Project Gutenberg 2016-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 120 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.) Reading ease score: 55.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en British and Foreign Bible Society BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: Religion/Spirituality 62474 2025-06-21T05:32:57.319100 text/html 58150 2016-06-28T01:47:10 text/html 100592 2025-06-21T05:33:03.508145 application/epub+zip 98976 2025-06-21T05:33:00.830104 application/epub+zip 79080 2025-06-21T05:32:59.494090 application/epub+zip 233013 2025-06-21T05:33:05.310112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223673 2025-06-21T05:33:02.573073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93031 2022-09-23T21:53:06.075537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53539 2025-06-21T05:32:57.018134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53802 2016-06-28T01:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18273 2025-06-21T05:33:05.445058 application/rdf+xml 16223 2025-06-21T05:33:00.078088 image/jpeg 3658 2025-06-21T05:32:59.776105 image/jpeg 20106 2016-06-28T01:48:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 21426 2016-06-28T01:48:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 98196 2025-06-21T05:32:57.327112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog