Talmage, T. De Witt [editor]. The Christian Herald, July 24, 1901. Cover illustration of Arabs at the Church of the Ascension, on the Mount of Olives. New York: Louis Klopsch, 1901. First Edition. [9794]
Complete 24 pp. issue, 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Removed from a bound volume, complete. Faint horizontal crease at center. Good. Original wraps.
Cover illustration in b/w of "Arabs at the Church of the Ascension, on the Mount of Olives, Palestine."
Other matter in this issue includes Americanizing our Alien Hosts [Immigrants in NYC]; Baptist Young People in Conference: Ten Years of Study and Active Service to be Celebrated in Chicago this week; Hurrying Relief to China's Sufferers; Our Happy Waifs at Beautiful Mont-Lawn; Settlement Home for Tiny Cripples.
The Christian Herald (1878-1992) was he American edition of the London Christian Herald and Signs of Our Times, founded by Joseph Spurgeon, a cousin of Charles H. Spurgeon. It was issued weekly and offered a combination of inspirational material and serious doctrinal and theological pieces. Thomas De. Witt Talmage was editor from 1890 to 1902. The Herald championed missionary work, both at home and abroad, and the publication made a significant positive impact on The Bowery Mission in New York City. Each issue contains a sermon by Talmage and an item by Margaret E. Sangster.
