Trinitarian Bible Society Founded in 1831 for the circulation of Protestant or uncorrupted versions of the Word of God Officers of the Society General Committee: General Secretary/Chief Executive: Mr. D. P. Rowland Chairman: The Rev. M. H. Watts Operations Director: Mr. D. Larlham Vice-Chairman: Mr. G. D. Buss, B.Ed. Resources Director: Mr. D. J. Broome, C.P.F.A. Vice-Presidents: The Rev. B. G. Felce, M.A. Editorial Director: Mr. P. J. D. Hopkins, M.A. Oxf. The Rev. G. Hamstra, B.A., M.Div. Mr. D. Oldham Sales, Development and Grants Manager: Mr. A. P. Clarke Treasurer: Pastor R. A. Clarke, B.Sc., F.C.A. Senior Editorial Consultant: Mr. G. R. Burrows, M.A. Mr. L. Brigden, B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., B.A.(Hons.) The Rev. R. G. Ferguson, B.A. Editorial Consultants: Pastor M. J. Harley Mr. G. W. Anderson, B.A. Mr. A. K. Jones, LLB. (Hons.) Solicitor Mr. A. Hembd, M.A.C.S. The Rev. E. T. Kirkland, B.A., Dipl.Th. J. Cammenga, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. The Rev. D. Silversides G. Fox, B.A. (Hons.), D.D., Ph.D. The Rev. J. P. Thackway The Rev. W. M. Patterson Jnr., B.A., D.D. Issue Number: 595 – April to June 2011 © Trinitarian Bible Society 2011 Issue Number: 597 All rights reserved. The Trinitarian Bible Society permits October to December 2011 reprinting of articles found in our printed and online Quarterly Record provided that prior permission is obtained and proper acknowledgement is made. Contents Sabbath School Learning Prize Fund 2 2011 Commemorative Meetings 3 From the Desk of the General Secretary 4 Tom Massey 9 A Wondrous Thanksgiving 10 Editorial Report 12 The Treasury 17 New Telephones 18 The Diamond Jubilee Bible Project 19 Liberia and the Dan Bible 21 The Word of God among all Nations 30 Quarterly Record Production Team Editorial Director: P. J. D. Hopkins Senior Editor: Dr. D. E. Anderson Editorial Consultant: C. P. Hallihan Editors: D. R. Field, K. J. Pulman Graphic Designers: P. Hughes, S. Talas Circulation: J. M. Wilson 1 Trinitarian Bible Society – Quarterly Record Sabbath School Learning Prize Fund ‘…from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures…’ 2 Timothy 3.15 he Trinitarian Bible Society seeks to encourage and enable children in the study of God’s Word by means of the Sabbath School Learning Prize Fund. TThis Fund was commenced a number of years ago to encourage English- speaking children and young people to memorise the Holy Scriptures from the Authorised Version of the Bible. Under the scheme, we provide a list of verses to be memorised by children in two age groups: those ten years of age and under and those aged eleven to fifteen. To the younger children who memorise their verses, we present suitably inscribed gilt-edged, bonded leather text Bibles. For the older children, gilt-edged bonded leather reference Bibles are awarded. Those who have memorised the first set of verses may receive the reference Bible upon completing the work for the higher age group. The Society would encourage all parents, office-bearers and other supporters of the Society who seek the spiritual well-being of the young, whether or not the children under their charge attend a Sabbath school, to request further details of the Sabbath School Learning Prize Fund from Anne Newman ([email protected]) at our London headquarters, or from any of the Society’s Branches (contact details on the inside back cover of this Quarterly Record). 2 2011 COMMEMORATIVE MEETINGS od willing, we will be continuing to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the GAuthorised Version with a series of meetings and lectures in the UK on various aspects of this excellent version’s supremacy. The latest information on these meetings follows. Please note that meeting arrangements may be subject to change. We will post changes and updates on our website, and would recommend that you contact the Society’s head office to confirm details of time and location closer to the date. The following meetings will be held, God willing: SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER AT 3.00 P.M. AT 3.00 P.M. Exeter Independent Evangelical Church, Walsham-Le-Willows Evangelical meeting at Trefoil Lodge, Buddle Lane, Congregational Church, Suffolk IP31 3AZ Exeter EX4 1JP The Authorised Version: The Authorised Version: A Critical Assessment of Not Archaic, but an Accurate Three Modern Versions and Timeless Translation Speaker: Mr. Roland Burrows Speaker: The Rev. John P. Thackway (Member of the Society’s General Committee) (Member of the Society’s General Committee) ND SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER AT 3.00 P.M. AT 3.00 P.M. Emmanuel College, Cambridge CB2 3AP Hebron Hall, Dinas Powys, The Authorised Version: Vale of Glamorgan CF64 4YB The Noblest Monument of The Authorised Version: English Prose and Christian A New Hearing For Devotion the