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The Pocket Testament League is a Christian nonprofit organization which distributes printed copies of the Gospels from the New Testament.

History

The Pocket Testament League was founded in 1893 by a teenage girl named Helen Cadbury, as a means of converting her classmates. In 1904, Helen married American evangelist Charles McCallon Alexander, who officially organized the league with Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman at Philadelphia in March of 1908.^[1] Alexander had been associated with the prominent evangelist Dwight L. Moody, and his experience in worldwide evangelism gave huge impetus to the League. In 1914, The Pocket Testament League opened an office in London and began sharing gospels as part of its First World War outreach. In October, one of their campaigns gave out 400,000 New Testaments to soldiers on Salisbury Plain.

During the Great Depression, members of the League shared Gospels through the Civilian Conservation Corps in the South and throughout New England. Billy Graham encouraged the League, commenting that "I am completely sold on the work of The Pocket Testament League, and continue to pray for those associated with it."^{[citation needed]}

After the Second World War, the league started its missionary work in foreign countries. With the support of Generals George Marshall and Chiang Kai-shek, Bibles were distributed among Chinese soldiers fighting in the Chinese Civil War.^[2]

Present

The League has over 450,000 members, and a staff of 5 full-time people that work from virtual offices. The League has members from all 50 U.S. states and from 140 countries.

Today, the league still prints small, pocket-sized Gospels of John in languages such as English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Russian, German, Spanish and Portuguese, with wide range of cover designs. It partners with local Bible Societies for accurate Bible translations and ships from several locations around the world.

A small team runs the ministry and it is managed by a 15-person board of trustees.

References

^ Archie R. Crouch (ed.), Christianity in China : a scholars' guide to resources in the libraries and archives of the United States, New York 1989, p. 226.
^ Archie R. Crouch (ed.), Christianity in China : a scholars' guide to resources in the libraries and archives of the United States, New York 1989, p. 226.

External links

Official website
The Pocket Testament league around the world by George T.B. Davis
The Remarkable Story of Helen Cadbury at Therebelution.com

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 == History ==
-The Pocket Testament League was founded in 1893 by a teenage girl named [[Helen Cadbury]], as a means of converting her classmates. In 1904, Helen married American [[Evangelism|evangelist]] [[Charles McCallon Alexander]], who officially organized the league with Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman at [[Philadelphia]] in March 1908.<ref>Archie R. Crouch (ed.), Christianity in China : a scholars' guide to resources in the libraries and archives of the United States, New York 1989, p. 226.</ref> Alexander had been associated with the prominent evangelist [[Dwight L. Moody]], and his experience in worldwide evangelism gave huge impetus to the League. In 1914, The Pocket Testament League opened an office in [[London]] and began sharing gospels as part of its [[First World War]] outreach. In October, one of their campaigns gave out 400,000 New Testaments to soldiers on [[Salisbury Plain]].
+The Pocket Testament League was founded in 1893 by a teenage girl named [[Helen Cadbury]], as a means of converting her classmates. In 1904, Helen married American [[Evangelism|evangelist]] [[Charles McCallon Alexander]], who officially organized the league with Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman at [[Philadelphia]] in March of 1908.<ref>Archie R. Crouch (ed.), Christianity in China : a scholars' guide to resources in the libraries and archives of the United States, New York 1989, p. 226.</ref> Alexander had been associated with the prominent evangelist [[Dwight L. Moody]], and his experience in worldwide evangelism gave huge impetus to the League. In 1914, The Pocket Testament League opened an office in [[London]] and began sharing gospels as part of its [[First World War]] outreach. In October, one of their campaigns gave out 400,000 New Testaments to soldiers on [[Salisbury Plain]].
 During the [[Great Depression]], members of the League shared Gospels through the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in the [[Southern United States|South]] and throughout [[New England]]. [[Billy Graham]] encouraged the League, commenting that "I am completely sold on the work of The Pocket Testament League, and continue to pray for those associated with it."{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}