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When the idea of Sunday School was

first conceived, Bible teaching was not

included in the curriculum. William

Fox, a Baptist deacon, introduced the

idea of including Bible teaching along

with the academics that were being

taught. The King James Bible was the

textbook that was used for learning to

read, and many children also learned

to write by copying passages from the

Scriptures.

Sunday Schools soon spread to America,

and by the mid-19th century, several

hundred Sunday Schools had started

in the United States. Eventually biblical

instruction was emphasized over reading,

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