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British and Foreign Bible Society | |
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Founded:
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1816
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Ceased:
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still active
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Updated: 15 April 2008
Notes:
The
British and Foreign Bible Society is a non-denominational Christian
charity that exists to make the Bible available throughout the world.
It was formed, in England, on March 4, 1804. Their mission is to make
the Bible available to people in a language they can understand, at a
price they can afford and in the format they can use.
The
first auxiliary was formed in Java in 1814 when it was still British.
Sir Stamford Raffles was it President. Branches were formed in Malacca
and Pinang in 1816. In 1818, Sir Stamford Raffles formed an auxiliary
in Belcoolen. In 1824, a committee was appointed in Singapore
to
direct the Bible Society’s operations in the Straits Settlements, Java,
Sumatra, the Celebes, the lesser Dutch Islands, Borneo and the
Philippines. The first translation of the complete Bible into Chinese
was carried out by the Society and was printed in Malacca in 1822. [W05, page 289]
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