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From YouTube: Councilwoman Squilla Honors the 200th Anniversary of the American Bible Society 05-25-2017
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, May 25, 2017:
Councilman Mark Squilla (1st District) recognizing and honoring American Bible Society on the occasion of its 200th Anniversary.
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A
B
B
Good
morning,
everybody
in
the
today's
a
special
day
in
honoring
the
American
Bible
Society
in
this
occasion
of
its
200th
anniversary
and
now
also
back
in
Philadelphia,
where
it
all
started.
So
it's
a
great
honor
to
be
here
and
have
this
honor.
Today
the
American
Bible
was
founded
in
May
11th,
1816,
Philadelphia
native
Lisa
Burnett
at
present,
Elias
I'm.
Sorry,
a
president
from
the
Continental
Congress
served
in
the
first
president.
B
Other
early
leaders
of
American
Bible
Society
include
John
J,
Francis,
Scott,
Key
and
John
Quincy
Adams,
and
whereas
American
Bible
Society
originally
sought
to
unite
more
localized
Bible
societies
with
the
globe
goal
to
distribute
the
Bible
across
the
country.
This
vision
soon
expanded
worldwide.
Over
the
past
200
years,
American
Bible
Society
has
distributor
approximately
six
million
Bibles
around
the
world.
C
D
Whereas
a
pioneering
spirit
has
always
been
a
vital
part
of
American
Bible
Society
success
and
longevity,
it
Co
published
the
first
Bible
in
Braille
in
1842
between
1918
and
1919
American
Bible
Society
appointed
its
first
women
board
members
and
two
women
vice
presidents.
A
year
before
women
had
the
right
to
vote
in
America
in
2012
it
introduced
a
digital
Bible
library,
visitors
to
American
Bible
societies.
Website
can
search
the
Bible
in
over
582
versions
and
over
466
languages.
New
endeavors
include
developing
Bible
based
online
games
and
virtual
reality.
E
Whereas
the
Bicentennial
legacy
of
American
Bible
Society
is
a
testament
to
over
200
years
of
religious
liberty
in
Philadelphia
and
the
United
States,
which
has
proven
beneficial
to
morale,
civic
and
public
life.
Philadelphia
is
excited
to
build
this
relationship
with
American
Bible
Society
as
it
celebrates
the
promising
start
of
a
new
century,
establishes
a
wider
presence
and
has
a
deeper
impact
in
new
home.
Therefore,
be
it.
B
Thank
you,
I
do
want
to
say,
and
this
Bible
Society
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
places
to
go
to
and
when
you're
in
Philadelphia
it's
going
to
be
a
must-see
once
they
get
everything
up
and
running
and
we
are
proud
and
I'm
sure
we'll
hear
from
them
later
on
what
it
is
that
they're
going
to
be
presenting
to
us
here
in
Philadelphia,
so
resolved
by
the
council,
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
that
we
hereby
recognize
and
honor
American
Bible
Society
on
their
occasion
of
its
200th
anniversary,
resolve
further.
That
is
a
gross
copy.
B
F
Thank
you
very
much
on
behalf
of
American
Bible
Society,
our
board
of
trustees
and
our
staff.
We
express
our
sincere
gratitude
to
you
for
this
honor
councilmen
honorable
marks,
Willa
and
honorable
David,
oh,
and
to
each
of
you.
Thank
you
for
this
gift
to
council
president
honorable
Darrell
Clarke
for
your
leadership
of
this
chamber.
We
give
you
thanks
and
gratitude
for
making
this
a
vibrant
city
for
us
to
relocate
back
to
to
each
of
you
on
the
council.
We
appreciate
your
service
and
thankful
for
the
honor
that
you
have
given
us
today.
F
We
feel
welcome
and
back
at
home
in
Philadelphia,
we've
had
a
wonderful
two
years
here.
Already
our
roots
do
go
back
to
1740
with
Elias
Boudinot
born
in
this
city.
As
our
founding
president.
One
thing
that
you
may
not
know
is:
we
came
back.
We
incentivized
all
200
of
our
staff
to
locate
in
the
city
to
be
in
the
neighborhoods
to
be
in
the
churches,
in
the
schools
and
to
be
serving
the
city
along
with
you.
F
So
it
would
not
be
possible
to
be
doing
all
these
things
without
your
support,
your
incredible
support
and
the
Welcome
you've
given
us
to
come
back
home
when
it
comes
to
serving
the
people
of
Philadelphia.
We
think
of
you
and
how
you
sacrificially
serve
the
people
day
by
day
in
our
government.
Your
service
reminds
me
of
the
words
of
Christ.
When
he
said,
I
did
not
come
to
be
served
but
to
serve.
You
are
truly
public
servants
sacrificing
for
the
good
of
Philadelphia
as
a
thank
you.
F
We
have
placed
on
each
of
your
desk
a
personalized
engraved
copy
of
the
Bible
as
a
gift,
and,
as
you
look
at
that
piece
of
Scripture
I
want
you
to
remember.
It
represents
our
commitment
to
serve
alongside
of
you
to
serve
this
city
and
we
believe
working
together.
The
future
is
bright
for
Philadelphia
and
countenance
quilt
is
correct.
We
are
opening
a
faith
and
liberty,
Discovery
Center
on
Independence
Mall,
to
help
tell
the
story
of
the
amazing
history
that
happened
in
that
square
mile
that
we
live
in
today
in
Old
City.
F
This
beautiful
space
will
proclaim
the
Liberty
justice
and
faith
that
are
part
of
our
heritage
here
in
our
nation.
The
brotherly
love
that
William
Penn
saw
was
possible
if
we
would
all
work
together
and
finally,
I
remember
the
words
of
William
Penn
when
he
said
this
city
is
a
holy
experiment,
and
so
today
we
are
thankful
to
join
hands
with
you
to
be
part
of
this
holy
experience.
Experiment
for
many
many
years
to
come,
god
bless
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
very
much.