The British and Foreign Bible Society is Created
On March 7th, 1804 the British and Foreign Bible Society was created at the London Tavern in Bishopsgate. Their goal was to make the Bible accessible to everyone around the world. The creation of this organization was inspired by a 26 mile trek a Welsh girl named Mary Jones made to buy a Bible in her native tongue. A Reverend named Joseph Hughes had heard about the story and asked at a Religious Tract Society meeting in December of 1802 why the Bible isn't easily accessible to everyone. This led to William Wilberforce creating what is now known as the Bible Society. Pope Gregory XVI openly condemned the society for their translation of the Bible into different languages, so Catholics did not participate in the society.
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