American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches.
The Haystack Monument at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts commemorates the event in 1806 that inspired the board's creation.
In 1884, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions issued shares to finance its ship Morning Star
The Judsons, Newells, and Luther Rice set sail for India from Salem, Massachusetts on the Caravan on February 19, 1812.
Rufus Anderson (1796–1880)
Williams College
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Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.
Depiction of West College, which composed the entire college in its early years.
Zephaniah Swift Moore, the second president of the college and first president of Amherst College
The college's Morgan Hall
Chapin Hall