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What did Carey's essay lead to the founding of?

  • Baptist Missionary Society

  • Book Publication Society

  • Royal Astronomy Society

  • Carey Welfare Foundation

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The Baptist Missionary Society was founded in 1792 as a result of William Carey's essay An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathen. Carey believed that it was the duty of Christians to spread the Gospel to all people, and he argued that the Baptist Church should be the one to do this.
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