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George Burder

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BURDER, GEORGE 2), English divine, was born in London. He held charges at Lancaster (1778-83), Coventry (1784-1803), and at Fetter Lane, London (1803-32). He was one of the founders of the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Religious Tract Society, and the London Missionary Society, and was secretary to the last-named for several years. As author of Village Sermons, which had a vast circulation, he commanded a wide influence.

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his Life by H. Burder (1833).