Authorised Version Speaker: Pastor Michael Harley Speaker: The Rev. Neil Pfeiffer (Member of the Society’s General Committee) 3 Trinitarian Bible Society – Quarterly Record From the Desk of the General Secretary he Authorised (King James) Bible Stoutjesdyk, the General Secretary of anniversary year is almost at an end, the Society’s Branch in Canada. Mr. T and by the time this edition of the Stoutjesdyk has used his considerable Quarterly Record is received, most of the experience and talent as an educator Society’s members should have received to prepare material for use by pupils in a copy of the Society’s much appreciated schools and by homeschoolers (chiefly in publication, The Authorised Version: A North America), which it is thought would Wonderful and Unfinished History by also be of considerable value and interest Peter Hallihan. (If anyone has not received to all parents, Sabbath school teachers their copy, would they please contact and others who have access to children their local Society office.) This attractively and young people. The three 11- and 12- produced, well illustrated paperback of page large-size booklets cover, in words nearly eighty pages, has been the Society’s and pictures, the great goodness of the main literary contribution to the 400th Lord in providing the English-speaking anniversary of the Authorised Version, peoples with the Word of God in their own and has been well received and widely language. distributed. The Society is indebted to Mr. The second is a well produced and Hallihan for this eminently readable and informative book entitled The Jewel in fascinating study. the King’s Crown, by Dr. David Allen, one This ‘Desk’ is largely being given over to of the Society’s Deputation Speakers in provide details of two other contributions the United Kingdom. Dr. Allen brings his to the 400th anniversary of the original keen interest and considerable knowledge publication of the Authorised (King James) of the events that surrounded and led Bible in 1611. up to the publication of the Authorised The first is is a aseries series of of thre three booklets Version of the Bible to the reader in a most fofor children compelling and readable manner. The aandn young book contains excellent illustrations and pepeople (also valuable appendices. avavailable on a CD Our Bible’s History Learning ttogetherog Package Outline by Adrian wwithit Mr. Stoutjesdyk HaHallihan’sl The In his Note to Teachers and Parents AuAuthorisedth which accompanies the three VVersion:ers A booklets, Mr. Stoutjesdyk WonWonderful states, aandnd UUnfinished This year, English- HiHistorysto ) which speaking Christians hahaveve bbeen commemorate the compcompiled 400th anniversary bbyy AdAdrianr of the King 4 Issue Number: 597 – October to December 2011 James Version of the Bible. The Lord same time as Shakespeare’s plays. The has given us a trustworthy translation providence of God found a moment of His infallible Word. Our goal is to when the English language was young, point students to the manifestationsnifestations yetyet vigorouslyvig mature, of His hand in guiding sprightlysprigh yet stately, earthy the development of this yetyet sublime.su translation. This bookb takes us back to Until the present day, anotheranot world as it traces the Lord continues to the developmentd of the use this Version to call EnglishEngl Bible, and then and save souls, nurture setssets the translation of congregations, and the Authorised Version direct families. We hope withinwit the socio-political these learning activities maelstromma of Elizabethan will not only familiarize andan Jacobean England. our students with the WeW are introduced to the fascinating history of our translators:tr Puritans such Bible but encourage themm as John Reynolds and to study the Word. We LawrenceLa Chadderton; hope the Lord will bless thehe MilesM Smith, who wrote study of His Word to theirir the now selseldom-printedd Preface eternal well-being. to the Reader and was a final editor; Because the narrative format remains a godly Lancelot Andrewes, then Dean powerful learning tool, we decided to of Westminster; and many other deans use the story-format to involve them in and scholars of the classical languages. a study of the captivating history of the Dr. Allen’s book will delight any reader Authorized Version. Colouring pages and will draw out fresh appreciation will appeal to younger students while of the King James Bible as a religious the short learning assignments will and literary masterpiece, and an help the older ones consolidate their enduring landmark at the climax of learning. the English Reformation. The reader Copies of these resources may be will understand more fully why the downloaded from the Society’s website or King James Bible is still treasured obtained from the Society’s premises. throughout the English-speaking world and beyond.