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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 12, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 9, No. 19.

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No Bible at the Capitol of Missouri.—The St. Louis Democrat contains the following. The state of affairs at the Capitol of Missouri seems to be as singular and extraordinary as it is deplorable:
"The city papers would probably have published Governor Polk's inaugural address yesterday morning, but for the delay of ceremonies, the cause of which we have hesitation in making known to our readers.
"The cause reported is, that the inaugural ceremonies were delayed at least half an hour in hunting up a copy of the Holy Bible, upon which to administer the gubernatorial oath. It is further added that, after an unsuccessful search for some minutes, it was thought by many that the inaugural would have to be postponed until a copy of the book could be obtained from St. Louis; but this proposal met with the most determined and malignant opposition from Gov. Price. Happily, at this critical juncture, a Bible was handed in from the Penitentiary, and the oath was then duly administered."