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THE MISSIONARY
Nashville, Tenn.: Published Monthly by the
Executive Committee of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States.
Rev. D.C. Rankin, Editor.
Series span dates: Vol. 1 (1868) - Vol. 44 (1911)

The Missionary
merged with The Home Mission Herald late in 1911
to form The Missionary Survey 1.1 (November 1911) - 14.12 (December 1923)

Notes: The PCA Historical Center has fairly complete holdings for vol. 2 (1869) through vol. 42 (1909).
Due to the fragile nature of these periodicals, there is no intention at this time to digitize this collection.
We do plan, however, to scan and post the cover of each issue in the collection, time permitting.

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Volume I (1868)
   
Volume II (1869)
02-02-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 2 (February 1869) - [this complete issue available in PDF]
Report of Rev. G. Nash Morton, Brazil Mission.
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. E.B. Inslee, Shanghai.
Letter from Rev. Alexander Reid, Choctaw Mission.
02-03-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 3 (March 1869)
Letter from Rev. E.B. Inslee, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, Hanchow, China.
Letter from Miss Ronone, Italian Mission.
Missions of Other Churches (Venice; Ceylon; Africa; Fiji: etc.
02-04-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 4 (April 1869)
Letter from Rev. Dr. Kingsbury on the Life and Character of Rev. C. Byington.
Letter from Rev. Stephen Foreman, Cherokee Mission.
Letter from Rev. J.M. Perryman, Creek Mission.
Missions of Other Churches (Madagascar; Aintab; Ceylon
02-07-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 7 (July 1869)
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. C.C. Copeland, Choctaw Mission.
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart, to the Children of the Sabbath-Schools.
02-11-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 11 (November 1869)
Letter from Rev. B. Helm, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. E.B. Inslee, Hanchow, China.
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
Sketches by Dr. Kingsbury of the Early History of the Choctaw Mission.
02-12-1869sm
The Missionary, vol. 2, no. 12 (December 1869)
Death of the Rev. Charles C. Copeland [1 November 1869]
Letter from Rev. J.L. Stuart, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. Stephen Foreman, Cherokee Mission.
Volume III (1870)
03-01-1870sm
The Missionary, vol. 3, no. 1 (January 1870)
Letter from Rev. E. Lane, Brazil Mission.
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
Letter from Rev. T.E. Converse, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. Allen Wright, Choctaw Mission.
03-02sm
The Missionary, vol. 3, no. 2 (February 1870)
Choctaw Churches.
Letter from Rev. B. Helm, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart, Gu-Tsiu, China.
Letter from Rev. Dr. C. Kingsbury, Choctaw Mission.
03-03sm
The Missionary, vol. 3, no. 3 (March 1870)
Letter from Rev. Thos. E. Converse, China Mission [Arrival at Shanghai]
Letter from Rev. Elias B. Inslee, Hanchow, China.
Letter from J.P. Revel, Italian Mission.
Letter from Rev. Dr. C. Kingsbury, Choctaw Mission [re: The late Rev. C.C. Copeland]
03-11sm
The Missionary, vol. 3, no. 11 (November 1870)
Our Finances--Appeal for Funds, by J. Leighton Wilson.
Letter from Rev. Ben Helm, China Mission.
Secret Chinese Circular.
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart. [re: Suburbs of Hanchou]
03-12sm
The Missionary, vol. 3, no. 12 (December 1870)
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart ["Preaching in our street chapel in Hanchou"]
Letter from Rev. G. Nash Morton.
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
Volume IV (1871)
04-01-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1871) - [this issue is incomplete, pp. 1-5, 11-16 only]
Our Missions: Indian Missions; South American Missions; Italian Mission; China Mission.
Sketch of the Life and Labors of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury, D.D.
Missions of other Churches.
04-02-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 2 (February 1871)
Extract of a Letter from Rev. G. Nash Morton, Brazil Mission.
Extract of a Letter from Rev. E. Lane, Campinas.
Extract of a Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
Letter from Miss Ronsone, Italian Mission.
Missions of Other Churches.
04-03-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 3 (March 1871)
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. B. Helm, Gu-Tsiu, China.
Letter from Rev. H. Balentine, Cherokee Mission.
Letter from Rev. Stephen Foreman, Cherokee Mission.
04-04-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 4 (April 1871)
Death of the Rev. Thomas H. Benton.
Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation.
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission ["Death of an American Sailor"]
04-05-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 5 (May 1871)
Death of Rev. Elias B. Inslee.
Letter from Rev. B. Helm, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. John L. Stuart, Gu-Chow, China.
Letter from Rev. H.B. Pratt, Colombia Mission.
04-09-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 9 (September 1871)
Teachers Needed for the Indian Country.
A Letter from a Little Girl.
Letter from Rev. G. Nash Morton, Brazil Mission.
Letter from Rev. Joseph M. Perryman, Creek Mission.
04-11-1871sm
The Missionary, vol. 4, no. 11 (November 1871)
Letter from Rev. J.L. Stuart, China Mission.
Letter from Rev. M.H. Houston, Hanchou, China.
Letter from Rev. G. Nash Morton, Brazil Mission.
Missions of Other Churches.
Volume V (1872)
  At this time we have no issues from Volume 5 (1872) in our collection.
Volume VI (1873)
06-01-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 1 (January 1873)
06-02-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 2 (February 1873)
06-03-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 3 (March 1873)
06-04-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 4 (April 1873)
06-05-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 5 (May 1873)
06-06-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 6 (June 1873)
06-07-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 7 (July 1873)
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The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 8 (August 1873)
06-09-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 9 (September 1873)
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The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 10 (October 1873)
06-11-1873sm
The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 11 (November 1873)
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The Missionary, vol. 6, no. 12 (December 1873)
Volume VII (1874)
07-01-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 1 (January 1874)
07-02-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 2 (February 1874)
07-03-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 3 (March 1874)
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The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 4 (April 1874)
07-05-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 5 (May 1874)
07-06-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 6 (June 1874)
07-07-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 7 (July 1874)
07-08-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 8 (August 1874)
07-09-1874
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 9 (September 1874)
07-10-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 10 (October 1874)
07-11-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 11 (November 1874)
07-12-1874sm
The Missionary, vol. 7, no. 12 (December 1874)
   
