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British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews

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The British Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Jews founded London 1842, was the Presbyterian and dissenting churches' counterpart to the Anglican London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews (founded 1809, today CMJ).[1] The two societies were in large part identical, but representing high-church and low-church traditions in British Christianity.[2] Among the founders of the low-church body in 1846 was Ridley Haim Herschell, who also founded Trinity Chapel on the Edgware Road and the Evangelical Alliance.[3]

The Society published a periodical called the Jewish Herald.[4] It was renamed the International Society for the Evangelisation of the Jews, and later merged with the Barbican Mission to the Jews to form Christian Witness to Israel.

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  1. ^ Cyclopædia of Christian Missions - Page 195:- John Logan Aikman - 1860 THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL AMONG THE JEWS. This Society was established in 1842, in London, and draws its chief support from the various dissenting communities in England. Its object is identical with that of ...
  2. ^ Ellen Spolsky Iconotropism: turning toward pictures - Page 126 - 2004 London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews (founded 1809) and the Presbyterian British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews (founded 1842).30 The former, founded by Anglicans, was then also known as the London Jews' Society and ...
  3. ^ Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman. "Herschell, Ridley Haim". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. ^ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. 2011. pp. 126–127. Retrieved 28 July 2015.