1829 THE EVANGELICAL & MISSIONARY MAG. Extensive on Revivals, Edward Irving, and Pre-Millennial Eschatology.

A very finely preserved volume of one of the most formative periodicals in the Evangelical world. 

Contents include: On the Benefits of a Revival of Religion in the Hearts of Ministers, as the First Step Towards a Revival in Churches [6pp by John Angell James]; On Capital Punishment for Forgery; Steps Taken by the Congregational Board in Order to Promote a Revival of Religion; Address on the Society for the Abolition of Human Sacrifices in India; Memorial on the Death of Daniel Tyerman; Practical Suggestions to Aid a Revival of Religion in Great Britain; Penitential Confessions of an Aged Minister on the Subject of Revivals; Good News from Wales; Or, Accounts of Revivals; A Transatlantic Minister's Own Account of the Causes of American Revivals by Edward Dorr Griffin [of America]; An Address to those who are Engaged in Preparatory Studies for the Work of the Ministry on the Subject of Revivals of Religion; Lengthy Review of Objections to the Doctrine of Israel's Future Restoration to Palestine, National Pre-Eminence, etc.; Vaccination; A Refutation of the Rev. Mr. Edward Irving's Extraordinary Views of the Human Nature of Christ [lengthy]; On the Necessity and Importance of Ministers Establishing and Supporting "Inquiry" Meetings [on the American Model] by John Angell James; Replies to Some Cautionary Queries on the Subject of Revivals; Report of the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews; A Specimen of Nonconformist Eloquence Recommended to the Attention of Modern Ministers with Especial Reference to the Connexion between Energetic Preaching and the Revival of Religion [on Puritan preaching and revival]; On the Temptations of Ministers - An Original Letter [here first printed] by John Newton [September 2, 1773]; A Letter on the Subject of Revivals of Religion by an American Minister at Alexandria, W. C. Walton; An Original [Unpublished] Sermon by Isaac Watts on the Occasion of the Death of Mr. Isaac Field; Extensive Review of A Second Inquiry into the Grounds on which the Prophetic Period of Daniel and St. John as been Supposed to Consist of 1260 Years; On the Supposed Existence of the Ten Tribes of Israel; Steam Boats and Sabbath Profanation; On the Important Obligation Devolving Upon Ministers of the Gospel to Preach in the Open Air in the Most Destitute and Populous Neighbourhoods of the Metropolis and other Large Cities; An Appeal in Reference to Slavery; The Influence of Pious Women in Promoting a Revival of Religion; etc. 

Plus, extensive missionary reports from South Africa, Bangalore, Berbice, Calcutta, China, Corfu, Demerara, Harvey Islands, Java, Madagascar, Mauritius, Raiatea, Siam, Siberia, The South Sea Islands, Tahiti, Madagascar, etc. and from Robert Moffat, W. H. Medhurst, Robert Morrison, John Williams, etc. 

The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle. 1829. London. Published by Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis. 1829. 608pp.

A good + copy, bound in leather that is a bit rubbed, generally solid, with light to moderate foxing.