The Marine Bible Society by CHAS. W. PETER

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 15, 1911

The Marine Bible Society

By CHAS. W. PETER

THE Marine Bible Society, known as the San Francisco Ship Mission, wishes to inform our people how they can assist in a far-reaching missionary work.

Before the earthquake and fire, we had an office and a mission room in the shipping center for our work. Since then and up to last September we have been operating from our home office. We are now established in a new building opposite the large union ferry depot, and near the great shipping interests of this famous city and harbor.

It is needless to speak of the three quarters of a million people who live on the shores of this bay, or of the multitudes who visit the metropolis every year. In the future this host will be increased by the international exposition, which will be an attraction to the world.

We wish to supply each of the fifty important steamships that enter this harbor with two paper binders. These will be stamped with the name of the paper or magazine each contains, and the name of the ship on which it is placed. This will take about one hundred binders, each costing from $1.50 to $2 in half morocco. We wish a club of one hundred copies of the weekly Signs, and clubs of each of our various magazines, to place in each binder fresh from the press. When you consider that the better classes of people travel on these boats, and they sail north, south, to the far East, to the islands of the sea, and to European ports, you will wish to have a part in this good work.

In order to reach the ships lying at anchor here, and to visit points on the bay that are now hard of access from shore, we have purchased a gasoline launch. This is owned by the conference, and about half enough money has been raised to purchase an engine for it. We need the boat this fine weather, and

ask for gifts to complete the payments on it. The boat will be called the “Glad Tidings.”

One of the chefs of a Pacific Mail steamship has become greatly interested in the truth, and is now selling books to his companions. Another employee of the same company has stated his intention of fully joining us; and a steward for another company said, recently, “My sister is an Adventist, and I am going that way. I am glad to get the Signs.” I meet young men in the navy from Seventh-day Adventist families, and from various parts of the United States, also young men in the army who are on their way to the island possessions. These are supplied with literature on the various phases of our message.

Contributions for the purpose specified above may be sent to Marine Bible Society, Room 19, No. 10 East St., San Francisco, Cal.

CHAS. W. PETER, Secretary.