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  2. American Bible Society - Wikipedia

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    American Bible Society was founded in 1816 by prominent American Protestants. The first President was Elias Boudinot , who had been President of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783.

  3. Bible society - Wikipedia

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    "Bible House", the headquarters of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, the oldest in the United States, founded in 1808. A Bible society is a non-profit organization, usually nondenominational in makeup, devoted to translating, publishing, and distributing the Bible at affordable prices.

  4. Samuel John Mills - Wikipedia

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    In May 1816, thirty-five different bible societies met in New York and organized the American Bible Society. Mills also played a leading role in the formation of the American Colonization Society in 1817, along with Dr. Robert Finley, a clergyman from New Jersey who founded the National Colonization Society and died in 1817.

  5. Christianity in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    1816 – Robert Moffat arrives in Africa; [80] American Bible Society founded [81] 1816 Bishop Richard Allen, a former slave, founds the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first African-American denomination; 1817 – James Thompson, agent for British and Foreign Bible Society, begins distributing Bibles throughout Latin America [82]

  6. American Tract Society - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Elias Boudinot - Wikipedia

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    Boudinot was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814. [7] A devout Presbyterian, Boudinot supported missions and missionary work. He wrote The Age of Revelation in response to Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason. He was one of the founders of the American Bible Society, and after 1816 served as its president.

  8. Category:American Bible Society - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "American Bible Society" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Timeline of New York City - Wikipedia

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    1816 – American Bible Society founded. [21] 1817 New York Stock & Exchange Board [38] established. Staten Island Ferry established. 1818 Lyceum of Natural History established. [21] Brooks Brothers first opens on Catherine and Cherry Streets in Lower Manhattan. 1819 – Yellow fever epidemic occurs. 1820 – Apprentices' Library established ...