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Dyer Ball was an American missionary and medical doctor in China.
Portrait of Dyer Ball by Erastus Salisbury Field
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was the first American Christian missionary organization. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century i
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)