Religious Tract Society

…He gradually became attracted to the evangelical movement, and published many essays with the aim of social and religious reform. His plan for the reform movement, the pamphlet "Cheap Pamphlet" (1795-98), received nationwide support, and led to the founding of the Religious Tract Society (1799). He also engaged in charitable work, such as educating the poor through Sunday schools. …

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…しだいに福音派の運動にひかれ，社会および宗教の改革を志して多くの論文を発表。改革運動のための小冊子《廉価パンフレット》(1795‐98)の企画は全国的支持を受け，〈宗教小冊子協会Religious Tract Society〉創立(1799)の因となった。また，日曜学校による貧民教育などの慈善事業を実践。…

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