1808 MASSACHUSETTS BAPTIST MISSIONARY MAG. Rare on Missions, Revivals, William Carey, Black Baptist Churches &c

Exceptionally rare early American Baptist publication with a large amount of primary material not available anywhere else, especially extensive revival and missionary reports. No copies available on the market at any price.

Contents include: Letter by Susquehannah from William Carey, Revival of Religion in New Jersey [Asa Hilllyer], Persevering Prayer in the Life of Elijah, Revival Incidents from the Journal of Isaac Case, The Joy of a Revival [poem], Interesting Revival of Religion in Cornish New Hampshire, Benjamin Baldwin's Journal of a Missionary Tour of the Susquehannah River, A Revival of Religion in Floyd NY under Caleb Douglass, An Elegiac Tribute to the Memory of Rev. John Newton [poem], Letter from Messrs William Carey, Marshman, Ward, Rowe, Robinson of Serampore, A Letter from Daniel Merrill, A Letter of Revival from E. Montague from Leverett, A Revival of Religion in Hartford, CT under H. Grew, A Revival of Religion in Thomaston ME, Letter of Dr. William Carey to Rev. Mr. Williams of New York, Revival of Religion at Barnstable under Mr. Bates, Sketch of a Missionary Tour in the State of Rhode Island by Stephen Gano, Revival at Enfield and Longmeadow under George Atwell, A Remarkable Dream [Miraculous Dream], Revival of Religion in the Country of Hampshire under E. Montague, etc., etc., 

Also includes a very rare account fo the African Baptist Church, "The Constitution of an African Baptist Church in Philadelphia." "The people of colour conducted themselves with great propriety, and appeared to be much affected. This new charge have given a call to the Rev. Mr. Cunningham, a man of colour, of Savannah, George, to visit them with a view to a settlement as their pastor, etc.," 

The Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Magazine. March 1808 through December 1810. Boston. Manning & Loring. 384pp

The present was the copy of Heman Lincoln, 19th century Baptist pastor and theologian. Ex library from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Textually complete and quite good with some toning. Respined a bit amateurishly in buckram.