The Sunday School Society was a British association of Sunday schools.

History

It was founded by

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William Fox on 7 September 1785 in Prescott Street Baptist Church of

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. The latter had been touched by articles by the editor of the

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, Robert Raikes, on the problems of youth crime.Pastor Thomas Stock and Raikes have thus registered a hundred children from six to fourteen years old. Bible reading lessons were given by volunteer teachers in the morning and

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took place in the afternoon. The society has published its textbooks and brought together nearly 4,000 Sunday schools. Dan Graves
Fox Organized Sunday School Society
christianity.com, USA, May 3, 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunday School Society 1785 establishments in England Defunct organisations based in England Christian ecumenical organizations Sunday schools

History

See also

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