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Title:
The Christian watchman. [microfilm reel] : (Boston, Mass.) 1821-1848
Place of publication:
Boston, Mass.
Geographic coverage:
  • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  |  View more titles from this: City County, State
Publisher:
True, Weston & Green
Dates of publication:
1821-1848
Description:
  • New ser., vol. 2, no. 19 (Apr. 21, 1821)-v. 29, no. 19 (May 12, 1848).
Frequency:
Weekly
Language:
  • English
Subjects:
  • Baptists--Newspapers.
  • Baptists.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00827285
  • Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers.
  • Massachusetts--Boston.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01205012
  • Massachusetts--Suffolk County.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01206189
  • Suffolk County (Mass.)--Newspapers.
Notes:
  • Issues for Jan. 7, 1831-May 12, 1848 called also whole no. 604-1528.
  • Merged with: Christian reflector (1840), to form: Christian reflector & Christian watchman.
  • Microfilm.
  • New series designation dropped beginning with Mar. 15, 1823 issue.
  • Published under the patronage of: Baptist Missionary Society of Massachusetts, Dec. 9, 1825-Aug. 1838.
  • This weekly resembled a newspaper and its object was to present important religious news of every kind, as well as some non-religious material. Religious news included reports of Bible, missionary, and tract societies, both in the U.S. and abroad; accounts of revivals; and news on missions, on various churches, and on ordinations. Non-religious material included general news, poetry, book reviews, biography, and articles on history, education, and agriculture. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
  • Title from caption.
LCCN:
sf 89090890
OCLC:
9549065
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