The Union Gospel News prints the following:— When the Bibles were first introduced into the pews of a certain church for responsive reading, and "Habakkuk" was given out, there was distress and confusion, a rattling of leaves, a ridiculous pause. The fact is, the percentage of people sure, the first time trying, of the order of the obscurer books is small. Six years' weekly "searching [for] the scriptures" in Bibles in the pews in the church in question has improved this; yet the following are recent testimonies: "I dislike these Bibles in the pews," said a young man, a church member; "I hate to have to find my place," said the son of a church officer; "father had to give it up and take to the index." Said an intelligent lady who sits "up front:" "Ruth was given out; I turned to the short books, the minor prophets. Then I ran through again from Malachi to Psalms. I was sure Ruth was there, so again I worked backwards through them slowly. I was ashamed to consult the index. The congregation began to read. I kept my book open to Nahum, and pretended to follow. After service, at home, in secret, I learned to locate Ruth." The Bible is not a large book, and those who consult it frequently will soon learn to know its various parts. Sad to say, the above is not confined to one church. There is a lamentable ignorance of the Bible among professors of religion generally.