Letter, 1833 Apr. 18.

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Letter, 1833 Apr. 18.

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Letter of Rev. J.L. Wilson of Cincinnati to Rev. E.P. Swift of Pittsburgh reports actions of the Cincinnati and Miami Presbyteries in Ohio regarding foreign missions. Shares comments of Lyman Beecher about the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and the Western Foreign Missionary Society, of which Swift was the secretary.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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Organized 1810; incorporated 1812; consists of members of National Council of Congregational Churches in the U.S., and 150 additional members elected by the board in biennial meetings; the foreign missionary arm of Congregational Christian Churches of the U.S.; headquartered in Boston, Mass.; also known as ABCFM. From the description of Records, 1804-1964 (bulk 1900-1960). (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70927016 Organized 1810; incorporated in 181...

Swift, E. P. (Elisha Pope), 1792-1865

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Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!

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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...

Wilson, Joshua Lacy, 1774-1846

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Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati. From the description of Papers, 1799-1846. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247699 Minister. Joshua Lacy Wilson, a native of Virginia, moved with his family to Kentucky in 1781. After studying in Pisgah, Ky. in Mercer County and in Louisville, Wilson was licensed as a Presbyterian minister in 1802. He served first at churches in Big Spring and Bardstown, but moved in 1808 ...

Western Foreign Missionary Society

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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was created by the merger of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Presbyterian Church in the United States on June 10, 1983. From the description of Presbyterian Church U.S.A. records, 1920-1980. (Johnson C Smith University, J B Duke Memorial Library). WorldCat record id: 70970093 ...