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Letter to Editor
May 25, 1865
The Tipton Advertiser
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
What is this article about?
D.E. Jones, State Agent of the N.W. Bible Society, reports Johnson County's leading $500 contribution to Bible distribution and urges Cedar County residents to support Rev. M. Doolittle's canvass, highlighting the society's global efforts including printing in 46 languages and providing 50,000 volumes to freed slaves.
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Bible Distribution.
Editor Tipton Advertiser:
Dear Sir: I see a paragraph going the rounds of the papers, to the effect that Johnson county has contributed the largest amount of any one county in the State to the Bible cause, this year. This is indeed true. Rev. M. Doolittle has just completed the canvass of that county, under the auspices of the Johnson County Bible Society, and has raised a trifle over $500 for the cause. This is a good example, and Johnson county, thus far, for the current year, stands as the banner county. Mr. Doolittle expects in a few days to commence operations in Cedar county, under the direction of the Executive Committee of your County Bible Society, and I bespeak for him a cordial reception among the people, and a generous response in behalf of the cause. The Parent Society in New York is printing the Sacred Volume in some 46 different languages, and has just entered upon the immense work of preparing plates upon which to print the Scriptures in the Arabic tongue. The cost of the plates alone will be $35,000. In addition to this—and all the work already on hand throughout our own land and among the millions in heathen lands—the Society has a vast undertaking before it among the millions who have just come up out of bondage in our own land. Over 50,000 volumes have been given to them already. Will not the friends of the Bible in Cedar lend a helping hand in these great movements?
Yours, very truly,
D. E. JONES,
State Agent of the N. W. Bible Society.
Editor Tipton Advertiser:
Dear Sir: I see a paragraph going the rounds of the papers, to the effect that Johnson county has contributed the largest amount of any one county in the State to the Bible cause, this year. This is indeed true. Rev. M. Doolittle has just completed the canvass of that county, under the auspices of the Johnson County Bible Society, and has raised a trifle over $500 for the cause. This is a good example, and Johnson county, thus far, for the current year, stands as the banner county. Mr. Doolittle expects in a few days to commence operations in Cedar county, under the direction of the Executive Committee of your County Bible Society, and I bespeak for him a cordial reception among the people, and a generous response in behalf of the cause. The Parent Society in New York is printing the Sacred Volume in some 46 different languages, and has just entered upon the immense work of preparing plates upon which to print the Scriptures in the Arabic tongue. The cost of the plates alone will be $35,000. In addition to this—and all the work already on hand throughout our own land and among the millions in heathen lands—the Society has a vast undertaking before it among the millions who have just come up out of bondage in our own land. Over 50,000 volumes have been given to them already. Will not the friends of the Bible in Cedar lend a helping hand in these great movements?
Yours, very truly,
D. E. JONES,
State Agent of the N. W. Bible Society.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Religion
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Bible Society
Johnson County
Cedar County
Bible Distribution
Freed Slaves
Contributions
What entities or persons were involved?
D. E. Jones, State Agent Of The N. W. Bible Society
Editor Tipton Advertiser
Letter to Editor Details
Author
D. E. Jones, State Agent Of The N. W. Bible Society
Recipient
Editor Tipton Advertiser
Main Argument
johnson county has led with over $500 raised for bible distribution; cedar county should generously support rev. m. doolittle's canvass amid the society's broad efforts, including aid to freed slaves.
Notable Details
Rev. M. Doolittle's Canvass Raised Over $500 In Johnson County
Society Printing Bible In 46 Languages, Including New Arabic Plates Costing $35,000
Over 50,000 Volumes Given To Freed Slaves