David Low Dodge founded the society in 1815, soon after the end of the
War of 1812. It became an active organization, holding regular weekly meetings, and producing literature which was spread as far as
Gibraltar and
Malta, describing the horrors of war and advocating pacificism on
Christian grounds. In 1828, the society merged with others in
New Hampshire,
Maine, and
Massachusetts to form the
American Peace Society. == Second and third incarnations (1837–1844) ==