Missionary Expedition to Rocky Mountains Leaves Onward
The letter from Rendezvous Colorado July 1836 details a missionary journey to the Rocky Mountains. Dr Whitman and companions travel from Oneida County New York to Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Liberty Missouri, cross the Platte by canoe, reach Fort William near the Black Hills, and press toward Wallawalla with the Fur Company aiding their trek. The party, about 90 men with 260 animals, faces harsh travel as they aim to teach and build relations with Nez Perces and other tribes, relying on prayer and perseverance.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Brothrr Leavitt
Oneida Co
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Doct. Whitman and Wife
Ontario Co
Liberty
Missouri River
Brother Gray
Utica
Forsyth, Juden and
Littleton
Arabian
Junius
Chariton
Cantonment
Leavenworth
Great Prairie
Pacific Ocean
Otoe
Platte River
Fort Leavenworth
Merrill
Case
Platte
Fort William
Black Hills
The
Fort Wiliam
Columbia
Yellow Stone
Atlantic
Pacific
Fur Company
Steward
Seileim
Fort Green
Fort Wallawalla
Nez Perces
Capt. McLeod
Vancouver
Wallawalla
Dr. Whitman
Mr. Parker
St. Louis
South Sea Islands
Gospel of Christ
IL. Spacpina
Spring
Adam
God
New England
Campbell's Catholic Propositions Stir Public Debate in Cincinnati
In a Cincinnati lecture, A Campbell of Bethany Va outlines nine propositions against Roman Catholicism, arguing infallibility, lack of unity, and anti liberty. He cites need for thorough, delayed discussion and invites Catholic clergy to attend or respond. The piece also notes tobacco concerns among Methodists and calls for better ministerial example.
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Camppete
Cincinnati
United States
Kentucky
Purcell
A. Campbell
Bethany
Messrs
H. Norton
C. Elliott
S. Lynd
Isaac G. Burnet
Samuel Lewis
Observations and notices from the Alton Observer 1836
The Alton Observer notes ongoing needs for subscribers and agents to cover weekly expenses. It discusses ministers' pay, fundraising methods, and a sermon-like critique of church support, with items on revival in Cortland, Ohio and Synod proceedings, including missions funding and church governance debates.
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Observer
N. Y
Rx Cortwru, Vt
Stillman Morzan
Ohio
Westons Reserve Stoop
Synod of the Western Reserve
Cleaveland
Eveston Judson
Betts
Ohio Observer
Western Reserve
Foreign Mission Society
General Assembly
Western Foreign Missionary Society
American Board of Foreign Missions
Barne
Idol Cutoff Urges Preachers and People to Act
A fragment from the Christian Advocate and Journal urges stopping the idol worship soon, calling for preachers to lead and the people to follow in removing the idol.
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Christian Advocate and Journal
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McLeod and McCoy
Methodist Missionary Society
Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Liberia
South America
F. Pitts
Buenos Aires
Aad
Christian Hachman
Chirist
Babylon
John
Paul
Rogers
M.D
Broadway
Astor House
Durance
Himsel
V. F. Express
Alton
Jon Parxtixe
Evangelical
MR. Patterson
Father Patterson
W. R. Edu. Soc
Domestic Missionary Society of the Reserve
O. P. Hoyt
New York
Presbyterian
Foreign Missions, Home Missions
Education Society
Recorder
Boston Recorder
Cleopatra
American Home Missionary Society
New England Society
Home Missionary Society
P.S
Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
Levin Avanawa
William T. Hamilton
Newark
New Jersey
Mobile
South Alabama
Syrop
New-York
City of
J. R. Dowall
M’dowall
Tom
Hartford
Boston
Prudential Committee
Christian Mirror
South
Washington, D. C
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Moses
Br. C
George Thompson
Dr. Wardlow
Caveca Bueavr
First Presbyterian
Louisvillle
P Presbyterian Herald
W. L. Breckenridge
First Presbyterian Church
Colonel Stone
Commercial Advertiser
Montreal
Maria
Mr. South
Frances Patrick
Hotel Dieu
Mr. Smith
Maria Monk
Massachusetts
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Bombew
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Brother T
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Paetrs
Mr. T
Mr. Tracy
Mr. Phelps
Illinois
Missourai
Pennsylvania
Journal of Commerce
Congress
Wisconsin
G. W. Jones
Milwaukee County
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Iowa County
Belmont
Qetober
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Supreme Court
Townsend Dickinson
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Thomas F. Lacy
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Carlos Coolidge
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