War a good warfare

1 Timothy 1:18-19
“This ‘good warfare’ is carried on against three principal enemies—the flesh, the world, and the devil; and each of these enemies so closely allied to ourselves, and each so powerful and so hostile, that they must surely overcome us, unless we are ‘strengthened with might in the inner man’.” – J. C. Philpot

Blessed Jesus, at Thy word

1. Blessèd Jesus, at Thy word
We are gathered all to hear Thee;
Let our hearts and souls be stirred
Now to seek and love and fear Thee.
By Thy teachings sweet and holy,
Drawn from earth to love Thee solely.

2. All our knowledge, sense, and sight
Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,
Till Thy Spirit breaks our night
With the beams of truth unclouded.
Thou alone to God canst win us;
Thou must work all good within us.

3. Glorious Lord, Thyself impart!
Light of light, from God proceeding,
Open Thou our ears and heart;
Help us by Thy Spirit’s pleading.
Hear the cry Thy people raises;
Hear and bless our prayers and praises.

4. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Praise to Thee and adoration!
Grant that we Thy Word may trust
And obtain true consolation.
While we here below must wander,
Till we sing Thy praises yonder.

Stanzas 1-3, Tobias Clausnitzer (1619-1684), Stanza 4, Anonymous; Translated by  Catherine Winkworth

Holy Father

John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

Last week I heard a preacher on the radio speak of the words “Holy Father.” He noticed that these two words suggest our distance from and proximity to God. Our distance from = He is holy. Our proximity to = He is our Father.

Distance, God is holy.

God is holy. The Hebrew word for holy is “qodesh” and the Greek word for holy is “hagios.” Most likely we immediately think of sacred or pure. The most distinctive thing about the word in relation to God is “apartness” or “otherness.” God is before, above, and apart from all his creation and his creatures. He is the Holy One of Israel (Psalm 89:18). Holy and reverend is his name (Psalm 111:9). On his throne he is thrice-holy before all in his glory and his eternity (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8).

At a distance, man is unholy. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God; all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags (Romans 3:23; Isaiah 64:6). Our iniquities separate us from God, and there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not (Isaiah 59:2; Ecclesiastes 7:20; 2 Timothy 3:2).

Proximity, God our Father.

Those who are born of God have God to their Father (John 1:12-13). He is our Father (Philippians 1:2) and the one who prayed “Holy Father” in his prayer taught us to pray “Our Father” (Matthew 6:9). By the Spirit within us we cry out to our dear Daddy (Romans 8:15) and have dear fellowship is with the Father (1 John 1:3).

Not very far.

God from heaven reaches down to our broken separate distant condition and brings together both “Holy” and “Father” – brings us to him, remaining just as the justifier of sinners (Romans 3:26). We may be holy, for he is holy (1 Peter 1:16); and are holy in the first resurrection that escapes the second death (Revelation 20:6).

I always wanted to be, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." -- Lily Tomlin

"Faith is not jumping to conclusions; it is concluding to jump." -- Westlake T. Purkiser

"Unless you are simple in your sermons, you will never be understood, and unless you are understood you cannot do good to those who hear you." -- J. C. Ryle

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are." -- C. S. Lewis

"Forgiving is leaving justice to Jesus." -- Deborah Pegues

"The measure of a pulpit ministry isn’t its width, but its depth." -- Jaime Owens

"Marriage is a Grace Factory...it is grace at work and grace in constant motion." -- LeRoy Wagner

"In 1859, Southern ports paid 75 percent of federal tariff revenue. However, the majority of the tariff revenue generated was spent on projects that benefited the North. Tariffs being a contributing cause of the Civil War is hardly ever mentioned. Using the abolition of slavery as an excuse for a war that took the lives of 620,000 Americans confers greater moral standing for the Union." -- Walter E. Williams

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." -- John Churton Collins

Jesus is all we need

Jesus is all we need. Whatever our predicament, Jesus is the escape. Whatever the question, Jesus is the answer.

