1831 ALEXANDER McLEOD. American Christian Expositor Mag - Rare Presbyterian on Slavery, Social Justice, &c.

Very rare on the market, this is Volume 1 of Alexander McLeod's superb periodical that attempted to blend sound Presbyterian theology with a society that was ordered along Covenanted lines; this meant that social equity, justice, care for the oppressed and marginalized, etc., were an important part of the civic responsibility of the Church and the government. In Scotland, we saw Thomas Chalmers and others engage in similar activities, developing housing for tradesman and those engaged in the arts, for immigrants and laborers. 

Additionally, there is a heartbreaking section here on the Georgia Lottery of Cherokee lands. The State simply seized the lands from the Native Americans and then picked names to see what Europeans they would go to. This was the destabilizing move that led to the formal Trail of Tears. The land was taken, and then, "look, they have nowhere to live. . . so get movin'." 

There are also extensive sections dedicated to slavery, the colonization societies and movements to populate Liberia, etc., with liberated slaves. 

Very rare with no other copies on the market.

McLeod, Alexander. The American Christian Expositor, Designed to Promote the Influence of Sound Principles and Social Order.  May 1831-April 1832. New York. H. C. Sleight. 1831. 484pp.

Contents include: Draft of a Covenant and League by Alexander Symington; The Irish Orthodox Presbyterian; Life of John Knox; Necessity of Divine Grace; The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland;Christ a Surety for Sinners; The Present Crisis [New Light / Revivalist / Charles Finney / Cumberland Presbyterianism]; Cause of a Fast [Specifically invokes slavery as a reason to cry out for God's mercy on America and for repentance]; Persecution of the Lollards in England; The President's Message [in full] by Andrew Jackson [pp.349-363] given December 6th of 1831 [here mistakenly said to have been delivered on the 5th of December] where he says the "request for Indian emigration has been renewed" which will lead to 2/3's of them moving west., etc.; a fascinating recommended "Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America" that seems to be unpublished elsewhere; Account of the Sailing of Emigrants to Liberia; Review of Walter Scott's Demonology and Witchcraft [extensive]; On Imputation; The Cause of the Scottish Martyrs; Review of the Case Commonly Called the Cherokee Persecution; The Moral Influence of the Gospel Ministry; The Colonization Society; etc.

Original half leather in good + to very good condition with moderate foxing. Inscribed on title, "Louisa L. Renfrew, from our father's Library, Nov, 1865."