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Letter to Editor
March 10, 1896
The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, Winston Salem, Winston, Wake County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A young reader from Durham, N.C., named Mattie E. Pendergrass writes to the editor, sharing Bible statistics in response to Hattie Ry's question and posing her own questions about the Bible, history, and a riddle.
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FROM DURHAM COUNTY.
DURHAM, N. C.
MR. Editor:—I will write a few lines to your good paper if you will give me space. Papa takes your paper and I like it very much, especially Aunt Fanny's letters and the young folks column. I will try to answer Hattie Ry's question. There are 3,566,480 letters, 773,746 words, 31,173 verses, 1,189 chapters and 66 books in the Bible. I will ask a few questions. How many times does the word Reverend occur in the Bible? Where is the middle verse, the longest verse, the shortest verse in the Bible? Who was it Virginia presented a sword and he stuck the blade in the ground and broke it, saying: Tell Virginia to pay her debts, and then vote honors to the men who served her? What word in the English language can we make shorter by adding two letters to it?
Your friend,
MATTIE E. PENDERGRASS.
DURHAM, N. C.
MR. Editor:—I will write a few lines to your good paper if you will give me space. Papa takes your paper and I like it very much, especially Aunt Fanny's letters and the young folks column. I will try to answer Hattie Ry's question. There are 3,566,480 letters, 773,746 words, 31,173 verses, 1,189 chapters and 66 books in the Bible. I will ask a few questions. How many times does the word Reverend occur in the Bible? Where is the middle verse, the longest verse, the shortest verse in the Bible? Who was it Virginia presented a sword and he stuck the blade in the ground and broke it, saying: Tell Virginia to pay her debts, and then vote honors to the men who served her? What word in the English language can we make shorter by adding two letters to it?
Your friend,
MATTIE E. PENDERGRASS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Religion
Education
What keywords are associated?
Bible Statistics
Bible Questions
Durham Nc
Hattie Ry
Aunt Fanny
Riddle
What entities or persons were involved?
Mattie E. Pendergrass
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Mattie E. Pendergrass
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
shares statistics on the bible's structure in response to a question and poses additional bible-related, historical, and linguistic questions.
Notable Details
Bible Statistics: 3,566,480 Letters, 773,746 Words, 31,173 Verses, 1,189 Chapters, 66 Books
Questions About 'Reverend' Occurrences, Middle/Longest/Shortest Verses
Historical Anecdote About Virginia Presenting A Sword
Riddle: Word Made Shorter By Adding Two Letters