Are you hungry? He is the Bread of Life, John 6:35.  Thirsty? He is the Living Water, John 4: 10.  Doubting, distrusting? He is Faithful and True, Revelation 19:11.  Fearful? He is our Peace, Ephesians 2:14.  Abandoned? He is the Good Shepherd, seeking (and keeping) his sheep, John 10:11.  Accused? He is the Great High Priest, the Advocate with the Father, Hebrews 4:14; 1 John 2:1.  Unsuccessful? He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith, Hebrews 12:2.  Treated unfairly? He is the Judge of all, Acts 10:42.  Detached? He is the True Vine, John 15:1.  Lowly, unworthy? He is the King of Kings, Revelation 17:14.  Victimized? He is the Lamb of God, John 1:29.  Insecure? He is the Rock, the sure Foundation, 1 Corinthians 10:4; 3:11.  In danger? He is the Saviour, Luke 2:11.  Shut out? He is the Door, John 10:9.  Overlooked? He is the Word, the Alpha and Omega. John 1:1; Revelation 1:8.  Deceived? He is the Truth. John 8:32.  Lost? He is the Way, John 14:6.  Sick? He is the Great Physician, Luke 5:31-32.  Blind? He is the Light of the World, the Bright and Morning Star, John 8:12.  Dead? He is the Resurrection and the Life, John 11:25.  Isolated, defeated? He is Emmanuel, God with us! Matthew 1:23. 

Jesus is all we need – at every moment, in every manner, for every matter.

Sandy Valley -- It’s lightning that kills

We haven’t visited Sandy Valley lately, but they’re still there plugging along.

Sandy Valley just called Elder Rube Askew to help them in a week’s meeting. He came and he livened things up with his preaching – which was much more “old school” than that of the pridefully prepared Reverend Peacock. Askew seemed to get louder and louder as the week grew on. Perhaps he was heard for miles around. He hammered home his timeless theme – the sovereignty of God and the sinfulness of man. By the end of the week he was positively thundering! At the close of the meeting the grateful congregation gave Elder Askew the parting hand. On this occasion Deacon Goodnews embraced him, pulled him close, and whispered in his ear, “You know, it’s lightnin’ kills and not thunder.”

What's your first thought?

Awhile back I posted in several venues the following sentence, with a question:

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John...And Herod sent, and beheaded John in the prison. (John 1:6; Matthew 14:10)

With it I asked: "Read this and tell me what is your first thought." There were/are no right or wrong answers, and there was/is no "hook". I was sincerely curious what thoughts/reactions are elicited by this information about the beginning and end of the life of John the Baptist. Here is a sample of responses I received.

• Current English doesn't use send intransitively in this way.
• 553 Denson for the first part.
• John the Baptist....
• How sad!
• ISIS!
• John was not that light.
• More like "And Herod sent for John, and had him beheaded."
• Self sacrifice.
• It can be dangerous to be sent by God. [Jesus and most of his leading followers suffered death at the hands of the authorities.]
• The truly righteous often suffer at the hands of power.
• Accept the cost of discipleship.

John the Baptist was an intriguing individual as the one sent by God to prepare the way for his son. He was courageous, clear, certain (that is, he was definite in his words and toward his audience), confrontational, precise, prophetic, ominous, significant and secondary. The main ingredient I initially saw in putting those two sentences together as the beginning and end of John's life is how unexpected are the ways of God.

Blessing in Brokenness

“Observing communion recently with our local assembly, I was so ‘blessed’ in considering our precious Redeemer ‘giving thanks’ for his own ‘broken’ (given) body, soon to be ‘offered’ in propitiation on Calvary’s cross. There indeed is blessing in brokenness! The great blessing of the gospel is the blessing of Christ himself.” – W. F. Bell from “Blessing in Brokenness”

With high delight let us unite

1. With high delight let us unite in songs of sweet jubilation.
Ye pure in heart, all bear your part, sing Jesus Christ, our salvation.
To set us free forever, He is ris’n and sends to all earth’s ends
Good news to save ev’ry nation.

