On Writing the History of the American Bible Society–Update #61

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I did not do any writing this past weekend on the ABS project, but I did do a lot of thinking about it.  I am not completely happy with the way Chapter Three is taking shape and I have been contemplating the best way to reorganize it so that it is more readable and interesting. During my next writing session I am going to try to shift some things around so that the chapter traces the early 19th-century movement of an ABS Bible from the New York City Bible house in Nassau Street, to the various auxiliaries and special interest groups around the country, and into the hands of the “destitute” people who want/need one.  Stay tuned.

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