Stockton, T. H. The Christian World: A Monthly Publication, for all Denominations of Christians (Volume III.). Philadelphia: Printed by Barrett and Jones, 1843. First Edition. [10782]
The twelve issues for 1843, here bound as a volume of 284 pages. Purple calf spine & corners, black cloth boards, 29 x 6 inches, some edgewear to the binding, yet firm and tight. Three engraved plates from the Life of Christ. Foxing in the text. Good. Hardcover.
A journal of evangelical content, with sections on Bible Christianity, Organized Christianity, Connexions of Christianity, Editorial, and Music.
Includes reports on the American Tract Society, American Protestant Society, Protestant Missions, Baptist Societies, American Bible Society, New York Seamen's Friend Society, and many more.
The volume includes sermons, reports of travel, Bible studies, book reviews, warnings against Roman Catholics, addresses given before various Christian associations and societies, &c.
Thomas Hewlings Stockton (1808-1868), b. Mount Holly, NJ; buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia. Rev. Stockton was a Methodist Episcopal minister, the Chaplain of the US House of Representatives (1833, 1835, 1859, 1861), sometime pastor of the First Methodist Church in Philadelphia, and editor of The Christian World. At the consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in which President Lincoln gave his famous Address, Stockton gave the opening prayer.
