The Universalist Watchman and Christian Repository, vol. 17 no's 1-52 by Eli Ballou, editor - 1845

Montpelier VT: Eli Ballou, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good-. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book particulary the spine which is chipped at the top and fraying at the bottom. Leather over marbled paper covered boards, leather spine labels, five gilt bands, 4to, folio . A complete volume 17 except for an eight inch section of a column removed from pages 15 & 16 of volume 2. In addition to the usual articles of a religious or denominational nature there are many of general news both foreign and domestic. These include several articles concerning the coming Mexican War, a (negative) rememberance of Joseph Smith, crimes, disasters, fires, and deaths. There is an article by Charles Dickens arguing against capital punishment. The Ballou's were a notable Rhode Island family well into the 20th century. Eli Ballou (1808-1883) was descendant of the Huguenot immigrant Maturin Ballou by his son James. Eli, (a great-grandson of James, grandson of Nathaniel) was born in Leroy, New York. His father, Chester, died when he was eight and Eli was bought up by his mother, Rachel Hayworth, a Quaker. He later lived with a Universalist family and was converted by listening to their preacher and reading their religious literature. Inspired to become a preacher, he studied theology and in 1831 was given Universalist fellowship by the St. Lawrence Association. Like the Restorationists, he believed in a period of discipline in the afterlife. He preached in northern New York State and nearby Canada, 1832-33, then settled in Swanton, Vermont, 1833-37, and in Stowe and Morristown, Vermont, 1837-40. After recovering from a severe illness, he bought the Christian Repository, which he published and edited, 1840-70. In this editorial post he was widely influential amongst Universalists. He preached in Kansas and Iowa, 1870-72. Returning to Vermont, he settled in South Woodstock, 1872-79; Barnard and Bethel, 1879-1882; and East Montpelier, 1882-83. He received an honorary D.D from a college in Kentucky around 1860. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!