The Birth of Missions in America

activity American American churches Annual Meeting appointed Assembly Association Awakening Baptist became become began beginning benevolence Bible Board body Boston bring called cause Century Christ Christian Church Colonies Committee Company concern Congregational continued conversion Delivered divine early earth Edwards effect efforts Eliot England enterprise eschatology established Evangelical extension faith Foreign Missions formed frontier give glorious glory God's gospel heart heathen History Holy hope Hopkins human Ibid important Indians interest Jesus Christ John kingdom land later Letter live London Lord Massachusetts Mather means ministers mission Missionary Society movement North organization pastor period Philadelphia Preached Presbyterian present Press Printed Propagating Protestant published Puritan redemption Reformed Religion revival Samuel sent Sermon significant South Spirit success Synod theology things Thomas thought tion true United University Virginia whole wilderness York