2-634-581 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

British and Foreign Bible Society House, City of London, c1890 (1911). The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply the Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian Bible society with charity status whose purpose is to make the Bible available throughout the world. The Society was formed on 7 March 1804 by a group of people including William Wilberforce and Thomas Charles to encourage the wider circulation and use of the Scriptures. From London - The City, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]