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Communications relative to the progress of Bible societies in the United States. : With other articles of information, exhibiting the progress of similar institutions.
Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition 29169. Connect to full text. Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mills, Samuel John, 1783-1818.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 29169.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible Society (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Bible--Publication and distribution--Societies, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 24 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : Published by order of the Philadelphia Bible Society., 1813.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Dated "Philadelphia, June 29th, 1813," and addressed to Robert Ralston, Esq. Signed on p. 15: Samuel J. Mills, John L. Schermerhorn.
- "July 19, 1813. Copy of a resolution passed by the board of managers of the Philadelphia Bible Society. 'Resolved, that the communication of Messrs. Schermerhorn and Mills, laid before the managers at their last meeting, be printed, together with a brief summary of the intelligence contained in the treasurer's report of this day, relative to the institution of a Bible society in Russia.' ... Five hundred copies were ordered to be printed. Copy of a resolution passed ... September 20th, 1813. 'Resolved, that a compliment of a Bible in extra binding, be made to Mr. Schermerhorn, and another to Mr. Mills, as a testimony ... of the exertions of these gentlemen in promoting the establishment of Bible societies in their missionary tour.'"--verso of title page.
- "Address. The managers of the Philadelphia Bible Society cherish, with confidence, the persuasion, that their sister societies throughout the Union will perceive the importance of the measure recommended by the Rev. Mr. Schermerhorn and the Rev. Mr. Mills, in the ... preceding communication."--p. [17].
- "Appendix."--p. [18]-24.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 29169).
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