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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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

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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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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 ...