1843 BAPTIST MAG & MISSIONARY OBSERVER. Revivals, Baptist Theology, Missionaries, &c.

Very rare periodical in any format, containing extensive accounts of Baptist history, missionary work. theology, and of some interest for the local revivals recounted which were springing up all of the United Kingdom at this time. Dozens of mentions of slavery and the slave trade. 

Contents include:

The Slain Lamb in the Midst of the Throne by J. J. Owen; The Absurdity of Apostolic Succession; The Missionary Jubilee by James Montgomery; Dr. Carson's Work on Carson [Alexander Carson; extensive review]; Native Preachers of India; Hindoo Preachers Visiting England; The Design of Baptism by Andrew Leslie; The Patriarchal Family or the Unbroken Family in the Church; Maternal Influence; China Opened. An Appeal to General Baptists to Begin a Mission in China or Japan; On the Doctrine of Gradation in Future Rewards and Punishments; Letter from Hong Kong by J. Lewis Shuck; The Triumphs of Christianity in the Apostolic Age; The Design of Baptism by R. Stanton; The Mission to China by J. G. Pike; Inordinate Care Inconsistent with Christian Character [the author chose to sign only with his initials; I kid not O.C.D.]; The Obligation of Christians to Pray for Missionaries; The Abolition of Slavery in India; A Baptism Hymn by J. E. Giles; Last Journal of the Late Missionary, Mr. Grant of Berhampore [India]; Duties of Dissenters at the Present Crisis; The Mother of a Missionary; The Glorious Consummation of the Christian Church; Benefits of Educating the Young of Rarotonga; The Order of Apostolic Churches; Devil Worship in Ceylon; Wesleyan Circuits in New Zealand; Conversion of a Mahomedan; Baptisms in India; The Influence of Praying Mothers; The Duty of Civil Obedience as Stated in the Christian Scriptures; On the Employment of an Evangelist or Revivalist; etc. etc. 

The General Baptist Repository and Missionary Observer for 1843 Complete. London. Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper. 1843. 376pp.

Attractive half leather, rubbed as shown, but very nicely patinated and very sound.