Project Gutenberg 2016-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 62 Cunningham, Francis 1785 1863 Substance of a Sermon on the Bible Society preached at Beccles, October 29th, and at St. Mary's Church Bungay, on Friday, Dec. 1st, 1815 Transcribed from the 1816 Brightly and Childs edition by David Price "Substance of a Sermon on the Bible Society" by Francis Cunningham is a religious discourse likely written in the early 19th century. This sermon reflects on the importance of the British and Foreign Bible Society, emphasizing the need for the widespread distribution of the Bible and promoting unity among different Christian denominations. The text exemplifies the societal role of religious organizations during this time period, which plays a significant part in the movement towards greater accessibility of religious texts. In this sermon, Cunningham passionately advocates for the Bible Society as a means to fulfill Christ’s command to “preach the Gospel to every creature.” He argues for the necessity of circulating the Scriptures without annotations or commentaries, asserting that this pure dissemination is vital for spiritual welfare. Throughout, he highlights the significance of cooperation among various Christian sects to achieve the goal of global Bible distribution. Cunningham cites examples of the Bible's scarcity in certain regions, the transformative impact of the Society's efforts, and he appeals to the congregation for generous support to overcome the spiritual needs of millions who lack access to the Scriptures. Ultimately, the sermon underscores the shared responsibility of Christians to spread the Gospel, regardless of denominational differences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en British and Foreign Bible Society BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 62351 62249 2024-09-21T18:04:55.542865 2023-09-22T14:31:06.406868 text/html text/html 58150 2016-06-28T01:47:10 text/html 21426 2016-06-28T01:48:22 text/html application/zip 100516 2024-09-21T18:05:01.573856 application/epub+zip 98975 2024-09-21T18:04:58.980855 application/epub+zip 79080 2024-09-21T18:04:57.714853 application/epub+zip 233045 2024-09-21T18:05:03.329824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223673 2024-09-21T18:05:00.643861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93031 2022-09-23T21:53:06.075537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53539 53490 2024-09-21T18:04:55.233933 2023-09-22T14:31:06.170872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53802 2016-06-28T01:43:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20106 2016-06-28T01:48:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17781 2024-09-21T18:05:03.452885 application/rdf+xml 16223 2024-09-21T18:04:58.254874 image/jpeg 3658 2024-09-21T18:04:57.983847 image/jpeg 98162 2024-09-21T18:04:55.549856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog