Excerpt from British and Foreign Bible Society – South Australian Auxiliary History of years 1935 to 1964 Inc.
1961… The 350th Anniversary of Publication of the King James’ VERSION of the Bible:
In S.A. the observance was marked by a Service at the Sound Shell, Elder Park, Adelaide, in the presence of His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor, more than 6,000 people gathered on a brilliantly sunny afternoon to give thanks to God for this version of the Scriptures. Under the auspices of the Bible Reading Council, and chaired by its President, the Lord Bishop of Adelaide, the observance was markedly successful.
In S.A. the observance was marked by a Service at the Sound Shell, Elder Park, Adelaide, in the presence of His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor, more than 6,000 people gathered on a brilliantly sunny afternoon to give thanks to God for this version of the Scriptures. Under the auspices of the Bible Reading Council, and chaired by its President, the Lord Bishop of Adelaide, the observance was markedly successful.
The Lord Mayor sent his greetings and the Attorney General, the Hon. Colin D. Rowe, brought an address which will live long in the utterances of public men.
The Adelaide Harmony Choir supported very outstanding pageant written by the Rev. E.N. Broomhead and produced by Miss Elsie Collins. A colourful spectacle from the Sound Shell recollected vividly the history of this version beloved in the English speaking world.
This Service taking it all in all was a very great success and it also marked the starting point of a Bible Reading Campaign, when the churches co-operated in this atmosphere of acceptability to promote personal and corporate Bible reading.
