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Gospel-Messenger-8-39-October-1-1897, Marion F. Harmon, James M. Watson, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-39-October-1-1897

"The Tennessee Christian Missionary Co-operation" by A. I. Myhr (pages 2, 3) gives the history, purpose and principles of the organization.

In "Louisiana Notes," Frank Lanehart announces he is leaving the state to live in a dry climate because of "bronchal trouble." He hopes James Tracy McKissick will accept the call to become the Louisiana State Evangelist.

James Madison Watson's editorial (page 8) reports on the Tullahoma Convention.

An obituary for Richard Winn Dunlap appears on page 11.

Gospel-Messenger-8-38-September-24-1897, Marion F. Harmon, James M. Watson, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-38-September-24-1897

J. M. Watson has two editorials on page 9: "That $100,000 Mark" and "Religious Dyspeptics."

Page 9 reprints an article by Walter Champ from the Courier-Journal, "The Sweeney Family."

Gospel-Messenger-8-37-September-17-1897, Marion F. Harmon, James M. Watson, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-37-September-17-1897

Page 5 notes the opposition of a conservative, Luther Phillip Whaley, via an article in the Octographic Review, to the efforts of George Alfred Reynolds to raise funds for a tent.

Gospel-Messenger-8-36-September-10-1897, Marion F. Harmon, James M. Watson, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-36-September-10-1897

Pages 4, 5 have the first installment of the "Annual Address of C. Lee Crum, President of the Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention."

J. M. Watson appears on page 8 for the first time as one of the three editors of the Gospel Messenger. His editorial, "A Personal" appears on that page.

Gospel-Messenger-8-35-September-3-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-35-September-3-1897

George Whitfield Kemper, College of The Bible, Class of 1893 and President of the Alumni Association reports on developments at Kentucky University on pages 5, 6.

Page 8 reports the purchase by the Gospel Messenger Company of the Christian Visitor, published by J. L. Smart at Tupelo, Mississippi. The Christian Visitor was begun in 1896 by Smart.

Gospel-Messenger-8-34-August-27-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-34-August-27-1897

Page 8: What Birmingham Papers say of Bro. Watson.

We note a minister from New Orleans, Samuel Ripley Hawkins (1866 - 1925), is assisting W. G. Walker in a Virginia meeting. Hawkins later ministers in Indian Territory, Oklahoma, and Oregon.

Gospel-Messenger-8-33-August-20-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-33-August-20-1897

On pages 8, 9, Oscar Pendleton Spiegel holds forth on The Sabbath Question, to answer, indirectly, an "Iowa Sabbatarian" named F. A. Washburn.

James Madison Watson is to move to Nashville about September 1, per page 9.

B. F. Manire submitted on page 9 In Memoriam for Dr. John Hebb McKay (November 16, 1824 - July 2, 1897). McKay was a member of the Christian Church and long-time friend of Manire.

Gospel-Messenger-8-32-August-13-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-32-August-13-1897

Pages 8, 9 have The Open Letter Again and Sunday School vs. Endeavor Society.

Gospel-Messenger-8-31-August-6-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-31-August-6-1897

Alonzo Melville Atkinson, Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Ministerial Relief, writing from Wabash, Indiana. has a nine point article on Ministerial Relief, "Who May Receive Help?" (page 4) Atkinson has been added to the Virtual Cemetery "People of the Gospel Messenger."

Pages 8, 9 have a report on the Elam-Minton discussion on the scriptural basis for missionary societies.

Gospel-Messenger-8-30-July-30-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-30-July-30-1897

Biographical sketch of John William Gant (1846 - 1905) on pages 2 - 3 by Thomas David Moore (1854 - 1927)

Spiegel's reply to T. B. Larimore appears on page 8.

Page 8 notes that Reuben Lindsay Cave (1845 - 1924) is to become the President of Kentucky University.

Gospel-Messenger-8-29-July-23-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-29-July-23-1897

Biographical sketch of William Eli Crum (1860 – 1924) on page 2.

T. B. Larimore's lengthy reply to Spiegel's "Open Letter" appears on pages 4 -7; 15.

Page 8 announces that J. M. Watson is moving to Nashville to become an editor of the Gospel Messenger.