2. True God, He first from death has burst forth into life, all subduing.
His enemy doth vanquished lie; His death has been death’s undoing.
“And yours shall be like victory o’er death and grave,” saith He, who gave
All joy and full consolation.

3. Rich is the saints’ inheritance in Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. 
Your lips employ, speak forth the joy that shall be yours now and ever. 
Ye shall as one shine like the sun; forever bright, through Christ the light. 
Forget this, ye saints, O never!

4. Let praises ring; give thanks, and bring to Christ our Lord adoration.
His honor speed by word and deed to ev’ry land, ev’ry nation.
So shall His love give us above, from misery and death set free,
All joy and full consolation.

Written by Georg Vetter (1536—1599), translated by Martin Franzmann, et al.

Philadelphia Association history

Below are random excerpts from A. D. Gillette's compilation of the minutes of the Philadelphia Association (1707-1807), which I copied and saved while working on other projects.

October 1753, p. 70: "Concluded, that any brother called by any of our churches to exercise his gift, when approved of at home, should, before his ordination, visit other churches, and preach among them, and obtain from those churches concurring evidence of their approbation, that it is proper and convenient that such may be ordained."

October 1755, p. 72: "Appointed, that one ministering brother from the Jerseys, and one from Pennsylvania, visit North Carolina: the several churches to contribute to bear their expense."

October 1766, p. 97: "After prayer, it was moved and agreed: That it is most necessary for the good of the Baptist interest, that the Association have at their disposal every year a sum of money. Accordingly it was further agreed: That the churches, henceforth, do make a collection every quarter, and send the same yearly to the Association, to be by them deposited in the hands of trustees ; the interest whereof only to be by them laid out every year in support of ministers travelling on the errand of the churches, or otherwise, as the necessities of said churches shall require."

October 1771, p. 119: "A motion being made in the Association, relative to the appointment of an Evangelist, it was universally agreed that such an appointment promised much advantage to the Baptist interests. Five ministers were put in nomination for the office, viz : Rev. Messrs. John Gano, Benjamin Miller, Samuel Jones, David Jones, Morgan Edwards. The choice fell on the last, which he accepted on the conditions then specified."

October 1772, p. 124: "The thanks of the Association were returned to brother Morgan Edwards, for his services in travelling and visiting the churches to the southward ; and the interest of the Association fund, for the last year, voted him, together with £6 more, made up by the brethren present, and sent him by Mr. Samuel Jones."

October 1772, p. 124: "A certificate was given to Brother David Jones, who intends to visit the western tribes of Indians the next winter, to ascertain his good standing with us. Also, at his request, a motion was made to recommend his case to the respective churches, as he must be at the expense of paying his interpreter £5 per month ; and the contribution made to be sent by their messengers to the next Association. If not wanted, the money will be returned to the donors."

October 1773, p. 128" "Also a letter from the Quekuky Association, in North Carolina, thanking us for our care in sending messengers among them..."

October 1773, p. 130: "The usefulness of a travelling minister on this continent appearing more manifest by trials, and Brother Morgan Edwards declining the office, it was agreed, that Brother John Gano be a messenger of the churches for this year ; and that the treasurer do pay him the interest of the Association fund, to help defraying his expenses."

May 1774, p. 135: "A motion being made, that Brother John Gano should give an account of his travels to the southward: he accordingly did, by which it appears he has been indefatigable in his labors, and that a minister, travelling annually, according to the plan proposed, may answer very valuable purposes."

October 1774, p. 142:  "Voted, That Brother Gano be paid by the treasurer the interest due on the Association fund, towards defraying his expenses in travelling the last year: accordingly he received £12."

