However, the Superintendent, the Revd B Cernohorsky, continued to organise the production of Bibles in Prague despite the official ban. Our windows will have to be boarded up as a temporary measure, but the electric light is still available and there is not the slightest reason why our activities should be curtailed.' In 1943, Nazi authorities closed the Bible Depot in Prague and the circulation of Scriptures was prohibited. A report at the time comments, 'Needless to say the Society will continue to carry on its work from headquarters. Staff at Bible House continued their vital work, amid falling bombs and fires during World War II. The next morning I left in a Dutch plane with a postal official and the mail, reaching Croydon at 11.30 am.' We were taken by car to the nearest aerodrome and another plane took me to Schipol (near Amsterdam) where I stayed the night, as no night flying was allowed at the time. We followed the Elbe but near Hamburg the engine spluttered to a halt and the pilot had to hastily select the largest field in sight, where he landed safely. The trip should have taken about eight hours. Mr Haig stated, 'The trip was in a bi-plane with an open cockpit and I was therefore provided with flying clothes. His flight from Berlin to London began on 31 August 1923. Mr Haig appears to have been the first member of staff to travel by air on Bible Society business, but the new technology wasn't entirely reliable. The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke to the congregation.įirst World War, but Bible work continues Though illness prevented the King from coming, his consort Queen Alexander attended, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales. A special Royal Service marked the centenary in a crowded St Paul's Cathedral. She was particularly involved in the women's side of the work, which was still separate at that time.īy our centenary celebrations in 1904, we had distributed nearly 181 million copies of the Scriptures worldwide. When they returned home to England, Mildred began work with Bible Society. They adopted a young deaf and mute girl called Topsy who joined them on their travels. To counter this, Mildred Cable and the two sisters would not allow girls into their school unless their feet were unbound. At that time, Chinese girls were only classed as beautiful if they had very tiny feet, so their feet were bound so they could not grow. With her companions, Francesca and Evangeline French, she distributed Scriptures and set up a school. This building was Bible Society's home for 117 years, from 1868 to 1985.Ĭolporteur travels by donkey across the Gobi DesertĬourageous colporteur Mildred Cable travelled by donkey several times, all the way across the Gobi desert in Mongolia, China. The then Prince of Wales, who was to become Edward VII, laid the foundation stone. In the 1860s Bible Society needed to find new premises and commissioned a building on Queen Victoria Street in London. Purchase of the first Bible House, 10 Earl Street, Blackfriars Terjemahan Perjanjian Baru dalam bahasa Melayu Baba diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Metodis atas pembiayaan dari Lembaga Alkitab Inggris (BFBS). Shellabear dibiayai oleh the British and Foreign Bible Society untuk bertindak sebagai perevisi utama, untuk menyiapkan terjemahan baru menggantikan terjemahan Keasberry yang sudah sulit dipahami. Pendirian cabang Lembaga Alkitab Inggris (BFBS) di Singapura. Revisi Terjemahan Leijdecker dicetak atas pembiayaan Lembaga Alkitab Inggris (BFBS). McGinnis diselesaikan dan dicetak di Serampore, India atas pembiayaan Lembaga Inggris (BFBS). Revisi Terjemahan Leijdecker oleh Robert Hutchings dengan rekannya J. British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) didirikan sebagai Lembaga Alkitab tertua di dunia.
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