The centennial record of Freewill Baptists, 1780-1880 . ezer Chase, then of Andover, N. H.,commenced the monthly publication of The Religious In-former, a magazine of sixteen pages, and continued it foreight years. It was devoted to the interests of the Free-will Baptists, and its record of facts, cheering intelligence,means of acquaintance, source of instruction and its mold-ing influence were in the highest degree beneficial. Buz-zells Hymn Book of three hundred and forty-sevenpsalms, hymns and spiritual songs was published in 1823;and The Freewill Baptist Register was commenced in1825, by R
The centennial record of Freewill Baptists, 1780-1880 . ezer Chase, then of Andover, N. H.,commenced the monthly publication of The Religious In-former, a magazine of sixteen pages, and continued it foreight years. It was devoted to the interests of the Free-will Baptists, and its record of facts, cheering intelligence,means of acquaintance, source of instruction and its mold-ing influence were in the highest degree beneficial. Buz-zells Hymn Book of three hundred and forty-sevenpsalms, hymns and spiritual songs was published in 1823;and The Freewill Baptist Register was commenced in1825, by Rev. Samuel Burbank, of Limerick, Me. the morning star. In 1825 Revs. John Buzzell, Samuel Burbank and EliasLibby, all of western Maine, devised a plan for the publica-tion of a religious weekly paper, and consulted the Parsons-field Qiuirterly Meeting on the subject. After much deliber-ation and many prayers, nine men were found ready to unitein the enterprise. Their names were Henry Hobbs, Jona-than Woodman, John Buzzell, Samuel Burbank, Elias Libby,. Publications. 201; Andrew Hobson, Joseph Hobson, Mark Hill and William They issued a prospectus Jan. 2, 1826, and Feb. 4 theywere legally organized under the name of Hobbs, Wood-man & Co. Rev. John BuzzeU was more extensively knownin the denomination than any other man, was an able and el-oquent preacher, had published a magazine, hymn book,&c., and consequently was chosen senior editor, though helived six miles from the place of publication. Samuel Bur-bank, the author of The Freewill Baptist Register, waschosen office editor and agent, and William Burr, then nine-teen years of age, came from Boston as printer, and the firstnumber of The Morning Star was issued at Limerick MeMay II, 1826. The circulation at first was about four hundred, and itgradually increased; only six subscribers had discontinuedthe paper at the commencement of the second volume Theprice of the Star was then ^ per year, and with thepostage ad
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