Shock-Absorbers and Servants, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• A Short History of the Orser Family -- "George W Orser, son of William Orser, and a brother of Samuel B Orser, began to preach at the age of 15 years, was married to Miss Abigal [sic] Shaw at the age of 20 and was ordained as a minister that same year."
• Another former staffer accuses Rep. John Conyers of sexual misconduct -- "Veteran Rep. John Conyers is facing a fresh round of sexual misconduct allegations, with a former staffer saying he made unwanted sexual advances toward her."
• Behind the harassment scandals, another dirty little secret: pornography -- "...nobody is talking about what could be one of the most effective ways to attack the problem: Recognizing that pornography consumption is a public health crisis."
• Deacons: Shock-Absorbers and Servants -- "Deacons are shock-absorbers: the seven men chosen by the church in Jerusalem to care for widows, who seem to be precursors to deacons, were chosen to preserve unity at a time when botched administration was creating fissures in the church."
• Does Modesty Really Matter? -- "If you dress immodestly, you are NOT causing someone to become a rapist."
• Free Will Baptists in Tennessee by Robert E. Picirilli (Tennessee Baptist History, Fall 1999, pp. 43-52) -- "The frustrating thing about the history of Free Will Baptists in Tennessee is that it has been poorly preserved and researched."
• How a Roman Catholic View of Church Authority Compares to a Protestant View -- "At least we Catholics know who’s in charge of our Church! And our Church has lots of authority. You Protestants are like tribes without a chief, like ships without a rudder."
• Modesty Misunderstood: What Men and Women Need to Know -- "The idea of modesty has been almost exclusively attached to women’s dress...Real Christians love to fade into the background, serving the needs of others, asking Jesus to take center stage."
• NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation -- "The reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace claimed another leading television personality on Wednesday..."
• White privilege bolstered by teaching math, university professor says -- "Gutierrez says evaluations of math skills can perpetuate discrimination against minorities, especially if they do worse than their white counterparts." See also HERE

The only people who get better, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

"The only people who get better are people who know that, if they never get better, God will love them anyway." --  Steve Brown

Prayer is not a conveyor belt from heaven to get the things one wants. Rather prayer is the means whereby the mind and heart of the sons of God are reconciled unto God's will. -- Mike McInnis

"Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection." -- Pindaros

"I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God’s Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me." -- William Tyndale

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." -- William Arthur Ward

"People can’t drive you crazy if you don’t give them the keys." -- Mike Bechtle

"Learning how to ignore one’s conscience is a terrible thing to learn."

"A good beginning makes a good end." -- Louis L’Amour

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving." -- Westlake T. Purkiser

"Our rural ancestors, with little blest, 
Patient of labor when the end was rest, 
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain, 
With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain." -- Alexander Pope

B. W. Nash printing

Bushrod Washington Nash was an editor and printer in addition to being a preacher. He began a religious periodical called the Baptist Review in the summer of 1873. He started publishing in La Grange, NC, but later moved to Goldsboro in 1882. In addition to printing the Baptist Review, Nash’s Baptist Review Job Office also printed association minutes books – at least from the Cape Fear Free-Will Baptist Conference in 1884, to the Vernon Freewill Baptist Association in 1904 and the Jasper Freewill Baptist Association in 1905. In 1876 B. W. Nash published a hymn book titled  Baptist Harmony: a New Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs (La Grange, NC: The Author, 1876), and which was released in a second edition in 1884 (Baptist Harmony: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, (2^nd edition, Goldsboro, NC: Baptist Review Job Office, 1884).

Some of B. W. Nash’s sons also learned the trade, and at one time ran Nash Brothers Printing business in Goldsboro.

Lark O'Neall of South Carolina

Lark O'Neall was the moderator of the Southern Baptist Association (not SB Convention) when it met in Williamsburg County, South Carolina in 1878. He was a veteran of the Florida Seminole Indian war of 1836. Following that, he was a law student until he abandoned the legal profession to become a Methodist preacher. At some point (at least after 1848) he left the Methodists for the Baptist Church (possibly being converted on the doctrine of immersion baptism). Originally with the close communion Baptists, he adopted the view of open communion and preached that several years before his death. I would be interested in finding more biographical information. Any help appreciated!

