This issue of The Christian Repository, a popular 19th-century religious magazine, includes a variety of articles, stories, and sermons aimed at a Christian audience. Editor Samuel Howard Ford was a respected clergyman and writer who was dedicated to promoting moral and ethical values. This issue provides a fascinating window into the religious debates and concerns of the time, and it is a valuable resource for scholars of religious history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Issues for 1856-1857 include section called: Family visitant; conducted by Mrs. S.R. Ford.

A history of the Baptists in Missouri: embracing an Account of the Organization and Growth of Baptist Churches and Associations: Biographical Sketches of Ministers of the Gospel and Other Prominent Members of the Denomination: The Founding of the Baptist institutions, periodicals,&c.