The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; Conformable to the Edition of 1611 commonly known as the Authorized or King James Version

National Publishing Company, 1941. National Edition/1941 Edition. Stiff boards. Good. The format is approximately 3 inches by 5 inches and about 0.5 inches thick. [10], 512, 123 [Book of Psalms], [7] pages. Includes a statement to the Armed Forces from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. There is a color illustration of the American Flag flying with a church pennant. There is the text of The Lord's Prayer. There is a short section of Well-loved Hymns. There are the texts of America and the Star-Spangled Banner. This was made especially for The Gideons by National Bible Press of Philadelphia. Gideons International is an Evangelical Christian association for men founded in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin. The Gideons' primary activity is "encouraging each other to do the work of the Lord, focusing on who they are before God, and strengthening the power of their personal testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ". They are most recognized for distributing copies of Scripture free of charge. This Bible distribution is an enterprise taking place in around 200 countries, territories and possessions. The association's members focus on distributing complete Bibles, New Testaments, or portions thereof. These are printed in over 108 languages. The association is widely known for its Bibles placed in lodging rooms. The Gideons also distribute to hospitals and other medical offices, schools (usually in first year) and colleges, military bases, as well as jails and prisons. The association was named after the Biblical figure Gideon depicted in the Book of Judges (chapters 6-8). In 1908, the Gideons began distributing free Bibles. The first Bibles were placed in rooms of the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. This item is an example of a 'pocket testament', because it could be carried by soldiers, sailors, and airmen easily on their person. The Pocket Testament League was founded in 1893 by a 12-year-old named Helen Cadbury, daughter of the president of the confectioner Cadbury, who wished to introduce her classmates to Christianity. She formed a group with her Christian school friends, "The Pocket Testament League." In 1904, Helen married American evangelist Charles McCallon Alexander, who officially organized the league with Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman in Philadelphia in March of 1908. Alexander had been associated with the prominent evangelist Dwight L. Moody, and his experience in worldwide evangelism gave a huge impetus to the League. In 1914, The Pocket Testament League opened an office in London and began sharing gospels as part of its First World War outreach. During the Great Depression, members of the League shared Gospels through the Civilian Conservation Corps in the South and throughout New England. Billy Graham encouraged the League, commenting that "I am completely sold on the work of The Pocket Testament League, and continue to pray for those associated with it.". Many people heard the story of a pocket sized Bible in a soldier's pocket that saved his life. It was Private Jennison of the 5th Yorkshire Regiment who, during WWI, was carrying his New Testament supplied by The Pocket Testament League which stopped the bullet that would have pierced his chest. After WWII, General MacArthur asked the league for Pocket Testaments. Members of league contributed 11 million Gospels for the nation of Japan. As a result of these Gospels being shared in Japan, Captain Fuchida Mitsuo, who had led the attack on Pearl Harbor, later became a Christian and worked for The League.