From The Newberry Weekly Herald (SC), April 13, 1881

Taking men from the fishing net

“We can see no good reason why God can not take men from the fishing net, workshop or plow and make efficient ministers of them now as well as thirty, forty, fifty or eighteen hundred years ago. We can not see why a proud hireling priesthood is not as injurious to the church in these present times as in former years when Freewill Baptist preachers were not permitted to preach in school houses or meeting houses if they could possibly be prevented...We think, as far as our knowledge extends, that those ministers most intimately connected with that institution (the theological school in New York) are doing most to change the former customs and usages of the Freewill Baptists, and that the time is not far distant when a man to be a Freewill Baptist minister will be necessitated to pass through all the various institutions of learning and obtain certificates from the various authorities, as do the Congregationalists...Such a state of things we can not give our aid to bring about.” – Excerpt of a reply of the Canterbury, New Hampshire Freewill Baptist Church to a call for financial assistance to the theological seminary in Whitestown, New York (History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 (Volume 1), James Otis Lyford, Concord, NH: The Rumford Press, 1912, p. 331)

A parting hymn we sing

1. A parting hymn we sing (A hymn of joy we sing)
Around Thy table, Lord,
Again our grateful tribute bring,
Our solemn vows record.

2. Here have we seen Thy face,
And felt Thy presence here;
So may the savor of Thy grace,
In word and life appear.

3. The purchase of Thy blood,
By sin no longer led,
The path our dear Redeemer trod
May we rejoicing tread.

4. In self forgetting love
Be our communion shown,
Until we join the church above,
And know as we are known.

Aaron Robarts Wolfe, 1858

Hero Who Stopped Texas Church Shooter, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• Advancing Progressive Orthodoxy: William Owen Carver -- "One of the most important debates among scholars of southern religion concerns the reaction of white southern evangelical Protestantism to the modernizing influences that prevailed outside the region from the end of the nineteenth century to well into the twentieth century."
• Biden: Hero Who Stopped Texas Church Shooter Was Wrong To Have A Gun -- "The kind of gun being carried he shouldn't be carrying."
• Bodycam Advocates Now Claim Body Cameras Are A 'Threat To Civil Rights' -- "A big concern listed in the report is an officer's ability to watch the footage whenever they want, including before they write incident reports."
• Church in Henderson turns 175 years old -- "It is older than the state of Texas and the town of Henderson."
• Little-known gem, the Virginia Baptist Historical Society has been housed on campus since 1876 -- "Anywhere from 350 to 600 researchers from Virginia, the nation, and across the globe come through the society’s doors every year to comb through the archives for historical information."
• Museum of the Bible opens in DC -- "It is an ambitious attempt to appeal simultaneously to people of deep faith and no faith, and to stand out amid the impressive constellation of museums in Washington."
• Ohio Lawmaker resigns after ‘inappropriate behavior’ with another man in state office -- "It became clear that his resignation was the most appropriate course of action for him, his family, the constituents of the 87th House District and this institution."
• One Week After Texas Church Shooting, a Sunday Service Offers Hope -- "On Sunday morning, congregants sang “Amazing Grace” and said they found strength in Mr. Pomeroy’s message: Darkness will not win."
• Pastoring a Rural Church Isn’t a “Lesser” Ministry -- "Though it’s true that rural and urban churches have many differences, it’s important not to overstate the case."
• Two accidentally shot in church while discussing church shootings -- "Both the husband and wife, who is also in her 80s, were flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with injuries that police said didn't appear to be life-threatening."
• The Church Has Two Missions: Narrow and Broad -- "...we can say that God authorizes a church-as-organized-collective one way and a church-as-its-members another way."
• Update: Tennessee Baptists Kick Out Church with Lady Impastor -- "...Tennessee Southern Baptists have given the church the left boot of fellowship."

T. W. Springfield: Alabama preacher and music teacher

I find it exciting when my research interests (in this case Baptist history and Sacred Harp singing) intersect at the same place. I’m searching for information on a “unity meeting” called by Free Will Baptists in 1889 to organize in the South “Baptists who believe in free will, free salvation and free communion.” Woods Springfield was a Free Will Baptist preacher of the Mount Moriah Association in Alabama, who also supported the unity convention. I thought his name was unique enough to garner some special hits while researching. In doing so I found he was also a Sacred Harp singer and music teacher!

