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Statement on reading the Bible for the Scripture Gift Society.
American History, 1493-1859 (Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
- Presidents.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Production:
- Washington, D.C. : [producer not identified], 1917.
- Summary:
- Wilson encourages people to read the Bible in long passages so they can find the heart of it; the Bible is "the key to your own heart, your own happiness, and your own duty." The statement was "prepared by the President for transmission, through Secretary Daniel, to Robert B. Haines, Jr., Secretary of the Scripture Gift Mission."
- Notes:
- Collection Reference: GLC05508.268
- From folder: Collection of documents relating to religion and spirituality 1861-1944
- Sub-collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
- Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed October 19, 2026).
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