 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2011) |
 May 2000 issue of Gospel Advocate | |
| Editor | Gregory Alan Tidwell |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Tolbert Fanning David Lipscomb Robert Henry Boll Foy E. Wallace John T Hinds B. C. Goodpasture Ira North Guy N. Woods Furman Kearley Neil W. Anderson H. Leo Boles |
| Categories | Churches of Christ |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1855 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | gospeladvocate |
The Gospel Advocate is a religious magazine published monthly in Nashville, Tennessee for members of the Churches of Christ. The Advocate enjoyed uninterrupted publication since 1866 until the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gospel Advocate was founded by Nashville-area Restoration Movement preacher Tolbert Fanning in 1855.[1]: 361 Fanning's student, William Lipscomb, served as co-editor until the American Civil War forced them to suspend publication in 1861.[1]: 361
After the end of the Civil War, publication resumed in 1866 under the editorship of Fanning and William Lipscomb's younger brother David Lipscomb; Fanning soon retired and David Lipscomb became the sole editor.[1]: 361–362 In 1869 the Advocate was published weekly on Thursdays and reported a circulation of 1850.[2] The early Advocate included church news, Bible lessons, letters from readers, Bible lessons, book reviews, farm information, rural news, and anything the editors felt would be spiritually helpful.[1]: 361–362 Lipscomb edited the journal for fifty years following the Civil War, making him the most influential spokesman of the time among the Churches of Christ.[1]: 361–362 This was especially true in the South, because most of the other brotherhood journals were perceived as pro-Union.[1]: 361–362
- ^ a b c d e f Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Gospel Advocate
- ^ "NASHVILLE, GOSPEL ADVOCATE. Frequency 52 issues per year. Thursdays. Church of Christ. Length thirty-two pages. Size 6x9. Subscription $3. Established 1854. David Lipscomb, editor and publisher. Claims 1,850 circulation." Rowell, G. P. (Ed.). (n.d.). George P. Rowell and Company’s American Newspaper Directory, 1869 (p. 106). Medford, MA: Perseus Digital Library.