1816 CHRISTIAN DISCIPLE MAGAZINE. Early "Negro" Seminary, Revivals, Early Christian Pacifism, Jewish Missions, &c.

Fascinating early Boston periodical. Later changing its name to The Christian Examiner, it was published and edited by Nathan Hale beginning in 1814, with responsibilities gradually shifting to his son, Edward Everett Hale. It was a major voice for New England religious progressives, publishing Ralph Waldo Emerson's very first ever printed work

Ed.] The Christian Disciple, Published Monthly. Vol. 4. Boston. Wells and Lilly. 1816. 338pp. Fair only, with boards detached, spine cover lacking. Contents generally solidly bound, clean, and usable with a bit of care.