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The Religious Tract Society was a British evangelical Christian organization founded in 1799 and known for publishing a variety of popular religious and quasi-religious texts in the 19th century. The society engaged in charity as well as commercial enterprise, publishing books and periodicals for profit.
Paternoster Row is a street in the City of London that was a centre of the London publishing trade, [1] [2] with booksellers operating from the street. [3] Paternoster Row was described as "almost synonymous" with the book trade. [4] It was part of an area called St Paul's Churchyard. In time Paternoster Row itself was used inclusively of ...
John Van Voorst was born in Highgate on 15 February 1804, to a family of Dutch descent. [1] He served a six-year apprenticeship in Wakefield from the age of 16 before returning to London to work for publishers Longman, Green, Orme, Hurst & Co. [1] [2] He set up his own business in Paternoster Row in 1833.
Paternoster lift, a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building; Paternoster beads, used in Christianity to recite the psalms; Paternoster (surname), a surname; Paternoster lake, one of a series of glacial lakes connected by a single stream or a braided stream system
In about 1763 he and a friend, John Roberts, went into business in Paternoster Row as booksellers. In setting himself up in business, Robinson had the support of Thomas Longman, "who liberally, and unasked, offered him any sum, on credit, that might be wanted". [3] His partner, Roberts, died about 1776. [2]
Associationism is the idea that mental processes operate by the association of one mental state with its successor states. [1] It holds that all mental processes are made up of discrete psychological elements and their combinations, which are believed to be made up of sensations or simple feelings. [2]
"The amount of tract construction that is designed for the lower or middle of the economic [spectrum] has declined precipitously, as has the gain of value in the lower end of the market compared ...
The American Tract Society's founders felt that the American Bible Society was limited in its activities, leading to ATS's establishment. [2] ATS was created from a merger of the New York Religious Tract Society, founded 1812, and New England Religious Tract Society, founded 1814.