Gospel-Messenger-8-28-July-16-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-28-July-16-1897

Biographical sketch of Samuel Flewelling Fowler (1844 - 1917) on page 2.

We note the appearance of William Eagle Rambo (1861 - 1932) on page 9.

Gospel-Messenger-8-27-July-9-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-27-July-9-1897

Spiegel's "An Open Letter to T. B. Larimore" appears on pages 8 and 9.

We note the appearance of David Rhoads Piper (1864 - 1955).

Gospel-Messenger-8-26-July-2-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-26-July-2-1897

O. P. Spiegel recounts his three years as State Evangelist for Alabama (page 2).

Frank O. Lanehart (1858 - 1922) added to Virtual Cemetery. Minister in Louisiana and Texas.

Ivy Holbert Teel writes from Central City, Kentucky.

Gospel-Messenger-8-21-May-28-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-21-May-28-1897

Biographical sketch of Thomas David Moore (January 27, 1854 - March 1927) on page 2.

Gospel-Messenger-8-20-May-21-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-20-May-21-1897

Biographical sketch of Augustus B. Herring (September 12, 1857 - ?) on page 2.

Gospel-Messenger-8-19-May-14-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-19-May-14-1897

Gospel-Messenger-8-18-May-7-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-18-May-7-1897

Gospel-Messenger-8-17-April-30-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-17-April-30-1897

Biographical sketch of James H. Brooks (March 18, 1857 - ?) on page 2.

John A. Stevens reports on his trip to Indian Territory to visit R. W. Officer on pages 3 and 4.

Gospel-Messenger-8-16-April-23-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-16-April-23-1897

Biographical sketch of John Washington Ligon (January 16, 1865 - April 9, 1934) on page 2.

Ligon takes over the lead article "Movement of the World" formerly edited by Joel Baer Lehman.

Gospel-Messenger-8-15-April-16-1897, Mrs. Robert H. Kerr, Marion F. Harmon

Gospel Messenger

Gospel-Messenger-8-15-April-16-1897

This issue is an Easter Edition, edited by Mrs. Robert H. Kerr, of Birmingham, Alabama. The sections feature contributions by Mrs. J. M. Watson; Miss Sue Jolly; Mrs. G. R. Harsh; Mrs. Willie Husley; Mrs. W. R. Watkins; Mrs. C. T. Starbuck; Mrs. P. Sid Jones; Mrs. E. A. Self; Mrs. M. J. Vanhook; Mrs. Harry Harsh, all from the First Christian Church, Birmingham, Alabama.

Gospel-Messenger-8-14-April-9-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-14-April-9-1897

Biographical sketch of Ashley Sidney Johnson (June 22, 1857 - January 15, 1925) on page 2.

Accusations by John A. Stevens about Robert Wallace Officer's financial status on page 3.

Gospel-Messenger-8-13-April-2-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-13-April-2-1897

Biographical sketch of James Laurel Haddock (August 16, 1862 - October 11, 1943) on page 2.

Gospel-Messenger-8-12-March-26-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-12-March-26-1897

Biographical sketch of Howard J. Brazelton (January 3, 1874 - August 26, 1935) on page 2.

Joel Baer Lehman ends editing "Movements of the World," an article he had written for the Gospel Messenger (earlier the Messenger) since around 1892.

Gospel-Messenger-8-11-March-19-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-11-March-19-1897

Biographical sketch of Mansel Kendrick (March 12, 1846 - March 11, 1898)

Gospel-Messenger-8-10-March-12-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-10-March-12-1897

Biographical sketch of Edward Virgil Spicer on page 2.

Gospel-Messenger-8-09-March-5-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-09-March-5-1897

Biographical sketch of William Washington Phares by Charles J. Burton on page 2.

Gospel-Messenger-8-08-February-26-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-08-February-26-1897

Biographical sketch of John Morgan Talley (May 13, 1867 - May 17, 1924)

Gospel-Messenger-8-07-February-19-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-07-February-19-1897

Biographical sketch of Frank LaFayette Adams by James Sanford Lamar

Gospel-Messenger-8-06-February-12-1897, Marion F. Harmon, Oscar P. Spiegel

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Gospel-Messenger-8-06-February-12-1897

Biographical sketch of James Madison Watson (November 28, 1869 - ?)