Pickens County Herald and Alabamian, September 22, 1886

The Lamar Democrat, May 24, 1922

And from The Guin Gazette, April 2 1897:

SINGING INSTITUTE
The first session of the Marion County Music Teachers Institute was held at Guin commencing on Saturday March 20th, 1897.
SATURDAY 1:30 P.M.
Institute was opened with singing by the class and prayer by Rev. T. W. Springfield, after which the following order of business was transacted.
FIRST - 
Election of Officers
J. A. Hamilton was elected President.
M. A. Springfield Secretary
SECOND - 
Address of Welcome - by T. W. Springfield
THIRD - 
The need to a Musical Institute - by Prof. J. T. Allen, M. A. Hamilton, and J. L. Smith.
FOURTH - 
A Blackboard Illustration - by J. L. Smith and T. A. Vaughn.
FIFTH - 
A Musical Measure - by A. M. Stanford and J. T. Allen.
SIXTH - 
The use of Flats and Sharps at the beginning of a Composition - by T. T. Vaughn, J. L. Smith and T. W. Springfield.
SEVENTH - 
Is Punctuation observed in Music as indicated literally - by J. T. Allen and J. L. Smith.
EIGHTH
How many real kinds of keys - by J. T. Allen, J. L. Smith and A. M. Stanford.
NINTH
Should votes culture* be taught in Primary Singing Schools - by J. L. Smith and J. T. Allen.
TENTH
Why is minor music not used at the present time - by T. A. Vaughn and J. T. Allen.  Adjournment until 9:30 a.m. Sunday
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m.
Institute met and reported as follows A. M. Stanford, J. T. Allen and J. H. Holcomb conducted the music 15 minutes each.  Recess 15 minutes.
10:30 
House called to order and music conducted by J. H. Holcomb, A. M. Stanford, J. L. Smith, and J. T. Allen. Guin was selected as the place for holding the next Institute commencing on Friday before the third Sunday in July 1897.  J. H. Holcomb, J. L. Smith, and A. M. Stanford were appointed committee on program, adjourned until 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
House called to order and the music was conducted by J. A. Hamilton, A. M. Stanford, and J. H. Holcomb. After prayer by Rev. A. A. Smith, the Institute adjourned.
M. A. Springfield, Secretary

* perhaps “vocal culture” is intended?

Let All Things Now Living

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving
To God the Creator triumphantly raise;
Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,
Who guides us and leads to the end of our days.
God’s banners fly o’er us; God’s light goes before us,
A pillar of fire shining forth in the night,
Till shadows have vanished and darkness is banished,
As forward we travel from light into light.

“Let all things now living” was written by Katherine Kennicott Davis (1892-1980) in the 1920s to fit the Welsh tune Ash Grove (12.11.12.11.D.).

A shape note arrangement of The Ash Grove

Newspaper Collections

Some Newspaper Collections Available Online (related to yesterday’s Baptist History and Newspaper Research)

• Alabama Online Historical Newspapers (lists many which are free and some that are not)
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1841‐1902
• California Digital Newspaper Collection
• Christian Newspapers Collection
• Chronicling America
• Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
• Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project
• Free Newspaper Archives in the US
• Gateway to Oklahoma History
• Georgia Historic Newspapers, c. 1800-1900
• Historical African American Newspapers Available Online
• Historic News Accounts of Florida
• Historic Newspapers of South Carolina
• Historic Oregon Newspapers
• Mississippi Online Historical Newspapers (lists some which are free and some that are not)
• Missouri Digital Heritage: Historical Newspapers
• Newspaper Archives of Gentry (Ark) Courier Journal
• New Orleans (Methodist) Christian Advocate (1850-1946)
• North Carolina Newspapers
• Portal to Texas History
• Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
• Tennesseee 19th Century Newspapers Database
• Utah Digital Newspapers
• Virginia Newspaper Project
• Wellington (Texas) Leader (1909–2008)

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