A Resounding Yes: The Establishment of the Bible Society

The Constitution of the American Bible Society

In 1816, the American Bible Society established itself in a formal constitution. It set forth that it must immediately circulate the Holy Scriptures to combat the heathenism induced by industrialization, enlightenment thought, and national expansion.

An Appeal to the Christians of America in Behalf of the American Bible Society

In response to questions regarding the necessity of the American Bible Society, it printed a response noting that existing local societies with the same mission needed financial support to combat the "darkness that has covered the earth."

The Gospel of St. Luke in the Mohawk Tongue

In an attempt to spread Christianity to Mohawk Native Americans, the American Bible Society published a side-by-side English/Mohawk translation of the Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Matthew and Acts of the Apostles in the Potawatomie Tongue

The American Bible Society intended to reach and convert a diverse Native population, translating Biblical chapters into even the Potawatomie tongue, a language from the Great Plains.