   
Volume XXVII (1894)
27-01-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 1 (January 1894):
Frontispiece photo: Rio de Janeiro.
The Situation and the Need, by Rev. S.H. Chester, D.D.
A Physician Called For, by Rev. John W. Davis.
Review: Foreign Missions After a Century, by Rev. James S. Dennis, D.D.
27-02-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 2 (February 1894): 40-80
Frontispiece photo: Presbyterian Missionaries in Korea.
Medical Missions in China, by Rev. W.R. Lambuth, M.D.
Mrs. Chika Sakurai, by Mr. Tokichi
The late Dr. Nevius, by Rev. H.C. DuBose, D.D.
27-03-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 3 (March 1894): 81-128
Frontispiece photo: Misses Lee and Gunn.
Medical Missions in China, by Rev. W.R. Lambuth, M.D.
Mission Work in the Yangtse Valley, by Rev. J.R. Graham.
27-04-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 4 (April 1894): 129-176
Frontispiece photo: Group of Missionaries to Japan.
The Need of a Knowledge of Missions, by John G. Wharton, Esq.
Trying to Open Changchow, by Rev. H.C. DuBose, D.D.
The Heathen in Our Own Land, by Rev. C.R. Hager
27-05-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 5 (May 1894): 177-216
Frontispiece photo: Rev. M.H. Houston, D.D.
The Assembly's Home and School at Fredericksburg, VA, by Rev. A.P. Saunders.
Notes of a recent Missionary Meeting in Louisville Theological Seminary.
27-06-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 6 (June 1894): 217-264.
Frontispiece photo: "Rev. W.H. Sheppard, F.R.G.S. of the American Presbyteian Congo Mission"
Language Study on the Congo, by Rev. D.W. Snyder.
A Year's Work at Pernambuco, by Rev. W.C. Porter.
The Scarritt Bible and Training School for Missionaries, by Rev. L.G. Barbour
27-07-1894

The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 7 (July 1894): 265-312
Frontispiece photo: The Palace of Exhibition, Milan, 1894.
Contributed articles by John A. North; Rev. H. Loomis; Hugh W. White; J.C.W.
Inset: The Secretary's Report of his Visit to Brazil, October 25, 1892, by Rev. M.H. Houston.

27-08-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 8 (August 1894): 313-360
Frontispiece photo: City of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Contributed articles by Rev. P.F. Price; Mrs. M.H. Wardlaw.
27-09-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 9 (September 1894): 361-408
Frontispiece photo: Girl's School, Kochi, Japan.
Contributed articles by Rev. S.R. Gammon; Rev. H.T. Graham; and Rev. R.E. McAlpine.

27-10-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 10 (October 1894): 409-456
Frontispiece photo: Main Entrance to the King's Palace, Seoul, Korea.
Contributed article: "An Important Meeting," by Rev. R.E. McAlpine, pp. 423-425.
27-11-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 11 (November 1894): 457-504
Frontispiece photo: The "Aquidaban" [a Brazilian warship]
Contributed articles by Rev. S.R. Gammon; Miss Henderson; Rev. W.M. Thompson; and Miss E.V. Lee.
27-12-1894
The Missionary, vol. 27, no. 12 (December 1894): 505-552.
Frontispiece photo: Bahia, Brazil.
Contributed articles by Rev. S.R. Gammon and by Rev. P.F. Price.
   
Volume 42 (1909)
   

 

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