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He pukapuka whakaatu i a Mere Teone me tona Paipera hoki

documentary heritage
  • Description

    15-year old Welsh girl, Mary Jones [and her desire to possess a Bible of her own] is at the heart of the initial founding of the Bible Society.

    Mary saved money for six years [to buy her Bible]. In 1800, Mary set out [25 miles to Bala barefoot] to the home of Mr Charles. But all the copies were either sold or spoken for. Distraught and heartbroken, Mary wept. Her despair touched Mr Charles, who sold her one of the copies already promised to another.

    Mary's visit profoundly impacted Thomas Charles. He proposed to the Council of the Religious Tract Society to form a new Society to supply Wales with Bibles. In 1804, the British and Foreign Bible Society was established in London.

    http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/about-bible-society/history/mary-jones/

  • Place
    [London, England, United Kingdom]
  • Other Id

    EMI1902C (Library of Congress Call Number)

    42607 (Cat ID)

    86794 (DBTextworks system ID)

    36224 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    He pukapuka whakaatu i a Mere Teone me tona Paipera hoki
  • Primary Maker

     Mary Ropes

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Religious Tract Society
  • Place
    [London, England, United Kingdom]
  • Date
    1902
  • Physical Description

    iv, 94 p., [1] leaf of plate : ill. ; 19 cm.

  • Language
    Te Reo Māori
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Jones, Mary, 1784?-1864

  • Provenance Details
    Mackecnie Library Bequest
  • Public Access Text

    Translation of "From the beginning, or, The story of Mary Jones and her bible". London. British and Foreign Bible Society [1883] -- Bagnall, P1077a. 'Nga kupu mo Mere Teone me tona Paipera' printed on jacket. 'Mere Teone me tona Paipera' printed on spine.

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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