four men played key roles in advancing Protestant missions outreach. First, William Carey, an Englishman in his twenties, wrote An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens This analysis, published in 1792, inspired a few of Carey’s friends to join with him informing a tiny mission organization that later became known as the Baptist Mission Society. Carey then had the financial means to serve as a missionary near Calcutta, India. His little book quickly inspired others to form mission societies in London, Scotland, Holland, England, and the United States. Protestants learned
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