Foreign Missions Imprint Grouping

Group of eight (8) imprints pertaining to foreign missions, 1820s-40s, good to very good condition. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), founded in 1810, was the first major Protestant missionary society in the United States. It sent missionaries to regions including India, China, the Ottoman Empire, and among Native American tribes, establishing churches, schools, hospitals, and translating religious texts. One of the most influential American missionary organizations of the 19th century, it helped spread Protestant Christianity and promote education and medical work around the world.