Note 14 — Chapter XII · MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
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It is not implied that these were the first modern missionary agencies. The Moravians had already sent the Gospel into many regions. There were Swedish and Danish Missionary Societies also at work. In 1649 a Society for Promoting and Propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in New England had been formed, and about 1697 the “Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge” and the “Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts” were established. See page 256 and foot note.