Address of the managers ... to its auxiliaries, members and friends, in regard to a general supply of the United States with the Sacred Scriptures.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9781418190491
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: AT the last Anniversary of the American Bible Society, held in New York on the 8th of May, 1856, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the numerous body of Members present: In view of the statements made by the Managers in their Report, and with the co-operation of those who view the Bible as indispensable to our civil and religious welfare, this Society now Resolves, in humble reliance on Divine aid, to enter on a second exploration of our entire country, with the purpose of placing a copy of this Sacred Volume, as early as practicable, in every destitute household where there is a willingness to receive it.