pioneering activities Religious Tract Society was again of the Church, but to that building up | received. These grants aro of the Church in ways of love and | alderablo assitance in enabling the service through the study of the Bible Depot to be carried on, and in making given to the peoples in their "mother. E tonsible for the English and Chinese tongue,"

Christian literature to be offered at reasonable prices.

Political Repercussions:

The publications of the Student Christian Movement have continued to sell readily; and as a new venture the books of the Chinese Christian and have heen sold in large numbers. Literature Society have been stocked,

Chineso Interext.

It has been Interesting, to_watch

The polliient and economical con- ditions in this sub-agency in most districts have favoured" colportage: travelling has been less difficult. The work. The Delta has been quiet and opening of the new motor roads from At Christmas Chinese pictorial, calon- the county towns and important busi dars old almost as soon as they rear centros has farflitated colportage | arrived in the Depot and had to be re- work to a remarkable degree. Indeed, ordered several Umes. the whole country is being changed. markets and villages Are being brought on to the highways, and number of the older places thought of as river parts and centres of traffic are now becoming less important, The river will continue to large section of the Delta. People formerly enclosed in out of the way villager, and in markets off the large stone laid dyke roads, are now reached by motor roads nod offer entirely now felda for the colportoure efforts, it in our opportunity and we are doing our best to meet it.

servo

1

were om-

Hainan, however, has hat from time to time its waves of unrest. Only during recent months have the mis- sionaries after years of evacuation or absence been able to reopen Kachek. During the year a Communiatle Band has held its own among the mountains, darting out na ocension offered when the Government soldiers ployed elsewhere, la loot and terrorize the people, and as quickly to retreat to their fastnesses, Fortunately for the island this band bas tacked skilled leadership. Colportage work has been adversely affected by this unrest and fear of attack. Under such can- diflans it is difficult for strangers to move about among the villages.

The peninsula of Lluchow, across the straits-from Hainan has for some years, enjoyed the reputation of being completely disturbed. Robber bands seemed to have their own way from the beginning to the end of the year. Church work and colportage had to be discontinued. The tide has turned, Tho peninsula is quiet and Church work can be resumed. The Hongkong committee has arranged for colportage efforts to be directed from Hainan.

Other parts of the sub-agency further up beyond the neek of the peninsula have been quiet. There is a stretch of country along the coast between Hongkong and Swatow In which we have not been able to

This see resume calportnge effort. tion includes Bins finy which is the centre of the South China pirates,

Local Conditions.

the increasing number of Chinese Christians who visit and make uro of the Depot: It is hoped that when Ex- change conditions take a turn for the better that the results of our trading with a loss of $347.92, which can bu will improve. The year 1030 ended accounted for entirely by the fluctus- Sales of tions in the exchange.

and Chineac literaturo general amounted to $8,085, but the central feature of the Depot must always be accounted the anlo of Bibles. Durlar 1938, 8507 Bibles and portions were old. Details of thene sales are given. and sttention in called to. the

wide variety of languages in which the Bible is circulated in Hongkong.

Therd in no doubt of the service which the Depot renders to tho Chris- tfan community in Hongkong; and the committed appeals to all the Churches and individual Christians to use the Depot whenever possible, and in the way to assist in carrying on through the difficult period through which the Cotons in general is passing.

,

The World Work.

The Auxiliary's interest is not simply in the local activities of the British and Foreign Bible Society but in its world work. The annual report "In the Mother Tongue" is on sale at the Depot, and will be found full of interest. It is intensely satisfying as a literary production; it is still more satisfying an record of # Society which has done and continues to do so much for the extension of God's Kingdom amongst the nations

of the earth.

"A Spaniard put the question to Calporteur Frances: 'Are you a cham. pion of the Bible? No, menor' wan the reply, 'I am simply a seller of the Bilite. Well, sald the man, I call all who sell the Bible its champions, for they bear the brunt of the op- position and the contempt of the people and yet they go forward'."

The commiltteo desires to commend the work of the Bible Sockety and its Christian com. of Biblo Sunday for the sup- In Hongkong and the New Terri- colporteurs to the port

the of

world

tories we feel that there luas been renmunity of Hongkong. work. the British

Foreign Bible progrURA. and

We have been able to get Society. Mr. Burkwall reports that more careful supervision. There

for colporteurs, Krants

estimates, apparent among the

Hongkong a deep evangelistic fervour, a manifest hunger for the Scriptures, desire to study the Bible and to circulate it. The

Churches work together; strong bands of lay workers avail themselves of halldays and week-

After the statement of accounts ends to get into the hinterland to by Dr. Montgomery, the Right preach the Gospel of Christ in the Reverend John Gowdy spoke on villages. Mr. Tsui Mau-chi has con."The Influence of the Bible." tinued to serve as colporteur in this area.

reports from the field, appeals for the observance of Bible Sunday on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society of come before ta executive committee for consideration, and have enabled the members of the committee to gain a larger vision of the Field which comprises the Hong kong Sub-agency, and clearer insight

into its needs.

Bibles were presented to the graduntes of the Hongkong Univer- kity who were willing to receive them. This presentation has now become an annun function in the life of the Christian Union of the University.

Hongkong Sub-ogeney, Extracts from the report of the Provincial Secretary are given their interest and information. Sub-

Churches in

Officers Elected.

Mr. J. L. MacPherson was again elected Vice-President, with Dr. J. H. Montgomery na Hon. Treu aurer, and the Rev. Frank Short as the Hon. Secretary.

The Rev. H. O. T. Burkwall also spoke, his subject being "Romance During the year sixteen colportours of Colportage." He presented a have been at work. They have cir-vivid picture of the difficulties culated 115,880 Scripture portions. A large number of Bibles and Testa ments have been sold by Mr. Teul and hose are included in the sales of the Bible Book and Tract Depot.

encountered by colporteurs all over the world and especially in China, in which country one third of the Bibles in the world

Search is being made for a suitable sold.. for

man to serve na Field Superintendent

scribers in Hongkong to the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society

have the advantage of being in cluso touch with the actual work of the Sosiety, and of having opportunities of seeing the strong Chinese Churches which we their origin and their strength part to the work of the translaters and distributers of the Scriptures. What has been achieved in Hongkong and Kwangtung the days of Morrison would have been quite impossible without that tribution which

British Cin

+ince

con-

and

wero

At the conclusion of the meet- and lender of the band of colporteurs.ing, a vote of thanks was given to

the speakers of the afternoon.

Bible Book and Tract Depot, The Depot troughout the year has been under the superintendence of has been Mr. Donald. A change made during the year in the Chinese employees. Both are members of the Church of Christ in China; and are sales of keenly interested in the Bibles and other Christian literature.

During the year the Depot has been in receipt of a larger grant from the British and Foreign Bible Soclety,

Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 19. The disturbances in Portugal have hitherto caused no change in the plane of the Prince of Wales visit to Lisbon, according to Mr. Lloyd Thomas, the Prince's private secretary-Reuter's American Ser- vire.

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