[Released December 4, 1931. Dated November 25, 1931]
My dear Mr. Brown:
I am interested to know that December 6th is to be observed as Universal Bible Sunday. Our institutions and common life are grounded in spiritual ideals. I hope that the observation of Bible Sunday will quicken the spiritual impulses of our people and contribute to the spiritual advancement which underlies our stability, service and progress as a nation and as individuals.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. George W. Brown, General Secretary, American Bible Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York City]
Note: The message was released in conjunction with a campaign to make December 6 of each year Universal Bible Sunday.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the American Bible Society on Universal Bible Sunday. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/206996