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Show Holy Bible is Leading Book Over the signature cf John H. FinKy, Miss Martha Berry, William Allen White, and Robert E. Speer, announcement was made today of the formation of a national committee com-mittee to sponsor a nation-wide comnrrmorat'on of the four hun-dreth hun-dreth anniversary of the first printed English' Bible. Dr. Finley. speaking for the Committee Com-mittee stated, "On October 4, 1535 the first printed English Bible, a translation by Myles Coverdale, was issued from the pres:. During the four centuries since that date, it has net only surpassed in circulation circula-tion any otter book in the world, but has profoundly influenced the lives of peoples and ideals of governments." govern-ments." "Regional, ttate, city, and church committers throughout the country coun-try will be selected at once under tlv:- direction of the National Coii-.-mittee to carry out, the commemoration commemora-tion program. Additional information informa-tion and material wi'l be relessed by the Commi ttee as plans are developed develop-ed and a.i the sub-committees sre organised." The personnel of the Natnoial Committee is as follows: James Rowlnad Angell, president of Yale University; Martha Berry, founder of the Berry Schools; Mrs. Calvin Coolidge; John H. Finley of the New York Times; Madame Louise Lou-ise Homer; Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor cf the University of Denver; Den-ver; Hele.i Keller; Howard A. Kelly, M, D. cf Baltimore; Charles H. Mayc, M. D. of Rochlrstrr, M.nne-:ota; M.nne-:ota; Rcbert A. Millikan of the California, Institute of Technology; Robert R. Mo,cn cf Tuskegee Institute; In-stitute; John R. Mott, chairman of the International Mi ssionary Council; Coun-cil; Wlliam Lycn Phelps, Yale University; Uni-versity; Fred W. Sargent, president cfthe Chicago and Northwestern 'Railway; the Honorable Morris Sb.'ppard, Un'ted States Senator I from Texas; Robert E. Speer; Lora-do Lora-do Taft, Chicago; John J. Tigert, I president of the University of Florida; Flori-da; William Allen White- Curtis D. Wilbur, Judge cf the U. S. Circuit Court of California; Mary E. Wool-l Wool-l y, president of Mount Holyoke College; Owen D. Young of the General Electric Company; and the President and Managers cf the A-mtiican A-mtiican Bible Society. |